Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| SB-10-060 | 07/15/2011 | 10039444 | Honda: spark plugs may be fouled. the malfunction light comes on with stored trouble lights. 2008-2011 odyssey. *rm | 07/29/2011 | |
| SB-09-053 | 10/07/2010 | 10034974 | Honda: pcm update for lock up clutch function. a judder from the torque converter lock up clutch may be felt while driving between 20-45mph. to minimize the opportunity for the judder to occur, a software update for the transmission is a | 02/02/2011 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| A10-042 | 05/16/2012 | 10044251 | Honda: clunking, popping, or clicking from the front of the vehicle while turning. the outer cv joints are faulty. *js | 05/24/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 145000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while in a parked position the vehicle rolled away independently and crashed into another vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed. the dealer nor manufacturer were notified. the failure and current mileage was 145,000. dt | |||
| 11/11/2012 | 37250 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 11/11/2012 | 37250 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 01/18/2010 | 50 | ||
| Transmission downshifts are extremely rough, especially from 45 mph. when slowing down from this speed and re-accelerating from 25 mph (as in slowing for an intersection or traffic), the downshifting and upshifting are both rough - to the point of wondering whether the transmission will fall out, or not. this condition has existed from the day i purchased the car. took it to the dealer in february 2010 for a honda-requested transmission programming update. that didn't do anything. | |||
| 04/28/2010 | 25899 | ||
| Vehicle above 40 mph honda dealer refuses to work on it any more. | |||
| 07/15/2009 | 3000 | 2 | |
| 2009 honda odyssey lx. 2 times i was stopping and pushed the brake and accelerator at same time. motor was racing and abs was coming on - very frightening as i did not know what the problem was and motor is very powerful. almost rolled into busy 55 mph intersection first time and almost hit basketball post in driveway second time. have never had this problem with a vehicle and have been driving for over 30 years. plain sneakers were being worn - not winter boots. seems to be little difference in height or location of brake pedal with respect to gas pedal. *tw | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/09/2009 | 7767 | 1 | |
| Transmission has rough downshifts while decelerating. first rough downshift occurs around 40-45 mph. the second rough downshift occurs around 25 mph. during the second rough downshift, it feels as though the transmission is shifting twice. you can also hear a distinct clack noise and feel it through the floorboard of the vehicle. transmission software updated twice but problem still exists. we also experience abrupt deceleration when removing your foot from the accelerator around 30 mph. the van slows down abruptly as though the engine has stalled. we feel the transmission behavior is a safety issue because you do not know what level of engine/transmission braking will occur when you take your foot off of the accelerator. this makes you feel uncomfortable driving the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 10/26/2009 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 honda odyssey - vehicle has moderate vibration at around 40 mph. root cause according to honda is defective torque converter clutch. have not verified root cause with independent source. no accident reported as of 10/26/09. *tr | |||
| 05/22/2009 | 109000 | 1 | |
| Van broke down in teh middle of busy highway and traffic. *tr | |||