NHTSA Complaint #10669563 — 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY

I PAID $9,998.48 FOR MY ODYSSEY. I BOUGHT IT USED. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE AND THEY SHOWED ME THE PAPER WORK INDICATING THAT AS WELL. I ALSO TOOK THE VAN TO A SHOP TO BE SURE THAT ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE. I BOUGHT A 5YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN AS WELL, JUST TO BE SURE THAT IF ANYTHING WAS TO HAPPEN I WOULD BE COVERED. I PUT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON MY VAN WHEN IT LEFT ME SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY THREE KIDS IN THE VAN ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY VAN STARTED ACTING CRAZY. I WAS DRIVING AND THE RPMS WOULD GO FROM 2 TO 5 AND THE VAN WOULD SLOW DOWN. IT KEPT DOING THIS, WHEN SUDDENLY I WAS AT A FULL STOP. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE ONLY THING THAT MOVED WAS THE RPMS. THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL.I HAVE ONLY HAD MY VAN FOR 2.5 YEARS. I KEEP ALL THE MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VAN. NOW THIS VAN THAT I PAID DEARLY FOR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WILL NOT MOVE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I PURCHASED MY WARRANTY THROUGH IS NOW SAYING THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THAT. NOW MY KIDS AND I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A RIDE SINCE BEFORE THANKSGIVING. WHAT KIND OF HELP CAN I GET WITH THIS? CAN ANYONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION? *TR