2003 Honda Pilot Complaint Log

TRANSMISSION LOCKED WHEELS, SHIFTED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT GEARS WHILE AT MODERATE SPEED (APPX 45 MPH). *TR

FRONT AND RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED PER HONDA DEALERSHIP. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHILD WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE SEAT NEXT TO THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE SHOULDER BELT OF THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT AND THE SEAT BELT BECAME WRAPPED AROUND THE CHILD. THE SEAT BELT THEN LOCKED AND BEGAN CHOKING THE CHILD. THE CONTACT HAD TO SEVER THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE CHILD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN CUT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE ENGINE WAS REVVING AT A HIGH RPM. HAD A FRIEND CHECK THE CODE WITH A SCANNER WHICH CAME BACK WITH CODE PO740 -TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID CIRCUIT. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS. DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA - WILL NOT BE BUYING ANY HONDA PRODUCT IN THE FUTURE. *TR

I INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN DRIVE, AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I THEN EXITED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AS I WAS PASSING BEHIND IT, SO I HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND CLIMB BACK INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE AND APPLY THE BRAKE. THIS SAME FAILURE WARRANTED RECALLS FOR 2003 ACCORDS, CIVICS, AND ELEMENTS, BUT SO FAR NOT FOR PILOTS. I WONDER IF THE INTERLOCK MECHANISM IS COMMON AMONG ALL THESE DIFFERENT MODELS, AND IF SO, WHY HONDA WASN'T REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE PILOT, ALSO? THE DESIGNS MUST BE VERY SIMILAR FOR SO MANY MODELS TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. *TR

MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING A WEIRD SLIPPING ON THE TRANSMISSION, IT DOESNT SEEM TO CHANGE GEAR SOMETIMES. ITS ALWAYS THE 2ND GEAR GOING TO 3RD GEAR WHEN IT STARTS SLIPPING. BUT WHEN I STOP AND PULL OVER FOR A MINUTE AND DRIVE THE CAR, THE PROBLEMS GOES AWAY. ALSO THE AIRBAG WARNING TURNS ON AND OFF FOR SOME REASON. I CALLED HONDA A FEW MONTHS AGO AND ASKED IF MY CAR IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT I WAS SURPRISED THEY SAID NO. I JUST DONT KNOW WHATS GOING ON WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL CARPORT. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER PARKED IN THE CARPORT BUT HAD ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE CRASH SCENE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS TO THE EXTERNAL DAMAGES OF THE HATCH BACK DOOR AND REAR BUMPER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE ROLL AWAY FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. UPDATED 12/06/12 *BF UPDATED 12/06/12

THE IGNITION INTERLOCK MECHANISM ON OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT EX FAILED ALLOWING THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT IN PARK THEREBY ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO U.S. HONDA (CASE #[XXX]) WHO SAID THE ISSUE WAS RARE FOR THAT VEHICLE THEREFORE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED COVERING THE DEFECT. WHEN RESEARCHING THE DEFECT, I NOTED THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD, CIVIC AND ELEMENT MODELS FOR PRECISELY THE SAME PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2003 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL 12V-136 CONCERNING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS *TGW ON DECEMBER 7, 2011, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE A/C NOT WORKING. THE DEALER FOUND THE BLOWER MOTOR TRANSISTOR WAS FAULTY. THE AC TRANSISTOR WAS REPLACED AND RE-TESTED AND OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO REPLACE THE AC TRANSISTOR, THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. THE VERY NEXT MORNING, SHE DISCOVERED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NO LONGER WORKING. ON DECEMBER 13, 2011 BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 142.06. IN APRIL 2012. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. ON MAY 10, 2012, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, STATING THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL WOULD BE REPLACED, AND IF NECESSARY THE COMBINATION LIGHTING SWITCH WOULD BE REPLACED TOO. ON THE SAME DAY SHE RECEIVED THE NOTICE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER, THE LOW BEAMS WEREN'T WORKING AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE LOW BEAM BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER, WOULD REPLACING THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR RESPONDED BY SAYING NO, AS THE TERMINAL HAD NOTHING TO WITH THE LOW BEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND LATER THAT AFTERNOON, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE WORKING AGAIN. ON MAY 21, 2012. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE COMBINATION LIGHT SWITCH AND NOT THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL. THE LOW BEAMS ARE CURRENTLY NOT WORKING, WHICH IS FORCING THE CONSUMER TO USE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. *JB UPDATED 09/06/12. *JB

I INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN DRIVE, AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I THEN EXITED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AS I WAS PASSING BEHIND IT, SO I HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND CLIMB BACK INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE AND APPLY THE BRAKE. THIS SAME FAILURE WARRANTED RECALLS FOR 2003 ACCORDS, CIVICS, AND ELEMENTS, BUT SO FAR NOT FOR PILOTS. I WONDER IF THE INTERLOCK MECHANISM IS COMMON AMONG ALL THESE DIFFERENT MODELS, AND IF SO, WHY HONDA WASN'T REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE PILOT, ALSO? THE DESIGNS MUST BE VERY SIMILAR FOR SO MANY MODELS TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. *TR

SAME ISSUE AS EVERY OTHER PILOT OWNER WITH THE 2ND GEAR NOT WANTING TO SHIFT UP AROUND 30-40 MPH, A DELAY AND RPM'S GO UP CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,239.

1. FALL OF 2011, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP SPEED CAR WOULD BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE. FOR SAFETY, I WOULDN'T DRIVE FASTER THAN APPROX. 35 MPH. ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE REVVED AND SURGED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. FUEL INJECTION CLEANER REMEDIED THIS. 2. 2012, WHEN INITIALLY ACCELERATING, GEARS WOULD ROUGHLY CHANGE WITH A THUMPING SOUND. WHILE DRIVING AND PICKING UP SPEED, CAR WOULD REV LOUDLY. BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO KEEP IT FROM LUNGING FORWARD. (VERY SCARY), BUT MAINTAINED CONTROL. CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL, ADDED 1/4 QT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. PROBLEM PERSISTED. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MECHANIC CHECKED AND TEST DROVE CAR. ADVISED ABOUT LIGHT FLASHING WHEN IN DRIVE-(THIS HAD NOT OCCURRED).THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT RESET. RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONE WEEK LATER WHEN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. MECHANIC TEST DROVE AND AGAIN COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. WARNING LIGHT RESET. APPROX. 3 WEEKS LATER, WARNING LIGHT RETURNED. CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY. ON AUG 20, 2013 (DRIVING APPROX 20 MPH) THREE HOUSES FROM MY HOME, MY CAR CHANGED GEARS WITH A LOUD CLUNK (SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BROKE). I TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND HAVEN'T MOVED OR DRIVEN IT SINCE. MY HONDA PILOT HAS APPROX. 65,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I BELIEVE HONDA MOTORS AND DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS RECURRING DEFECT WITH THE HONDA PILOT MODELS AND IS DELIBERATELY IGNORING THE CONSUMERS OF THEIR PRODUCT. I'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES FROM HONDA DEALERS STATING MY 2003 PILOT IS IN HIGH DEMAND. I AM ANGRY THAT I'M STUCK WITH THIS WRECK, BUT GLAD THIS JUNK WAS NOT PASSED ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. IN THE MEANTIME I'M WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND MAYBE FORCED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. VERY DEPRESSED. *TR

KEY WON'T TURN IN IGNITION DUE TO MISALIGNED WAFERS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN JUST OVER A YEAR WE HAVE HAD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AT FIRST HAD TO JIGGLE KEY TO BE ABLE TO TURN IT, THEN CAN'T EVEN GET THE KEY IN ALL THE WAY. TAKEN TO LOCKSMITH. FIRST OCCURRED 10/2011, THEN 1/11/2013. *TR

TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. DEALER SAYS IT IS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT LOCKS UP WHILE MOVING. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE ISSUES WITH THE HONDA PILOT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY THIS MORNING MY TRANSMISSION STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEARS SO HARD IT WAS THROWING ME FORWARD AND MY SEATBELT WAS LOCKING. AFTER THE JERKING THE RPM'S WENT TO 5,000 AT 55 MPH AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE JERKING WAS SO BAD THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME SLOWED DOWN TO AVOID A COLLISION. I DO HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AND SEEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE, WHY HASN'T HONDA OWNED UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS NOT TO MENTION HOW SCARED I WAS WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN! HONDA OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTIFIED HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT, MY VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND SENT TO THE "CASE WORKER", WHO SHOULD CONTACT ME IN 24-48 HOURS. IF HONDA DOES NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE DIES AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP, THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. WHY DON'T THESE CORPORATIONS FIX THE PROBLEMS BEFORE A LIFE IS TAKEN. I EXPECT WAY MORE THAN 107,000 MILES OUT OF MY PILOT TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT TO THIRD, AND INSTEAD SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THIS GAVE A SERIOUS JOLT TO THE CAR, AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ON REVIEW BY A TRANSMISSION SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH PACK WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA S UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO FLASHING "D" SYMBOL ON THE DASH, NOTHING. JUST A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A BUSY ROAD, DRIVING NORMALLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

HAVING DIFFICULTIES PUTING CAR INTO GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY IF VEHICLE IS ON A HILL. VARIOUS FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. ONE FRIEND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TT

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN LOWER GEARS; VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR, BUT WOULD REMAIN IN NEUTRAL. INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, THEN SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL (ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO REV, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE). INTERMITTENT 'CLUNK' AS TRANSMISSION MOVES FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. WHEN VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT, POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU CANNOT MERGE INTO TRAFFIC; OR VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE, AND WOULD REMAIN IN NEUTRAL, HOLDING UP TRAFFIC BEHIND. HIGHLY DANGEROUS CONDITION, AS DRIVER CANNOT DEPEND ON VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN REQUIRED. *TR

FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BROKE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; VEHICLE WAS NEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD, ONLY ON PAVED ROADS. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WITH ONLY 115,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000.00. I PURCHASED IT FOR RELIABILITY & THIS IS THE 4TH HONDA I'VE OWNED. LEAVES BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH. *TR

I INITIALLY NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL IN THE GARAGE. THEN, AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ONE DAY, AND PARKING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, I DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR! THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK, AT THE SEAM OR JOINT WHERE THE TANK'S INTEGRAL CYLINDRICAL "TUBE" PROJECTION TRANSITIONS TO THE FLAT SURFACE OF THE TANK. THE RUBBER FILLER HOSE CLAMPS ONTO THIS TANK TUBE, BUT THE LEAK IS IN THE TANK "TUBE JOINT SEAM" ONLY. LIGHT FINGER PRESSURE ON THE SIDE OF THE TUBE RESULTS IN A MORE OBVIOUS LEAKAGE RATE. I CONTACTED HONDA OWNER LINK, AND WAS TOLD THAT A DEALER HAD TO CONFIRM MY OBSERVATION BEFORE HONDA COULD HELP WITH THIS SAFETY DEFECT. I TOOK THE CAR IN, AND THE SERVICE TECH REPORTED "FUEL LEAK AT THE FILLER NECK. TANK HAS NO ROAD DAMAGE. TANK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. FUEL IS LEAKING AT THIS TIME." I WAITED ANOTHER 2 HOURS FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CONTACT AND RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM THE HONDA DPSR. SHE DECLINED ANY "GOODWILL" ASSISTANCE "DUE TO MILES AND YEAR OF VEHICLE". THE QUOTE TO REPLACE THIS SAFETY DEFECT IS $1200, AND NO ONE AT HONDA ACCEPTS ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE TRIED TO ELEVATE THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT WITHIN HONDA, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE THERE IS NO NHTSA ACTION IN PLACE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY FURTHER ELEVATION AVENUE BEYOND THE HONDA DPSR WAS TO FILE THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT, AND WAIT FOR ENOUGH SIMILAR FUEL TANK FAILURES TO BE REGISTERED BY NHTSA. MEANWHILE, GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM MY DEFECTIVE PILOT FUEL TANK, AND MY ONLY CHOICES ARE TO RUN IT OUT OF FUEL AND PARK IT, OR TO PAY $1200 MYSELF TO CORRECT THE HONDA DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THIS FUEL TANK. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW HONDA CAN DENY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT, WHEN THEIR TECHNICIAN HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT IS INTEGRAL TO THE FUEL TANK, AND THAT THE TANK HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED IN DRIVING. *KB

MY VEHICLE IS LEAKING WATER TO THE INTERIOR, LIKE A NUMBER OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS. HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT...AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE BECAUSE OF MOISTURE ON CRITICAL ELECTRICAL PARTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDER/SHAKE STARTING AT 50 MPH. ADVISED NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED HONDA TO CHECK IF RECALL OR WOULD BE REIMBURSED. TOLD NO AND SAID WANTED PROBLEM ON RECORD. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT OWN EXPENSE $3045. DRIVE LIGHT PERIODICALLY FLASHES. HAVE NOT REPAIRED AS >$300. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION INITIALLY STARTED TO SHUDDER WHEN THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHIN THE 40-60 MPH ZONE. NOW THE SHUDDER SEEMS TO OCCUR IN THE RANGE OF 30 TO 60 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO ERRATICALLY SHIFTING UP AND DOWN WITHIN THE DRIVE RANGE CAUSING FOR UNEVEN PERFORMANCE. I NOW OPERATE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS IN THE "D3" GEAR. ALTHOUGH IT WASTES GAS, THE CAR OPERATES SMOOTHER AND DOES NOT HAVE THE SHUDDERING THAT WAS BEING EXPERIENCE WHILE IN THE "D" GEAR. GIVEN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A FAMILY MEMBER. OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE HAD TIME TO RESEARCH THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS A VERY SERIOUS FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS IN FACT A LATENT DEFECT THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH CONTINUED REGULARITY. GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THIS ISSUE, AND THE WAY HONDA HAS RESPONDED, I WILL NOT BE LOOKING AT HONDA WHEN I BUY A NEW CAR. *TR

THE KEY HAD TROUBLE TURNING IN THE IGNITION. IT GOT WORSE OVER TIME. EVENTUALLY THE KEY WONT TURN AT ALL. LOOKED UP ONLINE AND SAW MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL AND MAKE OF OUR VEHICLE. HAD IT FIXED IN 2011 AND IT COST OVER $500. NOW IN MAY OF 2013 IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT TAKES OVER 10 MINUTES TO GET THE CAR STARTED WITH TRYING TO TURN THE KEY OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHICH I'M SURE IT'S JUST MAKING IT WORSE AND WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED AND AS A RESULT, THE SEAT WOULD MOVE AROUND WHILE THE CONTACT DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000...UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A BRACKET UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE FROM SIMPLE METAL FATIGUE. UPDATED 07/23/12

THIS VEHICLE MAKE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY NEGOTIATION OF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID BEING INVOLVED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. THE HONDA PILOT'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE, INTO NEUTRAL, WITH NO WARNING AND AT VARYING SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR TWO YEARS. IT HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS (I.E. 25 MPH AND ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65-70 MPH). TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN POWER FLUSHED AND FILLED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED DEALER. FLUID WAS NOTICEABLY DARK. MECHANIC THOUGHT THE PROBLEM IS A COMBINATION TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP ISSUE AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HONDA STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A FACTORY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECALL, HOWEVER, THIS WAS PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *TR

2003 HONDA PILOT STARTED TO SOMETIMES DROP OUT OF GEAR. FEELS LIKE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. I STEP ON GAS, CAN HEAR ENGINE REV, BUT FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED. I HAVE TO COAST OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, PLACE CAR IN PARK AND THEN IN DRIVE AGAIN TO CORRECT PROBLEM. WHEN TRANNY IS NOT ACTING UP, I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THE CAR SHAKES AROUND 50-60MPH. D WAS FLASHING AND ENGINE LIGHT ON FIRST TIME TRANNY DISENGAGED, SO I TOOK CAR TO ME MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME DIAGNOSTICS WERE TELLING HIM CAR NEEDED NEW SENSORS, WHICH HE REPLACED. WENT UPSTATE, THINKING PROB SOLVED, WELL, I ALMOST CAUSED A PILE UP ON GWB IN NEW YORK WITH CAR DROPPING OUT OF DRIVE AGAIN AT ABOUT 45MPH, NOWHERE THERE TO PULL OVER, SO I HAD TO STOP CAR IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, DROP IT INTO PARK, THEN MOVE IT INTO DRIVE. THIS TIME NO FLASHING D OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.I BROUGHT IT TO HONDA. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CHECK THE TRANNY. THE ONLY THING THEY FOUND WRONG WAS TRANNY FLUID WAS SLIGHTLY OVERFILLED, SO THEY DRAINED SOME FLUID. THEY DID TELL ME IF PROBLEM PERSISTED I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANNY AND ALSO NEEDED NEW ENGINE MOUNTS ON MY 8 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 103,000MILES. NEXT DAY PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE! MEANWHILE I HAD DEALER CHECK ON THE PRICE OF NEW TRANNY..4,700.00! WAS VERY UPSET TO FIND ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND MANY WEBSITES. I CALLED HONDA DEALER, TOLD THEM I FELT HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 PILOTS, AND OTHER MODELS. THEY ASKED ME WHAT I WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.I TOLD THE MAN, IF THEY ARE NEGOTIATING A PRICE ON A NEW TRANNY, THEN HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS.I EXPLAINED TO HIM I'VE ALREADY SPENT 700.00 ON SENSORS AT MY MECHANIC, AND ANOTHER 250.00 WITH HIS SERVICE STATION ON THIS TRANNY, AND WOULD NOT PAY ANY MORE THAN 500.00. NEXT DAY GOT CALL TELLING ME THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME ANYTHING TOWARD NEW TRANNY.VERY UNHAPPY HONDA NOT MAKING GOOD ON AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THESE TRANNYS! NO MORE HONDAS FOR ME.*KB

2003 HONDA PILOT EX-L RES SUDDEN TRANSMISSION ISSUE-TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, NOT SHIFTING, REVVING EXTREMELY HIGH AND NOT SHIFTING INTO THE HIGHEST GEAR AT ALL. CAR IS JERKING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ALMOST STOPPING ITSELF IN ITS TRACKS BY DOWNSHIFTING FROM 60MPH INTO 2ND GEAR. 24HRS LATER, THE CAR WON'T EVEN GO INTO REVERSE. VERY SCARY 2 HOUR PA TURNPIKE RIDE WHEN THIS SUDDENLY STARTED HAPPENING. NEVER HAD ONE PROBLEM BEFORE, AT ALL, BUT THAT WAS SCARY. THE VEHICLE HAS 167,000 AND HAS BEEN WONDERFUL UP UNTIL YESTERDAY. GLAD WE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. ON TO HONDA TOMORROW............ *TR

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 76000 MILES HAS STARTED TO MAKE A VIBRATION AND NOISE WHILE TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 - 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER BUT HE IS NOT SURE. AT TIMES THE SOUND IS FAINT AND OFTEN TIMES IT IS QUITE LOUD. THE DEALER IS QUOTING AROUND $2100 TO FIX IT. WHEN I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

CONSUMER OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR. CAR REACHES VERY HIGH RPM'S THEN WILL JERK. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS HEATED. WHEN CAR IS FINALLY IN 2ND GEAR, IT WILL SLIP AND FALL OUT. SOON AFTER, CAR WILL NOT REVERSE. VERY SCARY AND COULD OF BEEN FATAL. TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETEY SHOT. TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR, ORIGINAL OWNER. HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO COVER THE COST EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL IS ABOUT. HONDA IS NOT CARING ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND EARLY WAS SLIPPING WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY. *TR

CAR RAN AWAY IN REVERSE AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. FULL WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. CRASHED INTO UTILITY POLE ENCIRCLED WITH OLD CAR TIRES. CAR BOUNCED OFF AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE POLE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HIT GEAR SHIFT INTO FORWARD. ENGINE SCREAMING REALLY HIGH REVS, CAR RACED FORWARD AND I DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO AVOID HITTING PARKED VEHICLES AND A POND AS CAR KEPT GOING FASTER. WITH NOWHERE TO HEAD BUT GOLF COURSE OR HIGHWAY, I STEERED ONTO A FARM FIELD AND DROVE A HALF MILE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT THE KEYS FROM THE STARTER WHICH STOPPED CAR. I DID NOT THINK I WAS INJURED AT TIME BUT I ENDED UP WITH WHIPLASH WHICH MEANT I LOST ABOUT SIX MONTHS INCOME. HONDA REFUSED COMPENSATION, OR PAID FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS OF THE CAR WITH EXCEPTION OF THE KEY INTERFACE FOR STARTER . HONDA CLAIMED THAT NOTHINGS WRONG WITH CAR. SAID HAD MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. HOWEVER, HONDA DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME MORE THAN $3,000 TO FIX A COMPLETELY DESTROYED BRAKING SYSTEM HOW COULD I HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND DESTROYED THE BRAKES? HONDA REFUSED TO BUY MY CAR AND DECOMMISSION IT BECAUSE THEY SAID CAR WAS PERFECT. DOWNRIGHT RUDE AFTERWARD. I DID NOT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THE CAR AND USED IT AS INFREQUENTLY AS I COULD. SEVEN MONTHS LATER, I WAS IN AN UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE AND SAME THING HAPPENED. THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO THESOLID CONCRETE WALL JUST FOUR FEET AHEAD. THE IMPACT DESTROYED CAR. FRONT END CRUMPLED IN, THE ENGINE DAMAGED AND ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS FROM A FOUR FOOT COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN JANUARY OF 2005 FOR A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED UP TO 3000. HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE ON THE AC MOTOR WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,612. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 06/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR "SHUDDERS" AT 40-45 MPH. HONDA HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 PILOT AND ODYSSEY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR SHAKES LIKE IT IS FALLING APART. APPROX. COST TO REPAIR $4,000.00. *TR

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MATS ARE SOAKED WITH WATER ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT. ATTEMPTS TO FIND AND REPAIR THE LEAK HAVE FAILED. I SEE MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF THIS ON-LINE WHERE CONSUMERS LIKE ME ARE GETTING NO HELP FROM HONDA CORP. I AM CONSTANTLY PULLING UP THE CARPET TO ALLOW IT TO DRY OUT BUT THE RISK OF MOLD, MILDEW, AND RUST ARE HIGH. I ALREADY HAVE A MUSKY SMALL IN THE CAR WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF MY FAMILY. ADDITIONALLY, I JUST PULLED UP A COVER PLATE ON THE DRIVER-SIDE FLOORBOARD TO DISCOVER MORE WATER POOLED AROUND THE E-BRAKE CABLES. THIS POOL OF WATER COVERED THE E-BRAKE COMPONENTS AND COULD HAVE RUSTED OUT THE CABLES MAKING IT USELESS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN 2003 HONDA PILOT, GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 - 65 MPH, THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHOOK AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. MINUTES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO WE EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CONTINUED SLOWLY. ONCE HOME, THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE AND IT ACTUALLY ROLLED FORWARD FOR A FEW FEET. WE COULD HEAR IT SLIP INTO GEAR AFTER A FEW SECONDS WITH A METALLIC PING OR THUD. THE NEXT DAY, WE NOTICED THE GEARS SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND 40 MPH. TOOK THE CAR TO RENTON HONDA AND THEY SURMISED IT COULD BE BAD GASOLINE. AFTER PAYING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THEY DETERMINED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED AT A COST OF $3500 (WITH A GOODWILL DISCOUNT). THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, AND HAS HAD EVERY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS WHY THEY OFFERED THE DISCOUNT. THE CAR HAS 117,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN PAMPERED. THIS HONDA ISN'T LIVING UP TO THE HYPE! *TR

2003 HONDA PILOT EX EXPERIENCES SHUDDER/VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, LASTING IN DURATION OF 5 TO 10 SECONDS. DRAIN OF TRANSMISSION FLUID REVEALED FRICTION MATERIAL PRESENT. DEALER SUSPECTS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE, SAME AS ACURA MDX. *TR

JAN, 2011 (ODOMETER ~61000 MILES.) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED WHILE EXITING FROM HIGHWAY. FEB, 2011 DEALER CONFIRMED THAT 1. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS TURNING BROWN, 2. DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. APRIL, 2011 EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE DID NOT RESPONSE AND WANTED TO STOP WHILE MERGING INTO STREET ROAD AND ACCELERATING FROM AROUND 10 MPH. MAY, 2011 (ODOMETER ~62500 MILES) ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN WHILE MERGING INTO HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 30 MPH. SINCE THEN WE ARE EXPERIENCING SUDDEN STOKE WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS CHANGING GEAR. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICES AND WAS INFORMED THAT WE HAVE TWO CHOICES, EITHER COMPLAIN TO CEO OF HONDA AMERICA OR TO BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ----------------- DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE / PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA PILOT. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE IN 2004 ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING INSUFFICIENT FLUID FLOW IN TRANSMISSION (NHTSA REFERENCE #04V176000). -------------- I DID REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER. I SUSPECT THAT THE PROBLEM THAT I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING WITH THE VEHICLE IS RELATED TO THE SAME RECALL BACK IN 2004. THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION. -------------- - HONDA SHOULD ISSUE ANOTHER RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. - HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE AND REFUND THE COST FOR DIAGNOSTICS. - IN ADDITION, HONDA NEEDS TO HAVE A MAJOR CHANGE IN HOW THEY HANDLE THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, INSTEAD OF REFERRING US TO THEIR CEO OR BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. *TR

THE 2003 HONDA PILOT I OWN IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE BECOMES DISABLED AND THE "D" LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASH INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. TWO TRANSMISSIONS AT ONLY 127, 500 IS A SIGN OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL 2003 & 2004 HONDA PILOT FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

CERTIFIED LETTER (7011 0470 003 0649 3438) FROM ATTORNEY REPRESENTING HIS CLIENT REGARDING PAID REPAIRED WORK HE HAD DONE TO HIS 2003 HONDA PILOT AND LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES ABOUT THE PROBLEM; HE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD ON DECEMBER 21, 2012, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $624. 41 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, DESPITE THE FACT IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT, WHICH APPARENTLY RESULTED FROM AN IMPROPER SETTING OF THE CABLE CONNECTING THE SHIFT LEVER TO THE TRANSMISSION AT THE SHIFT LEVER BRACKET, WHICH WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES. AFTER THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA CONCERNING THE IGNITION INTERLOCK SWITCH ON HIS VEHICLE.

OUR TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING AROUND 2 OR 3 GEAR.. THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS PART THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ON OUR CAR. OUR CAR ONLY HAS $116K MILES ON IT, AND IT SEEMS KIND OF FISHY THAT IT IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED AND "SUPPOSEDLY" FIXED. TRANSMISSIONS USUALLY LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THIS BEFORE THEY FAIL. THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY VEHICLE PARTS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. BOTH TEST REVEALED CODE P0730 WHICH MEANS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL SYSTEM, LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL, OR POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. BOTH SOURCES ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

THE RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT HAS FALLEN APART INTERNALLY. THERE IS A CLEAR "HALF-DOME" OVER THE BULB ON THE BRAKE LIGHT PORTION, INSIDE THE TAILLIGHT UNIT THAT HAS FALLEN OFF AND NOW IS LOOSE INSIDE THE UNIT ITSELF. IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A "SNAP-ON" INSTALLATION WHEN THE UNIT IS ASSEMBLED. THERE IS NO-WAY TO FIX THIS WITHOUT DESTROYING THE SEALED UNIT. DEALER WANTS $150 FOR A REPLACEMENT. *TR

2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. WAS AT DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL IN OCT 2004 AND TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH IN DECEMBER 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED FUNCTIONING AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

CAR CLUNKED WHEN ACCELERATING, SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, HAPPENED HERE AND THERE AND THEN HAPPENED MORE OFTEN. TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR