Used 2003 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A) Consumer Reviews
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Family workhorse
smithiedad, Grand Rapids, MI, 04/08/2015
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
49 of 50 people found this review helpful
We were gifted our 2003 Odyssey 3 years ago from a friend when it had 184,000 miles. Now is has 315,000. It's our family workhorse and it's been a dandy. I'd buy another Odyssey for certain. Original engine and auto trans. We stay up on our maintenance and it's been very good. Excellent value. We've got our sights on 500K miles!
Been driving it for 12 years
manyhondas, Bellaire, TX, 05/31/2015
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
28 of 29 people found this review helpful
Bought it new as a family van and now has 178,000 miles. In early years, we used it for long trips to Florida, New York, & Canada. Got power and accelerates well. Comfort is fine for local driving but on very long road trips, I wished I had more seat adjustments. The design ambiance is awesome and that's why it's still in our driveway. Had two repaint jobs, one major maintenance overhaul, and transmission was rebuilt once. For many years, this minivan has performed better than I expected. Now that it's 12 years old, our air conditioner acts weird about every 6 months until my mechanic tinkers around with it. We are tough and assertive urban city drivers.
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Transmission Failed
mykidsmom1, Easton, MD, 11/09/2011
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
20 of 25 people found this review helpful
Purchased 2003 Odyssey new from the dealer (had to preorder because they were in such demand?) NHTSA tranny recall @ dealer 8/2004 w/39,000 miles. Last week, with 164,000 highway miles (never TOWED) slipping btween 2nd & 3rd gears & lock up 2x on busy highway. Extremely scary could have been hit and killed. Dealer diagnosed "internal transmission failure". American Honda is useless & tried blaming us. Dealer agreed to discount AFTER we asked, they never offered. Inherent well-documented serious tranny problem. Shame on Honda. Just traded our '93 Ford Aerostar w/just 157K miles & never had tranny problem. Wonder why Hyundai is America's #1 Car Dealer....No more Hondas for us!!!
Transmission Problems
jannydd, Chesaning, MI, 01/17/2015
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
14 of 18 people found this review helpful
We own a 2004 Honda Odyssey EX-L van & encouraged our son, with a baby on the way, to purchase a 2003 (147,000 miles) van 5 days ago. We felt it was a great investment for a new family with limited cash. Less than a week & the transmission is slipping between 30-40 mph. These kids don't have the money to fix the issue because the Honda dealer told me a new tranny is thousands of $'s. The private party, who admits to selling cars as his business, will not stand behind the vehicle. Of course Honda is not standing behind these tranny problems. How many times will Honda have to be sued, due to transmission lock-ups causing crashes, before they will take responsibility for the tranny issue?
Great Vehicle
BertD, 08/14/2010
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Purchased new 7 years ago, will turn over 180k next week. Better fuel economy now than when new. Not uncommon to hit 25 mpg and it gets DRIVEN, mostly by my wife <grin>. Brake life incredible, tire life fantastic! No repairs, only recommended maintenance. If only we could tow it, 4 wheels down, behind our motor home it would be perfect. My wife will cry when she has to give it up. Going to look at a new CR-V today.