Transmission Problems - Honda Pilot

ebuss · 01-31-2012, 10:08 PM

2005 with 100,000
Been experiencing a chatter in the transmission. The dealer I recently purchased it from can't reproduce it. My independent mechanic can and said the transmission is going. At my insistence, the dealer replaced the fluid which was brown. I still have the chatter, it's a little better but still there. After much discussion, the dealer is giving me a 24,000 mile powertrain warranty. How long should I expect this transmission to go? If it lasts till summer, I will be dumping it. Sad to lose my faith in Honda.

N_Jay · 01-31-2012, 10:34 PM

If the fluid was brown, someone was not doing the required maintenance.

It needs to get changed 3 times till it looks and smells clean.

jl_ss · 01-31-2012, 11:17 PM

Agree with N_Jay, sounds like improper maintenance. Tranny failure is not common with the Pilot. Ours is still going strong at 150K, despite a radiator failure at 105K that allowed the tranny fluid/coolant to mix.

rocky · 02-01-2012, 01:52 AM

Hope you got a good price for that car if the timing belt hadn't been done.

Check the vtm4 fluid color to. That's another area that's important to look after.

01-31-2012, 10:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
ebuss Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Transmission Problems 2005 with 100,000 Been experiencing a chatter in the transmission. The dealer I recently purchased it from can't reproduce it. My independent mechanic can and said the transmission is going. At my insistence, the dealer replaced the fluid which was brown. I still have the chatter, it's a little better but still there. After much discussion, the dealer is giving me a 24,000 mile powertrain warranty. How long should I expect this transmission to go? If it lasts till summer, I will be dumping it. Sad to lose my faith in Honda.

01-31-2012, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
N_Jay Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Chicago, NW Burbs Posts: 13,544 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If the fluid was brown, someone was not doing the required maintenance. It needs to get changed 3 times till it looks and smells clean. __________________ However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. Sir Winston Churchill

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rocky Super Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 7,172 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hope you got a good price for that car if the timing belt hadn't been done. Check the vtm4 fluid color to. That's another area that's important to look after. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris...19131498101662 Last edited by rocky; 02-01-2012 at 01:55 AM.

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01-31-2012, 11:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
jl_ss Super Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MA Posts: 3,859 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Agree with N_Jay, sounds like improper maintenance. Tranny failure is not common with the Pilot. Ours is still going strong at 150K, despite a radiator failure at 105K that allowed the tranny fluid/coolant to mix.

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