2004 Honda Odyssey problems
Owners have filed 715 complaints about the 2004 Honda Odyssey with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 31.3% of them — the clear leader, ahead of air bags at 15.4%.
Complaints715
Crashes54
Fires11
Injuries54
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 31.3% · 224
Air bags 15.4% · 110
Structure 7.7% · 55
Electrical system 7.4% · 53
Engine 7.0% · 50
Latches/locks/linkages 3.4% · 24
Seats 3.2% · 23
Vehicle speed control 3.2% · 23
Severity
Of those complaints, 54 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire, 54 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 27 model years of the Honda Odyssey in this data, 2004 sits 11th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 24 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 106,573 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Odyssey. The contact was driving 50 mph when the vehicle failed to switch gears properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for failure diagnostics where he was also informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 0v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 63,037 and the current mileage was 100,000. Power train · reported at 63,037 miles
I was driving on I-630 in little rock, in moderate traffic when the car suddenly lost power and would not accelerate. I was forced to coast through traffic to the side of the road without incident. As soon as I lost power, the lights on the dash flashed. If the traffic had been heavier, the outcome might not have been as favorable. The transmission failed without warning in the middle of the freeway. Power train · reported at 100,600 miles
Engine light and tcs light came on, gears stopped shifting at high rpms. Soon, transmission would not engage at all. Car failed to move on a busy freeway overpass exit. After several minutes with the engine off, I turned it back on and hobbled in first gear off the overpass. Mechanic said it was typical of 2004 odysseys to have transmissions fail. Cost of repair far exceeds blue book value of car. Power train · reported at 113,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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