I bought this vehicle brand new just under 5 years ago and have 62,000 miles on it. In the past week, a "Transmission System Problem" flashed up on my dashboard twice. Both times, I was on the highway driving at 65mph plus and had been on the road for approximately 45 mins. No driveability issues.
I took it to the dealership yesterday. The service summary is "VERIFIED TRANS CODE SET IN SYSTEM CODE P0741 TORQUE CONVERTOR CLUTCH PERFORMANCE OR STUCK OFF. I PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING FOR THAT CODE. ONE STEP CALLED TO DRAIN THE FLUID THROUGH A STRAINER AND CHECK FOR METAL OR CLUTCH DEBRIS. THERE IS SOME VERY SMALL METAL FLAKES THAT COULD BE GETTING INTO THE INTERNAL PRESSURE VALVES CAUSING FAILURE. HONDA CALL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IF ANY DEBRIS IS FOUND. AT THIS POINT THE TRANS IS GOING OUT DUE TO THERE IS NO DRIVABILITY PROBLEM. PER HONDA TRANS REPLACEMENT NOW OR VERY SOON."
I'm frustrated that this occurred so soon after the powertrain warranty expired since it would be $8900 out of pocket. I read online that it's normal to have some metal flakes and wonder if further investigation on the issue is needed. I'm not very familiar with cars and would like some input on this before I make a decision on how to move forward.
Thanks in advance.
I took it to the dealership yesterday. The service summary is "VERIFIED TRANS CODE SET IN SYSTEM CODE P0741 TORQUE CONVERTOR CLUTCH PERFORMANCE OR STUCK OFF. I PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING FOR THAT CODE. ONE STEP CALLED TO DRAIN THE FLUID THROUGH A STRAINER AND CHECK FOR METAL OR CLUTCH DEBRIS. THERE IS SOME VERY SMALL METAL FLAKES THAT COULD BE GETTING INTO THE INTERNAL PRESSURE VALVES CAUSING FAILURE. HONDA CALL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IF ANY DEBRIS IS FOUND. AT THIS POINT THE TRANS IS GOING OUT DUE TO THERE IS NO DRIVABILITY PROBLEM. PER HONDA TRANS REPLACEMENT NOW OR VERY SOON."
I'm frustrated that this occurred so soon after the powertrain warranty expired since it would be $8900 out of pocket. I read online that it's normal to have some metal flakes and wonder if further investigation on the issue is needed. I'm not very familiar with cars and would like some input on this before I make a decision on how to move forward.
Thanks in advance.
