1999 Honda Odyssey: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Jul 18, 2009 · Transmission · 71,000 miles · PA

My 99 honda odyssey has been babied and taken care of by myself. I have never had a serious problem with the vehicle. I remember getting a letter from honda saying the trans. Had an extended warranty of 10 years 100,000. I always had the trans. Serviced at my mechanic with a t tech service every 25,000 miles.at 71,000 miles I noticed the trans. Started to slam into the gear when it decelerated. I called a honda dealer and made an appointment to have the trans. Looked at. I was told the trans. Was not going into 1st gear but directly into 2nd gear. It shifted fine when I took it their. I told them it was slamming into gear when it downshifted. Anyway I was informed the warranty had expired. I call american honda. I was informed again that the warranty had expired in 2006 at 109,000 miles.honda did extend the warranty but not 10 years. I received a factory warranty of 3 years 36,000 mile warranty and they extend the warranty to 7 years 109,000. That extended warranty included the first 3 years.so they really extended the warranty 4 years. They told my information and would determine if honda would pay for the cost of a new trans.. I was told it takes 2 days to make their decision. I was called the next day by gloria of american honda and she took the information again and then was asked what I wanted honda to do. When I told her to pay for the repair of my trans.. She informed me that was not going to happen. I then said then you have made your decision. She told she has not made no decision yet. I informed her their were over 2000 complaints at the federal safety agency about the honda odyssey 99 to 2002 transmission. And extending the warranty and replacing trans. With remaufactured ones with the same problem and failing again later leaving the $4000.00 repair to the owner. Honda redesigned the trans. In 2003 and they have no failures. It has been 1 week and I still have not heard from american honda on their decision. I am joining a class action suit to get this car recalled.

Filed Oct 21, 2008 · Transmission · 54,000 miles · NY

I have a 1999 honda odyssey lx minivan with 54k miles. The transmission slams into gear. I brought it to hempstead honda and they said I need a new transmission. When I'm on the highway and brake and reaccelerate, the car jerks forward almost causing an accident.

Filed Sep 23, 2003 · Engine, Transmission · 117,000 miles · MI

At 54,700 miles (july 2001) the car made a clunking noise when put into gear. Tcs light and check engine light came on. Service couldnot reproduce clunking problem. Since the transmission was out of warrenty I kept driving making sure to have regular maintenance. It continued to "rev" when starting to move or excellerating quickly. Tcs light and check engine light came on again at 100,000 (dec 2002). I questioned them again about the transmission but was told that it was a catalytic converter/ engine control system.( out of stock until february). Tcs and check engine lights again in june 2003 at 117,900. Code showed a transmission po740.transmission "smelled burned." sept. 2003 tcs and check engine light indicate trainsmission needs replacing. The dealer nor manufacturer had told me that the warrenty had been extended to 100,000. This transmission problem in the odyssey, and other hondas, is so wide spread that I can't believe nothing is being done for the consumer. My cousin in missouri owns a 1999 odyssey and she has had to replace both the trainsmission and catalytic convertor as well. A pretty big coincidence. I could name other parts we have both replaced. Could it be that some parts of the odyssey are lemons? Calling honda coporoate is a joke. They put you on hold, have a good laugh and then tell you they can't do anything because the car is over the mileage limit. They should be made to do the right thing. An investigation might change this arrogant company.

Filed Jul 9, 2003 · Transmission · 114,000 miles · MI

1999 honda odyssey transmission failure. Ours has had all recommended maintenance, including required servicing at 90k miles (including new timing belt and new transmission fluid). We also had purchased an extended warranty (extends warranty out to 100k miles). Now, at 114k miles, our check engine light went on and the transmission will slip or clunk into gear going from a slow speed and accelerating gently (engine would rev, then the transmission would take hold, go clunk!, and van would be in gear). Our honda dealer's service says that it's a complete transmission failure and we need to pay $5,050 for a new transmission. The dealer says the problem is out of their hands. Honda customer service says it's beyond warranty and they won't cover any repairs or replacement (even partial). My last honda product (a 1994 acura integra) went nearly 200,000 miles with the original transmission (until I traded it in for a new civic this year). 114k highway miles on a 1999 odyssey should not require a $5,000 repair bill to keep the car safe. (I.e. Apparently the transmission can stop working at any time, potentially stranding anyone in my family who is driving the vehicle, or, I would imagine, cause an accident under the right conditions).*ak I notice I am not the only one experiencing transmission problems. Http://www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_25578.html and at edmunds: 2,919 posts all about bad honda transmissions! Go here: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/[email protected]@.eea6370.ee93ee8 some examples: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/[email protected]@.ee93ee8/2886 http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/[email protected]@.ee93ee8/2760 http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/[email protected]@.ee93ee8/2683 can the federal safety agency help?

Filed May 27, 2003 · Transmission · 55,000 miles · NJ

As others had noted, check engine light diagnostic reveals transmission and torque converter codes (at 55,000 miles). Rough shifts at higher-than- normal RPM's and sluggish during acceleration. Independent garage and dealer confirm the diagnosis. Mentioned to dealer about previous customer complaints as well as honda's transmission warranty extension for 2000 and 2001 model years. Rebuilt transmission ordered and installed by dealer. Road test finds slipping in gears so a 2nd one is ordered and installed by dealer. Honda did not charge but should have extended warranty for 1999 models in the first place. Hope the duplicate complaints entered by certain individuals does not dilute odi's determination or investigation of how widespread this problem is.

Filed Nov 18, 2001 · Transmission · NC

Though we bought the odyssey used, it only had 10k miles on it by an elderly couple. No towing, no steep hills, no abusive driving. Transmission started shifting at wrong times, then we heard loud 'clunk' when putting it in reverse. Brought it to dealer and was told we needed to replace the transmission with a used one for $3075 (90 day warranty) or new one for $4700 (50k/50 mth warranty). We transferred car to transmission shop who is rebuilding it for $2100. No mention at dealer of any known problems with odyssey transmissions, but it sounds like there is a consistent defect. Have heard many stories of people getting post-warranty replacements from their dealer, after pressuring them to fix the problem.