Honda Car Forum

I have a 2001 with 26K miles on it. When I am just maintaining speed (at
about 55-65 mph) and not accelerating, I sometimes feel a soft rumble
through the gas pedal. Ocassionally this will be accompanied by a sheer drop
in the tachometer speed (which bounces right back up). My first thought was
that I had gotten a tank of bad gas. I put a bottle of gas treatment in and
filled the tank, but since then the problem has continued, but perhaps it
has become less frequent.

Did I, indeed, get a tank of bad gas? Does it take a while for the effects
to work themselves out of the system?

Or, does this sound like another problem a fellow Odyssey owner has
experienced.

Thanks,

Bill

On 10/16/03 8:40 AM, in article
BBB409FB.3BFD8%n3wsr3ader@re_move_THIS_sbcglobal.n et, "how_D"
<n3wsr3ader@re_move_THIS_sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I have a 2001 with 26K miles on it. When I am just maintaining speed (at
> about 55-65 mph) and not accelerating, I sometimes feel a soft rumble
> through the gas pedal. Ocassionally this will be accompanied by a sheer drop
> in the tachometer speed (which bounces right back up). My first thought was
> that I had gotten a tank of bad gas. I put a bottle of gas treatment in and
> filled the tank, but since then the problem has continued, but perhaps it
> has become less frequent.
>
> Did I, indeed, get a tank of bad gas? Does it take a while for the effects
> to work themselves out of the system?
>
> Or, does this sound like another problem a fellow Odyssey owner has
> experienced.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
This sounds like the beginnings of the bad ignition switch problem.

Go to ODYCLUB.com and read some of the posts about transmission problems.
Have the dealer check it out. Also check the Honda extended warranty on
transmissions....


"how_D" <n3wsr3ader@re_move_THIS_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:BBB409FB.3BFD8%n3wsr3ader@re_move_THIS_sbcglo bal.net...
> I have a 2001 with 26K miles on it. When I am just maintaining speed (at
> about 55-65 mph) and not accelerating, I sometimes feel a soft rumble
> through the gas pedal. Ocassionally this will be accompanied by a sheer
drop
> in the tachometer speed (which bounces right back up). My first thought
was
> that I had gotten a tank of bad gas. I put a bottle of gas treatment in
and
> filled the tank, but since then the problem has continued, but perhaps it
> has become less frequent.
>
> Did I, indeed, get a tank of bad gas? Does it take a while for the
effects
> to work themselves out of the system?
>
> Or, does this sound like another problem a fellow Odyssey owner has
> experienced.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>

I forgot to mention that I do have the extended warranty on this vehicle.

Bill


On 10/16/03 9:59 AM, in article
fnyjb.1819$P%1.1550421@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com, "BillW"
<TheDuck@pond.net> wrote:

> Go to ODYCLUB.com and read some of the posts about transmission problems.
> Have the dealer check it out. Also check the Honda extended warranty on
> transmissions....
>
>
> "how_D" <n3wsr3ader@re_move_THIS_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:BBB409FB.3BFD8%n3wsr3ader@re_move_THIS_sbcglo bal.net...
>> I have a 2001 with 26K miles on it. When I am just maintaining speed (at
>> about 55-65 mph) and not accelerating, I sometimes feel a soft rumble
>> through the gas pedal. Ocassionally this will be accompanied by a sheer
> drop
>> in the tachometer speed (which bounces right back up). My first thought
> was
>> that I had gotten a tank of bad gas. I put a bottle of gas treatment in
> and
>> filled the tank, but since then the problem has continued, but perhaps it
>> has become less frequent.
>>
>> Did I, indeed, get a tank of bad gas? Does it take a while for the
> effects
>> to work themselves out of the system?
>>
>> Or, does this sound like another problem a fellow Odyssey owner has
>> experienced.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bill
>>
>
>

That's the first thing that came to my mind. I've read over again
about the x-mission problems some of the MDX owners were having and
yours accurately describe what they had experienced before it was
taken to the dealer and be determined that it was a bad x-mission.

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:59:23 GMT, "BillW" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote:

>Go to ODYCLUB.com and read some of the posts about transmission problems.
>Have the dealer check it out. Also check the Honda extended warranty on
>transmissions....

Well,

If it is the transmission (which is still under warranty for quite some
time...) how long can I go with the car in this behavioral condition before
it actually becomes dangerous? Would the transmission possibly just fail?
My reasoning here is that the longer I can wait, the newer the free
replacement will be when the car is more likely to need it (rather than when
the car only has 26K on it).

Bill


On 10/17/03 2:17 AM, in article 126vov0e6bni90o5n76kbpra8up51ot3nf@4ax.com,
"Steve Lee" <hate@spam.com> wrote:

> That's the first thing that came to my mind. I've read over again
> about the x-mission problems some of the MDX owners were having and
> yours accurately describe what they had experienced before it was
> taken to the dealer and be determined that it was a bad x-mission.
>
> On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:59:23 GMT, "BillW" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote:
>
>> Go to ODYCLUB.com and read some of the posts about transmission problems.
>> Have the dealer check it out. Also check the Honda extended warranty on
>> transmissions....
>