2002 Honda Odyssey Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving around a bend, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the brake pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the wheels locked up, and the parking brake was engaged to stop vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that failure was similar NHTSA campaign number: 02V226000 (Engine and Engine and Cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.

NHTSA ID

11423629

Incident

Jun 24, 2021

Mileage

190,000 mi

AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO GET CAR FIX. FOUND OUT THERE ARE AT LEAST 60 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I ONLY GOTTEN 7 OR 8 RECALL LETTER FROM HONDA. ACCORD8NG TO THE MECHANIC FRIEND, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A NEW CAR AFTER ALL THE REPAIRS FROM THE RECALL. CALL HONDA ON THIS AND THEY SAID IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE YOU TAKE THE CAR FOR RECALL REPAIR. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MISSING RECALL LETTERS, EVEN IF I NEVER RECEIVE THEM

NHTSA ID

11297086

Incident

Jan 4, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM DEPRESSING IT ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE SPEED DID NOT WARRANT DEPLOYMENT. THE BUMPER ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED NOR WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10972385

Incident

Oct 1, 2016

Mileage

199,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE AND MOVED IT THREE PARKING SPACES. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10911313

Incident

Oct 3, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER A TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED FOR THE TCS AND ABS LIGHTS AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,122.

NHTSA ID

10823789

Incident

Jan 17, 2015

Mileage

153,122 mi

FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS, WHETHER FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR A SPEED OF 0-5MPH, THE VAN JERKS AND SLOWS TO A ALMOST STOP. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ONE DAY. I HAVE CALLED HONDA A FEW TIMES TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THE BREAKS ARE ONLY A YEAR OLD AND SEEMS TO WORK FINE BUT THERE IS A NOISE EVERY TIME I PUSH THE BRAKES. NOT THE USUAL BAD BRAKES SOUND BUT LIKE A TAPPING SOUND. ALSO THE 2 PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE OR OPEN AT TIMES AS WELL AS THE BACK WINDOWS. THE MOTORS HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE PANEL BOX, PLEASE WHAT COULD IT BE AND IS THERE ANY HELP HONDA SHOULD BE DOING AS THEY HAVE STATED THESE PROBLEMS AREN'T UNDER WARRANTY? *TR

NHTSA ID

10615858

Incident

Jul 8, 2014

THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING ENGINE DRIVE BELT BROKE ENGINE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY COULD NOT STOP HIT VEHICLE IN INTERSECTION SECOND TIME SIMILAR SITUATION MY SON DRIVING TO MUCH OIL ON THE BELT, BELT JUMP FROM TENSIONER AND WRAP AROUND EVERY THING VEHICLE TOO HARD TO STOP ENGINE NOT RUNNING RAN IN THE BACK OF SOME ONE MECHANIC DIAGNOSTIC SAYS IT IS THE TENSIONER ,WATER PUMP,OIL FAILED CAUSING A OVER HEATING INTERNALLY IN THE MOTOR BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES I NOTIFIED MY DEALER AND NO REPLY BECAUSE YOU CANT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10584157

Incident

Jun 16, 2009

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN APPYLING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER CHANGED THE BRAKE SHOES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAINS AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY OPEN, ALLOWING HER CHILDREN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY GREASED THE ROLLERS ON THE SLIDING DOOR, WHICH REMEDIED THE FAILURE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 35 MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE COTNACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DISCOLORATION IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL IT SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHEN SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURES SHIFTING GEARS, AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE FREE REMDEY OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAEGE WAS 80,000. *UPDATED 10/20/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10223391

Incident

May 9, 2002

Mileage

20,000 mi

THERE IS POPPING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND STOPPING. WHEN I EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THERE IS A SUDDEN JERK AS IF I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE HARD. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN BRAKING, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL FLASH ON AND THEN BACK OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10194048

Incident

Jun 22, 2007

Mileage

113,200 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS A RECALL LETTER # 04V176000 WAS RECEIVED PERTAINING TO THE TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS ONLY AND THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION ONLY NEEDED TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL COOLING LINE RUN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND A FLUSHING. AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ALMOST ACCIDENTS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION STALLING. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON EXAMINATION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER RECALL. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS. UPDATED 09/13/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10164910

Incident

Jul 31, 2006

Mileage

91,000 mi

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND STOPPING. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. MECHANIC ALSO DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WELD NEAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE CREATED BY THE REAR DISC BRAKES WAS BY DESIGN. WHEN THE BRAKES WORE OUT THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR PADS AND HAD THE ROTOR TURNED. AFTER THAT THE NOISE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND OCCASIONALLY THE RPM'S WOULD JUMP BETWEEN SHIFTS. AROUND THIS TIME THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REFERENCING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. AFTER REPAIR THE PROBLEM WORSENED WITH INCREASINGLY HARD SHIFTS AND MORE FREQUENT SLIPS WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED UP THE VEHICLE DIDN'T MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10160540

Incident

Mar 1, 2006

Mileage

79,000 mi

ABS FAILED - UNABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED SUDDENLY - FOUND BLOWN FUSIBLE LINK FOR ABS MOTOR - REPLACED AND ABS/TEC ONCE AGAIN OPERATIONAL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10107746

Incident

Jan 21, 2005

Mileage

47,660 mi

VEHICLE: 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, PURCHASED 11/2004. REAR BRAKE MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHEN BACKING OR CHANGING DIRECTION.*AK FIRST BRING TO ATTENTATION TO SALES DEALER, NORM REEVES HONDA, MECHANIC SAYS NORMAL SOUND ON THIS MODEL. I REBUTTED WITH "I OWN BOTH A ACCORD AND CIVIC, THEY DON'T HAVE THIS SOUND". THAT'S JUST THIS MODEL. SECOND TIME, BROUGHT TO ATTENTATION TO GOUDY HONDA, SERVICE ADVISOR SAID, THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS MODEL. I GAVE THE SAME REBUTTAL. THEY REPLIED WITH ON NEXT VISIT, THEY WILL GREASE THE BRAKE, THE SOUND WILL DISAPPEAR. I DID BRING IT NEXT TIME FOR OIL CHANGE. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY GREASED IT, BUT SOUND IS STILL THERE. THIRD TIME, CALL HONDA CORPORATE, REP SAID THAT'S NORMAL. ASK IF THERE'RE ANY KNOWN PROBLEM, REP SAID NO. I ASK HIM TO CHECK, HE SAID HE'S SURE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. JUST HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKE & PAY FOR IT. WENT ON INTERNET, FOUND MANY ODYSSEY OWNER HAVE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO FOUND HONDA EVEN HAS A TSB OUT. NUMBER OF FAILURES, TOO MANY TO MENTION, IT'S DAILY. WHY DOESN'T DEALER NOR THE HONDA ADMIT THE PROBLEM! HAVE NOT REPORT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM TO NEITHER DEALER NOR HONDA. THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY, I TURN OFF ENGINE & TURN ENGINE BACK ON. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT AWAY. THIS REMINDS ME OF ANOTHER STRANGE THING HAPPENDED A FEW MONTHS BACK. WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. ALL THE SUDDEN, A BUNCH OF INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON, CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF A FEW SECONDS LATER.

NHTSA ID

10098095

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10091789

Incident

Jul 14, 2004

Mileage

28,000 mi

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK *TS

NHTSA ID

10087114

Incident

Jun 16, 2004

Mileage

13,600 mi

HI. I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH A "SINKING BRAKE" PROBLEM. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL PER A "1995" HONDA SERVICE NEWS. THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES TOWARDS THE FLOOR WHEN THE VAN IS STOPPED AND FEELS LIKE A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER. HONDA OF AMERICA HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO MY CONCERNS. I AM TOLD IT IS COMMON YET NO MENTION IS MADE IN THE HANDBOOK AND THE REPAIRMAN AT THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN HAD NO IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT SINCE A BRAKE PEDAL THAT SINKS IS A SIGN OF A FAILING MASTER CYLINDER, WHEN DO I (OR MY WIFE WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER)GET CONCERNED. IF WE TREAT THE SINKING BRAKE PEDAL AS NORMAL AND THE MASTER CYLINDER DOES FAIL, WE COULD BE INVOLVED IN A REAREND ACCIDENT. WHY HAS NOT HONDA ENGINEERED THIS PROBLEM OUT SINCE 1995? PLEASE GET HONDA OF AMERICA TO ANSWER MY CONCERNS. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10054848

Incident

Oct 3, 2003

Mileage

12,540 mi

CONSUMER HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR BRAKE AREA. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE NOISE CAME FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL AREA, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *JB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10044143

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED EVERY 8,000-10,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS CAUSING THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10046206

Incident

Nov 3, 2003

Mileage

8,000 mi

CONSUMER HEARD UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE AREA. NOISE WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044138

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOAD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024172

Incident

Jun 16, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018212

Incident

Aug 2, 2003

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018210

Incident

Aug 4, 2002

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I CHANGE DIRECTIONS FORWARD OR REVERSE. I CALLED EVERY HONDA DEALER IN SAN DIEGO AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. AFTER THEY FIRST DENIED HAVING ANYONE ELSE COMPLAIN OF THIS. FINALLY A SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX THE NON-EXISTING PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MANY HONDA'S AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE SOLUTION AT THIS TIME IS TO HAVE THE BRAKE CALIPERS LUBED FOR THE SHORT TERM BUT THE NOISE WILL COME BACK. HONDA IS APPARENTLY TRYING TO REDESIGN THE SPRINGS ON THE CALIPERS SO UNTIL THEN HAPPY CLUNKING.

NHTSA ID

10016406

Incident

Jan 8, 2003

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS SOME FEATURES I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT. EVERY TIME YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES IN A NEW DIRECTION, FORWARD OR REVERSE YOU HEAR A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AS THE BRAKES ENGAGE THE ROTORS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ANNOYANCE. I DON'T BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGING AS SOON AS YOU STEP ON THE PEDDLE. THEIR P.R. SPIN SAYS THEY MANUFACTURER ROOM FOR HEAT EXPANSION IN THE BRAKE PADS. I HAVE NEVER EVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT EXHIBITS THIS PROBLEM. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THEIR NOISY GAS TANK SLOSHING THAT IS VERY PROMINENT IN THE VEHICLE. THIS ONE IS MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10013774

Incident

Feb 12, 2003

IN COLD WEATHER THE BRAKE LINE FREEZES UP. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE, AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FUEL NOT FOLLOWING FREELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR

NHTSA ID

8024170