2005 Honda Odyssey

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. AROUND 60,000 MILES AND WHILE STILL UNDER THE HONDA CARE WARRANTY, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT 20-40 MPH SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. SIMILAR TO THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS SCARY AND I KNOW NOT WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO LET GO COMPLETELY. LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE TWO TIMES BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT (JULY OF 2010) AND "COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY DROVE IT." ABSENT A RECALL BY HONDA TO CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY, THE REPORTED PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT. I FEEL THEY SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE AND FIX THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT WAS REPORTED TO THEM MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. IT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WHENEVER IT SHIFT GEAR AT LOW SPEED AROUND 40 MPH, IT HAS JUDDER PROBLEM. IT HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT IT WILL NEED SOFTWARE UPDATES, SO THEY DID THAT. IT DOES NOT WORK THOUGH, IT IS JUST GETTING WORST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SUGGEST CHANGING THE TORQUE CONVERTER/REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. THAT WILL BE VERY COSTLY. I AM HOPING YOU CAN INVESTIGATE THIS FAILURE AND STOP THE FORESEEABLE ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A DEFECT IN HONDA'S TRANSMISSION DESIGN, NOT BECAUSE OF WEAR AND TEAR. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 95K MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS SUGGESTS DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS THAT LEADS TO NO FIX. THE PROBLEM GETS WORST AND NOT THEY SUGGEST REPLACING TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ON JUNE 16TH, 2010. DURING THE TEST DRIVE AS WELL AS FOR A WEEK OR SO AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED. HOWEVER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WE STARTED TO NOTICE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AROUND 40-45 MILES AN HOUR, USUALLY ON AN INCLINE. WE TOOK THIS VEHICLE ON A LONG TRIP AND THE SHUDDERING STARTED TO GET WORSE. ON JULY 19, 2010, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THEY HAD INSTALLED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX IT. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS EITHER A TORQUE CONVERTER OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TECH WHO WORKED ON MY CAR SAID THEY COULD JUST REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS; HOWEVER, HONDA'S RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WERE WAITING ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CO. TO CALL AND SEE IF THIS WAS COVERED. LUCKILY, ON THURSDAY, JULY 22ND, THE WARRANTY CO. SENT SOMEONE OUT TO DECIDE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT. THE WARRANTY CO. DECIDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION OF MY MONTH OLD CAR TO THE TUNE OF $3700. ON FRIDAY, JULY 23RD, I FINALLY GOT MY VEHICLE BACK. HOWEVER, UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT VEERS TO THE RIGHT. *TR

OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L DVD NAV IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME "SHUTTER" ISSUES BEING REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS. AS SPEEDS BETWEEN 20-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL STUTTER OR SHUTTER, SPECIFICALLY ON INCLINES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON, AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM WITH HONDA. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED $50 FOR A TRANSMISSION UPDATE. SAME ISSUE, SO NOW THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $3,000-$4,000. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I PLACED A CALL TO A FRIEND THAT OWNS A TRANSMISSION SHOP 3 HOURS AWAY AND WAS STUNNED TO FIND THAT THEY HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS STYLE HONDA ODYSSEY 3-4 TIMES A MONTH. PAY A PREMIUM PRICE AND GET RIPPED OFF BY A COMPANY YOU THINK YOU CAN TRUST. THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ON OUR HIGHWAYS. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING VAN THIS PROBLEM STARTED A WHILE AGO WHEN THE VAN GETS TO A STEADY SPEED OF APROX 40 USUALLY AT A SLIGHT INCLINE THE CAR STARTS TO JITTER OR FEEL LIKE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AT OTHER SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A CRACKED BLOCK MONTHS AGO AND HAD IT REPLACED. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW BEING TOLD TORQUE CONVERTER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM @$1900. CALLED HONDA USA THEY SAID THE WILL NOT CONSIDER REVIEWING MY CLAIM BECAUSE OF MY MILEAGE IS NOW 100,000. OTHERS ON WEB ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS..MY BEST GUESS IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR 15-20,000 MILES. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 TRANSMISSION GEAR & BEARING FAILURE WHISTLE SOUND RECOMMENDED BY DEALER TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. CONSULT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AAA APPROVED ALSO CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER OFFERED $3,000.00 ON 20/80 SPLIT 20% AMERICAN HONDA SHARE. HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAVE TO PAY 50% OF COST. AROUND $ 1,500.00. NO DECISION YET ON THIS 2005 ODYSSEY BECAUSE OF COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SINCE THERE WAS AN EXISTING WARRANTY BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO LONGER AN ACTIVE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ