While Toyota recalls take spotlight, Honda Odyssey owners are annoyed w/ transmission problems they're experiencing

Problems some owners believe Honda unwilling to acknowledge or address

Since Oct. 2006, members of Edmunds.com's CarSpace Forums posted over 1.4K invidual posts to thread called Honda Odyssey Transmission Problems

Details not only their Odyssey transmission issues but also action and inaction they've seen from Honda dealers and parent company in response

By far the largest group of transmission complaints involves Odysseys from model years 1999 through 2004

Edmund.com did analysis of complaints to NHTSA - found many consumers cited transmission-related problems with 2001 through 2004 Odysseys

Drivers notice erratic shifting, flashing "D" light in gauge cluster and sometimes illumination of traction control light and/or check engine light

After getting their cars inspected, owners are told that the transmission has failed and must be replaced

Replaced usually with a re-manufactured unit, a repair that can cost $4,500 or more

Honda recognized issue early and voluntarily extended Odyssey's original transmission warranty to 7 years or 100K miles for 1999 through 2001 MYs

Later, in coordination with NHTSA, car maker also issued a recall meant to permanently address problem for 2002 through 2004 model year vehicles

The issue now for consumers is that neither of these actions appears to have fully addressed root cause of transmission failures