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#14 of 35 2007 Tranny by nowakj66 Apr 04, 2007 (10:37 am)
My 2006 Ody Touring is very smooth shifting. My friend has a 2007 and she has complained of the roughness of the tranny in her 2007 as well. She also complained of a buzzing that occured about 30 mph. In the end, the dealer replaced the transmission and it has improved.   The tranny was redesigned in 2007 to be sturdier but it seems smoothness has suffered. Replies to this message: pcruciani (Apr 07, 2007 8:40 am)
#15 of 35 Re: 2007 Tranny [nowakj66] by pcruciani Apr 07, 2007 (8:40 am)
Replying to: nowakj66 (Apr 04, 2007 10:37 am) Did your friend with the 2007 experience any "transmission slipping" sensation and/or harsh/abrupt downshifting as well? How many visits to the dealer before they agreed to replace the transmission?
#16 of 35 Re: 2007 Odyssey Touring-Variable Cylinder Mgmt [ml111] by pcruciani Apr 07, 2007 (8:50 am)
Replying to: ml111 (Apr 04, 2007 12:08 am) Definitely take it in. I can't believe that is "normal" performance for any car, especially a Honda.
#17 of 35 Re: 2007 Odyssey Touring-Variable Cylinder Mgmt [ml111] by dougp Apr 07, 2007 (6:15 pm)
Replying to: ml111 (Apr 04, 2007 12:08 am) My wife and I just bought a 2007. I drove it for the first time today since the test drive.   I'm noticing the exact same issues, at lower speeds. Seems somewhat to happen at the same time as the VCM engaging and disengaging. But have also noticed the RPM slight jump and drop also. It's annoying as heck to me at slower speeds. That said, my wife doesn't notice it and she drives it 95% of the time. Might watch it for a bit as the car has 800 miles now.   Would love to hear if someone else discovers a definite problem or solution. Replies to this message: nowakj66 (Apr 17, 2007 6:43 am)
#18 of 35 Re: 2007 Odyssey Touring-Variable Cylinder Mgmt [dougp] by nowakj66 Apr 17, 2007 (6:43 am)
Replying to: dougp (Apr 07, 2007 6:15 pm) I am not sure how many times my friend took her '07 in before they replaced the tranny.   She did say the ECO light flashed so much that she finally put a black piece of tape over that part of the dash display.   The ECO light in our '06 comes on every so often but not in a "strobing fashion" as she described. I just assumed she was overly sensitive to it.   My Accord Hybrid also has a (well behaved) ECO light as well.   I would have to have some experience in an 07 Ody to tell you if behaves differently than our 06.
#19 of 35 Just got an 07 T by andmoon Apr 21, 2007 (6:06 am)
And I have not experienced the symptoms.   I read that 2000 rpms translate to 60mph but mine does 1800rpms at 60. Did they change gearing for 07?   Why are the valves closed when the cylinder is deactivated? Wouldn't open valves cause less resistance since there is no compression or vac? Or does air drag cause more friction than comp. & vac? Just curious.   Don Replies to this message: thegraduate (Apr 28, 2007 4:01 pm) blackexv6 (Apr 29, 2007 2:55 am)
#20 of 35 Re: 2007 Odyssey Touring-Variable Cylinder Mgmt [ml111] by ml111 Apr 22, 2007 (5:33 pm)
Replying to: ml111 (Apr 04, 2007 12:08 am) This is an update from my first post #13. I took the van back to the dealership and said "harsh movement" at each downshift while decelerating/coasting especially at lower speeds (40mph and down). The technicians did a diagnostic test and test drove it as well. They came back with "everything is normal". I can't believe that this is normal. I have never driven a car like this including all the rentals I've had on business trips. To continue, I also test drove another van, the same model, from the lot and it was much smoother. I ran out of time at the dealer so my next step is to go with a technician in my van to demonstrate what I'm talking about. (In hindsight I should have done that the first time.) Replies to this message: pcruciani (Apr 27, 2007 4:57 pm) bretjack (Dec 07, 2008 10:37 am) cccompson (Dec 07, 2008 12:27 pm) and 3 more... pcruciani (Apr 02, 2009 10:27 am) and 2 more...
#21 of 35 Re: 2007 Odyssey Touring-Variable Cylinder Mgmt [pcruciani] by pcruciani Apr 27, 2007 (4:47 pm)
Replying to: pcruciani (Feb 21, 2007 6:19 pm) Took the vehicle to the dealer for a third time for the hesitation/bucking, harsh downshifting, and Navigation system issues. Nothing was fixed.
#22 of 35 Re: 2007 Odyssey Touring-Variable Cylinder Mgmt [ml111] by pcruciani Apr 27, 2007 (4:57 pm)
Replying to: ml111 (Apr 22, 2007 5:33 pm) Let me know how your test drive with the technician goes. Replies to this message: bretjack (Dec 07, 2008 10:37 am) cccompson (Dec 07, 2008 12:27 pm) bretjack (Dec 08, 2008 6:24 am) and 2 more... pcruciani (Apr 02, 2009 10:27 am) jennybecky (Aug 14, 2009 11:00 am) and 1 more...
#23 of 35 Re: Just got an 07 T [andmoon] by thegraduate Apr 28, 2007 (4:01 pm)
Replying to: andmoon (Apr 21, 2007 6:06 am) I read that 2000 rpms translate to 60mph but mine does 1800rpms at 60. Did they change gearing for 07?   My aunt's 2005 Odyssey runs between 1,700 RPM and 1,800 RPM at 60 MPH, so I think the initial info you got is a little off. My 4-cylinder Accord (2006, Automatic) runs at 2,000 RPM when going 60 MPH, but the engine is smaller and less torquey, meaning engineers tune the gearing differently to account for this. The Odyssey should run lower RPMs than my car, so I think 1,800 is normal, and that your van is no different than others.'

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