2003 HONDA PILOT Complaints

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 TIMBER OR THE KEY. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED OF $1000 TO FIX IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOME AND THE TOW COMPANY PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH A LOCKSMITH THAT WAS ABLE TO FIX IT FOR A LOT CHEAPER. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS A ARISED AGAIN. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK YET AGAIN BECAUSE THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN IN THE IGNITION.

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 COME OUT FROM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. SHE DRIVES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON EVEN DURING THE DAY. AFTER TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND THE CAR AND ALLOWING IT TO COOL OFF, SHE MADE IT HOME WITHOUT THE LIGHTS BEING ON. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/29/15*JB

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 SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE WELDED TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER FULLY REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 FATALITY. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP (UNION CITY, GA HONDA) IN FEBRUARY, APRIL AND MAY 2015. INFORMED THAT AIR BAG PARTS CONTINUE TO BE DELAYED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PARTS ARE NOW DUE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON OR ABOUT 21 JUNE 2015. I HAVE INFORMED MY ATTORNEY IN THE EVENT MY 2003 HONDA PILOT AIR BAGS DEPLOY UNDER THE CONDITIONS EXPLAINED IN HONDA'S TWO SAFETY RECALL NOTICES.

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.

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 BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.