Honda Pilot Complaints (2003)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#10098212November 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
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 THOUGHT IT WAS A FIRE AT THE TIME!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098102November 1, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
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 RECALLED BY HONDA MOTORS!!!. I READ A SIMILAR COMPLAINT IN THIS SITE WHERE ANOTHER PERSON CLOSE THE DOOR ON HIS HONDA PILOT AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED. I'M FORMALLY REQUESTING AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099141November 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099106October 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096402October 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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 CONTROL UNDER HARD BRAKING DUE TO SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR TO OTHER PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095940October 18, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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 AND TEAR ITEMS AND ARE NEVER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092685October 6, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093661October 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SEVERE ENGINE VALVE CLATTERING WHEN PULLING LIGHT LOADS OR ACCELERATING UPHILL AND LOUD ROARING SOUND FROM TIRES AFTER 23000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094879October 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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 PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094654September 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090982September 14, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
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 TO MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. THE WEBSITE "HONDAPILOT.ORG." HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IN THIER CHAT FORUM, ALSO MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE QUITE A FEW OF THESE, THERE WAS EVEN A BACKLOG ON ORDERING ME A NEW ONE THIS LAST TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092645September 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE VEHICLE'S WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER THE DOOR WAS SHUT. *NM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090345September 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V17600 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED WHEN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090377September 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087162August 30, 2004
STRUCTURE
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 IN SCRATCHES AND DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089908August 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000, HONDA 718-720-0075. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089586August 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087999August 17, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SPOILER FELL OFF INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER STATED THE PART WAS WARPING AND PRODUCED ONE INCH GAP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083191August 3, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082975July 29, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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