CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2014 and 2015 Honda Odyssey shows an early trend of transmission problems with clunking/jerking when shifting gears.
Most of these Odyssey transmissions are still under warranty, but so far Toyota generally hasn't been able to diagnose or fix the clunking problem — that's the reason for our low rating. Some owners have reported it was a stuck solenoid, & in a few cases Honda has replaced the entire transmission.
As more of these Odysseys start exceeding the 60,000-mile powertrain warranty limit, buyer beware.
Quite frequently there is a bad low rpm hesitation that occurs when accelerating from low speed to higher speeds. I am told by Honda this is normal when transitioning out of the ECO mode into a higher rpm. The hesitation, is at times is very drastic. Its as if there is a total power shut down. Can this hesitation be minimized or eliminated??
Update from Jun 7, 2018: Replaced external control module under factory warranty & updated trans. code. Fixed shift clunk & hesitation problem seems to be much better.
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Quite frequently there is a bad low rpm hesitation that occurs when accelerating from low speed to higher speeds. I am told by Honda this is normal when transitioning out of the ECO mode into a higher rpm. The hesitation, is at times is very drastic. Its as if there is a total power shut down. Can this hesitation be minimized or eliminated??
Update from Jun 7, 2018: Replaced external control module under factory warranty & updated trans. code. Fixed shift clunk & hesitation problem seems to be much better.
- Rl C., St. Joseph, US