2004 Honda Odyssey Power Train

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS FAILING TRANSMISSION AT BARELY OVER 100,000. THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE STARTED AT ONLY 80K! THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PER THE MANUFACTURER. UPON RESEARCH AND CONFIRMATION FROM THE DEALER, HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS MODEL HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE, THEY HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TELL CONSUMERS AND PAY FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS TO AVOID INJURY OR DEATH. *KB

AT LESS THAN 87,000 MILES, MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. ONE MONTH AGO, THE HONDA DEALER PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON THE CAR AS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THEN IT STARTED SLIPPING WITHIN 3 WEEKS. I HAVE READ THAT COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH 1999-2004 ODYSSEYS AND THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED ON 1999-2001 MODELS. MY 2004 HAD A RECALL THAT SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE ISSUE, AND YET, AT THIS LOW MILEAGE, I AM NOW FACED WITH A $5,000 REPAIR ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED. HONDA HAS ALSO ISSUED MANY TSBS ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE THEM TO REPLACE ALL TRANSMISSIONS IN ALL ODYSSEYS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

WELL . . . WE HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND JUST HIT THE 103,000 MILE MARK AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE UNTIL IT JUST WOULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE. LUCKILY, HE BROKE DOWN IN FRONT OF A MECHANIC SHOP. CODE P0740 HAS COME UP MEANING WE NEED A NEW TRANNY. CALLED HONDA 12/10 AND AGAIN 2/11. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN HOPES OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA FOR THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS VERY PUBLICLY FAILED. WE WERE OFFERED A HIGHLY OVERPRICED RATE, TEN HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO AND HAD IT REPAIRED FOR $1,000 LESS THAT THE ORIGINAL QUOTE WITH HONDA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THROUGH AAMCO TRANSMISSION, WITH THE FINAL BILL BEING $4700.29 . WE'RE THE 2ND OWNERS ON THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE CAR PAYMENTS MONTHLY. OUR LOAN IS WHAT'S CALLED AN UPSIDE DOWN LOAN, OWING MORE IN PAYMENTS THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. TO BOOT, WE'VE BEEN WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE SINCE DEC. 2010, AND DON'T SEE ANY LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN, SO THE VEHICLE SITS AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS. I'M AT A LOSS . . . I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE'RE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN A VEHICLE THAT WE TRULY LOVED UNTIL NOW. HOPELESS IN A HONDA. *LN

ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2011. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM COLUMBIA,SC TO AUGUSTA,GA. OUR MINIVAN STARTED ACTING UP OUR TCS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE, AND MY WIFE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A GENTLEMAN FROM DOT HELP HER GET THE VAN ON THE ROAD IT SEEMED LIKE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO APROX. 20 MILES PER HOUR GRANTED MY WIFE IS ON I-20 WESTBOUND, AND FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER OR SIGNAL THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE GENTLEMAN WAS ABLE TO GET MY WIFE ON THE ROAD AGAIN,BUT ABOUT 20 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND MY WIFE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT, FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE DECELERATED BY ITSELF, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2004 WITH ONLY 112K MILES TO ME THIS IS ABSURD. NOW I SEE THAT HONDA HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 1999. I THINK HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR PUTTING SUCH A CRUMMY PRODUCT OUT IN THE MARKET. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WASN'T HURT BUT IT SHOOK HER A BIT. NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A BILL FOR $4100, FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA HAS KNOWLEDGE OF. HOPE SOME ACTION IS TAKEN AGAINST HONDA SINCE THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK ON THE ROAD. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN EXPERIENCEING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE IAM DRIVING IT IS UNSAFE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY I RELY ON THIS VEHICLE I GOT NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE WARRANTIES WERE LOUSY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL PLEASE HELP . *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS MALFUNCTION IN TRANSMISSION. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 150,000 MILES. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUNNING WELL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BLEW ITS TOP ON I-90 WEST WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH NEW YORK. THE 2ND GEAR BEGAN TO SHUTTER 3 WEEKS BEFORE BUT IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT AND OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR RAN WELL. *TR

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSTATE 70. STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO ASSIST MY WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN WHO WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE. VEHICLE STRUCK SP VEHICLE. *TR

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

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. WENT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION, WITH LESS THAN 70K MILES ON IT (AND DETERMINED BY TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AT 43K TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE) WAS DEAD-ON-ARRIVAL. I RELIED ON THAT VAN FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS AND, BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN WITH OTHERS, SO HAVE INNUMERABLE OTHERS. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY HAD THEY BEEN STRANDED OR HAD THE TRANSMISSION GONE OUT ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION WITH DEALER INSTALLED TOWING PACKAGE FAILURE. *TR

OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY IS HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. IT BEGAN WITH SOME SHAKING AND SHUDDERING AT 1500 RPMS, BETWEEN 25 - 35 MPH. WE TOOK INTO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ODYSSEY EX 2004 IN THE LEFT MOST LANE WITH MY WIFE AND 3 KIDS (AGES 7, 10, 12) ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE TOOK A JERK (LIKE A HICCUP) AND ALL THE SYSTEMS SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY. EVEN THE STEERING WAS COMPLETELY FROZEN SINCE THERE WAS NO POWER. I HARDLY MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WHILE HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WAS PASSING. IT WAS A HORRIBLE FEELING. MY FAMILY WAS COMPLETELY TERRIFIED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND A "SHORT CIRCUIT" IN THE IGNITION WIRING. ALSO, MY "TRANSMISSION" WAS NOT WORKING. SHORT CIRCUIT WAS REPAIRED ($250) BUT TRANSMISSION QUOTE IS OVER $4000 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY HONDA ODYSSEY- I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A STORE FRONT AND THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING, JUMPED THE CURB, HIT A POST, AND WENT THROUGH A STORE FRONT WINDOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED. I WAS THE ONLY ONE INJURED. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION ON11-13-09. THE CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] . I TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 118,539 MILES, NO WARNING. ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, GETTING OFF EXIT, TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN-SHIFTING VERY ABRUPTLY TO THE POINT OF SKIDDING AND LOOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. *TR

OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY A/T(TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON). WE HAD THE A/T CHECKED AT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE FLUID WAS FINE. THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL 04V176000 AFFECTING SOME 1,099,796 UNITS. OUR UNIT HAS A VIN JUST OUTSIDE OF THE RECALLED VIN NUMBERS. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE OTHER 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY VANS. THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 80,000 MILES. HONDA OFFERED 700.00 REBATE ONLY IF I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE AT A HONDA DEALER, WHICH WOULD COST $4200.00. I'M RETIRED ON A FIXED INCOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN HE FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP. LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE STATED, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFT BEGAN TO SHIFT INTO SECOND, THIRD AND THEN INTO FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT REPORTED PROBLEM TO THE DEALER BUT THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO VALID WARRANTY FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLES WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,246. UPDATED 11/15/10 *CN UPDATED 11/16/10*JB

UPON ACCELERATION, WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 1500 RPM A SHUDDER IS FELT. I AM EXPERIENCING THIS EVERY DAY NOW WHILE DRIVING. AFTER NUMEROUS ROAD TESTS WITH SERVICEMEN, DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN MADE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS DISCOLORED. *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY, ORIGINAL OWNER, 82,331 MILEAGE, HEADING TOWARDS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE YET THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND AS SHE ACCELERATED TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE DIRECTLY TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WITHOUT ACCELERATING PAST 25 MPH. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.