Honda Pilot Complaints (2003)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#10902955August 31, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
IGNITION KEY CAN PULL OUT WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892192August 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
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 REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891508July 29, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
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 RECALLS WERE FOUND. THE TRANSMITION PERIODICALLY COMES OUT OF GEAR IF I STOP QUICKLY OR 1ST THING IN THE MORNING OR IF I GO OVER A SPEED BUMP SLOWLY OR SOMETIMES RANDOMLY IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I CAN SWITCH IT INTO 1ST 2ND OR 3RD AND GET IT MOVING AGAIN. IT HASN'T HAPPEND AT HIGH SPEEDS YET. AND THE THE METAL UNDER THE SEATS IS ALL RUSTED. AT THIS RATE THE TRANSMITION WILL CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEATS WILL COME OFF AND THE AIRBAGS THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN RECALLED WILL KILL US IM HIGHLY DISSAPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888434July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10881996July 1, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
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 SEPARATION FROM THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS DISCONCERTING. WE HAD NO WARNING AND HAD THE VEHICLE PROPERLY/ROUTINELY MAINTAINED. IF THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY, THE RESULTING CRASH WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. CERTIFIED MECHANICS CONFIRM THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A SERIOUS DETERIORATION OF A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL COMPONENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876282June 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876285June 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875486June 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, SEATS
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 FRONT DOOR LOCKS HAVE TO BE UNLOCKED WITH A KEY. THE INSIDE UNLOCK MECHANISM ONLY UNLOCKS THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE TRUNK. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER FRONT AND THE PASSENGER REAR LOCKS A WINDOW HAS TO BE ROLLED DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO REACH IN AND MANUALLY UNLOCK IT AND THOSE ALSO HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED BACK WHEN YOU EXIT THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE PASSENGER AIR UNIT DOES WORK. IT DOES NOT BLOW OUT AIR EVEN WITH THE REAR CONTROL ON. THE INSIDE CAR LIGHTS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY CUT ON AND OFF AND NOT SET TO COME ON WHEN THE DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES BECAUSE IT RUNS THE BATTERY DOWN. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. AND THE POWER PORT TO CHARGE PHONES, ETC. WORKS BUT ANYTHING PLUGGED INTO IT GETS HOT REAL FAST. ALL THAT POINTS TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE AIR BAG LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON AND GOING OFF. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING D AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL FLUID AND FILTER WAS CHANGED. SO FAR THAT SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH ACT DEFECTED. THE KEY HAS TO REMAIN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE SPARE KEY HAS TO BE USED TO UNLOCK THE CAR BECAUSE IF THE KEY IS REMOVED, IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO BACK INTO THE SWITCH TO CRANK THE CAR. THE SWITCH DOES NOT WANT TO ACCEPT THE KEY AND TURN TO CRANK THE ENGINE ONCE IT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH. EVEN TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PRESSING THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE SWITCH DOESN'T WORK. AND THE GEAR SHIFT STICK/SHAFT ACTS ALMOST LIKE IT'S NOT PARK, BUT IT WAS PUT IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873759June 12, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
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).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864036May 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
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 DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ROADS AND WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862982May 4, 2016
SEATS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854325April 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854138April 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN
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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852252March 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SPEED SENSORS AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 195,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849852March 15, 2016
POWER TRAIN
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 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840023March 5, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 STARTED RAPIDLY ACCELERATING - I STARTED PRESSING THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL - VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN - AT THIS POINT I WAS IN THE CURVE AND WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I HIT A SMALL TREE AND CONTINUED CAREENING OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I CRASHED IN A DITCH, HITTING A WOOD HYDRO POLE (THANKFULLY NOT CONCRETE) - BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED - I SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE, BRUISED RIBS AND SEAT BELT ABRASIONS - MY 2 YEAR OLD REQUIRED STITCHES ON HER EYE LID AND EYEBROW DUE TO IMPACT WITH HER CUP THAT SHE WAS HOLDING AT THE TIME (WE'RE LUCKY HER SIGHT WASN'T AFFECTED). MY SON SUFFERED NO PHYSICAL INJURIES BUT 1 MONTH LATER IS STILL TALKING ABOUT IT. VEHICLE WAS A COMPLETE WRITE OFF. HAD APPROXIMATELY 161,000 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT. CRUISE CONTROL WAS LIKELY ON BUT WASN'T IN USE. SIMILAR ISSUE HAPPENED ON 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. 1ST AT LEAST 8 MONTHS AGO AND THEN AGAIN ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE ACCIDENT (WAS GOING TO ADDRESS WITH DEALER AT NEXT OIL CHANGE) BUT ON TWO PRIOR OCCURRENCES SURGE OCCURRED WHEN BRAKES WERE TAPPED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL - SAME PAUSE/SURGE BUT NOT NEARLY AS INTENSE AND STOPPED IMMEDIATELY WHEN BRAKES WERE PRESSED AGAIN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I NOTED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. NO IDEA HOW FAST IT WAS GOING WHEN IT CRASHED BUT IT "FELT" LIKE AT LEAST 50MPH. THIS IS TERRIFYING WHEN IT HAPPENS, I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION OR ON THE EXPRESSWAY - WE MIGHT NOT BE HERE... ALSO MAILING LETTER TO MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10824593February 5, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 DID NOT TURN AND THE KEY GOT STUCK THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS SHARING, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODELS WHICH HONDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823691February 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE IGNITION FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823241January 30, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 KEY AND IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823242January 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN
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 MANUALLY SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR, BUT I WAS STILL UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE RPM'S RISING. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL THREE TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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