# 2001 Honda Odyssey transmission advice needed

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-odyssey-transmission-advice-needed/65963>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 5, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-odyssey-transmission-advice-needed/65963 "2011-07-05T01:00:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![2308joeb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/71c47a/32.png) [@2308joeb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/2308joeb)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-odyssey-transmission-advice-needed/65963/1 "2011-07-05T01:00:40Z")

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I had my Honda Odyssey transmission replaced 2 years ago. The past few months, in the first mile that I drive the car on streets in our neighborhood, the car goes into high RPMs (about 3000) before it seems to drop into gear. It does this 2 or 3 times then works fine after that. The “Check engine” light is now on all the time. Sometimes, the car does one other weird thing–the high RPMs end with the drive/D4 light flashing on and off like a blinker (even if I change gears to D3. When this happens, if I turn the ignition off it comes back on and seems to function fine.  
I have had it back to the shop that did the work about 4-5 times to get it right. I like the guys but each time they return it to me, the problem remains. I took a 2000 mile trip with it and with the exception of this persistent problem, the van worked fine.

Any idea what is going on?

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**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-odyssey-transmission-advice-needed/65963/2 "2011-07-05T01:03:20Z")

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You will have to start with that check engine light. It might be a speed or temp sensor causing all this. I am surprised the shop has not started from there or maybe there is more to the story. What does the shop say as far as the problem and their fix?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-odyssey-transmission-advice-needed/65963/3 "2011-07-05T01:55:01Z")

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Please tell us how many miles your Odyssey has accumulated.

The Check Engine Light is an early warning system, alerting you to a developing problem, or problems. I suggest you deal with the cause of the CEL, and then see if the transmission works correctly.