Frank Gasparro wrote:

> I have a 2002 Odyssey. The trans blew up at 19000 miles. It ran 500
> miles then blew up again. It ran 10,000 miles more and blew up again.
> Now at 34,000 it has another dead transmission.

thats some weird shit. you towing yachts in san francisco with that
thing?
>
> I have contacted an attorney regarding this issue, there is recourse
> even if your Honda is outside of the lemon-law in your state.
>
> Honda needs to be held responsible for the damages that they are
> causing by not fixing a problem and hoping that you go out of warranty
> before the transmission blows.
>
> The remanufactured transmissions they are supplying are nothing but
> junk. All of them have failed in my car. I have friends that have
> Odysseys that have no issues at all, how is this possible if this is a
> design problem. It seems more like a build issue. Certainly, the
> remanufactured transmissions are not as good as the original equipment
> transmissions. At least the orginial in my car lasted 19,000 miles.

sounds like your DEALER is getting bad rebuilds... maybe to skim a buck
off the warranty repairs?
>
> I also believe that Honda should be installing transmission coolers in
> addition to the recall and perhaps using synthetic fluid.

i thought they were?
>
> Has anyone had luck in recovering damages under any lemon-laws for
> this problem? Also, has anyone had any luck getting this fixed under
> their extended warranty? Are there any experiences with non-dealer
> rebuilds, perhaps with a lifetime warranty?

id go with a different dealer, personally. you shouldnt be having this
kind of bad luck.