2003 HONDA PILOT Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle violently jolted forward with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The failure had occurred...

Mileage: 131,000

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to shift into gear properly, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware ...

Mileage: 148,118

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to shift into gear properly, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware ...

Mileage: 148,118

Reporting an important safety issue I experienced due to random engine stalling on my 2003 Honda Pilot, typically after driving for a few minutes. The engine would crank for several seconds or sometimes start immediately after stalling, but no diagnostic trouble codes were ever stored. The vehicle h...

the power steering losses fluid the steering is hard to turn and makes noise and the fluid gets on an area that gets hot i have not had an accident yet

Water leaked into front floors of vehicle soaking the carpet and the fuse panels in the floor. Yes it is available. Fuse boxes had standing water building up behind them slowly dumping water into them causing shorts in electrical system which could have caused the car to catch on fire. Yes the pro...

Water leaked into front floors of vehicle soaking the carpet and the fuse panels in the floor. Yes it is available. Fuse boxes had standing water building up behind them slowly dumping water into them causing shorts in electrical system which could have caused the car to catch on fire. Yes the pro...

Water leaked into front floors of vehicle soaking the carpet and the fuse panels in the floor. Yes it is available. Fuse boxes had standing water building up behind them slowly dumping water into them causing shorts in electrical system which could have caused the car to catch on fire. Yes the pro...

Transmission, overheating, loss of oil, loss of gears when driving,

Transmission, overheating, loss of oil, loss of gears when driving,

Transmission, overheating, loss of oil, loss of gears when driving,

severe erosion of my undecarriage, metal just falls off from under the car. My fuel tank leaks and gas pours out. It has been deemed unsafe to drive by my Honda dealer, but has a good engine and other parts. It has been severely impacted by rust and erosion. The previous owner was a resident of ...

severe erosion of my undecarriage, metal just falls off from under the car. My fuel tank leaks and gas pours out. It has been deemed unsafe to drive by my Honda dealer, but has a good engine and other parts. It has been severely impacted by rust and erosion. The previous owner was a resident of ...

severe erosion of my undecarriage, metal just falls off from under the car. My fuel tank leaks and gas pours out. It has been deemed unsafe to drive by my Honda dealer, but has a good engine and other parts. It has been severely impacted by rust and erosion. The previous owner was a resident of ...

SRS airbag light stays on.

My 2003 Honda pilot rear subframe suspension is rusting and causing control issues. This is a common problem on the 2003-2008 Honda Pilots. In Honda TSB 21-019 Honda states " The subframe mounts may pull away from the body of the vehicle (see images below), but extensive testing has concluded that...

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked unattended, the vehicle rolled out of the garage and crashed into the neighbor's home. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Th...

Mileage: 146,000

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to start the vehicle however, the ignition switch failed to turn. The ignition switch warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic o...

Mileage: 200,000

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was appro...

Mileage: 256,000

The contact, an attorney, was filing a complaint on behalf of a client who owned a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while his client was driving at an undisclosed speed, another vehicle struck the client's vehicle, causing the air bags to deploy. The husband did not sustain any injuries; ho...

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at slow low speeds, the vehicle was difficult to shift into second gear. The SRS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about a possible recall. The vehicle wa...

Mileage: 180,000

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at slow low speeds, the vehicle was difficult to shift into second gear. The SRS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about a possible recall. The vehicle wa...

Mileage: 180,000

Honda did not contact me for a year and a half I have been waiting for them to replace my air bag, no response!!! I’ve left numerous messages and still no response I gave a 1 year old daughter, we almost got hit by a car and if it had hit us something could’ve happened! Because I had to swerve o...

Honda did not contact me for a year and a half I have been waiting for them to replace my air bag, no response!!! I’ve left numerous messages and still no response I gave a 1 year old daughter, we almost got hit by a car and if it had hit us something could’ve happened! Because I had to swerve o...

Honda did not contact me for a year and a half I have been waiting for them to replace my air bag, no response!!! I’ve left numerous messages and still no response I gave a 1 year old daughter, we almost got hit by a car and if it had hit us something could’ve happened! Because I had to swerve o...

The contact owned a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated she was informed by her daughter that the inside passenger side of the vehicle was on fire. The contact extinguished the fire with water. The fire department arrived afterward and informed that the electronic software was the cause of the fire...

Mileage: 89,000

The contact owned a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated she was informed by her daughter that the inside passenger side of the vehicle was on fire. The contact extinguished the fire with water. The fire department arrived afterward and informed that the electronic software was the cause of the fire...

Mileage: 89,000

Both rear axel mounts rusted away from the subframe while being driven by my teenage driver. This caused the tires to lean inward and caused mounts to rest on the muffler system. The vehicle is available for inspection, but has not been inspected since it is not mobile or safe to drive. The safety o...

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated before accelerating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the catalytic convertor was replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approxima...

Mileage: 170,000

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the rear axle separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the subframe replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed o...

Mileage: 209,000

KEEP GETTING MISFIRES HAD MECHANIC REPLACE COILS & PLUGS BUT STILL GETTING OBD CODES FOR MISFIRES OF CYLINDERS WHY ?? ALSO KEEPS JERKING & I NOR A MECHANIC DO NOT KNOW WHY

KEEP GETTING MISFIRES HAD MECHANIC REPLACE COILS & PLUGS BUT STILL GETTING OBD CODES FOR MISFIRES OF CYLINDERS WHY ?? ALSO KEEPS JERKING & I NOR A MECHANIC DO NOT KNOW WHY

KEEP GETTING MISFIRES HAD MECHANIC REPLACE COILS & PLUGS BUT STILL GETTING OBD CODES FOR MISFIRES OF CYLINDERS WHY ?? ALSO KEEPS JERKING & I NOR A MECHANIC DO NOT KNOW WHY

I notice you guys had other 2003 Honda Pilot transmissions recalls. I checked mine with the vin # and my car happens to not be included on that recall. To be honest everything stated on that recall is what exactly is happening on my car Can you please help thanks my car would get high rpms or jerk...

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021 We traveled down OLD Dallas Hwy toward Gastonia, North Carolina. Transmission slipped and motor revved very high without forward speed. Attempting to put transmission into reverse caused similar slippage. Returning on Hwy 321 toward Dallas, north carolina, the transmission...

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V501000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the ...

RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA

Mileage: 177,000

REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTING LOCATIONS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING THE REAR SUSPENSION TO HANG DOWN. THE FRONT MOUNTING POINTS OF THE REAR SUSPENSION ARE NOT DAMAGED YET. WAS NOTICED AS A NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND FOUND DURING TIRE INSPECTION.

Mileage: 236,000

REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTING LOCATIONS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING THE REAR SUSPENSION TO HANG DOWN. THE FRONT MOUNTING POINTS OF THE REAR SUSPENSION ARE NOT DAMAGED YET. WAS NOTICED AS A NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND FOUND DURING TIRE INSPECTION.

Mileage: 236,000

I WAS NOTIFIED BY AMERICAN HONDA THAT MY VEHICLE REQUIRED A SAFETY RECALL OF THE TAKATA HONDA PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR (RECALL # 19-076). UPON INSPECTION THE HONDA TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT "ONE OF THE SECURING STUDS FOR THE ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD FRAME IS REQUIRED." AT THI...

Mileage: 240,338

WHEN I ACCELERATE TO 40 MPH THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM MY TRUCK. IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 45 MPH AND THEN STOPS. THIS ISSUE IS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT AND THE MECHANICS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO IDENTIFY IT. IT STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE IN...

Mileage: 178,000

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT HAS "SRS LIGHT ON" AT THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD. I WAS DRIVING IN OUR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION AREA AND ABOUT TO PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE SRS WENT ON. I AM NOT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE NOW UNTIL THIS FAULT HAS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE INSTALLED AIR BAG, PLE...

Mileage: 156,386

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. A ...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. A ...

Mileage: 220,000

WHEN I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP ON ME. AND ENDED UP NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE AT ALL. THERE WAS A PIECE STUCK INSIDE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A LOCKING ...

AVISO URGENTE DE SEGURIDAD POR INFLADOR DEFECTUOSO DE BOLSAS DE AIRE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT AND LOSS CONTROL OF THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEEP DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE C...

Mileage: 154,000

PURCHASED 2003 HONDA PILOT EX IN 2006. THE FIRST OWNER HAD BROUGHT THE VEHCILE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ( DEALER SAID IT WAS OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION). TO WHICH THERE IS A RECALL TO INSTALL AN OIL JET WITH COOLER TO "FIX" THE TRANSMISSION. THE "FIX" DID NOT CURE THE TRANS...

Mileage: 171,000

GAS LEAKED FROM THE TOP SIDE OF FUEL TANK UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE. IT HAS DONE THIS TWO TIMES NOW WHILE BEING FILLED UP AT TWO SEPARATE GAS STATIONS. BOTH OF WHICH WERE SMOOTH FLAT SURFACES. IT DOES NOT OVERFLOW FROM THE NOZZLE INSERT WHERE YOU PUMP GAS AT. IT COMES FROM SOMEWHERE ON THE T...

Mileage: 260,000

VEHICLE HAD A LACK OF COMPUTER FUNCTION WOULD NOT START. ALL DASH LIGHTS LITE IGNITION NON FUNCTIONAL WHEN TEST PLUG PUT ON OBD PLUG ALL PROBLEMS CLEARED VEHICLE NOW OPERATES CORRECTLY VEHICLE HAD JUST PASSED STATE INSPECTION AND OPERATED CORRECTLY FOR 3DAYS.

Mileage: 138,715

WAS ABLE TO PULL MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN MY 2003 HONDA PILOT IS PARKED AND IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IN DRIVE POSITION. I ALREADY HAD MY IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED TWICE (USING MY OWN DIME); HONDA HAS A PARTIAL RECALL (NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V573000 AND HONDA RECALL NO. S73/S74), BUT...

Mileage: 125,000

MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AROUND 40-45 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER MODEL YEARS WITH THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME I AM ACCELERATING PAST 40 MPH.

Mileage: 147,000

I FOUND THIS CAR AD ON FACEBOOK AFTER TEST DRIVING I DECIDED TO PURCHASE IT FOR3,000 THEY ORIGINAL ASKING PRICE WAS $3,400 FOR THE HONDA PILOT WITH 131,000 MILES. I OFFER THEM $2,900 AND MET AT 3,000. WHEN I CAME BACK TO MAKE THE PURCHASE THE PINK SLIP WAS ALREADY FILLED OUT. I DIDN'T THINK OF ...

Mileage: 131,000

THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. IT IS AT FULL THROTTLE. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TURN IGNITION OFF/START UP AGAIN OKAY FOR 5 MILES, THEN IT TAKES OFF FULL SPEED, BRAKES CANNOT STOP IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. DOES NOT M...

Mileage: 250,000

HONDA PILOT 2003 CRANKED UP STARTED DRIVING, AFTER A MIN OR TWO IT SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T CRANK BACK UP. I'VE REPLACED THE MAIN RELAY AND A NEW FUEL PUMP BUT WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN AND TRY TO START IT, IT DOESN'T TURN OVER ALL THE WAY. IT WANTS TO BUT WON'T. ALSO MORE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALONG WITH RA...

HONDA PILOT 2003 CRANKED UP STARTED DRIVING, AFTER A MIN OR TWO IT SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T CRANK BACK UP. I'VE REPLACED THE MAIN RELAY AND A NEW FUEL PUMP BUT WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN AND TRY TO START IT, IT DOESN'T TURN OVER ALL THE WAY. IT WANTS TO BUT WON'T. ALSO MORE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALONG WITH RA...

HONDA PILOT 2003 CRANKED UP STARTED DRIVING, AFTER A MIN OR TWO IT SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T CRANK BACK UP. I'VE REPLACED THE MAIN RELAY AND A NEW FUEL PUMP BUT WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN AND TRY TO START IT, IT DOESN'T TURN OVER ALL THE WAY. IT WANTS TO BUT WON'T. ALSO MORE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALONG WITH RA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ERRONEOUSLY CHANGED FROM THE DRIVE POSITION TO THE DRIVE 3 POSITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WITH THE ENGINE IDLING...

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED GEAR SLIPPAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AT TIMES WHILE THE RPM'S REVVED WITHOUT FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ESSERMAN LARGO HONDA (554 NE 1ST AVE, FLO...

Mileage: 36,000

SPONTANEOUSLY SNAPPED MOUNTING BRACKET ON DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT, BETWEEN MOUNTED FRAME/SUPPORT AND ADJUSTABLE SEAT COMPONENTS. A POTENTIALLY LETHAL AND ORIGINAL SAFETY RECALL-ABLE ISSUE, WHICH WAS NEVER ADDRESSED BY HONDA, RIGHT FROM THE VERY START OF THE HONDA PILOT MODELS. I HAVE READ DOZENS OF...

Mileage: 290,000

THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT GAUGE IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION

Mileage: 200,000

THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT GAUGE IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION

Mileage: 200,000

THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT GAUGE IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION

Mileage: 200,000

WE HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE FEBRUARY 2019. THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURRED ON THE CITY STREETS AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEED WOULD VARY BETWEEN 35MPH AND 65MPH. WHILE WE WERE DRIVING WITH 4 SMALL CHILDREN IN OUR TRUCK, THE TRUCK WOULDN'T SWITCH GEARS. OUR FOOT WOULD BE ON THE GAS, BUT THE TRUC...

Mileage: 180,000

I TOOK MY PILOT TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL BUT THEY REFUSED TO RESET THE RED WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. DOES THIS MEAN THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL DEFECTIVE?

I WAS DRIVING ON SR 207 WHEN A TRUCK SIDESWIPED ME WHICH SENT MY CAR TO A DEEP DITCH. IT BRIEFLY LAID ON ITS SIDE THEN UP AND OUT THE DITCH BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.

Mileage: 237,041

I HEARD CRUNCHING NOISES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT CUSHION. I ASSUMED IT WAS A SPRING GIVING WAY, SINCE THE CAR IS 16 YEARS OLD. I ARRANGED TO HAVE THE FRONT SEATS REUPHOLSTERED AND REPAIRED THE FOLLOWING WEEK. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, I GOT INTO THE CAR AFTER RUNNING AN ERRAND, AND THE DRIVER'S SEA...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE D INDICATOR STARTS BLINKING. THE NEXT EXIT IS STILL 10 MILES AWAY..I STOP THE CAR AT A GAS STATION FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I THEN GET BACK ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET HOME WITHOUT GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT OR FATALLY INJURING MYSELF OR OTHERS ! THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIME...

Mileage: 147,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE D INDICATOR STARTS BLINKING. THE NEXT EXIT IS STILL 10 MILES AWAY..I STOP THE CAR AT A GAS STATION FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I THEN GET BACK ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET HOME WITHOUT GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT OR FATALLY INJURING MYSELF OR OTHERS ! THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIME...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V501000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED LANDMARK HONDA (5125 DUKE ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304, (...

Mileage: 107,000

THE ATTACHMENT POINTS ON THE FRAME WHERE THE REAR SUBFRAME ATTACHES HAVE NEARLY COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE REST OF THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDA PILOTS. GIVEN THE PREVALENCE OF THE ISSUE, IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW....

Mileage: 195,000

THE REAR SUB-FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THIS 2003 HONDA PILOT IS EXTREMELY RUSTED EXPOSING THE SUSPENSION CROSS-MEMBER BOLT WHICH IS SIMILARLY RUSTED. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA PILOTS AND A POTENTIAL HIGH-RISK POINT OF FAILURE.

Mileage: 138,000

I NEVER GOT RECALLS FIXED AND DEALER SERVICE MARKED AS CHECKED BUT NOT REPLACED AND SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE SERVICE AND I HAD TO PAY TO GET RECALLED DUE TO EMERGENCY INTERLOCK WAS DAMAGED

I NEVER GOT RECALLS FIXED AND DEALER SERVICE MARKED AS CHECKED BUT NOT REPLACED AND SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE SERVICE AND I HAD TO PAY TO GET RECALLED DUE TO EMERGENCY INTERLOCK WAS DAMAGED

I NEVER GOT RECALLS FIXED AND DEALER SERVICE MARKED AS CHECKED BUT NOT REPLACED AND SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE SERVICE AND I HAD TO PAY TO GET RECALLED DUE TO EMERGENCY INTERLOCK WAS DAMAGED

LO BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. BULBS FUSES AND RELAYS ARE GOOD. HIGH BEAMS WORK OK. LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND I DISCOVERED IT AT NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME.

Mileage: 226,000

LO BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. BULBS FUSES AND RELAYS ARE GOOD. HIGH BEAMS WORK OK. LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND I DISCOVERED IT AT NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME.

Mileage: 226,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. RPMS REVVED HIGH AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I HAD ALREADY MERGED INTO 60MPH TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR STALLED. FORCED THE CARS BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...

Mileage: 150,000

HONDA CORPORATE CLAIMS THAT MY 2003 HONDA PILOT ISSUE WAS RESOLVED IN APRIL 2014, AS RECALL WORK (LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING... HIGH BEAMS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL). MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS NO RECORD OF ME BEING THERE, EVEN THOUGH CORPORATE IS SHOWING I WAS. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM - MY LOW BEAMS DO NOT ...

TRANSMISSION SLIPS ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS SEPARATE SO ITDOES NOT SHOW UP BECAUSE THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME SO IT CAN AND DOES WHEN DRIVING IT GOES INTO NEUTROL

Mileage: 195,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPS ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS SEPARATE SO ITDOES NOT SHOW UP BECAUSE THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME SO IT CAN AND DOES WHEN DRIVING IT GOES INTO NEUTROL

Mileage: 195,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, IT FAILED TO MOVE. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF WYLER HONDA...

Mileage: 284,469

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, IT FAILED TO MOVE. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF WYLER HONDA...

Mileage: 284,469

03 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN BETWEEN GEARS TALKED TO HONDA DONT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM EVEN WEN THEY HAV RECALL ON IT IVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SAME EXACT ISSUE ALL OVER INTERNET WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA IS STILL TRYING TO CHARGE FIOR THERE OWN RECALL

03 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN BETWEEN GEARS TALKED TO HONDA DONT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM EVEN WEN THEY HAV RECALL ON IT IVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SAME EXACT ISSUE ALL OVER INTERNET WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA IS STILL TRYING TO CHARGE FIOR THERE OWN RECALL

POWER STEERING RETURN PIPE DEVELOPED A SUDDEN LEAK RESULTING LOSS OF FLUID AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES, RESULTING IN VERY HARD STEERING AND NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL. PIPE HAS CORROSION WITH A PINHOLE LEAK AT THE BRACKET HOLDING IT TO THE FRAME.

Mileage: 264,000

LIGHTING RECALL. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2012 AFFECTING MY 2003 HONDA PILOT THAT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT UNTIL MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST WRECKED. MY LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK BUT MY HIGH BEAMS DO, ME AND MY CHILD COULD OF DIED FROM THIS. WE WERE JUST DRIVING AS NORMAL ON A HIGHWAY WITH ...

Mileage: 170,000

SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE. DIAGNOSTIC SCANNER STATES PROBLEM IS DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR OPEN OR INCREASED RESISTANCE.

Mileage: 156,400

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND THEN FAIL TO START UNLESS LEFT OFF FROM 15 TO 30 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL PERIODICALLY FAIL TO START. THIS HAPPENED DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO SHOULDER WHILE AVOIDING BEING RUN INTO. THE LAST INSTANCE A POLICE OFFICER KINDLY HELPED PUSH ...

Mileage: 197,000

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND THEN FAIL TO START UNLESS LEFT OFF FROM 15 TO 30 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL PERIODICALLY FAIL TO START. THIS HAPPENED DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO SHOULDER WHILE AVOIDING BEING RUN INTO. THE LAST INSTANCE A POLICE OFFICER KINDLY HELPED PUSH ...

Mileage: 197,000

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND THEN FAIL TO START UNLESS LEFT OFF FROM 15 TO 30 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL PERIODICALLY FAIL TO START. THIS HAPPENED DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO SHOULDER WHILE AVOIDING BEING RUN INTO. THE LAST INSTANCE A POLICE OFFICER KINDLY HELPED PUSH ...

Mileage: 197,000

I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 164,000 MILES ON IT A FEW DAYS AGO AND NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY. IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD SOMETIMES OVER REV BEFORE SHIFTING BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. LAST NIGHT I PICKED MY GRANDCHILDREN UP FROM TOWN AND WAS HEADING BACK UP THE HIGHWAY...

Mileage: 164,000

SUSPENSION IS COMPLETED RUSTED OUT FROM FRAME

Mileage: 200,000

WINDOW REGULATORS STOP WORKING AND WINDOW CAN CRASH WHEN DRIVING. SO FAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO REGULATORS AND ONE WINDOW.

Mileage: 140,625

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN, IN 2011. *JS

2003 HONDA PILOT EX WITH 219,000 MILES ON IT. THE TWO REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS THAT ATTACH THE BODY CHASSIS TO THE FRAME WERE RUSTED OUT AND COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. IN FACT ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE THAT HAD RUSTED OUT. APPARENTLY NO EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE REST OF UNDERCAR...

Mileage: 218,876

THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER ON THE ROAD. IT WAS GIVEN/NO MONEY TO A JUNKMAN 5 YEARS AGO. PLEASE WE HAVE TRIED TO STOP THE NOTICES AND CALLS. PLEASE LET MOTOR VEHICLE KNOW THAT THIS CAR IS NO LONGER ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE CALLED HONDA SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THESE NOTICES.

REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. SUBFRAME SITTING ON EXHAUST. JUST HAD PILOT AT DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION AND THEY DID NOT EVEN MENTION THE ISSUE TO ME, GUESS THEY DIDN'T INSPECT IT VERY WELL. FOUND ON MY OWN AFTER DRIVING HOME AND HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR END...

Mileage: 279,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE EMITTED A LOUD UNIDENTIFIABLE SOUND THAT STARTLED THE DRIVER. THE DEALER (CAPITOL HONDA, 745 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95136) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS PROVIDED WITH VIDEO/RECORDING...

Mileage: 149,000

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM IS JAMMED NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. THIS, I IMAGINE, CAN HAPPEN WITH ANY DOOR. LUCKILY, THE JAM IS IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION ALLOWING THE DOOR TO BE OPENED. WHAT IS NOT SAFE IS THAT DOOR CANNOT ...

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE REPAIRING THE REAR BRAKE PADS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SULLIVAN HONDA, 45 MIGEON AVENUE TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06790) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED AND TH...

Mileage: 207,000

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP OF A COMPLAINT FILE LAST YEAR- NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11045405. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER AS REQUIRED BY AMERICAN HONDA. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE OPDS MODULE WAS FAULTY. I CONTINUED TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA BY MAIL. THEY ADVISED THAT ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $775.00 DEDUCT...

Mileage: 227,544

USING 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO PULL MY BOAT THROUGH THE WOODS, 2 OF THE 4 REAR AXEL MOUNTS PULLED OUT OF THE UNIBODY FRAME AFTER A LOUD CLUNK. CAR WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRABLE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW.

Mileage: 238,000

THE BRACKET WHICH HOLDS THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE SLIDING BASE, SPLIT AND BROKE. THE BRACKET SPLIT AND BROKE AT THE TWO RIVET HOLES WHERE THE SEAT ATTCHES TO THE BASE. THE RIVETS ARE STILL IN PLACE ON THE PORTION OF THE BROKEN BRACKET WHICH REMAINS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT. INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE PARKE...

Mileage: 144,904

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY CAR WILL NOT TURN. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET NOTE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AS IT NEARS 100K MILES. MY CAR IS GETTING THERE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL FOR IT TO TURN AND ALLOW THE KEY TO WORK.

Mileage: 97,230

THE CARS TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING ADEQUATELY THE GEARS WON'T GO WHILE IN 2ND AND THIRD OR REVERSE

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BECAUSE OTHER 2003 HONDA PILOT OWNERS INFORMED HIM OF RUST ISSUES. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED RUST ON THE REAR SUBFRAME OF HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VE...

Mileage: 190,000

I WANTS TO KNOW IF MY BECAUSE IS ON THE RECALL LIST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START UPON TURNING THE KEY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND THEN TURNED OFF, IT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE F...

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT'S IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO FAIL TO TURN,OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, PREVENTING THE CAR TO START. I HAVE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT AND REINSERT IT INTO THE IGNITION, AND THUS FAR THIS SOLUTION IS WORKING. HOWEVER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE, TO THE POINT THA...

IN MID-OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED LIT DURING THE VEHICLE OPERATION. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER TESTING IT WAS DETERMINED THE OPDS MODULE AND SENSOR BACK WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME OF THE DETERMINATION THE VEH...

Mileage: 227,544

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE SEAT INADVERTENTLY MOVED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT WOULD ROCK LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKE...

Mileage: 114,193

TAKATA RECALL. I TOOK MY HONDA PILOT TO CROWN MOTORS HONDA DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE AIRBAG RECALLS THEN WHEN IT WAS DONE I WAS JUST GIVEN THE KEYS AND THEN ANOTHER RECALL HAPPENED BUT I COULDN'T GET THE SECOND ONE FIX DUE TO THE PARTS BEING OUT OF STOCK THEN MY FRIEND DROVE MY HONDA PILOT AND HIT A DEE...

THE REAR AXLE IS ALMOST DETACHING FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING OF THE CHASSIS, AND THE AXLE MAY COMPLETELY FELL THROUGH.

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITHOUT THE DRIVER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE RPMS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY REV UP TO 3,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALL HONDA IN VIRGIN...

Mileage: 150,000

THE TRUCK HESITATES IN ORDER TO GET IT TO MOVE YOU HAVE TO TAKE FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL.HAPPENS A LOT WHEN DRIVING.SOMETIMES IT STALLS....DRIVER SIDE REAR BODY MOUNT IS RUSTED OUT

THE TRUCK HESITATES IN ORDER TO GET IT TO MOVE YOU HAVE TO TAKE FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL.HAPPENS A LOT WHEN DRIVING.SOMETIMES IT STALLS....DRIVER SIDE REAR BODY MOUNT IS RUSTED OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION ON AUGUST 26, 2017. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BATTERY TO DISENGAGE THE ENGINE AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TITANS HONDA IN TYSONS CORNER, VIRGINIA, B...

Mileage: 152,000

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER/JUDDER UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION AND THE RPMS WILL REV BRIEFLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS AMONG EARLY HONDA PILOTS

Mileage: 180,000

WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~65 MPH, FULLY LOADED FOR A WEEK-LONG CAMPING TRIP, AND HIT A LARGE POTHOLE. THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY OF MY HONDA PILOT BROKE SO THAT IT WAS ONLY PARTIALLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BECAUSE THE FRAME OF THE CAR RUSTED THROUGH. THE 2 BACK BOLTS WERE STILL IN P...

Mileage: 160,185

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND CONTINUED DRI...

Mileage: 163,420

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN, SINCE THAT LOW BEAMS WENT OUT BUT HIGH BEAMS WORK.

Mileage: 168,000

IGNITION KEY METAL IS HARDER THAN THE IGNITION LOCK DESTROYING THE LOCKING PINS. HAVE HAD IGNITION LOCK REPAIRED TWICE ALREADY AND WILL REQUIRE A THIRD REPAIR WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE NEW LOCK

Mileage: 210,000

I AM ENCOUNTERING THE SAME RECALL ISSUES AS OTHER 2003 PILOTS. TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. I NEED TO TURN ENGINE OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND RESTART IN ORDER TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. THE VIN SEARCH SHOWS NO RECALL, BUT THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE HAS CAUSED ISSUES WHEN I GET...

Mileage: 206,000

WHEN I DRIVING 95 N GOING TO CONNECTICUT THERE'S A HUGE SMOKE ON THE HOOD AND THE OTHER MOTORIST BEHIND ME, HE SAW A LOT OF OIL DRIPPING ON THE STREET AND HE GAVE ME A HONK. I PARKED THE CAR BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND I OPENED THE HOOD REMOVE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TO AVOID THE FIRE.

WHEN I DRIVING 95 N GOING TO CONNECTICUT THERE'S A HUGE SMOKE ON THE HOOD AND THE OTHER MOTORIST BEHIND ME, HE SAW A LOT OF OIL DRIPPING ON THE STREET AND HE GAVE ME A HONK. I PARKED THE CAR BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND I OPENED THE HOOD REMOVE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TO AVOID THE FIRE.

WHEN I DRIVING 95 N GOING TO CONNECTICUT THERE'S A HUGE SMOKE ON THE HOOD AND THE OTHER MOTORIST BEHIND ME, HE SAW A LOT OF OIL DRIPPING ON THE STREET AND HE GAVE ME A HONK. I PARKED THE CAR BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND I OPENED THE HOOD REMOVE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TO AVOID THE FIRE.

IN A TRIP TO THE PARK (20 MINUTES HIGHWAY TRIP) THE D INDICATOR START BLINKING, PARK THE CAR AND TURN OFF, TURN IT BACK ON, AND THE LIGHT KEEP BLINKING ALL THE WAY BACK HOME. IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

Mileage: 185,000

IN A TRIP TO THE PARK (20 MINUTES HIGHWAY TRIP) THE D INDICATOR START BLINKING, PARK THE CAR AND TURN OFF, TURN IT BACK ON, AND THE LIGHT KEEP BLINKING ALL THE WAY BACK HOME. IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

Mileage: 185,000

BOUGHT THE CAR SECOND-HAND. SRS LIGHT WAS OFF DURING TEST DRIVE IN A NEIGHBOOD AND TIME OF PURCHASE. SRS LIGHT TURNED ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE HOME ON THE SERVICE ROAD NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY. UNKNOWN IF IT IS JUST A SENSOR ISSUE OR THERE IS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SAFETY RESPONSE SYSTEM...

Mileage: 110,000

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF UPPER AND LOWER GEARS INVOLUNTARILY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE PROPELLED ROUGHLY FORWARD AND BACKWARD CAUSING A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION.

Mileage: 140,000

IGNITION LOCK PROBLEM. KEY IS DIFFICULT TO INSERT INTO IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. ONCE INSERTED, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN.

Mileage: 190,000

NOTICE WHEN WHILE STOPPED, MOVING THE DRIVER'S ELECTRIC SEAT EITHER UP AND THEN FORWARD, IT BEGAN TO ROCK. THE NEXT TIME, WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY, A ROCKING MOVEMENT WAS FELT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED, WITH ONE BOLT OFF. TWO OPTIONS 1) REPLACE FOR $2K O...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. OVER TIME, BOTH PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS BECAME VERY OPAQUE, WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO APPEAR DIM AND MADE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT'S WIFE CALLED A HONDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. OVER TIME, BOTH PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS BECAME VERY OPAQUE, WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO APPEAR DIM AND MADE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT'S WIFE CALLED A HONDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 85,000

IGNITION THIRD TIME IT HAS BROKEN

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-50 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA PILOT BEGINS TO SHUDDER AND REV RPMS. I HAVE TO LET OFF THE THROTTLE AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE SPEED IS CONSTANT OR DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION.

Mileage: 35,000

LAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEEMED A LITTLE LOOSE WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD, LOOKED OVER FRONT END AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. DAUGHTER (WHO HAD DRIVEN DAILY) COMPLAINED THAT PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE. WHILE BACKING UP SLOWLY MONDAY (3/20/17) , VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND SHIFTED LANES....

Mileage: 178,000

FIRST, DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATIC NOW HAVE TO UNLOCK MYSELF, ALONG WITS THE OUTSIDE DOORS.ALARM BUTTON NO LONGER WORKS TO UNLOCK. DOOR HANDLES INSIDE HAVE BEEN PEELING AND ACTUALLY CUT YOUR FINGERS WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, I HAVE MASWING TAPE IN THEM AND IT'S UGLY, FINALLY..LIGHTS INSIDE ARE GOING OUT ON ...

FIRST, DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATIC NOW HAVE TO UNLOCK MYSELF, ALONG WITS THE OUTSIDE DOORS.ALARM BUTTON NO LONGER WORKS TO UNLOCK. DOOR HANDLES INSIDE HAVE BEEN PEELING AND ACTUALLY CUT YOUR FINGERS WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, I HAVE MASWING TAPE IN THEM AND IT'S UGLY, FINALLY..LIGHTS INSIDE ARE GOING OUT ON ...

FIRST, DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATIC NOW HAVE TO UNLOCK MYSELF, ALONG WITS THE OUTSIDE DOORS.ALARM BUTTON NO LONGER WORKS TO UNLOCK. DOOR HANDLES INSIDE HAVE BEEN PEELING AND ACTUALLY CUT YOUR FINGERS WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, I HAVE MASWING TAPE IN THEM AND IT'S UGLY, FINALLY..LIGHTS INSIDE ARE GOING OUT ON ...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT SEEM AS IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, THE TIRES SQUEELED AND DROPPED 20 MPH ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN A 40 MILE STRETCH, I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT.

Mileage: 151,000

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP TRANSMISSION SLIPS SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS WHEN IT GOES INTO SECOND GEAR WATCH THE TACH MOVE BUT NO ACCELERATION SO I KNOW IT'S SLIPPING. I'VE DONE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH 3 TIMES WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID AT $8 A ...

REAR SUSPENSION RUSTED OUT FROM THE FRAME. ONLY ONE SIDE AS OF RIGHT NOW.

Mileage: 168,000

TAKATA RECALL MY SRS LIGHT IS ON AND HAS NOT GONE OFF. THE MANUAL SAIDS IT COULD BE AIRBAGS.

Mileage: 160,000

ON MAY 26, 2015, I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON I-5 AT 60 MPH WHEN THE WHEELS OF MY CAR SEIZED. AT WHICH POINT THE CAR BEGAN A RIGOROUS SLIDE, BLACK SMOKE BILLOWED AS THE TREAD OF MY TIRES PEELED OFF. THE FORCE OF THE SLIDE EVENTUALLY JAMMED THE TIRES SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE CAR TO HOP AS IT PROPELLED FORWAR...

Mileage: 200,000

THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN GEAR.

Mileage: 162,000

I DRIVE BETWEEN 20-40MPH AND MY HONDA SHAKES AND SHUDDERS FOR 8 SECONDS THEN GOES AWAY. ANY IDEA WHAT CAN THAT BE.

I DRIVE BETWEEN 20-40MPH AND MY HONDA SHAKES AND SHUDDERS FOR 8 SECONDS THEN GOES AWAY. ANY IDEA WHAT CAN THAT BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NEEDED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VE...

Mileage: 150,000

MY HONDA PILOT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE MOVING IN A FEW WEEKS AND TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY. A FEW DAYS AGO I CALLED HONDA AFTER LOOKING UP RECALLS AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL NUMBER 04V176000. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE ...

Mileage: 134,000

MY HONDA PILOT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE MOVING IN A FEW WEEKS AND TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY. A FEW DAYS AGO I CALLED HONDA AFTER LOOKING UP RECALLS AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL NUMBER 04V176000. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE ...

Mileage: 134,000

MY HONDA PILOT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE MOVING IN A FEW WEEKS AND TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY. A FEW DAYS AGO I CALLED HONDA AFTER LOOKING UP RECALLS AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL NUMBER 04V176000. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE ...

Mileage: 134,000

I WAS ON THE HWY IN THE LEFT LANE AN EXHILARATED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SUV JUST BRAKED SUDDENLY WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKE CAUSING A SCREECH ON THE CONCRETE. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE VERY CAUTIOUSLY. I DROVE ABOUT 15 MILES THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TURNED MY EMERGENCY FLASHER ON AND DROVE AN...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS ON THE HWY IN THE LEFT LANE AN EXHILARATED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SUV JUST BRAKED SUDDENLY WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKE CAUSING A SCREECH ON THE CONCRETE. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE VERY CAUTIOUSLY. I DROVE ABOUT 15 MILES THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TURNED MY EMERGENCY FLASHER ON AND DROVE AN...

Mileage: 150,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 150K CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND WAS UNSAFE. HAPPENED QUICKLY.

Mileage: 150,000

IGNITION KEY CAN PULL OUT WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 195,000

IGNITION KEY CAN PULL OUT WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 195,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL RE...

HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND BELT PAYED FOR IT AT HOMDA DEALER THEN NOTICED IT HAD A RECALL ON IT DEALERSHIP DIDNT NOTIFY ME OF THE RECALL. NOW I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMITION DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT IT ALSO HAS A RECALL. BUT WHEN I SEARCHED MY VIN IT SAID NO RE...

Mileage: 180,000

HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND BELT PAYED FOR IT AT HOMDA DEALER THEN NOTICED IT HAD A RECALL ON IT DEALERSHIP DIDNT NOTIFY ME OF THE RECALL. NOW I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMITION DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT IT ALSO HAS A RECALL. BUT WHEN I SEARCHED MY VIN IT SAID NO RE...

Mileage: 180,000

VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE HIT SIDE OF MOUNTAIN CAUSING IT TO GO DOWN HILL ON PASSENGER SIDE. ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PERSON SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT RECEIVED A SCALP INJURY, BUT NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. VEHICLE WAS ON A DIRT ROAD AND WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH.

Mileage: 157,000

OF THE FOUR POSTS WHERE THE COMPLETE REAR AXLE MOUNTS TO THE UNDER BODY OF THE CHASSIS, TWO OF THE POSTS HAVE RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME, LEAVING THE REAR AXLE ONLY HALF ATTACHED TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS VERY LIMITED RUST ANYWHERE, SO FOR THE UNDER BODY TO RUST TO A POINT OF SEPA...

Mileage: 199,000

OF THE FOUR POSTS WHERE THE COMPLETE REAR AXLE MOUNTS TO THE UNDER BODY OF THE CHASSIS, TWO OF THE POSTS HAVE RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME, LEAVING THE REAR AXLE ONLY HALF ATTACHED TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS VERY LIMITED RUST ANYWHERE, SO FOR THE UNDER BODY TO RUST TO A POINT OF SEPA...

Mileage: 199,000

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS IN TRAFFIC AND SLOW TO 29 OR 39 MPH I FEEL A SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY MY "D" LIGHT FLASHES WHEN TURN ON MY PILOT BUT THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING LAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE 160,000 MILES

Mileage: 160,000

THIS GOES WITH THE COMPLAINT # 10876282, I JUST ENTERED. I NEEDED TO CORRECT MY VIN # BY ADDING THE NUMBER 2 IN THE FRONT OF THE NUMBER. ON THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT I STARTED THE VIN# WITH H, NOT 2.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE/ SPEED UP THE VEHICLE QUICKLY THE DRIVER SEAT BOUNCES BACKWARDS/MOVES AND IT FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO COME OFF THE FRAME ITS MOUNTED TO LIKE SOME BOLTS MAY BE BROKE OR SOMETHING. THE CAR LOCKS ARE MESSED UP. THE BOTH FR...

Mileage: 174,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE/ SPEED UP THE VEHICLE QUICKLY THE DRIVER SEAT BOUNCES BACKWARDS/MOVES AND IT FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO COME OFF THE FRAME ITS MOUNTED TO LIKE SOME BOLTS MAY BE BROKE OR SOMETHING. THE CAR LOCKS ARE MESSED UP. THE BOTH FR...

Mileage: 174,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE/ SPEED UP THE VEHICLE QUICKLY THE DRIVER SEAT BOUNCES BACKWARDS/MOVES AND IT FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO COME OFF THE FRAME ITS MOUNTED TO LIKE SOME BOLTS MAY BE BROKE OR SOMETHING. THE CAR LOCKS ARE MESSED UP. THE BOTH FR...

Mileage: 174,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT MY RACK AND PINION IS IN BAD CONDITION SO IS THEIR A RECALL ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL? MY NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 210,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT MY RACK AND PINION IS IN BAD CONDITION SO IS THEIR A RECALL ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL? MY NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 210,000

SECOND GEAR FAILURE AND SHIFTING ISSUES, 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE, TC CLUTCH FAILURE; ALL RESULTING IN SEIZING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR, UNEXPECTED SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. ALL ITEMS WERE EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVI...

Mileage: 167,400

METAL BRACKET MOUNTING DRIVER'S SEAT TO BASE HAS SHEARED OR TORN AND THE SEAT NOW TILTS AND WOBBLES. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AS THE SEAT TILTS BACK DURING ACCELERATION AND SHIFTS FORWARD DURING BRAKING.

Mileage: 135,000

TAKATA RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDE...

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS...

Mileage: 195,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS...

Mileage: 195,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATED. THE V...

Mileage: 196,000

IN THE MORNING, ON JANUARY 27, I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD AND 4 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE AND I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL. LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME, GOING BETWEEN 30-35MPH, I TAPPED THE BRAKES AS I APPROACHED A BEND IN THE ROAD AND AFTER A BRIEF INITIAL PAUSE (AS YOU WOULD EXPECT), THE CAR SUDDENLY STAR...

Mileage: 161,000

IN THE MORNING, ON JANUARY 27, I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD AND 4 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE AND I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL. LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME, GOING BETWEEN 30-35MPH, I TAPPED THE BRAKES AS I APPROACHED A BEND IN THE ROAD AND AFTER A BRIEF INITIAL PAUSE (AS YOU WOULD EXPECT), THE CAR SUDDENLY STAR...

Mileage: 161,000

IN THE MORNING, ON JANUARY 27, I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD AND 4 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE AND I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL. LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME, GOING BETWEEN 30-35MPH, I TAPPED THE BRAKES AS I APPROACHED A BEND IN THE ROAD AND AFTER A BRIEF INITIAL PAUSE (AS YOU WOULD EXPECT), THE CAR SUDDENLY STAR...

Mileage: 161,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH IN OUR 2003 PILOT HAS A TENDENCY OF GETTING STUCK. AT TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT TURN WHEN FULLY INSERTED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH SOME REGULARITY SINCE WE GOT THE CAR IN 2012. JUST YESTERDAY THE KEY PARTIALLY TURNED TO WHERE THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT ON, BUT THE ENGINE...

Mileage: 92,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN 2013 AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOC...

Mileage: 137,000

AT FIRST THERE WAS MINOR DIFFICULTY GETTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION WHERE IT WOULD TAKE TWO TO THREE TIMES TO GET IT IN. WITHIN A WEEK, IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SO THE CAR WOULD START, TAKING ANYWHERE FROM 5-10 EACH TIME TO GET THE CAR STARTED. I TRIED THE SPARE KE...

Mileage: 137,700

WHILE DRIVING, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND STARTED TO INCREASE MY SPEED. THE RPM'S INCREASED AT A VERY RAPID RATE, BUT THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE MY SPEED AND THERE WAS A WHIRLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I TRIED MANUA...

Mileage: 137,800

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I TRIED TO USE MY SPARE KEY AND THE KEY WOULDN'T WORK IN MY IGNITION. SO, I LOCATED MY REGULAR KEYS AND THEY KEY WORKED AS IT SHOULD. LAST WEEK MY NORMAL KEY WOULD GO INTO THE IGNITION BUT, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE KEY DID FINALLY TURN AND I WAS A...

Mileage: 121,692

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUT...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLU...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLU...

Mileage: 128,000

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA PILOT SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SHE DRIVE IT THE FEW REMAINING MILES HOME AND ASKED ME TO EXAMINE IT FOR A POSSIBLE LOOSE WHEEL. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE REAR SUSPENSION HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY AND THAT ONLY THE ABS BRAKE ...

Mileage: 175,000

TRANSMISSION WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT 168,000 MILES. LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH WITH NO WARNING. HONDA REFUSING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY CAR, DESPITE THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED IN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED IN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUF...

TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON NEVADA AVE IN COLORADO SPRINGS A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF US. OUR FRONT RIGHT HIT HIS REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, HE WAS SPUN AROUND AND OUR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK ON OTHER DRIVER I CAME BACK AND HAD MY WIFE AND KID GET OUT OF VEHICLE. P...

Mileage: 191,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRE...

Mileage: 195,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION SLOT ENTIRELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE KEY TO ENTER AND ONCE IT WAS IN, IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE REC...

Mileage: 170,000

I PARKED MY CAR IN THE HOSPITAL LOT. AFTER MY LATE AFTERNOON APPOINTMENT, I WAS ABOUT TO GO HOME. I WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION BUT FAILED TO TURN TO START THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO CONTACT OR CLICKING SOUND EVEN I TRIED WITH A LITTLE FORCE TO TURN THE KEY. I CALLED THE TOWING COMPAN...

Mileage: 128,292

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED A WARNING MESSAGE THAT READ "SRS SIDE AIR B...

Mileage: 179,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSYTEM), AND 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFAC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSYTEM), AND 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFAC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSYTEM), AND 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFAC...

FOR FEW YEARS I HAVE BEEN NOTICING TERRIBLE MILEAGE, BUT THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GETTING OLDER. FOR DEFINITELY AN YEAR, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR, AGAIN THOUGHT ITS THE SIGN OF AN OLD CAR. BUT, LAST WEEKEND I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FINALLY GOT AROUND WHATS HA...

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO INSERT IN THE IGNITION. AFTER EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND START THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AT...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD CALL WHEN ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MA...

Mileage: 100

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. WHEN I CAME TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND I HAD A THREE INCH BURNED HOLE IN MY LEFT ARM. NOW I HAVE A PERMANENT SCAR BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG. I HAVE PICTURES, POLICE REPORT AND HOSPITAL REPORTS. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 12...

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. WHEN I CAME TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND I HAD A THREE INCH BURNED HOLE IN MY LEFT ARM. NOW I HAVE A PERMANENT SCAR BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG. I HAVE PICTURES, POLICE REPORT AND HOSPITAL REPORTS. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 12...

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 12V-573 MFR CAMPAIGN ID: S73 CAMPAIGN DESCRIPTION: SHIFT INTERLOCK RECALL DATE: 12/10/2012 RECALL STATUS: 17 CHARACTER VIN REQUIRED SUMMARY: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 AND 2004 PILOT AND ODYSSEY AND 2003 THROUGH 2006 ACURA MDX PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTU...

HONDA REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SWITCH (NTHSA REF #15V320000) IN 2013 AND NOW THE SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN (BOTH HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME) AND HONDA SAYS THEY ARE NOT LIABLE. ITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. IT APPEARS HONDA SIMPLY REPLACED THE FAULTY SWITCH WITH ANO...

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY AND IGNITION. THE KEY WILL GO INTO THE IGNITION BUT WON'T TURN. WHICH YOU CAN'T TURN THE CAR ON. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2013, WHICH THEY FIXED THE 2013 IGNITION RECALL PART. UNFORTUNATELY THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION DIDN'T COVER THE ...

Mileage: 130,000

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY RECALLED AND REPAIRED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2012. HAD TO RELY ON HIGH BEAMS TO GET HOME. REPLACED ONLY ONE BULB WHICH ON INSPECTION LOOKED GOOD. BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON. PROBLEM SOLVED OR SO I THOUGHT. WIFE DROVE THE CAR YESTERDAY AND SMOKE BEGAN TO...

Mileage: 195,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLT CONNECTING THE SUSPENSION TO THE FRAME HAD CORRODED AND THAT THE S...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE AND A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE FOR 20 MINUTES. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. IT WAS...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2004 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE OIL COOLER, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION...

Mileage: 185,000

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIPS FAILURE TO REMEDY AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL 14V-349 AND 14V-351 WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART(S) WERE ON BACK ORDER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF WHILE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR...

Mileage: 184,000

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY MAILED ME A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING UNSAFE PASSENGER AIR BAG (JANUARY 2015). ANOTHER NOTICE WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING UNSAFE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG (APRIL 2015). FURTHER, HONDA INDICATED THAT ABNORMAL DEPLOYMENT OF THESE AIR BAGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR F...

HONDA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONDUCT REPAIRS FOR AIR BAG RECALLS FOR MORE THAN 90 DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON JANUARY 31 2015 AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF TODAY MAY 9 2015.

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) IN MARCH OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEED FOR REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ...

OWNER DRIVER WAS STOPPED ON RED LIGHT ALONG WITH 20 OTHER CARS , THE DRIVER WAS LAST IN THE LANE AND OTHER DRIVER DID NOT APPLIED BRAKES, THIS VEHICLE WAS BANGED FROM THE BACK. BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY WESTMINSTER HONDA IN COSTA MESA . CALIFORNIA, BODY REPAIR COST OF $ 3,500 WAS PAID BY INSURANCE...

Mileage: 135,000

OWNER DRIVER WAS STOPPED ON RED LIGHT ALONG WITH 20 OTHER CARS , THE DRIVER WAS LAST IN THE LANE AND OTHER DRIVER DID NOT APPLIED BRAKES, THIS VEHICLE WAS BANGED FROM THE BACK. BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY WESTMINSTER HONDA IN COSTA MESA . CALIFORNIA, BODY REPAIR COST OF $ 3,500 WAS PAID BY INSURANCE...

Mileage: 135,000

OWNER DRIVER WAS STOPPED ON RED LIGHT ALONG WITH 20 OTHER CARS , THE DRIVER WAS LAST IN THE LANE AND OTHER DRIVER DID NOT APPLIED BRAKES, THIS VEHICLE WAS BANGED FROM THE BACK. BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY WESTMINSTER HONDA IN COSTA MESA . CALIFORNIA, BODY REPAIR COST OF $ 3,500 WAS PAID BY INSURANCE...

Mileage: 135,000

A RECALL NOTICE CAME IN JANUARY 2015. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER FOR A REPAIR. HE TOOK MY INFORMATION AND SAID THE PARTS SHOULD ARRIVE APRIL 1ST 2015. I CALLED TODAY (4/16/15) AND NOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID HONDA PUSHED BACK THE DATE TO JUNE 1ST 2015 FOR. IT IS WELL OVER 60 DAYS FROM THE TIME OF ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECAL...

MADE CONTACT WITH CLAWSON HONDA OF FRESNO, CA FOR THE RECALL OF AIRBAGS. APPOINTMENT TO DROP THE VEHICLE OFF ON 2/3/15 AND WORK WAS TO BE DONE WITHIN TWO DAYS. ON 2/6/15, THE RENTAL CAR WAS STARTING TO EAT AT OUR BUDGET AND THE AIRBAGS WERE NEVER RECEIVED OR INSTALLED. CAR WAS RETRIEVED WITH NO WORK...

Mileage: 132,502

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ONLY HAD ONE PART TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A...

AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER "MEL RAPTON HONDA SACRAMENTO CA. 95821-5104", IN JANUARY 2015 FOR REPLACEMENT. WAS TOLD NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER AND THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN AVAILABLE. NEVER CONTACTED. RECEIVED SECOND NOTICE OF RECALL APRIL 2015. CALLED DEALER AND WAS INF...

Mileage: 71,249

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) WERE RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAG, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAG, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAG, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, BUT NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG VIA NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER D...

I RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES RELATING TO AIRBAGS IN JANUARY AND CONTACTED MY DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I AM STILL WAITING FOR HONDA TO PROVIDE AIRBAGS FOR THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN TOLD THEY ARE "ON BACKORDER" - I HAVE VERIFIED THIS INFORMATION WITH OTHER DEALERS. HONDA NEEDS TO M...

LETTER FROM SENATOR TOOMEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2003 HONDA PILOT RECALL (ATTN: AUBREY YANZITO). *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, ALL OF THE PARTS FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL, HAD NOT ARRIVED. *JB

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. BACK IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE LETTER STATED THAT MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED FOR FAULTY AIR BAGS. CONTACTED THE CLOSEST DEALER SHIP AS INSTRUCTED IN THE LETTER; WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME IT WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS TO GET THE PARTS IN. WHE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...

CONTACTED SCOTT ROBINSON SERVICE CENTER - TORRANCE ,CA. ON FEB 03 ,2015 FOR REPLACEMENT OF RECALLED AIRBAGS..WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE OUT OF STOCK AND WOULD CALL ME. WHEN AVAILABLE. AFTER SIX WEEKS OF NO CONTACT WITH SERVICE CENTER I CALLED THEM. WAS TOLD THAT THEY ONLY HAD PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IN ...

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAGS, NHTSA RECALLS 14V-349 AND 14V-351. 14V-349 ADVISES AVOIDING HAVING A PASSENGER SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT FOR SAFETY REASONS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN EARLY FEBRUARY ABOUT PERFORMING SERVICE, THEY ORDERED PARTS. HONDA HAS NOT PROVIDED DEA...

Mileage: 146,000

RECEIVED A NATIONAL RECALL LETTER FOR AIRBAGS. CALLED BILL PEARCE HONDA AND WAS TOLD I HAVE TO WAIT FOUR MONTHS FOR THE PART BECAUSE IT IS ON " BACK ORDER. " *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION AND REMAINED IN THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V5730...

Mileage: 141,586

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY SEIZED WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTR...

Mileage: 141,400

JANUARY 2015 I RECEIVED AN AIR BAG RECALL ON 2003 HONDA PILOT, THE SAME DAY I CONTACTED TEMPE HONDA WITH MY RECALL ID NUMBER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ISSUE TAKING CARE OF, PROMPTLY E-MAIL CONFIRMATION WAS RECEIVED WITH THE DATE AND TIME AVAILABLE AND NO FURTHER QUESTION OF ANY KIND. ...

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGERS FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAIALBLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A RESONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JAN 2015 FOR MY 2003 HONDA PILOT. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED THEY ORDER THE PARTS REQUIRED TO SAFELY REPAIR THE AIR BAGS. I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN IN MARCH OF 2015 AND NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. CURRENTLY HONDA IS UNABLE TO TELL ME HO...

Mileage: 93,454

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REC...

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS METALLIC TAPE COATING. TAPE IS PEELING OFF. 2 OF MY CHILDREN WERE CUT BY THE METAL. KIDS CANNOT OPEN INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR WITHOUT BEING INJURED. THEY ARE NOW SCARED, AND MAY BE RELUCTANT TO OPEN DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

CAR SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY DECELERATED AS IF MAXIMUM BRAKES WERE APPLIED FOR ABOUT HALF A SECOND. CAR DID NOT JERK HARD TO LEFT OR RIGHT, SUGGESTING THAT IF BRAKES WERE THE CAUSE, BOTH WHEELS PROBABLY ENGAGED SIMULTANEOUSLY. REMOVED BOTH FRONT WHEELS AND INSPECTED FRONT BRAKES AND LINES. NOTHING...

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 140,000

DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, WENT TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE DID NOTHING. TOOK MY FOOT OFF GAS, TRIED AGAIN, NOTHING. GOT IN SLOW LANE, FINALLY ENGAGED BUT HAD TO GO SLOW ON FREEWAY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NEXT DAY VEHICLE WONT SHIFT FROM 3RD GEAR, CAN ONLY GO 35 MPH AND ENGINE REVS UP. THE DRIVE LIGH...

Mileage: 139,500

DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, WENT TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE DID NOTHING. TOOK MY FOOT OFF GAS, TRIED AGAIN, NOTHING. GOT IN SLOW LANE, FINALLY ENGAGED BUT HAD TO GO SLOW ON FREEWAY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NEXT DAY VEHICLE WONT SHIFT FROM 3RD GEAR, CAN ONLY GO 35 MPH AND ENGINE REVS UP. THE DRIVE LIGH...

Mileage: 139,500

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND PARKED MY CAR AND TOOK HER INSIDE LIKE I ALWAYS DO. WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE AND UNLOCKED MY CAR (WITH THE KEY) MY KEY WOULD NOT GO IN THE IGNITION - LEAVING ME STUCK AND LATE FOR WORK AND HAVING TO USE MY AAA TOWING BECAUSE I COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE IT TO THE SHOP - T...

Mileage: 132,000

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING AND TRACTION FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. DEALER VISIT ON MARCH 14, 2014 DID NOT PRODUCE A CAUSE. MORE RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM 40 MPH FOR A RED LIGHT WITH FULL BRAKE PRESSURE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AT THE TIME. I HAD TO ACCELERATE THROUGH...

Mileage: 202,115

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING AND TRACTION FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. DEALER VISIT ON MARCH 14, 2014 DID NOT PRODUCE A CAUSE. MORE RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM 40 MPH FOR A RED LIGHT WITH FULL BRAKE PRESSURE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AT THE TIME. I HAD TO ACCELERATE THROUGH...

Mileage: 202,115

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING AND TRACTION FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. DEALER VISIT ON MARCH 14, 2014 DID NOT PRODUCE A CAUSE. MORE RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM 40 MPH FOR A RED LIGHT WITH FULL BRAKE PRESSURE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AT THE TIME. I HAD TO ACCELERATE THROUGH...

Mileage: 202,115

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE THE END OF JANUARY 2015. I CALLED MY HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 02/12 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE "PARTS" WERE NOT AVAILABLE YET, PLEASE CALL BACK THE END OF THE MONTH. I JUST CALLED MY HONDA DEALERSHIP TODAY, 02/23, AND WAS TOLD THE "PARTS" WOULD NOT BE ...

FAULTY IGNITION. KEY WILL NOT TURN. WAFERS IN CYLINDER ARE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

FAULTY IGNITION. KEY WILL NOT TURN. WAFERS IN CYLINDER ARE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE F...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE F...

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE GAS TO PICK UP SPEED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND HESITATED TO SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR, ONCE IT DID ENGAGE IT THEN SLIPPED AND DOWN SHIFTED CAUSING SPEED TO DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-55 MPH. LATER THE D LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP ...

Mileage: 158,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

I TOOK MY 2003 HONDA PILOT IN TO REPAIR THE IGNITION RECALL. EVER SINCE THE REPAIR I'VE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION. I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. I HAVE TO LITERALLY WIGGLE AND INSERT AND TAKE OUT THE KEY MANY TIMES FOR IT TO SIT RIGHT IN THE IGNITI...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER TRAVELED THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONTO THE FLOORBOARDS. THE FAILURE CREATED MOLD IN THE VEHICLE AND ELECTRICAL WIRING DAMAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER WAS TRAVELING THROUGH THE WIN...

Mileage: 250,000

SRS LIGHT WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY CAME ON,2003 HONDA PILOT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS UNDER A RECALL. THE SRS LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON SO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A CODE 15-3 IN THE OPDS SYSTEM AND FOUND FAULTY WIRING IN PASSENGER SEAT HARNESS WHICH WAS...

Mileage: 147,000

VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A FLUTTERING NOISE UNDERNEATH AND HAS CONTINUED TO BE PROBLEMATIC WHEN DRIVING FROM 35-50 MPH. TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION ISSUE. MECHANIC SAYS CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION MAY LOCK UP, CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA IN 2011, TO NO AVAIL, REGARDING OUR STICKY/TACKY AIRBAG COVERS, PROBABLY CAUSED BY CLIMATE HEAT. IN DOING THE CURRENT AIRBAG RECALL WORK, THE COVERS BECAME PERMANENTLY FINGERPRINTED AT THE DEALERSHIP. AGAIN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA, EXPLAINING THAT NOT ONLY ARE THE ...

Mileage: 91,000

THIS IS A 2003 HONDA PILOT THAT I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL I HAD TO TRAVEL ALMOST 2 HOURS--ONE WAY--FOR MY JOB. ON THE WAY HOME OF MY 4 HOUR TRIP MY PILOT LIKE GOT HOT AND THEN JUST STOPPED PULLING. HONDA OF RICHMOND KENTUCKY PUT ONE TRANSMISSION IN ALREADY, BUY THE 2ND OR 3RD OIL CHANGE AFT...

Mileage: 168,000

I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN MARYLAND. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR EXTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE. THE MAIN DAMAGE WAS TO MY NECK WHICH RECEIVED A SERIOUS STRAIN AND HAS HURT EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT. BECAUSE THE HEADRESTS ON THE PILOT ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE, THE BACK OF MY HEAD WA...

Mileage: 160,000

THE CAR WAS MOVED INTO LOCATION, TURNED OFF, AND THE KEY REMOVED LEADING TO THE DRIVER THINKING THE CAR WAS IN PARK, HOWEVER THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, ROLL OVER A TREE, AND CRASH INTO ANOT...

THE CAR WAS MOVED INTO LOCATION, TURNED OFF, AND THE KEY REMOVED LEADING TO THE DRIVER THINKING THE CAR WAS IN PARK, HOWEVER THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, ROLL OVER A TREE, AND CRASH INTO ANOT...

THE CAR WAS MOVED INTO LOCATION, TURNED OFF, AND THE KEY REMOVED LEADING TO THE DRIVER THINKING THE CAR WAS IN PARK, HOWEVER THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, ROLL OVER A TREE, AND CRASH INTO ANOT...

THE CAR WAS MOVED INTO LOCATION, TURNED OFF, AND THE KEY REMOVED LEADING TO THE DRIVER THINKING THE CAR WAS IN PARK, HOWEVER THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, ROLL OVER A TREE, AND CRASH INTO ANOT...

WHEN I CALLED TO INQUIRE OF HONDA ABOUT THE PARTIAL RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT SINCE IT HADN'T EXPLODED YET. REALLY? I GUESS HONDA ISN'T INTERESTED IN REPEAT BUSINESS; I HAVE OWNED NOTHING BUT THEIR PRODUCTS. LOOKS LIKE I NEED TO FIND A NEW(OR SMARTER) MAN...

Mileage: 142,000

FAILED FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS ON HONDA PILOT 2003. THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON AMONG OTHER HONDA PILOT OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

MY VEHICLE IS LISTED IN THE 6/2/2014 RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER THE RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HONDA HAS NOT GIVEN THEM INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HOW TO FIX PER THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTE...

Mileage: 145,000

HONDA HAS FAILED TO ISSUE THE RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE TANATA AIRBAGS THEY INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. WE CONTACTED THEM DIRECTLY EARLY IN SEPTEMBER AND THEY COMMITTED TO RECALL IT WITHIN A MONTH. NO RECALL HAS EVER ARRIVED. *TR

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATORS. *TGW UPDATED 11/20/14*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR END APPEARED TO BE LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD DETACHED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING OF THE SUB FR...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME PLATING ON THE DOOR HANDLES WAS PEELING AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S FINGERS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS WERE AFFECTED BY THE FAILURE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 150,000

CAR RAN AWAY IN REVERSE AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. FULL WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. CRASHED INTO UTILITY POLE ENCIRCLED WITH OLD CAR TIRES. CAR BOUNCED OFF AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE POLE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HIT GEAR SHIFT INTO FORWARD. ENGINE SCREAMING REALLY HIGH REVS,...

Mileage: 170,000

CAR RAN AWAY IN REVERSE AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. FULL WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. CRASHED INTO UTILITY POLE ENCIRCLED WITH OLD CAR TIRES. CAR BOUNCED OFF AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE POLE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HIT GEAR SHIFT INTO FORWARD. ENGINE SCREAMING REALLY HIGH REVS,...

Mileage: 170,000

CAR RAN AWAY IN REVERSE AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. FULL WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. CRASHED INTO UTILITY POLE ENCIRCLED WITH OLD CAR TIRES. CAR BOUNCED OFF AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE POLE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HIT GEAR SHIFT INTO FORWARD. ENGINE SCREAMING REALLY HIGH REVS,...

Mileage: 170,000

PARKED THE CAR. CAME BACK ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, HEARD LOUD LIKE SHOTS FIRED, ROUNDED THE CORNER TO SEE IT WAS OUR AIRBAGS POPPING...THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, AND GOING TO THE DASHBOARD. CALLED 911 AND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT. CAME ( 1 MILE AWAY) THE WHOLE CAR WAS ENGULFED. THE WHOLE CA...

Mileage: 220,000

PARKED THE CAR. CAME BACK ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, HEARD LOUD LIKE SHOTS FIRED, ROUNDED THE CORNER TO SEE IT WAS OUR AIRBAGS POPPING...THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, AND GOING TO THE DASHBOARD. CALLED 911 AND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT. CAME ( 1 MILE AWAY) THE WHOLE CAR WAS ENGULFED. THE WHOLE CA...

Mileage: 220,000

MY HONDA PILOT SHUTTERS AT 25-50 MPH I HAD IT CHECK WITH MY LOCAL DEALER HONDA AND IT SEEMS LIKE ITS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION ISSUE'S. *TR

ANYWHERE BETWEEN 35-50 MPH I GET A SHUDDER THAT SOUNDS LIKE DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP ON THE FREEWAY. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT TO WHERE IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUSH OF AIR WAS FLOWING UNDERNEATH THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THEN PROGRESSED TO A RUMBLE STRIP NOISE. AT THAT POINT, I HAD IT LOOKED AT. MECH...

Mileage: 130,000

I PICKED UP MY GRANDCHILDREN FROM SCHOOL WHICH IS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AFTER A STOP, I FELT THE BACK OF THE SEAT GO BACK. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE OUR OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SUPPORT MOUNT BRACKET FOR TH...

Mileage: 150,197

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG REPLACEMENT ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN SALT WATER. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE HE DOES WORK NEAR THE WATER, BUT NOT SALT WATER. *JB

RE: RECALL # JF7 PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR (FOR 2003 - 2007 HONDA PILOTS SOLD IN HIGH ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY STATES) MY VEHICLE WAS SOLD NEW IN FEBRUARY 2003 IN MYRTLE BEACH, AN OCEAN-FRONT CITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, ONE OF THE STATES REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE RECALL AS HAVING HIGH ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY. THE...

Mileage: 127,000

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE HAD OUR MECHANIC (WHO WORKED WITH A LOCKSMITH) REBUILD THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE OUR KEYS WERE FAILING TO TURN THE SWITCH, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR. THIS REPAIR COST US ABOUT $400. WE ALSO HAD NEW KEYS CUT. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. THE KEYS ARE NOT WOR...

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA PILOT. I AM AN OLDER, CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND HAVE BABIED THIS VEHICLE, DOING ALL REGULAR SERVICE AT THE DEALER'S, SO IT WOULD RUN IN TOP SHAPE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. AROUND SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED AT LOWER SPEEDS (20-30 M.P.H.) THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS. TO COUNT...

Mileage: 141,706

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA PILOT. I AM AN OLDER, CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND HAVE BABIED THIS VEHICLE, DOING ALL REGULAR SERVICE AT THE DEALER'S, SO IT WOULD RUN IN TOP SHAPE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. AROUND SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED AT LOWER SPEEDS (20-30 M.P.H.) THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS. TO COUNT...

Mileage: 141,706

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA PILOT. I AM AN OLDER, CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND HAVE BABIED THIS VEHICLE, DOING ALL REGULAR SERVICE AT THE DEALER'S, SO IT WOULD RUN IN TOP SHAPE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. AROUND SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED AT LOWER SPEEDS (20-30 M.P.H.) THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS. TO COUNT...

Mileage: 141,706

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED BACK INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 65 MPH TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. T...

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 65 MPH TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. T...

Mileage: 154,000

CAR KEY GOES IN IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN. THIS IS A DANGER WHEN YOU CAN NOT START THE CAR AND GET OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I READ ON LINE MANY OTHER PILOTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA HAS A BAD PART. HONDA WANTS $500 TO FIX A BAD PART THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

LEFT WORK AT NIGHT. LOW-BEAMS PARTIALLY FAILED, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL I WAS GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO USE BRIGHTS, AND GO TO A GAS STATION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, AND CHECKED BY DEALER. DEALER SAID USING 3RD PARTY HEADLIGHT BULBS WAS THE CAUSE. OF INTEREST, THE CAR ALREADY HAD T...

LEFT WORK AT NIGHT. LOW-BEAMS PARTIALLY FAILED, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL I WAS GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO USE BRIGHTS, AND GO TO A GAS STATION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, AND CHECKED BY DEALER. DEALER SAID USING 3RD PARTY HEADLIGHT BULBS WAS THE CAUSE. OF INTEREST, THE CAR ALREADY HAD T...

WE STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. TODAY THE KEY WOULDN'T EVEN GO IN AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WIGGLING IT. AFTER TWENTY MINUTES TRYING HAD TO LEAVE CAR BEHIND. NOW I'M WITHOUT A CAR AND SEARCHING FOR RECALLS NOTICED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS NONE FOR THIS PROBLEM IT IS A HUGE PROB...

Mileage: 160,000

CLEAR COAT BEGAN COMING OFF OF MANY HORIZONTAL SURFACES. HAS CONTINUED FOR YEARS. NOW THE ACTUAL PAINT IS COMING OFF AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED POWER SEAT FRAME AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED POWER SEAT FRAME AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED BETWEEN GEARS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU...

Mileage: 160,000

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO REPAIR A RECALL AND [XXX] SERVICE MANGER SAID HE WILL SERVICE ALL THE RECALLS TO THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS SOMETHING IN REFERENCE TO THE IGNITION. TO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHOUT OFF, THE VEHICLE ALWAYS MAKE THE SOUND AS IF THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. I TOOK ...

Mileage: 184,000

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SYSTEM RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER COMPLETED THE REPAIRS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, BUT CHARGED HIM FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION. *JB

ISSUE WITH HONDA PILOT'S IGNITION SWITCH NOT FULLY ENGAGING THE PARK POSITION. RECEIVED RECALL PAPER WORK ORDERING THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED AT LOCAL HONDA DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. RECALL PAPER WORK WAS SIGNED BY [XXX] CHIEF RECALL MANAGEMENT DIVISION. LOCAL HONDA DEALER, WILLISTON HONDA AND CHRYSLER PE...

ISSUE WITH HONDA PILOT'S IGNITION SWITCH NOT FULLY ENGAGING THE PARK POSITION. RECEIVED RECALL PAPER WORK ORDERING THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED AT LOCAL HONDA DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. RECALL PAPER WORK WAS SIGNED BY [XXX] CHIEF RECALL MANAGEMENT DIVISION. LOCAL HONDA DEALER, WILLISTON HONDA AND CHRYSLER PE...

ISSUE WITH HONDA PILOT'S IGNITION SWITCH NOT FULLY ENGAGING THE PARK POSITION. RECEIVED RECALL PAPER WORK ORDERING THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED AT LOCAL HONDA DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. RECALL PAPER WORK WAS SIGNED BY [XXX] CHIEF RECALL MANAGEMENT DIVISION. LOCAL HONDA DEALER, WILLISTON HONDA AND CHRYSLER PE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEMS AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE VISITED THE DEALER, THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT, BY STATING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THEIR SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS P...

SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE. SEAT NOW IS NOT FIRMLY CONNECTED TO THE FLOOR AND WILL ROCK BACK TO THE RIGHT WHEN SEATED. IT'S NOT SAFE IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. I KNOW THE CAR IS GETTING OLDER, BUT SOME IMPORTANT PARTS THAT COULD COMPROMISE DRIVER SAFETY SH...

Mileage: 240,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULDN'T ACCEPT THE KEY. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, HTTP://WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG/FORUMS/14-PROBLEMS/27572-2003-PILOT-IGNITION-SWITCH-PROBLEM-SOLUTION.HTML, I FOUND MANY OTHER REFERENCES TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ONLY 160,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND IN EXCE...

Mileage: 165,000

THERE IS A RECALL: HTTP://WWW.HONDA.COM/NEWSANDVIEWS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=7018-EN IN ADDITION THE KEY AND LOCK MECHANISM CAN BE WARN OUT WHERE THE KEY CAN FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE ON A FREEWAY OR STREET. THE CAR DIES AND YOU CAN'T PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND MOVE THE CAR. HAPPENED TO ME HAD TO TOW T...

Mileage: 90,000

THERE IS A RECALL: HTTP://WWW.HONDA.COM/NEWSANDVIEWS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=7018-EN IN ADDITION THE KEY AND LOCK MECHANISM CAN BE WARN OUT WHERE THE KEY CAN FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE ON A FREEWAY OR STREET. THE CAR DIES AND YOU CAN'T PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND MOVE THE CAR. HAPPENED TO ME HAD TO TOW T...

Mileage: 90,000

STEEL BRACKET OR WELD TO STEEL BRACKET HOLDING LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SEAT TO FLOOR BROKE RENDERING SEAT UNSAFE FOR DRIVING. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, WEB RESEARCH SHOWS MULTIPLE YEAR HONDA PILOTS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. DEAL...

Mileage: 260,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR ...

Mileage: 130,000

DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM STOP I FELT MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SNAP AND GIVE ALLOWING MY BODY TO LEAN BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. VISUAL INSPECTION UNDER SEAT SHOW FATIGUED METAL BRACKET AT FORWARD OUTBOUND POSITION OF SEAT BASE/BRACKET JUST ABOVE RAILS. I WOULD ASSUME INTEGRITY/SAFETY OF SEAT IS C...

Mileage: 137,200

DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM STOP I FELT MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SNAP AND GIVE ALLOWING MY BODY TO LEAN BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. VISUAL INSPECTION UNDER SEAT SHOW FATIGUED METAL BRACKET AT FORWARD OUTBOUND POSITION OF SEAT BASE/BRACKET JUST ABOVE RAILS. I WOULD ASSUME INTEGRITY/SAFETY OF SEAT IS C...

Mileage: 137,200

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME SHEARED OFF ON THE FRONT BAR, LEFT SIDE. THE SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE FRAME. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, I FEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN. THERE WAS NO OUTSIDE INFLUENTIAL CAUSAL EFFECT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, IT JUST BROKE. THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, A...

Mileage: 103,000

MY HONDA PILOT STARTS SLIPPING WHEN IT CHANGES FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4 GEAR. NOW IT STARTS SHAKING/JUGGING. WITH SPEED 60MPH OR 65 MPH, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT STARTS JUGGING BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THE CAR BEHIND YOU REACTS AND YOUR CAR WILL DO. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

MY HONDA PILOT STARTS SLIPPING WHEN IT CHANGES FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4 GEAR. NOW IT STARTS SHAKING/JUGGING. WITH SPEED 60MPH OR 65 MPH, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT STARTS JUGGING BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THE CAR BEHIND YOU REACTS AND YOUR CAR WILL DO. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

MY HONDA PILOT STARTS SLIPPING WHEN IT CHANGES FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4 GEAR. NOW IT STARTS SHAKING/JUGGING. WITH SPEED 60MPH OR 65 MPH, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT STARTS JUGGING BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THE CAR BEHIND YOU REACTS AND YOUR CAR WILL DO. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN GOING AROUND 30 MILES. I HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID MULTIPLE TIMES. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS YEAR HONDA PILOT HAS A LOT OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR I BROUGHT MY 2003 HONDA PILOT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK. AFTER THAT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION, BUT IF I JIGGLED IT ENOUGH IT WOULD FINALLY GO IN . NOW MY KEY DOES NOT EVEN GO IN AT ALL. THE HONDA DEALERSH...

Mileage: 90,000

HONDA PILOT '03 STARTED LEAKING WATER INTO THE FRONT CABIN AFTER THE RAINS. THE FLOOR GETS WET AND THE WATER NEEDS TO BE VACUUMED OUT AFTER THE RAIN. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IS BEING AFFECTED BECAUSE OF THIS WATER LEAK.. I ALREADY SEE RUST SHOWING UP AND MOLD SMELL COMING OUT BECAUSE OF THE WATER LEAK. I...

Mileage: 136,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, NOT SHIFTING AS IT SHOULD. *JB

Mileage: 104,955

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEED THROUGH TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FROM...

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEED THROUGH TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FROM...

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEED THROUGH TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FROM...

Mileage: 127,000

LOUD SCRAPING NOISE COMES FROM CAR DURING CRUISING AT AROUND 35-40MPH AROUND 2000RPM. CAR SEEMS TO STUTTER AT THESE SPEEDS CAUSING ABRUPT VIBRATIONS. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME OCCURRENCE, MANY REPORT IT IS FROM A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

CAR STARTS SHIMMERING AT 35 - 45 MPH. HAD MECHANIC CHECK CAR AND SAID NO MECHANICAL ISSUE. HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON CAR. STILL SHIMMERING. HAVE SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AS OTHERS ON THE HONDA WEB SITE THAT MENTIONED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS IS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. STRONG SHIMMER AT 35 - 45 MPH INTERMIT...

Mileage: 120,000

FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA PILOTS. NEVER HAPPENED ON ANY OF MY OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED THE KEY COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE A...

Mileage: 140,000

1. FALL OF 2011, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP SPEED CAR WOULD BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE. FOR SAFETY, I WOULDN'T DRIVE FASTER THAN APPROX. 35 MPH. ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE REVVED AND SURGED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. FUEL INJECTION CLEANER R...

Mileage: 55,000

ON 9/6/2012 HONDA PERFORMED RECALL WORK ON THIS VEHICLE, SEE NHTSA RECALL 12V-136. ON 8/5/2013 I CHECKED THE VEHICLES LIGHTS AND ALL WERE WORKING. ON 8/6/2013 WHILE MOVING VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THAT BOTH LOW BEAMS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. THE PARKING LIG...

Mileage: 139,925

CERTIFIED LETTER (7011 0470 003 0649 3438) FROM ATTORNEY REPRESENTING HIS CLIENT REGARDING PAID REPAIRED WORK HE HAD DONE TO HIS 2003 HONDA PILOT AND LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES ABOUT THE PROBLEM; HE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD ON DECEMBER 21, 2012, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, AND C...

CERTIFIED LETTER (7011 0470 003 0649 3438) FROM ATTORNEY REPRESENTING HIS CLIENT REGARDING PAID REPAIRED WORK HE HAD DONE TO HIS 2003 HONDA PILOT AND LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES ABOUT THE PROBLEM; HE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD ON DECEMBER 21, 2012, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, AND C...

2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN LOW GEAR AFTER ENGINE WARMED UP. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS GOING FROM A STOP TO MOVEMENT, SUCH AS RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC, VEHICLE DOE NOT CLICK INTO GEAR RIGHT AWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER WHO STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A...

Mileage: 78,785

DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT STALLED AND WOULD NOT RE-START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC WHO HAS BEEN SERVICING OUR VEHICLE. HE STATES THAT THE TIMING BELT PULLEY HAD RIPPED OUT THE WATER PUMP AND CAUSED A BOLT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND DOES NOT TURN. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY TURNS AND THEN I CAN START THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, CALLED UP HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS SYMPTOM. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT EX-L NEW AT DANBURY HONDA ON FEBRUARY 20, 2003. WE HAVE HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE "D" OR DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALER EACH TIME, WITH A REPORT BACK THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND IT WOULD GO AWAY. THE...

Mileage: 157,349

YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER H/T-S GO51 P235/70R16 CRACKING AND SEPARATION OF TIRE TREAD AROUND ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES PURCHASED 6/26/09 AND ONLY 27K MILES. THESE WERE NOT DRY ROT CRACKS. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

KEY CANNOT BE INSERTED INTO IGNITION SWITCH. TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO INSERT KEY AND ONCE FULLY INSERTED KEY WON'T TURN IGNITION. TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AND EVENTUALLY KEY WILL TURN IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WE BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA PILOT IN 2006. 3 MONTHS AGO WE FOUND OUT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THE POWERTRAIN. THAT APPARENTLY WAS FIXED AT THAT TIME. IN APRIL, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE RPMS SHOWING 3000 WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ONLY 35 MPH. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED US THAT THE POWER...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER REPLACED...

Mileage: 115,000

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION, VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN THE KEY DOES NOT WORK. THIS EFFECTS THE LOCK CYLINDERS(TUMBLERS). THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY, STRAIGHT FORWARD ISSUE HONDA WOULD ADDRESS. ALSO HAVE A 2011 PILOT (IN ADDITION TO HONDA MINIVAN) AND CONCERNED THIS WILL OCCUR WITH NEW CAR. UNDERSTAND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 209,000

BROKEN IGNITION TUMBLER: I HAD JUST FINISHED RUNNING ERRANDS AND WAS STARTING HOME WHEN THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I HAD NO WARNING THERE WAS A PROBLEM, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST WOULD NOT TURN...... NOT EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN. I H...

Mileage: 180,000

THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA PILOT WERE REPLACED IN 2010 AND I WAS INFORMED TODAY BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE HAD APPROX 93500 MILES ON IT WHEN IT WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AND NOW THREE YEARS LATER HAS 140,939. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA CUSTOM...

Mileage: 93,500

THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA PILOT WERE REPLACED IN 2010 AND I WAS INFORMED TODAY BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE HAD APPROX 93500 MILES ON IT WHEN IT WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AND NOW THREE YEARS LATER HAS 140,939. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA CUSTOM...

Mileage: 93,500

TRANS. SHUDDERED AT 30-40 MPH. RECALL #04-021 DONE 8/23/04 (OIL JET KIT INSTALLED). DIDN'T SOLVE PROBLEM, WHICH HAS GOTTEN WORSE UNTIL NOW (06/13) AND HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDAS OF THAT YEAR (2003). CAR NOW HAS 125K MILES, HONDA REFUSES TO FIX AS RECALL, WANTS TO REPL...

Mileage: 20,000

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT TWICE. THE LAST REJECTION, WAS VIA TELEPHONE, IN WHICH HE WAS TOLD THE SYMPTOM FIXED AT HIS EXPENSE WAS A STICKY TUMBLER. THE CON...

AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHTS HAS COME ON THE DASH BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE PASSENGER SIDE RELAY SPEAKER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT W...

Mileage: 120,000

KEY WILL NO LONGER TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH,IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO INSERT AND REMOVE THE KEY ,TAKE 6 MIN MAX SOMETIMES, CHANGE KEYS AND THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME IT GOING TO COST ME $500 OR MORE MATERIAL $200 AND REST...

Mileage: 90,140

I ALSO HAD BOTH MY FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS GO BAD AND I HAD TO FIX THE PROBLEM I PAID $934.00. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT SIT IN THIS VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES SO IF I KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH THE MOUNTS THAT HOLD MY ENGINE I HAVE TO FIX IT WENT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER DEALT WITH THE...

Mileage: 59,286

THE KEY HAD TROUBLE TURNING IN THE IGNITION. IT GOT WORSE OVER TIME. EVENTUALLY THE KEY WONT TURN AT ALL. LOOKED UP ONLINE AND SAW MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL AND MAKE OF OUR VEHICLE. HAD IT FIXED IN 2011 AND IT COST OVER $500. NOW IN MAY OF 2013 IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN...

Mileage: 100,000

KEY WILL NO LONGER TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO INSERT AND REMOVE THE KEY. ASSUMED THIS WAS WHAT THE IGNITION RECALL WAS FOR, BUT WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED AND THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE RECALL ITEM UNLESS I FIRST GET THE IGNITION FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

ENGINE REVS AT 25-30 MPH, AND RPM'S SHOOT UP. IT APPEARS IT WON'T CHANGE GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HER HUSBAND RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE 30 MINUTES LATER, HE DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS ON AN INCLINE IN THE PARKING LOT, COMING TO REST AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED DAMA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECENTLY, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SECURED IN PARK. THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V17...

Mileage: 113,805

THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON ON ALL HONDAS AND HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED. THE POWER DOOR LOCK MOTORS CONSISTENTLY GO BAD. SO FAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS ON MY PILOT. THE HONDA DEALER IS ASKING FOR $300 PER DOOR!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON ON ALL HONDAS AND HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED. THE POWER DOOR LOCK MOTORS CONSISTENTLY GO BAD. SO FAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS ON MY PILOT. THE HONDA DEALER IS ASKING FOR $300 PER DOOR!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

I HAVE READ ON THIS WEBSITE AND ON OTHERS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MOUNTS BREAKING. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND, SURE ENOUGH, MY ENGINE MOUNT HAS BROKEN. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS DRIVEN ON SMOOTH ROADS DAILY. THIS IS A DANGER TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIV...

Mileage: 175,000

I WAS ABOUT TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT IT COULD NOT GET IN. THE KEY MEETS RESISTANCE AND GETS IN AFTER I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE IGNITION, IT WONT BUDGE AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS LOCKED. SINCE THEN, I DO NOT TAKE THE KEY OFF THE IGNITION BECAUSE I AM AFRAID I WI...

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS ABOUT TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT IT COULD NOT GET IN. THE KEY MEETS RESISTANCE AND GETS IN AFTER I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE IGNITION, IT WONT BUDGE AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS LOCKED. SINCE THEN, I DO NOT TAKE THE KEY OFF THE IGNITION BECAUSE I AM AFRAID I WI...

Mileage: 130,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 57,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER TAKING IT TO A HONDA SPECIALIST FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT & SIDE ENGINE MOUNT ARE BOTH BROKEN, WITH A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $503.30. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A COLLISION, HAS HAD ALL ITS SCHEDU...

Mileage: 57,500

OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT HAS NOW STUCK US TWICE. MY WIFE WAS STUCK IN A PARKING LOT THE OTHER NIGHT FOR OVER AN HOUR TRYING TO GET HER KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE PREVIOUS WEEK THE KEY DID THE SAME THING BUT EVENTUALLY WENT IN AND THEN DIDN'T WANT TO TURN TO THE START POSITION. UNFORTUNATELY THE AREA MY WI...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED OPERATING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH WITH SHIFT LEVER IN "D" THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT DOWN A GEAR VERY HARD AND THEN BACK INTO THE PREVIOUS GEAR. IT DOES THIS REPEATEDLY. WAS TOLD BY A HONDA DEALER REPAIR SHOP THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE TRANSMISSION...

Mileage: 158,237

KEY GOT DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE KEY HAD TO BE JIGGLED TO TURN AND THEN AFTER TWO WEEKS THE KEY WILL NOT TURN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU NEED TO START THE CAR QUICKLY OR IF YOU ARE THREATENED AND NEED TO USE YOUR CAR TO ESCAPE. *TR

Mileage: 206,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT TH...

MY HONDA PILOT IS NOW AT 75,000 MILES. I OBVIOUSLY DON'T DRIVE IT A LOT. THANK GOODNESS BECAUSE IT HAS HAD SO MANY ISSUES. FOR THE LAST 25,000 MILES AND 3 YEARS, IT REVS UP AND DOWN WHEN STOPPED ANYWHERE LIKE A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR IN THE PICKUP LINE AT MY CHILD'S SCHOOL. I HAVE TO PUT IT INTO PARK...

Mileage: 50,000

SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING AND SHUDDERING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING. ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND OCCASIONAL SHIFTING PROBLEMS FOR A FEW WEEKS UNTIL CHECKED BY DEALER - PO740 AND PO730 NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND ENGINE MOUNT. SAME PROBLEM AS A 100 OF OTHERS. ORIGINAL...

Mileage: 203,000

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHEN I TRY AND PUT MY IGNITION KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, IT REQUIRES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY GOES IN TO THE KEY SLOT WITHOUT RESISTANCE. IT IS AS IF ONE IS PUTTING THE WRONG KEY INTO THE WRONG KEY HOLE. WHEN IT DOES ...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE FROM WORK AND WHEN I TRIED ENTERING THE KEY IT GOT STUCK HALF WAY. I REMOVED IT AND TRIED AGAIN AND THE KEY WENT IT BUT WOULD NOT TURN. I HAD TO TRY MANY TIMES AND THEN CALLED MY HUSBAND, HE SAID TO TAKE THE KEY OUT AND WAIT COUPLE MINUTES THEN TRY AGAIN. I DID WHAT HE SAID AND...

Mileage: 125,123

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED AND THE SEAT WOULD MOVE AROUND WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAIL...

Mileage: 66,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT-LEFT BRACKET OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE ERRATICALLY, LEADING TO TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE INCIDENT HAD THE POTENTIAL OF BEING MUCH MORE SERIOUS, HAD THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC AND/OR WERE I DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE QUITE COM...

Mileage: 43,000

UNABLE TO TURN KEY IN IGNITION. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY 2003 HONDA PILOT OWNERS ARE HAVING. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN LEAVE SOMEONE STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA AS HAPPENED WITH ME. IF THE MALFUNCTION IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY PART THEN HONDA SHOULD BARE SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILI...

Mileage: 250,000

WHILE ON MY WAYBACK ON I95 FROM RICHMOND, VA TO SILVER SPRING MARYLAND, I SUDDENLY HEARD A NOISE FROM MY BACK WINDOW AND I SAW MY HONDA PILOT SPOILER FLY AWAY AND LAND IN FRONT OF THE UPCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TODAY, I STILL HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS BACK SPOILER AND I HAVE SEEN ...

Mileage: 169,500

AFTER LOADING MY PILOT, TRIED TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT IT DID NOT GO EASY ON THE SWITCH AND ONCE IN THE SWITCH IT DID NOT TURN ON THE IGNITION. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND OR USE THE SPARE KEY UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH WORKED. SINCE JULY 16, 2012, EVERYTIME I START MY PILOT, I HAVE T...

Mileage: 171,708

I PARKED MY CAR OUTSIDE A LOCAL STORE WITH A NEARLY ZERO DECLINE. AFTER ENTERING THE STORE AND BEGINNING TO SHOP - A FELLOW SHOPPER CAME IN TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. WHEN I ENTERED MY VEHICLE THE GEAR SH...

Mileage: 125,000

KEY WON'T TURN IN IGNITION DUE TO MISALIGNED WAFERS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN JUST OVER A YEAR WE HAVE HAD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AT FIRST HAD TO JIGGLE KEY TO BE ABLE TO TURN IT, THEN CAN'T EVEN GET THE KEY IN ALL THE WAY. TAKEN TO LOCKSMITH. FIRST OCCURRED 10/2011, THEN 1/11/2013. *TR

THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT INTO THE IGNITION WITHOUT FORCING IT SEVERAL TIMES, AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THE KEY WOULD NOT EVEN TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF THE OWNER. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. HONDA CORPORATION SHOULD B...

Mileage: 122,200

I WAS UNABLE TO START MY CAR DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS STRANDED, WITH MY KIDS, AND IN THE COLD-UNABLE TO EVEN RUN THE HEAT. THE KEY ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO HONDA AND I WAS WAITING FOR HELP FROM THE COMPANY DUE TO THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THE KEY/IGNITION TUMBLERS, AS WIDELY REPORTED TO ME BY A ...

Mileage: 180,000

I WAS UNABLE TO START MY CAR DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS STRANDED, WITH MY KIDS, AND IN THE COLD-UNABLE TO EVEN RUN THE HEAT. THE KEY ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO HONDA AND I WAS WAITING FOR HELP FROM THE COMPANY DUE TO THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THE KEY/IGNITION TUMBLERS, AS WIDELY REPORTED TO ME BY A ...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, PLACE HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SHE HAD REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION PRIOR T...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS UNABLE TO START MY CAR DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I FOUND MYSELF STRANDED, WITH 4 YOUNG CHILDREN, AND IN THE COLD-UNABLE TO EVEN RUN THE HEAT. THE KEY ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO HONDA AND I WAS WAITING FOR HELP FROM THE COMPANY DUE TO THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THE KEY/IGNITION TUMBLERS, AS WIDELY ...

Mileage: 154,500

A NEW MASTER CYLINDER FROM AMERICAN HONDA INSTALLED BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP FAILED LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE WAS DETECTED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN PRESSED THOUGH THIS WAS NOT VERY NOTICEABLE. PRESSING THE BRAKE CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE ...

Mileage: 159,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL CARPORT. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER PARKED IN THE CARPORT BUT HAD ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN, PREVENTING HER FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF TH...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT TRAVELED OVER A CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE GE...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH UPON REMOVING, EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AND CAME TO A STOP ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE GEAR WAS T...

Mileage: 90,000

I PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE CAR BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. IT ROLLED DOWN A SMALL HILL AND SMASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN THE LOT BELOW. *TR IT APPEARS THE STEERING COLUMN ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PAR...

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND BEING ABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS. ITS LED TO AN ACCIDENT AND A NEAR ONE. *TR

Mileage: 63,545

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND BEING ABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS. ITS LED TO AN ACCIDENT AND A NEAR ONE. *TR

Mileage: 63,545

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,568.

Mileage: 133,568

IGNITION LOCKED UP. THE CAR COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. DEALER WANTED $900 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

REAR HATCH WINDOW WIPER BLEW THE FUSE. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY AIR BAGS OR MY SEAT SENSORS. A NEW FUSE FIXED THE WIPER BUT WOULD NOT TURN OFF SRS LIGHT. DEALER WANTED $100 PLUS DOLLARS TO CHECK SYSTEM AND TURN OFF LIGHT. INDEPENDENT MECH. CHECKED SYSTEM FOUND NOTHING ...

REAR HATCH WINDOW WIPER BLEW THE FUSE. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY AIR BAGS OR MY SEAT SENSORS. A NEW FUSE FIXED THE WIPER BUT WOULD NOT TURN OFF SRS LIGHT. DEALER WANTED $100 PLUS DOLLARS TO CHECK SYSTEM AND TURN OFF LIGHT. INDEPENDENT MECH. CHECKED SYSTEM FOUND NOTHING ...

REAR HATCH WINDOW WIPER BLEW THE FUSE. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY AIR BAGS OR MY SEAT SENSORS. A NEW FUSE FIXED THE WIPER BUT WOULD NOT TURN OFF SRS LIGHT. DEALER WANTED $100 PLUS DOLLARS TO CHECK SYSTEM AND TURN OFF LIGHT. INDEPENDENT MECH. CHECKED SYSTEM FOUND NOTHING ...

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 HONDA PILOT DIED. WHEN I WENT TO A MESSAGE BOARD AT EDMUNDS.COM I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2003 PILOTS BEGINNING WITH 90,000 MILES. HONDA CHECKED MY SECOND GEAR THAT THEY DID RECALL BUT CLAIM THAT THE PROB...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN PREVIOUSLY TO THE DEALER IN 2004 FOR A RECALL REPAIR UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE V...

Mileage: 220,000

THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTING SLIPPING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND STRUGGLED TO GET OVER A VIADUCT WITH NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE THE PILOT SLOWLY HOME AND TOOK TO SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGE...

Mileage: 143,400

THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTING SLIPPING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND STRUGGLED TO GET OVER A VIADUCT WITH NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE THE PILOT SLOWLY HOME AND TOOK TO SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGE...

Mileage: 143,400

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING THE IGNITION WITH MY KEY. NOW THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE MAY BE A SITUATION WHERE THE CAR MAY NEED TO BE MOVED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CANNOT BE TURNED. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE FROM 23 OTHER COMPLAINTS ...

Mileage: 101,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING THE IGNITION WITH MY KEY. NOW THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE MAY BE A SITUATION WHERE THE CAR MAY NEED TO BE MOVED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CANNOT BE TURNED. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE FROM 23 OTHER COMPLAINTS ...

Mileage: 101,000

2003 HONDA PILOT IGNITION - AT FIRST WE WERE HAVING ISSUES INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THEN IT PROGRESSED TO NEEDING TO JIGGLE THE KEY IN ORDER TO GET IT TO TURN TO ANY POSITION OF THE IGNITION. THE KEY WOULD GO IN BUT IT'D TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, OF A MINIMUM OF 10 TO 15 MINUTES, BEFORE W...

Mileage: 127,345

2003 HONDA PILOT IGNITION - AT FIRST WE WERE HAVING ISSUES INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THEN IT PROGRESSED TO NEEDING TO JIGGLE THE KEY IN ORDER TO GET IT TO TURN TO ANY POSITION OF THE IGNITION. THE KEY WOULD GO IN BUT IT'D TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, OF A MINIMUM OF 10 TO 15 MINUTES, BEFORE W...

Mileage: 127,345

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2003 HONDA PILOT FROM [XXX] OF COLERAIN IN OHIO. THE CAR HAS 137,000 APPROXIMATE MILES ON IT. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY OVER 15,000 FOR THE CAR AND FINALLY AFTER DEBATING FOR HOURS OVER 4. THEY SOLD ME THE CAR OUT THE DOOR WITH NO WARRANTY OFFERED FOR 10,500. I WAS VERY HAPPY AN...

Mileage: 65

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2003 HONDA PILOT FROM [XXX] OF COLERAIN IN OHIO. THE CAR HAS 137,000 APPROXIMATE MILES ON IT. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY OVER 15,000 FOR THE CAR AND FINALLY AFTER DEBATING FOR HOURS OVER 4. THEY SOLD ME THE CAR OUT THE DOOR WITH NO WARRANTY OFFERED FOR 10,500. I WAS VERY HAPPY AN...

Mileage: 65

CAR "SHUDDERS" AT 40-45 MPH. HONDA HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 PILOT AND ODYSSEY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR SHAKES LIKE IT IS FALLING APART. APPROX. COST TO REPAIR $4,000.00. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND EARLY WAS SLIPPING WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

2003 HONDA PILOT IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM- THE FIRST DAY I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS INSERTING KEY INTO IGNITION AND HAD TO JIGGLE IT AROUND IN ORDER TO TURN IT TO START THE ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY THE KEY WOULD GO IN BUT IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND AT LEAST 10-15 MINUTES TRYING TO START THE IGNITION. ...

Mileage: 162,000

THE IGNITION KEY WILL NOT SLIDE INTO THE IGNITION WITHOUT A GREAT AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND TIME. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

THE CHROME FINISH ON THE DOOR HANDLES FROM THE INSIDE, THIS CHROME FINISH IS A THINK LATER OF MATERIAL ALMOST LIKE FLEX METAL - IT'S VERY SHARP AND EASILY CREATES CUTS IN HAND WHEN OPENING THE CAR DOORS. APPROX 3 DAYS AGO, I WAS MOVING MY HAND AS I WAS DRIVING AND MY FINGER TOUCHED THE PEALING CHROM...

2003 HONDA PILOT EXL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT 101,950 MILES IN JUNE OF 2012. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH A SINGLE TRANSMISSION SLIP AND SEVERE HARD (SHIFT) ENGAGEMENT WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND PROGR...

Mileage: 101,900

THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I WAS STRANDED AT WORK FOR SEVERAL HOURS. HONDA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $600 FOR A REPAIR THEY ARE WELL AWARE DO TO A PARTS DEFECT. PREVIOUSLY THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD STARTED TO ROLL BACK ON THE INCL...

Mileage: 113,546

VEHICLE SHUDDER/SHAKE STARTING AT 50 MPH. ADVISED NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED HONDA TO CHECK IF RECALL OR WOULD BE REIMBURSED. TOLD NO AND SAID WANTED PROBLEM ON RECORD. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT OWN EXPENSE $3045. DRIVE LIGHT PERIODICALLY FLASHES. HAVE NOT REPAIRED AS >$300. *TR

Mileage: 144,685

VEHICLE SHUDDER/SHAKE STARTING AT 50 MPH. ADVISED NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED HONDA TO CHECK IF RECALL OR WOULD BE REIMBURSED. TOLD NO AND SAID WANTED PROBLEM ON RECORD. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT OWN EXPENSE $3045. DRIVE LIGHT PERIODICALLY FLASHES. HAVE NOT REPAIRED AS >$300. *TR

Mileage: 144,685

HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. HAD THE 2ND GEAR RECALL DONE AS REQUIRED AT ABOUT 30,000. AT 96,000 THAT TRANNY WENT OUT AND HAD A "REBUILT" INSTALLED BY SUNSET HONDA SLO, CA. UNDER WARRANTY. AT ABOUT 150000, D INDICATOR FLASHED MEANING SENSORS ON TRANNY NEEDED REPLACEMENT.NOW EXPERIENCING LOSS OF ...

Mileage: 160,000

THE PILOT SHUDDERS GOING AT SLOWER RATES OF SPEED AT PRETTY REGULAR INSTANCES. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, POSSIBLY THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 HONDA PILOTS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE PILOT SHUDDERS GOING AT SLOWER RATES OF SPEED AT PRETTY REGULAR INSTANCES. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, POSSIBLY THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 HONDA PILOTS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC WAS CONTACTE...

Mileage: 75,000

STEERING LOCK ALLOWS DRIVER TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITHOUT PLACING THE GEAR SELECTOR TO "PARK". CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. THERE (LUCKILY) WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO ONE WAS HURT. CAR WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO REPAIR PROBLEMS WITH UNLOCKING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO STA...

Mileage: 146,281

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO INSERT AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE ...

Mileage: 115,000

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL 12V-136 CONCERNING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS *TGW ON DECEMBER 7, 2011, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE A/C NOT WORKING. THE DEALER FOUND THE BLOWER MOTOR TRANSISTOR WAS FAULTY. THE AC TRANSISTOR WAS REPLACED AND RE-TESTED AND ...

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL 12V-136 CONCERNING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS *TGW ON DECEMBER 7, 2011, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE A/C NOT WORKING. THE DEALER FOUND THE BLOWER MOTOR TRANSISTOR WAS FAULTY. THE AC TRANSISTOR WAS REPLACED AND RE-TESTED AND ...

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE TO A HIGHER GEAR CAUSING THE ENGINE RPMS TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE AUTOMOBILE BEHIND ME. EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION DID FIND 3RD GEAR. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL EPISODE. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ALWA...

Mileage: 114,800

SHUDDERING AND JERKING WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ALSO DOES THE SAME IN REVERSE. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. WHILE AT HIGH HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR FELT LIKE IT FELL OUT OF GEAR AND LOST POWER, UNTIL THE GEAR ENGAGED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

SHUDDERING AND JERKING WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ALSO DOES THE SAME IN REVERSE. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. WHILE AT HIGH HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR FELT LIKE IT FELL OUT OF GEAR AND LOST POWER, UNTIL THE GEAR ENGAGED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, AT 84105 MILES, THE SIDE ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS SINCE 1975, AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY ENGINE MOUNT UNTIL THIS 2003 HONDA PILOT. *TR

Mileage: 62,804

I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA PILOT STOPPED AT LIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY STARTED TO SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS COMING INTO VEHICLE. DROVE HOME AND SMELL CONTINUED AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF. NEXT MORNING DROVE TO HONDA DEALER ON TYNDALL PARKWAY, IN PANAMA CITY FLORIDA, WAITED ALL DAY F...

Mileage: 99,975

I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA PILOT STOPPED AT LIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY STARTED TO SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS COMING INTO VEHICLE. DROVE HOME AND SMELL CONTINUED AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF. NEXT MORNING DROVE TO HONDA DEALER ON TYNDALL PARKWAY, IN PANAMA CITY FLORIDA, WAITED ALL DAY F...

Mileage: 99,975

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED AND AS A RESULT, THE SEAT WOULD MOVE AROUND WHILE THE CONTACT DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LENSES CAME OFF INSIDE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BRAKE LIGHT COVER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COVER WOULD FRACTURE EASILY ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE M...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TOOK PILOT IN FOR HEADLIGHT RECALL WIRING REPLACEMENT. MINE HAD CONNECTOR COMPLETELY MELTED. REPLACED. WAS TOLD ON PICKUP THAT ALL THREE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKE! THAT EXPLAINS THE CLUNK WITH ACCELERATION . I DRIVE THIS PILOT LIKE AN OLD LADY GOING TO CHURCH. HOW ALL THREE ARE BROKE AT THE SAME TIME...

Mileage: 168,920

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHILD WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE SEAT NEXT TO THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE SHOULDER BELT OF THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT AND THE SEAT BELT BECAME WRAPPED AROUND THE CHILD. THE SEAT BELT THEN LOCKED AND BEGAN CHOKING ...

I ORIGINALLY HAD THE 45-50 MPH HORRIBLE SHUDDER, BUT HONDA DID FIX THAT ISSUE AND THEY SAID THE HUBS WERE DEFECTIVE. AT 117,000, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SKIP AND JERK HORRIBLY AND THE REVS SPIKED. I DROVE TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THE TRANS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $5,000. I HAD IT REBUILT BY AAMC...

Mileage: 117,000

NEITHER OF THE KEYS WILL GO COMPLETELY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THEREFORE THE KEY CANNOT BE TURNED AND THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ARRIVED AT HOME AND FORGET TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE D...

Mileage: 124,000

I AM EXPERIENCING SHUDDER OR PROBLEM CHANGING THE GEAR. THE ENGINE LIGHTS IS ON NOW AND NOT CLEARING UP. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM ON LINE FROM OTHER PEOPLE AND ALL POINTING TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 113,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BECAME SLIGHTLY DETACHED AND BEGAN ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE WINDOWS SPORADICALLY FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT INTO GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE LIGHTS WITHIN THE BUTTONS ON THE DASHBOA...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE WINDOWS SPORADICALLY FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT INTO GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE LIGHTS WITHIN THE BUTTONS ON THE DASHBOA...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION TUMBLERS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000....

Mileage: 116,000

HAVING TROUBLE INSERTING KEY INTO IGNITION. HAVE TO TRY MULTIPLE TIMES, TURNING THE KEY UPSIDE DOWN, RIGHT SIDE UP, REPETITIVE IN & OUT, EVENTUALLY IT GOES IN, BUT AFRAID THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL NOT WORK. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AS I SAW MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, BUT HONDA SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF...

Mileage: 168,000

HAVING TROUBLE INSERTING KEY INTO IGNITION. HAVE TO TRY MULTIPLE TIMES, TURNING THE KEY UPSIDE DOWN, RIGHT SIDE UP, REPETITIVE IN & OUT, EVENTUALLY IT GOES IN, BUT AFRAID THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL NOT WORK. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AS I SAW MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, BUT HONDA SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF...

Mileage: 168,000

WHEN THE CAR IS ACCELERATING, BETWEEN EITHER 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE RPM'S GO UP TO ABOUT 6000 BECAUSE IT IS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. IF THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE, THE PILOT WILL BEGIN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. IF THE DRIVER LETS UP OFF TH...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND GEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH UPHILL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 130,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WITH ONLY 115,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000.00. I PURCHASED IT FOR RELIABILITY & THIS IS THE 4TH HONDA I'VE OWNED. LEAVES BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I TOOK MY PILOT IN FOR A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD I HAD BAD MOTOR MOUNTS AND THAT WAS ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. I SPENT APPROX. $3600.00 TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS FIXED, TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP, FRONT STRUTS, ETC. FIXED. THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN, THIS TIME, GETTING A FLASHING "D...

Mileage: 139,438

I TOOK MY PILOT IN FOR A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD I HAD BAD MOTOR MOUNTS AND THAT WAS ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. I SPENT APPROX. $3600.00 TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS FIXED, TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP, FRONT STRUTS, ETC. FIXED. THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN, THIS TIME, GETTING A FLASHING "D...

Mileage: 139,438

I TOOK MY PILOT IN FOR A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD I HAD BAD MOTOR MOUNTS AND THAT WAS ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. I SPENT APPROX. $3600.00 TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS FIXED, TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP, FRONT STRUTS, ETC. FIXED. THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN, THIS TIME, GETTING A FLASHING "D...

Mileage: 139,438

HIGHWAY DRIVING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AFTER AN ENGINE HESITATION (HEARD A LOUD NOISE, PASSENGER THOUGHT THE VEHICLE HAD HIT SOMETHING...FELT UNDER PASSENGER SIDE FOOTWELL.) DROVE HOME, NEXT DAY THERE WERE PROBLEMS GETTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. AGAIN, IT LURCHED INTO REVERSE AND MAD...

Mileage: 86,600

FRONT AND RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED PER HONDA DEALERSHIP. *KB

Mileage: 75,000

JUST STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. 2003 PILOT EX WITH ONLY 150K MILES, JUST STARTED SLIPPING. GOING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY IT FEELS LIKE I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND ENGINE REVS WITHOUT CHANGING SPEED, LIKE, I JUST SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. TOOK THE CAR INTO HONDA AND THEY ARE TELLING...

Mileage: 156,000

BOUGHT USED 2003 HONDA PILOT IN MARCH 2009. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION IN APRIL 2009. PURCHASED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $4,000 TO GET A 3-YR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD (BOUGHT NEW) THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2006. DIDN'T THINK ABOUT...

Mileage: 121,000

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A VERY INTENSE LOUD VIBRATING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT CONSOLE OF OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT. IT WAS VERY INTENSE AND LOUD AND LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS. WE PULLED OVER AND LOOKED BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING VISIBLY WRONG ON THE OUTSIDE. THEN THE NEXT MORNING...

Mileage: 125,000

TRANSMISSION LOCKED WHEELS, SHIFTED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT GEARS WHILE AT MODERATE SPEED (APPX 45 MPH). *TR

Mileage: 101,000

MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING A WEIRD SLIPPING ON THE TRANSMISSION, IT DOESNT SEEM TO CHANGE GEAR SOMETIMES. ITS ALWAYS THE 2ND GEAR GOING TO 3RD GEAR WHEN IT STARTS SLIPPING. BUT WHEN I STOP AND PULL OVER FOR A MINUTE AND DRIVE THE CAR, THE PROBLEMS GOES AWAY. ALSO THE AIRBAG WARNING TURNS ON AND OFF FOR...

Mileage: 150,000

MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING A WEIRD SLIPPING ON THE TRANSMISSION, IT DOESNT SEEM TO CHANGE GEAR SOMETIMES. ITS ALWAYS THE 2ND GEAR GOING TO 3RD GEAR WHEN IT STARTS SLIPPING. BUT WHEN I STOP AND PULL OVER FOR A MINUTE AND DRIVE THE CAR, THE PROBLEMS GOES AWAY. ALSO THE AIRBAG WARNING TURNS ON AND OFF FOR...

Mileage: 150,000

I INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN DRIVE, AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I THEN EXITED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AS I WAS PASSING BEHIND IT, SO I HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND CLIMB BACK INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE AND APPLY TH...

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE ENGINE WAS REVVING AT A HIGH RPM. HAD A FRIEND CHECK THE CODE WITH A SCANNER WHICH CAME BACK WITH CODE PO740 -TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID CIRCUIT. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 130,000

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN SHUDDERING AT 35-45 MPH. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE "D" LIGHT FLASHING. I SEE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH WAY TOO MANY PILOTS. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT! I LOVE HONDA - WE ALSO HAVE A 2004 CIVIC. HOWEVER, I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER IF OUR NEXT CAR WI...

Mileage: 105,000

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN LOWER GEARS; VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR, BUT WOULD REMAIN IN NEUTRAL. INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, THEN SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL (ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO REV, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE). INTERMITTENT...

Mileage: 158,000

SAME ISSUE AS EVERY OTHER PILOT OWNER WITH THE 2ND GEAR NOT WANTING TO SHIFT UP AROUND 30-40 MPH, A DELAY AND RPM'S GO UP CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

SAME ISSUE AS EVERY OTHER PILOT OWNER WITH THE 2ND GEAR NOT WANTING TO SHIFT UP AROUND 30-40 MPH, A DELAY AND RPM'S GO UP CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

OUR TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING AROUND 2 OR 3 GEAR.. THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS PART THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ON OUR CAR. OUR CAR ONLY HAS $116K MILES ON IT, AND IT SEEMS KIND OF FISHY THAT IT IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED AND "SUPPOSEDLY" FIXED. TRANSMISSIONS USUALLY LAST A LOT LONGER THAN...

Mileage: 110,000

THE IGNITION INTERLOCK MECHANISM ON OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT EX FAILED ALLOWING THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT IN PARK THEREBY ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO U.S. HONDA (CASE #[XXX]) WHO SAID THE ISSUE WAS RARE FOR THAT VEHICLE THEREFORE NO RECAL...

Mileage: 126,000

THE RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT HAS FALLEN APART INTERNALLY. THERE IS A CLEAR "HALF-DOME" OVER THE BULB ON THE BRAKE LIGHT PORTION, INSIDE THE TAILLIGHT UNIT THAT HAS FALLEN OFF AND NOW IS LOOSE INSIDE THE UNIT ITSELF. IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A "SNAP-ON" INSTALLATION WHEN THE UNIT IS ASSEMBLED. THERE IS NO...

Mileage: 95,000

I INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN DRIVE, AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I THEN EXITED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AS I WAS PASSING BEHIND IT, SO I HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND CLIMB BACK INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE AND APPLY TH...

Mileage: 126,000

I INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN DRIVE, AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I THEN EXITED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AS I WAS PASSING BEHIND IT, SO I HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND CLIMB BACK INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE AND APPLY TH...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,239.

Mileage: 160,239

AT ABOUT 80,0000 MILES ON MY PILOT A VIBRATION AND NOISE WHILE TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 - 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER BUT HE IS NOT SURE. AT TIMES THE SOUND IS FAINT AND OFTEN TIMES IT IS QUITE LOUD. THE DEALER IS QUO...

Mileage: 80,000

MY VEHICLE IS LEAKING WATER TO THE INTERIOR, LIKE A NUMBER OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS. HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT...AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE BECAUSE OF MOISTURE ON CRITICAL ELECTRICAL PARTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION INITIALLY STARTED TO SHUDDER WHEN THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHIN THE 40-60 MPH ZONE. NOW THE SHUDDER SEEMS TO OCCUR IN THE RANGE OF 30 TO 60 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO ERRATICALLY SHIFTING UP AND DOWN WITHIN THE DRIVE RANGE CAUSING FOR UNEVEN PERFORMANCE. I NOW OPERATE THE VEHI...

Mileage: 116,000

TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. DEALER SAYS IT IS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT LOCKS UP WHILE MOVING. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE ISSUES WITH THE HONDA PILOT. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

HAVING DIFFICULTIES PUTING CAR INTO GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY IF VEHICLE IS ON A HILL. VARIOUS FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. ONE FRIEND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TT

Mileage: 90,000

HAVING DIFFICULTIES PUTING CAR INTO GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY IF VEHICLE IS ON A HILL. VARIOUS FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. ONE FRIEND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TT

Mileage: 90,000

FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BROKE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; VEHICLE WAS NEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD, ONLY ON PAVED ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 58,565

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY THIS MORNING MY TRANSMISSION STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEARS SO HARD IT WAS THROWING ME FORWARD AND MY SEATBELT WAS LOCKING. AFTER THE JERKING THE RPM'S WENT TO 5,000 AT 55 MPH AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND HAD MY VEH...

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT TO THIRD, AND INSTEAD SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THIS GAVE A SERIOUS JOLT TO THE CAR, AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ON REVIEW BY A TRANSMISSION SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH PACK WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AND W...

Mileage: 120,029

I INITIALLY NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL IN THE GARAGE. THEN, AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ONE DAY, AND PARKING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, I DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR! THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK, AT THE SEAM OR JOINT WHERE THE TANK'S INTEGRAL CYLINDRICAL "TUBE" PROJECTIO...

Mileage: 116,040

I INITIALLY NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL IN THE GARAGE. THEN, AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ONE DAY, AND PARKING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, I DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR! THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK, AT THE SEAM OR JOINT WHERE THE TANK'S INTEGRAL CYLINDRICAL "TUBE" PROJECTIO...

Mileage: 116,040

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING AT 89,000 MILES THEN FINALLY FAILED AROUND 94,000. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE HONDA DEALER HE DID NOT MENTION ANY RECALLS AND HE FAILED TO MENTION THAT THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS. ALL HE WAS INTERESTED IN IS SELLING ME A BRAND NEW HONDA OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. ...

Mileage: 89,000

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 76000 MILES HAS STARTED TO MAKE A VIBRATION AND NOISE WHILE TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 - 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER BUT HE IS NOT SURE. AT TIMES THE SOUND IS FAINT AND OFTEN TIMES IT IS QUITE L...

Mileage: 76,000

2003 HONDA PILOT STARTED TO SOMETIMES DROP OUT OF GEAR. FEELS LIKE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. I STEP ON GAS, CAN HEAR ENGINE REV, BUT FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED. I HAVE TO COAST OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, PLACE CAR IN PARK AND THEN IN DRIVE AGAIN TO CORRECT PROBLEM. WHEN TRANNY IS NOT ACTING UP, I AL...

Mileage: 103,000

THIS VEHICLE MAKE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY NEGOTIATION OF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID BEING INVOLVED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. THE HONDA PILOT'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE, INTO NEUTRAL, WITH NO WARNING AND AT VARYING SPEE...

Mileage: 136,000

TWICE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2003 PILOT. FIRST AT APPROXIMATELY 68,000 MILES AND SECOND AT APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES (APPROX 60,000 PER TRANSMISSION). SO MUCH FOR HONDA RELIABILITY! TRANMISSION REPLACED FIRST TIME BY DEALER AT THE COST OF EXTENDED WARRANTY PAYMENT. SECOND REPLACEMENT DEALER W...

Mileage: 68,000

CONSUMER OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR. CAR REACHES VERY HIGH RPM'S THEN WILL JERK. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS HEATED. WHEN CAR IS FINALLY IN 2ND GEAR, IT WILL SLIP AND FALL OUT. SOON AFTER, CAR WILL NOT REVERSE. VERY SCARY AND COULD OF BEEN FATAL. TR...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TH...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE TRANSMISSION RECALL WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE TRANSMISSION RECALL WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DE...

Mileage: 70,000

2003 HONDA PILOT EX-L RES SUDDEN TRANSMISSION ISSUE-TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, NOT SHIFTING, REVVING EXTREMELY HIGH AND NOT SHIFTING INTO THE HIGHEST GEAR AT ALL. CAR IS JERKING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ALMOST STOPPING ITSELF IN ITS TRACKS BY DOWNSHIFTING FROM 60MPH INTO 2ND GEAR. 24HRS LATER, TH...

Mileage: 165,630

OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT AND THE MIDDLE SEAT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE AND WON'T RECLINE OR GO DOWN. COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE REAR PASSENGERS CAN'T GET OUT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MATS ARE SOAKED WITH WATER ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT. ATTEMPTS TO FIND AND REPAIR THE LEAK HAVE FAILED. I SEE MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF THIS ON-LINE WHERE CONSUMERS LIKE ME ARE GETTING NO HELP FROM HONDA CORP. I AM CONSTANTLY PULLING UP THE C...

Mileage: 107,000

OUR HONDA PILOT WILL SHUTTER WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 20 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE SHUTTER WILL CONTINUE IF YOU CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, IF I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL SHUTTER DISSIPATES AND I CAN RESUME ON ACCELERATING. OCCASIONALLY THE REAR END JUMPS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IT LOOKS...

Mileage: 165,000

JAN, 2011 (ODOMETER ~61000 MILES.) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED WHILE EXITING FROM HIGHWAY. FEB, 2011 DEALER CONFIRMED THAT 1. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS TURNING BROWN, 2. DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. APRIL, 2011 EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH...

Mileage: 61,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SYMPTOM WHEN YOU TURN THE COMBINATION LIGHT SWITCH TO THE HEADLIGHT "ON" POSITION, THE LOW BEAMS MAY NOT COME ON. PROBABLE CAUSE IN A RARE CASE, THE WIRE HARNESS MAY HAVE BEEN MISROUTED, CAUSING A TERMINAL IN THE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR TO BECOME HEAT-DAMAGED, WH...

Mileage: 101,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SYMPTOM WHEN YOU TURN THE COMBINATION LIGHT SWITCH TO THE HEADLIGHT "ON" POSITION, THE LOW BEAMS MAY NOT COME ON. PROBABLE CAUSE IN A RARE CASE, THE WIRE HARNESS MAY HAVE BEEN MISROUTED, CAUSING A TERMINAL IN THE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR TO BECOME HEAT-DAMAGED, WH...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR....

Mileage: 136,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED UP TO 3000. HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE ON THE AC MOTOR...

Mileage: 118,612

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS RELATED TO THE GAS CAP NOT BEING SECURED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ...

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS RELATED TO THE GAS CAP NOT BEING SECURED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ...

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS RELATED TO THE GAS CAP NOT BEING SECURED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ...

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS RELATED TO THE GAS CAP NOT BEING SECURED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ...

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS RELATED TO THE GAS CAP NOT BEING SECURED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ...

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS RELATED TO THE GAS CAP NOT BEING SECURED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ...

2003 HONDA PILOT (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAS A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 29-49 MPH. THE SHUDDER WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN THE ODOMETER HAD ABOUT 130K MILES. WE WERE TOLD TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT WE HAD RECENTLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT HONDA DEALER. IF YOU EASE OFF TH...

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN 2003 HONDA PILOT, GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 - 65 MPH, THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHOOK AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. MINUTES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO WE EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CONTINUED SLOWLY. ONCE HOME, THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE AND IT ACTUALLY...

Mileage: 117,000

2003 HONDA PILOT EX EXPERIENCES SHUDDER/VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, LASTING IN DURATION OF 5 TO 10 SECONDS. DRAIN OF TRANSMISSION FLUID REVEALED FRICTION MATERIAL PRESENT. DEALER SUSPECTS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE, SAME AS ACURA MDX. *TR

Mileage: 126,800

THE 2003 HONDA PILOT I OWN IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE BECOMES DISABLED AND THE "D" LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASH INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. TWO TRANSMISSIONS AT ONLY 127, 500 IS A SIGN OF PROBLEMS WITH T...

Mileage: 127,500

THE 2003 HONDA PILOT I OWN IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE BECOMES DISABLED AND THE "D" LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASH INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. TWO TRANSMISSIONS AT ONLY 127, 500 IS A SIGN OF PROBLEMS WITH T...

Mileage: 127,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. BOTH TEST REVEALED CODE P0730 WHICH MEANS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION...

Mileage: 87,000

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY 102,000 MILES 2003 HONDA PILOT. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

STEERING RACK FAILURE 2003 HONDA PILOT. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. WAS AT DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL IN OCT 2004 AND TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH IN DECEMBER 2010. *TR

Mileage: 132,598

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY AND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OVER AND THE WHEELS WOULD REM...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY AND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OVER AND THE WHEELS WOULD REM...

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH DVD PLAYER AND WIRELESS HEADPHONES. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR TWO YOUNG KIDS WHO WERE WATCHING A DVD WITH THE HEADPHONES. THE KIDS STATED THAT THE HEADPHONES STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED MAKING A WHITE NOISE SOUND. A FEW MINUTES LATER WE SAW ...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH DVD PLAYER AND WIRELESS HEADPHONES. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR TWO YOUNG KIDS WHO WERE WATCHING A DVD WITH THE HEADPHONES. THE KIDS STATED THAT THE HEADPHONES STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED MAKING A WHITE NOISE SOUND. A FEW MINUTES LATER WE SAW ...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED FUNCTIONING AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TI...

Mileage: 103,000

CAR CLUNKED WHEN ACCELERATING, SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, HAPPENED HERE AND THERE AND THEN HAPPENED MORE OFTEN. TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I PURCHASED THE 2003 HONDA PILOT IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES, A "SHUTTERING" BEGAN TO OCCUR AT LOWER SPEEDS. (15 TO 35 MPH.) I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO 3 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS OVER TIME AND NONE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. STATING IT IS NOT OBSERVED WHEN IN SHOP. I HAD MENTIO...

Mileage: 35,000

TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO GO BAD. A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2003 HONDA PILOT. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO MOTOR MOUNTS GOING BAD. *TR

MY CONVERTIBLE CHILD RESTRAINT COMES EQUIPPED WITH A LATCH STRAP WITH A STATED LIMIT OF 80 LBS (SUPERLATCH). WHEN I INSTALL THE SEAT USING THE SUPERLATCH STRAP, I AM REPEATEDLY FINDING THAT WITHIN TWO DAYS OF NORMAL USE, THE INSTALLATION BECOMES SIGNIFICANTLY LOOSER-SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS 2-3 INCHES ...

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 137,000 MILES ON IT AND IT VIBRATES SOMEWHERE AROUND 35-45 MPH. MY MECHANIC RECOMMENDED WE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED AS HE HAS SEEN 3 OR 4 OTHER PILOTS DO THE SAME THING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES TO THE POINT WHERE I JUST GOT USED TO IT. WITH...

2003 HONDA PILOT, TRANSMISSION SLIP BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ALMOST LIKE IT'S SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL, USUALLY WHEN IT'S SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT WARNING. USUALLY STALL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS SOMETIMES CANNOT PROCEED CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. ALSO TOLD THA...

Mileage: 110,000

OWNER OF 2003 HONDA PILOT. ABOUT A YEAR AGO "D" LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ON THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NO PROBLEMS FOUND. ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATTER, CAR STARTED HESITATING WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND - 3RD GEAR. WENT BACK TO DEALER AND TOLD THAT NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH TRANSMISSI...

Mileage: 144,000

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. THE "D" LIGHT WAS BLINKING SO IT TOOK IT TO HONDA OF NANUET AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION? THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION THAT THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED, BY ADDING A FUEL KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM? IT DIDN'T WORK! I HAVE R...

Mileage: 110,000

2003 HONDA PILOT EX-L: THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND HESITATES BETWEEN 35 - 50 MPH. I WAS TOLD BY A HONDA SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND 2 MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4162. THIS PROBLEM IS TOO COMMON TO NOT BE CONSIDERED AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAI...

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA PILOT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM IN JUNE 2010. ON A MODERATE UPHILL CLIMB, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH AND I FELT VIBRATION AND SHAKING. FROM A STANDING STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE 2ND GEAR, AND THEN AGAIN BEFORE SHIFTIN...

Mileage: 124,893

OUR HONDA PILOT WILL SHUTTER WHILE ACCELERATING PASSING THROUGH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE SHUTTER WILL CONTINUE IF THROTTLE IS KEPT IN, IF I BACK OF THE PEDAL SHUTTER DISSIPATES AND I CAN RESUME ON ACCELERATING. I CAN FEEL A SLIGHT VIBRATION UPTO 60 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HO...

Mileage: 150,000

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IGNITION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. THE DEALER FOUND THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RE...

I HAVE A HONDA 2003 PILOT. THIS WEEK, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN STOP (WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS), I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY SEVERAL VEHICLES WHICH WERE TRAVELING ...

Mileage: 139,900

FREQUENTLY THE HONDA PILOT WILL SHUTTER WHILE ACCELERATING PASSING THROUGH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE SHUTTER WILL CONTINUE IF THROTTLE IS KEPT IN, IF I BACK OF THE PEDAL SHUTTER DISSIPATES AND I CAN RESUME ON ACCELERATING. I CAN FEEL A SLIGHT VIBRATION UPTO 60 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE SPO...

THE IGNITION KEY FOR THE 2003 HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION CAUSING IT NOT TO START FOR OVER A YEAR. IF I WIGGLED THE STEERING WHEEL, THE KEY AND PUMPED THE BRAKES THE KEY WOULD TURN AND THE TRUCK WOULD EVENTUALLY START. ON AUGUST 25, 2010 THE THE KEY REMAINED JAMMED IN THE IGNI...

Mileage: 122,000

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT HAD A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SYSTEM FAILURE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 114,131

I HAVE A 2003 PILOT WITH OVER 130,000 MILES, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A PROBLEM WHILE ACCELERATING WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STICK AND REV UP, IF I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD CORRECT. NOW IT IS STICKING, REVS UP, AND IT WILL NOT CORRECT AT ALL. I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATE...

Mileage: 120,000

2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 136,000 MILES BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. THE JERKING WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WANTED TO SHIFT GEARS. RPM WOULD REV, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY MOVING GEAR SHIFT PAST D DOWN TO D3. O...

Mileage: 136,000

ON MY 2003 PILOT, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A VIBRATION/GRINDING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH 35 TO 40 MPH. THE NOISE WOULD LAST FOR 10 TO 15 SECONDS AND THEN STOP. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND OTHER SHOPS MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND THEY ALWAYS SAID THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. STARTED HAVING...

Mileage: 123,986

THE 2003 HONDA PILOT STOPPED WITH LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN ON BUT WOULD CONK-OUT WHEN PUT IN GEAR. THE CAR HAD A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT AT 2 PLACES. THIS WAS REPLACE AT THE DEALER. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN ON THE ROAD. THIS TIME AGAIN THE CAR WOULD TURN ON BUT WILL CO...

Mileage: 126,000

PLASTIC PANEL HOUSING DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE SEAT OF MY 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE SCREW THAT HELD IT IN PLACE IS STILL THERE BUT THE PLASTIC PANELING BEING HELD BY THE SCREW HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE PANEL. THIS HAPPENED IN THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE OWNED IT. TRIED TO...

Mileage: 2,000

I HAD REPEATED VISITS TO BABYLON HONDA IN BABYLON , NY FOR A REAR TAILGATE SPOILER PROBLEM. WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE (REAR DOOR) THE SPOILER WOULD HIT AND GRIND AGAINST THE ROOF PANEL. BABYLON HONDA ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BY TIGHTENING THE SPOILER MOUNTS WHICH WORKED FOR AWHILE, BUT THE PROBLEM RETUR...

Mileage: 69,000

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

2003 HONDA PILOT IGNITION INTERLOCK FAILED. THE CAR WAS STOPPED, TURNED OFF WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR, THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE DRIVER LEFT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED DOWN THE STREET AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A BRICK MAIL BOX 2 BLOCKS AWAY. HONDA DEALER TOLD US THAT THE DRIVE MUST HAVE FORCE...

Mileage: 70,000

WE WERE DRIVING WITH OUR 2 YOUNG KIDS AND OUR 2 DOGS ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH IN OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 130,000 MILES ON IT. WE HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG AND JERK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. WE PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO COLLISION. FROM THEN ON WE WERE UNABLE TO GET ANY GEAR TO ...

Mileage: 130,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME OR BRACKET IN THE FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE. THE SEAT ROCKS PRECARIOUSLY WHEN I DRIVE OR ACCELERATE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS A FREQUENTLY REPORTED PROBLEM, AND WHETHER HONDA HAS AN OBLIGATION T...

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT IN PARK. HE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK WHEN HE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR DAMAGES TO...

Mileage: 72,000

THE PLASTIC PANEL HOUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE SEAT ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE SCREW THAT HELD IT IN PLACE IS STILL SEATED, BUT THE PLASTIC PANELING BEING HELD BY THE SCREW HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT WHICH WAS RECALLED UNDER CAMPAIGN #04V176000. THE OIL JET KIT WAS REPLACED, YET THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOW FAILED. I HAVE PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE AS DICTATED BY THE MANUFACTURER, WITH A CERTIFIED HONDA TECHNICIAN. THE LOCK-UP ON THE TRANSMISSION IS...

Mileage: 101,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE KEY WILL NOT SLIDE INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLIDE THE KEY IN PARTIALLY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND HE HEARD A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR ...

Mileage: 90,000

2003 HONDA PILOT STARTED "JUDDERING" AT 35-40 MPH WHEN IT HIT AROUND 45K MILES. NUMEROUS VISITS TO DEALER AND A MECHANIC EVEN RODE WITH ME WHILE I DROVE AND DUPLICATED PROBLEM, BUT WHEN IT WENT BACK INTO THEIR SHOP THEY DENIED A PROBLEM. I GAVE UP WHEN WE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. PROBLEM STILL EX...

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT MAKES A LOUD RATTLING OR VIBRATING NOISE THAT I CAN FEEL WHEN THE CAR IS GOING ABOUT 35 - 60 MPH. I NOTICE IT DAILY ON MY WAY TO AND FROM WORK. SINCE I LIVE WHERE THERE IS NO HONDA DEALER NEARER THAN 150 MILES, I'VE ASKED LOCAL MECHANICS TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE VI...

Mileage: 115,000

2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 90000. SEEMS THAT THE RECALL FIX DID NOT WORK. JUST DO AN INTERNET SEARCH AND YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY OF US HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. SECOND TO THIRD GEAR IS THE PROBLEM. YOU DID FORCE THEM TO RECALL THE ODYSSEY PROBLEM IT IS...

Mileage: 90,000

THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT JAMMED AND YOU CANNOT TURN THE KEY. ONCE OUT, YOU CANNOT PUT KEY IN IT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I OWN A HONDA PILOT 2003. 2 WEEKS AGO OUR AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR DIED. WE WERE ON OUR WAY ON VACATION WHEN IT WENT. THE MECHANIC SAID WE COULD HAVE LOST A LOT MORE HAD THE BELT SNAPPED. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE BUT FIGURED ITS WORTH REPORTING. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2003 HONDA PILOT EX FAILED MOTOR MOUNTS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

THE KEY DOES NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. WE HAVE TO WIGGLE IT OR MESS WITH IT MANY TIMES TO GET IT TO TURN, SOMETIMES IT TAKES TOO LONG FOR US TO GET TO IT TURN, WHICH CAUSES MANY INCONVENIENCES FOR US. THE DEALER WANTS $700-$900 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT ...

THE KEY DOES NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. WE HAVE TO WIGGLE IT OR MESS WITH IT MANY TIMES TO GET IT TO TURN, SOMETIMES IT TAKES TOO LONG FOR US TO GET TO IT TURN, WHICH CAUSES MANY INCONVENIENCES FOR US. THE DEALER WANTS $700-$900 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT ...

IGNITION LOCK FAILURE, KEY STOPPED WORKING CAR WON'T START LEFT US STRANDED. *TR

Mileage: 94,675

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMIN...

Mileage: 105,000

FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACING. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE MOVED IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHE...

Mileage: 106,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 128,000 MILES. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, SPEED ABOUT 60 THE CAR SLAMMED AND THE SPEED CAME DOWN 20 MPH IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

CONSUMERS 2003 HONDA PILOT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER FOUND AN AFFORDABLE AUTO SHOP AND LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDE TO HONDA CONSUMER WAS DENIED WARRANTY SERVICE. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, REGAR...

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA PILOT THAT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT IS SLIPPING GEARS AND BOGS WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 128,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA PILOT THAT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT IS SLIPPING GEARS AND BOGS WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICE THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR ANDI GUESS IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIT.

Mileage: 128,000

2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION: MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP IN 2ND GEAR. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE - STEERING COLUMN, MOTOR MOUNTS, ETC. THE LIST IS NUMEROUS. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ALMOST SINCE THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2006. THE DEA...

Mileage: 127,000

2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION: MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP IN 2ND GEAR. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE - STEERING COLUMN, MOTOR MOUNTS, ETC. THE LIST IS NUMEROUS. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ALMOST SINCE THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2006. THE DEA...

Mileage: 127,000

2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION: MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP IN 2ND GEAR. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE - STEERING COLUMN, MOTOR MOUNTS, ETC. THE LIST IS NUMEROUS. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ALMOST SINCE THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2006. THE DEA...

Mileage: 127,000

I'M NOT OF THAT SCARED OF STICKING GAS PEDALS KIND ON PERSON. JUST WANT TO FILE THIS INCIDENT TO PROBABLY HELP OTHERS TO AVOID PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. AFTER CAR BEING PARKED FOR THREE WEEKS AT AIRPORT WHEN FIRST STARTED IT I HAD AND ISSUE WITH THE STUCK GAS PEDAL. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE PARKING...

Mileage: 135,000

I'M NOT OF THAT SCARED OF STICKING GAS PEDALS KIND ON PERSON. JUST WANT TO FILE THIS INCIDENT TO PROBABLY HELP OTHERS TO AVOID PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. AFTER CAR BEING PARKED FOR THREE WEEKS AT AIRPORT WHEN FIRST STARTED IT I HAD AND ISSUE WITH THE STUCK GAS PEDAL. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE PARKING...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SURGING FORWARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE RPM'S STARTED TO REV-UP ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SURGING FORWARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE RPM'S STARTED TO REV-UP ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SURGING FORWARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE RPM'S STARTED TO REV-UP ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SURGING FORWARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE RPM'S STARTED TO REV-UP ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC...

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING HONDA PILOT 2003 WITH 84,000 MIL ONTO EXPRESSWAY ON RAMP--IT STARTED BUCKING---LIKE IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD AND THEN STOP---FINALLY WENT FORWARD. DROVE IT FOR 1 MORE WEEK AND THIS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES. TOOK TO A VERY GOOD MECHANIC. THEY TESTED THE CAR AND NOTHING CAME UP AS WRONG. TH...

Mileage: 84,000

SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. HAD CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP. HONDA FOUND BURNT CONNECTOR IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. REPLACED ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SWITCH PART NUMBER 35012-S5A-307, 7743875-35999 SET, COMBINATION SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 144,844

THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES: 1. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE KEY NOT FITTING PROPERLY AS IT ONCE DID, PERHAPS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I TURN THE KEY OR PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WON'T TURN TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE...

Mileage: 87,000

THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES: 1. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE KEY NOT FITTING PROPERLY AS IT ONCE DID, PERHAPS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I TURN THE KEY OR PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WON'T TURN TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE...

Mileage: 87,000

THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES: 1. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE KEY NOT FITTING PROPERLY AS IT ONCE DID, PERHAPS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I TURN THE KEY OR PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WON'T TURN TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE...

Mileage: 87,000

THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES: 1. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE KEY NOT FITTING PROPERLY AS IT ONCE DID, PERHAPS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I TURN THE KEY OR PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WON'T TURN TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE...

Mileage: 87,000

THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES: 1. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE KEY NOT FITTING PROPERLY AS IT ONCE DID, PERHAPS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I TURN THE KEY OR PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WON'T TURN TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE...

Mileage: 87,000

THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES: 1. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE KEY NOT FITTING PROPERLY AS IT ONCE DID, PERHAPS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I TURN THE KEY OR PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WON'T TURN TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE...

Mileage: 87,000

THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES: 1. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE KEY NOT FITTING PROPERLY AS IT ONCE DID, PERHAPS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I TURN THE KEY OR PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WON'T TURN TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE...

Mileage: 87,000

I OWE A 2003 HONDA PILOT. IN 2007 I COMPLAINED TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER OF A GRINDING NOISE SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ON 2/6/2010 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. NOW SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED IT IS...

MY '03 HONDA PILOT WAS IMPACTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BY A DRIVER BACKING UP A BIT FAST AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS DAMAGED DONE TO THE FRONT FENDER TO THE EXTENT OF BUCKLING ONE OF THE FENDER CORNERS. SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WILL NOT GO ...

Mileage: 95,000

MY HONDA PILOT HAS AN UNFIXABLE LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. IT IS STICKING GAS PEDAL. USUALLY IT STICKS AFTER THE NIGHT IN THE GARAGE AND I NEED TO IDLE UNTIL THE ENGINE IS HOT AND THEN THE PEDAL UNSTICKS. BUT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. THIS DEFECT MAKES THE CAR ABSOLUTELY UNPREDICTABLE WH...

Mileage: 56,000

MY HONDA PILOT HAS AN UNFIXABLE LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. IT IS STICKING GAS PEDAL. USUALLY IT STICKS AFTER THE NIGHT IN THE GARAGE AND I NEED TO IDLE UNTIL THE ENGINE IS HOT AND THEN THE PEDAL UNSTICKS. BUT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. THIS DEFECT MAKES THE CAR ABSOLUTELY UNPREDICTABLE WH...

Mileage: 56,000

MY CAR HAD A TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE IN 2004. I TOOK THE CAR IN JULY 2004 AND SUPPOSEDLY THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. HOWEVER, AFTER THAT TIME, MY CAR SEEMED TO DOWNSHIFT VERY ROUGHLY AND WAS JERKY WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR. LAST YEAR MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL. WHILE, TH...

DURING THE FREEZING WEATHER IN JACKSONVILLE. FL. SPECIFICALLY ON THE 7TH & 8TH JAN. 2010, THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT WAS STICKING. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO APPLY EXTRA FOOT DOWNWARD PRESSURE TO MAKE THE GAS PEDAL MOVE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OC...

Mileage: 48,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS FAMILIAR WIT...

Mileage: 95,000

2003 HONDA PILOT EX-L RES; AUTOMATIC, 112,700 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND-3RD WITH THE SELECTOR IN DRIVE. SHORTLY THERE AFTER AT ROUGHLY 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WE EXPERIENCED A JARRING DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR WITH A LOUD MECHANICAL "THUNK", THEN IMMEDIATELY BAC...

Mileage: 112,700

2003 HONDA PILOT EX WITH 101,054 MILES FRONT, SIDE AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND LEAKED HYDRAULIC FLUID. HONDA DEALER REPLACED ALL THREE MOTOR MOUNTS COSTING $600.00. HONDA DEALER STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THEM (THEY ARE NOT ALL RUBBER)...

Mileage: 101,054

TRAFFIC ON A SURFACE ROAD CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE 2004 FORD F150 DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND REAR-ENDED OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT ALONG THE RIGHT HALF OF THE BUMPER. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO SHOVE THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES, WRINKLING THE ROOF AND PUTTING THE DRIVERSIDE REAR DO...

Mileage: 134,000

2003 HONDA PILOT LX 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND CHANGING GEARS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT HAS CRACKED ENGINE MOUNTS. IT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. THE FRONT AND BACK MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AT 97,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

FAILED IAC VALVE IN 2003 HONDA PILOT CAUSED ENGINE SURGE DURING PARKING. THIS RESULTED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,754

2004 HONDA PILOT, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!!! HONDA SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE YOUR TRANSMISSION... WE HAD A FLASHING D LIGHT FOR MANY YEAR ON & OFF AGAIN... THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS DONE.. MY REPAIR RECORD AS FOLLOWS: HONDA WEST AUGS 1/2003 A INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE, THROTTLE BODY SERVICE, REAR DIFFERE...

Mileage: 98,000

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I AM HAVING THIS BLINKING "D" LIGHT ON THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT SUV. I BELIEVED THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO PASSENGERS AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL YET BY HONDA AMERICA TO ALERT THE...

Mileage: 70,000

THE 2ND ROW LH (DRIVER'S SIDE) PASSENGER SEAT IN MY 2003 HONDA PILOT PURCHASED 1/2/2003 WITH ABOUT 90K HAS HAD TWO RELATED PROBLEMS ON THIS SEAT. THIS SEAT IS RARELY SAT IN AND ALMOST NEVER MOVED. IT BECAME JAMMED IN THE UPRIGHT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, LIKELY MUCH EARLIER THAN I DETECTED IT IN JULY ...

Mileage: 88,000

2003 HONDA PILOT W/45,500 MILES HESITATION/SURGING WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED OR WHILE LIGHTLY ACCELERATING FROM MAINTAINED SPEED. HUMMING NOISE DURING HESITATION/SURGE. VERY NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 25-40MPH. ADVISED BY HONDA DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VE...

TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO TRANSITION TO 3RD GEAR WHILE GOING APPROX. 30-35 MPH. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE "D" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, BUT WHEN CAR WAS TURNED OFF, IT DID NOT GO ON AGAIN. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC THINKING IT WAS A "3RD SWITCH" ISSUE I HAD READ ABOUT ON CAR SITES. MY MECHANIC SAID ONE SOL...

Mileage: 118,500

200 HONDA PILOT... TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING... HOLDING GEAR BEFORE LURCHING TO NEXT GEAR... SAME WITH SLOWING DOWN... PRETTY ALARMING... WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF AROUND $3000... CAR ONLY HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT... VERY FRUSTRATING... HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THESE ON THE...

Mileage: 88,000

CAR JOLTED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. VERY SCARY. IT DIDN'T SHIFT PROPERLY AFTERWARDS. WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ON A SLOPE, FOR EXAMPLE, IT DIDN'T SHIFT AND THEN JOLTED FORWARD. IN ONE OCCASION THAT I PUT THE CAR IN THE R GEAR, AND IT DIDN'T GO BACKWARDS. CHECKED WITH A HONDA DEALER...

Mileage: 85,284

TL*. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF HER AUTOMATIC DOOR ACTUATORS FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CANNOT UNLOCK THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, THE INABILITY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS INCREASES THE RISK FOR SAFETY HAZARD. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 109,000

OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THE 2ND GEAR. WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE 3RD LANE OVER 60 MPH WHEN BOTH FRONT TIRES LOCKED AND WE SKIDDED TO A HALT IN LESS THAN 200 YARDS ON THE HIGHWAY. PRIOR TO OUR VEHICLE BREAKING DOWN, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DANGER, N...

Mileage: 138,400

OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THE 2ND GEAR. WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE 3RD LANE OVER 60 MPH WHEN BOTH FRONT TIRES LOCKED AND WE SKIDDED TO A HALT IN LESS THAN 200 YARDS ON THE HIGHWAY. PRIOR TO OUR VEHICLE BREAKING DOWN, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DANGER, N...

Mileage: 138,400

OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THE 2ND GEAR. WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE 3RD LANE OVER 60 MPH WHEN BOTH FRONT TIRES LOCKED AND WE SKIDDED TO A HALT IN LESS THAN 200 YARDS ON THE HIGHWAY. PRIOR TO OUR VEHICLE BREAKING DOWN, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DANGER, N...

Mileage: 138,400

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA PILOT THAT HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. I WAS ON CA HIGHWAY 80 WHEN THE "D" LIGHT SUDDENLY STARTED FLASHING THEN THE GEARS STARTED TO STICK. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE AND I HAD TO SUDDENLY SLOW THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TO 40 MPH. I PULLED OFF AS SOO...

Mileage: 111,000

2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER REQUEST A REFUND FOR THE TRANSMISSION WORK THAT WAS A SAFETY RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO REVERSE GEAR AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN SWITCHING THE GEAR FORWARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *...

2003 HONDA PILOT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN. CAR ONLY HAS 77K ON IT. OWNED 5 OTHER HONDAS NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. NO ROUGH DRIVING. COST IS OVER 500.00 TO REPLACE SAFETY ISSUE, COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE IF THE MOUNTS FAIL. ALSO THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IS ALWAYS GETTING STUCK AND SOMETIMES TAKES 20 MINUTES ...

Mileage: 760,000

2003 HONDA PILOT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN. CAR ONLY HAS 77K ON IT. OWNED 5 OTHER HONDAS NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. NO ROUGH DRIVING. COST IS OVER 500.00 TO REPLACE SAFETY ISSUE, COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE IF THE MOUNTS FAIL. ALSO THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IS ALWAYS GETTING STUCK AND SOMETIMES TAKES 20 MINUTES ...

Mileage: 760,000

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SLIPPING NOT GOING INTO SECOND GEAR, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY, BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR IN MAY 2009 DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCREASED IN JUNE, "D" LIGHT FLASHING, SLIPPING NEAR ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE E...

Mileage: 115,000

HEADLAMPS ON 2003 HONDA PILOT SIMPLY STOP WORKING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 108,900

THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER IS OUT OF PARK. I SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY UNTIL IT IS IN PARK. THIS DEFECT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL FOR ALL HONDA ACCORDS, 1999-02. THE DEALER HAS QUOTED MORE THAN $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE APPEALED TO AMERICAN HONDA AND...

Mileage: 55,000

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE, NOW THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED SLIP AND SHIFT HARD, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE "D" FLASHING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, BUT RESETS WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. I'M AFRAID THAT THE AS STATE ON THE RECALL CONS...

Mileage: 110,259

SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 100,748

SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 100,748

2003 HONDA PILOT 140K MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. THE "D" INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH THEN THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRYING START FROM A DEAD STOP IN 4TH GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE NEXT GEAR SLIPPING. WAS MERGING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND HARDLY AVOIDED ANOTHER CAR COMING FROM BEHIND ME. SEEN OTHER CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ON 2003-2004 PILOT TRANSMISSIONS FAILS SAME WAY SOON AFTER 100KMILES. *TR

Mileage: 132,500

2003 HONDA PILOT. 2ND GEAR GOING OUT. SEEMS TO HAVE CHIPPED TEETH ON GEAR. I CONTACTED HONDA. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY PILOT HAD ALREADY BEEN LOOKED AT BACK IN 2004. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A DIRECT RESULT OF ORIGINAL RECALL ON THIS MODEL. THIS ALL BEGAN WITH MY "D" FLASHING. NOW M...

Mileage: 95,000

OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT'S (WITH 85,000 MILES) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 6/1/09. WE RECENTLY JUST PURCHASED THIS PILOT AND ARE THE SECOND OWNERS. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AND SERVICED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP RIGHT UP UNTIL WE BOUGHT IT. ANYHOW, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CA...

Mileage: 84,985

2003 HONDA PILOT, 95K MILES, TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN STARTED FLASHING, SLIPPING OR POPPING BETWEEN GEARS, ACCELERATION IS GONE, WENT DOWNHILL VERY QUICKLY. I LOGGED ONTO VARIOUS WEBSITES AND SEE THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REPORTED BY MANY EARLY MODEL HONDA PILOT OWNERS I AM EXTREME...

Mileage: 95,000

THE FLOOR BOARD OF MY 2003 HONDA PILOT IS VERY DAMP TO THE EXTENT THAT IF YOU WERE TO LEAVE A PAPER BACK ON IT, THE BAG WOULD BECOME WET. THIS WAS LAST OBSERVED ON AN 5-HOUR TRIP WE WERE TAKING ON JUNE 5TH. IT RAINED ALL DAY, AND WE WERE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITION FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. WHEN WE RETU...

Mileage: 65,000

FEB 2009 NOTICED TRANSMISSION WAS PERIODICALLY SLIPPING AT 86,000 MILES, 1000 OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DID NOT MALFUNCTION WHEN MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT. I WAS PASSING A TRUCK GOING UPHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN AND SLAMMED TO ALMOST A COMPLE...

Mileage: 86,000

BLINKING D LIGHT ON 2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION. DEALERS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. EDMUNDS FORUM FULL OF SAME COMPLAINT, SAME EVASIVE ANSWER. TRANSMISSION ABOUT TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT BROKE, AND WE WERE ALERTED BY OUR HONDA DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 79,000 MILES ON IT. THE MOTOR MOUNTS HELP HOLD THE ENGINE IN PLACE. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED ONLINE CHAT BOARDS WITH DOZENS AND DOZENS OF PILOT OWNERS COMPLAINING THAT THE M...

Mileage: 78,999

HONDA PILOT LEAKING THROUGH AND TO THE FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCEPT KEY, AFTER PLAYING WITH IT FINALLY GET THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, BUT WILL NOT START. PLAY AND PLAY WITH IGNITION AND CAR FINALLY STARTS. TAKE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN EL CAJON CA , THEY SAY BECAUSE OF WEIGHT OF KEYS, HAVE A TOTAL OF 3 KEYS ON MY CHAIN, THAT IT HAS WORN OUT T...

Mileage: 73,333

VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCEPT KEY, AFTER PLAYING WITH IT FINALLY GET THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, BUT WILL NOT START. PLAY AND PLAY WITH IGNITION AND CAR FINALLY STARTS. TAKE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN EL CAJON CA , THEY SAY BECAUSE OF WEIGHT OF KEYS, HAVE A TOTAL OF 3 KEYS ON MY CHAIN, THAT IT HAS WORN OUT T...

Mileage: 73,333

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE GEARS FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); THEREFORE, T...

Mileage: 162,525

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT...

Mileage: 81,000

THE HONDA PILOT 2003 WHICH HAS 134500 MILES ON IT STARTED TO REV UP WHILE ACCELERATING AND LURCHING FORWARD VIOLENTLY. ONCE WHILE TRYING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY STALL AS IF PUT IN A NEUTRAL AND LURCHED BACK TO 50MPH SPEED IN FEW SECONDS. LUCKILY NOT BODY IS BEHIND BUT WOULD HA...

Mileage: 134,500

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I TRAVEL FREQUENTLY AND CURRENTLY HAVE 157,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AS REQUIRED AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED. IT HAS ALWAYS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS WITH HARSH SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS, BUT DUE ...

Mileage: 157,000

THE CHROME PLATING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE OF OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT IS FLAKING AT THE FRONT EDGE. IT IS A DANGEROUS CUT HAZARD. OUR PILOT HAS ONLY 69077 MILES. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THAT TH...

Mileage: 69,077

WHILE DRIVING 2003 HONDA PILOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE REVVED UP WHILE SEEMING TO COAST AND THEN JOLTED FORWARD. CAR HAS 109,000 MILES. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION AND FAILURE OF CONTROL MODULE. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RE...

Mileage: 109,000

CAR STARTED TO RIDE ROUGH AT 75K MILES WITH "D" LIGHT FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER MIS-IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 5K MILES BUT EVENTUALLY DETERMINED THAT THE CAR NEEDS AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. CAR NOW HAS JUST OVER 80K MILES. VERY SHORT LIFE FOR A TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS CRACKED AND ONE OF THE SIDE MOUNTS IS TORN AND ABOUT TO CRACK. MY HONDA PILOT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY 2003 AND HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. HONDA CLAIMS THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS ONLY LAST FIVE YEARS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART, ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE VOLUME OF SIMILAR ...

Mileage: 84,000

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT WAS RECALLED FOR A POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE INSPECTION/REMEDY WAS PERFORMED IN 2004. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WITH THE EXACT SAME FAILURE THE RECALL WAS INTENDED TO REMEDY. WHILE TRAVELING A DEALER IN MIAMI (BRICKELL MOTORS) WORKED WITH A REGIONAL HONDA REP A...

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT HAD A TRANSMISSION RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS REPORTEDLY PERFORMED BY HONDA. 3-14-09 IT WAS SERVICED BY HONDA, FOR A LIGHT THAT CAME ON INDICATING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER THE SERVICE, ON 4-2-09, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP T...

Mileage: 150,915

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 135,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT. TWO OF THE FOUR ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BAD. FROM PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY, MANY HONDA PILOTS. IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE DEFECTIVE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE TO BE HAVING THE SAME COSTLY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE CAR MAKES GRINDING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THE CAR GENTLY ACCELERATES FROM BELOW 1400 RPM TO 1500 RPM. IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AROUND 30000 MILES AND HAPPENS FREQUENTLY NOW (97000 MILES). DEALER HAS REPLACED EGR VALVE 3 TIMES WITH NO AVAIL AND THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE GRIN...

Mileage: 35,400

2 FAILURES: 1) REAR AIR UNIT FAILED AT 50,000 MILES / 5 YEARS. 2) TWO MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN (FRONT AND SIDE) AT 60,000 MILES / 6 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2 FAILURES: 1) REAR AIR UNIT FAILED AT 50,000 MILES / 5 YEARS. 2) TWO MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN (FRONT AND SIDE) AT 60,000 MILES / 6 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

NOTICED THAT THE HONDA PILOT WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVING AT 60, THEN EVENTUALLY START FEELING THE BRAKES GOING INTO EFFECT AND THE SPEED DROPPING TO BELOW 40. HOWEVER, DRIVING AT 25 YESTERDAY, THE BRAKES LOCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I HAD TO PUSH DOWN THE BRAKES ...

Mileage: 134,000

I OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT EXL,LATELY I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SWITCH NOT WANTING TO TURN ON OR UNLOCK STEERING WHEEL. WHAT SHOULD I DO...I'VE OWN TWO OTHER HONDAS AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS.(98 ACCORD,98 CIVIC);THEIR WAS RECALL ON THEM. IS THEIR A RECALL ON THE HONDA PILOT SWITCH OR STEERING COLUMN....

Mileage: 125,000

1-FAILED IGNITION LOCK 2- CANNOT START THE CAR 3- REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HAD TO REPLACE FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT. THIS WAS AFTER ONLY 67,118 MILES. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL MOTOR MOUNTS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 67,118

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT WAS CAUSING LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS AND FINGERS WHEN USING THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DELAMINATING DOOR HANDLES. THE CHROME PLATING ON THE PLASTIC DELAMINATES AND HAS A VERY SHARP EDGE THAT SLICES THE FINGERS OR HANDS IF RUB AGAINST. ALL O...

Mileage: 42,000

HAD 2003 HONDA PILOT IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE TIMING BELT. SERVICE MGR CALLED AND STATED THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT AND SIDE MOUNT WERE BROKEN. HE STATED THIS IS A ONGOING OCCURRENCE WITH THE HONDA PILOTS....WE HAD 137,000 MILES. I AM BEING INFORMED THAT THIS OCCURS AROUND 60,000 MILES ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 113,906

THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO EFFECT ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC BUT HE CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WHEN HE PLUGS THE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INTO THE COMPUTER. WHILE THIS PROBLE...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THERE WAS SUDDENLY A 3-5 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTR...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THERE WAS SUDDENLY A 3-5 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTR...

Mileage: 100,000

AT 100,000 MILES I WAS INFORMED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT 2 OF 3 MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ON MY 2003 PILOT. THIS WILL COST ME APPROX $400. SEEMS THAT MANY HONDA PILOT OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER "OLDER" CAR. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK AND, LATER THAT DAY, IT WOULD NOT START. HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT EVENTUALLY STARTED. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND, AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE MECH...

Mileage: 7,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WERE DETERIORATING ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND THEY PERFORMED A REALIGNMENT. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND A TECHNICIAN STAT...

Mileage: 18,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WERE DETERIORATING ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND THEY PERFORMED A REALIGNMENT. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND A TECHNICIAN STAT...

Mileage: 18,000

WE BOUGHT OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT ASSUMING THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT FAMILY VEHICLE. WE HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND ANOTHER ON THE WAY SO OUR CAR IS FULL OF CAR SEATS. WE HAVE A BACKLESS BOASTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, A BOASTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND A...

WE BOUGHT OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT ASSUMING THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT FAMILY VEHICLE. WE HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND ANOTHER ON THE WAY SO OUR CAR IS FULL OF CAR SEATS. WE HAVE A BACKLESS BOASTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, A BOASTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND A...

THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT SEPARATED WHILE BEING DRIVEN OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. UPON INSPECTION, THE JOINT HAD NEVER BEEN LUBRICATED WHEN THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED. THIS JOINT IS A "LUBED-FOR-LIFE" JOINT THAT CANNOT BE INSPECTED OR LUBRICATED ON...

Mileage: 92,000

ON OR A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO MARCH 13,2008 I WAS LEFT THE PARKING LOT OF AN AREA BUSINESS, UPON PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD MARCH 13,2008 HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHEN PULLING OUT OF STORE PARKING LOT REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS, FUSES&RELAYS LOW BEAMS INOPERABLE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED DROVE HOME WITH ...

Mileage: 125,000

WE PURCHASED A USED 2003 HONDA PILOT IN APRIL 2007. WE WERE AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2004 AND OUR VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED AS PART OF THAT RECALL. IT IS NOW JULY 2008 AND WE WERE JUST TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT SERVICES OUR CAR THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REP...

Mileage: 93,150

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RESTRAINT ON 2003 HONDA PILOT CAME UNBUCKLED WHILE DRIVING. I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS I HAD NOT BUCKED IT SUFFICIENTLY. WHEN TRIED TO PUT METAL PIECE ON BELT BACK INTO THE LOCKING DEVICE, IT WOULD NOT LOCK. CARRIED IT TO THE DEALER 7-7-08, AND HE HAD TO ORDER THE PART. *TR

Mileage: 66,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION TENDS TO HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. OCCASIONALLY, THE CONTACT HAS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE IN ORDER FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT. SEVERAL MONTHS PRIO...

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE FRONT SEATS CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. THAT IS, THEY MUST STAY DOWN AGAINST THE TOP OF THE SEAT AND CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED TO FIT THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THAT IS T...

REAR-ENDED. 2003 HONDA PILOT EX: FRONT SEAT HEAD REST IS NON-ADJUSTABLE, AND HITS HEAD ABOUT AN INCH DOWN FROM TOP OF MY HEAD. THERE IS NO CUSHIONING NOR PROTECTION FOR MY HEAD. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT IF I TOOK AUTO TO DEALER, DEALER WOULD REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THAT T...

Mileage: 35,425

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. HE CHECKED THE HEAD REST AND NOTICED THAT WHEN HE GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AGAIN, HE HIT HIS HEAD AT ONE SPOT ABOUT 1 INCH DOWN FROM THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT HEAD RESTRAINTS CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEATS WERE FINE. ...

Mileage: 35,245

THREE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED ON MY PILOT, ALONG WITH THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FOR THE DRIVER DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

NOTICEABLE CABIN VIBRATION WHEN CAR APPROACHES 70MPH, VERY NOTICEABLE. NO MODIFICATIONS OR REPAIRS AS OF YET. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE ON 2003 PILOT AT 53,000 MILES. HONDA REALIABILITY NOT AS GOOD AS PEOPLE THINK. *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE APPROX 70 MPH FOR 150 MILES. THERE WAS A SMELL SIMILAR TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, NOTICED ACRID SMELL AND SMOKE OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE. LOTS OF SMOKE FOR 5 MIN THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY IN 30 MIN. ALL LEVELS OK, NO LEAKS, NO FAILURES, ALL WIRING CO...

Mileage: 29,800

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA PILOT. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND EGR VALVE RECALLS SERVICES. AROUND 30,000 MILES, I NOTICE GROWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAPPENS WHEN LIGHTLY ACCELERATING FROM 1300 RPM TO 1500 RPM. ONCE I HAD CAR JERKING WHILE STARTING FROM THE START. DEALER HAS REPLACED TH...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA PILOT. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND EGR VALVE RECALLS SERVICES. AROUND 30,000 MILES, I NOTICE GROWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAPPENS WHEN LIGHTLY ACCELERATING FROM 1300 RPM TO 1500 RPM. ONCE I HAD CAR JERKING WHILE STARTING FROM THE START. DEALER HAS REPLACED TH...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE COOPER MASTERCRAFT COURSER AWT, SIZE P235/70R16 (NA). THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. TH...

Mileage: 87,000

(1)THE TRANSMISSION/GEAR LIGHT IN THE 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 83,000 MILES (WHEN IN DRIVE) BEGAN BLINKING. WE CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALER SAID THAT 90% OF THE TIME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION PRESSURE SWITCH. (2)T...

Mileage: 83,000

I JUST GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS MAKING A SLOW TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE INNER TIE ROD BROKE. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING OR HIT ANYTHING, AND THE DEALER FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SUCH. THE TIE ROD BROKE WHILE GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH , AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. I HAD T...

Mileage: 48,353

SRS RED LIGHT STAYS ON, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER (ALLAN NOTT HONDA) IN LIMA, OH., SAYS AIRBAGS ARE NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED IN THE VEHICLE. THEREFORE, WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY IN OUR 4 YR. OLD PILOT. NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A WRECK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL #04176000 CONCERNING THE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE COOLING HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VE...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SWUNG TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE COMPONENT FAILUR...

Mileage: 30,000

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE IS A LOUD THUMPING THAT COMES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT SCARES THE HECK OUT OF YOU AND YOU THINK SOMEONE HAS HIT YOU! TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE HONDA DEALER IN BRANTFORD, ONTARIO AND ALTHOUGH HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AS A RELATED TO FU...

Mileage: 1

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 HONDA PILOT EX-L'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON ALONG WITH THE VARIABLE TORQUE MANAGEMENT 4- WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT. SHE STATED THAT ON ANY GIVEN DAY OR AT ANY SPEED THESE LIGHTS MAY TURN ON TOGETHER OR ONE AT A TIME. THE CONTACT STATED DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 45,000

2003 HONDA PILOT RECALLED DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; AVERY GREEN MOTORS IN VALLEJO CA PURPORTEDLY "FIXED" THE RECALL PROBLEM. TWO YEARS LATER, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, AT MY OWN COST OF $4,700. HONDA REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH THE COST, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS APPARENT THEIR "FIX...

2003 HONDA PILOT RECALLED DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; AVERY GREEN MOTORS IN VALLEJO CA PURPORTEDLY "FIXED" THE RECALL PROBLEM. TWO YEARS LATER, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, AT MY OWN COST OF $4,700. HONDA REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH THE COST, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS APPARENT THEIR "FIX...

ALL RIGHT. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. HONDA NOW WANTS US TO BELIEVE THAT EVERY RODENT HAS NOW BECOME AWARE THAT A HONDA PILOT OR SOME ODYSSEYS IS A GREAT PLACE TO HANG OUT, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NEXT TO THE KNOCK SENSOR WIRE HARNESS. I FIND IT AMUSING HOW ALL OF THOSE LITTLE VARMINT MUST HAVE THEIR OWN LAPTOPS AN...

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE HONDA PILOT 2003. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. IT WAS RAINING AND REAR WIPERS WERE RUNNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN, REAR WIPERS STOPPED RUNNING AND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE WILLIAMSON HONDA DEALER IN LINCOLN, NE. HE DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED FUSE #7. HE IS ALSO TEL...

Mileage: 24,380

I HAVE HONDA PILOT 2003. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. IT WAS RAINING AND REAR WIPERS WERE RUNNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN, REAR WIPERS STOPPED RUNNING AND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE WILLIAMSON HONDA DEALER IN LINCOLN, NE. HE DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED FUSE #7. HE IS ALSO TEL...

Mileage: 24,380

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS OR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM SO THE WARNING LIGHT WAS RESET. AFTER THREE DAYS, THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE SERV...

Mileage: 30,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS OR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM SO THE WARNING LIGHT WAS RESET. AFTER THREE DAYS, THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE SERV...

Mileage: 30,000

SOMETIMES I CANNOT TAKE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK EVEN THOUGH I AM DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WHEN I FIDDLE WITH THE WIRES GOING TO THE SWITCH THAT MONITORS THE BRAKE PEDDLE, THE SHIFT LEVER IS RELEASED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 47,000

I WAS COASTING TO A STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA PILOT SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY DOWN SHIFTED. IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE SUDDENLY JABBED THE BRAKES ON MY CAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT THE SAME DAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT ...

Mileage: 48,384

SAME SITUATION AS RELEASED IN ODI CASE NUMBER 10172900. I HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH. THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC OR CIRCUIT BOARD WAS STRONG. AFTER THE INCIDENT, MY REAR DVD HEADPHONE OUTPUTS, BOTH WIRED AND WIRELESS, NO LONGER FUNCTION. TOOK THE PILOT TO A DEALER AND T...

Mileage: 79,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF A GARAGE. CAR PROCEEDED UNTIL IT STRUCK OTHER CARS DESPITE APPLYING THE BRAKE. CAR FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

STEPPED ON GAS TO ACCELERATE, SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE - THOUGHT SOMETHING GOT CAUGHT UNDER CAR, BUT WHEN I PULLED OVER, THERE WAS NOTHING UNDER. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION & THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AS THIS MAY BE PART OF TH...

Mileage: 95,874

DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH APPROX 40K MILES. WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I HEARD A SINGLE THUMP. LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW A TIRE BOUNCING 20-30 FEET IN THE AIR WITH CARS BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY SWERVING WILDLY TO AVOID THE TIRE. IT BOUNCED 3-4 TIMES AND THEN WENT OFF TH...

Mileage: 48,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2003 HONDA PILOT. ON THE EVENING OF 11/09/06 SHE WAS ATTENDING AN EVENT. WHEN SHE STARTED UP THE TRUCK SHE COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES SOMEHOW SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN LATER ON WHEN...

OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT WAS PART OF THE HONDA RECALL OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO CARL HOGAN HONDA IN COLUMBUS MS WHEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION AND INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. IN EARLY 2006 WE START...

Mileage: 42,000

MY HONDA PILOT 2003 EX 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS "REPAIRED" UNDER A PRIOR RECALL BY DEALER IN SEPTEMBER 2004. ON OCTOBER 6, 2006, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 M.P.H. WITHOUT ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD SUDDENLY AND ...

Mileage: 96,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN 2004, THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000 PERTAINING TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. THIS SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, ON 10/02/06, THE CONTACT S...

Mileage: 105,000

IN THE SUMMER 2004, I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. INVOLVING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. MY CAR WAS SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL ON 10/12/04 BY RENSSELAER HONDA, MY ORIGINAL DEALER. THEY INSPECTED MY 2003 PILOT FOR THE DEFECT AND INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT AT 42,112 MILES. T...

Mileage: 76,100

FIRST, I HAD BOTH: A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A DEER AND A REAR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR AND NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE IMPACT ON BOTH OCCASIONS WAS NOT A SEVERE/HARD IMPACT, THEREFORE AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN. THEY MUST BE WAITING FOR A FEW CONSUMERS TO DIE BEFORE RECALLING T...

AFTER RECEIVING THE TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 PILOT EX-L FAILED. THE PROBLEM CONSISTED OF THE VEHICLE NOT CHANGE TO AND FROM SECOND GEAR PROPERLY. AMERICAN HONDA IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 86,500

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 70 TO 72 MILES PER HOUR. MY VEHICLE SWERVED TOWARDS LEFT A BIT, AND TO COMPENSATE THAT I TRIED TO STEER TOWARDS RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING...

Mileage: 65,000

MY VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 70-80 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM AND JUST RECENTLY WAS TOLD THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE VIBRATION IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. UP TO THIS POINT THE DEALER HAS RE-BALANCED TH...

MY VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 70-80 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM AND JUST RECENTLY WAS TOLD THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE VIBRATION IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. UP TO THIS POINT THE DEALER HAS RE-BALANCED TH...

WE WERE REAR-ENDED, CAUSING US TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL (DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER), WHICH THEN SPUN OUR VEHICLE AROUND, CAUSING THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO COME TO REST AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL. THE CRASH OCCURRED AT ROUGHLY 30 MPH, BUT NEITHER THE FRONT, NOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS ...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CABLE REEL WAS DAMAGED. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER # 10005879, WHICH STATES THE DAMAGED CABLE REEL CAN CAUSE SRS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS). THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT TH...

Mileage: 88,888

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WELDS ON THE FIREWALL BROKE THREE TIMES. THIS CAUSED WATER TO LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR; DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT AND BACK. THE DEALERSHIP WELDED THE FIREWALL TWICE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS THIS FINAL TIME. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB

Mileage: 51,000

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE WAITING ENTER INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. THE MOVING VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY. ...

Mileage: 80,100

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE WAITING ENTER INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. THE MOVING VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY. ...

Mileage: 80,100

HONDA PILOT HIT IN REAR BY GEO, BOTH BACKS OF FRONT SEATS BROKE AND HIT BACK SEATS. CHILD IN CAR SEAT HIT FEET. DRIVERS HEAD HIT DVD PLAYER, LEG HIT UNDER DASH FROM FALLING BACK, HURT LEFT SHOULDER AND HEAD. PASSENGER FELT HIT IN BACK. BOTH HAD HEADACHES AND TAKING TO ER. *JB

FOR OVER A YEAR, I HAVE BEEN REPORTING BREAK FAILURE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I EXPLAINED THAT WHEN I TRY TO STOP WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP AT 25 MPH OR LESS, THE BREAKS FAIL AND THE ABS DOES NOT KICK IN, I.E. THE CAR FAILS TO STOP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFO...

BEGINNING ABOUT 1-1-1995, I HAVE HAD ELEVEN (11) INCIDENTS OF THE BRAKE-LIGHT SOLENOID FAILING. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN MY 1995 ACCORD (6 TIMES), 2001 ACCORD (3 TIMES), AND 2003 PILOT (2 TIMES). I CURRENTLY OWN THE 1995 ACCORD AND THE 2003 PILOT. IN ALL INSTANCES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AND TH...

Mileage: 51,500

DT: THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. THIS CAME ON WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OR PROBLEMS. THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL ON A SEPARATE ISSUE, AND WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE SRS LIGHT. THE DEALER MADE THE DETERMINATION THAT THE AIRBAG WAS NOT WORKING. THE D...

Mileage: 79,536

I WAS DRIVING NEAR MY HOUSE MY WIFE'S HONDA PILOT SUV AND THE REAR SUSPENSION SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN. THE FORK AND WHEELS SUPPORT ARE BROKEN AND UNWELD (UNSOLDER) *JB

Mileage: 36,700

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES. AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED NEAR THE END OF JUNE OF 2005. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WO...

Mileage: 23,000

THE GAS TANK HAD A LEAK. ENOUGH THAT FUEL WAS DRIPPING TO THE GROUND WHEN THE TANK WAS OVER HALF FULL. THE LEAK POINT WAS AROUND A SEAM AT THE FUEL INTAKE WHERE THE TANK WAS ASSEMBLED. HONDA REPLACED THE TANK BUT BECAUSE THE CAR HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. HONDA APPLIED A GOODWILL W...

Mileage: 40,000

HONDA PILOT FRONT ROTORS GET WARP WITH NORMAL USE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEED THE CAR STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL, HAVE TO REMOVE FOOT FROM BRAKES TO GET CONTROL OF THE CAR BACK, HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 23,000

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WILL NOT LET THE CAR OUT OF PARK, UNLESS YOU HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL 20-30 TIMES. HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DUE TO HONDA NOT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE IN 8/2002, THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH. SINCE CHSNGING THE TIRES RECENTLY, THE PROBLEM IS MORE PRONOUNCED, BUT ONLY WHEN COLD. THE VIBRATION BORDERS ON A SHAKE, AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS THE FLOORBOARDS.

SRS ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS DISRUPTED BY ELECTRONIC ITEM BEING PLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE 2003 HONDA PILOT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM

DT: WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE THE HINGE FAILED, AND THE HATCHBACK FELL DOWN ON CONSUMER. IT APPEARED THAT PISTON WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR, AND THE ATTACHMENT SHOULD BE PLACED IN A POSITION WHERE IT COULD SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF DOOR. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. CURRENTLY, THE HINGES COMPLETE...

Mileage: 32,961

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON REVERSE SHIFT WASN'T WORK PROPERLY. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST START. THE CAR WOLUDN'T MOVE AND LOCKED UP. I NEED TO SHIFT TO DRIVE GEAR THAN REVERSE. SOME OTHER TIME I HAVE TO TURN OFF ENGIN THAN TURN ON TO MOVE THE GEAR. THIS WAS HAPPEN AFTER RECALL FOR...

Mileage: 18,000

DASHBOARD SWITCH FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS DOES NOT ILLUMINATE IN 2003 HONDA PILOT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURER SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLES I OWN ARE HONDA AND THE SWITCH IS ILLUMINATED SO IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE DARK.*AK

2003 HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCED MINOR PROBLEMS. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE'S SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. ON DAY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *NM

Mileage: 38,420

WHILE PARKED IN A LOT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT SURE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. NO HESITATION NOR ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 1000 M...

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE PARKED IN A LOT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT SURE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. NO HESITATION NOR ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 1000 M...

Mileage: 14,000

RECALL CAMPAIGN: 04V176000 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION. TRANMISSION SLIPPING. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWICE REGARDING THE TRANSMISION, ON THE SECOND VISIT, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD H...

Mileage: 69,270

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT SMASHING INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURAN...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT SMASHING INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURAN...

THERE WAS A BLIND SPOT WHEN THE CONSUMER LOOKED IN BOTH MIRRORS, HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK AND SAW NO VEHICLE. THE INSTANT THE CONSUMER TURNED BACK TO THE CENTER LANE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *BF THE SECOND VEHICLE OF THIS ...

Mileage: 10,000

THERE WAS A BLIND SPOT WHEN THE CONSUMER LOOKED IN BOTH MIRRORS, HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK AND SAW NO VEHICLE. THE INSTANT THE CONSUMER TURNED BACK TO THE CENTER LANE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *BF THE SECOND VEHICLE OF THIS ...

Mileage: 10,000

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP ALMOST CAUSING LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE SHOWED IMMEDIATE DETERIORATION WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS NOISE IN THE FRONT AXLE. IT GOT LOUDER WITH MORE SPEED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *TC

HONDA PILOT 2003, VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHAT IS BEHIND, A BACK-UP SENSOR SHOULD BE STANDARD IN ALL CARS. *BF SAFETY HAZARD CONCERN. *SC

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. WHEN THE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AS IT SHOULD. THE OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY WOULD DO IS SPRAY THE PEDAL WITH SILICONE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS FUNCTION IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS SAID...

Mileage: 12

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. WHEN THE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AS IT SHOULD. THE OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY WOULD DO IS SPRAY THE PEDAL WITH SILICONE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS FUNCTION IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS SAID...

Mileage: 12

THE JACK COLLAPSED WHILE JACKING UP THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE THE FRONT TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS CARRYING A LOAD OF 4500 POUNDS WHEN THE JACK COLLAPSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRUSHED JACK WITH AN SAME TYPE OF JACK. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WILL NEVER USE IT. *TC

Mileage: 14,000

ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS ON TURNING ON. THIS IS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE . ALSO, VEHICLE IS USING TWICE AS MUCH GAS AS BEFORE.*AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR AN AIR BAG ADJUSTMENT. *NM

SRS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK PILOT TO HONDA SERVICE TO HANDLE RECALL AND PRESUMABLY CORRECT LIGHT PROBLEM. SERVICE PERSON SAID PROBLEM WAS NOT RECALL RELATED, INSTEAD SAID PROBLEM WAS SRS CONTROL UNIT. SINCE VEHICLE HAS OVER 36K MILES, THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSITION OF THE HEAD RESTRAINT ON THE FRONT SEAT. *NM THE BACK OF THE CONSUMER'S HEAD WOULD HIT THE LOWER EDGE OF THE TOP BAR OF THE HEAD RESTRAINT ABOUT AN INCH BELOW THE TOP OF THE CONSUMERS HEAD. *SC

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2003 PILOT W/ 27000 MILES ON IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND SMOKE SUDDENLY STARTED POURING OUT FROM THE RADIO. HONDA SAYS THE RADIO IS BAD (CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THEM TO GET A NEW ONE). I'M TEMPTED TO CHECK YES ON "WAS THERE A FIRE", BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THIS QUALIFIES. I CERTAINLY T...

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED AS A TRAILER TRUCK DROVE SLOWLY BY OUR HONDA PILOT. NO OBJECTS WERE THROWN AGAINST THE WINDOW, THE VIBRATIONS OF THE HEAVY TRUCK GOING BY WERE ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE WINDOW. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REC...

Mileage: 49,000

04 V 176 000/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THIS RECALL HONORED BY DEALER BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE SEPTEMBER 4, 2004 AND THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. *JB

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. STARTING AT 32,000 MILES, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES HARD SIDE TO SIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN FROM NORMAL WEAR, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED AS CAUSE (TIRES, LUG NUT TORQUE, OVER HEATING). DEALER WOULD NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM CONTINUES. POSSIBLE LOSS OF C...

Mileage: 32,000

RECALL TRANSMISSION</A> ISSUE, DEALER IN AREA DID NOT WANT TO DO REPAIRS. *BF CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR HER VEHICLE. RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 *TC

2003 HONDA PILOT LX TIRES NEEDED REPLACING BEFORE I REACHED 15,000 MILES. THEY ARE PUTTING INFERIOR TIRES ON THE CAR. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT DEALER TELL ME THAT THE PILOT IS TOO HEAVY FOR CAR TIRES. HONDA SHOULD PUT LIGHT TRUCK TIRES ON THE PILOT. BRIDGESTONE AND HONDA SAY THAT TIRES ARE NORMAL WEAR A...

Mileage: 14,700

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER STATED THAT THE COST MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS A RECALLED ITEM LAST YEAR. THE DEALER STATED A SENSOR WENT BAD UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THE CONSUMERS PROBLEM HAD NOT DO WITH THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 50,466

SEVERE ENGINE VALVE CLATTERING WHEN PULLING LIGHT LOADS OR ACCELERATING UPHILL AND LOUD ROARING SOUND FROM TIRES AFTER 23000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ...

Mileage: 28,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MECHANIC REPLACED THE OIL SET PUMP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

ALTHOUGH MY HONDA DEALER HAS REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COVER ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT THAT ALSO HOUSES THE CONTROLS FOR THE POWER DRIVER SAET 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 15 MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEM, I FEEL THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IF THIS COVER FAILS WHILE DRIVING THE POWER SEAT COULD START...

Mileage: 4,737

THE VEHICLE'S WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER THE DOOR WAS SHUT. *NM *JB

AFTER THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V17600 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED WHEN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR. EARLIER, TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED FOR DIRT IN THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER STATED ON THE RECALL THAT OIL JET WAS NOT DEFECTIVE, AND DID NOT NEED SERVICING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DISCOLORATION IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID.*AK

Mileage: 22,000

WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SPOILER HIT THE REAR WINDOW AND THE ROOF. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK THE SUNLIGHT CAUSED HEAT SWELLING OF THE PLASTIC TAILGATE SPOILER. WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS OPENED, THE SPOILER WOULD STRIKE THE ROOF WHICH RESULTED ...

Mileage: 15,000

TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000, HONDA 718-720-0075. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, WHICH CAME FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SPOILER FELL OFF INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER STATED THE PART WAS WARPING AND PRODUCED ONE INCH GAP. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

TIRES HAVE WORN OUT AFTER 22,000 MILES ON NEW CAR-2003 HONDA PILOT. REAR TIRES ARE FEATHERING AND FRONT TIRES ARE WORN UNEVENLY. TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 235/70 R16. *AK

Mileage: 22,000

HONDA PILOT HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. ONLY A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF VEHICLE ARE ILLUMINATED, AND A SHARP CUT-OFF LINE BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARKNESS IS CLEARLY VISIBLE AT A DISTANCE THAT IS NOT FAR ENOUGH TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT.*AK

CONCERNS INVOLVING 2003 HONDA PILOT RECALLS. *MR *SC

SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER BUYING OUR CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2002, WE NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN WE USED THE BRAKES WHEN GOING FORWARD. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL AND OCCURRED AFTER HAVING JUST BACKED UP. IT WAS A TRANSFER OF THE BRAKES FROM BACK TO FRONT. I HAD THE SERVICE TECH LOOK AT THEM AND WAS T...

WHEN USING A LAP TOP COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD BEEN DEACTIVATED. THE ELECTRONIC WAVES HIT THE BACK OF THE SEAT CAUSING THIS DEFECT. *NM THE PROBLEM HAPPENED REPEATEDLY WHEN THE LAP TOP WAS USED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE DEALER TURNED THE AIRBAG...

Mileage: 4,700

ON SATURDAY NIGHT, 6/19/2004, WE PURCHASED A USED 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH APROX 17K MILES ON IT. AS PART OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, HANLEES TOYOTA INCLUDED AN AFTERMARKET LEATHER UPGRADE FOR THE CLOTH INTERIOR. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON MONDAY (6/21/04) WE WERE INFORMED BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS THAT THE AFTERM...

ON SATURDAY NIGHT, 6/19/2004, WE PURCHASED A USED 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH APROX 17K MILES ON IT. AS PART OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, HANLEES TOYOTA INCLUDED AN AFTERMARKET LEATHER UPGRADE FOR THE CLOTH INTERIOR. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON MONDAY (6/21/04) WE WERE INFORMED BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS THAT THE AFTERM...

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. *AK ON MAY 19TH 2004, THE BRAKES WERE VIEWED AND A SERVICE TECH ADDED PARTS BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE BRAKES. *SC *JB

Mileage: 11,979

1. CAR WAS PARKED AT A MARINA FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS 2. ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN DRIVERS AUTOMATIC SEAT CONTROLLER STARTED A FIRE AND DESTROYED SEAT AND DOOR 3. HONDA SAID IT WAS MY FAULT AND SAID TO HAVE MY INSURANCE PAY FOR IT - I'M ELECTING TO TAKE THEM TO COURT.*AK

Mileage: 48,250

CONSUMER STATED WHEN USING LAPTOP ON THE PASSENGER'S SEAT SRS LIGHT CAME ON. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS DISENGAGED. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION / SHIMMY AT 40-45 AND 70-80 MPH THAT IS QUITE ANNOYING. NEW TIRES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, BALANCED TWICE, STILL NO LUCK, VIBRATION PERSIST IN STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE COMPARTMENT.

VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION / SHIMMY AT 40-45 AND 70-80 MPH THAT IS QUITE ANNOYING. NEW TIRES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, BALANCED TWICE, STILL NO LUCK, VIBRATION PERSIST IN STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE COMPARTMENT.

FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARPED FROM NORMAL USE, LOW MILEAGE (21,000 MILES) CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF VECHICLE STABILITY AND CONTROL WHEN BRAKING

Mileage: 19,000

FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTS DO NOT ADJUST UPWARD FOR TALL PEOPLE (5'-11') AND TALLER CAUSING HEAD RESTRAINT BAR TO REST ON TOP OF PERSONS HEAD. THIS POTENTIALLY WILL CAUSING NECK OR SPINAL INJURY INJURY IF VEHICLE IS HIT FROM THE REAR. THE TOP BAR ACTS AS A PIVOT POINT WITH NO REAR NECK SUPPORT.

Mileage: 1

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PULSATION AND SHAKING IN STEERING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *LA THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CUT AND RESURFACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER BLAMED THE BRAKE PROBLEMS ON HIG...

Mileage: 25,872

THERE IS A DISTINCT AND CONSTANT VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2003 HONDA PILOT WHEN IT REACHES SPEEDS BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH. HONDA HAS TRIED BALANCING TIRES, ALIGNING FRONT END, ROTATING TIRES, REPLACING TIRES, ETC. AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. THEY HAVE HAD MY PILOT FOR THE PAST TWO...

LIFTGATE GLASS ON 2003 HONDA PILOT ESSENTIALLY "SHATTERED". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT. LOCAL HONDA DEALER STATES IT IS NOT COVERED. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS DEFECTIVE GLASS OR INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER INCOORECTLY.*AK

Mileage: 11,000

WE BOUGHT A NEW HONDA PILOT IN JULY 2003. WE DO NOT TOW ANYTHING WITH IT. WE DO NOT TAKE IT OFF ROAD. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT. WE LIKE THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, ON MAY 13TH WHILE DRIVING THE PILOT A LOUD SNAP WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE PILOT. WE LOOKED AT IT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT REAR ...

Mileage: 12,000

SUSTAINED VIBRATION AT 73MPH & 78MPH. VIBRATION FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CHECKED TIRE BALANCE TWICE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS.

THE RIVETS HOLDING THE DRIVER SEAT TO THE SEAT FRAME HAVE POPPED AND THE SEAT BECOMES UNSTABLE. DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK

Mileage: 77,000

FOUND A WHINNING NOISE IN THE AREA OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON OUR 2003 PILOT WITH 9,000 MILES BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 5 DAYS THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TENSION PULLY ON THE TIMING BELT DID NOT FIX NOW THEY ARE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS *AK

Mileage: 10,000

LOUD "CLANK" NOISE FROM BRAKE CALIPERS THE FIRST TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AFTER CHANGING DIRECTION (FORWARD TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO FORWARD). THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE NEW; THE DEALER SERVICE REP STATES "THEY ALL DO THAT", AND SAID HE WAS SURPRISED HONDA HAD NOT COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF FIX BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 12

LOUD "CLANK" NOISE FROM BRAKE CALIPERS THE FIRST TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AFTER CHANGING DIRECTION (FORWARD TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO FORWARD). THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE NEW; THE DEALER SERVICE REP STATES "THEY ALL DO THAT", AND SAID HE WAS SURPRISED HONDA HAD NOT COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF FIX BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 12

ON APRIL 8,2004, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY PILOT. I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT MIGHT JUST NEED TO RESET ITSELF BECAUSE I HAD SOMETHING SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT IT MIGHT TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR IT TO RESET. THE LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF. I TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED ON APRIL 1...

THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS LOUD AND CAUSED PRESSURE ON THE CONSUMER'S EAR DRUMS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE NOISE WASN'T THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PHYSICAL PRESSURE AND PAIN ON EAR DRUMS WAS. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN FOR THE FRONT AIR BAGS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 136

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO AND HAS STAYED ON. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT, ORDERED A PART WHICH CAME IN OVER 3 WEEKS LATER, INSTALLED THE PART (I BELIEVE IT WAS A NEW AIRBAG SENSOR), AND STILL HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY ORDERED ANOTHER PART WHICH THEY...

Mileage: 13,000

I OWNED A 2003 HONDA PILOT. IT'S A VERY GOOD SUV. EXCEPT THAT LAST YEAR, I MADE A COMPLAINT WITH GRAND HONDA DEALERSHIP IN ELMHURST IL. REGARDING AN ANNOYING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK WHICH I BELIEVE IS VERY UNUSUAL. SPLASHING NOISE IS VERY STRONG WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS HALF TO ALMOST FULL TANK...

I OWN A HONDA PILOT 2003, EVERY TIME I START MY SUV AND PRESS THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME I HEAR A LOUD NOCKING SOUND. USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE SUV IS NOT IN USE FOR A WHILE. I TOOK THE SUV TO THE DEALER FOR DIFFERENT ISSUE AND I ASKED THE SERVICE PERSON ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE TOLD ME THAT THE S...

I CONSISTENTLY HEAR NOISE THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL OR LARGE BUMPS. MY DEALER (CLAIR INTERNATIONAL INC.) WAS UNABLE TO FIX AND CALLED HONDA TECH LINE. THEY WERE ADVISED BY HONDA TECH LINE (REF.# 1192151, ACCESS CODE 20710502012) THAT IT WAS NORMAL NOIS...

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL LINE AND THE "PLENUM GASKET THREE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

REAR WIPER MOTOR SHORT, INCLUDES SRS LIGHT COMING ON SINCE ON ONE FUSE AND LOST OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID US CAPABILITIES. *JB

Mileage: 10,200

3 TIMES WE HAD THE SRS LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON IN OUR 2003 PILOT. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN (WARRANTY), BUT INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RF INSIDE THE VEHICLE INTERFERRING WITH THE SRS SIDE AIRBAG IN THE DRIVER SEAT. THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT IT COULD BE THE USE O...

Mileage: 36,000

THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TRACED TO THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNTS. THEIR DESIGN CAUSES A RATTLE ON SMALL TO MODERATE ROAD IRREGULARITIES. I WAS FORCED TO MAKE A PERSONAL MODIFICATION TO THE MOUNT AS HONDA WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. OTHERS (NATIONAL WEB SITE) HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS, BUT HONDA...

Mileage: 100

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 63 MPH. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD AND SIDE IMPACT AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED, AS THEY SHOULD. AS A RESULT MY WIFE RECEIVED NICK AND BACK INJURIES. HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE IF ANY. *AK

Mileage: 10,800

I WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD AND SIDE IMPACT AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED, AS THEY SHOULD. AS A RESULT MY WIFE RECEIVED NICK AND BACK INJURIES. HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE IF ANY. *AK

Mileage: 10,800

MY WIFE AND I BOTH OWN 2003 HONDA PILOT'S. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE A THUMPING NOISE THAT SEEM TO COME FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL OR LARGER BUMPS.I HAVE CONTACTED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM, THAT IT MAYBE GENERIC...

GREETINGS, WE JUST EXPERIENCED OUR SECOND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE ON OUR PILOT. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 5,000 TOTAL MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WE SPECIAL ORDERED AND RECEIVED IN JANUARY 2003 (TODAY IS NOVEMBER 14, 2003). WE DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH EXCEPT FOR FAMILY TRIPS. I HAVE A POTENTIAL THEORY ...

Mileage: 5,813

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY PRODUCED A NOISE. DEALER STATES THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL. *AK

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER TURNED IN FRONT OF MY PILOT WITHOUT SIGNALING. THE WHOLE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WAS PUSHED IN. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK. AS A RESULT I BOUNCED OFF STEERING WHEEL TWICE. 2 DAYS LATE...

Mileage: 20,275

WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER TURNED IN FRONT OF MY PILOT WITHOUT SIGNALING. THE WHOLE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WAS PUSHED IN. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK. AS A RESULT I BOUNCED OFF STEERING WHEEL TWICE. 2 DAYS LATE...

Mileage: 20,275

JUST BELOW THE LEATHER ON THE DRIVERS SEAT THE PLASTIC PANEL THAT HOLDS THE ELECTRONIC BUTTONS TO OPERATE THE SEAT MOTION HAS BROKEN TWO TIMES IN LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER REPLACED IT BOTH TIMES, THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE SCREWS HOLDING THE PANEL IN PLACE.

Mileage: 9,000

HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2003 HONDA PILOT ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HONDA KNOWS OF THE SITUATION AND WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLES DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT HAVE AUTOMATIC REVERSE. *AK *CB *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH HIT A POLE, AND NEITHER OF THE FOUR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

MY HONDA PILOT BECOMES UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, IT RESPONDS AS THOUGH THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING AND ANY SMALL ROAD IMPERFECTIONS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO VEER LEFT OR RIGHT, I TOOK IT TO CUSH HONDA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THREE OF FOUR TIRES HAD 52 POUNDS OF AIR IN THE TI...

Mileage: 100

MY HONDA PILOT BECOMES UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, IT RESPONDS AS THOUGH THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING AND ANY SMALL ROAD IMPERFECTIONS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO VEER LEFT OR RIGHT, I TOOK IT TO CUSH HONDA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THREE OF FOUR TIRES HAD 52 POUNDS OF AIR IN THE TI...

Mileage: 100

WHILE DRIVING HONDA PILOT EX-L ON A LOCAL STREET AT 35 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING OR SKIDDED. ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTED IN THE SUV GOING OUT OF CONTROL. WHILE STILL ON THE ROAD, ANY ATTEMPT TO STEER THE VEHICLE CAUSED IT GO IN AN ...

Mileage: 1,800

HEARING THE ANNOYING AND PRETTY LOUD BACK AND FORTH SLOUGHING OR THUMPING SOUND FROM THE BOTTOM OR REAR OF THE DRIVER SEAT (MOST LIKELY FROM THE GAS TANK WHICH IS WHERE IT IS LOCATED) WHENEVER COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATE FROM A STOP.*AK

Mileage: 5,280

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 PILOT AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, OPENING EITHER THE REAR WINDOW CAUSES A PRESSURE IMBALANCE WITHIN THE VEHICLE WHICH UNLESS THE WINDOWS ARE IMMEDIATELY CLOSED, CAUSES EXTREME EAR PAIN TO ALL PASSENGERS. THIS SITUATION CAN CAUSE A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF THE VEHICLE IS ...

Mileage: 40

THE BASE OF THE DRIVER SIDE LEATHER SEAT WAS SEVERELY STRETCHED AND SAGGED (AND ALSO WITH 'POINTY HAIRS' PROTRUDING FROM HOLES ON ALL LEATHER SEATS FRONT AND REARS) , AND THE ILLED-MANNERED HONDA DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER(ROBERTSON HONDA IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA) REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNDER ...

Mileage: 5,100

DAMAGE FROM DEFECT TO TIMING BELT (WORN FROM PROTRUDING BOLT) CAUSED ENGINE TO STOP WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE DAMAGED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *NLM

Mileage: 8,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY NEW 2003 HONDA PILOT ARE LIKE A SMALL POCKET FLASHLIGHT EXTREMELY DIM AND INSUFFICIENT FOR NIGHT DRIVING PLEASER HELP ME REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 1

EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR COME TO A STOP I HEAR A THUMPING NOISE FROM FUEL SLOSHING AROUND IN THE TANK. THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL TANK IS RIGHT UNDER THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. IT IS VERY LOUD AND ANNOYING TO HEAR. *JB

2003 HONDA PILOT CENTER SEATING POSITION 2ND & 3RD ROW. SEAT BELT SYSTEM DOES NOT FIT ADULT ( IN MY EXPERIENCE, 1 WOMAN 5'8" AND 1 WOMAN 5'10") OR CHILD IN A BOOSTER SEAT (BOTH HIGHBACK AND EVENFLO RIGHT FIT BOOSTER) PROPERLY. SHOULDER STRAPS CUT ACROSS NECK JUST UNDER JAW BONE. SHOULDER STRAP IS N...

THE HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE LIGHTING PROJECTION. WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED IT THIS WAS A DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC. *JB

Mileage: 6,800

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION YOU CAN HEAR A THUMPING SOUND, IT'S A CONSTANT THUMPING. IF ONLY THE BACK 2 WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN, THE SOUND OF THE WIND PASSING THROUGH THE CAR IS DEAFENING. IT CREATES A BOOMING THAT IMMEDIATELY AFFECTS THE E...

Mileage: 4,600

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION YOU CAN HEAR A THUMPING SOUND, IT'S A CONSTANT THUMPING. IF ONLY THE BACK 2 WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN, THE SOUND OF THE WIND PASSING THROUGH THE CAR IS DEAFENING. IT CREATES A BOOMING THAT IMMEDIATELY AFFECTS THE E...

Mileage: 4,600

2003 HONDA PILOT HAS INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. *JB

Mileage: 4,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYED ON.*JB

Mileage: 2,700

NAR 03/03/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT JUST AFTER THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR WHEEL. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER MORE THAN 3" DEEP, INSTEAD OF THE WATER BEING DIVERTED OUT AND AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, IT IS DIVERTED AS A MASSIVE WALL OF WATER ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS NECESSARY TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE, AS VISION IS 100% OBSTRUCTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT DAYS. TWICE...

Mileage: 3,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 45MPH-75MPH A HIGH PITCH NOISE ORGINATES FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OR FRAME, VERY ANNOYING AND CAN NOT ISOLATE AS OF YET, MAYBE MIS-ALIGNED WINDSHIELD? PLEASE DIRECT.

HEADLIGHTS ON THE NEW HONDA PILOT ARE WEAK AND FAIL TO ADEQUATELY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD AHEAD. IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN USING A SPOTLIGHT VS A FLOODLIGHT. THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN IN USE JUST SEEM TO DISAPPEAR INTO THE NIGHT. YOU CAN SEE BUT THE LIGHT IS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH IN MY OPINION. I THINK THE HIGH...

ENGINE MAKING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR THREE WEEKS FOR REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THUNKING NOISE FROM GAS TANK WHEN STOPPING. IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE BAFFLES BUT HONDA DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 2,300

I PARKED MY 2003 HONDA PILOT EX IN MY GARAGE AND FOUND OIL STAINS ON THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, ALL THE OIL HAD DRAINED. I LOOKED AT THE DIPSTICK AND THERE WAS LESS THAN 1/16TH OF AN INCH OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THE TIMING BELT WAS STRIPPED. THEY A...

Mileage: 3,000

THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS LOUD AND CAUSED PRESSURE ON THE CONSUMER'S CHILDREN EAR DRUMS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE NOISE WASN'T THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PHYSICAL PRESSURE AND PAIN ON THE CHILDREN'S EAR DRUMS WAS. SCC

WILL HAZARD IF YOU OPEN THE REAR WINDOW AND YOU CARRY AN INFANT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH OR HAVE A PASSENGER WITH EAR TUBE OR EAR PLUG. IS A TURBULENCE LIKE PLANE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA PIOLT AT 38 MPH OR FASTER WITH ONE OF THE REAR WINDOWS DOWN, I VERY BAD TURBLANCE OCCURES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, FEELS LIKE PRESSURE IN THE COMPARTMENT HURTING OUR EARS AND HEARING. QUESTION IS WHAT DAMAGE WILL THIS DO TO A PERSON WITH HEARING PROBLEMS (TUBES IN EA...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE BACK WINDOW HAS A WHISTLELING SOUND AND VIBRATION PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

HEAD LIGHT IS NOT ENOUGH ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT VERY RISKY WHEN TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT ON A HIGHWAY. WE HAVE STOP DRIVING AT NIGHT AFTER FOUND OUT. DT

AS I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY ABOUT 50 MPH IT BECAME CLEAR VERY QUICKLY THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED BUT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. IT TOOK MUCH EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN AND THOUGHT I MAY CRASH INTO THE GUARD RAIL BUT DID NOT I PROCEDED CAREFULLY ABOUT MILE WHERE MY APPOINTMENT WAS AND...

HEAD LIGHT TOO WEAK, CANT SEE MORE THAN 20 FEET. NOT ENOUGH ILLUMINATION. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770154

Mileage: 53

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE CONSUMER CAN ONLY SEE ABOUT 25 FEET AHEAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *JG *NLM

Mileage: 1,400

WHILE CONSUMER WAS MERGING FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER. DRIVER TURNED STEERING WHEEL AND IT LOCKED UP. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PULLEY ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF OF THE VEHICLE. TS

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY WEAK AND DO NOT SUFFICEINTLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD AHEAD. THIS CREATES A VERY SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD ON THE FREEWAY ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. THE PILOT'S HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. DT

CONSUMER STATES, THE HEAD LIGHT COMPONENT PROVIDE POOR LIGHT OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS INSPECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING COMPONENTS WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DT

THE BUTTONS WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED, AND HAVE VERY SHARP EDGES THAT HAVE CAUSED SEVERAL CUTS DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION (HTTP://WWW.HONDA-PILOT.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=615) DT

POWER STEERING PULLEY JUST BROKE OFF. THE BOLT REMAINED IN PLACE. THE PULLEY JUST SHEERED OFF THE BOLT VERY STRANGE. I WAS BACKING UP WHEN IT HAPPENS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY CAME AND TOWED THE CAR AWAY. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. I SUSPECT IT M...

2003 HONDA PILOT

Mileage: 60

CONSUMER STATES THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE WEAK OR NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED RESULTING IN POOR NIGHT VISIBILITY. CONSUMER STATES HAS TO USE HIGH BEAMS. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH A WINDOW WAS OPENED TO ALLOW AIR INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FORCE OF THE AIR ENTERING THE VEHICLE CAUSED INJURES TO ALL THE OCCUPANTS EARS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH ALL WINDOWS CLOSED. THEN PASSENGER OPENED REAR WINDOW, AND VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE. CONSUMER HAD TO OPEN TWO WINDOWS TO STOP LOUD NOISE. *AKTHERE IS ALSO A LOUD BOOM NOISE HEARD WHEN THREE OF THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN...

CANNOT RISE HEAD REST FOR A TALL PERSON. IT COULD CAUSE NECK INJURIES IF CONSUMER HIT BRAKES OR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

THE 2003 HONDA PILOT HAS A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES THAT THE DEALER HAS HAD IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES, SINCE DAY ONE TO TRY TO FIX THE TIRE VIBRATION (70 MPH AND UP, SOMETIMES FELT AT LOWER SPEEDS). THE TIRES STILL EMITS A STEADY AND OBVIOUS VIBRATION THAT EMINATES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND SEATS. I...