In article <h1Zgb.5704388$cI2.807201@news.easynews.com>,
"Brian" <brian@nospam.com> wrote:

> Now when I took the van for bearing replacement, he says he needs to replace
> the entire transmission.
>
> 1. Is this normal?

Yes. By and large, modern automatic transmissions are "black boxes"
that field techs aren't really supposed to work with. They're so
complicated, they just get rebuilt in shops that are dedicated to the
task.

In addition, Honda is VERY gunshy about their automatic transmissions
now--for good reason. They put out several hundred thousand
questionable automatic transmissions over a period of years, making them
look like Chrysler. I think that Honda probably wants to look at your
transmission to see if it's a fluke or if it's in the pattern of bad
ones.

Technically, they say the problem was fixed before model year 2002.
But, nobody's really quite sure--even Honda.



> Also, he is replacing the transmission with a "re-manufactured"
> transmission. I feel deceived that they are using a used part for something
> as important as transmission even though they say it is covered for 7 years
> or 100,000 miles.

Not to worry. It may have been rebuilt, but with all new parts.



> 2. Is it acceptable/customory for them to use a remanufactured part?

Check your warranty. I believe so.




> I have been a loyal Honda customer (this is my third car/van from Honda),
> now I am not sure ...

You and I both, pal. I have an 02 Odyssey, and when I went to buy a
used Accord my Honda mechanic impressed upon me the need to buy a manual
transmission. At one point, his shop was replacing about a transmission
a day--and that was before Honda announced the warranty extension for
the affected units.

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