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#152 of 166 Re: 2000 Ody LX [hondaody00] by claim5 Nov 03, 2009 (7:16 am)
Replying to: hondaody00 (Nov 02, 2009 3:34 pm) Well, I'm surprised that the balancing or new tires didn't solve the problem. Other items involved could be the half-shafts that drive the wheels, a u-joint (but I'd think you'd hear clunking) a bad shaft boot, or yes, even a bad strut. Another possibility is a slightly warped brake rotor. If you take your Honda up to highway speeds and touch the brakes, does the vibration get worse? If so, it's probably a rotor, especially if you feel it on the brake pedal.   The torque converter (at least mine) pronounced itself while accelerating gently or moderately, between 10 and 30 or sometimes 40mph as a juddering, that is, not a vibrating of the steering wheel but more like if you shifted a stick-shift car too soon and the whole vehicle shudders, but in the Odyssey it was less severe to the point that at first I thought it was ripples in the road. I drove this year 4 times between Chicago and St. Paul, twice after noticing the torque converter and at highway speeds up to and exceeding XXXmph (won't admit it in court, Wisconsin has a reputation to uphold). I did have a vibration earlier in the year at about 73mph but it was solved after having the tires re-balanced.   There was no engine/transmission/dummy light for the torque converter problem. I only felt it while accelerating, not at cruising, and it appeared mild at first, then more obvious over a period of about 2 months, but still only at lower speeds when the transmission wanted to shift gears.   By the way, did the service adviser take you over to the vehicle while it was up on the lift to show you the leaking struts?? I had a GMC dealer do that to me some years back on a Suburban, I actually watched the mechanic spray some lubricant up onto the rear shocks, then they told me the shocks were leaking and needed replacement. That's an old consumer fraud used for many years by mechanics who want to pad their booking hours. They're paid by how many jobs they can do in a day according to the "book", not how many hours they are actually there. Good Luck
#153 of 166 2000 Ody LX by hondaody00 Nov 03, 2009 (12:52 pm)
Thanks Claim 5 for those thoughtful options. The vibrations are not only on steering wheel, they are also there on the entire vehicle, however, these are not very severe, but annoying enough to cause frustration. The way you describe the judders, it seems that they are on longitudinal axis and the van jolts from front end to the back, please correct me if I understood in wrong way. Vibrations according to me are from driver side to passanger side axis.   I saw the leakage on the struts, but can not tell whether it is lubricant spray or a real problem. I don't hear any clunking sound while intense curvy turning as that is the standard sign for the bad struts, so kind of doubtful that is it a real problem? As of now, am going to replace the struts and then going to align the wheels and lets see what happens, hope don't need to work on another options. Let you know what happens. Replies to this message: claim5 (Nov 03, 2009 5:32 pm) my07 (Nov 03, 2009 8:40 pm)
#154 of 166 Re: 2000 Ody LX [hondaody00] by claim5 Nov 03, 2009 (5:32 pm)
Replying to: hondaody00 (Nov 03, 2009 12:52 pm) Yes, to me it was as if I ran over some speed "ripples" slowly but without the sound. My steering wheel was not affected, either. It was directly front to rear, not side to side.   Do you feel the pulsing on the brake pedal at highway speed when braking? If so, likely culprit would be the front rotors, or at least one of them. Replies to this message: my07 (Nov 03, 2009 8:40 pm)
#155 of 166 Re: 2000 Ody LX [claim5] by my07 Nov 03, 2009 (8:40 pm)
Replying to: claim5 (Nov 03, 2009 5:32 pm) I've heard of aftermarket brake rotors that were not machined right causing vibration just like out of balance tires.
#156 of 166 Re: Odyssey LX 2000- vibration [hondaody00] by commercialguy Nov 04, 2009 (8:05 am)
Replying to: hondaody00 (Oct 30, 2009 9:32 am) Hey all I've had the same problem for over a year now and the dealer said it was a rear motor mount $900 and if that didn't fix it hey would have to do other tests. I showed him the research and they still wanted to pursue that path. I declined and have since brought up the problem to 2 mechanics and then test drove it with my local mechanic.....Bottom Line once he felt the vibration he said they used to have this problem with some Fords and they flushed the Transmission and added some Shudder Stop... Guess what it worked no more shudder and only $110.00. I couldn't believe it.
#157 of 166 Re: 2007 Odyssey Vibration - Worse with Update [dnicola] by dnicola Nov 06, 2009 (7:38 am)
Replying to: dnicola (Oct 08, 2009 7:30 am) It has been two weeks with a new torque converter, and I have experienced no shuddering. The van seems to be running like new! Replies to this message: bman344 (Nov 21, 2009 8:22 am) claim5 (Nov 22, 2009 11:14 am) bman344 (Nov 24, 2009 5:45 pm) and 3 more...
#158 of 166 If you are not under Warrenty by commercialguy Nov 06, 2009 (7:50 am)
Congrats. for those of us not under warrenty they may want to at least try what I did and use the Shudder Stop after flushing their Trans.
#159 of 166 I've heard of Dr. Tranny's Shudder Fix by claim5 Nov 06, 2009 (8:41 am)
Used on older auto trans to stop the sticking between gears that caused their shuddering. Don't know if it would help an Odyssey trans, but is a heckuva lot cheaper than having the shop open up the trans. Gunk and several other brands are available at most parts stores.   Just make sure it doesn't cause an overfill of the trans fluid, and I would highly recommend having a shop flush and refill, adding the shudder fix if that's the route you wish to take. I'd probably have done that if mine wasn't under warranty.   My 07 is one week back on the road and still running like new, post new torque converter.
#160 of 166 05 Odyssey torque converter/motor mount problems by redflag1 Nov 08, 2009 (9:58 am)
Dealer quoted $2700 for parts and labor to fix my 2005 Honda Odyssey EX-L with rear motor mount and torque converter problems. I located Genuine parts on-line for 1/2 the dealer cost. Looking for quality mechanic in Minneapolis MN area. Please help. Thanks
#161 of 166 Re: 2007 Odyssey Vibration - Worse with Update [dnicola] by bman344 Nov 21, 2009 (8:22 am)
Replying to: dnicola (Nov 06, 2009 7:38 am) All - I have a 2007 EX that has been experiencing the vibration for the past four months. I took it to the dealer in August, but they said they didn't feel it. I took it back yesterday, and the Service Mgr told me they needed to replace the torque converter. In his conversation, he stated it would take the better part of 1.5 days, based on previous jobs. That led to search whether others have had this problem. For all those who have replaced torque converters, does this seem to be "the fix"?   BTW - he did admit they have had to do several of these... Replies to this message: claim5 (Nov 22, 2009 11:14 am) bman344 (Nov 24, 2009 5:45 pm) claim5 (Nov 24, 2009 7:30 pm) bnun1 (Nov 25, 2009 6:20 am) and 1 more...

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