43 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2002 Honda Odyssey cite engine and engine cooling, 4% of all 972 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The emission switch, check engine, and air bag sensor lights were illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 176,000.”
“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.”
“2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL ON SBS SYSTEM ONLY TO BE TOLD BY DEALER SHIP ALL OF MY ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED . I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH GOING INTO GEAR . AFTER READING SEVERAL A FORUMS ON HONDA I SEE THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM . HONDA SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE A RECALL ON MOTOR MOUNTS . IT'S TRULY AMAZING THAT THE VAN WOULD GO INTO THE SHOP FOR A UNRELATED RECALL AND THEY KNEW TO CHECK MOUNTS . DO THEY ALREADY KNOW ENGINE MOUNTS ARE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH HONDA? *TR”
“VEHICLE CREATES VIBRATION AS IF TRAVELING OVER WASHBOARD SURFACE ON OTHERWISE SMOOTH ROADWAY WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW GRADUAL SPEEDS. VIBRATION DISAPPEARS AFTER ACCELERATING THROUGH HARMONICS OR DECELERATING. ENGINE MOUNTS (3) WORN OUT PREMATURELY. SUSPECT POOR DESIGN. EXCESSIVE ENGINE MOVEMENT CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER ENGINE MOUNT MOUNTING BOLT (2 X M10 X 40MM) TO SHEAR & SECOND BOLT WAS STRETCHED AND YIELDED SUCH THAT THE WASHER FACE OF THE BOLT WAS RAISED 1/4" FROM THE MOUNTING SURFACE RENDERING THE TOP MOUNT USELESS. THE REAR MOUNT SEEMS TO BE THE MAJOR CULPRIT. IT IS HARDEST TO SEE VISUALLY & APPEARS THE 1ST TO FAIL CAUSING EXCESSIVE STRAIN & FAILURE ON 2 REMAINING MOUNTS. POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. REFERENCE COMPLAINT NO. 10425453. *TR”
“MOTOR MOUNTS ARE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND REPLACING THEM IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THIS 3.5 ENGINE IS TOO POWERFUL FOR THE MOUNTS DESIGNED SO THEY BREAK CAUSING A POSSIBLE SAFETY SITUATION IF THERE IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALL ODYSSEYS HAVE THIS MOTOR MOUNT DESIGN. *TR”
“THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YRS THAT MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BAD. THE SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE ALSO BAD. I WAS READING THE FORUMS AND LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I THINK THIS ISSUE IS SAFETY ISSUES. *TR”
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ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, SEDANS, COUPES, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES, A TIMING BELT TENSIONER PULLEY ON THE WATER PUMP IS MISALIGNED AND COULD CAUSE THE TIMING BELT TO CONTACT A BOLT ON THE CYLINDER HEAD. EVENTUALLY THE BELT COULD BE DAMAGED AND FAIL.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.