Bad Transmissions on 2002 Honda Oddyseys

#1

My 2002 Oddysey transmission went out a couple of weeks ago at 66,600
miles. I would not expect that of a Honda. Has anyone else had this
problem? I was in the mountains of WV at the time and the nearest
dealership was over 100 miles away, so I had to make do with the local
mechanic sho said he was installing a new transmission but when it was in he
admitted it was rebuilt.

#2

On 9/11/09 8:48 AM, in article 2zsqm.43096$Y83.13931 (AT) newsfe21 (DOT) iad, "Bettye"
<beltezam (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote:

Quote:

My 2002 Oddysey transmission went out a couple of weeks ago at 66,600
miles. I would not expect that of a Honda. Has anyone else had this
problem? I was in the mountains of WV at the time and the nearest
dealership was over 100 miles away, so I had to make do with the local
mechanic sho said he was installing a new transmission but when it was in he
admitted it was rebuilt.

It was so common on some Odysseys (and other Honda models) in that time
frame that there were extended transmission warranties for some models &
years. Check with your dealer. Yours might be one of them.

#3

Bettye wrote:

Quote:

My 2002 Oddysey transmission went out a couple of weeks ago at 66,600
miles. I would not expect that of a Honda. Has anyone else had this
problem? I was in the mountains of WV at the time and the nearest
dealership was over 100 miles away, so I had to make do with the local
mechanic sho said he was installing a new transmission but when it was in he
admitted it was rebuilt.

A 2002, so it's a 5-speed auto tranny? I am pretty sure that your Odyssey
was subject to a tranny recall because of failures. Get a hold of a dealer
or Honda customer service. Any money you spent to fix the tranny should be
reimbursed to you by Honda.

#4

"Bettye" <beltezam (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote in
news:2zsqm.43096$Y83.13931 (AT) newsfe21 (DOT) iad:

Quote:

My 2002 Oddysey transmission went out a couple of weeks ago at 66,600
miles. I would not expect that of a Honda.

You must be really new to this sort of thing. The V6 auto transmission
failures are the stuff of legend.

Quote:

Has anyone else had this
problem?

Did you Google for it? It's everywhere. There's a recall and a TSB
(04-021).

Quote:

I was in the mountains of WV at the time and the nearest
dealership was over 100 miles away, so I had to make do with the local
mechanic sho said he was installing a new transmission but when it was
in he admitted it was rebuilt.

Raise the hood and look at the firewall near the top. See the VIN number
that's stamped into the firewall? Check the 11th digit. Is there a tiny
punch mark above the 11th character? If NOT, then your car was never
serviced under TSB 04-021.

What you need to do is call your dealer and see if your VIN number is
covered under that TSB.

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Tegger

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#5

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop (AT) nastydesigns (DOT) com> wrote in
news:elmop-0F0DCB.10270912092009 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org:

Quote:

In article <Xns9C83A97EC23E2tegger (AT) 208 (DOT) 90.168.18>,
Tegger <invalid (AT) invalid (DOT) inv> wrote:

Raise the hood and look at the firewall near the top. See the VIN
number that's stamped into the firewall? Check the 11th digit. Is
there a tiny punch mark above the 11th character? If NOT, then your
car was never serviced under TSB 04-021.

I never heard of that one. I'm pretty sure my mechanic didn't do
that, because he and I did the TSB together. It was his first one,
and I helped him take the pictures. I think I still have them....

The TSB specifically and explicitly tells the technician to record the
warranty repair by making a punch mark over the 11th VIN character. There
is even a diagram showing exactly where to make the punch mark.

Quote:

Anyway, the one sure-fire way to tell is to look for the transmission
fill plug. If it's not there, if it's full of plumbing instead, then
the TSB work was done.

That's true.

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Tegger

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#6

"E. Meyer" <epmeyer50 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

On 9/11/09 8:48 AM, in article 2zsqm.43096$Y83.13931 (AT) newsfe21 (DOT) iad,
"Bettye"
beltezam (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote:

My 2002 Oddysey transmission went out a couple of weeks ago at
66,600
miles. I would not expect that of a Honda. Has anyone else had
this
problem? I was in the mountains of WV at the time and the nearest
dealership was over 100 miles away, so I had to make do with the
local
mechanic sho said he was installing a new transmission but when it
was in he
admitted it was rebuilt.

It was so common on some Odysseys (and other Honda models) in that
time
frame that there were extended transmission warranties for some
models &
years. Check with your dealer. Yours might be one of them.

If his tranny was part of the recall (6 cyl models), the tranny
warranty was extended to 10 years or 100k miles.
>

#7

"Stewart" <stewartgg (AT) american (DOT) org> wrote in news:h8hcmf$ofb$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-
september.org:

Quote:

If his tranny was part of the recall (6 cyl models), the tranny
warranty was extended to 10 years or 100k miles.

As far as I know, '02 models are not covered under any warranty extension.

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Tegger

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#8

Stewart wrote:

Quote:

If his tranny was part of the recall (6 cyl models), the tranny
warranty was extended to 10 years or 100k miles.

The extended warranty applied to those with a 4-speed automatic, but there
was no recall.

2002 was the first year the Odyssey had a 5-speed automatic, and that auto
tranny that was subject to the recall, but there was no extended warranty.

#9

"Tegger" <invalid (AT) invalid (DOT) inv> wrote

Quote:

"Stewart" <stewartgg (AT) american (DOT) org> wrote in
news:h8hcmf$ofb$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-
september.org:

If his tranny was part of the recall (6 cyl models), the tranny
warranty was extended to 10 years or 100k miles.

As far as I know, '02 models are not covered under any warranty
extension.

I must be confusing it with the Accord models with the 6 cyl.

Quote:

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Tegger

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#10

Stewart wrote:

Quote:

As far as I know, '02 models are not covered under any warranty
extension.

I must be confusing it with the Accord models with the 6 cyl.

Again, it depends more on the tranny than the model. It had been a problem
on Odyssey, Accord V6, and some high end Acura models.

4-speed = extended warranty

5-speed = recall