NHTSA Complaint #10318524 — 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY

DURING THE WEEK OF MARCH 1-5, 2010, MY HONDA ODYSSEY WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE WHEN GOING FROM ONE GEAR TO OTHER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS TRANSIENT. I WAS ON VACATION AT DEEP CREEK LAKE, MARYLAND IN THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 5-7 AND WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THERE ON MARCH 7 AFTERNOON. I WAS ON CRUISE AT 55 MILES PER HOUR ON US 219N, WHEN COMING OVER A SMALL HILL, THE CAR SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND WAS REVVING UP (RPM VERY HIGH) TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED OF 55 MPH AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. I BRAKED AND GOT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND WITHOUT KNOWING MUCH MERGED ON I-70E HEADED TOWARDS HOME AT BALTIMORE, MD. DRIVING FOR ABOUT 100 MILES, I TOOK EXIT AT HAGERSTOWN, MD TO TAKE GAS. AFTER TAKING GAS, I WANTED TO HEAD BACK TO THE HIGHWAY BUT UNABLE TO CONTINUE THAT MUCH FURTHER. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND FINALLY HAD TO CALL AAA TOWING TO TOW THE CAR. ANYWAY, IT IS WITH HAGERSTOWN HONDA AND THE DIAGNOSIS IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I NEED TO SHELL OUT 3500K FROM MY POCKET. TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR A 2004 ODYSSEY AT 122K MILES IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND AMERICAN HONDA REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME OUT. THIS CAR IS APPARENTLY ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST THE HONDA HAD EARLIER THIS DECADE ON SOME THE ODYSSEY MODELS FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALL EXPANDED. *TR