45 problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2003 Honda Pilot. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Honda Pilot based on all problems reported for the 2003 Pilot.
The transmission warning light starts flashing after about 5 minutes of driving at highway speed, however, there is no effect on driving performance. We have taken the vehicle to our mechanic but he cannot find a problem when he plugs the data management system into the computer. While this problem has not affected our use of the vehicle directly, we are concerned that one day the transmission will seize up. For information, we had the vehicle checked when the transmission check warning was issued a few years ago (years before the problem occurred) and we were told by our Honda dealer that our transmission did not fall into the category that required remedial work.
On multiple occasions the shift interlock will not let the car out of park, unless you hit the brake pedal 20-30 times. Has not been replaced due to Honda not being able to duplicate the problem.
Automatic transmission on reverse shift wasn't work properly. It happened twice in the morning when I first start. The car woludn't move and locked up. I need to shift to drive gear than reverse. Some other time I have to turn off engin than turn on to move the gear. This was happen after recall for my Honda polit 2003.
Recall campaign: 04v176000 automatic transmission second gear inspection. Tranmission slipping. The consumer stated that the slipping of the transmission happened intermittently. The consumers vehicle was serviced twice regarding the transmision, on the second visit, the consumer was told he would have to pay for the labor charges.
Recall transmission</a> issue, dealer in area did not want to do repairs. Consumer was told that there were no parts available to repair her vehicle. Recall campaign id number : 04v176000.
Consumer received recall 04v176000 for replacement of the transmission. Mechanic replaced the oil set pump. However, the problem recurred, and had not been resolved.
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.
Transmission recall 04v176000, Honda 718-720-0075. No parts were available.
After the automatic transmission recall 04v17600 repairs were performed when slowing down vehicle down shifted and suddenly accelerated.
I purchased the 2003 Honda Pilot in November of 2002. At about 32,000 miles, a "shuttering" began to occur at lower speeds. (15 to 35 mph. ) I have taken the vehicle back to 3 different Honda dealers over time and none acknowledge the issue. Stating it is not observed when in shop. I had mentioned to the last dealer that a close friend purchased a 2009 Honda van that is now being recalled for the same "shuttering" of the transmission and he was told the computer needed to have a program update. The dealership, davenport in rocky mount ,nc acted as if they had not heard of this recall and did as the other dealers, nothing.