Quote Originally Posted by nocturnalVX View Post
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.