Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10236162July 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOOK CAR IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE HIGH RPM WHEN AUTOMATIC MINI VAN WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS. CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND THE PROBLEMS WHICH THEY CLAIMED WERE NOTHING. NOW MY TRANSMISSION AT 65,000 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL FIX THAT WAS MADE THEY TOLD ME WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THEY WANT TO CHARGE FULL PRICE ON MY TRANSMISSION THAT I BROUGHT TO THEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP TO GET FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. NOW, NO WARRANTY AND THEY WANT TO REPAIR IT. *TR
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#10235767July 25, 2008
EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY LEADS TO EVENTUAL AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE AS CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED FROM DEBRIS (SUCH AS ROCKS) HITTING IT AND PUTTING A HOLE IN IT. HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE, OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
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#10235796July 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WITH A HALF A TANK OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL PUMP IS AT THE REAR OF THE TANK; THEREFORE, IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FACING DOWNHILL, FUEL CANNOT FLOW BACK TO THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO START. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,100.
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#10235579July 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT TRAVELING 50 TO 60 MPH I HAVE NOTICED RECENTLY A SHIMMING AND SHUTTERING OF MY CAR WITH A LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOOSE. IT LASTED A FEW SECONDS AND THEN STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES NOW. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AT THE SAME TIME SO DID THE TCS LIGHT. THAT LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED THEN AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. I USE MY CAR ALL THE TIME WITH KIDS AND AM CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS MINE. *TR
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#10235283July 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 77,000 MILES BEGAN TO MAKE GRIND AND RATTLING NOISE WITH NOTICEABLE BLIPPING OF RPMS EARLIER THIS YEAR. SOUND BECOME CONSISTENT IN JULY. LOCAL DEALER EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECORDS AND NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES NOTE THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001-2003 ODYSSEY MODELS. NEITHER DEALER OR HONDA USA WOULD ADMIT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT FOR $1,000 "WITH HONDA'S HELP." *TR
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#10235354July 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY NEW 2002 ODYSSEY EX IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2001 AND AS OF JULY 21 TH E CAR HAS 87,520 MILES. SOMETIME LAST WEEK, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO CAPITAL HONDA FOR REPAIR ON FRIDAY JULY 18, 2002. SERVICE ADVISOR, ANGELO PINILLOS CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAS THE FAILURE CODE OF P0730, WHICH MEANS NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PCM. HE TOLD ME THAT "HONDA DPSM OFFERED ONE TIME GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE CP 25% AH 75% AND CUSTOMER WOULD PAY $2979.25 VALID FOR 30 DAYS." I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1999 ODYSSEY AND HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR ENTIRE REPAIR. DEALER SAID I CAN TAKE THE CAR HOME AND SO I DID. I CALLED HONDA MOTOR (800-999-1009, CASE MANAGER'S EXT 118047) AND THEY HAVE OPENED A CASE FOR ME AND THE CASE STILL UNDER REVIEW. HE ASKED ME TO SEND HIM PROVE OF CHANGING THE TRANSMISSIONFLUID BUT I TOLD HIM THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND IT. HE SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT HONDA WOULD NOT ABLE TO HELP ME MUCH IF I DON'T HAVE THE MAINTENANCE RECORD. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, THE RPM WENT UP FOR NO REASON AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER BUT IT WENT AWAY AFTER RELEASE THE GAS PADDLE. IT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AT FIRST AND THE FREQUENCY HAS BEEN UP TO LIKE 3 TIMES A WEEK AND THEN THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON. I DON'T REMEMBERED WHEN BUT THEIR RECORD SHOWS THAT MY CAR HAVE BEEN SERVICE ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL BY OTHER DEALER WHICH I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR OIL CHANGE ONCE OR TWICE. HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE TO IT CUSTOMER JUST LIKE THEY DID FOR ODYSSEY 1999-2001. *TR
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#10235399July 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VIOLENT DOWNSHIFTING DURING DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. *TR
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#10235397July 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE WERE PARKED AT A STORE. WHEN WE WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR-- ANY GEAR. IT KEPT STALLING TRY AFTER TRY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE THIS TIME THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR OR TRANSMISSION. WE CALLED HONDA CORPORATE TO COMPLAIN THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 80K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE KNEW OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES SO ASKED FOR SOME "GOODWILL ASSISTANCE". WE PAID $1540.70 WHICH WAS 60%. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE FROM THE EARLIER MODELS DID NOT GET FIXED FOR THE 2002 AND 2003 EITHER AND HONDA IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP BY HELPING WITH PARTIAL PAYMENT OF THE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
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0
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#10235166July 21, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY - ROCK OR SOME TYPE OF ROAD DEBRIS PUNCTURED AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. THIS RESULTED IN A REPAIR BILL APPROACHING $1000. THE CONDENSER UNIT IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PROTECTION. THIS IS A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY THE HONDA MOTOR VEHICLE CORPORATION. *TR
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#10235036July 20, 2008
AIR BAGS
THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMES ON EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAS "RESET" THE SYSTEM, CHANGED THE WIRING AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS LIT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HONDA'S AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM AND THEY SEEM TO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER FOR IT. *TR
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#10235043July 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 07/18/2008, AT ABOUT 1:30 P.M., THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON PERSONAL 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING ON BUSY HIGHWAY (SOUTHBOUND 163 TRANSITION TO WESTBOUND 52) IN SAN DIEGO CA. FREEWAY SIDE RAILS DIDN'T ALLOW MOTORING PUBLIC TO SAFELY PULL OFF FREEWAY. WIFE SMELLED ODOR OF BURNT OIL AND VAN BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. LUCKY FOR WIFE AND DAUGHTER, A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) TRAVELING BEHIND THE VAN SAW WIFE TURN ON EMERGENCY/HAZARD LIGHTS. REALIZING VAN WAS IN TROUBLE ON TRANSITION RAMP, THE RV RAN INTERFERENCE TO SLOW DOWN OTHER SPEEDING TRAFFIC OVERTAKING VAN FROM BEHIND. WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF FREEWAY TO NEXT SAFEST OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETELY GET OFF FREEWAY. WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE RV, VAN COULD'VE EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VAN WAS TOWED TO TEMECULA CA AND INITIAL GARAGE ESTIMATES ARE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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#10235064July 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED NEW. 2ND GEAR IS FAILING AT 90,000 MILES. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT 2ND GEAR PRIOR TO 2004 RECALL. TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL 2004, OIL COOLER INSTALLED DESPITE OUR COMPLAINTS OF 2ND GEAR PROBLEM ALREADY OCCURRING. 2ND GEAR IMPROVED FOR A YEAR AND THEN STEADILY GOT WORSE. NOW HAVE TO REPLACE. HONDA PAYING FOR TRANS BUT NOT LABOR AFTER MUCH ARGUING. WE BELIEVE CAR WAS DANGEROUS BEFORE AND AFTER OIL COOLER INSTALLED WITH MANY SCARY OCCURRENCES...DEALER ALWAYS SAID IT WAS FINE BUT FINELY TOLD US TO REPLACE TRANS LAST WEEK. WOULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN CAR IF I HAD BEEN FULLY AWARE OF THE REAL DANGER. BELIEVE MANY ODYSSEY SARE BEING DRIVEN IN UNSAFE CONDITION WITHOUT OWNERS BEING FULLY AWARE OF DANGER AND HONDA NOT SHOWING CONCERN FOR THEIR CONSUMERS WHO HAVE MISPLACED THEIR TRUST IN THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
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#10234888July 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ABOUT 50K MILES NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACED. BASED ON MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND A RECENT CONSUMER REPORTS ISSUE I BELIEVE THIS MODEL YEAR VAN NEEDS TO EITHER HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENDED FOR THE TRANSMISSION OR A RECALL ISSUED TO PROVIDE NEW TRANSMISSIONS. I KNOW THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR MODELS UP TO 2001 BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO PAY HALF THE COST I'M STILL NOT SATISFIED BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THERE ARE COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS ON THE WEB OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD MORE THEN ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN THE SAME VAN. THIS IS ALSO A BIG SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE VAN SOMETIMES DOESN'T SHIFT GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. SOMEBODY CAN EASILY BANG YOU FROM BEHIND. *TR
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#10234903July 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED HONDA ODYSSEY NEW IN LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2000. VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED HARD WHILE BRAKING SINCE NEW. THOUGHT IT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE OPERATED. I GOT A POSTCARD IN THE MAIL A FEW YEARS AGO STATING HONDA WAS GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY HAVE 136,000 MILES ON THE VAN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 WEEKS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE INSPECTION DONE & TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO AND HONDA SAID IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE DEALER (PIAZZA HONDA OF READING, PA) REPLACED IT FOR FREE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VAN FROM THE INSPECTION AND THE GARAGE WOULD NOT PASS THE INSPECTION. THE ERROR CODE THAT CAME UP WAS "PO740" AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO VERIFY. I TOOK THE VAN FROM THE GARAGE TO THE DEALER AND GAVE THEM THE RECEIPT FROM MY INSPECTION (WHICH HAD THE ERROR CODE ON IT). THE SERVICE GUY TOOK THE RECEIPT WITH HIM INTO THE GARAGE BAY, TALKED TO THE MANAGER AND CAME BACK OUT. HE TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST ME $2500-$4500 TO REPLACE IT. I ASKED HIM IF THEY WERE DOING ANY "GOODWILL" WITH THE ON GOING TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND HE SAID NO. I ALSO ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST AND HE SAID NO. I HAVE HAD THE VAN SERVICED SEVERAL TIME AT THAT SPECIFIC HONDA DEALER AND NOTHING WAS EVER SAID TO ME ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HONDA EXPECTS ME TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A KNOWN DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT. *TR
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#10234840July 18, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN, MICHELIN LX-4 TIRES, COMPLETELY WORN OUT AT 29,000 MILES. *TR
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#10234704July 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR OTHER SERVICES AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT FOR FREE. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WITH LESS THAN 19,000 MILES ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN FOR FREE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,234 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,910. UPDATED 08/20/08 *BF THE CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSION WITHIN SIX YEARS. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. UPDATED 08/21/08. *JB
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#10234745July 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY'S. HONDA WILL CONDUCT REPAIRS IF FAILURE OCCURS WITHIN 7 YRS OR 109K MILES. MY VAN JUST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 120K MILES. AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL INTERNET SITES THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE, AND WHILE WE ARE JUST NOW AT THE 7 YR (2008) LIMIT, MOST PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE THE 109K WINDOW. IS THERE ANY HOPE/HELP THAT THE NHTSA CAN OFFER TO INFLUENCE HONDA TO PERFORM A FULL OR AT LEAST SHARED REPAIR? *TR
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#10234614July 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, VAN STALLS, HESITATES DURING SLOW AND FAST SPEEDS. *TR
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#10234589July 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING FOR WORK IN MY HONDA ODYSSEY (2000) , MY TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND I EXPERIENCED "BUCKING" AS I ACCELERATED FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO REV. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALREADY ON FROM A PREVIOUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA HAS NOT RESOLVED FOR 2 YEARS. I BROUGHT MY ODYSSEY INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE (P0740) AND AN EMISSION PROBLEM (T1457). I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD PAY 25% OF THE BILL AND I WOULD COVER 75%. I AM NOT SATISFIED SINCE 2000 ODYSSEY'S HAVE A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WILL HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED HOWEVER FELT THAT MY SAFETY WAS JEOPARDIZED DURING MY TRAVELS AS I HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND THROUGHOUT MAJOR CITIES. *TR
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#10234340July 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE ON A HILL, STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, SO WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE. VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED. APPEARED TO WORK WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER, BUT HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER SO AS NOT TO HAVE A PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST USING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT $3000. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. DEALER SAID THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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