Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Vans & Minivans Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey Transmission Problems
1297 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 11:50 AM
You are in the Honda Odyssey Forum. Your Host is Karens
Hello fellow owners! I have a 2002 Honday Odyssey and was diagnosed with a P0740 transmission code, which actually means need to replace transmission. I reported this to Honda Corp back in June 2008 and was offered 50% assistance. But after getting more info that the transmission design was flawed (reason why many of you have 2x or 3x repairs), I balked at the offere and instead told the Honda Corp person that I would report this to a local newspaper. She abruptly withdrew her offer. I decided to file a complain with NHSTA back in June. No reply so I contacted Senator Feinstein's Office in San Francisco last Novemeber. Her staff sent a follow-up with the NHSTA and would be sending me a copy of their findings this weekend. What I found out though are 2 IMPORTANT THINGS: **1**NHSTA does not consider the transmission problem a safety issue and will advise us to file a complain with FTC. **2** You will be wasting your time if you call NHSTA since those customer service reps they have have no idea what's going on. Instead of just letting you know that NHSTA wont do anything, they pretend that someone will actually look into the matter and make you wait forever. SO I HAVE CONTACTED A MAJOR NEWS NETWORK LAST NIGHT, A VERY PROMINENT PERSON. I AM JUST WAITING FOR A CALL BACK. IT'S TIME TO BRING THIS TO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT!!!
|
|
|
Slantin; Have your prominate person do a yahoo search on the internet using "honda odyssey transmission problems" The reponse number will be 550,000 that would seem to me to be much to high to ignore. Good Luck on fighting the Honda coverup. jvhwood |
|
|
|
|
Let try to find whether all the troubled tranny owners can do something together. Honda is using the case-by-case to separate the group power, now Ody owners have to do the opposite, get to Honda as a biggest group as possible. |
|
| We have a 99 Odyssey. Transmission failed and took it to a local shop and had it rebuilt. Afterwards, I started to feel that the engine cut off on the road, once in a while. I also felt the transmission shifting. My question is, would a failing trans (it looks like the rebuild failed) cause the engine to cut off? | |
|
Replying to: slantin (Jan 15, 2009 3:25 pm) |
|
|
|
| I bought my 2001 Odyssey in 11/00. The warning light has come on, and the local service station sent it to their transmission expert (I trust them; they trust him), who diagnosed a failed transmission. The service station guy mentioned that a number of his customers had had this problem with Odysseys, so I came here to see whether there was any information. After reading some posts in this thread, I called the dealer where I bought the van new. They said that the extended warranty went to 7 years, 9 months, and so it expired for me in 06/08. They are calling Honda now to see whether they will cover part (20-50%) of the repair cost. This is unsatisfactory, since it's a known problem. Is there anything else I can do? | |
We have a 2002 Honda Odyssey that we bought used with 27,000 miles in July 2004. The dealer informed us in December that it needs a new transmission for the exact same reason as the recall. We DID buy an extended 100,000/7 year warranty and didn't worry at first over the news. However, the warranty starts at the point that the vehicle was put in service, not the the date that we bought the vehicle.....which is a whole other issue. I did find information on the lawsuit that was filed for the 99-01. The link is http://www.hondatransmissionsettlement.com/php/login.php#. It looks like the attorney that represented was by Kirby Noonan Lange & Hoge LLP in San Diego. I'm going to call them today.
|
|
|
I'm trying to decide between a 2001 Honda Odessey w/104k miles, 2005 Pontiac Montana w/81k miles, 2005 Dodge Caravan w/70k miles (all fully loaded, all around the same price. I'm looking to make the best choice as far as reliability and repair issues. Not on trade in value as I will probably keep it till it (or I) dies. I have a 1993 Pontiac Trans Sport that unfortunately has died after 187k miles. Drove it for nearly 9 years and 95k miles. Had to rebuild trans along with several other basic problems (starter, water pump, AC comp) Before that I had 2 Cameros, a 1987 & 1989. I bought each from people I knew. So buying a vehicle again has my nerves on edge. So PLEASE someone HELP me to decide which is the best choice. I have to decide this morning! |
|
|
Replying to: grannyX7 (Jan 23, 2009 5:13 am) |
|
You are here:
Forums
Vans & Minivans Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey Transmission Problems
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2011 Honda Odyssey
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
