Transmission Gear Slipping problems of the 2003 Honda Odyssey - part 2

Transmission failure at approx. 99000 miles. Had transmission fluid changed and 2 weeks later transmission began slipping between 1st and 2nd gear. Took it to dealer and was told it would be a 4400. 00 repair including the ecu. Honda paid half of remanufactured transmission as well as ecu for "goodwill" even though we were initially told that they would contribute nothing. Transmission fluid had been changed twice during ownership. Transmission was also serviced with the earlier Honda recall. Failure occurred out of town while on vacation - had to leave the car in neighboring state and return home in a borrowed car.

Transmission slipped into neutral several times while driving. I took the vehicle into the Honda dealer and they found dirty transmission fluid but could not find a transmission problem. The said the problem was due to dirty fluid. One week later the same problem occurred and the transmission warning light came on. I took the car back to the dealer and they told me I needed a new transmission for $4210. The car has only 57,000 miles on it.

We have a 2003 Honda Odyssey van with approximately 111,000 miles on it. Several months ago I noticed a longer delay from the time I would put it in reverse to the time it actually went into reverse. Then, just a couple of weeks ago the transmission slipped between 2 and third gear while accelerating to get on the freeway. We took it into our local Honda dealership and they said that they could not duplicate the problem and everything looked fine. The same slippage has now happened twice more in the last week. This mileage is a little low to have transmission problems so I started to do some research on the internet. To my surprise there are thousands of people with this same problem with the same year and model of van. The cost to replace the transmission away from the dealership was quoted to me at $2,700. Seems to me that Honda knows there is a problem and something should be done about it.

I have a 2003 Odyssey that I bought in Jan 03. At 74,000 miles and 1. 5 months after the extended warranty expired, the transmission needed to be replaced. At the dealer I was informed that the recall recommendation had been completed previously and there's nothing else that could be done. I had previously taken the van in complaining that it was not driving right and felt like it was shuttering. The tech inspected and found nothing. I was told the tech thought it probably was the way I drove it. It ended up that it wasn't "my driving", it was the transmission slipping. The transmission was replaced. At the time the transmission was replaced it was noted that motor mounts also needed to be replaced due to breakage. This was the 2nd time in less than 12 months they needed to be replaced.

2003 Honda Odyssey was recalled for transmission in 2004. Dealer said transmission fine and installed some kit. About 6 months ago transmission started slipping from 2nd to 3rd gear. Took it in for service and was told to replace transmission fluid to see if that would fix it. It did not fix and when I took it back I was told the transmission was failing and that the only way to fix was to replace it. The dealer said that I still could get about another 60k miles easy out of existing transmission and just wait. The check engine light is now on along with the tcs light. It is generating a code p0740. This should of been taken care of back on the recall. Honda obviously has a transmission problem failure and should replace at no cost to me.

Transmission began slipping during gear shifts. I took it to a mechanic who changed the transmission fluid ($90), but the problem continued. I took it to the dealer who felt that replacing the engine mounts would fix the problem ($530), but that didn't work. The dealer can not explain what is wrong with the transmission, but recommends that the transmission be replaced ($3500). The transmission was "power flushed" 6 months ago by another dealer, but when changed was dirty and metal pieces were found on drain plug.

Honda Odyssey 2003 transmission failure. Had problem with transmission for almost a year while vehicle under 3 year/36 miles. Took vehicle to local Honda dealer with transmission making loud clunk noise & unable to engage properly on several occasions almost year ago with vehicle odometer reading approx 30k miles only. We were asked that its normal variant for that vehicle noise clunk & warm up your car, do more often transmission oil change. Since that last visit to dealer we drove vehicle another 5 k over a year. During our recent long drive with family & 3 young kids over thanks giving weekend from missouri to indiana. Transmission starts slipping & making more noise problems. Took vehicle to Honda dealer on Saturday 12/16/2006 with odometer reading 35,550 miles after reading all reviews posted by Honda Odyssey consumers. Honda dealer called me today( 12/18/2006) that transmission may fail & need to be replaced. I believe Honda motor CO has jeopardize the life of our family with a imminent transmission failure during our recent trip despite the fact we brought the vehicle transmission problem to Honda dealer attention in good faith not even knowing that their is recall on certain Odyssey transmissions for premature failure. Will nhts investigate our complain that despite a memo to all dealer about transmission failure problem, why Honda motor CO waited to risk the life of our family by letting us drive an additional 5k miles.

Transmission is slipping between 45-55 mph. Spoke to service mgr at avenues Honda and he said other than transmission it might be the egc (?). This sometimes makes it seem like the transmission is slipping between this mph range. Was told that the check engine light would come on. Decided not to take car in since the light wasn't coming on yet. Mainly because didn't want to pay for diagnostic charge for something Honda knows is a problem. Car has 50000 miles on it. Car mileage is way too low for something to be happening to transmission.

: the contact stated while driving at no specific speed, the transmission slipped. This occurred more frequent between second and third gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined the transmission must be replaced.

I have a 2003 Honda Odyssey ex with 41,631 miles. The transmission started slipping between all the gears. The transmission slips at 20-30 miles with sudden braking, like accelerating and braking (stop and go type action). Very unsafe!!! sometimes, reverse gears don't even work just like neutral. When I changed gears I could hear loud clunkng and clicking noise from the transmission. I replaced the fluids at 40,536 miles and there were fine metal particles sticking onto the bolt.

9/16/05 just had stopped to get gas was pulling out into traffic when my transmission failed I was lucky not to be killed semi truck thank god had barely missed me I was dead in the roadway . My vans transmission was slippin . Took to Honda said trans had failed . I took care of my van kept by book serviced by Honda.

I previously submitted complaint (odi id number: 10141918) and I am updating the issue. Which includes: as mentioned, transmission slips in 1st and 2nd gear. I would like to add that my wife had mentioned that as she was returning from work that it felt like the vehicle was locking up. I took vehicle into dealership and they said they had drove the vehicle and also put it on a scope where no codes came up about the transmission. I questioned the diagnostic check to management because when I had took my vehicle in for the recall of transmission. . . I was told they put a camera inside the transmission and viewed the components. Why not this time if I didn't have the problem till after I took the vehicle in for the recall? now I was told by the dealer that they cannot do anything until they see it for themselves. They use "no" code as defining the problem and "drove" the vehicle and had no problem. I imagine standard protocol. I was assured by management from my previous maintenance/issue that if problems persists that a new transmission would not be a problem. This is the third time I have taken vehicle in for transmission issue (including recall). After viewing other similar complaints I am leary of Honda intentions and fear to drive vehicle. A part of variability and negligence/liability in case-law and/or administrative law-class action. I also would like to mention that I had told them about a humming noise and they said that it was the exhaust. It is on order where they are going to fix it. It is still under warranty. A two year exhaust system? product life cycle?.

Sporadic 1st and 2nd gear in transmission slips. Transmission slips got progressively worse where 1st and 2nd gear tends to grab when acceleration is applied to gas pedal to move vehicle. I had previously had vehicle in at dealership for 2nd gear issue/recall of defect in transmission and oil transfer. I had no prior problems before taking vehicle in for recall. Problems arose after taking vehicle in for initial recall. Contacted dealer of problem where appointment has been made to resolve problem.

Consumers 2003 Honda Odyssey transmission slips into neutral while driving for a couple of seconds then returns to normal operation. The consumer stated the problem with the transmission occurred randomly whether the car was cold or warm.