2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Power Train Problems

In have traffic on hwy van quit pulling causing a major traffic problem upon checking Honda failed to mount a proper cooling system for the Trans even though they acknowledge doing so refuse to do anything about it apparently there's a lot of these on road luckily someone wasn't killed that day

My transmission will not shift into third fourth or fifth and I see that there is a recall on the transmission for the 2004 Honda Odysseys and I was wondering how I go about getting this repaired that’s what mines doing it won’t shift I have to manually shift it from 1st to 2nd as far as It can go.

until today, 4/3/2022, no issues with 2004 Honda Odyssey transmission. today after driving 5 minutes from home the engine roared and forward drive was lost. the car was balky getting it home and would not climb a moderate hill. after a 30 minute rest the car would move forward and was able to reach home shifting from D1 to D2 made no difference shifting into Low made no difference trans fluid is at normal level but its dark, not burnt, just dark 2nd hand car purchased 5 years ago with 80,000 miles trans serviced at 125,000 miles [XXX], (220,000 miles). INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. Due to the failure, the contact moved the vehicle off to the shoulder of the highway and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V176000 (Power Train) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. There was assistance offered. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the independent mechanic. The failure mileage was approximately 202,000.

My 2004 has codes relating to transmission problems, along with ongoing codes for emission problems. I have taken it in and it dose need a new transmission. It also needs emission work . I have been told that this rare with this make and model. Also the input for the gas is not working well.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED WHEN DRIVING IN RT 5 FREEWAY PAST GLENDALE AND 134 JUNCTION, CAR WAS RUNNING IN ABOUT 60 MILES SPEED AND CAME ABRUPT STOP (LOSS OF DRIVE/PULL IN A VERY DANGEROUS WAY). MANAGED TO PUSH IT TO BREAKDOWN LANE. THEN UPON TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND AFTER A WHILE I COULD DRIVE A BIT TO PARK IN INTERNAL ROAD. I THEN TOWED THE CAR. LATER, I DROVE IN INTERNAL ROAD. SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. WHEN PLACED IN AUTOMATIC DRIVE (D) VEHICLE RUNS FOR FEW MILES AND SUDDENLY FAILS TO RUN AND STOPS. CHANGING GEAR DOESN'T HELP. WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND ON BACK AGAIN, IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A MILE OR TWO AND SHOWS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS, IT DOESN'T MOVE IN ANY GEARS. RESEARCHING IN INTERNET, HONDA 2004 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRING AT 117,000 MILES WAS REPORTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. AS IF IT WAS PROGRAMMED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *DT*JB *TR 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

SHIFT CAR ONTO GEAR D AND IT DOES NOT MOVE. AFTER A GOOD 6 TO 8 SECONDS IN GEAR IT WILL MOVE FORWARD.ALSO WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR TRANSMISSION SHIFT ERRATICALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN NECESSARY AND THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLASHED. MARTIN MAIN LINE HONDA (123 E LANCASTER AVE, ARDMORE, PA 19003, 1-(610) 649-5600) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES AND EACH ONE DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT STATE IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THERE WAS NO OPEN POWER TRAIN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED 26 TSBS FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

SHIFTING CAR INTO GEAR (D4) FROM PARK IT DOES NOT MOVE, ALTHOUGH AFTER A FEW MINUTES IN GEAR IT WILL MOVE FORWARD

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BROKEN DOWN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STEVENSON-HENDRICK HONDA WILMINGTON (821 S COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC 24803). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

NHTSA RECALL 04V176000 DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR VIN, BUT IT SHOULD, BECAUSE THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH OUR VEHICLE 3 TIMES NOW. THE TRANSMISSION HAS OVERHEATED AND FAILED. AND ACCORDING TO 04V176000, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING IS A SERIOUS HAZARD THAT CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE!!! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT ON HWY 80 TOWARDS RENO. THE 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED, SHE WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT THE SAME PLACE I WAS, ON 41 NORTH. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS ON A MEDIUM TO LONG TRIP GOING UP AN INCLINE. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS AS WELL, SO MUCH THAT THERE IS A SITE DEDICATED TO THIS VERY PROBLEM -- ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM. IF YOU VISIT THIS WEBSITE YOU CAN SEE THE DEFINITE DIFFERENCE IN PROPORTION OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE EARLIER GENERATIONS VS THE LATER....

TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A LOW SPEED AND THEN ACCELERATED AT NORMAL SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ROBERT AUTO MALL (19 PARK LANE, DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335, (610) 269-8200) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A HISTORY REPORT REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 06612914. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

AT 123,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH UNCONTROLLED GEAR CHANGES ON ROAD AND LOUD THUMP IN CHANGING GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHEN STARTING IN MORNING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. DEALER SAID A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED. AFTER INSTALLATION AND TRAVELLING TO 131,000 MILES THUMPING REOCCURRED IN CHANGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE. WAITING ON DEALER RESPONSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY REV TO OVER 5,000 RPMS. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ALTERNATOR WIRES BURNED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVE 1, DRIVE 2, DRIVE 3, AND THE REVERSE GEARS FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE DRIVE, NEUTRAL, AND PARK, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET - TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

FAILED/BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMIC LOW MILEAGE FAILURE ISSUE ON SIMILAR HONDA ODYSSEYS OF THIS VINTAGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THEN TURNED RIGHT AND PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. THE VAN THEN SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND THE WHEELS COMPLETELY SEIZED UP. I COULD NOT DRIVE OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VAN SKIDDED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR, INCLUDING NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. I HAD MY FAMILY EXIT THE VAN BUT HAD TO LEAVE THE VAN IN THE ROAD. LUCKILY, THE POLICE SHOWED UP QUICKLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VAN WASN'T HIT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE WINCHED ONTO A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK AS THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 94K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE ROADSIDE TO SWITCH OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,935.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 196,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP USED 4 YEARS AGO WITH 104K MILES ON IT FOR $10K. I'D HAD IT INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND IT RECEIVED A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. I'VE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL 40K MILES AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WITH MY 3 TODDLER BOYS IN THE CAR ON THE WAY BACK FROM A SOCCER GAME (QUITE FRIGHTENING). I'M NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT WILL COST $5K TO REPAIR! AND NOW THAT I'M LOOKING FURTHER INTO THIS CAR, IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE'S ONGOING TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT HONDA HAS NOT ADDRESSED. SHAME ON HONDA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE VAN SUDDENLY QUIT PULLING. IT FELT LIKE IT HAD GONE INTO NEUTRAL, BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE VAN KEPT SLOWING DOWN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO ALLOW ME TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BAD. I HAD 3 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VAN, AS WE WERE GOING TO SPEND THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WITH FAMILY. SO WE WERE SEVERAL HOURS FROM HOME AND NO WAY TO GET TO OUR FAMILY OR BACK TO OUR HOUSE. IT WAS A SCARY ORDEAL FOR MY AND MY CHILDREN. WHEN WE FINALLY GOT THE VAN TOWED HOME AND TO A SHOP, WE WERE TOLD WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR IS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT. I CONTACTED...

ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON, GEARS STOPPED SHIFTING AT HIGH RPMS. SOON, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. CAR FAILED TO MOVE ON A BUSY FREEWAY OVERPASS EXIT. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE OFF, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND HOBBLED IN FIRST GEAR OFF THE OVERPASS. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS TYPICAL OF 2004 ODYSSEYS TO HAVE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL. COST OF REPAIR FAR EXCEEDS BLUE BOOK VALUE OF CAR. *TR

WAS DRIVING NORMAL THEN CAR STALLED AND STARTED REVING VERY LOUD AND JERKING WHEN PUSHING ON GAS WHILE THE D FOR DRIVE WAS LASHING EVEN WHEN PUT INO PARK THE D STILL FLASHED BLUE WAS READING ABOUT PROBLEM AND IT SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION FAILURE

I HAD ALL MAJOR SERVICES AT HONDA DEALER ( FOUR WHEELS ALIGNMENT AT 95000 MILES IN 2012, TIMING BELL AT 100000 MILES IN 2012, OIL TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 109500 MILES IN 2013, ALIGNMENT AT 121000 IN 2013). I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR. DURING THAT TIME PERIOD AND ALL SERVICES AT HONDA DEALER THEY DID NOT ADVISE ANY THING. TODAY I BROUGHT MY CAR FOR AIR BAG RECALL, ALIGNMENT AND OIL TRANSMISSION SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE ALL THREE ENGINE MOUNT COST APPROXIMATELY $1380. I WAS SHOCK BECAUSE IT TOO EXPENSIVE. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ENGINE MOUNTS EASY TO BREAK. I WENT HOME RESEARCHING ONLINE AND SURPRISING TO DISCOVER THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS ENGINE MOUNT DEFECTED OR DESIGN PROBLEM CAUSE ENGINE MOUNTS EASY TO BREAK (NORMALLY NEED TO REPLACE...

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON 11/15/2014 WAY TO WORK AROUND 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT A JERK AS SOME ONE HIT FROM BEHIND, LOOKED AROUND AND KEEP DRIVING FELT JERK AGAIN AND SPEED OF VEHICLE CAME DOWN PULLED CAR TO THE SIDE. STOPPED THE ENGINE FOR FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN PUT GEAR IN DRIVE AND CAR IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY EVEN GIVING ENOUGH GAS. END OF CALLING TOW TRUCK AND TOWED CAR TO CLOSE BY DEALER. DEALER CALLED ME TODAY 11/15/2014 TO INFORM THERE IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEED AROUND $6000 IN REPAIRS. *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE DURING A RECENT TRIP. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOST POWER(SPEED) WHILE TRAVELING. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RPM'S INCREASED RAPIDLY AND SMOKE STARTING EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION AND OIL COOLER WERE REPLACED. *JB

OUR HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILED UNDER VERY SCARY CIRCUMSTANCES---WITH MY WIFE AND DISABLED SON ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. AS SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE VAN'S ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE----LEAVING THE VAN COASTING INTO TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY JUST BEFORE A VEHICLE THAT WAS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND WOULD HAVE MADE IMPACT. SHE AND MY SON WERE VERY LUCKY. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT EXHIBITING ANY KIND OF SHIFTING PROBLEMS. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THE ENGINE OVER REVVED BUT THE WHEELS WERE NOT MOVING. I WAS ON CITY STREETS MAKING A TURN - LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS AS THE GEARS WERE NOT ENGAGING. AFTER I NAVIGATED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD ON BEING PUT IN GEAR. THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER - LATER I REALIZED IT WAS PROBABLY BURNING OR OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION FLUID. ON TOWING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND ADVISED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" AND THE "TCS OFF LIGHT" HAD BEEN COMING ON AND OFF OCCASIONALLY. I HAD ALSO NOTICED THE VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING PRESSED IN...

THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND IT DIDN'T WANT GO ANYWHERE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. VERY SCARED FOR MY FAMILY IT WAS UNSAFE I SAW HONDA HAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY TOLD IT ISN'T FOR MY CAR I WANT TO ADD MY VEHICLE INTO THAT RECALL ITS NOT FAIR THAT MY VEHICLE IS UNDER THAT BUT IT SAY FROM MODELS 2002-2004 AND MINE IS A 2004 SO IT SHOULD BE UNDER THAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING FUNNY. I DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES TO OUR DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY I MADE IT. THE HIGHEST SPEED I COULD GO WAS ALMOST 40MPH. PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT 8:30A.M. AND WAITED. WAS GIVEN THE NEWS THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT WAS ALMOST $6,000.00 TO REPLACE. THEY HAD ME. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO...AND HAD TO PICK UP KIDS AT SCHOOL AT 3;30P.M. ENDED UP SINKING $40,000.00 INTO A NEW 2014 ODYSSEY. BOY DO I FEEL TAKEN! AND THEN TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FROM 1999. I DO QUESTION THE TRANSMISSION OF THE ONE I AM DRIVING NOW....IT SHIFTS FUNNY. MY 2004 ALSO ALWAYS HAD A FUEL SMELL. WAS CONCERNED AT TIMES OF STARTING IT. WE ALSO PAID TO HAVE THE DASH LIGHTS FIXED....AT OUR EXPENSE. DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT...

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY STATE ROUTE 22 BETWEEN ALTOONA PA AND EBENSBURG PA WHEN I EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE INABILITY TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE WHILE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SEMI-TRUCK TRAFFIC WAS CONTINUOUS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VAN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SMOOTHLY AND SOUNDS FINE, BUT THE REPAIR SHOP PULLED A CODE OF P0740--TC CLUTCH FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, AND THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEYS. WHILE OUR TRANSMISSION LASTED LONGER THAN MANY ODYSSEYS' DO, I THINK THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 119K IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME, IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS.

IT WAS THURSDAY, EARLY EVENING, AND I WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, WHEN THE 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN'S POWER CUT OUT. THE ENGINE WENT DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT JUST SUDDENLY CUT OFF FOR NO REASON. I WAS ABLE WITH DIFFICULTY TO STEER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE IGNITION "OFF" AND CALLED MY HUSBAND THINKING I MIGHT NEED AAA TO COME TOW THE CAR. AFTER THE VAN SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO START AGAIN, BUT IT SOUNDED TERRIBLE AND THE ENGINE'S ENGAGEMENT FELT WEAK. I WAS A FEW MILES FROM AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND DECIDED TO SLOWLY DRIVE IT THERE AND LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT. I WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON MY VAN OF...

THE DAY AFTER COMING HOME FROM AN 800 MILE ROAD TRIP MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN LOCALLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP. THE VAN WAS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, ENGINE REVVING TO OVER 4000 RPM. VAN WAS HAVING PROBLEMS ENGAGING AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,800. WE BOUGHT HONDA FOR RELIABILITY AND WERE VERY SURPRISED TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING AT 148,000 MILES. ALSO HAD BOTH ELECTRONIC SIDE DOORS REPLACED IN 2012, BOTH DOORS STOPPED WORKING WITHIN THE SAME MONTH. *TR

TRANSMISSION WANTS TO SHIFT BUT DOESN'T AND IT DOES IT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS TO. I THINK IT IS BS THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY TELL ME MINE DOESN'T QUALIFY BECAUSE THE VIN DOESN'T MATCH. I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD FIX IT HASN'T GONE OUT YET BUT IT WILL ONE DAY THEN I'M SUPPOSED TO COVER IT. *TR

5/6/14 TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CLUNKING ENGINE NOISE. HAD TO PAY $1400 TO REPLACE BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS THAT WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT . ALSO HAS TO REPLACE THE OUTER TIE RODS THAT WERE WORN OUT CREATING A COMPLETELY UNSAFE VEHICLE. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, THE D LIGHT WENT BLACK. SUDDENLY IT CAME BACK ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION AND THEY NOW DIAGNOSED IT WITH THE P0740 CODE TCC LOCKUP SOLENOID. CALLED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS THAT TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3500 AND UP. THIS IS VERY DISCERNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T LAST LONGER AND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND HONDA REFUSES TO ISSUE THE RECALL ON ALL 2004 TRANSMISSIONS. THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS OUT THERE...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY NOTICED THE GEAR SLIPPING WITH CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON. THE DEALER SAID ITS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONTROL CLUTCH MALFUNCTION AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEYS BUILT IN 2002 TO 2004. BUT ACCORDING TO HONDA MY VIN IS NOT IN THAT RECALL. IT APPEARS LIKE THE PROBLEM THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED WITH THE LATER 2004 MODELS IS NOT REALLY FIXED. HONDA DOESNT WANT TO PAY FOR ANY OF THESE FIXES.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, ROYAL HONDA IN METAIRIE, LA. ROYAL HONDA ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5,500. WE RECEIVED ESTIMATES FROM OTHER TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS AND DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM ROYAL HONDA TO PRECISION TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE, IN KENNER, LA. PRECISION TRANSMISSION INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION ON OCTOBER 3, 2011 FOR $2,537. *TR

VAN STARTED SHUTTERING AT LOW SPEEDS, 30-40 MPH AND BUCKING VIOLENTLY AT 40 MPH, SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. I CHECKED FOR A RECALL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, MINE WAS NOT COVERED. *TT