Hi all...
Looks like I'm adding another car forum to my list of sites since we just picked up a 2011 Odyssey Touring Elite a few days ago.
Traded in our red 2010 CTS-V sedan...so the loss of ridiculous power kind of hurts - but the space and features in the Odyssey are making us forget about that pretty fast.
Anyhow - my first question for the forum since searching didn't show any results.
These are automatic transmissions obviously. Why if I'm pointed uphill on a slight incline, say at a traffic light - does the Odyssey want to ROLL BACKWARDS even though it is in drive if I take my foot off the brake?
I noticed this on an EX model I test drove at a different Honda dealership as well, so both the 5spd and 6spd transmissions do this. I was playing the rear camera feature and parking the Odyssey back in the spot it was at the dealership. I pulled in, then had to swing around so I could reverse into the spot. I put it in reverse, take my foot off the gas to give it some gas to back up and I notice it is rolling forward down the slope. I had to use my left foot on the brake pedal, and right foot on the gas.
I've had a dozen or so automatic cars over the years, and have driven tons more that I didn't own - and every other Automatic trans would never want to roll backwards in drive, or roll forward in reverse...
What gives?
Looks like I'm adding another car forum to my list of sites since we just picked up a 2011 Odyssey Touring Elite a few days ago.
Traded in our red 2010 CTS-V sedan...so the loss of ridiculous power kind of hurts - but the space and features in the Odyssey are making us forget about that pretty fast.
Anyhow - my first question for the forum since searching didn't show any results.
These are automatic transmissions obviously. Why if I'm pointed uphill on a slight incline, say at a traffic light - does the Odyssey want to ROLL BACKWARDS even though it is in drive if I take my foot off the brake?
I noticed this on an EX model I test drove at a different Honda dealership as well, so both the 5spd and 6spd transmissions do this. I was playing the rear camera feature and parking the Odyssey back in the spot it was at the dealership. I pulled in, then had to swing around so I could reverse into the spot. I put it in reverse, take my foot off the gas to give it some gas to back up and I notice it is rolling forward down the slope. I had to use my left foot on the brake pedal, and right foot on the gas.
I've had a dozen or so automatic cars over the years, and have driven tons more that I didn't own - and every other Automatic trans would never want to roll backwards in drive, or roll forward in reverse...
What gives?