After almost 10 years and over 100,000 miles...

[nocturnalVX]

Is that the same thing as the transmission mode switch, neutral safety switch, etc.? If so I replaced mine a few months ago but kept the original one in the garage. It only failed twice (both on the same day) so I thought there might be a good chance that someone could refurbish it someday.

Let me know if you (or anyone else) want it for a spare.

From the dealer invoice: "Check and found fault code P0218-Transmission Fluid Overtemp... Check the fluid level and condition and found it full and burnt... remove the trans pan and found lots of metal and clutch material..."

I'd say that my trouble was NOT a faulty mode position switch!

[Riff Raff]

From the dealer invoice: "Check and found fault code P0218-Transmission Fluid Overtemp... Check the fluid level and condition and found it full and burnt... remove the trans pan and found lots of metal and clutch material..."

I'd say that my trouble was NOT a faulty mode position switch!

Hmmm, Code P0218 = Fluid Overtemp. It most likely happened because you got too frisky during the snow storm and over stressed the AT by using too much skinny pedal input when playing in the snow. Sounds like a damn good idea to install a high quality aftermarket AT Transmission Cooler (especially those of us that have the KILBY belly-pan skid plates which may trap excess heat above the skid plates and not allow normal heat dissipation).

You're very fortunate your VX was still under factory warranty. The rest of us that have purchased our VX's as a "used vehicle" do not have that financial protection and would have to pay out-of-pocket for our aggressiveness.

Glad everthing worked out for you in the end, but there is a hard lesson to be learned from the experience-- Be nice to your VX, and it will be nice to you.