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Originally Posted by NHRATA01
Well true, when you work in service, you're going to see the worst examples of everything. Generally 3.8s are as solid as they come, though that's not to say there aren't bad examples, or ill-maintained examples. Likewise generally the Jeep 4.0 I6's are absolute tanks, yet my in-laws had theirs shit the bed at 60k miles for no apparent reason. There's a ton of 4L60s out there, and if they were generic trash, GMs autos wouldn't be used by a number of luxury name plates. Alot of LSx guys flat out abuse the 4L60s, and they tend to last well into the 11s in most cases, which isn't shabby for a stock trans. FWIW the failure rate on Honda autos is likely higher, but few seem to give note to that, and Honda gets to keep its bulletproof rep.
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I totally agree with you about Honda. Odyssey and V6 accord transmissions are complete junk. Luckily Honda has recently released their reman program for vehicles outside of factory warranty so the prices have dropped substantially. Not to mention problems they have with rear main leaks, motor mounts, ac repairs and etc. etc. Honda does not make the bullet proof car like they used to.
All in all, my perception of cars may be skewed because as you said I see the worst.