Transmission Noise Problems of Honda Odyssey - part 1

While driving on a ramp and slowing down, the transmission switched itself from drive to neutral while making a loud noise. This happened only once on 09/04/2019 after riding to the shoulder, turned off engine and restarted the minivan and was able to ride again normally.

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Purchased at 45,646 miles. Noticeable juttering at 15-40 mph, most notably from 25-30 mph and driving up hills faint whining noise. Dealer checking software update on transmission. Noticed on freeways and city streets.

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I purchased my 2015 Honda Odyssey brand new and have done all the maintenance on time with Honda. My sliding doors do not stop if something is in the way. I have had multiple times where a child has tried to go in/out while the door is shutting and it has not stopped, this is a safety issue! then in 2018 with only 32k miles or so I started to hear a squeal type noise at 2k rpm and about 60mph. It only happened a few times on the road trip then again on my next road trip. Honda looked at it and said they didn't know but the transmission fluid should be changed. It was changed at 29000 miles with the 30,000 mile maintenance. When it happened again on the freeway I took it in again, now at 47,000 miles. Honda says the transmission fluid is dirty and needs to have work done. 4 weeks later I am still waiting for local Honda to get ok from head Honda for fix of throttle control whine. Honda tech was able to hear the whine/squeal while driving it.

My wife was driving down the road at 40mph when the transmission started making real bad grinding noise then stopped working.

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The contact owns a 2003 Honda Odyssey. While driving 45 mph, the contact heard a loud noise and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the second gear transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

When driving between 10 and 30 mph, the car hesitated to accelerate. When pushing acceleration harder, the car started to jerk. When the car went on the slope, it made a loud clunking noise coming from the transmission. Stopped the car for several minutes and restarted again, the problem was gone. The next day I took the car to the dealer. The dealer stated that they cannot duplicate the issue and no repair was performed.

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The contact owns a 2014 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the transmission began making a loud clucking noise. Also, the contact mentioned that the vehicle violently jerks forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 10.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Odyssey. While driving approximately 40 mph, there was a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,600. Updated 5/12/cn.

Transmission makes loud clanking noise and shudders violently at 10-20 mph during acceleration. Acceleration throughout range is exceptionally sluggish and will not engage "passing gear" at highway speeds, making the vehicle dangerous to drive at low and higher speeds. Problem stops when vehicle is stopped and re-started, but may reappear. Dealer has not been able to duplicate problem and states Honda has had no other complaints of same. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph. The vehicle made a loud noise that was coming from the transmission. The vehicle was taken to a dealer; however, the mechanic was unable to diagnose or repair the problem. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000.

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On Friday April 26, 2013, my wife with my three small children were traveling on an expressway at 45mph. Suddenly she heard a noise and the car speed was dropped unexpectedly. She was almost rear-ended by another vehicle. On Monday April 29, she brought the car to the dealer for inspection and was told the transmission failed with error code p0730 incorrect gear ration 39. To fix this problem, this dealership quoted for $5,000. I contacted Honda on the same day and asked for their assistance. The case manager told me the car is out of warranty and Honda is not responsible for this part failure. Prior to this failure, I brought my car to the local dealership to fix the recent recall on this transmission. This car has regularly maintained and had no major issues recently. This is a very serious issue and Honda must be immediately addressed. They should standby their products and be responsible for fixing at no charge to the consumers who paid a lot more for the comparable cars.

My transmission is making a noise, as of 3/21/13. I had taken it to transmission shop and it is ring and pinion and it is quite expensive so when I went to check it out on the internet came across that there was a recall on this model back in 2004 I was never notified and now it is costing me several thousands of dollare, if there is a recall on this I expect Honda to pay for this not me. I love my van and bought it because of its dependability and reliability and now I am having a lot of problems with the van. I expect someone to contact me ASAP and Honda to cover the cost.

I just bought 2009 Odyssey from used car dealer at 37125 miles and on the first day itself I noticed few problems with the van which is still under power train warranty. 1) it makes a noise with little jerk during startup, seems like transmission issue 2) steering wheel gets lots of vibration between the speed of 45mph and 57mph and looks like van is being dragged. . . 3) at the speed of 40-50mph there is wind sound coming underneath of the van looks like it has some kind of resistance by the badly designed aerodynamic body and which makes you feel that car will be dragged by the wind. I hope Honda should consider this issue seriously as transmission may cause accident any time, even wind drag and steering vibration may definitely cause an accident.

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The contact owns a 2003 Honda Odyssey. While driving at approximately 30 mph, the transmission locked and a loud noise was heard. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection where it was diagnosed that the transmission exploded. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Vehicle lost transmission at 65 mph while attempting to pass another vehicle. There was no warning, the transmission was working one minute with complete failure the next. No gear grinding noise, only indication was the loss of power and the high revolutions of the motor. Fortunately, there was no accident and we were in a safe place, able to coast to the side of the road.

Single owner 2003 Honda Odyssey lx. It was parked in garage. Attempted to reverse but reverse gear won't engage with grinding noises coming. Honda says it is out of warranty and not covered. This is poor workmanship if transmission fails before 100k miles.

Transmission failure began with whining noise. Took the vehicle into the dealership for diagnosis and tranny oil change. They reported back that the tranny was failing. The oil change only made the problem worse. Tcs and check engine light came on, slipping, revving with no movement at a stop. I ended up having vehicle towed to a shop and the tranny was rebuilt. Cost was $2,668. 75 with tax.

I'm the original owner of a Honda Odyssey 2006 ex-l, I have religiously maintained it and have used Honda filters, oils and lubricants, have done oil changes every 7,500 per Honda maintenance schedule and replaced tranny fluid every 15,000 miles, especially after knowing this has been an issue with previous Odyssey's and current ones. At 52,000 miles I had to replace a broken motor mount (known issue that Honda won't acknowledge) thankfully extended warranty covered it. At 90,700 (my extended warranty expired at 85,200 miles) my transmission started making a whining noise (I have had 2 independent mechanics and a Honda dealership verify the tranny is going south). In addition to the motor mount and transmission issues, this vehicle has had recalls to replace front brake pads, brake master "o" ring, power steering pump and paint peeling. For a $33k vehicle, it sure is a lemon.

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The van has made strange noises and gotten horrible gas mileage since we purchased as 'certified pre-owned' from Honda dealer. We reported both to dealer and gotten no response but 'OH, well'. We have serviced the vehicle at the same dealership since purchased and followed all recommendations for service. The d light has been flashing at random for over a year, but each service appt they found nothing and just sent us on the way. At the last appt, they finally found a bad sensor that had been causing the light to flash (they said). We had them replace the sensor. We drove across the us to visit family. The tcs and cel came on and we took the car to a shop to have the code read. P0740. We called our dealer in or and they said it would probably make it back to or from al. 20 miles later the tranny died completely. My wife came within 10 feet of being flattened by a big truck due to lack of power or control. My wife and two kids were stranded on the side of the interstate. We had the van towed and tameron Honda said it would be 2800-3k to fix. They called back a couple days later to say it was almost 3600. We have religiously serviced the van and never towed or hauled anything. We have complained for years to our dealer that there was something wrong with the van. We bought an extended warranty that covered everything up to 105k miles. We have complained since we bought the van in 2006 and Honda only drove and said they didn't hear anything. We are now out 3. 6k for the new transmission even though we have been calling it out for 5 years. The transmissions in these vehicles are weak and should not become a 4000 repair for consumers. The van has been cared for mechanically and we have done our part, but Honda refuses to do anything. It is hard to believe that a transmission on any vehicle would fail this early. There are hundreds of other people with the same failures. There should be some action from Honda to fix this dangerous condition.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Odyssey. While driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle began exhibiting a loud, abnormal noise and became resistant to acceleration attempts. This was the second occurrence of the failure without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure where the contact was advised that the transmission would need replacing. The manufacturer was contacted and she was awaiting a return call. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 106,472.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Odyssey. While driving 40 mph, the transmission began making noises and kicking into different gears. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced again; it was previously replaced September 2008. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop for repairs. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 215,000.

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The contact owns a 2003 Odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle was exhibiting an abnormal noise and driving hard. The dealer replaced the motor mounts and the jet coolant for the transmission under a manufacturers recall. Later while driving 35 mph in clear weather, the check engine and traction control (tcs) warning lights illuminated. The vehicle began to drive rough and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where a diagnostic test was performed that proved that the transmission was defective. The contact noticed numerous complaints online regarding the failure for his vehicle and contacted the manufacturer. The manufacturer advised the contact that they would return his call at a later date with a response. In addition, the contact stated that he was not informed that the transmission fluid was black, which should have indicated a failure. The vehicle was not further repaired and the contact was awaiting a return call from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 102,000.

I have a 2002 Honda Odyssey minivan. I am writing this letter of complaint because in only 9 years the van is now needing a third transmission. The original transmission was replaced with another "rebuilt" transmission by a Honda dealership on 01/26/05 when the car only ha 31499 miles. It seized up suddenly after a regular service and was rendered damaged and had to be replaced. Now, 5 years and 60k miles later, the same transmission needs to be replaced. We were driving on the highway when the wheel base started making a grinding noise. We did make it home safely. I am concerned about the failure of this transmission and feel that it is unsafe to drive a vehicle that has such a transmission problem.

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Automatic transmission failure. Car was making a whinning noise when accelerating, took to the dealer who flushed the transmission. Soon after there was the smell of fluid burning. Dealer informed that the transmission has failed. The recall issued in 2004 for the transmission problem was installed on this vehicle. I have researched where transmission failure is a common problem with the model year and vehicle. The dealership acknowledged that transmissions are an issue on this vehicle, however the manufacturer has not done anything to address the defects and failures with this vehicle. This is a major safety hazard considering the transmission can lock at high speeds and may cause a serious accident.

The gear wouldn't go lower than "d", no l1 and l2. Also noticed high noise during the driving, making me feel that the car is moving at the lower gear. The car had the previous transmission recall, and serviced (5 years ago). According to the web, there are thousands and thousands of owners suffering from the same issue. Honda asked me to get the diagnosis ($95), but they won't guarantee any support in transmission work.

Bought a 2001 Honda Odyssey Feb '01. Transmission replaced @99,729 miles, w/rebuilt transmission, because of strange noises when gears changed. On 11/24/09, approx 7:30pm, traveling on I-695 near baltimore MD, we experienced total transmission failure. Ten minutes earlier traction control system (tcs) & check engine lights came on simultaneously. The rpms began to increase dramatically; transmission stopped working, we glided about 10 feet to the side of the road, and stopped. Van was immobilized. Smell of burnt transmission fluid filled the van. Had we not been in right travel lane, the sudden stop could have been catastrophic. Vehicle towed by aaa to brown's Honda service, glen burnie MD. This van had about 156,532 miles on it, meaning the rebuilt transmission lasted only 52,803 miles.

Brakes are too soft. Had accident twice already because brakes dont react like they are suppose to. You have to push the brake down really hard. With that also said transmission has been a problem since day 1. You hear a loud noise when you change gears. Went to the Honda dealer and they said its normal. I dont think this should be making loud grunting noise.

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The transmission on our 2002 Honda Odyssey is going and Honda is not willing to take care of it. The recall is only for vehicles through 2001. The vehicle keeps slipping gears between 2nd and 3rd gear and there is a huge clunking noise. Our mechanic emptied the tranny fluid and added a "repair" fluid. That worked for a while, but we do not have $5k to replace the transmission. We have had nothing but trouble with this vehicle.

The transmission on my 2002 Honda Odyssey with only 83,000 miles failed and needed to be replaced by the local Honda dealer. There were no previous problems. The transmission had maintenance service by a Honda dealer. The check engine light came on, the transmission started making noises and slipping. I brought it to the Honda dealer the next day and was told that the codes indicated I need a new transmission!!! a costly proposition. I am aware of numerous other problems with Honda Odyssey transmissions. The earlier recall should be extended to additional model years.

2001 Odyssey, transmission acted up. . . Slipping after stop, and hard change from gear to gear. . . Loud noise in reversed just noticed.

2003 Honda Odyssey with 77,000 miles began to make grind and rattling noise with noticeable blipping of rpms earlier this year. Sound become consistent in July. Local dealer examined the car and determined that the entire transmission had to be replaced. Nhtsa records and numerous internet sites note this type of transmission failure on 2001-2003 Odyssey models. Neither dealer or Honda USA would admit that the transmission was defective, but the dealer offered to replace the transmission with a remanufactured unit for $1,000 "with Honda's help. ".

The contact owns a 2000 Honda Odyssey. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact heard a loud noise and the vehicle hesitated when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Occasionally, the vehicle stalled and the rpm's would increase excessively. The engine warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they found no failures. Recently, the transmission failed and needs to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact was displeased to know that his vehicle was not included in the recall due to its mileage. The VIN and recall number were unknown. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was 118,000.

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2003 Honda Odyssey: got the notice in the mail in 2004 about the 2nd gear transmission cooler update / inspection needed for our Odyssey. We had the dealer install the revised cooler and at about 45k miles (shortly after) we noticed a high pitched whine coming from the car at all speeds that increases in pitch / intensity as the vehicle speed increases. If the transmission is put in neutral while the car is driving the noise goes away - as soon as the transmission is re-engaged the noise comes back so the 'gear whine' type noise is definitely coming from the transmission and we didn't notice this until the recall service was performed. Now we have 100k miles and the transmission 'shudders' on the highway when being kicked down from 5th gear to a lower gear like 4th or 3rd so I expect it to fail soon.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Odyssey. The vehicle was purchased on July 25, 2005. He stated that with only 750 miles on the vehicle the automatic transmission needed to be replaced. Three people from the dealership did an investigation ,two people confirmed the failure and one did not. The vehicle was making a sound while driving at 70 mph, it like a very loud humming noise. He heard the noise the day before the vehicle was taken to the dealership at 40 mph, and this was the first time he had heard the noise at a low speed. It occurred more traveling up or down a hill or when you put stress on the engine. The dealership did some additional testing and did not hear the noise the first time. They did not hear it the second time. The third time they did hear the noise. After the additional testing they found that the transmission needed to be replaced. There was one other complaints filed with the NHTSA on the automatic transmission. Initially, this vehicle would do this sound more often at higher speeds. But sometimes it occurred at lower speeds as well.

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While driving at any speed transmission made a clanking noise. Dealership repaired problem, but the problem recurred.