Honda Odyssey Complaints
12,890 consumer complaints on file.
- #10439450December 3, 2011UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING UP TO 40MPH THE 3RD GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. IT WAS SLIPPING FROM 3RD TO 4TH AND SHOOK THE WHOLE CAR VIGOROUSLY. FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE GEARS WOULDN'T GRAB VERY SMOOTHLY EITHER. STOPPING THE CAR FROM 40MPH TO 0MPH WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTED THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AGAIN BECAUSE OF FAILURE WITH THE 3RD GEAR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD TO GET 3RD GEAR REBUILT. THE WHOLE REPAIR ON THE TRANSMISSION COST ME $2,650.00.
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10438459December 3, 2011POWER TRAIN
2001--ONLY 63000 MILES. DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET EARLY OCTOBER WHEN I NOTICE THE TCS LIGHT AND D3 INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE, VAN WOULD MOVE ONLY VERY VERY SLOWLY. HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A TRANNY FAILURE, REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $5300. DID THE DANCE WITH SERVICE REP, ETC. GOT AMERICAN HONDA INVOLVED, HAD TO ASK, OFFERED REPLACEMENT FOR $4320. TOLD THEM NO THANKS, WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN (UNLESS THEY OWN THIS) AND WILL DISCOURAGE ANYONE ELSE FROM DOING SO. THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO CHARGE ME $80 FOR GIVING ME THE DIAGNOSIS THAT I NOW OWNED AN $8200 PAPER WEIGHT! WHEN I OBJECTED, THEY RELENTED. ABOUT THE ONLY GOOD THING I CAN SAY ABOUT THE SERVICE REPS EFFORT AND KEEPING ME AS A HAPPY HONDA CONSUMER. TOOK IT TO AN APPROVED JASPER TRANSMISSION INSTALLER AND HAD THEM PUT IN THE RECOMMENDED JASPER REPLACEMENT (WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD I WANT THE SAME PRODUCT FROM HONDA AGAIN?) TOTAL BILL JUST UNDER $4K. WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T DRIVE OUR VAN MUCH, BUT SO FAR IT IS RUNNING PERFECTLY. JASPER COMES WITH 3YR/100,000MI WARRANTY. I JUST DISCOVERED TONIGHT THAT THERE IS NOW A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FILED. UNFORTUNATELY IT SEEMS TO COVER ONLY 2005/06 MODEL YEARS. YOU CAN BET I WILL BE CONTACTING THEM TO SEE IF THE SUIT CAN BE EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL YEARS. THERE IS ALSO AN OCCUPY HONDA FACEBOOK PAGE! IT IS SIMPLY REPREHENSIBLE THAT HONDA IS ACTING THIS WAY AND THEY OUGHT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10438087December 2, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND REFUSED TO RESTART. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 01/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. UPDATED 01/06/12
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- Deaths:
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- #10438171December 2, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH AT 130000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING 2003 TRANSMISSIONS, BUT THE WINDOW HAD CLOSED, SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT FULLY. NOVEMBER 20, 2011, WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, DASH LIGHTS FLASH, RADIO LOSES POWER. WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF, THE CAR IS DEAD. RESTARTS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, AFTER LOTS OF CLICKING IN THE DASH. AT VARYING SPEEDS THE DASH LIGHTS WILL FLASH, AND THE CLOCK AND RADIO GO DEAD BRIEFLY. SOMETIMES THE DOOR LOCK AND THE SLIDING DOOR BUTTONS DON'T WORK, BUT IF I WAIT 2 MINUTES, I HEAR THE CLICKING IN THE DASH, AND SUDDENLY THERE IS POWER. LEFT IT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED OUT OVER 4 DAYS, AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. TO BE TRAVELING AT 40+ AND HAVE THE CAR GO DEAD IS A HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY, AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE DRIVING WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT IS CURRENTLY AT ANOTHER SHOP TO BE EVALUATED. *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10437962December 1, 2011LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPER AND WOULD COME OFF TRACK WHILE CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE DOOR BACK ON TRACK IN ORDER FOR THE DOORS TO BE CLOSED AND LOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE UPPER TRACK FOR THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10438023December 1, 2011VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS IN A LONG LINE OF CARS WAITING TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AFTER AN EVENT. AT ONE POINT, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES IN LINE, I BRIEFLY INCHED THE CAR FORWARD AND THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SPEED UNEXPECTEDLY STARTING INCREASING QUICKLY ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE SPEED HIT 5000 RPM AND WITH MY FOOT STILL FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT IT FROM POSSIBLY MOVING FORWARD. THEN I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED, AND HAS BEHAVED NORMALLY IN THE TWO WEEKS SINCE THEN. PERHAPS COINCIDENTALLY, THE BATTERY FAILED TWO DAYS LATER AND WAS REPLACED. A HONDA DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10438034December 1, 2011VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON TWO OCCASIONS (11/28/2011 AND 11/30/2011), AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES (WARMED UP ENGINE) AND WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT ABOUT 3 MPH (ALMOST STOPPED) AND WHEN THE ENGINE HAD ALREADY COME TO IDLE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGED (RACED, WITH THE TACHOMETER JUMPING OVER HALFWAY). THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD, BUT I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKES AND PUSHED THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL. THEN THE ENGINE IDLED AND RAN FINE UNTIL THE SECOND INCIDENT DURING WHICH THE EXACT SAME EVENT OCCURRED. IN BOTH CASES HAD I NOT ALREADY HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PREPARING TO STOP, THE CAR WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE STOP LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER TODAY, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM. *TR
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- 0
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- #10437856November 30, 2011POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THE 2007 ODYSSEY EX-L RES NAV NEW IN 2007, DID NOT NOTICE THE 40~50MPH JUDDER DURING THE 10 MINUTES TEST DRIVE. I DID NOTICE THAT WHILE DRIVING IT BACK HOME, BUT THAT WAS TOO LATE AND THE MONEY WAS WITH THE DEALER ALREADY. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL, EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN FIND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS FROM INTERNET. I SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH BEFORE I MADE THIS PURCHASE. TOO MUCH PENALTY TO TRADE IN FOR OTHERS. FROM THAT ON, I JUST AVOID THAT SPEED RANGE AS MUCH AS I COULD. AFTER DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CODE LAST YEAR, THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS AND JUST SLIGHTLY IMPROVED. BUT THE DOWN SHIFT IS KIND OF ROUGH WHEN CRUISING TO SLOW DOWN. SOMETIMES IT EVEN STUCK AT UNEXPECTED LOW GEAR WHEN DRIVING ON A DOWN HILL WHILE GAS IS OFF. EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAVE 38K MILES ON IT SO FAR, BUT WORRY IT MIGHT NOT LAST LONG ENOUGH TO WORTH THE MONEY I PAID. ANY WAY, I JUST TOLD ALL MY FRIENDS GO GET A "TOYOTA SIENNA" AND DEFINITELY NOT HONDA ODYSSEY. HONDA/ACURA HAVE LOTS OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND THEY NEED TO RECALL ALL THOSE CARS. THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST HONDA FOR ME, NO MORE HONDA ....! *KB
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- Deaths:
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- #10437141November 29, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, DUE TO THE GEARS SLIPPING. *JB
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10437138November 29, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
2010 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES VIBRATION AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD FELL THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMER'S CONCERN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE JUDDER CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. THE DEALER THEN STATED THEY COULD REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO SEE IF THAT WOULD RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *JB
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- #10437691November 29, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
AT 115000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GETTING STUCK IN NEUTRAL BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING BUT NO CODES WERE COMING UP. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE TCS LIGHT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO GOT THE CODE P0730 AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I GOT A HOLD OF MY DEALER WHO COULD NOT HELP ME BUT COULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT FULL PRICE. HONDA CORP. JUST HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I STARTED ASKING THEM ABOUT THE RECALL BACK IN 2004. I SPOKE WITH A CO-WORKER ABOUT THERE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THERE TRANSMISSION WENT 2 MONTHS AGO WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES. HE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS SPEAKING WITH CORP. & DEALER I WILL NEVER BUY HONDA AGAIN!! *KB
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- Deaths:
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- #10437131November 29, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTOR MOUNTS *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
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- Injuries:
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- #10437741November 29, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE ARE ORIG OWNER OF VEHICLE. IN 4/11 HAD VAN SERVICED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. IN 5/11 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP. NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED HONDA (WHILE IT WAS BEING SERVICED A TRANNY SHOP) AND THEY SAID IF I TOWED IT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY'D TAKE A LOOK AND DOUBTED ANYTHING COULD BE DONE, BUT THEY'D LOOK. AT THAT POINT I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY REPAIR SHOP FOR WORK ALREADY DONE (NEAR 1000). I SEE A RECALL IN THE NEWS FOR 2005+ ODYSSEYS BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY HONDA PERSONALLY. WE WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT IS A RECURRENT THEME ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET WITH THESE VEHICLES. *KB
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- #10437461November 28, 2011STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON 11/24/2011, WHEN I OPEN THE GATE TO GET LUGGAGE, THE AUTOMATIC LIFTGATE OPENED ALL THE WAY UP, BOUNCE COUPLE OF TIMES AND STARTED TO CLOSE. IF I TRIED TO OPEN THE GATE MANUALLY, IT WOULD PULL AND TRIED TO CLOSE. I PULLED THE FUSE TO TRY TO RESET THE LIFTGATE TO NO AVAIL. *KB
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- Deaths:
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- #10437501November 28, 2011POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY FAILED. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10437529November 28, 2011POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND WAITING A WHILE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 83,000.
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10437541November 28, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
I WAS TOLD APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO THAT THE REASON THE SHIFT WAS HARD WAS BECAUSE I HAD TWO BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. THEY WERE REPAIRED AND THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEN RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING I NOTICED MY CAR HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR AND THE RPMS WERE GOING CRAZY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $4200. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT $1500 THIS YEAR ON REPAIRS FOR THIS VAN. I ALWAYS HAVE DRIVEN HONDAS AND TOYOTAS AND FULLY EXPECTED TO GET OVER 200,000 MILES OUT OF THIS VAN. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA IS NOT HELPFUL. THIS IS MY LAST HONDA. *KB
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10437573November 28, 2011POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HONDA ODYESSY'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED WHILE ON A FAMILY TRIP. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH THE SERVICE SCHEDULED OUTLINED BY HONDA. VAN HAS 122K ON IT NOW. I BOUGHT A HONDA EXPECTING TO GET THE LONG HAUL OUT OF IT! 122K IS NOT MY IDEA OF THE LONG HAUL! THE ESTIMATE IS A $4000 COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION! I HAVE READ ABOUT THE LAW SUIT THE WAS WON AND WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS WAS NOT A RECALL OF SOME SORT! THERE IS CLEARLY A BIG PROBLEM, THERE IS A WEBSITE CREATED JUST FOR THIS ISSUE! IF I HAD NOT DONE ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE OR DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE CAR I WOULD NOT BE SO UPSET. CODE P0730, GEAR RATIO FAILURE. *KB
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10437588November 28, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT COME ON IN HER 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VAN BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT WILL GO NO FASTER THAN 5 MPH. PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHE TURNED OFF THE VAN THEN RESTARTED IT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE LAST FEW MILES BACK TO OUR HOUSE LUCKILY, AND WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP JUST UP THE STREET SINCE IT COULD NOT MAKE IT MUCH FURTHER. IT TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SHOP CALLED HONDA, KNOWING THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2004 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS, BUT HONDA CLAIMED THAT IT DID THE WORK FOR THE RECALL AND HAD NO FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY. I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS. TO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A TRANSMISSION, "FIX" IT WITH A RECALL, AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT ON A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE OWNED HONDAS IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. MATTER OF FACT, I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH ANY CAR I'VE OWNED, NO MATTER THE MANUFACTURER. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A HONDA MINIVAN BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE. BUT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING DUE TO A TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA IS AWARE IS FAULTY IS AS FAR FROM SAFE AS YOU CAN GET. I'M JUST THANKFUL SHE WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OUT. *TR *KB
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10437618November 28, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE - WHILE DRIVING ON I-65N IN INDIANA, AT 70 MPH, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN THE FAST LANE AT 8:00 P.M. VEHICLE SKIDDED ABOUT 30 FEET, STOPPED AND MYSELF AND FAMILY QUICKLY EXITED VEHICLE. I CALLED 911 TO GET TROOPERS TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS ABOUT IMMOBILE VEHICLE IN FAST LANE OF INTERSTATE. RAN BACK ABOUT 70 YARDS TO FLAG TRAFFIC OVER TO SLOW LANE TO AVOID SOMEONE GETTING KILLED. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE STANDING OUT IN THE MEDIAN WAITING FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. THANKS TO SOME KIND INDIANA DRIVERS FOR STOPPING AND ATTEMPTING TO PUSH VAN OUT OF ROAD BUT WITH TRANNY LOCKED UP, NO MOVEMENT WHATSOEVER. TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP. TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY RUINED, NEED NEW UNIT. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $ 3,580. *KB
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0