2004 Honda Odyssey power train problems
221 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Honda Odyssey — 38% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“In have traffic on hwy van quit pulling causing a major traffic problem upon checking Honda failed to mount a proper cooling system for the Trans even though they acknowledge doing so refuse to do anything about it apparently there's a lot of these on road luckily someone wasn't killed that day”
filed Aug 1, 2022
“My transmission will not shift into third fourth or fifth and I see that there is a recall on the transmission for the 2004 Honda Odysseys and I was wondering how I go about getting this repaired that’s what mines doing it won’t shift I have to manually shift it from 1st to 2nd as far as It can go.”
filed Jul 10, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON SOME MINI VANS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN…Campaign 04V176000 · Apr 15, 2004
Related service bulletins
Service Bulletin - Case v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. BC 424169 (Third Clutch Transmission Settlement - $25 Credit Vouchers).
A21-054 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 28, 2021Service Bulletin - PCM replacement for erratic or harsh shifting.
A04-060 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 7, 2019
Power Train problems in other Odyssey years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Odyssey | 25 | 9% |
| 2024 Odyssey | 11 | 13% |
| 2023 Odyssey | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 Odyssey | 14 | 11% |
| 2021 Odyssey | 6 | 5% |
| 2020 Odyssey | 16 | 4% |
| 2019 Odyssey | 122 | 13% |
| 2018 Odyssey | 159 | 17% |
| 2017 Odyssey | 7 | 18% |
| 2016 Odyssey | 38 | 14% |
| 2015 Odyssey | 41 | 20% |
| 2014 Odyssey | 73 | 24% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Honda Odyssey
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.