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So I see there is an issue with the 10 speed transmission in the Honda odyssey where the TCU could reboot and the default behavior is to go into Park, which could happen while driving. This can severely damage the parking pawl. Is this a thing we have to worry about with the RDX since it uses the same transmission?
I read the NHTSA report, and the problem is not with the transmission itself, but a poor electrical connection to the battery and how the TCU responds to a loss of power.
I read the NHTSA report, and the problem is not with the transmission itself, but a poor electrical connection to the battery and how the TCU responds to a loss of power.
Since the TCU and its programming may be very similar in 2019 RDX, I didn't find this reassuring until I read the following section of the NHTSA release:
There is overlap with 2019 RDX production, but the software fix shouldn't be difficult to apply if applicable. Better than a wrecked transmission.
Since the TCU and its programming may be very similar in 2019 RDX, I didn't find this reassuring until I read the following section of the NHTSA release:
There is overlap with 2019 RDX production, but the software fix shouldn't be difficult to apply if applicable. Better than a wrecked transmission.
While I agree that we don’t know for sure if the RDX is affected, how do you get from this that there is overlap with 2019 RDX production? I just read this as similar Odyssey vehicles built after Jan 15.
I am curious with this fix, what happens if the car battery goes dead or is disconnected when it’s just sitting their parked, does it change to neutral? That would be just as bad
I am curious with this fix, what happens if the car battery goes dead or is disconnected when it’s just sitting their parked, does it change to neutral? That would be just as bad
Good question. One would hope there is some logic, such as if in park, then stay in park, else shift into neutral.
While I agree that we don’t know for sure if the RDX is affected, how do you get from this that there is overlap with 2019 RDX production? I just read this as similar Odyssey vehicles built after Jan 15.
I only meant there is temporal overlap between production of affected Odysseys ( May 2017 - Jan 14, 2019 ) and production of 2019 RDXs ( June 2018 - present ).
Clearly, Honda was researching this issue for some time before they introduced revised software into Odyssey production in Jan 2019.
I would hope they would apply this to other potentially affected vehicles in a timely manner.
I am curious with this fix, what happens if the car battery goes dead or is disconnected when it’s just sitting their parked, does it change to neutral? That would be just as bad
the parking prawl is a physical object.
if it breaks, and the parking brake is NOT set...the car will roll away...
redundancy redundancy redundancy.
if you are so worried, always use the parking brake...as that's another form of a physical stop..
then you dont have to worry about software failing. or code that wasnt tested for certain conditions
the parking prawl is a physical object.
if it breaks, and the parking brake is NOT set...the car will roll away...
redundancy redundancy redundancy.
if you are so worried, always use the parking brake...as that's another form of a physical stop..
then you dont have to worry about software failing. or code that wasnt tested for certain conditions
I tend to think that everyone is overthinking this. I always have my Parking Brake set when parked. AND we don't even know if the RDX is affected with this malady.
It is for reasons like this that I now subconsciously always always put the parking break when parking. Regardless of if I'm on flat ground or incline...etc.