On May 15, 10:04 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 have a Pilot as well and have posed the same question to the dealer
at Sisley in Ontario. If I have a problem with the transmission and
the hitch is installed without the additional expected mechanical
pieces, they will not honour the warranty. I guess what you would have
to do is to remove the hitch before going for the service.