A PROBLEM WITH A TRANSMISSION FAILUR,. REASON UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND REPLACEMENT WOULD BE DONE UNDER WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. MANUFACTURER REMEDY TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V17600 DOES NOT CORRECT HEAT BUILD UP/ GEAR FAILURE IN 2002-2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. IT ONLY DELAYS THE FAILURE. 2. COOLER RETURN LINE REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE AT 17,847 MILES. DESPITE THE MANUFACTURER DESIGN REVISION THE GEARS FAILED THIS LAST WEEK (CODE P730 - GEAR RATIO ERROR) AT 44,500 MILES. I WAS FORTUNATE. IT ONLY RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION LOCK UP OR CRASH, THIS TIME. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. EVEN CURSORY INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS OVER 1300 REPORTS OF CONTINUING FAILURES AT THE EDMUNDS SITE ALONE; SOME VEHICLES HAVING HAD AS MANY AS THREE TRANSMISSION REBUILDS BY THE MANUFACTURER. 3.COOLING LINE REVISION HAS NOT CORRECTED THE HEAT BUILD UP PROBLEM. THE GEARS STILL GET HOT ENOUGH TO LOSE TEMPER, SOFTEN AND FAIL UNDER NORMAL LOADS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL DEBRIS FROM THE FAILED GEARS CAUSE A TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AND CRASH. TO DATE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. DECLINES TO HELP ME WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR
