2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. A DAY EARLIER THE TCS LIGHT LIT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP. THE VERY NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MILES THERE WAS A SLIPPING SENSATION AND THEN WITHIN FEW MINUTES THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT IN MOVING THE CAR FORWARD. WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, THANK GOD, I WASN'T TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULDN'T IMAGINE IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH BUNCH OF CARS AND TRUCKS BEHIND ME. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LOCAL ROADS WHILE THIS HAPPENED. I HAD CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY VIN. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THOSE VEHICLE AND REQUESTED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE HE TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE - PURE AND SIMPLE. HONDA HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND THAT THEY CANNOT HELP ANY FURTHER. OTHER THAN OPENING UP A CASE [XXX] HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE HASN'T HELPED MUCH. LOOKING AT VARIOUS AUTO FORUMS, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE NUMBER 1 PROBLEM FOR THE 2ND GENERATION (AND EVEN SOME 3RD GENERATION) ODYSSEYS WITH ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM TAILING CLOSE AS THE NUMBER 2 PROBLEM. DESPITE ALL THIS, IT IS SURPRISING THAT HONDA SEEMS TO BE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION IN THE PAST. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR $1500. SINCE THE REBUILD, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. *KB

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

AFTER COMPLYING WITH HONDA'S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, EVEN AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR THE RECALL IN 2004 BEFORE IT HAD 15K ON IT. I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THE RPM'S INCREASED BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE (YES THE PARKING BRAKE WAS OFF). I SHIFTED IT INTO PARK AND AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES I SHIFTED IT TO DRIVE AND THANKFULLY WAS ON MY WAY. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED TO SKIP/STUTTER WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED. ULTIMATELY ARRIVED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGAN BUCKING, SLIPPING, GRABBING, RACING, MAKING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. CAR TOWED FOR REPAIR. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, $6,000. I ENDED UP REPLACING TRANSMISSION WITH A THIRD PARTY TRANSMISSION, AS I LEARNED THAT SUCH FAILURES OF HONDA TRANSMISSIONS ARE VERY COMMON. AS CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TT

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE PASSING LANE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ON. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANYONE RUNNING IN TO ME. UPON GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK AND WALKED AROUND THE VAN TO SEE IF ANY FLUIDS WERE LEAKING. NONE WERE. I GOT BACK INTO THE VAN TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE. IT FINALLY DID AFTER MOVING THE SHIFTER FROM P TO D A FEW TIMES BUT IT DID NOT HAVE THE POWER AND DID NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE CODE THAT TURNED UP ON MY MECHANICS SCANNER SHOWED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME EVENTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THE ONLY RECALL THEY ACKNOWLEDGE WAS THE FUEL PUMP FOR MY VAN. THE OUTCOME OF THE EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS AND I FEEL HONDA IS JUST TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THIS. IF THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT I QUESTION WHAT THEY WOULD SAY AFTER A LAWYER GAVE THEM A CALL. THEY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE A DEAL FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME HONDA DOES THIS TO ME. I HAVE OWNED MANY GM VEHICLES WITH MORE MILEAGE AND NEVER HAD EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER SPENDING OVER $3500 ON A REBUILT TRANSMISSION I DON'T BELIEVE ANOTHER HONDA WILL BE IN MY DRIVEWAY! *TR

I OWN 04 HONDA ODYSSEY AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR MULTIPLE 2003-2004 HONDA MODELS. YOU CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING TO PARK. THE VAN STARTED ROLLING, I WAS PUSHED BY IT AND INJURED MY KNEE AS I WAS TRYING TO GET IN AND STOP THE CAR. THE CAR HIT THE RAILS RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. I TESTED THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT ANY EFFORT WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN DRIVE. WHY HONDA ODYSSEY IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED FOR HONDA ELEMENT AND FEW OTHER HONDA MODELS? HANDA ODYSSEY 2004 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED HERE: HTTP://AUTOS.AOL.COM/CARS-HONDA-ELEMENT-2004/RECALLS/ SUMMARY: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, CIVIC TWO AND FOUR DOOR, AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 HONDA ELEMENT VEHICLES. THE INTERLOCK LEVER OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY UNEXPECTEDLY DEFORM, WHICH CAN ALLOW THE INTERLOCK FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO BE DEFEATED. CONSEQUENCES: REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTED TO THE PARK POSITION CAN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE ORIGINAL INTERLOCK PIN AND LEVER WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW, DESIGNED COMPONENTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I DRIVE KIDS AND MY DISABLED MOTHER IN MY VAN, SOMEONE CAN GET INJURED. I HAVE TWO MORE OLDER HONDA CRV CARS AND THEY DON"T HAVE THIS PROBLEM, ONLY HONDA ODYSSEY HAS THIS ISSUE. *TT

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 111,111 MILES AND WE CURRENTLY LIVE OVERSEAS IN ENGLAND. MY CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON FIVE DAYS AGO AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN DOWN HILL. IT HAS TROUBLE GETTING INTO REVERSE AND NOW IT IS SCIPPING REALLY BAD IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA AND SINCE IT IS US SPEC AND HAS TO SHIP THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE STATES IT WILL COST 7500 POUNDS AND WITH THE EXCHANGE RATE IT WOULD BE ABOUT 12000 DOLLARS. WE DO NOT HAVE MANY CHOICES AS THEY ARE NOT MANY SHOPS THAT WILL WORK ON AMERICAN SPEC CARS. WE LOVED THE VAN UP UNTIL THIS ALL STAREDWE HAVE TO MAKE THE CHOICE TO GET RID OF THE CAR AS IT IS NOT WORTH THAT MUCH. WE ARE REALLY IN A BIND AS WE ARE A FAMILY OF SIX AND THIS IS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE BRAKE SERVICE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP MOTOR MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY WORN AND THE RUBBER WAS FRACTURED. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NO LONGER COVERED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 2/28/12 *CN

20YEAR OLD DROVE YOUNGER SISTER AND TEAMMATE TO SOCCER PRACTICE. ON THE RAP OF THE EXPRESSWAY @ A SPEED OF ABOUT 35-40 MILES VAN HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AND JERKS. CARS SLOW DOWN TO LET HER MERGE SO NOT TO HIT WALL BARRIER. THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY BAD GAS, ONLY TO FIND OUT 3 DAYS LATER ON A WEEKEND TRIP TO SOCCER TOURNAMENT IT WAS TRANSMISSION. SAME THING HAPPENED @ THE TOLL BOTH, ONLY TO HAVE TSC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. STOPPED @ LOCAL HONDA SERVICE STATION ONLY TO FIND OUT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 11000 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAN'T BELIEVE HONDA AND NHTSA, WOULD ALLOW AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THAT COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL DEATH! THE ODYSSEY IS A FAMILY CAR... MANY YOUNG LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR