2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V420000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN BUT COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP THROUGH FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ONGOING FOR A YEAR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TCS LIGHT FLASHING. DIAGNOSIS CODE P0740 INDICATES: TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP MALFUNCTION.VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE HIGHEST GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEED, SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AT APPROX 20 MPH AND GAS MILEAGE HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. DETERMINED THAT THERE IS INTERNAL SLIPPING REQUIRING A NEW TRANSMISSION. SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND GET CAUGHT IN DOORS. SEVERAL AREAS OF BODY HAVE MIDNIGHT BLUE PAINT PEELING. *TR

HAD NOTICED RECENTLY THAT WHEN SWITCHING GEARS THE VAN "JUMPED" AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SEEMED TO VIBRATE/SHAKE. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING WORKED ON IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE HAD BEEN FOLLOWED COMPLETELY SO THIS WAS A COMPLETE SHOCK -- AT LEAST UNTIL I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH, SAW THE RECALL NOTICE OF OVER 1-MILLION HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS (HOWEVER MY VIN # DIDN'T COME UP!) AND SAW JUST HOW MANY TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS THERE WERE FROM OTHER OWNERS ALSO NOT PART OF THE RECALL. BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE, I CHOSE MY RECOMMENDED LOCAL AAMCO SHOP TO DO THE REPAIRS. CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO "GOODWILL" CLAIM BECAUSE (A) THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO THE REPAIR AND (B) THE TRANSMISSION IS ONLY WARRANTIED BY HONDA FOR 36/36,000 (NO WONDER!!). HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD ME THAT HONDA RARELY PROVIDES "GOODWILL" CLAIMS AND IF THEY DO, I'D BE LUCKY TO RECEIVE $400, SO CONSIDERING THE DEALERSHIP WAS OVER $2000 MORE FOR JUST THE TRANSMISSION WORK, I COULDN'T RISK HAVING THE DEALERSHIP DO THE REPAIR TO LATER FIND OUT THAT HONDA WOULD REJECT A "GOODWILL" CLAIM. *TR

AT AROUND 80,000 COMPLAINED TO HONDA DEALER THAT MY VAN WAS ROUGHLY DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEARS. THEY JUST RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND NEVER MENTIONED PREVIOUS RECALL AND TRANNY PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH 39,000 MILES. WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AND PROBLEMS WITH PRIOR MODEL YEARS. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES AND MY TRANSMISSION DIED AT 112,560. I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE MY VAN KEPT ROLLING BACKWARD. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE UNTIL IT DIED WHILE DRIVING IT WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR TOWN. IT MANAGED TO SHIFT TO 2ND GEAR AND DRIVE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AT AROUND 45 MPH (I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SINCE I WAS IN TOWN AND THE SPEED LIMIT WHERE IT FAILED WAS 40MPH. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO HONDA AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DRIVABLE ONCE IT WAS SHUT OFF AT MECHANIC. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS WRONG FOR HONDA TO NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I PAID HONDA OVER $3,000 FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE GEARS BEGAN TO SLIP AND SHIFT VIOLENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION THEN SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING FOR 2 HRS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO RATTLE AND BEGIN TO LOSE POWER ALMOST DRIVING ME IN TO A FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUIDS ALL OVER THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ON GOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JS

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 135,000 MILES BEING DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING. WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OFF INTERSTATE AND ROLL TO A SAFE SPOT. I UNDERSTAND TRANSMISSION ISSUES/COMPLAINTS ARE HIGH ON THESE YEARS OF ODYSSEY'S. CURRENTLY BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $3500. *JS

WITH 130,000 MILES OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COMPLETE MAINTENANCE TO DATE. IN READING WE HAVE FOUND WEBSITES DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM, A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS FILED, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE BY HONDA. ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM SUGGESTED SUBMITTING THIS FORM TO ADD TO THE TOTAL COUNT. *TT

SIDE AND FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS DISCOVERED TO HAVE FAILED AT 59852 MILES ON 2/19/09 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, 6/18/12, REAR (TRANSMISSION) MOUNT DISCOVERED TO HAVE FAILED AT 88000 MILES AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. NORMAL FAMILY DRIVING FOR VACATIONS AND AROUND TOWN ONLY. NO EXTREME CONDITIONS OR ROADS. *JS