2008 Honda Pilot left me stranded and had to be towed home as the car will not engage in any gears. It began as a chatter noise as the speedometer went above 20 mph and could hardly go above 40 due to the noise generated then it quit completely. The car had been working fine till the shatter occurred all of a sudden. The next morning had to be towed to the dealer where the dealer has it. Preliminary indications are that the transmission shaft broke. Can't understand how this can happen to such a low mileage car but will find more details in the next couple of days.

The vehicle was stopped at a stoplight, waiting to make a left turn. When the light turned green, the driver accelerated into the turn, then let off the gas to coast thru the turn. After completing the turn and re-applying the gas pedal, it was realized that there was no acceleration. The engine was running normally and there were no other symptoms other than that there was no power being sent to the wheels. There was no advanced warning of any kind. The incident occurred on a high-speed shoulder less road during rush hour. The driver and her father were stuck in the right-hand lane with cars driving by at 55 mph in the left-hand lane and many cars in the right-hand lane swerving into the left lane just in time to miss the stopped car. It took 20 minutes before police arrived to slow down traffic, so this incident could potentially have ended with traffic injuries or deaths. The car was subsequently towed to the dealer where the transmission was replaced. American Honda did agree to pay one half of the total repair cost, despite being long out of warranty, due to the rarity of this type of problem.