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at some point, components will wear out. An '03 with 51K? That they should cover. But 125K, without service records? That mileage is past the point of "defect" by most normal standards. They should make a van with a manual tranny so I don't have to worry about this stuff (I have an '05) |
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Replying to: harv2 (Apr 27, 2007 5:57 pm) Have you ever read this link title Have you called American Honda or are you just workin with a local dealer? Call AMerican Honda and open a case#, they should give you some credit on $4000 tranny job. |
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Replying to: jchan2 (Apr 26, 2007 3:49 pm) |
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Replying to: harv2 (Apr 27, 2007 5:57 pm) And even then, Honda did not pay for the labor to install the transmission for me. They simply paid for the parts. I rememeber reading somewhere that the cutoff was 100K, but I'm not sure. Try opening a case file with Honda; while it may be more difficult for you to get the transmission completely replaced for free, they may offer partial credit. And to the person who has a case number and has not received a reply, try calling them back to check on your case, or maybe get the dealership to. |
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| I just bought my 1999 Odyssey last week at a Honda Dealership. Not long afterwords, I noticed a hesitation in the transmission. I thought maybe the fluid was low. Nope all was ok! My Odyssey has 136,000 miles. I am outraged to see all these transmissions issues. Not to mention the class action suit too. It hessitates going into gear sometimes, rumbles sometimes on slow takes offs etc. I found out that all recalls were done except for the big one..yup the trannie! I bought the car as is. I did not know about any of these issues. I am gonna call Honda tomorrow and plea with them to see if they will cover this. Is there a chance in hell? I know the law suit states that they will cover up to 109k. I will let you all know what happens here. Wish me luck! | |
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Before I even got it to the dealer today, the car damn near left me stranded. It would barely get out of 1st gear! I took it to Planet Honda in Golden Colorado. The dealership gave me an option to change out to another car or allow them to contact Honda. Well keep in mind that my Odyssey has 136k miles. I got a call later in the day stating that Honda agreed to cover the new transmission (rebuilt) and the dealership will cover the labor. It was too good to be true. In fact I asked for it in writing. In fact, I did receive a faxed copy in writing! Now, I could have received a different vehicle. However, there was nothing on the lot that I liked. Well within my price range.. So I will have a rental car for a week now (the dealership is paying for that too!). I will keep you all posted on the final outcome..the fixed ride! |
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Replying to: cock (May 03, 2007 3:40 pm) |
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Replying to: jipster (May 03, 2007 6:28 pm) They are covering themselves for an embarassing & huge design error. Did you read the class action law suit?link title Honda is trying to save its "legendary reliability" reputation as published in their new car literature. I hope the previous poster realizes his transmission troubles are not over. Honda replaces the defective unit with another "rebuilt" defective unit (no design mods). We had 2 transmissions put in our '00 Odyssey, one at 95k and one at 100k. It now has 142k but I keep my fingers crossed that we can squeak another 10-20k. The transmission acts the same as the first two (slipping 1st to 2nd).
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Replying to: cock (May 03, 2007 3:40 pm) Your transmssion will be replaced with another rebuilt (defective) tranny. Odysseys are great cars otherwise but you need to know there is a good probability of failure in the near future. Search this site for repeat failure rateslink title Maybe try a Sienna, they have great reliability ratings according to Consumer Reports. |
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Replying to: blackexv6 (May 04, 2007 1:45 am) I thought the transmission was modified a few years back by some type of device that pumped more trans fluid over the second gear... something along those lines. That said, we came close to buying the 2004 Ody... choose the Mazda MPV instead. I do like the redesign of the Ody, and despite past trans. problems the current generation Ody seems to be doing very well.
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