"Why does my 2005 Honda Odyssey decelerate instead of coast when leaving off the accelerator?"?

Answer 1

Without looking at a clutch application chart, I'm only going by my experiance here. Many automatic transmissions use whats called a one way clutch. This clutch holds when accelerating and freewheels when off the gas. The effect of this one way clutch is to allow the vehicle to coast instead of engine braking, which is what you are feeling. Typically a one way clutch is used in the lower gears to minimise the effect of engine braking in stop & go traffic. Honda's have a very unique type of transmission. Also, be sure you have the shifter in the O/d...4th position. Many transmissions work a little differently when the shifter is in the D or 3rd position which will provide engine braking that is not present with the shifter in the O/D or 4th position. The first answer was given by someone with no clue as to what their talking about............Perhaps people only answer questions to get the points, because some of the answers are really lame.......DUH !!!!.......LOL

Answer 2

If its an automatic then it is in gear and will continue decellerating unless you push it up into nuetral. If its a manual then you dont have the clutch in and your in gear. If you are in neutral and it decellerates at a rate faster then it should then it proabibly needs lubing or it has bent tie rods etc. But if its 2005 and had been taken care of then I dont see why it would be dirty or bent up.

Answer 3

Assuming your car is under warranty, visit your dealer and ask this question to a service advisor. It's either a normal behavior (can be verifying by test- driving a similar car) or a mechanical problem. If it is a mechanical problem, they will fix it under warranty.

Answer 4

first, if you're not going downhill, it will decelerate. As in any car. Letting off the accelerator isn't the same as putting it in cruise. If you don't want to slow down on flat terrain, put it in cruise- duh!