[Tenaya]

I don't want to start yet another transmission thread, I suspect all that can be said has already been said. But I would like to know if anyone who suffered THE transmission failure has managed to get Honda to pay for the repair LATELY, i.e. within the last year or so.

 

[C25A1guy]

With the age of the vehicle, I'll be a little doubtful now. Maybe if you have a lot of history with a dealer, they may get you "shop" price on the transmission, but I figure that would probably be about it.

 

[pooch]

I had the tranny replaced in my 2002 MDX in 2011. The dealer refused to help pay at all. I had to send a couple of nasty letters to Honda management before they agreed to pay for half the expense. Since I have been a customer for over 20 years I thought it was the least they could do. The fact that they new about the problem tranny and never told their customers really teed me off. I guess life goes on. Best of luck to you.

 

[Wildcat Rudy]

The previous owner of our TL left the transmission warranty extension notice in with the manuals for the car. But in a 13 year old car with 150k+ miles, I highly doubt Honda is going to help replace a transmission. It really could fail for any reason at this point. If it goes, I'll probably go the JDM route and replace it myself, or if time permits, rebuild it myself.

 

[lgtypes]

no go

I tried this in early 2012 with no luck. My family has bought Hondss & Acuras for 25 years and no luck. They might have helped out a small portion, but my transmission failed on a road trip and I went to an independent shop. In hindsight I should have tried to find a dealer. I went through the entire complaint process with the service folks the dealers refer you to, but they didn't give me anything. Sorry.

 

[koukii]

Damn, I would've LOVED it if honda paid for my car repairs aha

 

[Hondacuraplanet]

Not that I've seen lately. You have to admit that Honda/Acura has been pretty generous with repairs and replacements....if it were a Ford or Chevy, after the 3/36, they'd tell you to pound salt.