They all break, it don't matter what it is or where its made. They all cost money.

I would guess that at least 70% of trans problems are related to maintenance issues 10% to misuse and the rest to defects. I'm not counting trans that never goes beyond 100K like Ford/Mazda trans from a decade ago that was never designed to last long. Problems are the "lifetime" oil or the ludicrous 100K change interval they put on many trans. This is not a problem for Honda alone most manufacturers did the same. Running 10 years and 100K on the same trans oil? Who are they kidding. I've drained trans fluid from many cars that are completely broken down. People have jerky shifting and all kinds of problems and they say that they've got a brand new car after trans oil change. For many it's to late especially those running low on trans oil for an extended period. Just expensive repairs will do the trick. So change the trans oil at no longer than 3years/30K. That'll take away many problems.

My Car was serviced every 10,000km, I did not ask the dealer to change the fluid, I expect that to be done according to the service schedule by the dealer. I have had anotehr mechanic tell me that the transmission problem is inherant in this model. And yes its built in the USA.

I have just sold the car. I didn't have any further problems. I updated to a VW Passat R36, let's see how that goes.