ON 07/18/2008, AT ABOUT 1:30 P.M., THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON PERSONAL 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING ON BUSY HIGHWAY (SOUTHBOUND 163 TRANSITION TO WESTBOUND 52) IN SAN DIEGO CA. FREEWAY SIDE RAILS DIDN'T ALLOW MOTORING PUBLIC TO SAFELY PULL OFF FREEWAY. WIFE SMELLED ODOR OF BURNT OIL AND VAN BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. LUCKY FOR WIFE AND DAUGHTER, A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) TRAVELING BEHIND THE VAN SAW WIFE TURN ON EMERGENCY/HAZARD LIGHTS. REALIZING VAN WAS IN TROUBLE ON TRANSITION RAMP, THE RV RAN INTERFERENCE TO SLOW DOWN OTHER SPEEDING TRAFFIC OVERTAKING VAN FROM BEHIND. WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF FREEWAY TO NEXT SAFEST OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETELY GET OFF FREEWAY. WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE RV, VAN COULD'VE EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VAN WAS TOWED TO TEMECULA CA AND INITIAL GARAGE ESTIMATES ARE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
2001
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF ITS 3RD REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. 1ST FAILURE AT 81668 MILES IN DECEMBER OF 2004, 2ND FAILURE AT 125840 MILES IN JULY OF 2006, 3RD FAILURE AT 181000 MILES IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. ALL REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS WERE FROM HONDA AND REPLACED AT A HONDA DEALER. LAST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 54,000. WAS ASSURED BY DEALER SERVICE TECH AND HONDA THAT WITH THE LAST TRANSMISSION ALL PROBLEMS WERE CORRECTED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 154,000 MILES IN JUNE OF 2010. NOW HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS 54,000 MILES IS GOOD AMOUNT TO GET OUT OF A TRANSMISSION AND CAN OFFER NO WARRANTY BEYOND THE 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WITH A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR
