Transmission Failure problems of the 1999 Honda Odyssey

Was driving vehicle on highway when the transmission failed. Was nearly killed, as I was unable to move car into a safe area.

I was driving on a crowded expressway when my car seized up completely due to a transmission failure which put me in an extremely dangerous situation. I was in the middle lane with three large semi trailer trucks in front of me, in back of me, and to the right of me on a 3 lane highway. The truck behind me had enough room to barely slow down but it almost crashed into me. I turned on my emergency flasher lights and was able to get the car onto the shoulder of a slightly uphill exit ramp, narrowly escaping serious injury. I was then able to very slowly move the car in first gear with the flashers going, and fortunately was close to a side street where I parked the car and had it towed to the nearest dealership. Although Honda replaced my transmission for free under the auspices of a class action lawsuit back in 2007, the car has low mileage for the life of the transmission. However, they are refusing to cover the replacement cost of the transmission. The transmission failure was sudden and literally seized up the car and put my life in danger. This doesn't seem to matter to Honda. I am registering this complaint not only to get satisfaction from Honda, but also to warn other Odyssey owners that this may happen to them, and let them know this is potentially deadly.

Transmission failed. Vehicle failed to move forward, the symptoms are exactly how Honda expressed in the warranty extension. The transmission was replaced once at a Honda dealer at out of pocket cost when the vehicle had 124k miles. I called the Honda product & concern department, and filed a case # n012014-03-1701332. There are several forums and sites with consumers having transmission failure on Odyssey 1999-2003 over and over again. Honda should be held responsible for their faulty design.

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. .

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).

1999 Honda Odyssey, 153k mi. Transmission replaced July 2007 at 100k under Honda's extended warranty that was driven by class action lawsuit. On 3/15, transmission failed again with no warning at highway speed (approx 65 mph), while in mountainous pass (marker 77) on I-8 east of san diego . Driver (son) avoided accident & other traffic, but could have been disastrous for him & 5 passengers. Was able to coast to side of road. American Honda refuses to provide assistance. Transmission serviced per prescribed maint schedule (fluid drain & fill at 30k mi interval). 50k miles seems a bit low for the supposedly fixed Odyssey transmission problem commonly seen in 1999-2001 models.

I have a 1999 Honday 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 acknolegde nothing wrong. Too many Honda Odyssey's owners had the same problem. This is no doutb a defect with these transmissions. I request a full investigation on this matter.

I own a 1999 Honda Odyssey. The second transmission has failed. The first replaced due to class action. Is NHTSA 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.

Transmission failure caused vehicle halted and surged during travel, which may cause accident. Transmission had been replaced in 2003. Now it fails again in 2007. The lifespan is approximately 58,000 miles.

- the contact stated that the 1999 Honda Odyssey had transmission failure since 1/07. While driving 20-40 mph the vehicle was trying to go into 2nd gear and started jerking and hesitating while changing gears. The contact called the manufacturer, and they told him that this vehicle is on recall for transmission failures. The manufacture rgave him case# n012007-01-3100124. The contact stated that the manufacturer informed him that he needed to get a diagnostic report from a Honda dealership for the transmission.

Transmission failure preceded by warning lights, improper shifting, failure to properly diagnose problem until after warranty period expiration.

Transmission failure at 100k miles. Gradually got worse and worse, until recently (137k miles) the shuddering was so bad, we had to finally bite the bullet and get the transmission replaced by Honda for a whopping $3700 ($300 of that is 2 broken engine mounts). For a $32,000 vehicle, the transmission should last a minimum of 150k miles. I take meticulous care of my vehicles--imagine if I had neglected it! Honda should seriously consider extending all 2nd generation Odyssey transmission warranties out to 150k.

My 1999 Honda Odyssey broke down when the transmission failed. It was towed to a Honda dealer, who told us there was a "warranty extension". I checked online and apparently many people have had this problem. I seems like by calling it a warranty extension they know it is a problem but they refuse to recall it and fix it proactively, instead waiting for you to break down, risk an accident and then covering the cost.

This is in concern to a 1999 Honda odssyey minivan. Honda has voluntarily issued an extended warranty for a transmission defect problem for 7yrs/100k miles. I took my minivan in around 95k to have them check on it as I already noticed some minor symptoms as described in the warranty extension. The dealer could not duplicate the problem at that time and declined to fixed any transmission parts. My transmission continued to degrade very slowly over the next 20k miles and the dealer now told me that the diagnostic code returned an internal transmission failure at 120k. I believed that the transmission built at that time needs to be recalled as the dealer now said it has deterioated to such a state that it may become inoperable while driving.

Beginning in 2000, when the car was less than one year old, we have experienced major equipment failures. First, the egr valve malfunctioned; it was eventually repaired at Honda's expense. Next, one of the motors for the side power doors failed. That cost approximately $800 to repair. Then, the transmission failed, and Honda eventually covered the full costs under an extended warranty. For at least four years, we were plagued with an erratic "check engine" light, and sometimes the computer code was inadequate to direct a repair. In 2003 the radiator rotted out, and the replacement/repair cost us $800. In 2004 the catalytic convertor failed, and that replacement/repair cost us $1400. On July 22, 2005, the rear a/c vents failed to cool, and I called for an appointment at our local dealer to have that checked and repaired. The repair was scheduled for July 25, 2005. When I was driving the car on July 23 with the a/c turned on (the front vents continued to cool), the engine died while I was driving at a speed of 45 mph on a local highway. I managed to pull off into a nearby parking lot, and I was able to restart the car after turning off the a/c. It is now at the dealer's shop, and the labor costs alone to determine the cause of the a/c failure will cost more than $350. After inspecting the system for more than three hours July 25, the dealer's mechanic still could not locate the source of the problem. Needless to say, I hate this car! I have had many more problems than I ever expected, and the responses from american Honda and from the local dealer have been disappointing. Neither establishment knows how to relate successfully to customers. This car has been a real lemon, and I am struggling with my decision about what to buy to replace it. Although Honda has a good reputation, I have not found this car to be reliable. In fact, it is a major source of stress in my life, causing me to gnash my teeth when I am driving it, for I have no confidence in it at all.

Consumer complained about transmission. Problems. This vehicle transmission was replaced four times. While driving up a driveway transmission failed. Consumer contacted the dealer and the manufacturer, who told him that they were going to file a complaint with the case manager. Vehicle was towed to the dealer.

Complete transmission failure at 107,000 miles. Vehicle never used to tow, only passenger vehicle use.

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.

99 Honda Odyssey transmission failed and needed to be replaced.

The transmission failed at 21000 miles.

While driving, the transmission failed.

Vehicle Honda Odyssey 1999 with 42,549 mileage encounterred problem with the transmission. The engine light went on and the gears were skipping. The dealer diagnosed the problem as a bad transmission and my warranty on the car has already expired. The dealer contacted Honda and Honda informed the dealer that I was the first reported transmission problem for the the 1999 Odyssey but they agreed that since I was a one time good will to customer, that they will replace the transmission part, however I had to pay $535. 19 for the labor cost which I did. As I am now reading about Honda extending the manufacturer's warranty on the Honda 2001-2 models for the odessey, accord and prelude due to transmission failures, I would like to file a complaint for the Honda Odyssey 1999 model as well. I believe that Honda should have paid for the part and labor. I was told that I was lucky that it only cost me the labor. I have the receipt from the dealer as proof. Please let me know how I can reclaim my $539. 19. Thanks colleen ahad.

Transmission failure at 118,000 miles. There are several reports on the internet about these failures.

1999 Honda Odyssey has transmission failures. Consumer states that the transmission has been replaced three different times and wants Honda to cover the cost of the replaced transmission. The consumer stated the vehicle now needs a 4th transmission.

Transmission failed while vehicle was traveling at slow speed---or a major accident would have occurred in my opinion. (I have been a police officer for over 18 years). ******dims 11 ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*******770793.

1999 Honda Odyssey transmission failed and was replaced only 3,000 miles out us warranty and within the canadian warranty the car was sold under. Honda has covered under an extended warranty other similar model years and should have covered this one under recall. The failure of these transmissions at an alarming rate, outside the identified transmissions, and without recall is a very dangerous consumer situation.

Powertrain: transmission failure.

Internal transmission failure at 69,000 miles.

Transmission failing. Clutch engages late and suddenly: engine revs as gas is applied but clutch doesn't engage, then clutch engages suddenly, causing car to jerk forward hard. This is dangerous--can't pull out into traffic, because I don't know if car will actually go when I step on the gas, and car coasts as transmission tries (but fails) to shift between e. G. 1st and 2nd. Please require a recall on this--many people have reported the same problem in auto newsgroups on the internet. This is clearly a manufacturing defect, and a potentially serious safety problem as well.

Premature transmission failure.

Many Honda Odyssey 1999/ 2000 have transmission failure within first 50000 miles. I am one of them.

Transmission failed.

Transmission failure.

Vehicle rolls against transmission, even on minimal slopes (I. E. Rolls back in 1st gear, rolls fwd in rvrs gear). Transmission fails to hold against rolling. Inadequate torque resistance to rolling. This occurs repeatedly in parking lots, driveways, and at stop signs on gentle hills. Could easily result in low-speed collision with other vehicle or structure. Similar to odi complaints #705175, 712383, 847173.