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Re: Steering wheel vibrates when slowing down from 75 mph [tonton26] by vanman20
Aug 27, 2009 (11:19 am)
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Replying to: tonton26 (Feb 12, 2008 8:38 pm)

I've had the vibration feeling in the steering wheel at highway speeds & while applying brakes. I own a 05 EX-L and over a course of about a year and a half going back and forth to the dealer I have replaced brakes frt & rr, three alignments, several tire rotations and not all of them done by Honda and none of that helped. It turned out to be the hydraulic motor mount. Ever time the van would go into economy mode, BAM I get the vibration at the time. I just could put the two together until coming back from a 11hr trip and would notice that when the eco light comes on so does the vibration. Just so happen that a Honda Rep was at my local dealership when I came to pick up the van and when I test drove it after they checked my brakes rebalanced my tires and said nothing was wrong, I got on the expressway and their it went I turned around and went back to the Honda store and complained to the svc manager and the Honda rep asked if he could test drive the van with me to try and duplicate the problem. He figured it out within a mile what the problem was, and told it's the hydraulic motor mount that is mounted to the firewall or close to it. $630 later she was running like a champ.
 
My advice for owners of model year 05 and newer when your econ light comes on take note of any vibration. I hope this helps someone out there because like I said this was over a year and half time span plus a lot of money spent on trail and error.
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Well, I had the dealer re-torque the wheels... by claim5
Aug 27, 2009 (2:58 pm)
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And the braking vibration is still there, though seemingly less pronounced.
I took it up to 80mph gradually, and the balance seems fine. BTW the ECO light comes on all the time, and I feel absolutely nothing different. Last month, up to St. Paul we got between 26-28 mpg at 75-80 with the air set at 68 so I know the eco is working (one week in northern Minnesota I averaged 31 mpg.) great. The only vibration I get now is when I brake from 75-60. It goes away below 60. I don't see how this could possibly be related to anything other than the rotors, but will keep an open mind because I didn't notice it until after the software update.
 
I'm just going to wait until I hit 30K and get all the brakes done at that time. Should be middle to end of Oct.
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Re: Well, I had the dealer re-torque the wheels... [claim5] by mnodyssey
Aug 27, 2009 (7:11 pm)
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Replying to: claim5 (Aug 27, 2009 2:58 pm)

claim5,
i see you are located in mn, i just had the torque converter replaced at walser honda in burnsville. the low speed judders are gone but vibration during acceleration from 60 to 65 is still there. i need to get an oil change so i figured they can also inspect the motor mounts.
 
the software upgrade actually made the vibrations worse and that was the reason why the converter was replaced.
 
i noticed the ex-l and touring had issues with engine mount, anyone with an ex have the same issue?? not
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Re: Well, I had the dealer re-torque the wheels... [mnodyssey] by claim5
Aug 29, 2009 (2:03 pm)
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Replying to: mnodyssey (Aug 27, 2009 7:11 pm)

mnodyssey,
Sorry, I'm actually in the NW suburbs of Chicago, was up in MN several times this year starting in March. Daughter to start college in St. Paul next week. My dealer is Schaumburg Honda.
 
On an unhappier note, just yesterday and today, while gently accelerating from a stop the van judders between 2nd and 3rd gear. Not every time, rather rarely. That's totally new, and wonder if it could have been the software update that brought it about. I think it's up-shifting too early. The dealer is not going to be happy to see me again. Could they perhaps reset it to the original factory specs? It was working fine until after the software update.
 
Think perhaps I'll go ahead and take the kid up to St. Paul and call the dealer when I get back after Labor Day.
 
My initial intention was to buy a 2010 Odyssey EX-L (would be my 3rd) at end of October but after last years financial disaster I'll probably have to keep the 07 for another year.
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Re: how bad is the vibration? [tsais] by ramanim
Sep 16, 2009 (9:15 am)
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Replying to: tsais (Aug 14, 2009 10:13 am)

I have a Odyssey 2007 EXL - ~33000 miles. We did the Honda recommended software update 3 weeks ago and since then the vibration/judder at low speeds is horrible. This consistently happens between 20-30mph. he dealer said this is a Torque Converter problem that increased with the software update and they are going to replace the Torque Converter. I see other posters with same issue after the software update - did chancing the Torque converted solve the problem? Luckily the warranty covers this.
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Torque Converter on Order by my07
Sep 16, 2009 (11:18 am)
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I am in the same boat. I also have 33K miles. I posted the info about the software update hear when I learned about it. I had the update done a few weeks ago and now at times the van shakes violently when shifting between 20 and 40mph. I took it in last week and at first they called me and said they couldn't find anything wrong. I went down and test drove with the mechanic until he felt the problem. As soon as he felt it he said he would place the order for a torque converter. It should be in today. I'll post back here once it's installed. Two years of complaining and finally something is getting done. I will never buy Honda again.
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More juddering noticed, gotta call dealer by claim5
Sep 17, 2009 (7:09 pm)
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Yep, was absolutely perfect before they "fixed it" with the software upgrade. What is wrong with Honda??? I just hope dealer doesn't give me run-around. I notice the juddering from 20-30 if gently accelerating, and 30-40 if moderately accelerating. I love my Odyssey (just keep repeating that sentence). Here's hoping that a torque converter replacement won't screw something else up.
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Re: It's the motor mount [blountl3] by spotink
Oct 02, 2009 (10:09 pm)
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Replying to: blountl3 (Jan 22, 2009 4:36 pm)

I own a 2006 Honda Odyssey myself. I also had the vibration problem, it's been doing it since it was brand new, I thought that it was the characteristic of this particular van. Usually when the "eco" mode kicks in I feel the vibration to be more profound. Recently, while on reverse I felt a thud from the engine compartment so I had it checked that same day just to find out that two of the engine mounts were broken. Good thing I had extended warranty otherwise it would have cost me $1,200. The tech said that it is a common problem for this model. At my son's school a parent drives the same vehicle and I tested it to see if they have the same problem and found out that she has the same busted engine mounts.
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Re: It's the motor mount [spotink] by bigdadi118
Oct 03, 2009 (5:51 am)
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Replying to: spotink (Oct 02, 2009 10:09 pm)

This is latest Honda Quality!
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2007 Odyssey Vibration - Worse with Update by dnicola
Oct 08, 2009 (7:30 am)
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Just took my van in for the software update relative to the service bulletin. It has been giving me problems for the last month. While it only shook twice, it started feeling a little "off" between 20 and 40 MPH - expecially on a gentle incline.
 
My husband said that it was vibrating like crazy during the 10 minute trip home after the update. Will order a new torque converter - hope that helps. The van only has 29,000 miles on it.

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