The dealer dignaosed the vehicle without even looking at it, by saying it was the torque steer. When this occurs on acceleration in traffic, a near accident has occurred as the car has slowed down in merging traffic. It is a common problem to this year because of the changeover from 4speed to 5speed cramped gearbox. It's a great car for the price, has a peach of an engine, should go forever with proper maintenance. Was mostly a preventative visit. If you have not r While Honda engines and chassis have gained near legendary status for their performance and reliability, the company's transmissions have gotten something of a bad rap.
Original Owners Usually Receive Several Notices In A Timely Manner. Extreme difficultly in removing the rear mount. Owners tampered with different trans fluids, fluid levels and shifting techniques. Yet another theory is that the tranny fluid gets too hot. At 3000 miles the issues continued and the first trip was made to the dealer.
Your cars were made during a bad era for Honda transmissions. At 10,000 miles the problem continues and the second attempt at dropping it off at the dealer returned the same result, nothing. The dealer changed the transmission fluid which remedied the issue for a month. Decided to replace both half shafts to be on the safe side. On one occasion, the vehicle failed to start. Acura offered replacement w remanufactured transmission at 20% of normal cost, so I had them replace the transmission. I actually took it back to the seller because I discovered it had previous water damage 84000 mi Sold car after transmission replacement.
Would only last for a few minutes then disappear. I do both before purchasing a car. In regards to auto vs manual - the manual will be hard to find. Pretty much anything made by Honda during that time had early transmission failure problems, particularly the Odyssey minivans. It could be Input Speed Sensor too.
In response to the recurring problem, the manufacturer extended the warranty covering the transmission to 7 yrs or 100,000 miles 160,000 km on U. I took the car back for the fourth time, because I was having the same problem once again the car had no pick up power upon excelerationto , the dealer notified me and said that it was once again the transmission and that they would have to order the transmission. Trans shop replaced solenoid and torque converter. Familiarizing yourself with the known Odyssey transmission problems, can possibly save you more hassle in the long run. Lets start in 2000 with the Honda S2000, referred to as having one of the worlds best feeling gearbox. At times the vehicle would pop out of or grind into third gear.
Common ProblemsMost transmission failures begin to manifest themselves as quirky cold weather performance. But it is 10x better. CoverageThe failure of the 3. Repair shop advised that that the part appeared to be a poor forging, that that it had rusted, axel replaced. I have research online and other problem are having this problem.
Only real downside is I only get about 18mpg city. It is only fair that they fix this issue as a defective instead of making the consumer pay for their problems. The transmission would slip, fail to shift, or suddenly downshift and make the car come to a screeching halt from expressway speeds. These transmissions are not very reliable. In some of the Honda and Acura cars from that model year, the casting die had been manufactured in a way that limited the movement of the transmission's parking pawl.
When the clutch was released, the transmission immediately shifted into neutral without assistance. Once it cooled it became drivable again for until the fluid warmed again. The solenoid and interlock plunger can be accessed from outside the transmission i. Acura does not support their product and I would never reccomend an Acura to anyone. Instead sold car to Acura for 1. The second transmission has never given me trouble.