Given the widespread reports of continuing transmission problems and Honda's refusal to stand by their products if you purchased a used Honda, it give me great concern about purchasing another Honda. Never had any transmission issues with it. Our prior Honda Odyssey (2000 model year) died due to rear-end collision at 188K miles. After having the problem, I read up on all the transmission problems Honda Odyssey have had - clearly a design fault. Glad there was no accident.īought the vehicle used with 140K miles. At highway speed we lost all but 1st gear. Then the transmission in THAT car failed! THESE CARS ARE LEMONS! IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS ONE, TELL THEM TO GET RID OF IT! DON"T SELL IT AND PUT OTHER PEOPLE AT RISK - JUST DESTROY IT!!!!!!!!įirst vehicle w/ auto transmission that I have ever had that had total failure. So, we go to Nissan, and purchase a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder on. In fact, he had a 1998 Honda Accord with 104,000 with the same problem! So I get the transmission replaced for $1,600! When my brother-in-law hears about it, he recommended Nissan, because he had a 2001 Nissan Quest that was still going strong. I have the car towed to my local mechanic, and he said it was catastrophic transmission failure! And I say "The car is only five years old! What do you mean transmission failure?!?" So he explains to me the defect that select Honda and Acura models have, and it lasted from 1998 - 2004. Suddenly, out of the blue, the car breaks down! And the worst part, I have a bus behind me, and a semi truck to my left! Luckily, I am in the right-hand lane, right next to the breakdown lane, so I can escape without being harmed. The transmission in our car has been slipping for the past few days, and I had an appointment scheduled for 3/2/07 with my local mechanic. I'm doing about 50 MPH, and listening to my favorite song "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina & the Waves. I was heading home from work, and I was on the highway. Sometimes things come around full circle and my dad (who is still kicking in his 90s) got a laugh out of this and said that maybe stuff from Japan is junk again. ![]() Honda's general lack of support for an issue that spanned years is hardly a good look for them. I had been considering buying a new Honda Civic for myself, but now I think I will look elsewhere. Now I'm going to list the van for sale as a parts vehicle and see if I can get a little back. Putting a new trans in would cost far more than the vehicle is worth.Īfter reading numerous websites describing what is an obvious disaster of a transmission, I wished I had done more research before buying this van. I find it hard to believe that doing maintenance was the cause, but what a lousy coincidence. Right after changing out the transmission fluid it started slipping badly and then just refused to move. We got this van for my niece to use and it seemed to hold up well. Considering that he was a Navy veteran and fought the Japanese in the South Pacific in WW2 that's high praise coming from him. Thirty years ago they were good enough that pops quit using profane words to describe them. ![]() ![]() As time went on my dad would mention how much better Japanese cars were getting. When I was a kid stuff from Japan was considered crap (yeah, I'm pretty old).
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