2005 Honda Odyssey Power Train

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 80000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING. HONDA SAID IT WOULD COST $2,000-2,500 TO FIX BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLY A TORQUE PROBLEM. PER ODY BLOGS MANY OTHER ODY OWNERS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SINCE THERE WAS AN EXISTING WARRANTY BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO LONGER AN ACTIVE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE SHUTTERING WOULD STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

WE HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 8800.00 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING. HONDA SAID 4200.00 PLEASE. VAN JUST PAID OFF. HONDA WILL NOT STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND SAY THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THERE VANS.

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ' ACCELERATING FROM 30-35 AND/OR 40-45 MPH, THE VAN SHUDDERS DURING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT. WENT ON-LINE AND FOUND OTHERS WITH 2005+ ODYSSEYS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MOST COMPLAINTS SEEM TO POINT TO THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK MY VAN TO A LOCAL DEALER ' THEY REPROGRAMMED THE FUEL INJECTOR. DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FOR MY VAN, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR

WHINING SOUND AND SHUDDERING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, GENERALLY 30-40 MPH. BELIEVE IT IS TRANSMISSION RELATED. *TR

BETWEEN 35-40 MILES PER HOUR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. VAN IS 4.5 YEARS OLD WITH 53,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $3400. THIS IS ON A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L WITH NAVIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN SPEEDS 25 MPH TO 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AS IF IT WILL STALL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL, PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER, ORIGINAL OWNER, STRICTLY MAINTAINED. WHEN DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR, 40-45MPH, 1100-1200 RPM IF I START UP AN INCLINE WHERE TRANSMISSION SHOULD DOWNSHIFT, SEVERE VIBRATION BEGINS. LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. EASE OFF ACCELERATOR OR INCREASE ACCELERATION TO INCREASE RPM AND VIBRATION STOPS. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 40K VERY INFREQUENTLY. NOW AT 53K HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT CAR ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 68000 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN VAN IS GOING SLIGHTLY UPHILL WHILE ENGINE SPEED IS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 RPM. PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY IF MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT OR PRESS HARD ON THE GAS PADDLE TO FORCE THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM BUT HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO ABSORB THE REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE WHEN SPEED REACHES APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT NO OTHER OBVIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER SAID NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

THIS BEHAVIOR HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST ACCORDING TO MY WIFE. THE LAST TIME HAPPENED ON 1/30/09 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET UNDER NORMAL SPEED AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER, THE D DRIVE FAILED TO ENGAGE. I IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SEVERAL TIME TO RE-ENGAGE THE D GEAR. VERY UNSAFE, UNPREDICTABLE AND SCARE IN A BUSY STREET. *TR

2005 ODYSSEY MINI VAN. OIL LEAK AT UNDER 24000 MILES. TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEN 7/08 HAD ANOTHER OIL LEAK JUST AFTER IT HAD EXPRESS SERVICE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. TOOK BACK THEY SAID THAT SOMETHING DID NOT GET PUT ON TIGHT ENOUGH. TOOK BACK TWO WEEKS OR SO LATER, AROUND 32000 MILES NOW STILL LEAKING. REPLACED OIL PAN AND GASKET. STILL LEAKING. TOOK BACK TOLD IT WAS TRANSMISSION. THEY STARTED TO ORDER ONE. HONDA HAD ME COME BACK IN TO TAKE PICTURES. MY SERVICE REP WAS NOT THERE AT THAT TIME. AT THIS TIME SAID IT WAS ENGINE OIL NOT TRANS. WENT BACK WHEN MY SERVICE REP WAS IN. SHE FOUND LEAK AND IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER TRANS WAS PUT IN AROUND JAN 6TH 2009 AT AROUND 38,500 MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT NORMAL. BUT THERE SEEMS TO MANY COMPLAINTS ON TRANSMISSIONS ON THE HONDA VANS. *TR

SEVERE VIBRATION, THUMPING, WASHBOARD AFFECT IN RIGHT FRONT WHEN DRIVING OVER 20MPH. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT DRIVE AXEL. *TR

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW AND VIGILANTLY MAINTAIN IT. WITH FEWER THAN 43,000 MILES, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO PROPERLY "LOCKUP" AT 45 MPH ON LEVEL GRADE WHEN WARM. THE DEALERS SCAN TOOL INDICATED ABSENCE OF ANY DETECTED ABNORMALITY, BUT THEIR TEST DRIVE CONFIRMED THE SYMPTOM--PULSING POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS. THEY TOLD ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAILING WHICH THEY DON'T REPLACE NOR REPAIR SO THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE. THEY NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOR ANY RELATED SERVICE CAMPAIGNS OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. I AM, LIKE I SAID, VIGILANT ABOUT SERVICE, SO I WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS BEFORE IT BECOMES AN ISSUE, BUT OTHERS MAY BE AT RISK IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS RAPIDLY DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN. *TR

I DROVE MY VAN UP TO THE GOAT PEN. PUT THE VAN IN PARK, LEFT IT RUNNING WALKED IN FRONT OF THE VAN AND CROSSED OVER TO THE GATE. I STOOD IN FRONT OF THE GOAT PEN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. VAN STARTED MOVING FORWARD- HIT A TREE. THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN FRONT OF IT. *TR

WHILE THE CAR WAS IDLING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK, THE VAN ROLLED DOWN THE STREET WITH MY KIDS STILL INSIDE THE VAN. EVENTUALLY, THE VAN HIT A PARKED CAR AND THE VAN STOPPED. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. *JB

TRANSMISSION MAKES VIBRATING NOISE ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING ON SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE. VAN TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL CHECKS WERE WITHIN HONDA SPEC. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT PROBABLY ALWAYS DID THIS AND THAT I JUST DIDN'T NOTICE IT. *JB

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX - DRIVING AROUND 45 - 55 MPH, THERE IS A LOUD VIBRATION/GRINDING IS FELT. REPORT PROBLEM TO DEALER - THEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS COMPLAIN FROM OTHER VAN OWNERS BUT NO SOLUTION. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. BOTH FRONT AXLES BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE AXLES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 25, 2005. HE STATED THAT WITH ONLY 750 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THREE PEOPLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP DID AN INVESTIGATION ,TWO PEOPLE CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ONE DID NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SOUND WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, IT LIKE A VERY LOUD HUMMING NOISE. HE HEARD THE NOISE THE DAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 40 MPH, AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD HEARD THE NOISE AT A LOW SPEED. IT OCCURRED MORE TRAVELING UP OR DOWN A HILL OR WHEN YOU PUT STRESS ON THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP DID SOME ADDITIONAL TESTING AND DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE THE FIRST TIME. THEY DID NOT HEAR IT THE SECOND TIME. THE THIRD TIME THEY DID HEAR THE NOISE. AFTER THE ADDITIONAL TESTING THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ONE OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INITIALLY, THIS VEHICLE WOULD DO THIS SOUND MORE OFTEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. BUT SOMETIMES IT OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL. *AK

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING 45 MPH OR GREATER THE RPM'S DROPS DOWN TO ABOUT 1400 RPM'S. WHEN SHIFTING INTO OVER DRIVE. THE ENGINE BEGINS TO VIBRATES AND WILL CONTINUE UP TO 55 MPH. WHEN ACCELERATING ABOVE 55 MPH THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAS ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. NEITHER HAS A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB