Odyssey Tranny/Engine "Stutter" Fixed on '04s?

I am seriously considering buying a 2004 Odyssey minivan but have heard
and read a lot of accounts of vehicle "stuttering" to various degrees
when accelerating around 40 - 50 mph in the last few year's models from
about 5 to 30,000 miles worth of driving. Also, there seems to be a
minor but annoying brake "clicking" issue that I've heard about that
most dealer service reps call "normal."

Both problems seem to be substantial enough that Honda should have
addressed it for the '04s. Can anyone confirm that they have or worse,
does anyone who owns an '04 have these problems?

T.B.