I was driving down the road at 20 mph and I had to use the brakes, my car jerked suddenly twice while I was gently pushing the brakes (as if I slammed on them twice). I accelerated slowly and once I got back into second gear my car wouldn't catch and started to make a whirring noise. Once it got past second gear it drives slower than usual for the amount of rpms being used. This is a serious and dangerous problem. It's only on the second gear that it glitches up. I know this car has a lot of miles but it has a newer motor and we have kept up on the fluids for the vehicle. It should not be acting this way and I expect a recall on this promptly. Every time I drive my van it is not like it use to be. It's slower and as stated before the rpms it uses should makes its speed faster but the speed slowly increases while the rpms increase drastically and quickly. I want this fixed and I want this fixed now!! I will not allow my children in this vehicle because of the way it's acting and it is completely unsafe for anyone at this point. I will be contacting corporate if needed. I expect a response from Honda promptly.

- St Petersburg, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Odyssey. While driving at approximately 30 mph, the transmission locked and a loud noise was heard. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection where it was diagnosed that the transmission exploded. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 04V176000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 08/09/17 updated 9/20/2017

- Isabela, PR, USA

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Odyssey. While driving 45 mph, the contact heard a loud noise and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the second gear transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

Please have one of your investigators' to look into this: Take a look on the internet you will find thousands of complaints ( only a small percentage of Honda owners', vans & sedans on the road who have this same problem occurring) 2003 Honda transmission slipping between 2nd & 3rd gears - all the owners' complaints are identical. Unexpectedly, the vehicle loses all acceleration power, a very dangerous & serious safety defect, hazard as the driver loses control of their vehicle & acceleration. Researching on the internet, I found thousands and thousands of complaints about the exact same problem occurring in our model year 2003 and from many Honda and Acura sedan owners are also experiencing the same problem: All have the V-tech engine with automatic transmissions. This is a very dangerous situation for thousands of Honda & Acura drivers on the road -a mother's with a van full of children or really any driver trying to accelerate on a busy road from a dead stop. A driver loses control of their vehicle speed unexpectedly could cause a serious accident, even death. Honda dealers are hitting customers' for $4000 for a new transmission install, replacing the same malfunctioning one that was in the vehicle previously, not reimbursing owners' for the very expensive repair bill. Honda should be held accountable for this serious & dangerous safety defect which they ignored, hid, kept installing the same transmissions when it was well known to Honda insiders' that they had a major problem - they were well aware of the problem occurring for years & did nothing. They need to be forced to fix the Honda transmissions affected at no cost to the their customers'. Honda refused to re-manufacture, re-engineer the transmission or reimburse owners' for the expensive repair bill ($4000.). it is extremely hard to believe that NHTSA has not issued a safety recall yet!

- North Chesterfield, VA, USA

The gear in the transmission broken in to pieces, shot in to bearing and broken the case of transmission, made a terrible big sound. The car on free way in more than 65 miles, all the lights is on. Engine died and speed out of control. I have asked just answer, the expert told me that is not normal accident! if you like we will sent pic to you and feed back center. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

- Hacienda Heights, CA, USA

Purchased 2003 Honda Odyssey new in 12/2002. Had issue with trouble light within weeks of purchase. Dealer said it was nothing to worry about. Transmission began to slip at 25,000 miles and got worse. Dealer replaced the transmission at 35,000 miles. The trouble light would come on from time to time and dealer would turn it off. A few days ago, the transmission would not move the vehicle and I had it towed to the dealer. Dealer says I need a new transmission. I have done no trailer towing or any other unusual uses of the vehicle. All of the 157,000 miles have been over the road or in town.

- Tulsa, OK, USA

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Odyssey. While parked in front of the contact's residence, the vehicle suddenly rolled across the road and collided with a fence. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 147,112.

- Roanoke, VA, USA

I paid $9,998.48 for my Odyssey. I bought it used. I was told that all the maintenance was up to date and they showed me the paper work indicating that as well. I also took the van to a shop to be sure that all the maintenance was up to date. I bought a 5yr/100,000 mile warranty from the dealership where I bought the van as well, just to be sure that if anything was to happen I would be covered. I put less than 40,000 miles on my van when it left me sitting in the middle of the highway with my three kids in the van on my way home from work. I was driving home from work when my van started acting crazy. I was driving and the rpms would go from 2 to 5 and the van would slow down. It kept doing this, when suddenly I was at a full stop. I had the vehicle in drive and was pressing the gas pedal but the only thing that moved was the rpms. The van would not move at all.I have only had my van for 2.5 years. I keep all the maintenance up to date and took very good care of my van. Now this van that I paid dearly for is sitting in my driveway and will not move. I had it towed to a shop and the mechanic said that the diagnostics indicated that my transmission has failed and needed to be replaced. The warranty company that I purchased my warranty through is now saying that they will not cover the cost of replacing my transmission. There is something very wrong with that. Now my kids and I have been without a ride since before thanksgiving. What kind of help can I get with this" can anyone please give me some information"

- Baytown, TX, USA

Like many other complaints about the 2003 Odyssey, we have experienced a transmission failure. Like others, our van has had the original recall notice work performed (Honda recall number 'P30' in early 2004, after the announcement), and yet at a relatively low 125,000 miles the transmission went out in Nov '14, as confirmed by a local Honda dealer. Honda stated that, since the previous work has been done under recall, they are not liable for any more work to be performed. My complaint is this: If so many other '02-'04 Odyssey owners are having the same problem, it is obvious that Honda did not properly correct their earlier mistake, and they should pony up to fix the transmissions, or reimburse owners who already had the work performed. My request: NHTSA place pressure on american Honda to do the right thing, and own up monetarily or service-wise to myself and the thousands of other owners who have had/are having/will have these issues.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

Passenger airbag light came on for a few seconds while driving at highway speed limit. Then vehicle seems like the transmission was slipping or took a few seconds to engage from a starting movement forward leaving a stop light. At idle the tachometer started to rev between 1100-2000 rpms at standing idle in park.the sliding doors get jammed stuck when attempting to open from the dash controls. I know these could cause and accident and not be able to get NY children out of the vehicle via the sliding power side doors.vehicle was purchased on 12-12-2014.

- Huntsville, AL, USA

The transmission disengaged at 65 mph and I had to keep cycling the gas pedal until the trans caught on at 40 mph and this went on until I brought it home. I was able to take it to the Honda dealer and they said I need a new transmission.

- Columbus, OH, USA

At lower speeds automatic transmission goes into neutral. The transmission will not reengage unless you place the transmission in neutral and back into drive. Unfortunately this happens during periods from completely stopped thru 2nd gear. Once past 2nd gear shifting patterns are always normal. This has been happening for over a year, yet the transmission still continues to operate, (ie..not completely failed yet) I have noticed that there has been a recall on my particular model (recall# 12V-573) however my dealer says that my vehicle is not part of that recall. I feel since this is a daily driver, that the malfunction of transmission will eventually cause an accident due to the fact that it happens during initial acceleration. I believe that if this was not a defect, then the transmission would have completely failed long ago. I merely think Honda should make corrections as stated in their recall notices.

- Springdale, AR, USA

I am an original owner of a 03 Odyssey. Perfect maintenance record. Carefully driving and never tow anything. Transmission started to slip and lock up around 93K miles without warning. Crash almost occurred on a busy highway twice. Have two dealer checked up and both said need a replacement. Call Honda and got very bad customer service. Honda denied responsibility, but offered 25% replacement cost. 02-04 Odyssey had transmission recall in 04. My van was over 20K and only got an oil injet kits installed. I believed the faulty transmission has already been damaged at that time. The recall is a scam from Honda to cheat, to delay the problem and to save cost. Everyone knows an oil injet kits costs a fraction of a new transmission. This is the same kind of scam as another Japanese product, takata air bag recall. My van also equipped with takata faulty airbags. I requested airbag replacement through a Honda dealer two months ago and was told they were ordered, but have to wait. Driving a Honda product everyday to sent my daughter to school with faulty transmission and airbags, I have higher risk to be killed or injured because the transmission could fail and result in clash, and the airbag could deploy and kill or injured myself and daughter. What a nightmare! I just got my transmission replaced with $3K out of my pockets. I sent the invoice to Honda CEO 3 times to request full imbursement and was denied.Honda has the full responsibility for its faulty products. I request a full investigation on Honda's handling on its recalls.

- Sarasota , FL, USA

Dear sir/madam: I am an original owner of a 2003 Honda Odyssey, and one of many victims of Honda transmission faulty transmission. A transmission recall was performed at 20, 398 miles in July 2004. In that recall, Honda stated that certain operating conditions can result in heat build-up between the counter shaft and secondary shaft second gears. That could lead to gear tooth chipping or, in very rare cases, gear breakage. It is possible that the transmission could lock up, increasing the chance of a crash. Instead of replace the faulty transmission that was originally installed on my Odyssey, a Honda dealer installed a line jet kit to provide additional lubrication to the gears. In June 2014, my van started to show signs of transmission failure at 93,128 miles. The second gear is very hard to shift and slipped even locked from time to time. In two of the cases, a rear collision almost occurred without warning on a busy highway. After I consulted two Honda dealerships and was told a transmission replacement is needed. I paid $3,000 to replace the faulty transmission out of my own pocket. Honda denied the responsibility, but only offered 25% for the total replacement cost of nearly $6,000. I believe that Honda should be responsible for the faulty transmission and the 2004 transmission recall did not solve the problem. I request N.H.T.S.a. investigate whether Honda's 2004 recall is a temporary fix of the problem and still put the driver at risk, and whether the recall have solved a safety problem. I am very sure that I am one of hundreds and thousands victim of Honda faulty transmission. Please start the investigation for public safety and health concerns as soon as possible.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

Sudden catastrophic failure of transmission due to loss of fluid, internal heat build-up and total disintegration.

- N. Syracuse, NY, USA

Traveling at 65 mph the transmission failed without warning. No warning lights, no slippage... a complete failure. I managed to get into breakdown lane before transmission had completely seized. I was driving with my 72 yr old mother and 3 children, ages 4,6,8. I feel very lucky I was not involved or caused a vehicular fatality due to this failure. All recommended maintenance had been done at dealerships. A compete vehicle inspection was completed the day before the incident.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

Submission from constituent re recall 04-021:C "automatic transmission recall for Honda Odyssey 2003" (full document not imaged). The consumer stated according to an emission testing center, there was a problem with the transmission, the computer gave two codes, P0730 and P1750. The consumer was informed, the transmission recall, was performed on her vehicle in the past. However, the problem has since returned.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph with the accelerator pedal engaged, the vehicle decelerated independently. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

- Centreville, VA, USA

When accelerating from first gear to second gear at approximately 10-20 mph the vehicle seems to hesitate than jump into third gear.the distance from store to home is 3 miles with numerous stop lights. During this stop and go trip it happened 3 times. I had the vehicle towed to the facility where I take my vehicles for service. The diagnosis came back that the transmission is failing and it needed to be rebuilt. Estimated cost is $3000-$4000. This vehicle was recalled in 2004 for it's transmission, it has less than 15000 miles. I don't know what the fix was by freeway Honda in santa ana, ca. Today it is 96500 miles. What is american Honda's responsibility? apparently the fix did not help in prolonging the durability of the transmission. What is the best course of action available to me.

- Tustin, CA, USA

I was driving on highway 95 South when my car would not accelerate while I was in the middle lane. I quickly attempted to switch to the right lane as there were many cars and trucks on the highway. I finally pulled the car over to the shoulder when it began to smoke. I do not believe it was a fire, but I am not sure. I do believe it was the transmission. This transmission was replaced by Honda about 6 years ago B/C of a faulty transmission.

- Fallston, MD, USA