On May 15, 7:04 am, "Paul" <pkmuel...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> "LauraM" <fingerso...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1179204050.265416.30140@q75g2000hsh.googlegro ups.com...
>
> > We're looking to buy a trailer hitch for our 2005 Honda Pilot. We're
> > planning on using it to tow a small trailer filled with a washer-
> > dryer, furniture, etc. Do we need to install a transmission cooler
> > and -- I can't remember the other item that I've heard about. ?? Any
> > help would be appreciated!!!
>
> I have heard that Honda will refuse to honor warranty claims involving the
> transmission if there's a hitch installed but no transmission cooler. I
> don't know whether it's true, but you wouldn't want to find out the hard
> way. It's one reason I haven't had a hitch installed on my '01 Odyssey, even
> though I'd use the hitch only for a bike rack, not for towing.
>
> Presumably your transmission will be less subject to the potential for
> claims than mine, but you never know.
>
> Paul

I just got off the phone with a guy who works for the place I take my
Pilot for servicing. He said the Honda will not honor warranty claims
after 50,000 miles, which it already has. So we'd have to pay for the
transmission anyway. So you might check your warranty. If you have
an '01, your warranty on it might be up, unless you bought an extended
warranty.