2007 Honda Odyssey: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jun 18, 2014 · Engine · 78,000 miles · RI

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle suddenly hesitated and decelerated. The contact stated that the safety assist system warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 80,000 miles · MN

Owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the entire instrument panel warning indicators remained illuminated. The transmission began to slip gears with slight hesitation & stopped in the middle lane with no power (no lights, no beeps nothing new better was installed on 11/13). After 30 min. Jump started & on the way home the failure recurred. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of this problem on 4/1/14 at 12am est. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Also the warning for this problem is the security system going of randomly for no reason (like doors locking or closing horn going off).

Filed Feb 20, 2014 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · SC

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the entire instrument panel warning indicators remained illuminated. In addition, the transmission began to slip gears with slight hesitation. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Js

Filed Feb 17, 2012 · Transmission · 50,802 miles · MA

Car hesitates on downshift at 40 and 20 MPH. On 6/26/11 I brought car into local honda dealer to have a manufacturer product update addressed that was targeting this transmission judder issue. Dealer performed a software update which proved to be ineffective. On 9/7/11 I went back to the dealer to have them check the software update again since the transmission judder was still present. The dealer told me that they would charge me $115 to look at the car, not including cost of any repairs. Since honda's product update notification indicated this update should be free of charge and the dealer was intending to charge me, I left the dealership in anger without having them look at the car. On 11/19/11 I brought car back in because the issue was still present and agreed to pay their diagnosis fee of $115. They recognized the problem and flushed the transmission fluid to try to resolve. On 12/17/11 the issue was still not corrected so I brought the car in again. The dealer recognized that there was a problem but said it was "slight" and that I should continue to drive the car until the problem became more pronounced. This, despite the fact that honda's documentation says driving the car without having this issue fixed could damage the transmission. Honda's product update letter to the dealer indicated torque converter should be replaced if software update wasn't effective, but the dealer refused to do that. 12/19/11 I brought the car in again out of dissatisfaction with the conclusion of the 12/17/11 visit. Dealer again attempted a software update, which again proved to be ineffective. On 2/6/12, I contacted american honda to explain the history. I am now being asked to pay for part of this repair, which would have been free of charge to me had the dealer addressed it during one of my initial visits. I don't feel I should incur any cost for this update.

Filed May 4, 2010 · Brakes · 30,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. While traveling at 22 MPH, the contact applied the brakes and noticed that they hesitated to engage but returned to normal a few seconds later. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the repair for recall 10v098000 (service brakes, air) was performed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 30,000.

Filed Feb 17, 2010 · Transmission · 10,000 miles · VA

Transmission juddering and hesitates between 30mph-50mph. This has become a very dangerous situation when entering the highway or making maneuvers that requires a quick increase in speed. The hesitation and juddering creates a very large vibration through the entire minivan. Our odyssey has had two software updates and it appears the torque converter will need to be replaced next. This issue has been happening since it had 5,000 miles. We complained about this issue at the 10k service, however, the dealer said that the issue was probably fuel related. However, one service manager at a local honda dealership told us it is most likely a transmission issue and there was no known fix for it at the time. Since then honda has identified two software updates that are required to correct the problem and if this does not fix the problem the torque converter will need to be replaced next. What we have also been told is that if the torque converter has been bad for a long period of time it will start putting out metal shavings that will get into the gears of the transmission, which will eventually damage the transmission. However, honda will not cover a new transmission unless it can be proven that the transmission is damaged, this is very difficult to do unless the transmission is truly showing signs of failure or enough oil shavings can be found in the transmission oil. It seems that the consensus is that odysseys with this problem will most likely have a shorten life span of their transmission. We have less than 40,000 miles on our odyssey. My opinion is honda is trying patch a problem that requires major surgery with band aids, hoping they can get beyond their required responsibility under the powertrain warranty. I guess until someone gets hurt or killed, this will not be taken seriously. This is a shame we have owned a honda or acura for the last twenty years and their reputation has been excellent.

Filed Feb 9, 2010 · Transmission · 200 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle was lunging forward and hesitated when she shifted gears while driving approximately 45 to 55 MPH. She noticed a low pitch noise and the steering wheel vibrated along with the delay in shifting gears. The failure has occurred repeatedly since the vehicle was purchased in october 2007. She took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that her harmonics was the explanation for the noise but did not inspect the vehicle. She had not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 15,000. The failure mileage was approximately 200.

Filed Dec 22, 2009 · Transmission · 53,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. She noticed a hesitation in the vehicle while driving between 30 to 40 MPH. The vehicle would continue to hesitate whenever it reached 40 MPH. The dealer stated that the torque converter clutch was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. She called the manufacturer and was told that someone would contact her since the failure was not covered by the warranty. The current mileage was 73,068. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.

Filed Mar 2, 2009 · Transmission · NJ

About 3 months after I purchased the brand new, 2007, honda odyssey I noticed a reluctant feeling when I drove it. Even when I drove it around town for everyday errands or if needed to take long trips I still felt like my car was fighting me. Each time I brought my car in I would ask them to look the car over for a problem that would convey why I was having this bucking feeling. My first documented complaint was in april of 2008. They stated they could not find anything. My second complaint was october of 2008 stating the vehicle hesitates. Everytime I took it in to dch kay honda in old bridge where we purchased the car they found nothing. It was not until my brother drove in my car in the winter of 2009, when he said there is something wrong with my transmission that I should take it to a transmission dealer and get it checked. I knew that if an independent transmission dealer looked at it or took it apart my warranty would be void so I found one who took it for a road test and stated that the transmission is slipping down to 4th and some how jumping into 5th automatically. After this I took it to dch kay honda in eatontown and stated what was found out in feb. Of 2009. They said again they could not find anything. I still have a reluctant feeling when I am driving the car but feel as though my time is being wasted by running back and forth to these dealers. I not only loose time, money but my car while either waiting for it or being without at home.