Problems with 2004 Honda Odyssey POWER TRAIN

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. while driving approximately 40 mph, the contact heard an abnormal grinding sound underneath the vehicle. without warning, the vehicle decelerated independently although the accelerator pedal was being depressed. the vehicle failed to accelerate. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. an independent mechanic diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the failure mileage was unknown. *dt*jb *tr 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'*jb

Shift car onto gear d and it does not move. after a good 6 to 8 seconds in gear it will move forward.also while driving about 35 to 40 miles per hour transmission shift erratically.

Shifting car into gear (d4) from park it does not move, although after a few minutes in gear it will move forward

Automatic transmission broken down

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate when necessary and there was a delay when changing gears. also, the check engine indicator and instrument panel gauges flashed. martin main line honda (123 e lancaster ave, ardmore, pa 19003, 1-(610) 649-5600) was notified of the failure, but could not produce a diagnostic trouble code. the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to three different independent repair facilities and each one diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the dealer did not state if the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). there was no open power train recall on the vehicle at the time of the failure. the manufacturer issued 26 tsbs for the power train. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin and failure mileage were not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. while driving 70 mph, the transmission failed without warning. the vehicle was towed to stevenson-hendrick honda wilmington (821 s college rd, wilmington, nc 24803). the dealer stated that the vehicle was previously repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). the dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 33,000.

Nhtsa recall 04v176000 does not include our vin, but it should, because this is the problem that has occurred with our vehicle 3 times now. the transmission has overheated and failed. and according to 04v176000, transmission overheating is a serious hazard that can cause loss of control of the vehicle!!! the first time it happened, i was driving on a 2-lane highway. the second time it happened, my wife was driving it on hwy 80 towards reno. the 3rd time it happened, she was driving at about the same place i was, on 41 north. it always happens on a medium to long trip going up an incline. others have reported this as well, so much that there is a site dedicated to this very problem -- odysseytransmission.com. if you visit this website you can see the definite difference in proportion of complaints for the earlier generations vs the later. it appears there is a design flaw that causes fluid flow constriction during torque converter lock, which results in overheating. in the last incident, as described by my wife, she was driving up 41, and the engine went up to around 4000 rpm. the car slowed down and she smelled transmission fluid burning. she had to wait on the side of the road for a while, and then it started to work again. she got it to a safer place and then let it cool for longer. she was able to get it to go home, which was a couple miles away, and we have not driven it since. we had this transmission rebuilt by shaws auto sales 2 times. the most recent time was less than 1 year ago. we have not done any abnormal driving, or any towing, or anything. just normal driving. so we expected the fix to last longer than this. sound like a reasonable expectation? we have been lucky that we didn't lose control of the vehicle. but others might not be so lucky! this vin and others like it should be included in 04v176000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. while the vehicle was stationary, it would not accelerate forward when the accelerator pedal was depressed. in addition, the vehicle downshifted independently on more than one occasion and the engine indicator illuminated without warning. a dealer was not made aware of the failures. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

At 123,000 miles transmission failed with uncontrolled gear changes on road and loud thump in changing gear from park to drive when starting in morning. check engine light would not go off. dealer said a new transmission was required. after installation and travelling to 131,000 miles thumping reoccurred in change from park to drive. waiting on dealer response.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. while driving various speeds or while parked, the engine would suddenly rev to over 5,000 rpms. the vehicle accelerated without warning. when this occurred, the brake pedal was depressed to the floor and the vehicle failed to stop immediately. the contact stated that the vehicle was currently unable to shift from park. the failure occurred on several occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 178,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that the vehicle was unable to accelerate past 35 mph while driving on the highway. the dealer diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 75,000.

Tl* the contact's wife owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated at a low speed and then accelerated at normal speed. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the vehicle was then taken to robert auto mall (19 park lane, downingtown, pa 19335, (610) 269-8200) where the contact was provided a history report regarding the transmission. the manufacturer was notified and confirmed that there was no recall associated with the vin. the contact was provided case number: 06612914. the approximate failure mileage was 156,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. while driving approximately 25 mph, the gear shifter failed to shift into another gear. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 201,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that drive 1, drive 2, drive 3, and the reverse gears failed to work without warning. the contact was able to use drive, neutral, and park, but the failure continued. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). the manufacturer was notified and provided no solution. the approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Failed/broken motor mounts. this appears to be a systemic low mileage failure issue on similar honda odysseys of this vintage. this is a safety issue.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. while driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the alternator wires burned up and the transmission slipped, which caused the vehicle to stall. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

Transmission slipping while driving on city street - transmission needs to be replaced

I stopped at a stop sign, then turned right and pressed the gas to accelerate. the van then shuddered violently and the wheels completely seized up. i could not drive or control the vehicle. the van skidded to a stop in the middle of the road. it was completely locked up and would not go into any gear, including neutral or reverse. i had my family exit the van but had to leave the van in the road. luckily, the police showed up quickly to make sure that the van wasn't hit. the vehicle had to be winched onto a flat bed tow truck as the tires were completely locked up.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 75 mph, the engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle began to decelerate. the contact was able to pull to the roadside to switch off the vehicle. the vehicle was restarted but the failure recurred. the contact mentioned that the vehicle could not accelerate over 15 mph. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the internal transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 113,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 04v176000 (power train), but the vin was not included. the failure mileage was 160,935.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. while driving at approximately 35 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, where it was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). the failure mileage was approximately 196,000.

I purchased this vehicle from a honda dealership used 4 years ago with 104k miles on it for $10k. i'd had it inspected by the dealership and it received a clean bill of health. i've driven this car for an additional 40k miles and had the transmission fail with my 3 toddler boys in the car on the way back from a soccer game (quite frightening). i'm now being told that it will cost $5k to repair! and now that i'm looking further into this car, it's clear that there's ongoing transmission issues that honda has not addressed. shame on honda. *tr

Transmission failed at 94k miles.

Engine light and tcs light came on, gears stopped shifting at high rpms. soon, transmission would not engage at all. car failed to move on a busy freeway overpass exit. after several minutes with the engine off, i turned it back on and hobbled in first gear off the overpass. mechanic said it was typical of 2004 odysseys to have transmissions fail. cost of repair far exceeds blue book value of car. *tr

I had all major services at honda dealer ( four wheels alignment at 95000 miles in 2012, timing bell at 100000 miles in 2012, oil transmission service at 109500 miles in 2013, alignment at 121000 in 2013). i bought extended warranty for 7 years or 100000 miles when i bought my car. during that time period and all services at honda dealer they did not advise any thing. today i brought my car for air bag recall, alignment and oil transmission service, they told me that i need to replace all three engine mount cost approximately $1380. i was shock because it too expensive. i can not understand why engine mounts easy to break. i went home researching online and surprising to discover that a lot of people had same problem. i think this engine mount defected or design problem cause engine mounts easy to break (normally need to replace over 200000 miles) and honda needs to address this issue. please advise me what i suppose to do because if engine mounts broke it going to effect suspension, balancing and alignment system etc... thank you very much.best regard, *tr updated 4/28/16 *js

Was driving normal then car stalled and started reving very loud and jerking when pushing on gas while the d for drive was lashing even when put ino park the d still flashed blue was reading about problem and it sounds like transmission failure

I was driving down the highway at about 70 mph when the van suddenly quit pulling. it felt like it had gone into neutral, because the engine would rev but the van kept slowing down. i was lucky enough to have enough momentum to allow me to pull onto the shoulder of the highway. this could have ended very bad. i had 3 young children in the van, as we were going to spend the thanksgiving holiday with family. so we were several hours from home and no way to get to our family or back to our house. it was a scary ordeal for my and my children. when we finally got the van towed home and to a shop, we were told we were going to have to replace the transmission. we were also told this particular make/model/year is notorious for having the transmission go out. i contacted american honda this afternoon. i was told they could not help me with any cost of a replacement transmission. i was also told my complaint stopped with the customer service rep i was speaking with, but my claim is available to the engineers in case they want to see if my make/model/year has had any customer complaints filed. i asked him how they would even know to look for complaints if they weren't made aware of any complaints. all in all, i have a claim number for a complaint that will go no further than the customer service representative i spoke with over the phone. very disappointing. *tr

Driving on highway on 11/15/2014 way to work around 65 mph and suddenly felt a jerk as some one hit from behind, looked around and keep driving felt jerk again and speed of vehicle came down pulled car to the side. stopped the engine for few minutes and started the car again put gear in drive and car is moving very slowly even giving enough gas. end of calling tow truck and towed car to close by dealer. dealer called me today 11/15/2014 to inform there is a transmission failure and need around $6000 in repairs. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that the check engine and tcs warning light illuminated intermittently. the dealer diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

2004 honda odyssey. consumer states vehicle had a transmission failure during a recent trip. consumer states vehicle lost power(speed) while traveling. *tgw the consumer also stated the rpm's increased rapidly and smoke starting emitting from the vehicle. the transmission and oil cooler were replaced. *jb

Our honda odyssey's transmission failed under very scary circumstances---with my wife and disabled son attempting to merge onto a highway. as she tried to accelerate, the van's engine revved, but the transmission did not engage----leaving the van coasting into traffic. thankfully, she was able to leave the roadway just before a vehicle that was approaching from behind would have made impact. she and my son were very lucky. prior to this incident, the transmission was not exhibiting any kind of shifting problems. in doing some research, i found that this is a known design flaw problem. *tr

As i was driving the car, the engine over revved but the wheels were not moving. i was on city streets making a turn - luckily i was able to coast to the side of the road without any incident but it could have been dangerous as the gears were not engaging. after i navigated to the side of the road, the car wouldn't move forward or backward on being put in gear. there was a smell of burning rubber - later i realized it was probably burning or overheated transmission fluid. on towing the car to the dealer, the dealer ran diagnostics and advised me that my transmission was damaged and needed replacement. for the past couple of days, the 'check engine light" and the "tcs off light" had been coming on and off occasionally. i had also noticed the vehicle not responding to accelerator pedal being pressed in a normal fashion. *js

The car was in drive and it didn't want go anywhere while it was in motion. very scared for my family it was unsafe i saw honda has a recall on the transmission but they told it isn't for my car i want to add my vehicle into that recall its not fair that my vehicle is under that but it say from models 2002-2004 and mine is a 2004 so it should be under that. *tr

I was driving on highway state route 22 between altoona pa and ebensburg pa when i experienced transmission failure and the inability to continue to move forward. i had to coast to the shoulder with my family in the vehicle while heavy traffic and semi-truck traffic was continuous on the highway. *tr

Check engine light and tcs light came on while driving the van at highway speeds. the transmission shifts smoothly and sounds fine, but the repair shop pulled a code of p0740--tc clutch failure. the transmission is failing, and this is apparently a common problem with honda odysseys. while our transmission lasted longer than many odysseys' do, i think that transmission failure at 119k is unacceptable. *tr

2004 honda odyssey. consumer writes in regards to vehicle transmission problems. *smd the consumer stated the transmission went out for the second time, in less than three years.

The day after coming home from an 800 mile road trip my wife was driving the van locally when the transmission started to act up. the van was not shifting smoothly from 2nd to 3rd gear, engine revving to over 4000 rpm. van was having problems engaging and had to pull over to side of road. had car towed to local honda dealer and we were told we needed a new transmission at a cost of $4,800. we bought honda for reliability and were very surprised transmission would need replacing at 148,000 miles. also had both electronic side doors replaced in 2012, both doors stopped working within the same month. *tr

5/6/14 took my vehicle into the local service station for diagnosis of clunking engine noise. had to pay $1400 to replace both motor mounts that were completely worn out . also has to replace the outer tie rods that were worn out creating a completely unsafe vehicle. less than a week later, the d light went black. suddenly it came back on along with the check engine light. took vehicle back to the service station and they now diagnosed it with the p0740 code tcc lockup solenoid. called several transmission shops that told me the only way to fix this is to get a new transmission at a cost of $3500 and up. this is very discerning that the transmission didn't last longer and this is a known problem with this model vehicle and honda refuses to issue the recall on all 2004 transmissions. there are service bulletins out there referring to this specific issue. i called american honda and they refused to assist stating the vehicle is way out of warranty to assist financially. i have had all the service done at the dealer until there was an issue last year with the heating/air conditioner that the dealer was unable to successfully fix after 6 visits and numerous coolant flushes. i have no faith in that local dealership to help. now i'm stuck with a money pit and can't afford to replace it. never again honda. they have certainly lost my loyalty after all this. we dealt with the same issue with the 2003 acura tls transmissions that were bad, 3 transmissions later and no help from honda who knowingly covered up their faulty transmission problems and left consumers footing the bill. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled sporadically. the vehicle was diagnosed by a private mechanic, who indicated that the torque converter system failed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 128,000 and the current mileage was 128,050.

It was thursday, early evening, and i was driving on a country road, approaching a stop sign, when the 2004 honda odyssey van's power cut out. the engine went dead in the middle of the road. it just suddenly cut off for no reason. i was able with difficulty to steer it to the side of the road. i turned the ignition "off" and called my husband thinking i might need aaa to come tow the car. after the van sat for a few minutes, i was able to get it to start again, but it sounded terrible and the engine's engagement felt weak. i was a few miles from an auto repair shop and decided to slowly drive it there and leave it overnight. i was told the next day that the transmission had failed and the mechanic mentioned that there had been a recall on my van of which i was unaware. i looked up the recalls on the nhtsa site that honda and issued and noticed that my van's vin number was in the range that had been recalled for transmission problems. i called local honda dealers about this as well as the honda corporate number. each said that even though my van's vin was in the batch that was recalled and even though the exact problem that i had experienced was the reason for the recall, they did not feel obliged to assist with the van's repair. neither the local honda dealer nor honda corporate would give an explanation as to why they felt they did not need to shoulder any of the transmission replacement costs. i believe this is against the law. can corporations like honda really get away with ignoring the law? after paying for a $4,600 transmission replacement, i do not have the money to fight them. *tr

While driving on the highway noticed the gear slipping with check engine and traction control lights on. the dealer said its a problem with the torque control clutch malfunction and the whole transmission needs to be replaced. apparently there was a known problem with the honda odysseys built in 2002 to 2004. but according to honda my vin is not in that recall. it appears like the problem that is supposed to be fixed with the later 2004 models is not really fixed. honda doesnt want to pay for any of these fixes.

I was driving to school, and the transmission was acting funny. i drove it approximately 30 miles to our dealership. luckily i made it. the highest speed i could go was almost 40mph. pulled into the dealership at 8:30a.m. and waited. was given the news that it was the transmission, and it was almost $6,000.00 to replace. they had me. didn't know what to do...and had to pick up kids at school at 3;30p.m. ended up sinking $40,000.00 into a new 2014 odyssey. boy do i feel taken! and then to find out there was a problem with honda transmissions from 1999. i do question the transmission of the one i am driving now....it shifts funny. my 2004 also always had a fuel smell. was concerned at times of starting it. we also paid to have the dash lights fixed....at our expense. didn't know there was a recall on that either......darn those dealerships!!! they got us on the transmission too!! *js

When parked i tried to start it and it did not start. the mechanic stated that transmission was damaged by particles in it or over heating. needs a replacement at $4400. honda was contacted but they offered no help. my vin is just slightly outside the transmission defect group 5fnrl18..4b000001 to 5frnl18..4b051620 (honda recall service bulletin 04-021). "d" light either flashing or off...even after trans flush. same symptoms as recalled hondas. i believe that the recall should have been a larger group...ie including my van and maybe it would still be working today if it was recalled! *tr

Returning from short road trip (less than 30 miles from home), check engine light and tcs light came on. drove vehicle straight to honda dealership where it has been serviced for the last 8 yrs since we bought it. code p0740 internal transmission failure. attempted to drive vehicle to work the next day (5 miles from home), vehicle began shuddering, rpm gauge revved to 4,000rpm's yet vehicle was slowing. could put pressure on gas pedal but car would not go. couldn't reach any speed over 40mph. vehicle violently downshifted and couldn't exceed 20mph on busy interstate. barely reached work where vehicle rested. after resting, attempted to drive vehicle back home - had the same experience. vehicle unable to move from driveway, transmission is not in working condition. *tr

Driving on the freeway and the internal brake system light come on indicating that was any back brake lights, then while driving the vehicle stop going forward light the transmission went into neutral and then the tcs indicator and the engine light come on and then the 2004 odyssey stopped moving without any indication at all as i was driving in high traffic on a california freeway at approximately 7:30am on my way to work. i am told that there was a recall on these models and that i would cost me over $3,200.00 out of picket to fix and then, (i was told to take the vehicle to honda for recall repairs, because it is still under the recall static and honda has never fixed this problem. at the time i bought this vehicle from the dealer i wasn't told that there was a recall on these odyssey's and there wasn't any defeats reported on the vehicle fix sheets. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph. the vehicle made a loud noise that was coming from the transmission. the vehicle was taken to a dealer; however, the mechanic was unable to diagnose or repair the problem. the manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 167,000.

As my husband accelerated, the steering lost power. he could give the engine gas but could not manage the car. somehow he was able to turn the car around and get the car back to our mechanic. he checked it out and determined that indeed the transmission had failed. *tr

We have a 2004 honda odyssey, bought it used in the summer of 2009 with 79,766 mile. now at 91,160 mile, it's having major issues. on october 12, 2013, we drove the van to the store and back home just fine. on monday, october 14th when we tried to drive the van again, it would not reverse or drive at all. the engines starts up just fine in parking and in neutral gear. as soon as the gear was shifted to d or r, the engines stalled. plus the d drive light was flashing prior to the failure. searching online i found that owners of 2004 honda odyssey was having the same issue with the transmission failing. on october 22, i called to honda america to see if i can get some assistance for helping with the repair. i was given a case number. that same morning, i had our odyssey van towed to a honda dealer to be diagnosis of the problem. i have never drove a car that transmission would fail. if honda doesn't assist me with the repair, this will be the last honda i will ever buy! *tr

Transmission slips in 2nd gear with a slight load i.e. going up a slight hill. if you accelerate the slipping/shudder goes away. honda was not able to give me specific information as to the vin numbers affected by their 2004 transmission recall but could only tell me my vin was not one of them. there are many complaints about the second gear slipping failure when i searched online, the information i read stated that the issue was with oil flow to the second gear clutch assembly. it seems the 2004 recall should have included more vin numbers. my vehicle has high mileage now and is outside honda's assistance parameters but if there had been a recall maybe my transmission would not have failed. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the transmission failed. the vehicle was coasted into a parking lot were it was towed to a local dealer. the contact was told that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 04v176000 (power train). the vehicle was not repaired or inspected. the manufacturer was not notified of the incident. the approximate failure mileage was 145,000.