2014 Honda Odyssey · symptom sheet

Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear

31owner reports
50,000median miles
0involved a crash

Newest report Oct 25, 2025 · checked Sep 19, 2026

31 of the 35 reports of transmission shudder on the 2014 Odyssey describe jerking or hard shifts.

Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (35 reports)

Tick what matches of 31 reports

bangs or clunks into gear

jerks or lurches when shifting

it happens from a stop

a dealer did a software update

it nearly caused an accident

fluid was changed or flushed

What got replaced

Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2014 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 12,800 and 73,720 miles, from the 25 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“The car is not shifting properly and lags or hesitates when changing gears. This issue causes the car to jerk, particularly when transitioning from lower gears to higher ones. Additionally, there has recently been a noise coming from the driver's side wheel, although the brake pads are in good condition.”
Filed Oct 25, 2025

“Since i bought have been to delar more than 15 times for transmission gear shift issue now getting increase on low speed Hard Downshift or Clunk When Slowing Down to a Rolling Stop”
Filed Aug 31, 2021

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 31 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.