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Re: One more Odyssey Transmission bites the dust. [odsytranny]
by dajje
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Sep 22, 2009 (12:57 pm)
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Replying to: odsytranny (Sep 09, 2009 3:26 am)
I also have a 2003 Honda Odyssey with 88k miles. The torque converter clutch came apart inside the transmission, causing more damage. I'm told I need a new transmission, but I've been burned by the local dealership before (overcharged for work and there always seems to be more problems $$ than what it went in for). Honda will not do anything unless you take it to the dealership to have it looked at. From everything I've read, I'm not encouraged to have the mechanic pack up the transmission and have it shipped to the dealership only to have 25% knocked of a price that is more than $1300 above what I'm being quoted for a rebuilt transmission. My wife and I thought we were Honda people (we had a Ford Windstar that was a clunker with alot of problems, including transmission). Now I think we have just bought our last Honda.
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- #1173 of 1297
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Odyssey Transmission bites
by autowrite
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Sep 22, 2009 (2:17 pm)
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Replying to: dajje (Sep 22, 2009 12:57 pm)
If you kow of someone who has a good Honda dealer take it to them, if it's not too far away. My dealer is great. He's 15 miles away. The local one (not my selling dealer) did my service while I was working in town; but once I retired I rushed back to my selling dealer. The local dealer wanted $29 labour + parts to replace a tail light. I just had one replaced last week at my selling dealer for just parts. Labour was free.
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- #1174 of 1297
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Re: Odyssey 00 transmission [suemom]
by elfe
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Sep 23, 2009 (4:02 pm)
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Replying to: suemom (Sep 02, 2009 7:10 pm)
Thanks for sharing this info. How did you go about getting Honda to pay for 50%? I'm experiencing the same problem: 1st xmission replaced at just under 80K miles, now have just a tad over 140K and am told I need another xmission. Dealer isn't forthcoming with information. I would appreciate your sharing contact info for Honda. Thank you!
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- #1175 of 1297
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Re: Odyssey 00 transmission [elfe]
by suemom
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Sep 23, 2009 (5:08 pm)
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Replying to: elfe (Sep 23, 2009 4:02 pm)
Sorry to hear our story repeated again. Our 2001 van was one of those covered under the 109,000 mile extended warranty and we had done all our maintenance with the local Honda dealer. The most important part was that the dealer had all the service records, including oil changes, and it was very apparent that we had maintained the car according to Honda's specs.
Basically, the dealership's service manager was the "go-between" and we kept everything polite. He had just replaced two transmissions (the first time) in vans at 120,000 miles and Honda had paid 25%, so he wasn't too hopeful that we'd get more. He did advocate for us and had known the Honda rep for over 20 years. We never did talk to the rep and the service manager was quite surprised we got as much as we did. Of course, I feel that we shouldn't have had to pay anything since the second transmission only lasted 43,000 miles! I wonder how long this one will last??? I'm afraid to take it on a long trip.
The whole thing really stinks because we purposely got rid of a Chrysler van that had had the transmission problems and bought the Odyssey to avoid problems! We paid more for the Odyssey than an equivalent Chrysler and ended up with the same problem. Of course, I never paid a penny to repair the Chrysler!
Good luck. I hope this helps.
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- #1176 of 1297
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Re: 2004 Honda Odyssey Transmission Shutter [wrightsville]
by cottduke
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Sep 30, 2009 (12:10 pm)
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Replying to: wrightsville (May 31, 2009 8:46 am)
Could you update me as to the resolution to this problem? Did it turn out to be the transmission or some other problem? I'm experiencing something similar on my '04 Odyssey----around 25 mph with slight pressure on the gas, the vehicle shudders before shifting into third gear.
Thanks!
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- #1177 of 1297
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Re: 2004 Honda Odyssey Transmission Shutter [wrightsville]
by cottduke
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Sep 30, 2009 (12:17 pm)
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Replying to: wrightsville (May 31, 2009 8:46 am)
Could you update me as to the resolution to this problem? Did it turn out to be the transmission or some other problem? I'm experiencing something similar on my '04 Odyssey----around 25 mph with slight pressure on the gas, the vehicle shudders before shifting into third gear. FYI, our vehicle has around 92,000 miles. It's not exactly a brand new van, but none of our other Hondas have ever had any trouble like this.
Thanks!
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- #1178 of 1297
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Re: 2004 Honda Odyssey Transmission Shutter [cottduke]
by elfe
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Sep 30, 2009 (9:04 pm)
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Replying to: cottduke (Sep 30, 2009 12:17 pm)
I'm afraid I wouldn't be of much help. The transmission on my 2000 Odyssey failed the day after I posted here; I didn't really have any warning, other than that the TCS light had lit up the day I posted here. My local mechanic read the code and told me that it was an internal transmission problem. I called Honda customer service and talked to Caroline, a supervisor, who was completely unhelpful. She said the dealer would have to talk to the Honda district mgr, and she would not even give me that person's name. This was my second transmission; the car has 141K miles. The first xmission was replaced at just under 80K miles; this was done under warranty. The dealer did call the district mgr, but Honda refused to pay any part of this second xmission replacement. I just picked up the car today to the tune of $3,400.
If anyone has any other suggestions on how I might recover part or all of the repair costs, I would be totally delighted.
thank you!
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- #1179 of 1297
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non-honda solutions
by stickguy
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Oct 01, 2009 (6:05 am)
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just curious, but has anyone gotten their tranny rebuilt or replaced outside of a honda dealer?
Of course it makes sense to stay with the dealer if Honda is paying a chunk, but if they are blowing you off, how much cheaper is it to have an independant transmission shop or mechanic do the job?
I assume that the local tranny guy would end up getting the exact reman unit that Honda slaps in (assuming again that they don't bother to rebuild themselves), and usually dealers are quite a bit more expensive for "routine" work.
I also wondered if a good mechanic can bench rebuild one? I remember about 10 years ago when I had a Woyager being in the shop watching a mechanic redo the guts of a minivan tranny (thankfully not mine!)
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- #1180 of 1297
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Re: non-honda solutions [stickguy]
by ctdinc
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Oct 01, 2009 (6:17 am)
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Replying to: stickguy (Oct 01, 2009 6:05 am)
We had our transmission rebuilt by Aamco at 72,000 miles for $2400 -- with a lifetime warranty. Honda would only give us a 1 year warranty. I'll be taking it in this week because it's acting up again -- but I won't have to pay a penny.
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- #1181 of 1297
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Re: non-honda solutions [stickguy]
by elfe
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Oct 01, 2009 (6:47 am)
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Replying to: stickguy (Oct 01, 2009 6:05 am)
I got a quote from an Ampco place; price was the same for a rebuilt xmission, but the warranty was just one year vs. 3 yrs/36k miles from the dealer. Also, the dealer had sent me a "discount card" some time ago that would give me 15% off any parts/repairs/services up to $500. So with that discount, the dealer offered by far the better deal. Additionally, they paid for my rental car; the repair took a week.
Ampco also offered to rebuild the xmission at their shop for about $2400, but they said they could not guarantee that they would be able to rebuild it and might have to put in a 'new' rebuilt one. I didn't want to take that chance.
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