2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING, NO POWER, MECHANIC STATES THAT IT IS TOTALY SHOT & NEEDS REPLACEMENT, OR REBUILD. *TT

AUTO REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT TWO MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. NOT REPAIRING THEM COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE DROPPING AND PULLING RADIATOR DOWN WHICH WOULD BE DANGEROUS AND RESULT IN A MORE EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MOTOR MOUNTS ARE NOT A MAINTENANCE ITEM, LIKE BELTS, FOR EXAMPLE. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN THIS GENERATION HONDA ODYSSEY. FURTHER, THE PRICE OF THESE MOTOR MOUNTS IS VERY HIGH AND HAS NOT COME DOWN WHICH IS WHAT THEY WOULD EXPECT GIVEN THE FREQUENCY OF REPAIR AND AGE OF MODEL. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA WHICH TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

WHILE RETURNING FROM TEXAS TO ARKANSAS, MY TRANSMISSION HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE ON I-20 SOUTH OF DALLAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS, NO SOUNDS. THE ENGINE TACH REDLINED AND I WAS ABLE TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER WHATSOEVER. THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING FROM HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN I STOPPED, I NOTICED FLUID COVERING THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT WHEEL WELLS. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD I HAD A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WERE NO COMPUTER CODES RECORDED BY THE VANS COMPUTER. MY BILL TO HAVE IT REPLACED WAS $4,200.00. I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW, A RENTAL CAR TO RETURN TO LITTLE ROCK AND AN AIRLINE TICKET TO RETURN TO DALLAS TO RECOVER MY VAN. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW BY ME AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT ON THIS 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL. $3000+ WORTH OF REPAIRS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2004 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS FOR 1.1 MILLION OF THEM, BUT MY VIN DOESN'T HAPPEN TO FALL IN THAT CATEGORY... *TR

VIN NOT AVAILABLE: CAR CURRENTLY IN SERVICE ON MONDAY, 12/19/2011, THE ODYSSEY ACCELERATED EVEN AFTER APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. HAD TO PULL INTO SERVICE SHOP AND DRIVE UNTIL THE CAR COULD BE SAFELY PLACED IN PARK, AND HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WAS TOLD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (PART #047211) WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED FROM HONDA AND REPLACED. THE CAR WAS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP ON TUESDAY 12/20/2011. ON WEDNESDAY, 12/21/2011, WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE GAS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO A SERVICE STATION. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AROUND PARKING LOT UNTIL I COULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND, AGAIN, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. EVEN WHEN CAR WAS TURNED BACK ON THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A CERTIFIED HONDA REPAIR SHOP IN YORKVILLE, N.Y. BEING EVALUATED. THEY ARE TELLING US THEY WILL NEED TO CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ON THE VEHICLE (DUE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2009, BUT WAS RECONDITIONED IN 2010 BY ANOTHER HONDA DEALER), ALSO WILL CHECK CABLE BETWEEN THROTTLE BODY AND GAS. STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF ANYTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. THIS CAR IS THE MAIN CAR FOR OUR HOUSEHOLD WHICH INCLUDES 4-YEAR-OLD TRIPLETS (ONE HAS SPECIAL NEEDS). ONLY THE OPERATOR WAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ON A CITY BRIDGE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THEN REVVED. THE SYMPTOMS REPEATED THE NEXT DAY. MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VAN WHEN THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED. WE TOOK THE VAN TO OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WERE INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. OUR 2004 ODYSSEY HAS HAD ALL REQUIRED FACTORY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM. AT 95,000 MILES WE HAD THE RECOMMENDED 105,000 MILE SERVICE TO INCLUDE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND INSPECTION. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE SERVICE AND THE SERVICE SHOWED OUR VAN WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HONDA WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I WAS TOLD BY HONDA OF AMERICA THAT TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIFE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATES THAT. AFTER PAYING $1000 FOR THE SERVICE WE ARE NOW FACED WITH A $6300 BILL FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. GIVEN THE PRICE OF THE VAN AND ROUTINE SERVICE, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, AS IS THE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR A TRANSMISSION CATASTROPHICALLY FAILING JUST AFTER A SERVICE AND INSPECTION PRODUCED NOTHING BUT A VAN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT 3 TIMES SINCE MAY OF 2011. I KNEW IT WAS GOING BUT HONDA WOULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL MY WARRANTY WAS UP. I FEEL THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MORE THEN 80,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON CAR. LOST POWER TO WHEELS. HAD TO PULL CAR OFF TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND GET IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON BLACK ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CRASHED INTO A RETAINER WALL. THE CRASH WAS DUE TO THE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, WHICH DEPLOYED FORCEFULLY FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH OF HER HANDS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING ME TO ON A SIDE ROAD WITH NO PULL OFF AREA. I COULD NOT GET THE VAN TO MOVE FORWARD SO I STARTED DRIFTING BACKWARDS. HAD TO HAVE VAN TOWED TO SHOP. I AM OVERSEA FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM THE HONDA DEALER WAS 5000 POUND AND AT THE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE THAT IS $8000 ON A VAN WORTH $7000.00. WE HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE VAN. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3000.00. WE NEED THE VAN UNTIL WE GET BACK TO THE STATES THEN WE WILL BE TAKING IT IN ON A TOYOTA. NOT A HAPPY HONDA OWNER!!!!! *TR