I have taken this vehicle to my Honda dealer for all services listed on the maintenance minder. No mention was given to a possible radiator problem.. The rad leaked into the transmission cooler causing a catastrophic problem requiring a repair of the transmission, radiator, torque converter, flush of everything including my GI tract after learning of this problem.. There was no indication that this was imminent. No warning lights or mention from the mechanics on my service visits.

I really feel after reading similar complaints that Honda should come clean and offer some help to this obvious design error. What say ye???

While my wife was driving her 2006 Honda Pilot on 1-8-14 the transmission cooler connection blew out of the radiator, unfortunately there is no oil pressure switch for transmissions so she had no idea that the trans fluid was pouring all over the road until it was too late. At this point the transmission was burnt up and she could not move the vehicle leaving her stranded in the middle of the road due to high amounts of snow on the side's. After having the vehicle towed to a reputable transmission shop they informed me of how this part failed and had to have the transmission rebuilt and a new radiator installed. The total cost was $3100.00 and this could have been prevented if there was some kind of recall or bulletin issued regarding this problem. I talked to Honda today and they don't sound like they want to work with me at this point but I am escalating this up the ladder. I have had this car since day one and Honda has done all maintenance since I purchased it. I also put in a complaint with the NHTSA today and hope to spread the word about this issue. Hopefully this helps someone down the road and maybe you can due some preventative maintenance to alleviate this problem. This vehicle has 93000 miles on it and has been garage kept and meticulously maintained and cleaned since day one.