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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062845 | Incident Date: Apr, 09 2006 |
| Consumer's City: OLD HICKORY | Consumer's State: TN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ODYSSEY | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2HKRL18002H | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 17 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 26 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The transmission on our 2002 honda odyssey minivan began failing around 40,000 miles. the 2nd gear lubrication recall had been performed. one of the modes of failure was the inability of the transmission to shift from 2nd to 3rd gear during acceleration. the transmission would come out of 2nd but not engage 3rd gear and would act as if it were in neutral. another mode of failure was the transmission would abruptly come out of 3rd gear during acceleration. for both of these failures the engine would no longer be under load, and rpms would dramatically increase. this loud revving and no acceleration startles the driver. both of these modes of failure are particularly dangerous, because they would happen during acceleration. when it happened, you would typically be trying to cross a highway, or merge onto the interstate. the driver would find themselves in an accident situation because the vehicle would not be able to safely cross the highway, or merge with traffic. additionally, a rear end accident was a potential danger because you would suddenly stop accelerating, catching the driver behind you off guard. when the transmission was in neutral during the failure, you could not get the transmission to come back into gear until the vehicle had slowed down considerably. once the vehicle failed to shift but this time showed a fault light on the dash. the fault decoded to an "improper gear ratio" message. the dealer determined that the transmission needed replacement. on conversation with a honda representative at their headquarters, she surprisingly acknowledged that there is a known defect in this transmission. my internet research has exposed many other cases of this exact same failure mode in this transmission (as well as some other failure modes). this transmission should be recalled and repaired at no cost to the owners as it causes a dangerous and potentially fatal situation. *jb |
