His answer sounded reasonable to me and I found him to be a heck of lot more helpful than the dealer. This debris may have been clogging up some of the narrow channels in the transmission, causing a loss of fluid pressure and slipping was his best guess. The mechanic who did the flush said that it was possible that the flush may have unclogged some debris left during the recent fluid change. Went back to the Lube and Tune (I know they are not transmission experts) just to ask them why they think why this may have worked on my transmission. The slipping stopped immediately! I have had absolutely no more slipping and no sign of the flashing "D" on dashboard. I realized that I would most likely be throwing $130 away but thought it was worth the gamble given the overall cost of the new transmission. I told the owner I had some slipping and he said he was not sure it would help. I talked to shop owner on what they do with a transmission flush (1 chemical is used to flush the transmission clean and another is used to treat it when it is refilled). I took vehicle in for a routine oil change at my local quick lube shop and saw a handout of BG product transmission power flush. I began to shop around for alternatives to include the possibility of buying a transmission from a parts store and having local mechanic put it in for about $2800 total vs. A few weeks after that, the slipping started to return and one day the slipping got much worse I started getting the flashing "D" of transmission death on the dash. I put in a bottle of Lucas Transmission additive a few weeks later in hopes of putting off the inevitable (full transmission replacement) and it seemed to help reduce but not eliminate slipping. NOTE: There seems to be a trend with transmissions that fail shortly after fluid changes on a number of posts found on the Odyclub owner site. I was told by the dealer that there would be no "good-will" discount because of age/mileage of vehicle. Took van back to the dealer and they said fluid level okay and gave me a quote of about $5K for replacement. Transmission immediately started to slip just a few days later. No further problems until Honda Dealer changed fluid at 135K. Dealer replaced Transmission at 22K due to slipping issue. Find out more about our advertising opportunities.Here is a possible fix that worked for me (so far) that you may want to try if you are having transmission issues with your Odyssey, no chance for a warranty/good will fix and you are frugal (i.e.cheapskate) like me. Advertise Advertising on is well-targeted, has unique benefits, and is highly successful. Looking for something lighter? Read our funny complaints to see people who found humor in a bad situation. Vehicle Problems Find out what cars to avoid, view the latest problem trends, or keep up-to-date with the most recently reported problems. Contact us with any comments or concerns.
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