2003 Honda Pilot Complaint Log

LO BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. BULBS FUSES AND RELAYS ARE GOOD. HIGH BEAMS WORK OK. LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND I DISCOVERED IT AT NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. RPMS REVVED HIGH AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I HAD ALREADY MERGED INTO 60MPH TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR STALLED. FORCED THE CARS BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AVOID HAVING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OR ANY OTHER INDICATION OF FAILURE.

PURCHASED 2003 HONDA PILOT EX IN 2006. THE FIRST OWNER HAD BROUGHT THE VEHCILE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ( DEALER SAID IT WAS OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION). TO WHICH THERE IS A RECALL TO INSTALL AN OIL JET WITH COOLER TO "FIX" THE TRANSMISSION. THE "FIX" DID NOT CURE THE TRANSMISSION FROM FAILING. MY DAUGHTER AND WHERE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN IT FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. FORTUNITLY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE VEHICLE HAS 171,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED HONDA DEALER AND BECAUSE THE JET KIT WAS INSTALLED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE FAILED TRANSMISSION. THIS RECALL CREATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACE UNDER A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY BY HONDA.

HONDA CORPORATE CLAIMS THAT MY 2003 HONDA PILOT ISSUE WAS RESOLVED IN APRIL 2014, AS RECALL WORK (LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING... HIGH BEAMS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL). MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS NO RECORD OF ME BEING THERE, EVEN THOUGH CORPORATE IS SHOWING I WAS. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM - MY LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK... HIGH BEAMS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL. THE ISSUE IS PRESENT REGARDLESS OF IT BEING STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON ANY SURFACE OF ANY KIND, TURNING OR OTHERWISE.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS SEPARATE SO ITDOES NOT SHOW UP BECAUSE THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME SO IT CAN AND DOES WHEN DRIVING IT GOES INTO NEUTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, IT FAILED TO MOVE. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF WYLER HONDA OF COLERAIN (8950 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45251, 513-741-3700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE TRANSMISSION AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 284,469.

THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. IT IS AT FULL THROTTLE. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TURN IGNITION OFF/START UP AGAIN OKAY FOR 5 MILES, THEN IT TAKES OFF FULL SPEED, BRAKES CANNOT STOP IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. DOES NOT MATTER WHERE IT IS MAIN/Y STREET, CITY OR HIGHWAY.

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.

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

SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE. DIAGNOSTIC SCANNER STATES PROBLEM IS DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR OPEN OR INCREASED RESISTANCE.

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.

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.

SUSPENSION IS COMPLETED RUSTED OUT FROM FRAME

WINDOW REGULATORS STOP WORKING AND WINDOW CAN CRASH WHEN DRIVING. SO FAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO REGULATORS AND ONE WINDOW.

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN, IN 2011. *JS

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

THE CARS TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING ADEQUATELY THE GEARS WON'T GO WHILE IN 2ND AND THIRD OR REVERSE

I WANTS TO KNOW IF MY BECAUSE IS ON THE RECALL LIST

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START UPON TURNING THE KEY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND THEN TURNED OFF, IT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE SEAT INADVERTENTLY MOVED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT WOULD ROCK LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,193.

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT'S IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO FAIL TO TURN,OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, PREVENTING THE CAR TO START. I HAVE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT AND REINSERT IT INTO THE IGNITION, AND THUS FAR THIS SOLUTION IS WORKING. HOWEVER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE, TO THE POINT THAT I AM AFRAID THIS MALFUNCTION OF TRYING TO GET IT TO ROTATE OUT OF POSITION AND INTO THE "START" POSITION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL TO ENGAGE AT ALL, LEAVING ME STRANDED WHO KNOWS WHERE.

IN MID-OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED LIT DURING THE VEHICLE OPERATION. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER TESTING IT WAS DETERMINED THE OPDS MODULE AND SENSOR BACK WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME OF THE DETERMINATION THE VEHICLE HAD 227,544 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DURING THE WEEK OF 10-21-17 I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC AT 800 999-1009 AND SPOKE TO WENDY. I RELATED THE ABOVE TO HER. I TOLD HER THAT IN THE WINTER 2006-207 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AMERICAN HONDA INDICTING THAT THE OPDS CONTROL UNIT AND SENSOR HAD THE WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. I ASKED IF THIS WARRANTY HAD BEEN FURTHER EXTENDED AND SHE INDICATED IT HAD NOT BEEN. SHE DID SOME RESEARCH ON MY VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THESE COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 2011. I ASKED IF THEY COULD BE REPLACED AGAIN FOR NO CHARGE AND SHE SAID NO. SHE SAID TO CHECK WITH A HONDA DEALER AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO HELP. I INDICATED THAT THE $1,550.00 QUOTE FROM THE SHOP THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WAS 35-40% OF THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AND TO SPEND THIS AMOUNT ON THE REPAIR NOW WOULD NOT BE A WISE DECISION ON MY PART. I RETURNED TO MY RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE AND I FOUND A RECEIPT FROM DELRAY HONDA LOCATED AT 3000 S. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, DELRAY BEACH FL. DATED AUGUST 20, 2011 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OPDS SENSOR UNIT AND POSITION DETECTOR SYSTEM DETECTOR UNIT. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT NO CHARGE TO ME. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME WAS 147,892. I CALLED DELRAY HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE OF ABOUT $150.00 TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEFORE THEY COUL GIVE AN ESTIMATE. I SAID I ALREADY HAD DONE THAT AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP UNLESS I PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED.

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.

THE REAR AXLE IS ALMOST DETACHING FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING OF THE CHASSIS, AND THE AXLE MAY COMPLETELY FELL THROUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITHOUT THE DRIVER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE RPMS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY REV UP TO 3,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALL HONDA IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BECAUSE OTHER 2003 HONDA PILOT OWNERS INFORMED HIM OF RUST ISSUES. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED RUST ON THE REAR SUBFRAME OF HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF WYLER HONDA IN FLORENCE (949 BURLINGTON PIKE, FLORENCE, KY 41042, (859) 283-2727) WHERE THE RUST WAS CONFIRMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER/JUDDER UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION AND THE RPMS WILL REV BRIEFLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS AMONG EARLY HONDA PILOTS

WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~65 MPH, FULLY LOADED FOR A WEEK-LONG CAMPING TRIP, AND HIT A LARGE POTHOLE. THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY OF MY HONDA PILOT BROKE SO THAT IT WAS ONLY PARTIALLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BECAUSE THE FRAME OF THE CAR RUSTED THROUGH. THE 2 BACK BOLTS WERE STILL IN PLACE, BUT THE FRAME ITSELF WAS CRUMBLING APART; THE 2 FRONT BOLTS WERE THE ONLY THINGS HOLDING THE REAR WHEEL AND AXLE TO THE CAR. THE PHOTO SHOWS THE STEEP ANGLE OF THE WHEELS, AND HOW LOW TO THE GROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR WAS. I DROVE THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC, THEY PUT IT UP ON THE LIFT, AND THEN SHOWED US. THEY TOLD US IT WAS UNFIXABLE. THE CAR IS 14 YEARS OLD AND OTHERWISE IN GOOD SHAPE. IT HAS RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE (I HAVE 9 YEARS OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS). THE MECHANIC HAD DONE BRAKE WORK 3 DAYS PRIOR, AND I HAD GOTTEN THE TIRES ROTATED THE PREVIOUS WEEK. NONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON THE CAR NOTICED OR SAID ANYTHING WAS MAJORLY WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR BROKE ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V501000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED LANDMARK HONDA (5125 DUKE ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304, (703) 823-8000) AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION ON AUGUST 26, 2017. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BATTERY TO DISENGAGE THE ENGINE AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TITANS HONDA IN TYSONS CORNER, VIRGINIA, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REINSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE STATIONARY, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 06264304. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND CONTINUED DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TO FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,420.

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN, SINCE THAT LOW BEAMS WENT OUT BUT HIGH BEAMS WORK.

IGNITION KEY METAL IS HARDER THAN THE IGNITION LOCK DESTROYING THE LOCKING PINS. HAVE HAD IGNITION LOCK REPAIRED TWICE ALREADY AND WILL REQUIRE A THIRD REPAIR WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE NEW LOCK

IN A TRIP TO THE PARK (20 MINUTES HIGHWAY TRIP) THE D INDICATOR START BLINKING, PARK THE CAR AND TURN OFF, TURN IT BACK ON, AND THE LIGHT KEEP BLINKING ALL THE WAY BACK HOME. IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

I AM ENCOUNTERING THE SAME RECALL ISSUES AS OTHER 2003 PILOTS. TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. I NEED TO TURN ENGINE OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND RESTART IN ORDER TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. THE VIN SEARCH SHOWS NO RECALL, BUT THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE HAS CAUSED ISSUES WHEN I GET OUT AND PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. MOST OF THE ISSUE HAPPEN WHEN STARTING FROM A SLOW START. THE ENGINE REVS BUT WILL NOT MOVE, BOTH AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, DURING STOP AND GO COMMUTES. ONCE IT GOES, IT HAS NOT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR.

BOUGHT THE CAR SECOND-HAND. SRS LIGHT WAS OFF DURING TEST DRIVE IN A NEIGHBOOD AND TIME OF PURCHASE. SRS LIGHT TURNED ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE HOME ON THE SERVICE ROAD NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY. UNKNOWN IF IT IS JUST A SENSOR ISSUE OR THERE IS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SAFETY RESPONSE SYSTEM.

THE TRUCK HESITATES IN ORDER TO GET IT TO MOVE YOU HAVE TO TAKE FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL.HAPPENS A LOT WHEN DRIVING.SOMETIMES IT STALLS....DRIVER SIDE REAR BODY MOUNT IS RUSTED OUT

WHEN I DRIVING 95 N GOING TO CONNECTICUT THERE'S A HUGE SMOKE ON THE HOOD AND THE OTHER MOTORIST BEHIND ME, HE SAW A LOT OF OIL DRIPPING ON THE STREET AND HE GAVE ME A HONK. I PARKED THE CAR BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND I OPENED THE HOOD REMOVE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TO AVOID THE FIRE.

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF UPPER AND LOWER GEARS INVOLUNTARILY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE PROPELLED ROUGHLY FORWARD AND BACKWARD CAUSING A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION.

NOTICE WHEN WHILE STOPPED, MOVING THE DRIVER'S ELECTRIC SEAT EITHER UP AND THEN FORWARD, IT BEGAN TO ROCK. THE NEXT TIME, WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY, A ROCKING MOVEMENT WAS FELT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED, WITH ONE BOLT OFF. TWO OPTIONS 1) REPLACE FOR $2K OR 2) GET FRAME WELDED, NO GUARANTEE WILL FIX PROBLEM. POWER OPTIONS MAY NOT WORK. A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY ON HONDA OF AMERICA'S RECALL LIST. CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA TO REPORT THIS; NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. I ASKED IF THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND THEY SAID NO. I ASKED WILL THERE HAVE TO BE A DEATH BEFORE ACTION OR RECALL? NO ANSWER. I AM CONTACTING THIS AGENCY AND MY STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, BECAUSE I FEAR THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA OF AMERICA.

IGNITION LOCK PROBLEM. KEY IS DIFFICULT TO INSERT INTO IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. ONCE INSERTED, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN.

IGNITION THIRD TIME IT HAS BROKEN