I recently acquired a 2004 Honda Odssey at a really good price. Minimal rust , Well maintained van . 275K mileage
I am not a Mechanic , but I do spin my own wrenches and have rebuilt several engines (that ran) ,So I do have some understanding of the field .
Already fixed a couple issues , random miss fire , bad coil pack. And intermitting shutting down of the engine (Bad main relay, bad solder joints ).
The problem I am trying to solve next is I get a intermitting vibration that feels like it is coming from the rear (passenger side) . It only happens at cruise speeds below ~ 50MPH. If I accelerate or deaccelerate it stops immediately .
There is a rattle from the exhaust system , When it happens it feels like a wheel out of balance , but like I said above this only happens at a constant speed. Could be like bad shocks?
It does not cluck going into drive and or reverse . so it may not be engine mounts .
I'm am Posting this because someone else may have had this happen and could tell me what they did to resolve it .I don't want to just throw parts at it.
I hate intermitting problems
Thank you
God Speed, Fred
That thing is over two decades old with high mileage. Check for any and all worn parts. Be prepared for the transmission to crater on you. It has already lasted longer than usual in one of those. (Hope you didn't pay too much for it.)
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Odyssey/2004/
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Odyssey/2004/transmission/
Thank you , I got a real good deal.
Transmission issue, I had a 2000 Odssey that I had to replace the transmission in . When it get warmer I will do a fluid change . (The 2004) The 2000 Odssey I took of the road becasue it was so rusted out , unsafe to be on the road . It still ran great .But right now that part of it seems fine (maybe). Maybe that's part of the vibration , but like I said before feels like its coming from the back of the van, when it happens.
Yes , it is a old van , Not expecting miracles from it
If the transmission fluid has never been changed in that vehicle, or not changed at least in the last 60K miles or so, at this point it would be best to leave it alone. See the FAQ for details.
@chucktobias , It is also not throwing any codes , the 2000 when the tranny acted up I got the P0740 code
That's not really relevant.