In article <5Khsf.39358$7h7.37569@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> ,
"Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote:

> Honda transmission failure rate in the 99-03 year is far higher than
> Caravan's.

Let's separate those out:

Honda 4 speed auto transmissions that were hooked to 6 cylinder engines
were absolute junk. Those were in the 99-01 Odysseys (as well as 98-02
Accords).

Come 02, Honda put an all-new 5 speed transmission in. This one had one
issue, which was easily diagnosed and fixed during recall.

I do believe it was probably into the 04 model year before the fix was
incorporated into manufacturing.

But I'd trust an 02 Odyssey transmission far, far more than I would any
99-01. And it's easy to see if you have or have had a problem one or
not.