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The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle began to jerk and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was told to allow the computer to reset independently. The contact restarted the vehicle and it resumed normal operation. The contact later took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and was advised that the spool valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because the part needed to complete the repair was on backorder. The failure continuously recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 72,000.
My car's starter broke and the mechanic then told me that the engine mounts in the front and rear were broken and needed replacing. In doing an online search, I discovered that this is a common and nagging problem with Odyssey owners. I have owned 6 cars and never heard of such a thing! thankfully the problem is being fixed before it caused an accident. Is there a recall or planned recall for this problem? my extended warranty expired 2,000 miles ago. Thank you
My Odyssey lost power/wouldn't accelerate/wouldn't shift as we approached the top of a 7% grade. We pulled over, shut the car off and checked fluids etc.. everything was fine. We tried to get going again and the van wouldn't go. We sat for about an hour and tried again, and the van got going again perfectly fine. We were able to get to Honda when it broke down again. Honda diagnosed it with a bad transmission/torque converter. The atf fluid was burnt (my Odyssey has the atf fluid cooler too). The tech said the vcm (eco mode, variable cylinder management) increases the load/stress on the vehicle and is a contributing factor of the break down. My Odyssey has been meticulously maintained at Honda Y Honda specs/recommendations. I had no previous indication my trans was going out (no gear slipping anything. It drove fine up until it broke down) I called american Honda for assistance in the repair, and they failed to even offer any sort of help. From what I've googled, Honda Odyssey have common trans/torque converter issues and american Honda is well aware of the problems on the Odyssey. After this, I will not buy another Honda.
Loud noise from engine compartment during a turn. Repair shop said the passenger side engine mount has nearly failed and the others will need to be replaced soon. It makes no sense for such a part to fail at 65K miles - this issue should be grounds for a recall.
Have had intermittent vibration coming from engine compartment. Primarily occurs at any speed when the vcm or eco mode activates. Not sure what other issues this may cause but seems unsafe. Honda dealer diagnosed issue as a broken rear engine mount. Cost to repair is $866.
- Marion, IN, USA
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Travelling on vaction on freeway at 100km ( 60 mph ) when my transmission went on my Honda Odyssey. Smoke from under hood, engine started to rev up and tacometer reved up bascially enough function to pull over to the side of freeway. We had towed to Honda where I was informed that my vehicle that I havent even owned for 5yrs at the time and only 120000km (75000miles) that the transmission was gone and would cost me $5000 to repair. We had our van towed back to our local dealer (2hrs away and across us boarder back to Canada) where they charged us $3700 do to us keeping up with all services. After all cost to have returned home and our family of six returned home I paid $4500 out of my pocket on a vehicle im still making $600 a month payments on. Unaccceptable.
I am writing with regards to my 2006 Honda Odyssey. Took it to the dealer for a recall related issue with my brakes and while fixing it, they noticed that the vehicle had issues with rear engine mount. Dealer told me my rear engine mount is broken and that's why my vehicle vibrates and that will eventually lead to failure with power steering, A/C, engine, transmission...etc. Since the vehicle can come to a halt in the middle of driving if left unattended, I think this is a serious safety concern with any Honda minivan's and wanted to bring this to your attention. I started reading about this on the internet and looks like lots of people have the same issue with their engine mounts (both front & rear) with Odyssey's especially from 2005 - 2009. I would imagine Honda is well aware of this issue and they did nothing to fix the problem in the first place. Filed a formal complaint with Honda and it went nowhere and I was told since my vehicle is out of warranty (5 years or 60000 miles which ever comes first) there is nothing they can do to help me with it. I paid 711$ to fix the issue, which should have never been the case had Honda taken some responsibility to fix it in the first place. Whats really annoying is a broken engine part with just 48000 miles on it? I just hope this does not lead to any loss of life. Please consider this as a top priority issue and do the needful to address it. Thank you!
We have been told that there are 3 cracked engine mounts on the car. We have been told that this is typical on the Honda Odyssey. We were also told by the dealer that the cost to replace is about $1,000 each. The car is only 6 years old and driven by a soccer mom.
Front motor mount is torn and recommend replacing for $951.28 + tax; side motor mount is leaking and recommend replacing for $238.88 + tax. This van is used mainly for driving my kids to school and activities. No heavy towing nor hard driving. I was told that it's a common problem with Honda Odyssey, but at this time Honda corporation has not addressed it. My van really makes noise and rattles when accelerating and I'm concerned that it is a safety issue if the engine is not secured properly.
Motor mount went bad and causing vibrations when low driving speeds in eco. The vibrations started when I had about 60K miles and the van was 5 years old. It affects acceleration because I have to decelerate to stop the vibrations.
I am the original owner of this 2006 Honda Odyssey. The rear and side engine mounts have failed, at 72,000 miles. This is a manufacturer's defect. The engine mounts should not fail at this mileage. I had noticed a rumbling noise at lower speeds when the engine was running in eco mode, and it appears that this noise was a result of the failure of the engine mounts. It is a defect that if not repaired would result in the engine falling out of the vehicle, clearly a defect. Honda needs to take action to replace the faulty engine mounts and correct this defect in design in future models.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while the vehicle was inspected by a local mechanic who advised that the engine motor mounts were cracked and two were broken due to defective material. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 84,000.
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- Rockford, IL, USA