Radiator problems of the 2007 Honda Ridgeline

My radiator failed in a fashion in which the radiator fluid mixed with the transmission fluid, destroying my transmission. I was driving my 2007 Honda Ridgeline on a main road in va when the transmission failed causing me. The failure of the transmission was caused by the radiator failing and subsequently mixing coolant with the transmission fluid. This mix of fluids destroyed the transmission and radiator. I did not want to buy a new car, so I had a local shop install a used transmission and radiator at the cost of about $4k. This appears to be a common problem with Honda Ridgelines and may be associated with the fact that the transmission line bolts leading to the radiator are comprised of dissimilar metals causing corrosion and a dangerous transmission failure while the vehicle is in motion. I attempted to contact Honda of America asking for assistance in the repair because a Honda should last at least 250k miles without premature catastrophic failure. Honda replied by making me aware of the warranty and that there was nothing they could do because the vehicle was out of warranty. This is clearly a safety issue, and should be investigated immediately because it is a well known scenario as cited on Ridgeline enthusiast websites. I have been a Honda enthusiast and owned 6 Hondas since 1991, and I have always had good luck with these vehicles, but this scenario is certainly an exception and will eventually lead to serious injury.

For years I have always wanted a ridge line Honda. Now I have one. I had purchased my truck February 2015. I only drove the truck literally for 4 months and I pay a lot of money each month to capital one. I have already placed a transmission and radiator in it around February or March of 2016. I was told that the truck was okay don't worry about anything. It is safe to drive and travel with. So towards the end of June - I had drove from ohio to alabama. On June 17, on my way to church the engine blew up on the expressway. It has been almost 2 months without my truck. I am paying a lot of money for it. I hold capitol one and they said ask you all if you are willing to let me exchange for something different because they are only in charge of letting me borrow money. They said that Honda has the power to do that.

We were traveling in the adirondacks on 08-09-2015 when suddenly without warning the car started to jerk a few times then as it was in drive I had no forward motion in drive. I pushed the accelerator down and the car acted as if it was in neutral. I slowly came to a stop on the side of the road and saw the radiator and transmission fluid were leaking from the car. We called aaa and had it towed to a garage. The mechanic informed us the radiator was no good and needed to be replaced. The cooling system was bled and the thermostat and radiator replaced. At this time the car was drivable but was still overheating. The mechanic that said he believed it may be a cracked head or head gasket they needed repair. We had to leave our car in the adirondacks and return home in a rental. This was on 08-14-2015. Today is 08-22-2015 and we are still waiting for word on the repair process. My complaint is that after this happened we found out that what happened to us has happened to other ridegline owners. There seems to be a defect in a washer on the radiator that is made from a different alloy from the rest of the vehicle. This washer can fail at any time,and when it does it mixes transmission fluid and radiator fluid together and causes catastrophic damage to the radiator and engine. Could someone please let me know why Honda will not deal with this and issue a recall,also if they do issue a recall in the future will any of it cover the repairs I make now.