Our 1999 honda odyssey has relatively low mileage (~125000 miles) and it has been diagnosed as having transmission problem again. When it only had about 30000 miles, it had a transmission problem and its replacement was covered under manufacture warranty at that time. We searched the internet and found that the transmission problem is a very common for honda vehicles. We contacted america honda and they told us it has already passed the warranty period and they would not help with the transmission repair. We paid full sticker price for this van 14 years ago and wish it can last up to 200000 miles. Now we are reluctant to pay for the high repair cost or we could not sell it at a satisfactory price. We are very unhappy with america honda's response and totally lost our trust in honda vehicles.
1999 Honda Odyssey transmission complaints
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My odyssey first had a transmission issue back in august, 2003, only 4 years and 42,000 miles and the dealer completed the repair without any cost since it is still within the manufactory warranty. The second time the transmission failed again in 2008 at 96,000 miles. I wrote a letter to american honda motor and they agreed to cover it with no cost. However, this issue resurfaced again. The very same symptoms have reoccurred and my car broke down on the freeway at 126,000 miles last week. Had a mechanic checked it and it is the transmission issue. This van is my weekend car and I hardly drive it so I have only added 30,000 miles after the last transmission replacement in 2008. This proves to me that there is an issue with the design of the transmission and the odyssey transmission can only sustain roughly 40,000 miles before breaking down.
Transmission completely froze (locked-up). This is the second transmission in this vehicle, the first was replaced under a class action suit against honda. Fortunately, driver was near side of road and recognized a problem prior to the complete lock-up, otherwise the van would have skidded to a stop in the middle of the highway. Honda informs they will not provide any assistance with any replacement transmission and will only offer a 1 year warranty. It costs over $4000 to replace the transmission in this vehicle. Honda is completely unsympathetic to the potential risks they are forcing on odyssey owners. This had happened to thousands of odyssey owners and honda need to be held accountable.
Vehicle stop shifting gears first, unresponsive to accelerator. Slipping constantly as it started motion. Second gear not working at all. Check engine lights and emergency light went on. Can only operate on l1 gear. At the time was moving to costa rica. Did not have time to fix in us. Vehicle currently in costa rica. Made flush and repairs but it does not work properly. Parked most of the time.
Motor mounts broken. First time was when I got my transmission done at about 100,000 miles of which I never got reimbursed for per class action settlement. Second time was a few years back. Now I'm told that my motor mounts are broken at st. Lucie battery in jensen beach, florida. These motor mounds that honda is putting in their vans don't hold the engine well without breaking.
Transmission slipping and torque converter bad? Had the trans replaced once before? This problem got dangerously worse when the ignition recalled switch cased excessive stalling at high rates of speed. Please help.
Driving thru the mountain from kanab ut to flagstaff az on hwy 89 (scenic route) the transmission began to whine and tach out at 7000-8000 rpms in d4. Vehicle would not respond, as if slipping. Then down shifted to d3 and the same thing happened. Out in the middle of nowhere, they limped into flagstaff at d2 and 40 MPH. Notified that the transmission was gone and needed to be replaced. Honda refuses to assist with repairs even though they have know about their design flaw for years.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the check engine warning light illuminated. While attempting to accelerate from a traffic stop, the vehicle became resistant and stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but could not shift into drive. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene after several attempts. The dealer was notified and informed the contact that the transmission needed to be rebuilt. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local mechanic for a second opinion. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under warranty and provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 110,000.
Transmission diagnosed as early stage of failure. No help from honda to cover cost of replacement or repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would decelerated and stall without warning. In addition, the contact mentioned that the vehicle would jerk violently and shift gears automatically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the ignition and the transmission were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 110,000.
I took wife and my son to dmv in willimantic.on our way back, around route 32 my transmission started slipping..I shut off the odyssey for a mim, turn it on drove fine for 3 mim and slip again finally I call tow truck..took it to my house.. Call aamco to pick it up and fix it..$3,600 transmission rebuild and reinstall $384.00 radiator and they only offered 12 month/12,000 mile warranty.
I just bought a honda odyssey year 1999. The transmission just broke at only 91,000 miles. After reading so many complaints about transmission issues, I felt I should express my frustration in this matter. One thing I will tell you, I will never buy a honda car again. It is unbelievable how many complaints there are about this issue. I wrote a letter to honda just to be denied any kind of help. Honda should stand for their crappy transmissions on the odyssey and offer some help. I've always owned toyota cars and all I can say is that they very reliable cars. If your planning on buying a honda, please think about twice!
Bought the vehicle at an auction 4 days ago and started experiencing transmission problems today. The transmission is slipping and stalls when shifting to upper gears especially for the first 3 gears. I understand it's a used vehicle and could have problems. But when it is an obvious design/manufacturer's flaw, going by the thousands of complaints from odyssey users (brand new and second/third owners), should honda not be liable for these design flaws? Only after buying, experiencing and then researching my transmission problem did I realize my grave mistake of investing in this vehicle. Thousands of customers have had from 2 to as much as 6 transmissions put in these odysseys! I am a student and put every penny of my savings into buying a vehicle I can not drive! Any help in addressing this issue will be greatly appreciated.
Check engine light on with error code p0740 indicating transmission failure on 99 honda odyssey. According to the honda service person, honda won't pay any repair or replace cost because it's out of my extended warranty even though there were numerous similar complaints reported on 1999 - 2002 odyssey transmission problems including a recall and class action lawsuit in california against honda for 1999-2001 accord transmissions that showed the same malfunction code. I'm the original owner of the car with extended warranty. I have the car serviced regularly at the dealer. The car was at very low mileage without showing the transmission problem when the extended warranty expired at 2006. I believe honda should perform a "goodwill" repair on my transmission and pickup most cost instead for me to pickup the $5000 expense for the parts and labor or the option of getting a new car..
Torque converter/ transmission failed with 104,800 miles on 12-year old vehicle despite being driven primarily on the highway and being meticulously maintained. Honda's extended warranty (offered as settlement of a class action suit) ended after 7 years despite low mileage.
When I try to advance suddenly, accelerate or some times it's like I'm in neutral; and this is every time I used the van, my concern is that I can crash or someone could hit me, I tryed to repair it last year the same problem with the transmission but in less than a year I have the same problem again.
Honda odyssey 1999 model auto transmission issue. In my particular case, it occurred pulling out of a parking lot into a busy street and the odyssey struggled to get up to a safe speed slipping it's way into various gears. I never thought about it but honestly this could have killed me and my family as we were attempting to pull out into a busy street. Thank goodness I was not rear ended or worse and was able to pull the van into the most immediate parking lot. When I searched in the internet there are lot many complains on honda odyssey about the similar issues and honda has not done anything to address this issue so far. Would like to request to consider this case and make necessary actions at the earliest before we loose more lives due to this issue.
1999 honda odyssey transmission problems.
Check engine light was indicating that there was an egr valve issue. Turned into much bigger underlying problem with the transmission. Cleaned out the valve on 3 occasions and light kept coming on. Transmission started slipping until it was no longer safe to drive...wouldn't drive in "drive". Had to put it in 3rd, then 2nd and still it was very unsteady. Brought it in and was told it needs a new transmission. Honda already replaced the transmission 2 years after we bought it. We have maintained this vehicle religiously! We are very disappointed. It also makes this odd clicking noise inside the van...this appears to be electrical in nature.
I have a 1999 honda odyssey ex with 190,000 miles. I have maintained this car very well. To my surprise, I just found out on 03/05/2011 that the transmission failed and needs to be replaced for about $1,500 (used) or $3,000 new. The engine lights had been on for a while but honda did not acknowlegde nothing wrong. Too many honda odyssey's owners had the same problem. This is no doubt a defect with these transmissions. I request a full investigation on this matter.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the transmission began slipping and all of the instrument panel lights illuminated while stopped at a traffic stop. Then, all of the warning lights except for the check engine and pcs warning lights stopped illuminating. The contact stated that there was a recall for the automatic transmission (recall information not available) but the manufacturer advised that the recall was only being offered to those vehicle owners who had less than 100,000 miles or whose vehicle was less than seven years old. No further assistance was offered. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired for the failure. The current mileage was 90,036. The failure mileage was 90,002.
Transmission recalled in 05 for defect, was replaced at that time with local dealer. July 29, 2008 transmission failed while traveling far from home and was replaced at my cost of $5,000 as I went 6 months past warranty. Transmission is failing again and has to be replaced at my cost because I put 4,000 miles over the 36,000 mile warranty. Contacted american honda for help and they will not assist me. The transmission has never been fixed for the original defect with the recall in 05, if it had, I certainly would not be told by honda that it needs it's 4th transmission. (3 in 5 years time).
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 35 MPH up a hill, the contact noticed that the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact was able to coast to a stop where the vehicle was parked. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The contact stated that the transmission had previously been replaced by an authorized dealer. The current and failure mileages were approximately 114,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 30 MPH he applied light pressure to the brake pedal and various unknown lights began to illuminate on the dashboard. The vehicle stalled and when the vehicle was restarted it began operating normally but the check engine light illuminated on the dashboard. The failure recurred approximately one week later and the vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where he was informed that the failure was within the transmission. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 114,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. The contact was accelerating from a complete stop when the vehicle abnormally surged backward. The contact shut off the engine and then restarted. When attempting to accelerate a second time, the vehicle moved forward approximately five feet before independently stopping. The vehicle was towed to a local automotive repair facility. The contact was informed that the transmission was defective and would need to be replaced. The contact stated that the transmission was replaced less than one year prior to the recent failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileage was unknown.
I have 1999 honda odyssey who wont pass the emissions test. I am second owner to this vehicle and got it with 62,000 miles on it and only have used it for only over 33,000 miles only. Went to a mechanic and said that the transmission is the problem. Its no reason for only 93,000 miles on the vehicle to be going bad. Made a call to american honda and got denied for repairs because they said its over the warranty. I don't understand I knew that they knew that their vehicle has defect and they should solve the problem. Who would buy a car less than a 100,000 mile then the transmission will go bad? I at least expect 150k or 200k before it goes down. Really disappointed on honda automobiles. Need some help. Very costly repair. Needs honda to repair this free of charge.
My husband and I purchased a used 1999 honda odyssey with low mileage for our family vehicle. We have had the van for approximately 2.5 years. It currently has less than 100,000 miles, and the check engine light came on indicating there is a malfunction with the transmission. After researching this issue, I came across the honda customer service website in which a recall was listed for this exact problem (but ironically not the same year). After calling jessica in the customer service dept. And requesting a goodwill extension on the warranty (since the vehicle has less than 100,000 miles) I was told there was nothing they could do for us (since the time had expired) even though through their own website they clearly have a defect with the transmission during this time parameter.
I purchased a 1999 honda odyssey ex with about 20,000 miles on it from a honda dealer as certified pre-owned in 2001. Transmission had already been replaced once. I replaced it under honda certified warranty in 2005. Vehicle turned 149,000 miles and transmission (confirmed by santa monica honda) must again be replaced meaning car needs a 4th transmission. Honda will not extend any financial assistance to me nor will they release factory transmission to me saying they are holding factory parts for "good will" replacements! This has been a chronic problem with this vehicle. How can they do this?
1999 honda odyssey - driving on the express way with the family in the car when the dash light and tcs light come on. Van would not shift or keep speed. We were almost rear ended because of the decreasing speed. This will be the fourth transmission for this van. Honda did cover the first three but has adamantly stated they will not cover this one. Clearly there is an issue with the transmission on this model. Because this is a mini van in which families are driving, honda puts you and yours at risk with a repetitive issue.
I own a 1999 honda odyssey. The second transmission has failed. The first replaced due to class action. Is the federal safety agency ever going to look into this and force a recall and get our vans fixed? How many people have to be left stranded on busy highways with families.
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