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"had severe shaking while driving, pads were not installed at factory correctly. Dealership repaired"

"same as the previous answer, dealer says the problem exists on many 2014 Hondas and there is nothing they can do about it"

"Both calipers were out of spec and needed replacement. It took 3 trips to the service center to get it fixed"

"needed to be replaced"

"needed to be replaced"

"Front brakes were getting somewhat worn...so I replace them"

"Back brake pads had to be replaced."

"seems like brakes wear faster than they should"

"Front and rear brake pads replaced and rotors turned. First brake job since it was built, so can't complain!"

"Glazing on the rotors caused noise when breaking and slight steering wheel shaking. Had rotors turned and pads replaced. 94000 miles"

"normal brake wear"

"Parking break jamming, fixed 6 months ago"

"After having pulsing and vibrating when braking, the rotors and pads were changed under warranty at around 30,000km. This has not recurred since."

"Car experiences vibration on braking at high speeds. this seems to be a recurring problem. brakes are repaired and it happen again within a year."

"We bought this vehicle Honda certified and from nearly the beginning the steering wheel would shake when applying the brakes. We never had any grinding but after a couple years of dealing with the warped rotors we had the work done and haven't had any problems since. It was annoying to have this issue since the vehicle was nearly new, we purchased it was only around 14,000 miles"

"brakes needed total replacement at 55000 kms. most of my driving has been in town however, which may skew break wear."

"It has had to have brake service twice since 2014. Apparently it’s weight is at the high end of the engineered capability of the brakes, therefore they tend to wear out early. I do not carry heavy loads so it is a design flaw, not me overloading the vehicle."

"After I had the pads and rotors replaced one year before, they wore out again. I am very easy on brakes, so it wasn't poor usage."

"We found that the brake pads have to be replaced more frequently than other cars"

"Pulsating brakes resulted in turning the rotary, first time we have had to do this with any vehicle at such low mileage"

"Problem with damaged brake pads caused by wrapped rotors. THe Dealer refused to cover pads under the warranty"

"see other comments"

"Caused shaking of the steering wheel if I applied brakes at a speed of 50 or over. This is what brought my attention to taking the van in and finding I needed new brakes and tire alignment"

"Suppose that goes along with the rotor wear"

"This was the brake rotor issue"

"Hesitation and stuttering experienced when accelerating, but trips to mechanics have not been able to diagnose."

"This started after 2 years with 15,000 miles. On average we put 6,000 miles a year, no towing, seldom heavy loads, 65% stop and go - 35% highway. I am neither a lead foot or wait to the last second to apply brakes to come to a stop. The fix is new front pads and rotors every 2 years to get rid off the pulsating problem. I have tired different rotor manufactures (wagner, bendix,raybestos) but after about 2 years the pulsation comes back. I even lubricate the caliper slide /bolts every year, and the caliper slides back/forth smoothly. Best I can figure is undersized rotors for size/weight of odyssey."

"When we purchased this car (used, about 48,000 miles on it), the brakes pulsed slightly upon light application. The Honda dealer turned the rotors and said they would need to be replaced if the problem returned. the pulsation returned after about two years (about 13,000 miles). I replaced the rotors and pads, and the pulsation ceased. (The pads were less than half worn; I replaced them only because it was recommended to replace them when replacing the rotors.)"

"Rotors warp easily. There have been an updated design but this is still a common problem."

"Noticed a pulsation in the brake system that required both rotor and caliper and brake pad replacement."

"Braking was slow & sluggish. If I had to break quickly, the car would vibrate."

"Had to replace the rotors. Previously resurfaced the rotors at about 30,000 miles, now had to replace the rotors."

"Brakes seem to need to be removed and turned on a brake lathe. When they get hot, they shimmy and pulsate as though warped."

"Rotors wrapped causing the brakes to pulsate when hot"

"Brakes very irritating when pulsating, appears to be an ongoing issue with Honda"

"Before 50000 miles I had Honda turn rotors 3 times. Each time the pulsation and vibration returned. I had a private company turn the rotors and have not had difficulty. Honda just couldn't satisfy my requirement. Poor workmanship."

"I replaced the brakes (pads and rotors) at 45,000 miles due to the vibration coming from the brakes. Now at 57,000 miles, I still have the same problem."

"My wife (always the wife's fault right :-D). She did a long decent using the brakes rather than letting he transmission downshift. I just have to replace the front rotors. I know that the 2014 Odyssey's have a problem with this anyway so it's not really her fault. I plan to do a brake job this weekend."

"The car shakes badly when braking. I've had the rotors and pads entirely replaced once. Six months later, the same problem occurred, and I need to have it fixed again."

"The front rotors on this car became warped with fewer than 25,000 miles of use. The dealer claimed that this was normal and not covered by warranty. The pulsation worsened until finally, at about 60,000 miles, the rotors had to be replaced."

"We have had the front brakes replaced twice in the first 80,000 miles due to pulsating. It seems to only take one hard braking episode to cause the rotors to warp. We had third party rotor put on the second time and the issue has not recurred."

"At 14,000 miles the bakes started to pulsate, pretty annoying considering it came in at around $50k."

"Happens at high speed. I have read that Honda improved the rotor design to prevent warping."

"When braking at freeway speed the bakes vibrate as though the rotor is warped."

"Reoccurring problem with vibration. Rotors need to be turned too often."

"Had to plane warpped rotors twice. Because of this I had the total brakes replaced in May 2019 because I wass to be going on along trip in June 2019. I also replaced all my tires as they were 5 years old."

"For the second time since we have owned the van, we have had to have the rotors machined. Otherwise, we get considerable vibration when breaking. We've never had this problem with any other vehicle, and we know another Odyssey owner that has had the same problem. Apparently, Honda is using substandard parts to other manufacturers. Due to this, we will never buy another Honday."

"The rotors warp. I have had them fixed once under warranty and they need replaced again. I feel the brakes are under designed, ie too small, for the weight/size of the vehicle."

"Actually experience over life of vehicle. 3x replace rotors. My understanding is that the rotors are too small"

"The mechanic found them to be badly warped, more so than he would expect."

"The rotors were the cause of the pulsation, which I have already discussed."

"Had vibration in rotors off and on for years when braking. One Honda service rep suggested we were driving with foot on brake. When I mentioned no issues with other vehicles the past 45 years there was simply silence in response. Honda resurfaced once and we ultimately had new rotors installed elsewhere."

"Rotors were warped causing a vibration when braking, this was the second time for this problem so the rotors couldn't be machined and needed to be replace"

"Front Rotors warped repeatedly. They were replaced twice under warranty and then once as a "courtesy" by Honda. The last time the front rotors warped I had them replaced by my mechanic with "performance" rotors, which have been fine ever since. The front rotors are a weak spot on this car."

"I have had the rotors machined several times to the point where I was warned about reaching a point of not being able to do that anymore. I complained that I had chronic vibration with braking, especially at high speeds and was deeply concerned about safety with my family in the car. Researched the issue and was surprised that rotors warping on Odyssey's was perceived as a metallurgical issue and that kits were available that resisted the heat and did not warp. My Honda dealer, who has been really good to us, said there was nothing they could offer, so I paid for the rotor upgrade and magically the issue has totally disappeared. It was $1,133.00 to replace brakes and rotors on all four wheels, but think it was worth it. The Odyssey has been nothing short of amazing for us since 2014."

"Had to change rotors and brakes after 15000 miles. Honda would fix the problem. Poor original rotors was the issue."

"The rotors wrapped causing the brakes to pulsate when hot."

"The rotors have warped multiple times since owning the vehicle. I had them fixed under warranty and they need repaired again."

"When we got the car we complained about the shaking when braking, but Honda did nothing, so we replaced the rotors with the recommended replacement. We needed to replace AGAIN one year later and auto parts would only sell the top of the line rotors for our honda, so we knew the rotors were faulty.. Brakes still aren't great, but haven't had to replace since then."

"rotors warped at 20000 miles.I am NOT an aggressive driver. Replaced with aftermarket rotors at half of Honda's $860 quoted replacement price."

"I am getting ready to replace my rotors for the 4 time in 5 years. They warp quickly after hard high speed braking. Have not had this problem with other vehicles and similar braking"

"Rotors were designed incorrectly and Honda would not do anything to fix the problem. They finely changed the rotor design and the new ones have worked very well so far. Only time will tell if it was really fixed. Customer had to pay to get this issue fixed."

"The front rotors are not built to stand up to the weight of the vehicle and so it develops pulsing and vibrations when slowing down quickly on the highway. This happened even after the first couple of years"

"When traveling down hill in mountainous regions at a 6% incline and using the brakes, the vehicle shakes so bad that it is difficult to hold on to the steering wheel. This has been happening since about 6,000 miles on the car. I have had 3 different Honda service centers examine the brakes and all tell me there is nothing wrong with the brakes. This also happens when I travel long distances in a day, traveling at about 70 miles per hour, and then exiting the highway and applying the brakes. The shaking may not be as bad as when in the mountains but it is still pretty bad."

"Front rotors warped at about 22,000 miles causing a front end shimmy when braking at highway speeds. The dealership claimed due to hard braking but I know that wasn't the case, brake pads are still good and Honda came out with a new rotor design with more cooling. They offered to turn the rotors but my research showed that they would warp again in a few thousand miles. Opted to replace with the redesigned rotors at my own expense $450. After writing to Honda they did send me a gift card for $150 but I'm disappointed in Honda for not addressing a design flaw!"

"The front rotors warped and had to be repaired."

"Rotors wore unevenly so that brakes pulsed when stopping. Rotors had to be replaced."

"Front Rotors had to be trued at 25000 miles and then replaced by Honda at 35000 miles"

"When I bought the car the front rotors warped withing a few drives on the highway. It was covered under the used car warranty, brakes and rotors. Then the rear brakes made noise. I replaced the rotors, brakes and one of the caliper pins was frozen. I cleaned it up, put honda brakes and rotors on. Stopped perfect after this."

"I was experiencing front wheel shake through the steering wheel when braking at highway speed as though the rotors were warped. Honda turned rotors at 16K and at 27K for the same issue. I had a private shop turn rotors at 37K for the same shaking issue. Right now I have had rotors turned for warping 4 time. Honda dealer wanted to replace rotors and pads at a cost of $520. My response was why should I trust Honda's replacement parts when they couldn't fix original equipment? Parts are bad or technicians don't pay attention. I have a case number from Honda as I registered my complaint. Honda needs a recall."

"The rotors warped after 20000 miles. They were not covered under extended warranty and should have been a recall part."

"warped rotars"

"Replaced rotors at our expense, known problem with these vehicles, dealer did not offer to get assistance with this. Honda should have a recall given the high rate of warped rotors."

"uneven wear caused steering wheel to shake while braking especially at highway speeds."

"Rotors badly warped. Honda replaced under warranty"

"Rotors warped at 30000 miles. Light braking; no towing"

"Took car to dealer with complaint re: brakes vibrating when applied & they said it was a known problem and replaced the rotators & whatever else needed to be done that was related to that issue at no charge"

"warped rotors"

"Rotors warped in front after 11000 miles (7 months from new) resurfaced and was ok until now at 23000 miles it is doing it again"

"We took the van on a family trip to Florida, noticed vibrations when braking from highway speeds. Dealer inspected the brakes after we returned home. Turns out that the front brakes overheated at some point in the trip. Was astounded that this cou"

"grinding noise when braking"

"rotors warped at 7000 miles"

"Rotors went bad...felt shaking when braking. Rotors had to be turned. Covered under warrenty"

"Excessive run-out on front disc rotors, which had to be resurfaced with an on-car lathe"

"Rotors were warped and needed to be resurfaced. This is without any heavy towing or mountain driving"

"At 29000 miles rotors were wrapped and pads damaged. Dealer resurfaced rotors but refused to cover pads under warranty. Mechanic and Service Rep. stated that the rotors are too small for the car weight. They would wrap again with ONE panic stop"

"car steering wheel would vibrate when braking. First time I took it in before warranty expiration...they rotated and balanced the tires...the next time I took it in....just before expiration...turned rotors and fixed problem"

"premature rotor warping resulting in vibration when breaking at speeds above 45mph"

"See previous comment... the rotors are cheaply made"

"I was surprised that I had to have the rotors ground so soon, though I know the mileage is high. I do not recall having this problem with previous Odysseys. Most of my driving is high speed, but that was true for my earlier Odysseys as well. I spend"

"Wheel shimmy when braking at various speeds"

"Warped rotors required replacement"

"The rotors were warped"

"Rotors kept wrapping after 20,000, then 10,000, then 20,00 not covered after 36,000. Honda would not correct problem or even discount repair cost. Car weight too much for QEM rotors. FINALLY I just bought my own heavy duty drilled & slotted rotors for all 4 wheels for less then $325 including new upgraded pads"

"Warped"

"rotors warped and caused vibrations when slowing from highway speeds"

"Front rotors needed replacement at 32,000 miles. Checked internet to see if others had same problem. Found out I wasn't only one with this problem. Not covered under warranty. Complained by letter to Honda. Never got a response from them"

"Had vibration, rotors were resurfaced and all is okay"

"Repeated rotor replacement due to warping. The dealer finally replaced the rotors with an "upgraded part" which solved the problem"

"The front rotors wore excessively in 26000 miles and caused severe vibration while braking in the smoky mountains. When I spoke with Honda, they told me the rotors were only under warranty for 12000 miles. They have been turned twice since then and now must be replaced"

"Warped rotors again. First time it was covered under warranty, but now it is out of warranty and will have to get them turned or replaced"

"The rotors on my Honda Odyssey have caused problems several times. I had to have the rotors "machined down" twice before hitting 35,000 miles. I've read that Honda has this problem with their larger vehicles (Pilot and Odyssey). I have to have all of the rotors replaced at 48,000 miles"

"Normal wear on the rotors. They had to be turned"

"roters were warped on front"

"rotors are bad. They should be recalled like air bags"

"initially, when starting Honda, there are significant squeaks, noise like boxes hitting the ground, until we travel about one mile. Dealer says this is "normal" with all Honda and after 4 visits they are unable to locate or fix the problem"

"Brakes have always squeaked, even with new pads"

"When I back up, mostly in cold or rain, my van makes a horrible squeaking sound. Had in looked at and they couldn't find any cause"

"Brakes do not show poor wear, however, they squeak and make a horrible sound. Dealer says its a brake bracket and it's not covered under any waranties and it will cost about $500 to fix when we do the brakes"

"windshield leak at top of windshield due to improper sealing"

"Windshield washing fluid system required unexpected reworking"

"Windshield cracked (acording to the dealer due to stress). Replaced under warranty. After replacement, windshield leaked"

"We've had an intermittent low tire light since December. The dealer simply added air. The tire was finally repaired (plugged) at a tire shop. The light still comes on and we have to add air"

"Lots of wind noise from windshield"

"Passenger side front door has a seepage problem"

"It still leaks"

"THIS CAR IS A DISASTER. IT IS OFF GASSING TOXICS. MOST PEOPLE SMELL IT, SOME PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF GET SICK FROM CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. AFTER LOANING IT TO A FRIEND TO DRIVE FOR A YEAR I STILL CANNOT DRIVE IT AND AM TRYING TO SELL IT AT A LOSS. HONDA H"

"The interior seals around windows has come loose in several places without us touching it at all"

"Wind noise and air flow around windows and sliding doors. Had rubber strip replaced to correct issues"

"after 3 years am am noticing more squeaks and rattles from within the vehicle. Certain plastic body pieces rubbing together as you are driving. I have been able to fix some rattles/squeaks by taking trim pieces off and putting either really thin foam type wrap or Paper between the plastic rubbing against each other"

"Replaced the tailgate gas struts"

"rattling noise in rear liftgate."

"Rattles coming from the back. The mechanic said it was coming from the automatic lift mechanism on the the back lift door $360. Dollars later the rattle came back after 2 weeks"

"Sounds like an old station wagon from the 1960's."

"I have a consistent rattle at the rear lift gate, in the roof, on the left side. Don't have a clue what it is."

"Connector in the tail gate lift mechanism failed and caused a rattle. It was repaired under warranty"

"Noise from left/right rear seat belt retractors"

"constant rattle from dash at windshield on passenger side; dealer had installed 'sticky foam' three time, replaced right side A pillar cover with no improvement. Dealer said may have to pull dash off with will probably cause more problems"

"The front left brake squeaks periodically when driving, when turning, or heavy braking"

"The power lifter for the tailgate has rattled the entire time I have owned the car. The dealer has replaced it twice, but the rattle always comes back. Honda says the problem has been present since th 2011 model year. They have no solution"

"Tail gate rattle in the lift mechanism"

"Rattles in back lift gate which the dealer repaired once they could figure out where the noise was coming from,"

"Rear hatch support broke. Replaced by Honda 9-months ago. Now broken again and ratteling"

"3rd row seats rattle when in folded position which is most of the time"

"window rattles,"

"Has rattle when 3rd row seats are folded"

"Something loose in the dashboard that they had to take it all part to find it. It was there since we purchased the car"

"Have had a number of annoying noises that the dealer has had some success in reducing but not completely eliminating. Not as quiet as our Town and Countrys that we previously owned"

"Trunk lift bar was loose and was cause of rattling. This was fixed but the rattling came back and has to take back to dealership"

"due to the bushing problem"

"Second row power doors creak when the car twists when entering driveway/parking lot over curb"

"There is a noise coming from the inside back of the vehicle which the dealer cannot identify. It is very noticeable and annoying on rough roads"

"There are many locations in the vehicle that now vibrate and squeak/rub. These are mostly around the front windshield (both driver and passenger sides), front and back headrests (rubbing sound from where headrest enters seat body), and door trim of rear sliding doors. These are noises that have been recognized by the dealer, but cannot be remedied, even after several solutions were attempted"

"Back door strut making noise and middle second row seat made noise . both fixed under warrenty"

"Squeak coming from passenger-side second row chair while driving. The chair came loose off the floor and I had to secure it back into the floor. I've never removed the second row chairs before"

"The front suspension squeeks when rolling over a driveway curb or a speed bump. There is a constant rattle at the lift gate where the seat belt fits into the roof"

"Sliding doors seem to have creaking sounds from inside of doors"

"Rear left door squeaks, have not had dealer address this issue"

"Rear door lifting area has had a constant rattle that Honda techs have yet to solve. The door will now fail to close due to some kind of binding in the drive rod for the door"

"The sliding doors will rattle on bumps"

"right rear spring pad broke Dealer replace it FREE"

"On most highways, the noise in the Odyssey is always above 80db, and as the speed gets to 65mph, the noise level can often be above 98db. Noise level makes driving the car for any distance that takes an hour frustrating. It also makes conversation with another front seat person nearly impossible unless we speak louder than what is comfortable. This car has had this problem since new. Our Dealer told us that all Odysseys have a high cabin noise level, and they can't help us reduce it. This car also had the paint on the roof and the right-side of the read lift-door blow off in chunks. After a lot of effort, we were able to get Honda to pay to have those areas repainted. Having two significant issues with a vehicle is the reason why I won't get another Odyssey again."

"Wind noise comes from the right front door or poorly seated right rear sliding door."

"This is a very noisy van. Even with all the windows up, you can still hear the wind noise. Something in the design was not quite right."

"Compared to our KIA, the Honda van is very noisy. Noise comes from tires, wind and the suspension when bumps are encountered. It makes listening to conversation or the radio difficult at times."

"WHEN IT RAINS/SN0OWS THE PASSENGER SEATING AREA ,BECOMES DAMP OR SLIGHTLY WET TO THE TOUCH"

"Some wind noise and also air con bower noise on left at some air con settings"

"The windshield was defective and improperly installed at the factory causing extreme cabin noise. After repair and reinstallation of a new windshield we still experience loud wind noise from the windshield and passenger side window area"

"The noise is not from an air leak but from poor design of window glass, outside rear view mirror etc"

"wind noise above 50 mph"

"Loud wind noise around windshield and firewall areas. Odysseys have always been noisy when going down the highway. But this wind noise is irritating and gets on your nerves"

"Wind noise since mday one, mile one. Honda says they can't find anything mthat is not common to all Odyssey models. Why does it keep getting worse? Only God knows! Same issues with my 0old m2005 Odyssey. Should have known better than to repeat t"

"One of the loudest cars I have owned. Almost $50K and I cannot hear my kids talk without them shouting. My convertible is quieter when the top is up"

"wind noise around edges of front windshield above 70 mph"

"Run on highway 60 mph and up , wind noise come from front driver and front passenger"

"Road noise is more than expected"

"Passenger side had annoying wind noise at freeway speeds"

"moon roof issues"

"We've had it back to the dealer twice and they were unable to correct the problem. They said it was a known problem that is not correctable"

"Wind noise on passenger side. Dealer said it was coming from the sun roof. They said they fixed it but the problem persist. We gave up on trying to get it fixed"

"Wind noise comes from outside mirrors. Dealer says it is design flaw"

"Just as in our 2010 Odyssey, there is wind noise around the windshield trim, focusing on the lower portion. This is less pronounced than the 2010, but still significantly noticeable"

"The Honda is much noisier and rough riding compared to the Kia Sorento...we wouldn't have noticed until we purchased the Kia"

"There is wind noise from the front passenger window,however I am the only person that is capable of hearing it"

"too much noie coming through the windshield area when on interestate roadways"

"The wind noise appears to be at the outside mirrors and large pillars at the windshield"

"Road noise is terrible,on Interstate conversation with passenger is difficult!"

"Driver side wind noise from window at speeds of 100 kmh or more"

"Shifting not smooth. Corrected with software update."

"Shifting gears was very noticeable and sometimes rough, particularly if decelerating and then accelerating shortly after the deceleration. Honda service techs said they did a computer update about 9 months ago and shifting has been normal since that time. Actually, it now shifts better than when it was new."

"Sometimes the transmission would slam into gear when downshifting or when starting up from a dead stop."

"Shifting went from smooth to rough and got worse. Dealer did burnishing of transmission and it was better, but not really like new. It still clunks loudly sometimes when put in gear and fails to engage for a seconds often."

"Rough shifting turned out to be fixed by a recall notice."

"Terrible problem with shifting. The problem is most noticeable then slowing down - coasting and then accelerating and / or when turning right and accelerating. The transmission is unable to determine which gear to select. At times there is a very loud bang and lurching sensation. I am currently working with a law firm and this is a big litigation. I'm surprised CR has not been mentioning it as I have informed you in previous annual reports. I have been a member of CR since the mid 1980's."

"Corrected by a transmission fluid change. The maintenance schedule does not call for a fluid change but fluid was worn out by 60000. There also is no mechanism for the owner to check the transmission fluid level or visually inspect the transmission fluid condition."

"Rough shifting and transmission computer are related. When slowing down to under 10 mph and then accelerating the transmission would make a clunking noise and a hard shift into gear. It took two trips to the dealer to figure out that there was a memo on this problem, which was caused by the computer. The computer adj was made and it has operated fine since then."

"From time to time the transmission acts as if it is not fully engaged. It upshifts too early and downshifts too early as well. In those cases, driving seems to be less lively. When the transmission is woking well the ca is very responsive. The dealer can't figure it out. Flushing the transmission seems to help. One funny thing: when the transmission is working well the brakes work better. Figure that one out. Is the transmission somehow connected to the power brake booster?"

"Rough shifting when the vehicle is moving about 5 mph or less (coming to a stop sign/light) and then accelerating. Hard shift in first gear initially. All other gears shift normally"

"During acceleration the gear changing was very noticeable. It was very jerky. We brought it in and they flushed the transmission and updated the software. It helped."

"Hard shifting and banging. Software update from dealer solved problem"

"It just didn't shift smoothly and it still is not 100% to my liking"

"Transmission is jerky, shifts prematurely, and lurches in the first three gears. It causes the vehicle to lunge forward at times"

"slippage and several occasions and rough shift very often - dealer has been unable to find anything wrong"

"when coasting to slow down and then start to accelerate with a brisk accelerator application, the transmission will downshift very abruptly and roughly. Things back to normal after stopping the brisk application by taking foot off of accelerator"

"At mild acceleration or deceleration, transmission will slip then shift very abruptly. Several times I have thought I had been rear-ended by the car behind me. Dealer has said for months that a software fix may be coming. Feels unsafe"

"See previous comment"

"Intermittent hard shift between second and third gear. Occasional transmission slap when downshifting"

"Rough shifting started one afternoon, went on while returning home across town. Called dealership, and took it in the next morning. It did not repeat, and they could find nothing wrong. Turning the engine off may have reset the computer???"

"Shifting causes a "shutter" in the vehicle"

"Rough shifting between 1st and 2nd gear. Reset when car is turned off and back on"

"The car jerks as it downshifts from 2nd to 1st gear as you decelerate for stops"

"The shifting sometimes comes to a halt. It needs to warmup and smoothly accelerate or it can come to a halt"

"Extremely hard jerking between 1st and 2nd gear"

"The transmission would suddenly shift up at about 30 miles per hour causing a sharp jolt that made steering precarious"

"When slowing down , say at a yield sign without stopping then speed up you can feel a "clunk" when the car shifts to get back up to speed. This has happened for three years"

"Up shifts too soon. Downshifts too soon. Rough shifts. Possible slipping"

"Very jerky/rough shifting out of low gears, especially with cold engine"

"after 60,000 the the transmission 'drops' into gear and sometimes pulsates around 50 mph"

"After deceleration, especially when exiting a highway, upon re accelerating the transmission often shifts very hard and the car will actually shake occasionally"

"In cold weather, starting from stopped was a little unreliable until the car warmed up."

"Experience slipping transmission between 1st and 2nd gear intermittently for 2 years. Each time took to the dealer. Problem wouldn't replicate itself. Took 2 years to diagnose and fix."

"The transmission would slip or judder while acceleration at lower speeds. A fluid change at approximately 90000 mile seems to have fixed the problem."

"Sometimes during acceleration as the car shifted gears it felt just like a clutch slipping on a manual transmission vehicle."

"This model Odyssey and apparently several other model years occasionally has an issue where it feels like rough shifting or slippage of transmission, especially going up hills. We have taken it to the dealer's mechanic twice for the issue, and it is apparently a known issue to Honda that they have not been able to (or willing to) resolve. The fix for the issue is to add additional transmission fluid, which seems to temporarily resolve the issue."

"Required transmission fluid change to correct. See previous comments regarding rough shifting."

"Included in the previous comment."

"Transmission slips and changes gears at random after highway driving for about 100 miles but operates fine with city driving or short trips."

"When accelerating from a stop light, the van sometimes just does not go for a couple of seconds. Related to the rough and abrupt shifting. Not terribly confidence-inspiring for dealing with traffic"

"Frequently slips when accelerating from stopped position"

"During slow deceleration, approximately 35 MPH, and then quick acceleration ie; coming to a stop light that then turns green, the transmission does not know what gear to choose so there is a sudden lurch and sometime a very loud banging noise. The fi"

"Pulling away from stop light where the van did not actually come to a complete stop the transmission slips, this was especially noticeable in cold weather"

"when on highway for extended periods of time, the transmission will jerk in bumper to bumper slow speeds"

"After some serious stop and go traffic on I-95 in Maryland, the transmission would shudder between 1st and 2nd gear"

"Slipping and jerking"

"When going uphill about 40-50 MPH, tach jumps back and forth rapidly and you can feel jerked around. Honda says this is part of the ECO feature and normal"

"After 30000 mile recommended trans fluid change, now have occasional slippage, usually after a full stop"

"Occasionally when accelerating onto a highway the transmission seems to have trouble deciding what fear to use. On a recent visit to ny dealer the service department said the transmission fluid was 'burnt'. Despite having had it changed out within the last 18 months"

"Shortly after purchasing, the van began shuddering upon acceleration from stopped to 3rd gear. We had to have a mechanic replace the transmission fluid and perform some kind of update to the transmission computer. That solved the problem, for now."

"When I brought it in for the rough shifting they told me there was a re-program of the computer that was required."

"Same as previous issue noted."

"Had vehicle towed to Honda Dealer because of a very loud clunking noise when shifting in lower gears. They found no obvious problem but reprogrammed the transmission computer."

"Very occasional problem; hard clunk when shifting from Park to Reverse and also a hesitation between gears when accelerating from 0-20mph. Not easy to replicate"

"Intermittent transmission slipping. Took a 2 years for dealer to diagnose because problem wouldn't replicate. Replaced a solenoid."