Honda Odyssey Care and Maintenance

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#677 of 686 Re: 2007 Odyssey EX - Tranny Problem After PCM Upgrade [hondalova] by hvactim Sep 23, 2009 (4:09 pm)
Replying to: hondalova (Sep 19, 2009 7:19 pm) Hondalova, I have the exact same problem you do. Just brought in my 07 Odyssey for software upgrade (notice received from the dealer) on the transmission this morning thinking it would make the vehicle run better, even though I have no noticeable transmission issue prior to the SW upgrade. Now the car is vibrating/hopping when driving with a light foot on gas pedal at 20-30mph, but transmission seems to work fine with an agressive foot on the gas pedal. Called the dealer back & they want to replace the torque converter too--citing they cannot re-install the original SW version. I wish they would have told me this before installing it. I'm very nervous about having a major job done on at 27k mile van. I'm trying to contact Honda headquarter to see if this SW upgrade can be reverted. Replies to this message: ranga123 (Sep 25, 2009 7:09 pm)
#678 of 686 Re: 2007 Odyssey EX - Tranny Problem After PCM Upgrade [jskusn] by ranga123 Sep 25, 2009 (7:08 pm)
Replying to: jskusn (Sep 22, 2009 12:41 pm) My 07 Odyssey did not have any issues but since I got the S/W upgrade notice, I took it in to the dealer. They installed the S/W update and and right after the S/W upgrade, the judder appeared and was bad. I checked the TSB 09-053 that was applied and it clearly says that if the S/w update does not eliminate the judder, then the torque converter need to be replaced. I called Honda and they told me the same and asked me to return to the dealership. Today I did and a tech who did a test drive with me noticed the judder and after some discussion, they told me they need to call Honda Tech Line. Got a call this afternoon saying they are working on replacing the torque converter and that is the problem. It seems like this is a problem that Honda wants to address as needed. Seems like major work since the tech said they need to remove the transmission to get to the torque converter. Replies to this message: hondalova (Oct 15, 2009 7:00 pm)
#679 of 686 Re: 2007 Odyssey EX - Tranny Problem After PCM Upgrade [hvactim] by ranga123 Sep 25, 2009 (7:09 pm)
Replying to: hvactim (Sep 23, 2009 4:09 pm) I doubt if the S/W can be reverted since the TSB says if the dealer has any vehicles in the fleet without the upgrade, then they should do it prior to selling it etc.
#680 of 686 Re: How to prevent inside trunk scratches [tooundone] by strawberry5921 Sep 26, 2009 (12:48 pm)
Replying to: tooundone (Jul 05, 2009 7:22 am) Hey. This is late,but I'm new. I wondered the same thing. I haul stuff in plastic bins for my small business. I came up with this idea. My sign co. always wraps the signs in this really nice thin foam i guess you call it. I always kept the stuff cause it was so nice. So I went and asked to buy some. They gave me - I tripled it for the whole back and got some to protect the seat backs too. Working good so far. The width was already perfect pretty much.
#681 of 686 Re: 2007 Odyssey EX - Tranny Problem After PCM Upgrade [ranga123] by hondalova Oct 15, 2009 (7:00 pm)
Replying to: ranga123 (Sep 25, 2009 7:08 pm) Just thought you'd all want to know that, once they installed the torque converter, not only was the juddering problem solved, but the buzz/hum at 40 mph is greatly diminished as well. So - a hassle at first but, in the end, worked out for the better. Good luck and thanks for all the help.
#682 of 686 Remote Lock horn not working... by thezone Oct 16, 2009 (4:47 pm)
This issue started happening last week on my 2004 Honda Odyssey - When you lock the van with the remote it used to give a "honk" to indicate that it is locked, now there is no sound - though the doors lock. Anyone had this issue before or any possible reasons? Thanks,
#684 of 686 Replacing Dash Lights on 2005 Odyssey by graystrickland Nov 23, 2009 (3:40 pm)
For some reason my message (#683) is not being cutoff where I can't read all of it after posting. I hope that this posting without a picture makes all of the text visible. How do you replace the lights behind the HVAC cluster? How the light in the lip over the dvd player? Or the lights behind the left and right seat heater switches? Or the lights behind the transmission selector (park, reverse, neutral, drive....)? Or the dash switches to the left of the steering wheel? My 2005 Odyssey has 108k miles on it. I routinely drive with the lights on (day and night). Many of these lights are out on my van, but I can't find anything about this in the owner's manual or the the expensive Helm shop manual or Helm electrical system manual that I bought. It's not a fuse, because they've been going gradually. I don't relish the thought of paying the dealer to do this.
#685 of 686 Re: Anyone have door lock cylinder problems? [user777] by rbc1942 Nov 23, 2009 (4:15 pm)
Replying to: user777 (Jul 31, 2007 3:19 am) We had the same problem. Eventually the driver's side door would not unlock and we had the door lock system replaced. Costly!
#686 of 686 coolant life by petras2 Dec 04, 2009 (8:06 am)
my '06 odyssey has only 29,000 mi. I know that certain coolants have a max age life in addition to mileage life..having no real guidance,(mileage/age), in the maint. manual, any thoughts on when this coolant should be replaced?