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Are both front wheels on the 2004 Honda Odyssey powered by the engine?

By Yahoo:regkarn at Yahoo!Answers.com

We just bought a 2004 Odyssey. I am curious if both front wheels are driven by the motor? In many front wheel drive cars, only one of the front wheels is actually turned by the motor. I just wanted to know what to expect from the van when I hit snow. I bought it for a... Read More

  • torque steer is actually a problem related to the drive axles. in a front wheel drive car, usually the engine and transmission sit beside each other. which means that there is more of a gap between the transmission and the wheel on one side compared to the other. the... Read More
  • On ALL front wheel drive cars, BOTH wheels are powered by the motor. There is no such thing as a 1 wheel drive car. If you have seen only one wheel spinning in the snow-That is because that wheel lost traction so the engine sends more power to that wheel so you can get... Read More
  • it is a possatrac so yes and no it will be fine just take it easy and not to fast
  • Well its called torque steer because one wheel has more power than the other and when it needs more it makes the other wheel turn also..."Open differentials may not equally distribute the torque between the two driveshafts, due to friction in the side gears etc. The... Read More

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