Hi all; My wife and I just got a 2004 Honda Odyssey. It had some bumbs and bruises, but no more than our perfectly running
2003 accord, so we were'nt too picky. I won't waste any time here, I will list some issues I have come across and I would like some info from other 2004 odyssey owners to see if these are common or cause for alarm. For what it is worth, I just took it to our local honda service department for the 60,000 mile service. We love the service department here. As odd as this sounds, they are very fast, very nice, and very honest.1) Transmission; I have read countless horror stories about the transmission on this generation of Odyssey. The shifting seems very smooth, except 2nd to 3rd gear. I brought this up at the service dept and they said a recall for the tranny was performed but if it gives us more trouble, we are welcome to bring it in to be rechecked.
2) Steering; the power sterring is smooth, and this would only be noticable by me (I am anal about cars), but the steering almost seems "choppy" and if you are going the right speed, and you kind of let the steering wheel go a bit around a curve, you can feel it turning back in a choppy fashin, not a smooth turn. I thought at first this was a steering fluid issue, but assumed that was checked at my 60,000.3) DVD. I popped in a DVD I made of some VHS movies and it didnt work. But havent tested any other DVDs other than the DVD that came with the van, explaining the DVD system. Also, the remote doesn't work, which may mean it needs a new battery, but without a screwdriver handy, I wasnt about to just slide the battery compartment cover off with my human strength.
I guess other than these issues, we really love our van (My wife doesnt notice any of the issues I list here, but I am very picky about this kind of stuff)
Any thoughts? Thanks in Advance
Jamison