THE THROTTLE GOES TO IDLE SETTING WHILE DRIVING AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE THROTTLE RESPONDS AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER THE PROBLEM OCCURS. *TR
2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT AN ON-RAMP ONTO I-80 IN MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. AS I ACCELERATED TO MATCH THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE REVVED RATHER THAN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS MERGING IN FRONT OF NEEDED TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING ME. OTHER VEHICLES COMING UP BEHIND ME, INCLUDING A LARGE TRUCK, NEEDED TO SLOW AND CHANGE LANES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 150,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD FIRST NOTICED ROUGH SHIFTING AT APPROX. 65,000, BUT NEVER SO BAD AS HAPPENED IN THIS INCIDENT. *TR