ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2012, TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK ON MN 95. BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION REACHING SAFE SHOULDER AREA (WINTER CONDITIONS). INJURED BACK PUSHING VEHICLE OUT OF WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION BEGAN WHINING UPON COLD START AND SLOW IN SHIFTING AT APPROXIMATELY 125,000. ATTEMPTED DIAGNOSIS AT HONDA DEALERSHIP - FAILING TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD TO CONTACT HONDA AMERICA REGARDING 2004 RECALL AND 2006 SETTLEMENT. NO RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA AMERICA. LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED SLIGHT SLIPPING IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS, EVEN WHEN WARMED UP. LOOKED UP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING 2004 RECALL REPAIRS UTILIZING JET PACK TO INCREASE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLOW (AND PRESSURE?). CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND WAS TOLD VIN INDICATED THE PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED DURING VEHICLE MANUFACTURE (2ND HALF OF 2004) AND RECALL FOR JET PACK WAS NOT NEEDED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. COST - $4,000 PLUS LOST WORK. DESPITE 2004 RECALL, 2006 SETTLEMENT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY (7YR/100K), HONDA AMERICA REFUSES TO ASSIST. HAVE OWNED 6 HONDAS SINCE 2000 (1998 ACCORD, 2000 CIVIC, 2001 ACCORD, 2003 ODYSSEY, 2004 ACCORD AND THIS 2004 ACCORD). WILL NOW SELL MY REPAIRED 2004 ACCORD AND MY 2003 ODYSSEY FAST BEFORE ITS TRANSMISSION FAILS AND WILL HAVE TO SEEK ANOTHER COMPANY THAT ACTUALLY STANDS BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS. *TR