[Ruthie]

2000 Honda Odyssey w/175.000 miles: While driving emission light came on and D4 indicator light flashed. It was hard to accelerate from a complete stop but would eventually. As I kept driving home, the ABS light, the maintenance light, the TCS light each came on. Then the spedometer, odometer, gas guage and RPM gauges bounced from on end to the other. Then the radio and navigation system shut down, then the air conditioner came on and off and then off for good. I had no turn signals or hazards. When I pulled in my driveway, the car made a choking noise and would go no further. I put it in Park and then car coughed and died. The Honda dealer first diagnosed that the alternator went out but now they called back and said it was the transmission. I have had no problems with the transmission.

 

[Ruthie]

I don't believe so. Does the transmission going out cause failure in all the gauges, a/c, radio, etc? Now the dealership says both the alternator and the transmission are bad and that it's a coincidence that they went out at the same time.

 

[Ruthie]

When van was towed into Honda service, they ran a test to determine that alternator was bad but was not able to run ECM diagnostic because it wouldn't keep a charge long enough to do that. Then we asked for a trade-in quote, so they put a power pack boost on van so that salesman could drive it for estimate. They said van started up but when put in gear the RPMs raced and van wouldn't move. Then it was determined to be the transmission. They are not sure what is wrong with the transmission but said that it needs to be replaced. They said that van won't hold a charge long enough to have ECM diagnostics.