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When traveling down the passing lane of a 4 lane highway in heavy traffic at 60 mph the vehicle suddenly lost power and began to slow as if the brakes were on. Fortunately I was able to pull over to the side of the road without anyone running in to me. Upon getting to the side of the road I noticed that the engine light was on. I put the gear shift lever into park and walked around the van to see if any fluids were leaking. None were. I got back into the van to see if it would move. It finally did after moving the shifter from P to D a few times but it did not have the power and did not shift correctly. The code that turned up on my mechanics scanner showed that the transmission had slipped and would need replacing. I called Honda and they said there was nothing that they could do for me eventhough there has been numerous issues with these transmissions. The only recall they acknowledge was the fuel pump for my van. The outcome of the event could have been much more serious and I feel Honda is just turning a blind eye to this. If this caused a serious accident I question what they would say after a lawyer gave them a call. They should have at least attempted to negotiate a deal for a new transmission. This will be the last time Honda does this to me. I have owned many GM vehicles with more mileage and never had experienced a transmission failure. After spending over $3500 on a rebuilt transmission I don't believe another Honda will be in my driveway!
20year old drove younger sister and teammate to soccer practice. On the rap of the expressway @ a speed of about 35-40 miles van hesitates to accelerate and jerks. Cars slow down to let her merge so not to hit wall barrier. Thought it was probably bad gas, only to find out 3 days later on a weekend trip to soccer tournament it was transmission. Same thing happened @ the toll both, only to have tsc light and engine light to come on. Stopped @ local Honda service station only to find out needed a new transmission with only 11000 miles. Service manager said it was a known transmission problem. Can't believe Honda and NHTSA, would allow an accident waiting to happen that could cause potential death! the Odyssey is a family car... many young lives are at stake.
The vehicle while driving home in the evening at 25 mph on the local streets, the check engine light and the tca light came on. The next morning while driving the vehicle to the local mechanic only the check engine light stayed on. Mechanic concluded after all the diagnostic as code P0730 and there is a lot of wear, shredded/chipped clutch/gearbox particles in the transmission fluid, which needs new tranmission costing about $6500. Researching this further online: Found that numerous Honda Odyssey had the same issue where they had to replace the transmission. The vehicle is very well maintained and gets all the required and recommended service, and never had any major issue with this vehicle. We are over 18 years of Honda owners and are very satisfied with them so far. Though now very disappointed and upset with Honda as they claim to be a very reliable and sturdy automobiles.
- York, PA, USA
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I bought a Honda Odyssey ex about a year ago. The back doors began opening on their own as I was driving and wouldn't close. Then the transmission started leaking oil. I paid to get a diagnostics from the Honda dealer ship which cost me $235. They said I needed to change the entire transmission. I bought it with 64km and now it has 70km. I've paid 5,500 so far and I still owe 10,000.
2004 Honda Odyssey developed problems with the transmission. The vehicle was taken tot he dealer for transmission recall work. The dealer was unable to perform the repairs because the tools were not available. Prior to a routine maintenance the vehicle's transmission was working find. After the maintenance the vehicle began performing erratically. The dealer claimed that he did not damage the transmission. The dealer offered the consumer a new transmission but they wanted her to pay for it to be delivered. The consumer refused stating the all recall repair are supposed to be free of charge, per the recall notice.
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- Oneida, NY, USA