Honda Car Forum

I have a 1999 Odyssey which we bought new. It now has 109K miles. My son ha
been driving it, and reported that the transmission sometimes slips. I too
it to the dealer and they said they got the transmission to slip, the code
reported by the transmission indicated a failing clutch, and that th
transmission would need to be replaced. They said my car was beyond th
warranty (which I believe ends at 100K miles for my car) and the replacemen
would cost $2700. So now for my questions

Does this sound like the symptoms of the transmission failure for which th
warranty was extended

How does the failure typically progress from here? Should I expect a sudde
catestrophic failure which would leave me stranded, or do they generall
degrade gradually while maintaining some ability to get home

What are the odds that the problem stays at about it's current level (whic
is not a big deal) rather than progressing

Has anyone had success with fluid changes or flushing (or for that matte
anything other than a complete replacement)

Are there cheaper alternatives than the dealer for transmission replacement
and if so, with which national brands (if any) have people had success

Thanks in advance

Frank Kerfoo
Honda has had problems with the eaerlyer year odyssey"s
transmission. in canada i remember there was a recall on the

and Honda even extended there transmission warranty
they are "Faulty its a Fact" Frank" Honda knows that cant be to har

for them to admit it especially when its listed right on there computer. and no
to mention all the service bulletins from ALLDATA on there as well. Frank i woul

gather up my maintanance service records and get honda to acknowledge th
fact that they indeed have a faulty transmission on hand and that its only FAIRE tha
they fix there faulty problem at there cost

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johnin

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