Finally . . . resolution!!! After nearly six weeks in the shop they finally figured out the problem. Honda Tech nailed it when he told me they were hanging parts. I was unfamiliar with the term and he said, "It's what we call guys in our line of work who don't actually know what's wrong with something. They just throw parts at it until something fixes the issue." As it turns out, that is exactly what happened. After several other more extensive experimental, but unsuccessful tries, they finally removed and replaced the "Gear Position Switch" and that ultimately fixed the issue. I brought the buggy home yesterday and took it for a long ride. It performed perfectly and if anything, shifted into reverse more smoothly than before and every time. Hopefully the issue is fixed now. Thanks for all your input and for hanging in there with me on this. I hope the resolution is something you can use in the future if necessary. In the meantime, my wife and I have discussed at length upgrading to the Honda 1000 Forrest. We are looking for more power, better compression on steep downhill, power steering and more clearance and it appears it has all that and more. I am going to clean my rig up and sell it. It's only a year old and only has 395 miles on it so it should not be an issue, especially with all the add-ons I've done (winch, spare, chains, window, roof, back with sliding rear window, rear view mirrors, soft doors, jack, rough radio, etc.) I believe my extended warranty is transferable as well so I should not have a problem, especially coming into summer, finding a buyer. If any of you out there have any personal experience with the 1000 Forrest I would love to hear. Thanks again, all! I will keep you up to date.
