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2006 Honda Odyssey Power Train Problems

59
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 59 stored complaint records:

  • 3 indicate a crash
  • 4 indicate injury
  • 3 indicate fire

What owners report

  • failure mileage · 7 records
  • torque converter · 5 records
  • transmission failed · 4 records
  • power steering · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi22
60–100k mi18
150–400k mi6
30–60k mi4
1–30k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • September 15, 2010 · 60,000 miles

    Power Train

    The car shakes really bad at about 30-35 miles per hour and also hesitates at times. You can feel the van shift very hard also. *tr

    ODI 10441278

  • April 4, 2010 · 45,000 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Power Train

    Based on a report today that honda is recalling 2003/2004 honda odyssey where the issue involves the ignition interlock, a device intended to ensure that the key can only be removed when a vehicle is firmly shifted into park. I have a 2006 honda odyssey and had a similar issue in 2010 where after parking and removing my keys and i got down, the van moved backwards and the my front door hit another car in the parking…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10488097

  • April 1, 2010 · 50,000 miles

    Power Train

    TORQUE CONVERTER PULSATION AND VIBRATION. *TR

    ODI 10439692

  • March 3, 2010 · 86,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Power Train

    Transmission shudder on my 2006 honda odyssey. Miles is about 86000, took van to honda dealer and was told torque converter was bad service manager said these vehicles have been known for shudder problems due to the fact that the vehicles weight was not matched to the transmission properly in design. Shudder happens at about 30-40 mph with a light engine load. *tr

    ODI 10319628

  • November 4, 2009 · 57,000 miles

    Power Train

    When driving in cold weather for a long distance, wheezing sound comes from steering wheel. Others have had this problem, they say it's a power steering pump, reservoir tank. It only has 57k miles, and already problems. Honda dealer said they couldn't duplicate the problem, that's because they didn't drive it for a while nor was it cold. It won't be covered under warranty since it's past the miles, but honda makes a…

    ODI 10291446

  • June 9, 2009 · 70,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. The contact stated that after parking and exiting the vehicle it began to roll back. The contact mentioned that the vehicle rolled over her left foot and had to be taken to a hospital. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not…

    1 injury

    ODI 10486039

  • February 15, 2009

    Power Train

    I was closing the right sliding door on my 2006 honda odyssey when it suddenly reversed pinching and crushing my right arm. I used the exterior handle, pulled it once, and moved to the right rear of the vehicle. As i was passing by the moving door, i was rubbing against the minivan slightly. It gave an audible alert and immediately revered pinching my right bicep between the door and the side of the van. *tr

    1 injury

    ODI 10258744

  • June 1, 2007 · 20,000 miles

    Power Train

    I bought a 2006 honda odyssey brand new with warranty and at 20,000 miles started complaining of a whining or humming noise after traveling distances over 30 minutes long. The weather did not seem to make a difference. I complained 5 separate times to the dealership, each time being turned away because they couldn't find an issue. After my warranty expired, they were able to tell me that my power steering pump had…

    ODI 10324169

  • September 13, 2006

    Power Train · Steering

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. While driving at an unknown speed, the front end of the vehicle started to vibrate violently and pulled to the side without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where unknown repairs were performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was not provided. The vin was not available.

    ODI 10725902