NHTSA Complaint #10348529 — 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VAN TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT STARTED AT 90000 MILES AND HAS BECOME WORST, DEALER WANTS $ 4600 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AND EVERYBODY I'VE MET WITH A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.THE VAN JUST SETS NOW, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS TO MUCH TO DRIVE,HONDA KNOWS THESE VANS HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND IM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VAN. ONE THING I NOTICED WAS DURING THE COLD MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION RARELY SLIPPED, BUT WHEN IT'S WARM OR HOT OUTSIDE THEN IT SLIPS, AND IF YOU DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY THE CHECK ENGINE WILL GO OUT FOR A WHILE, AND IF THE DRIVE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH, YOU CAN SHUT ENGINE OFF WHILE MOVING OR SITTING STILL AND THE DRIVE LIGHT STOPS FLASHING, AND IT WILL DRIVE A LITTLE BETTER FOR A LITTLE WHILE, ALSO IF YOUR DRIVING AND IT WON'T SHIFT, I HAVE TO COAST AND LET THE RPM DROP DOWN AND EASE ON THE GAS AND IT WILL CLUNK AND SHIFT HARD INTO GEAR. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS TO DRIVE MY FAMILY OR ME SAFELY ON THE HIGHWAY. I'LL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN!!!!!! *TR