2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

I BOUGHT A HONDA ODYSSEY EX ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE BACK DOORS BEGAN OPENING ON THEIR OWN AS I WAS DRIVING AND WOULDN'T CLOSE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING OIL. I PAID TO GET A DIAGNOSTICS FROM THE HONDA DEALER SHIP WHICH COST ME 235.00. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT IT WITH 64KM AND NOW IT HAS 70KM. I'VE PAID 5,500 SO FAR AND I STILL OWE 10,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY VAN STARTED KIND OF JERKING AND THEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS MERGING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN PEAK RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND MY VAN STOPPED ON A CURVE. MY CHILD AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED BY A SEMI THAT JUST ABOUT REAR-ENDED US BUT INSTEAD DROVE INTO ANOTHER LANE, ABOUT HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THE VAN WAS RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT DRIVE OR GO IN REVERSE. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD BE $4,000 TO REPAIR. I SAW ON-LINE THAT MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. I AM CURRENTLY GETTING A SECOND OPINION. BOTH THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS IN THE YEAR MY VAN WAS MADE, WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE IS TRUE. BOTH REFUSED TO HELP ME AND DID NOT TELL ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS REGARDING HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS JUST LIKE MINE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. MILEAGE 75000,BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP,MAINTAINED BY DEALER. WAS SHOCKED WHEN NEWS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS BROKEN. REPAIR ESTIMATE 3900 THIS ALSO INCLUDE THE COMPUTER WHICH IS PECULIAR WITH THIS 04. STILL TALKING WITH HONDA AMERICA ON HOW THEY CAN HELP . *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

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

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

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY: ODOMETER ACCRUES MORE MILES THAN THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY TRAVELS, I.E., IT SHOWS ABOUT 10% MORE MILES THAN IT SHOULD. THE DEALER HAS NEVER MENTIONED THIS NOR OFFERED A "FIX." *TR

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

OWN 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY, ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED NEW, 130,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED LAST WEDNESDAY. I BELIEVE I AM ONE OF MANY ODYSSEY OWNERS WITH BAD TRANSMISSIONS. APPROXIMATELY $3500 TO FIX IT. *TR

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