Honda Pilot Complaints (2003)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#11180576February 17, 2019
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170993January 19, 2019
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156680December 6, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 NO OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND AND LIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING. AFTER PULLING OVER I REALISED MY HI BEAMS STILL WORK. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY RECALL ISN'T LISTED WHEN A RECALL WAS ISSUED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151713November 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE. DIAGNOSTIC SCANNER STATES PROBLEM IS DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR OPEN OR INCREASED RESISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143333October 27, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 THE VEHICLE OFF A BUSY CITY STREET AS SO I COULD WAIT FOR A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE AND EXPENSIVE PARTS BUT TO NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133375October 4, 2018
POWER TRAIN
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 GOING ABOUT 55MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JERKED BACK AND DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND OR THEY WOULD'VE HIT US. I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT TIME ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132233September 29, 2018
SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION IS COMPLETED RUSTED OUT FROM FRAME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132258September 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDOW REGULATORS STOP WORKING AND WINDOW CAN CRASH WHEN DRIVING. SO FAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO REGULATORS AND ONE WINDOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130148September 19, 2018
AIR BAGS
2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN, IN 2011. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128032September 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
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 UNDERCARRIAGE. VEHICLE WAS IN VERY GOOD MECHANICAL SHAPE AND MAINTENANCE KEPT UP. VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN A GARAGE AT NIGHT NOT SUBJECT TO UNUSUAL WEAR AND TEAR. UPON SLOW ACCELERATION FROM A RED LIGHT I HEARD A LOUD CRASH AS IF WE'D BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. I WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE LIGHTS WEREN'T FUNCTIONING SO I WAS PROCEEDING VERY SLOWLY THROUGH THE 4 WAY FLASHING LIGHTS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND US SO I CLEARED THE INTERSECTION THEN PARKED THE CAR TO CHECK IT OUT BUT NO VISIBLE DAMAGE, NO DEBRIS IN INTERSECTION ETC. DROVE IN TOWN FOR ANOTHER COUPLE DAYS AND IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE. THE INCIDENT BOTHERED ME ENOUGH TO TAKE IT IN TO FIRESTONE AND HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT ON THE LIFT FOR ANYTHING UNUSUAL WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLES SAFETY. I WAS CALLED BACK TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FRAME AT ALL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THANKFUL THIS WASN'T WORSE AND NOT ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122219August 24, 2018
AIR BAGS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121502August 21, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
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. THANKFULLY THE EXHAUST DID NOT BREAK FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE SUBFRAME OR THE WHOLE REAR END WOULD HAVE FALLEN DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112029July 17, 2018
ENGINE
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/RECORDINGS OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110892July 12, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
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 BE LOCKED LEAVING THE CAR VULNERABLE TO THEFT OR CAR JACKING. IF THE DOOR WAS JAMMED IN THE LOCKED POSITION, THIS CAN BE UNSAFE FOR PASSENGER EXIT IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY (A FIRE OR EMERSION IN WATER). ANY ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM MADE BY ANY VEHICLE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO FAIL SAFE ALLOWING MANUAL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF THE DOOR IN THE EVENT OF ELECTRICAL POWER LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE. THIS IS JUST AS MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AS A JAMMED SEAT BELT OR FAULTY AIRBAG. THIS SHOULD BE A NO COST REPAIR BY MANUFACTURER DEALERSHIPS LIKE THEY DO WITH JAMMED SEAT BELTS OR FAULTY AIRBAGS. AT LEAST THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO FREE UP THE LOCK MECHANISM WITHOUT CHARGE TO CUSTOMERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED BY NHTSA FOR SAFETY WITH POLICY AND REPAIR PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES CLEARLY SPELLED OUT. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF REMOTE KEY ACTIVATION OF THE DOOR LOCKS WITH NO MANUAL PHYSICAL OPERATION OF THE DOOR ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110913July 12, 2018
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
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 THAT DIRT AND MOISTURE WERE COLLECTING IN THE FRAME RAILS, WHICH ENTERED TROUGH HOLES ON THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110225July 9, 2018
AIR BAGS
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 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE OPDS MODULE VERBALLY AS THEY WOULD NOT CORRESPOND TO ME IN ANY WRITTEN FORM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100503June 8, 2018
SUSPENSION
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099171June 1, 2018
SEATS
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 PARKED IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY. I WAS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND REACHED INTO THE MIDDLE PASSENGER AREA WHEN I FELT THE DRIVER'S SEAT COME LOOSE. I DO NOT KNOW THE MOUNTING BRACKET PART NUMBER, BUT ON THE INTERNET I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM: THE BRACKET WHICH HOLDS THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE SLIDING BASE, SPLIT AND BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098742May 30, 2018
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075273February 27, 2018
ENGINE
THE CARS TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING ADEQUATELY THE GEARS WON'T GO WHILE IN 2ND AND THIRD OR REVERSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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