NHTSA Complaint #10499709 — 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY

MY HONDA ODYSSEY (YEAR 2000) STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THEN WHEN GREEN LIGHT WAS ON, IT ROARED BIG TIME AT VERY HIGH RPM, AND MOVED VERY LITTLE. LOTS OF CARS BEHIND ME. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, MY CAR SUDDENLY MOVED, AND MOVED AS NORMAL AS USUAL. SINCE THEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD, MY CARS MOVES VERY TEENY-TINY BIT AFTER A STOP, AND THEN SUDDENLY PULL FORWARD. THE SITUATION IS EVEN WORSE IF MY CAR STOPS AT BOTTOM OF A HILL, THEN CLIMBING UP THE HILL AFTER THAT IS A BIG CHALLENGE. I WAS TOLD IT IS PROBABLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THERE WAS A RECALL. BUT HONDA DEALERS SAID HONDA DOES NOT SHARE ANY COST IF I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (ABOUT $4000) WHICH IS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD, EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS NOW JUST A BIT MORE THAN 70K. *TR