Problems with 2006 Honda Odyssey POWER TRAIN

Ever since about 90,000 the transmission shutters and makes a rumbling sound between 30-45 mph. a transmission oil "exchange" seemed to lessen the issue. but it has returned. *tr

2006 honda odyssey exl transmission shudder. either a failing torque converter or transmission. i am writing in concern to my odyssey transmission. i have had a consistent problem with the transmission shuddering between 20-40 mph. as it shudders there is also a drop in rpm's. i have spoke with (2) other owners of the same model year odyssey and they have the same problem. upon further research i have located 1000's of blogs about this issue. this to me is raises a concern. this is not normally wear and tear for a transmission. there is a problem that honda isn't addressing. there have been recalls in the past, issued by nhtsa, in regards to honda transmission problems. these problems don't ever seemed to be fixed. based upon the amount of complaints i have read about, the (2), other than mine, that i have personally heard about makes me feel as there should be some type of interaction with your agency. honda continues to blow off the issue and say it isn't a problem. transmissions should last way longer than 60-80k miles. i have never towed or abused my transmission in any way shape or form and it is failing me. i believe it is solely a manufacturer issue. i believe it is also a safety issue in which honda knows about but is failing to resolve. *tr

Soon after purchasing our 2006 honda odyssey ex i noticed a shudder when i was going slowly in traffic. it had trouble shifting up. usually when this happens i'm only going between 30-45. it seems fine when i quickly accelerate. now it happens almost every time i drive it. i know it's a transmission issue, because it sounds like all the other complaints here. i have taken it to the dealer we bought it from and of course they couldn't find the shudder. it was probably because they only drove it for 2 miles. i'm very frustrated with honda and won't ever purchase one again. *tr

During acceleration or deceleration, the steering and transmission shudders between 30 and 45 mph. when this condition happens, the vehicle becomes difficult to control and can easily become unsafe. while accelerating, the vehicle can shudder and easily shift to one side. this condition has occurred over the past year. it is now happening repeatedly and with increasing severity. i have replaced tires and checked alignment. i have also replaced brakes and turned rotors. the dealer indicated today that the problem is related to the torque converter and transmission. *kb

I was driving my 2006 honda odyssey at a normal speed in houston, when it suddenly would not shift into gear, and the tach revved up to the red line. had it towed to the dealership and they told me that the transmission had failed. i have 143,00 miles on it. the price that the dealership quoted was 4300.00 dollars. i requested assistance from american honda, and was denied on several occasions because of the number of miles on the van. i took it to a local honda specialist and got the same transmission and warranty for 1100.00 less. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. while driving approximately 40 mph, the contact heard a shuttering noise and the vehicle began vibrating. the failure occurred when the contact drove between 30-40 mph. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the current and failure mileages were approximately 97,000. the vin was unavailable.

Transmission began to fail after 100,000 miles. *tr

2006 honda odyssey bought used w/ approx 61,000 miles and 60,000 mile extended warranty, purchased last week of july 2010, breakdown 10/6/2010. had shake while driving and was serviced, found to have problem with transmission, transmission fluid changed and problem resolved. car was driven part way across country, 1200 miles, in the next 10 days, all highway miles. 20 minutes after stopping for lunch, while cruising on highway @ 70 mph, car had intermittent clicking noise coming from driver's side engine compartment. no warning lights were on @ this time and temp reading was normal. my husband took car off cruise control, noise stopped, he attempted to pass another vehicle, car lost all acceleration, check engine light blinked a couple times, he slowed, started safely moving to shoulder, clicking started, check engine light came on solid, temp gauge spiked to red, caron shoulder, no power. from first clicking noise to engine failure and first warning light was approx 1 minute. dealer found car to have cracked engine, melted radiator, blown head gasket, no coolant or oil in engine. no original source for breakdown could be found even after complete engine teardown. head gasket was not cause of breakdown. no oil leak, had oil change @ dealer prior to our purchase of vehicle, not yet due for routine service, oil life indicator gave 50% oil life 20 miles prior to breakdown. honda notified and not concerned. warranty co denied claim b/c no cause of failure found. dealership that sold car is paying for new engine, radiator and any other repairs and will continue to seek reimbursement from warranty co. search of honda forums (edmunds.com) found many problems w/ oil consumption on 2005-2010 honda odysseys. *tr

The car shakes really bad at about 30-35 miles per hour and also hesitates at times. you can feel the van shift very hard also. *tr

Took 2006 honda odyssey to the dealership again complaining of strong engine shudder when accelerating and between gear shifts. shudder is so strong whole car shimmies including steering wheel. i have taken the car in for this on two separate occasions (at 60,000 and 90,000) and it has not been properly diagnosed. just 5 months and a few thousand miles later i am being told that i need a new transmission. very interesting that it's the same issue i have been in for before when the car was under warranty. car does not feel safe to drive. *tr

2006 honda odyssey minivan. while cruising (not accelerating, not climbing) at about 70 mph on i-5 south in southern california, the driver saw the tachometer suddenly shoot up above the red line (>5000 rpm). the engine continued to rev with accompanying very loud engine noise. the engine would not downshift even as the driver eased off the gas pedal. the driver pulled to the side of the freeway and shut the engine off. the undercarriage and back of the car was soaked with transmission fluid. the car was surrounded by the smell of burning oil. the car was towed 129 miles to a service station. diagnosis: "blown transmission", apparently a recurrent problem with honda odysseys. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle minutes later and noticed that the transmission was leaking. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. the failure recurred a second time and the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired and the failure persisted intermittently once the vehicle would become hot. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a second opinion where it was confirmed that the transmission would need replacing. the approximate failure mileage was 198,000. updated 04/06/11*lj

Based on a report today that honda is recalling 2003/2004 honda odyssey where the issue involves the ignition interlock, a device intended to ensure that the key can only be removed when a vehicle is firmly shifted into park. i have a 2006 honda odyssey and had a similar issue in 2010 where after parking and removing my keys and i got down, the van moved backwards and the my front door hit another car in the parking lot damaging both cars, and i had to file a claim with unitrin direct. the result being i have a fault accident record on my license and my insurance went up for no fault of mine. i think honda should recall even the 2006 model and pay me back from my repairs and extra insurance payments that i have paid and work with dmv/unitrin to remove the fault accident record that i have on my license. *tr

Torque converter pulsation and vibration. *tr

While driving my 2006 honda odyssey ex on slight slopes at approximately 25-35 mph under light acceleration, my vehicle begins to shudder strongly enough that i can feel it through the foot pedal and steering wheel. this happens frequently in my in-town driving following frequent stops, and continues for a few seconds until i increase speed and rpm. in the past two weeks, i have experienced a strong forward jolting motion when my vehicle downshifts as i am slowing behind other cars or as i am slowing to make a turn of my own. the jolt forward has been so strong that it feels like i'm hitting the accelerator, and i have had to brake hard to keep from overshooting my turn or rear ending the car in front of me. *tr

Transmission shudder on my 2006 honda odyssey. miles is about 86000, took van to honda dealer and was told torque converter was bad service manager said these vehicles have been known for shudder problems due to the fact that the vehicles weight was not matched to the transmission properly in design. shudder happens at about 30-40 mph with a light engine load. *tr

When driving in cold weather for a long distance, wheezing sound comes from steering wheel. others have had this problem, they say it's a power steering pump, reservoir tank. it only has 57k miles, and already problems. honda dealer said they couldn't duplicate the problem, that's because they didn't drive it for a while nor was it cold. it won't be covered under warranty since it's past the miles, but honda makes a defective part(s) and the owner has to pay for their poor engineering. *tr

Transmission failed at less than 80,000 miles. while traveling at 60+ mph transmission smokes, fluid spews from tailpipe and front, gears race and vehicle becomes unable to control in traffic. vehicle eventually stops, must be allowed to cool down before it can be restarted. gears sometime lock causing inability to steer. occurs occasionally at 80,000-90,000, more frequently at 90,000 miles. defect in torque converter apparently causes fluid to boil inside transmission, causes damage to gears, smoking, etc.. only fix is a replacement transmission. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. while driving at any speed, the vehicle loses power. when the power shuts off and the vehicle stalls, the contact hears a loud clanking noise under the driver's seat. the vehicle restarts after a couple of attempts are made and was taken to the dealer in 2008; however, they could not locate the failure after the first attempt. on the second attempt, they replaced a sensor in the drive train. a year later, the failure recurred. the contact scheduled an appointment to take the vehicle back to the dealer. the failure mileage was 29,000 and current mileage was 30,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. the contact stated that after parking and exiting the vehicle it began to roll back. the contact mentioned that the vehicle rolled over her left foot and had to be taken to a hospital. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000 and the current failure mileage was 87.039.

Our 2006 honda odyssey minivan has been taken for repairs numerous times to address front end shudder that increases with speed, becoming noticeable at ~25mph and most pronounced at 60-65mph. the steering wheel vibrates left-right at a high frequency and increasing intensity while this shudder is happening. braking effectiveness is measurable hampered and one can feel the shudder through the brake pedal as this occurs. we have had the tires replaced much more frequently than their scheduled life would suggest necessary, we have had the alignment and balancing checked, and we have asked honda to repair the vibration problem, all without success. there are online forums where odyssey owners discuss similar problems (for example, see the edmunds site: townhall.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f1085e1) and lack of resolution by honda. a quick web search (e.g., "honda odyssey front end vibration" or "honda odyssey torque converter recall") will result in many other references to similar or identical situations of serious front end vibrations. we have experienced a minor accident which involved hitting a car in front of us at low speed and i believe this problem played a role. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. the contact had her vehicle repaired according to nhtsa campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission) in 2007. two years later, she experienced an abnormal surge and slippage while in second gear. she took her vehicle to the dealer and they stated that she would have to replace her transmission at the cost of $2,100, which was a fifty percent discount. the manufacturer referred her to a dealer. the failure and current mileages were 79,475.

I was closing the right sliding door on my 2006 honda odyssey when it suddenly reversed pinching and crushing my right arm. i used the exterior handle, pulled it once, and moved to the right rear of the vehicle. as i was passing by the moving door, i was rubbing against the minivan slightly. it gave an audible alert and immediately revered pinching my right bicep between the door and the side of the van. *tr

I was making a three point turn in a parking lot and when i put the car in reverse the car would not engage. it acted as if it were in neutral. i have an appointment to take the vehicle into a dealership next week. forums state the this has occurred quite often in lexus. *tr

I bought a 2006 honda odyssey brand new with warranty and at 20,000 miles started complaining of a whining or humming noise after traveling distances over 30 minutes long. the weather did not seem to make a difference. i complained 5 separate times to the dealership, each time being turned away because they couldn't find an issue. after my warranty expired, they were able to tell me that my power steering pump had failed and after much talk with the dealership and honda, they replaced it covering 75% of the cost. that was in october 2009. on march 15, the noise returned and i took it back to the dealership assuming it was my power steering pump. it was my power steering rack which after discussions with several other mechanics seems to be what the issue was all along. i now have to replace the entire power steering rack at a cost of $1500. i have tried to get help from honda, but they claim it is not a warranty issue. there are hundreds of complaints about this very same issue online and honda issued a service bulletin for all models 2005-2007 and some 2008 models for power steering pump failure. this is a larger issue and a recall of this entire system needs to be put out or more honda owners are going to run into the issue i have. if i don't replace the power steering rack, fluid could pour out at any time and cause me to lose steering at any point. so that is why i am having it fixed immediately. i am looking for someone to take action on this. the honda service bulletin which was revised in 2007, is bulletin number 07-005.*tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. while driving at an unknown speed, the front end of the vehicle started to vibrate violently and pulled to the side without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where unknown repairs were performed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was not provided. the vin was not available.

After the service was done at honda(a b type service); i am feeling a jerk after pressing the brake pedal on speed. with kids in the car this is a scary experience, honda dealer didn't acknowledge they did anything with this. though it appeared just after that. i took my honda for service at honda twin city at savoy,il.

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65mph on the highway the vehicle lost power without warning. the vehicle regained power while slowly pulling to the curb. while coming to a stop the vehicle lost power again and was towed to a dealership. after inspecting the vehicle the dealer replaced the automatic transmission. when the sudden loss of power occurred again the check engine and the transmission warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was towed to a different dealership. after replacing the computer and solenoid the dealer determined the transmission needed to be replaced again. the vehicle is currently at the dealership.

New, 2006 honda odyssey, purchased new driven for 7 weeks. leaking noticed on garage floor. service department said there was a crack in the transmission casing that occurred during manufacturing process, that the mold it was made from must have been defective. unfortunately, honda refuses to replace the transmission with a new one, but will use a mish-mash of parts from 2005 & 2006 and claim it as refurbished. they will not guarantee that the parts did not come from vehicles damaged in hurricanes. our new vehicle will now be a substandard vehicle. i think other vehicles that have transmission made from this lot should be investigated for the same factory defect, and that unsuspecting consumers not have to be forced to underwrite honda's failed factory inspection process. *nm