2008 Honda Odyssey Engine cooling Problems

“On 12/17/2011, I took my 2008 Honda Odyssey in for service to have the transmission checked since there was fluid leaking and what felt like transmission slippage. Because I purchase the car new, had all of my services completed, and because the van only had 84,000 miles, you can imagine my surprise when sons Honda (same place where I purchased and had all services completed) informed me I needed a new transmission and quoted me a price of $4,105. …”

“The engine consumes almost 1 quartz of oil every 1000-1500 miles since we bought it brand new. Dealer insists it is ok. Now the vehicle has 55000 miles, but oil has to be added regularly. This is absurd. The problem tends to occur to vehicles equip with vcm engines. Honda corporation admitted there is a problem, so Honda came out with a service bulletin 11-033 which updating the pgm-fi software. I brought my vehicle to the dealer along with the service bulletin to have the vehicle update, but they refused to do it. Consider these engines will be on the road for years to come. …”

“Driving my Honda Odyssey 2008. In the morning of 2/5/09, engine revved up to 3000 RPM while I was at a stop light. I checked to see if I was pumping gas or if carpet was stuck but none applied. Car finally settled down and drove normally. In the evening it started again going up to 3000 at a stop (actually rising as I put my foot on the brake to slow down) could barely control car. Happened again but this time it had revved up to 5, 000 RPM. Couldn't stop the car - thought I would hit someone. Threw it into park and shut if off. …”

“New 2008 Honda Odyssey ex-l minivan / may 28, 2008 took delivery a few days later, in june. Two weeks ago the engine light mysteriously came on for 1/2 a day and then turned off by itself. A week later the tire sensor light came on. On wed ( nov 12, 2008) while driving my 3 year old & 8 year old sons to school, the throttle started to stick. It did it once lightly - did not respond when I took my foot off the gas. I applied the brake & the car stopped. The engine settled down and we set out again & it did the same thing. …”

“My 2008 Honda Odyssey was completely disabled after running over a 1 inch rock on a paved road at 30 MPH. According to the Honda service department who performed the repairs, the rock was tossed up by the tire into the undercarriage, came through the fan and struck the radiator from behind, putting a hole in it and stranding us in the mojave desert in july. According to Honda corporate there was no specific defect or design flaw and the vehicle performed as designed. …”