NHTSA complaint: 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND THE EMISSION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOWHERE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. ONCE STOPPED, ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SMOKE INHALATION AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. A CASE WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY COULD NOT PROMISE ANY LIABILITY OR ASSISTANCE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 45,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation