1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH ERROR CODE P0740 INDICATING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 99 HONDA ODYSSEY. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA SERVICE PERSON, HONDA WON'T PAY ANY REPAIR OR REPLACE COST BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED ON 1999 - 2002 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING A RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST HONDA FOR 1999-2001 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS THAT SHOWED THE SAME MALFUNCTION CODE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS AT VERY LOW MILEAGE WITHOUT SHOWING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 2006. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD PERFORM A "GOODWILL" REPAIR ON MY TRANSMISSION AND PICKUP MOST COST INSTEAD FOR ME TO PICKUP THE $5000 EXPENSE FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR OR THE OPTION OF GETTING A NEW CAR.. *KB

WHEN I TRY TO ADVANCE SUDDENLY, ACCELERATE OR SOME TIMES IT'S LIKE I'M IN NEUTRAL; AND THIS IS EVERY TIME I USED THE VAN, MY CONCERN IS THAT I CAN CRASH OR SOMEONE COULD HIT ME, I TRYED TO REPAIR IT LAST YEAR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER/ TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 104,800 MILES ON 12-YEAR OLD VEHICLE DESPITE BEING DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON THE HIGHWAY AND BEING METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY (OFFERED AS SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT) ENDED AFTER 7 YEARS DESPITE LOW MILEAGE. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 1999 MODEL AUTO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, IT OCCURRED PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO A BUSY STREET AND THE ODYSSEY STRUGGLED TO GET UP TO A SAFE SPEED SLIPPING IT'S WAY INTO VARIOUS GEARS. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT HONESTLY THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY AS WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO A BUSY STREET. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR WORSE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN INTO THE MOST IMMEDIATE PARKING LOT. WHEN I SEARCHED IN THE INTERNET THERE ARE LOT MANY COMPLAINS ON HONDA ODYSSEY ABOUT THE SIMILAR ISSUES AND HONDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO FAR. WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO CONSIDER THIS CASE AND MAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS AT THE EARLIEST BEFORE WE LOOSE MORE LIVES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH 190,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR VERY WELL. TO MY SURPRISE, I JUST FOUND OUT ON 03/05/2011 THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $1,500 (USED) OR $3,000 NEW. THE ENGINE LIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR A WHILE BUT HONDA DID NOT ACKNOWLEGDE NOTHING WRONG. TOO MANY HONDA ODYSSEY'S OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NO DOUBT A DEFECT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I REQUEST A FULL INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THEN, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE AND PCS WARNING LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RECALL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY BEING OFFERED TO THOSE VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES OR WHOSE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS OLD. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,036. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,002.

TRANSMISSION RECALLED IN 05 FOR DEFECT, WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME WITH LOCAL DEALER. JULY 29, 2008 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING FAR FROM HOME AND WAS REPLACED AT MY COST OF $5,000 AS I WENT 6 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST BECAUSE I PUT 4,000 MILES OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA FOR HELP AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED FOR THE ORIGINAL DEFECT WITH THE RECALL IN 05, IF IT HAD, I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE TOLD BY HONDA THAT IT NEEDS IT'S 4TH TRANSMISSION. (3 IN 5 YEARS TIME). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UP A HILL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HE APPLIED LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VARIOUS UNKNOWN LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE A SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WHO WONT PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST. I AM SECOND OWNER TO THIS VEHICLE AND GOT IT WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY HAVE USED IT FOR ONLY OVER 33,000 MILES ONLY. WENT TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. ITS NO REASON FOR ONLY 93,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE TO BE GOING BAD. MADE A CALL TO AMERICAN HONDA AND GOT DENIED FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY SAID ITS OVER THE WARRANTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND I KNEW THAT THEY KNEW THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAS DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHO WOULD BUY A CAR LESS THAN A 100,000 MILE THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO BAD? I AT LEAST EXPECT 150K OR 200K BEFORE IT GOES DOWN. REALLY DISAPPOINTED ON HONDA AUTOMOBILES. NEED SOME HELP. VERY COSTLY REPAIR. NEEDS HONDA TO REPAIR THIS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH LOW MILEAGE FOR OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I CAME ACROSS THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WEBSITE IN WHICH A RECALL WAS LISTED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (BUT IRONICALLY NOT THE SAME YEAR). AFTER CALLING JESSICA IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. AND REQUESTING A GOODWILL EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY (SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES) I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US (SINCE THE TIME HAD EXPIRED) EVEN THOUGH THROUGH THEIR OWN WEBSITE THEY CLEARLY HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION DURING THIS TIME PARAMETER. *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY - DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH THE FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN THE DASH LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT COME ON. VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT OR KEEP SPEED. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE DECREASING SPEED. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VAN. HONDA DID COVER THE FIRST THREE BUT HAS ADAMANTLY STATED THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS ONE. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL. BECAUSE THIS IS A MINI VAN IN WHICH FAMILIES ARE DRIVING, HONDA PUTS YOU AND YOURS AT RISK WITH A REPETITIVE ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT FROM A HONDA DEALER AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED IN 2001. TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I REPLACED IT UNDER HONDA CERTIFIED WARRANTY IN 2005. VEHICLE TURNED 149,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION (CONFIRMED BY SANTA MONICA HONDA) MUST AGAIN BE REPLACED MEANING CAR NEEDS A 4TH TRANSMISSION. HONDA WILL NOT EXTEND ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ME NOR WILL THEY RELEASE FACTORY TRANSMISSION TO ME SAYING THEY ARE HOLDING FACTORY PARTS FOR "GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENTS! THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS? *TR

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE FIRST REPLACED DUE TO CLASS ACTION. IS NHTSA EVER GOING TO LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE A RECALL AND GET OUR VANS FIXED? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE LEFT STRANDED ON BUSY HIGHWAYS WITH FAMILIES. *TR

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT JUST OVER 56,000. DID NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE PROTECTION SO WAS ENTIRELY ABSORBED BY ME. INCIDENT FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND SAFELY MADE IT BACK HOME WITH PRAYERS AND CAUTIOUS DRIVING TECHNIQUES LIKE A BAD THEME PARK RIDE. COST WAS OVER $2,000.00. REPLACED IN FEB. 2010. *CN

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, 153K MI. TRANSMISSION REPLACED JULY 2007 AT 100K UNDER HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS DRIVEN BY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. ON 3/15, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WITH NO WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROX 65 MPH), WHILE IN MOUNTAINOUS PASS (MARKER 77) ON I-8 EAST OF SAN DIEGO . DRIVER (SON) AVOIDED ACCIDENT & OTHER TRAFFIC, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS FOR HIM & 5 PASSENGERS. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. TRANSMISSION SERVICED PER PRESCRIBED MAINT SCHEDULE (FLUID DRAIN & FILL AT 30K MI INTERVAL). 50K MILES SEEMS A BIT LOW FOR THE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM COMMONLY SEEN IN 1999-2001 MODELS. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 1999. CURRENT MILEAGE : 96501 OWNER : TRAN NGOC 714-399-5564 PROBLEM: TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CAUSED SUDDEN STOP WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWARE. AMERICA HONDA HEAD QUARTER REFUSED HONOR THEIR EXTEND SERVICE WARRANTY 99 MONTHS OR 109,000 MILE FOR TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 99 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS BEEN BABIED AND TAKEN CARE OF BY MYSELF. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I REMEMBER GETTING A LETTER FROM HONDA SAYING THE TRANS. HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS 100,000. I ALWAYS HAD THE TRANS. SERVICED AT MY MECHANIC WITH A T TECH SERVICE EVERY 25,000 MILES.AT 71,000 MILES I NOTICED THE TRANS. STARTED TO SLAM INTO THE GEAR WHEN IT DECELERATED. I CALLED A HONDA DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRANS. LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD THE TRANS. WAS NOT GOING INTO 1ST GEAR BUT DIRECTLY INTO 2ND GEAR. IT SHIFTED FINE WHEN I TOOK IT THEIR. I TOLD THEM IT WAS SLAMMING INTO GEAR WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTED. ANYWAY I WAS INFORMED THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I CALL AMERICAN HONDA. I WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN 2006 AT 109,000 MILES.HONDA DID...

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAFETY RECALLS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR NOT OPENING. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND JUMP WHEN SHIFTING. THE FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL. THE TURN SIGNAL/HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

I PURCHASED MY ODYSSEY USED WITH ABOUT 90000 MILES ALREADY ON IT. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THESE VEHICLES HAD UNTIL I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I HAD A 3RD PARTY WARRANTY WHICH COVERED THE REPAIR OF THIS TRANSMISSION AND NOW ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND ONLY 12000 MILES MY VEHICLES TRANSMISSION IS DEAD AGAIN. LIKE MOST CASES IT STARTS WITH A JOLT IN THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT COMING ON. WELL I HAVE HAD TO DELIVER MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE 3RD PARTY TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY TO FIX MY CAR UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY CANT SEEM TO GET IT RIGHT. I HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS AND IT IS STILL AT THE SHOP. I HONDA COULD OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEMS AND FIX THIS THE CORRECT WAY I COULD BRING IT TO...

TCS/CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. PREVIOUS OWNER CONFIRMS THAT TCS/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD TURNED ON BEFORE. IN BOTH CASES, THE REPAIR SHOP RESET THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ON THE MOST RECENT SHOP VISIT, THE LIGHTS WERE RESET AND THE REPAIRMAN COMMENTED ON A SLIGHT LATE SHIFT BETWEEN 1 AND 2. I HADN'T NOTICED ANYTHING UP UNTIL THIS POINT, SO I DECIDED TO WAIT AND WATCH FOR THE SHIFT ISSUE. 6 MONTHS LATER, THE LATE SHIFT PROBLEM HAS GROWN. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO REV TOO HIGH AND SHUDDER WHEN THE SHIFT IS FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED. IT IS SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO APPLY THE GAS PEDAL IN A VERY SPECIFIC MANNER TO AVOID THE STUTTER. OTHERWISE IT OCCURS DURING EVERY SHIFT BETWEEN 1 AND 2. HAVING FOUND MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE (PENDING A REQUEST THAT HONDA PAY FOR THE REPAIR)....

MY HONDA WAS VERY SLOW TO START IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. THOUGHT I WASN'T WARMING IT UP LONG ENOUGH ONCE THE WEATHER TURNED COLDER. ONCE IT WAS RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT WAS FINE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT I HAVE BEEN HAUNTED BY THIS LIGHT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. USUALLY SOMETHING MINOR. ONE TIME I HAD MY CAT CONVERTER REPLACED. MY SON AND THREE OF HIS YOUNG FRIENDS TOOK THE VAN TO THE SNOW. I INSISTED HE TAKE THE VAN OVER HIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS "SAFER". THERE WAS HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. ON AN INCLINE, HE WENT TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. IT STARTED DRIFTING BACKWARDS! VERY DANGEROUS IN MAJOR TRAFFIC. HE DRIFTED ONTO THE SHOULDER, PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON CALLED AAA. THESE KIDS WERE STRANDED IN THE SNOW UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. IT JUST...

MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS CAN ATTEST TO HAVING TWO TO THREE TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED IN 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY'S . BREAKDOWN OCCURRING DURING ACCELERATION OR HIGHWAY DRIVING IS PARTICULARITY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SOLD VEHICLE AFTER IT OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. I WAS CHARGED $3,500 TO INSTALL A NEW ONE AT 100,000 MILES BECAUSE OF WARRANTY. *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 68,000 MILES BY A HONDA DEALER BECAUSE OF SHIFTING ISSUES. HONDA REPLACED THIS FOR FREE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 137,000 BECAUSE OF SHIFTING ISSUES. I CANNOT GET 70,000 OUT OF A HONDA TRANSMISSION. THE VAN HAS A HARD DOWN SHIFT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. HONDA HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 120,000 MILES. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 75,000 MILES ABOUT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. RIGHT NOW THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISABLED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE SHIFTER MOVES INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, BUT WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. NOT EVEN REVERSE. I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL DEALER, HONDA OF ANNAPOLIS, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3500.00 FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I SPOKE TO A LOCAL AAMCO SHOP WHO REPORTED TO ME THAT THEY HAD REPLACED NO LESS THAN 6 TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE 1999-2002 MODEL HONDA ODYSSEY. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM. I RECEIVED NO WARNING FROM THE VEHICLE OF A PROBLEM. I JUST GOT IN IT ONE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. NOW I WISH I HADN'T HAD...

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN SINCE 2003, HONDA DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN JANUARY 2004, THE VAN IS A 1999, AT THAT TIME I HAD ABOUT 30000 MILES ON IT, OCTOBER OF 2007 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM A SPORT EVENT ON THE HIGHWAY, BOTH OF US WERE VERY SCARED SEEING AS IT JUST WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, THANK GOODNESS NO ONE BEHIND US OR THEY WOULD HAVE HIT US, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE I90. I CALLED HONDA IS REGARDS TO THIS ASKING WHAT THE WARRANTY WAS , THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ONLY A 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION, I HAD 75000 MILES ON IT..SO I WENT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND NOW 1 YEAR LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM VISITING MY SON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND MY...

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX MINIVAN WITH 54K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO HEMPSTEAD HONDA AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND BRAKE AND REACCELERATE, THE CAR JERKS FORWARD ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND WANTS HONDA TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NOW NEEDS A 4TH TRANSMISSION. *JB

TRANSMISSION STOPPED FUNCTIONING SEVERAL TIMES DURING A TRIP,CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION (HAD INSTANCES OF NEAR MISSES ON THE ROAD) CONTACTED HONDA MOTORS,TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ,BUT LABOR WAS CHARGED ($800.00) IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE AND HONDA SHOULD BE 100% RESPONSIBLE IN ADDRESSING THIS SITUATION. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED ADVERSELY BY SAID DEFECT (SOME WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER). *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA TOLD HIM THEY WOULD GIVE HIM A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT. *KB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE HALTED AND SURGED DURING TRAVEL, WHICH MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2003. NOW IT FAILS AGAIN IN 2007. THE LIFESPAN IS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, DEALER SAID IT NEEDS REPLACED AFTER CHECKING IT ON COMPUTER. HE SAID HONDA HAD BEEN REPLACING SOME OF THESE IN THE 1999 ODYSSEY MODEL, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE MINE BECAUSE THE CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES. *TR

THE 1999 HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 126000 MILES, PAID 3000 FOR A REPLACEMENT ON NOVEMBER 2006, NOW IS JUNE AND WITH ONLY 128000 IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. *AK

SHFITING OF GEARS , DURING REGULAR DRIVING WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAME SLOW AND JERKY AT TIMES, THEN PROGRESSED TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANMISSION FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE 1/07. WHILE DRIVING 20-40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR AND STARTED JERKING AND HESITATING WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE IS ON RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURE RGAVE HIM CASE# N012007-01-3100124. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

IN AUGUST 2003 I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FROM HONDA CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME I HAD 70K MILES AND SPORADIC INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. NOW AT 120K I AM EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO INCLUDE: SLIPPAGE WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND SEVERE LURCHING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST AT A STOP. THE DEALER I HAVE BEEN USING SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME TO CALL THE HONDA CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THAT WAS A JOKE! THE WOMAN SAID THAT SINCE MY MILES WERE OVER THE MAGICAL NUMBER OF 100K MILES THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. APPARENTLY I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO HAVE LASTED THIS LONG WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS BEING FILED AGAINST HONDA BECAUSE OF...

WE BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM CARMAX AND THE FIRST WEEK THAT WE GOT THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO CARMAX. ACCORDING TO THEM THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN WHEN IT CAME BACK ON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY APPARENTLY FIXED IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. NOW WE DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTY AND OUR VAN WAS ACTING UP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GIVE A JERK WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THE EGR PORTS WERE CLOGGED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS MESSED UP FROM DAY 1. WE TOOK IT TO OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT WAS. ABOUT A 4 MONTHS LATER IT GOT REALLY BAD AND WE HAD TO GET OUR TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM STARTED ALSO (THE CAR ENGINE WOULD STALL RANDOMLY...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE PRECEDED BY WARNING LIGHTS, IMPROPER SHIFTING, FAILURE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRATION

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100K MILES. GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND WORSE, UNTIL RECENTLY (137K MILES) THE SHUDDERING WAS SO BAD, WE HAD TO FINALLY BITE THE BULLET AND GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY HONDA FOR A WHOPPING $3700 ($300 OF THAT IS 2 BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS). FOR A $32,000 VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST A MINIMUM OF 150K MILES. I TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF MY VEHICLES--IMAGINE IF I HAD NEGLECTED IT! HONDA SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER EXTENDING ALL 2ND GENERATION ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION WARRANTIES OUT TO 150K. *JB

MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY BROKE DOWN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, WHO TOLD US THERE WAS A "WARRANTY EXTENSION". I CHECKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I SEEMS LIKE BY CALLING IT A WARRANTY EXTENSION THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO RECALL IT AND FIX IT PROACTIVELY, INSTEAD WAITING FOR YOU TO BREAK DOWN, RISK AN ACCIDENT AND THEN COVERING THE COST. *NM

THIS IS IN CONCERN TO A 1999 HONDA ODSSYEY MINIVAN. HONDA HAS VOLUNTARILY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT PROBLEM FOR 7YRS/100K MILES. I TOOK MY MINIVAN IN AROUND 95K TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON IT AS I ALREADY NOTICED SOME MINOR SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME AND DECLINED TO FIXED ANY TRANSMISSION PARTS. MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO DEGRADE VERY SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT 20K MILES AND THE DEALER NOW TOLD ME THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE RETURNED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120K. I BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BUILT AT THAT TIME NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THE DEALER NOW SAID IT HAS DETERIOATED TO SUCH A STATE THAT IT MAY BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. *NM

BEGINNING IN 2000, WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURES. FIRST, THE EGR VALVE MALFUNCTIONED; IT WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED AT HONDA'S EXPENSE. NEXT, ONE OF THE MOTORS FOR THE SIDE POWER DOORS FAILED. THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND HONDA EVENTUALLY COVERED THE FULL COSTS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS, WE WERE PLAGUED WITH AN ERRATIC "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THE COMPUTER CODE WAS INADEQUATE TO DIRECT A REPAIR. IN 2003 THE RADIATOR ROTTED OUT, AND THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $800. IN 2004 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILED, AND THAT REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $1400. ON JULY 22, 2005, THE REAR A/C VENTS FAILED TO COOL, AND I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THAT CHECKED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 25, 2005. WHEN I WAS DRIVING...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION. PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. WHILE DRIVING UP A DRIVEWAY TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE CASE MANAGER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY IN THE MORNING THEN IN THE AFTERNOON MADE A HUGE GRINDING, BANGING NOISE IN REVERSE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS 2ND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM HONDA. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT HONDA'S COST JUST 18 MONTHS AGO. CLEARLY REFURBISHED TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUST AS DEFECTIVE AS THE ORIGINALS. IN FACT THIS ONE DIDN'T LAST AS LONG AS THE ORIGINAL. THE TRANSMISSION IS A LEMON!!*AK

VEHICLE STARTED WHEN IGNITION TURNED ON, BUT GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER MANY FAILED ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE, WE HAD TO FOLLOW THE HONDA ODYSSEY USER MANUAL DIRECTIONS( PG 201) AND UNLOCK THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL USING THE CAR KEY- YOU THEN INSERT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN THE VAN ON.*AK

THE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING IN THE CITIES OR HIGHWAYS.THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO DIFFENT GEAR WITHOUT WARNING GOES FROM DRIVING TO NOT MOVING IN ANY GEAR.I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND CAN BRING IT TO YOUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND YOU CAN RIDE OR DRIVE IT TO SEE HOW DANGEROUS IT REALLY IS FOR MY WIFE AND 3YR OLD SON AND 2 1/2 MONTH OLD DAUGTHER .I PRAY THAT THEY ARE SAFE EVERY DAY LEAVE IN THAT 5 STAR AWARDED DEATH TRAP.*AK