MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ABOUT 50K MILES NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACED. BASED ON MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND A RECENT CONSUMER REPORTS ISSUE I BELIEVE THIS MODEL YEAR VAN NEEDS TO EITHER HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENDED FOR THE TRANSMISSION OR A RECALL ISSUED TO PROVIDE NEW TRANSMISSIONS. I KNOW THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR MODELS UP TO 2001 BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO PAY HALF THE COST I'M STILL NOT SATISFIED BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THERE ARE COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS ON THE WEB OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD MORE THEN ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN THE SAME VAN. THIS IS ALSO A BIG SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE VAN SOMETIMES DOESN'T SHIFT GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. SOMEBODY CAN EASILY BANG YOU FROM BEHIND. *TR
2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHIFTED VIOLENTLY INTERMITTENTLY, NOT ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCE FOR DEALER WARRANTY. ONE DAY AT STOP LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. *TR