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Honda Odyssey Power Train Safety Report | Oct 15, 2013
Reported on Oct 15, 2013
| DRIVING APPROX 25MPH THROUGH TOWN WHEN ENGINE RPMS INCREASED A BIT AS IT BRIEFLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, THEN IT CAUGHT ITSELF AND ABRUPTLY WENT INTO APPROX 5TH GEAR (6 SPEED TRANSMISSION). FROM THERE VEHICLE WAS ONLY USING 2 GEARS (~2ND AND 5TH) AND EVERY TIME IT UP SHIFTED INTO 5TH (FROM A STOPLIGHT, ETC.) IT WAS VERY ABRUPT, AND MADE A LOUD CLUNK NOISE - IT WAS SO HARD IT FELT LIKE THE POWERTRAIN WAS GOING TO BE RIPPED OFF THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (SERIOUSLY). IMMEDIATELY LIMPED VEHICLE TO CLOSEST DEALER. DEALER REPLICATED EVENT AND DETERMINED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS OVERFILLED (APPROX HALF A QUART). THIS WAS AN ISSUE FROM THE FACTORY AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE SELLING DEALER DID NOT COVER/DISCOVER THIS OVERFILL AS PART OF THE VEHICLE SELL CHECKLIST PROCESS (IF I WERE THEM, NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE NOTICED A HALF-QUART EITHER). APPARENTLY A HALF QUART MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE INTERNAL PRESSURE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THIS ISSUE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH LIMPING THROUGH TOWN. DEALER REMOVED EXCESS FLUID AND APPEARS TO BE OPERATING FINE (ALTHOUGH I NOW QUESTION THE LONGEVITY OF THE TRANSMISSION AFTER THIS INCIDENT). THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE DURING ASSEMBLY AND I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. I ONLY ASSUMING THAT A ROBOT WAS INADVERTENTLY OVERFILLING THE FLUID ON A BUNCH OF TRANSMISSIONS ALONG THE WAY. CAN PROVIDE VIN AS NECESSARY. *TR | |
| Make: | Honda |
| Model: | Odyssey |
| Manufactured by: | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MEDINA OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 1730 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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