2003 HONDA PILOT Complaints

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

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 ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

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. WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY BUT A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 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

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, REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION IN RELATION TO THE SECOND GEAR, THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, AS A NOTICE NEVER CAME IN THE MAIL. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE MET THE RECALL OUTLINED IN THE NOTICE HE FOUND ONLINE. HONDA INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DID NOT MEET THE RECALL REQUIREMENTS ISSUED IN 2004. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSIS STATED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. IT ALSO STATED A LIST OF PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, MAINLY THE SECONDARY SHAFT 2ND GEAR AND THE COUNTER SHAFT 2ND GEAR. *JB

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.

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

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 DEALER NEVER TOLD ME THAT THE 2003 PILOT HAD ANY TYPE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I KNOW AS A CONSUMER, I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH, BUT I HAD ALWAYS HEARD EXCELLENT THINGS ABOUT HONDA. MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP, AFTER REVVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND EVEN THEN THEY NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEMS. I HAD MY REPAIRMAN LOOK AT IT BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED. HE IS THE ONE THAT TOLD ME THIS VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS & ALL DEALERS WERE AWARE OF IT. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR - BUT OF COURSE, IT IS NO LONGER VALID. I AM REALLY UPSET BECAUSE I DRIVE MY 2 CHILDREN AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL JUST STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC - WON'T LEAVE 2ND-3RD GEAR. IT JUST REVS AT ABOUT 20-30 MILES. IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE MESSAGE BOARDS SAY THIS IS THE END OF THE LINE. I WILL ATTEMPT TO SPEAK WITH MY LOCAL DEALER. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA WHO BASICALLY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. NOW, I AM LEARNING ABOUT THE HORRIBLE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE HONDA 2003 PILOT TRANSMISSIONS AND AM JUST DISAPPOINTED THAT IN THE EFFORT TO MAKE MONEY, NO ONE THOUGHT OF CONSUMER SAFETY. OBVIOUSLY, HONDA RECOGNIZES THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND STILL THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY HELP TO CONSUMERS. IT IS APPALLING. MY CAR DID HAVE THE HONDA REPAIR PATCH FOR THE TRANSMISSION IN 2004 ACCORDING TO AMERICAN HONDA RECORDS, AS THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PROBLEM EVEN THEN. OF COURSE, I HAVE THE CAR FAX REPORT AND IT DIDN'T SHOW THIS INFORMATION. IS THERE SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT YOU CAN TRACK REPAIRS ON USED VEHICLES? *TR

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 GEAR WHEN I FIRST PRESSED THE PEDAL, OTHERWISE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT ON THE PARKING LOT IF I WAS IN THE DRIVE GEAR. I JUST PULLED THE PEDAL BACK WITH MY TOE AND PRESSED AND PULLED IT COUPLE TIMES MORE BEFORE IT STARTED WORKING OK. BEFORE THAT I FELT IT LITTLE MUSHY AFTER LONG PARKING PERIODS ESPECIALLY IN THE RELATIVELY COLD DAYS IN GEORGIA AUTUMN/WINTER BUT IT WAS COMING AWAY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR DAILY. WHEN I GOT BACK HOME I RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM BY POURING SOME OIL IN THE THROTTLE CABLE JACKET AND LUBRICATED THE PEDAL AXIS AS WELL. HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE THAN SO FAR. *TR

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 TEST. THECONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS MANY SAFETY PROBLEM AND THINKS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ THE DOOR LOCK CYLINDEERS AND IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE AND STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE KEY DOOR LOCK BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HEATER MOTOR FAILED. UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB