NHTSA Complaint #10363692 — 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY

MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY IN MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TCS" LIGHTS CAME ON. UPON SHUTTING DOWN AND RE-STARTING, THE "TCS" LIGHT WENT OUT BUT "CHECK ENGINE" REMAINED LIT. THE JEFF WYLER HONDA DEALERSHIP IN FLORENCE, KY TELLS ME THERE IS SOME SORT OF CLUTCH FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION, REQUIRING THAT I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000 PLUS AND EXTRA $1,000 IN LABOR. WE HAVE SERVICE DOCUMENTATION GOING BACK TO SIX MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2000, STATING OUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE "RUMBLE" IN THE TRANSMISSION UPON REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED OF AROUND 45-65 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, INCLUDING REPLACING SOME SORT OF MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED TO THIS DAY. NOW, AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING THAT THE VEHICLE IS "TOO OLD". *TR