2004 Honda Odyssey: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed Feb 3, 2016 · Transmission · GA

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.

Filed Jan 19, 2014 · Transmission · 179,800 miles · MO

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.

Filed Sep 17, 2013 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · WA

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.

Filed Sep 10, 2012 · Transmission · MD

The transmission jerks and shudders. I am losing confidence on the safety of this vehicle.

Filed Jul 14, 2012 · Body, Seat belts · 65,000 miles · TX

Check engine light on and tcs light flashing. Diagnosis code p0740 indicates: torque converter lockup malfunction.vehicle will not shift into the highest gear at freeway speed, shudders when accelerating at approx 20 MPH and gas mileage has decreased significantly. Determined that there is internal slipping requiring a new transmission. Seatbelts do not retract and get caught in doors. Several areas of body have midnight blue paint peeling.

Filed Feb 5, 2012 · Transmission · 73,400 miles · MI

At low speeds, approx. 20 to 40 MPH, the vehicle has a shudder/rumble sensation thru the steering wheel and you can feel it whether you are driving or a passenger. This is an intermittent problem and does not do it all the time. I have never had the problem at speeds over 45 to 50 MPH. I took it to a local honda dealer and of course they could not duplicate the problem and told me a transmission fluid change was needed. I paid $225. For an oil change and tranny fluid change and a 'diagnostic test drive' it didn't fix the problem. Since that time of that repair, I have just lived with the problem and hoped for the best. It wasn't until I started reading online about how many other people are having the same problem with odyssey minivans. I hope you can help me get this problem satisfactorily repaired from honda. They are very well aware of this problem and apparently there was a recall on these minivans to fix this problem. I bought this minivan used from van's honda in green bay, wi in april of 2007 and I am unaware if my van was recalled. It wasn't recalled as long as I have owned it.

Filed Nov 13, 2011 · Transmission · 67,630 miles · MA

There is an epidemic of honda transmission failures. We bought a 2004 honda odyssey. Almost immediately after buying the car, with just 34k miles on it - it developed a periodic shudder in the lower gears. We did not recognize this as a potentially big issue until many miles later we could no longer manually downshift the transmission. When we took it in the hondanorth - at 67k miles young - for , the list began with the need for new engine mounts, new heat shields for the catalytic converter and ended with a new torque converter. So much for that honda quality. Since then, with a second review, hondaamerica has continued to refuse assistance for the torque converter that will cost $2325, this despite a government recall of 2004 odyssey the federal safety agency, has some 570 transmission complaints from owners of 2003 4 honda accords. There are just over 700 transmission complaints from owners of 2002 4 odysseys. According to the executive director of the center for auto safety, [xxx], of the 267 transmission complaints the center received in the second half of 2010 alone, 169 were from honda or acura owners. A number of the complaints filed with the federal safety agency recount mechanical failure that created very serious danger for the families involved. A year ago, we all witnessed the long failure of toyota to come clean about the accelerator issues. Now there is an epidemic of honda transmission failures. When will honda and our government officials pay attention? Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Nov 8, 2011 · Transmission · 132,000 miles · FL

Wife was taking kids to an air show. While merging into traffic on i95 the car would not shift out of gear at 40 miles per hour. The car began to shake, shudder and produce loud noises. My wife had to pull the car out the traffic onto the side of the road. She was able to safely exit i95 at the next exit. Since then the car has been diagnosed with complete transmission failure.

Filed Jul 29, 2010 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · IL

Our 2004 honda odyssey is having transmission trouble. It began with some shaking and shuddering at 1500 rpms, between 25 - 35 MPH. We took into a local garage and the mechanic told us that the transmission needs to be replaced.

Filed Apr 28, 2010 · Transmission · MI

Upon acceleration, when the vehicle reaches 1500 RPM a shudder is felt. I am experiencing this every day now while driving. After numerous road tests with servicemen, diagnosis has been made that there is a problem with the automatic transmission. The transmission fluid is discolored.