NHTSA Complaint #10670975 — 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. ON 11/07/2014, VAN FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WAS ON. I HAD VAN TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPT. AT DEALERSHIP SAID ECL CODE WAS P0730 & THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROX FAILURE MILEAGE ON VAN WAS 62,000 MILES. I HAD TO PAY $3500 FOR HAVING THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT 3RD GEAR HAD HEAT DISCOLORATION & IS BURNED UP ALONG WITH THE CLUTCHES. I HAVE THE PHOTOS & ALSO THE DAMAGED PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE I HAD LOW MILEAGE I CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY REFUSED ANY HELP SAYING WARRANTY PERIOD ON VAN HAD EXPIRED. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA'S RECALL DEPT, SINCE I FELT THAT THE BURNT 3RD GEAR WAS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PROBLEM PER 2004 HONDA RECALL FOR 2001 TO 2004 VANS. HONDA SAID THAT RECALL WAS FOR 2ND GEAR & MY DISCOLORATION WAS ON 3RD GEAR. THIS IS LIKE SPLITTING HAIR; SINCE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION WAS DUE TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. I FEEL WITH SINGLE OWNER & LOW MILEAGE OF VAN & WITH THE HEAT DISCOLORATION OF TRANSMISSION PARTS, HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. THEREFORE, HONDA SHOULD PAY ME FOR MY COST TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THE 2004 RECALL LETTER CLEARLY STATES "IF HEAT DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION". THAT LETTER FURTHER STATES "THIS WORK WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE." I FEEL HONDA IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE INTENT OF THE 2004 RECALL LETTER. *TR