2004 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. A DAY EARLIER THE TCS LIGHT LIT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP. THE VERY NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MILES THERE WAS A SLIPPING SENSATION AND THEN WITHIN FEW MINUTES THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT IN MOVING THE CAR FORWARD. WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, THANK GOD, I WASN'T TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULDN'T IMAGINE IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH BUNCH OF CARS AND TRUCKS BEHIND ME. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LOCAL ROADS WHILE THIS HAPPENED. I HAD CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY VIN. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THOSE VEHICLE AND REQUESTED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE HE TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE - PURE AND SIMPLE. HONDA HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND THAT THEY CANNOT HELP ANY FURTHER. OTHER THAN OPENING UP A CASE [XXX] HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE HASN'T HELPED MUCH. LOOKING AT VARIOUS AUTO FORUMS, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE NUMBER 1 PROBLEM FOR THE 2ND GENERATION (AND EVEN SOME 3RD GENERATION) ODYSSEYS WITH ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM TAILING CLOSE AS THE NUMBER 2 PROBLEM. DESPITE ALL THIS, IT IS SURPRISING THAT HONDA SEEMS TO BE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, THE WINDOW ACTUATOR FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I PAID TO REPAIR THIS. OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, ANOTHER 4 ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. ONE OF THEM IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE, SECOND IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON LEFT SLIDING DOOR, ANOTHER IS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE AND THE ACTUATOR FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK. THE PROBLEMS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS SCARY AS THE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE OTHER ACTUATORS FAILING WITH LOCKS AND DOORS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHERE THE WINDOW OR DOOR SUDDENLY OPENS OR CLOSES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY A NATIONAL RECALL. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT TURNS INTO A ROCKER AND RECLINED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE SECOND ROW WHILE IN MID TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS THAT THE SEAT TRAY IS BROKEN AND COSTS TO THE OWNER IS $2500 TO REPLACE IT. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE INCIDENT WAS NOT PROVOKED AND SEATS LOOKS NEW. I NOTICED DRIVERS SEATS IN MODELS POST 2004 ARE DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY, A ONE-PIECE UNIT INSTEAD OF A TRAY+SEAT. BELIEVE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE PROMPTING REDESIGN OF SUBSEQUENT MODELS. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKING AND RECLINING. ALL OTHER SEATS SEEM TO BE FINE. *JS

THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC OF HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURES. WE BOUGHT A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER BUYING THE CAR, WITH JUST 34K MILES ON IT - IT DEVELOPED A PERIODIC SHUDDER IN THE LOWER GEARS. WE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A POTENTIALLY BIG ISSUE UNTIL MANY MILES LATER WE COULD NO LONGER MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN THE HONDANORTH - AT 67K MILES YOUNG - FOR , THE LIST BEGAN WITH THE NEED FOR NEW ENGINE MOUNTS, NEW HEAT SHIELDS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ENDED WITH A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. SO MUCH FOR THAT HONDA QUALITY. SINCE THEN, WITH A SECOND REVIEW, HONDAAMERICA HAS CONTINUED TO REFUSE ASSISTANCE FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT WILL COST $2325, THIS DESPITE A GOVERNMENT RECALL OF 2004 ODYSSEY THE NHTSA, HAS SOME 570 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2003 4 HONDA ACCORDS. THERE ARE JUST OVER 700 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2002 4 ODYSSEYS. ACCORDING TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY, [XXX], OF THE 267 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS THE CENTER RECEIVED IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2010 ALONE, 169 WERE FROM HONDA OR ACURA OWNERS. A NUMBER OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA RECOUNT MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT CREATED VERY SERIOUS DANGER FOR THE FAMILIES INVOLVED. A YEAR AGO, WE ALL WITNESSED THE LONG FAILURE OF TOYOTA TO COME CLEAN ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR ISSUES. NOW THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC OF HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURES. WHEN WILL HONDA AND OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PAY ATTENTION? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, ROYAL HONDA IN METAIRIE, LA. ROYAL HONDA ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5,500. WE RECEIVED ESTIMATES FROM OTHER TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS AND DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM ROYAL HONDA TO PRECISION TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE, IN KENNER, LA. PRECISION TRANSMISSION INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION ON OCTOBER 3, 2011 FOR $2,537. *TR

AFTER COMPLYING WITH HONDA'S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, EVEN AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR THE RECALL IN 2004 BEFORE IT HAD 15K ON IT. I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THE RPM'S INCREASED BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE (YES THE PARKING BRAKE WAS OFF). I SHIFTED IT INTO PARK AND AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES I SHIFTED IT TO DRIVE AND THANKFULLY WAS ON MY WAY. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED TO SKIP/STUTTER WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED. ULTIMATELY ARRIVED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. *TT

MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN EXPERIENCEING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE IAM DRIVING IT IS UNSAFE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY I RELY ON THIS VEHICLE I GOT NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE WARRANTIES WERE LOUSY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL PLEASE HELP . *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING ME TO ON A SIDE ROAD WITH NO PULL OFF AREA. I COULD NOT GET THE VAN TO MOVE FORWARD SO I STARTED DRIFTING BACKWARDS. HAD TO HAVE VAN TOWED TO SHOP. I AM OVERSEA FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM THE HONDA DEALER WAS 5000 POUND AND AT THE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE THAT IS $8000 ON A VAN WORTH $7000.00. WE HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE VAN. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3000.00. WE NEED THE VAN UNTIL WE GET BACK TO THE STATES THEN WE WILL BE TAKING IT IN ON A TOYOTA. NOT A HAPPY HONDA OWNER!!!!! *TR

PAINT IS PEELING OVER THE WHOLE BODY OF THE CAR. *JS

I OWN 04 HONDA ODYSSEY AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR MULTIPLE 2003-2004 HONDA MODELS. YOU CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING TO PARK. THE VAN STARTED ROLLING, I WAS PUSHED BY IT AND INJURED MY KNEE AS I WAS TRYING TO GET IN AND STOP THE CAR. THE CAR HIT THE RAILS RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. I TESTED THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT ANY EFFORT WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN DRIVE. WHY HONDA ODYSSEY IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED FOR HONDA ELEMENT AND FEW OTHER HONDA MODELS? HANDA ODYSSEY 2004 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED HERE: HTTP://AUTOS.AOL.COM/CARS-HONDA-ELEMENT-2004/RECALLS/ SUMMARY: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, CIVIC TWO AND FOUR DOOR, AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 HONDA ELEMENT VEHICLES. THE INTERLOCK LEVER OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY UNEXPECTEDLY DEFORM, WHICH CAN ALLOW THE INTERLOCK FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO BE DEFEATED. CONSEQUENCES: REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTED TO THE PARK POSITION CAN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE ORIGINAL INTERLOCK PIN AND LEVER WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW, DESIGNED COMPONENTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I DRIVE KIDS AND MY DISABLED MOTHER IN MY VAN, SOMEONE CAN GET INJURED. I HAVE TWO MORE OLDER HONDA CRV CARS AND THEY DON"T HAVE THIS PROBLEM, ONLY HONDA ODYSSEY HAS THIS ISSUE. *TT

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TWO ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AT 82,600 MILES. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

20YEAR OLD DROVE YOUNGER SISTER AND TEAMMATE TO SOCCER PRACTICE. ON THE RAP OF THE EXPRESSWAY @ A SPEED OF ABOUT 35-40 MILES VAN HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AND JERKS. CARS SLOW DOWN TO LET HER MERGE SO NOT TO HIT WALL BARRIER. THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY BAD GAS, ONLY TO FIND OUT 3 DAYS LATER ON A WEEKEND TRIP TO SOCCER TOURNAMENT IT WAS TRANSMISSION. SAME THING HAPPENED @ THE TOLL BOTH, ONLY TO HAVE TSC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. STOPPED @ LOCAL HONDA SERVICE STATION ONLY TO FIND OUT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 11000 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAN'T BELIEVE HONDA AND NHTSA, WOULD ALLOW AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THAT COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL DEATH! THE ODYSSEY IS A FAMILY CAR... MANY YOUNG LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY, ORIGINAL OWNERS, AND WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE IMMACULATELY. I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION LAGGING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS WAS A "YOUNG TRANSMISSION", MEANING IT SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE OUT SO SOON. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND SO MANY ARTICLES RELATED TO FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA HASN'T OWNED UP AND STOOD BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT HONDA IS NO LONGER ON MY LIST OF REPUTABLE COMPANIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE BRAKE SERVICE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP MOTOR MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY WORN AND THE RUBBER WAS FRACTURED. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NO LONGER COVERED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 2/28/12 *CN

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 111,111 MILES AND WE CURRENTLY LIVE OVERSEAS IN ENGLAND. MY CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON FIVE DAYS AGO AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN DOWN HILL. IT HAS TROUBLE GETTING INTO REVERSE AND NOW IT IS SCIPPING REALLY BAD IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA AND SINCE IT IS US SPEC AND HAS TO SHIP THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE STATES IT WILL COST 7500 POUNDS AND WITH THE EXCHANGE RATE IT WOULD BE ABOUT 12000 DOLLARS. WE DO NOT HAVE MANY CHOICES AS THEY ARE NOT MANY SHOPS THAT WILL WORK ON AMERICAN SPEC CARS. WE LOVED THE VAN UP UNTIL THIS ALL STAREDWE HAVE TO MAKE THE CHOICE TO GET RID OF THE CAR AS IT IS NOT WORTH THAT MUCH. WE ARE REALLY IN A BIND AS WE ARE A FAMILY OF SIX AND THIS IS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ONTHE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH. IT ALSO OPENED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IT OPENS ON ITS OWN WHENEVER IT WANTS AND WILL NOT CLOSE OR LOCK COMPLETELY. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CORP AND THEY STATE THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE $100'S OR MORE TO GET DIAGNOSED. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! AND SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE. AN AUTOMATIC DOOR THAT OPENS ON ITS OWN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY STATE I SHOULD PAY FOR IT AS WELL. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A KID COULD FALL OUT WHEN THE DOOR OPENS OR IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT DOOR OPENS THE PERSON SITTING THERE WOULD BE DEAD!!! I HAVE VIDEO TAPED IT OPENING WHILE DRIVING! *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 59,526 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING WAS INFORMED NATURE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. REPAIR ESTIMATE $3,000. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGAN BUCKING, SLIPPING, GRABBING, RACING, MAKING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. CAR TOWED FOR REPAIR. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, $6,000. I ENDED UP REPLACING TRANSMISSION WITH A THIRD PARTY TRANSMISSION, AS I LEARNED THAT SUCH FAILURES OF HONDA TRANSMISSIONS ARE VERY COMMON. AS CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TT

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTOR MOUNTS *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

SLIDING DOORS DON'T OPEN/CLOSE AS THEY SHOULD TRAPPING PEOPLE INSIDE. *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS FAILING TRANSMISSION AT BARELY OVER 100,000. THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE STARTED AT ONLY 80K! THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PER THE MANUFACTURER. UPON RESEARCH AND CONFIRMATION FROM THE DEALER, HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS MODEL HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE, THEY HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TELL CONSUMERS AND PAY FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS TO AVOID INJURY OR DEATH. *KB

NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION IN THE PAST. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR $1500. SINCE THE REBUILD, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT SAW AND SMELLED GAS AS THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,000.

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE PAINT IS PEELING ON THE FRONT HOOD IN SEVERAL SPOTS AND THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND ALSO CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA. THEY BOTH CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ALTENATOR AND IGNITION MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR KEPT OPENING AND CLOSING ON ITS OWN. I TRIED TO MANUALLY SHUT IT AND IT STILL WILL NOT COMPLETELY SHUT. THE SAME HAPPENS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN BUT COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP THROUGH FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ONGOING FOR A YEAR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THE VAN HAS MADE STRANGE NOISES AND GOTTEN HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE SINCE WE PURCHASED AS 'CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED' FROM HONDA DEALER. WE REPORTED BOTH TO DEALER AND GOTTEN NO RESPONSE BUT 'OH, WELL'. WE HAVE SERVICED THE VEHICLE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP SINCE PURCHASED AND FOLLOWED ALL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SERVICE. THE D LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING AT RANDOM FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT EACH SERVICE APPT THEY FOUND NOTHING AND JUST SENT US ON THE WAY. AT THE LAST APPT, THEY FINALLY FOUND A BAD SENSOR THAT HAD BEEN CAUSING THE LIGHT TO FLASH (THEY SAID). WE HAD THEM REPLACE THE SENSOR. WE DROVE ACROSS THE US TO VISIT FAMILY. THE TCS AND CEL CAME ON AND WE TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO HAVE THE CODE READ. P0740. WE CALLED OUR DEALER IN OR AND THEY SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY MAKE IT BACK TO OR FROM AL. 20 MILES LATER THE TRANNY DIED COMPLETELY. MY WIFE CAME WITHIN 10 FEET OF BEING FLATTENED BY A BIG TRUCK DUE TO LACK OF POWER OR CONTROL. MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED AND HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE 2800-3K TO FIX. THEY CALLED BACK A COUPLE DAYS LATER TO SAY IT WAS ALMOST 3600. WE HAVE RELIGIOUSLY SERVICED THE VAN AND NEVER TOWED OR HAULED ANYTHING. WE HAVE COMPLAINED FOR YEARS TO OUR DEALER THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VAN. WE BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERED EVERYTHING UP TO 105K MILES. WE HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VAN IN 2006 AND HONDA ONLY DROVE AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. WE ARE NOW OUT 3.6K FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN CALLING IT OUT FOR 5 YEARS. THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE WEAK AND SHOULD NOT BECOME A 4000 REPAIR FOR CONSUMERS. THE VAN HAS BEEN CARED FOR MECHANICALLY AND WE HAVE DONE OUR PART, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A TRANSMISSION ON ANY VEHICLE WOULD FAIL THIS EARLY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME FAILURES. THERE SHOULD BE SOME ACTION FROM HONDA TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE PASSING LANE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ON. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANYONE RUNNING IN TO ME. UPON GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK AND WALKED AROUND THE VAN TO SEE IF ANY FLUIDS WERE LEAKING. NONE WERE. I GOT BACK INTO THE VAN TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE. IT FINALLY DID AFTER MOVING THE SHIFTER FROM P TO D A FEW TIMES BUT IT DID NOT HAVE THE POWER AND DID NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE CODE THAT TURNED UP ON MY MECHANICS SCANNER SHOWED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME EVENTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THE ONLY RECALL THEY ACKNOWLEDGE WAS THE FUEL PUMP FOR MY VAN. THE OUTCOME OF THE EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS AND I FEEL HONDA IS JUST TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THIS. IF THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT I QUESTION WHAT THEY WOULD SAY AFTER A LAWYER GAVE THEM A CALL. THEY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE A DEAL FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME HONDA DOES THIS TO ME. I HAVE OWNED MANY GM VEHICLES WITH MORE MILEAGE AND NEVER HAD EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER SPENDING OVER $3500 ON A REBUILT TRANSMISSION I DON'T BELIEVE ANOTHER HONDA WILL BE IN MY DRIVEWAY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FAILURE DIAGNOSTICS WHERE HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 0V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,037 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AT LOW SPEEDS, APPROX. 20 TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAS A SHUDDER/RUMBLE SENSATION THRU THE STEERING WHEEL AND YOU CAN FEEL IT WHETHER YOU ARE DRIVING OR A PASSENGER. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM AT SPEEDS OVER 45 TO 50 MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE WAS NEEDED. I PAID $225. FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TRANNY FLUID CHANGE AND A 'DIAGNOSTIC TEST DRIVE' IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE THAT TIME OF THAT REPAIR, I HAVE JUST LIVED WITH THE PROBLEM AND HOPED FOR THE BEST. IT WASN'T UNTIL I STARTED READING ONLINE ABOUT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEY MINIVANS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME GET THIS PROBLEM SATISFACTORILY REPAIRED FROM HONDA. THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE MINIVANS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS MINIVAN USED FROM VAN'S HONDA IN GREEN BAY, WI IN APRIL OF 2007 AND I AM UNAWARE IF MY VAN WAS RECALLED. IT WASN'T RECALLED AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED IT. *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

INDICATOR SHOWS FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS INOP. THE INDICATION IS SHOWN INTERMITTENTLY, DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY ON. IT IS UNKNOWN IF AIR BAG IS FUNCTIONAL OR IS NOT AT THE TIME. CANNOT REPRODUCE FOR HONDA SERVICE CENTER. *TR

I OWN HONDA ODYSSEY 2004, 170000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE CODE P0730. WHEN I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY GAVE ESTIMATES FOR REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT. CALLING TO HONDA USA I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS IN 2004. ALSO, THEY TOLD ME THAT RECALL WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE. TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS, I FOUND THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH THE MILEAGE, 120000 OR 150000 WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH SLEEPING GEARS AND CODES. AFTER TALKING TO HONDA CASE MANAGER, THEY TOLD ME THAT HONDA WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. THEY WOULD NOT CONFIRM THE CONVERSATION OR WILLING TO SENT ANY LETTERS OF OUTCOME OF THIS CASE. THE VAN WAS PURCHASED FROM THE HONDA DEALER IN 2009 FOR $17,000 AND DEALER GAVE ONE YEAR WARRANTY. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY IN THE FALL OF 2003. ABOUT A YEAR LATER, THERE WAS A RECALL & THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. IN THE FALL OF 2009, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED & WAS REBUILT FOR $2800 THROUGH A INDEPENDENT SHOP. I HAD CONTACTED THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME A BREAK ON THE PRICE WHICH WAS ABOUT 1K MORE. IN MARCH OF 2011 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN & HAD TO BE REBUILT FOR $2100. ALTHOUGH OUT OF WARRENTY, THE SHOP GAVE ME A BREAK ON THE LABOR CHARGE. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE OF THE REPUTATION FOR QUALITY. HOWEVER, DUE TO THIS ONGOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. *TR

FEBRUARY 29, 2011: I OWN A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 136,961 MILES. I LOVED LOVED LOVED MY HONDA, UNTIL NOW. TCS & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY GOT THE CODES P0700AT & P0740TC. THEY ADVISED I TAKE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH THEY DON'T. DEALER SAID COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION BUT BATTERY WAS WEAK AND TIMING BELT & TIMING BELT HOLDER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AFTER PAYING $1200 I PICKED UP THE VAN AND DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE TCS & ENGINE CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID LOCAL REPAIR SHOP MUST HAVE ERASED THE TRANSMISSION CODED WHEN THEY CHECK THEM AND THAT IS WHY THEY DIDN'T SEE THEM AND THOUGHT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA TO FILE A CASE. THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION AND THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST ME. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR WHO TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE ARE A ONE INCOME FAMILY. I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM WHO TAKES CARE OF HER 92 YEAR OLD GRANDFATHER WHO HAS ALZHEIMERS. WE BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HOW DEPENDABLE THEY ARE AND NOW I DON'T HAVE A CAR. WITH SO MANY CASES OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I CAN'T BELIEVE HONDA WON'T BACK UP THEIR PRODUCT. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW I AM GOING TO GET MY KIDS AND MY GRANDPA TO SCHOOL, DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS, ETC. *TR

AT LESS THAN 87,000 MILES, MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. ONE MONTH AGO, THE HONDA DEALER PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON THE CAR AS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THEN IT STARTED SLIPPING WITHIN 3 WEEKS. I HAVE READ THAT COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH 1999-2004 ODYSSEYS AND THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED ON 1999-2001 MODELS. MY 2004 HAD A RECALL THAT SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE ISSUE, AND YET, AT THIS LOW MILEAGE, I AM NOW FACED WITH A $5,000 REPAIR ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED. HONDA HAS ALSO ISSUED MANY TSBS ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE THEM TO REPLACE ALL TRANSMISSIONS IN ALL ODYSSEYS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2011. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM COLUMBIA,SC TO AUGUSTA,GA. OUR MINIVAN STARTED ACTING UP OUR TCS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE, AND MY WIFE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A GENTLEMAN FROM DOT HELP HER GET THE VAN ON THE ROAD IT SEEMED LIKE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO APROX. 20 MILES PER HOUR GRANTED MY WIFE IS ON I-20 WESTBOUND, AND FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER OR SIGNAL THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE GENTLEMAN WAS ABLE TO GET MY WIFE ON THE ROAD AGAIN,BUT ABOUT 20 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND MY WIFE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT, FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE DECELERATED BY ITSELF, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2004 WITH ONLY 112K MILES TO ME THIS IS ABSURD. NOW I SEE THAT HONDA HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 1999. I THINK HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR PUTTING SUCH A CRUMMY PRODUCT OUT IN THE MARKET. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WASN'T HURT BUT IT SHOOK HER A BIT. NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A BILL FOR $4100, FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA HAS KNOWLEDGE OF. HOPE SOME ACTION IS TAKEN AGAINST HONDA SINCE THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK ON THE ROAD. *TR

THREE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN ON OUR HONDA ODYSSEY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WE HAVE HAD AND CURRENTLY HAVE OTHER CARS THAT ARE AND WERE OLDER THAN THIS ODYSSEY AND YET THE MOUNTS REMAINED IN TACT. HONDA CURRENTLY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A MODEL DEFECT. I HAVE HAD TO SHELL OUT CLOSE TO $1500 TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I AM APPALLED THAT THEY ARE REFUSING TO RECALL THESE PARTS AND ON TOP ARE CHARGING SUCH HIGH PRICES TO CORRECT IT. *TR

THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THE EVENING AT 25 MPH ON THE LOCAL STREETS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TCA LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT MORNING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. MECHANIC CONCLUDED AFTER ALL THE DIAGNOSTIC AS CODE P0730 AND THERE IS A LOT OF WEAR, SHREDDED/CHIPPED CLUTCH/GEARBOX PARTICLES IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH NEEDS NEW TRANMISSION COSTING ABOUT $6500. RESEARCHING THIS FURTHER ONLINE: FOUND THAT NUMEROUS HONDA ODYSSEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND GETS ALL THE REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED SERVICE, AND NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE OVER 18 YEARS OF HONDA OWNERS AND ARE VERY SATISFIED WITH THEM SO FAR. THOUGH NOW VERY DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET WITH HONDA AS THEY CLAIM TO BE A VERY RELIABLE AND STURDY AUTOMOBILES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V420000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,051 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,651.

TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WAS ADVISED THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT AND BOTH SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

WELL . . . WE HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND JUST HIT THE 103,000 MILE MARK AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE UNTIL IT JUST WOULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE. LUCKILY, HE BROKE DOWN IN FRONT OF A MECHANIC SHOP. CODE P0740 HAS COME UP MEANING WE NEED A NEW TRANNY. CALLED HONDA 12/10 AND AGAIN 2/11. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN HOPES OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA FOR THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS VERY PUBLICLY FAILED. WE WERE OFFERED A HIGHLY OVERPRICED RATE, TEN HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO AND HAD IT REPAIRED FOR $1,000 LESS THAT THE ORIGINAL QUOTE WITH HONDA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THROUGH AAMCO TRANSMISSION, WITH THE FINAL BILL BEING $4700.29 . WE'RE THE 2ND OWNERS ON THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE CAR PAYMENTS MONTHLY. OUR LOAN IS WHAT'S CALLED AN UPSIDE DOWN LOAN, OWING MORE IN PAYMENTS THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. TO BOOT, WE'VE BEEN WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE SINCE DEC. 2010, AND DON'T SEE ANY LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN, SO THE VEHICLE SITS AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS. I'M AT A LOSS . . . I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE'RE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN A VEHICLE THAT WE TRULY LOVED UNTIL NOW. HOPELESS IN A HONDA. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN HE FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP. LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AND IN REVERSE; IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED; IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

HONDA ODYSSEY 2004 STOPS ALL OF SUDDEN ON THE RED LIGHT. THE CAR STARTS BUT WHEN SHIFT TO D IT STOPS. THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR IS 72000.00. I HAVE MAINTAIN THE CAR PROPERLY AND NEVER MISS ANY APPOINTMENT. I CALL HONDA BECAUSE ON THE INTERNET IT WAS SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 2004 BUT WHEN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS ASKED MY CAR VIN NUMBER THEY HAVE TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS ALMOST 3500. PLEASE HELP.....! *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 ODYSSEY AND IT'S TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING IN & OUT OF GEAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY CAUTIOUS (AND NOT DRIVING IT) TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A MASSIVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, OF THE SAME MAGNITUDE AS THE TOYOTA ACCELERATION CONCERN, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSTATE 70. STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO ASSIST MY WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN WHO WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE. VEHICLE STRUCK SP VEHICLE. *TR

TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURE ON TWO (2) BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 225/60/R16 97H TIRES, ONE FAILURE IN AUGUST 2010, ONE IN OCTOBER 2010. *TR