general problems of the 2003 Honda Pilot - part 2

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. 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.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the key was removed from the ignition when the vehicle was still in the drive position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer stated that the locking mechanism for the ignition needed to be replaced. The mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 140,000.

Smoke came out of the steering column while driving. Had car towed to Honda dealership. Honda found burnt connector in the headlight switch due to an electrical short. Replaced entire headlight switch part number 35012-s5a-307, 7743875-35999 set, combination switch.

First, door locks automatic now have to unlock myself, along wits the outside doors. Alarm button no longer works to unlock. Door handles inside have been peeling and actually cut your fingers when opening the door, I have maswing tape in them and it's ugly, finally. . Lights inside are going out on radio, dimming on interior also.

2 failures: 1) rear air unit failed at 50,000 miles / 5 years. 2) two motor mount broken (front and side) at 60,000 miles / 6 years.

I own a 2003 Honda Pilot exl,lately I've had problems with the switch not wanting to turn on or unlock steering wheel. What should I do. . . I've own two other Hondas and had the same problems. (98 accord,98 civic);their was recall on them. Is their a recall on the Honda Pilot switch or steering column.

I have a 2003 Honda Pilot with dvd player and wireless headphones. My wife and I were driving on the highway with our two young kids who were watching a dvd with the headphones. The kids stated that the headphones stopped working and started making a white noise sound. A few minutes later we saw smoke come out of the dashboard, through the tape deck and other openings. We were scared to death and had limited visibility. Fortunately, I was able to pull over without wrecking. We all got out of the car and let the smoke clear. Afterwards, we took it to the charleston, SC dealership. Even though they found burnt parts in the dvd player, they refused to help. They wanted over $1000 to put in a new dvd player. We took the paperwork and left, while the dvd headphones still do not work to this day. I even filed a complaint with the bbb, without success.

On or a few days prior to March 13,2008 I was left the parking lot of an area business, upon pulling out onto the road March 13,2008 headlights failed when pulling out of store parking lot replaced both headlight bulbs, fuses&relays low beams inoperable high beams still worked drove home with inoperable headlights March 14,2008 purchased replacement headlight switch from a Honda dealer March 15,2008 found melted wire / harness connector and contacted Honda dealer for recall/bulletin information picked up copy of bulletin number 07-027 dated may 12,2007,which cites "harness may have been misrouted" March 17,2008 contacted Honda customer service,requested goodwill consideration-was directed to have a Honda dealer perform diagnostic and submit form to district service manager March 19,2008 took vehicle to Honda dealer to perform srs safety recall,and to diagnose the headlight prior to may 12,2008 was told tech did not check headlight problem on March 19,2008 may 12,2008 in frustration, took vehicle back to Honda dealer to perform repairs, paid $3147 for the part,and $9074 for the repair dealer returned the headlight switch,but kept the melted connector and wire June 20,2008 returned vehicle to Honda dealer for same problem,they said headlight sockets were unplugged and were working fine June 20,2008 returned vehicle to Honda dealer,informed them the lights still did not work,they replaced the melted wire and headlight switch socket again dealer kept melted wires and connector and suggested I would have to pay if the problem happened again problem occurred in 5 week intervals causing me to drive at night with high beams or no headlights-creating an unsafe condition I generally do not use my headlights anymore considering the costs to repair them,and the potential fire and entrapment hazards copies of related repair work orders,receipts,and the service bulletin are all available upon request.

Sometimes I cannot take the shift lever out of park even though I am depressing the brake pedal, but when I fiddle with the wires going to the switch that monitors the brake peddle, the shift lever is released. This is an ongoing problem.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated the door locks would not lock and the windows sporadically failed to open and close. The contact also mentioned while driving various speeds, the transmission would shift into gear. In addition, the lights within the buttons on the dashboard stopped working and there was an electrical short in the air conditioner fan. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 120,000. Updated 05/15/12 * bf.

Low beam headlights symptom when you turn the combination light switch to the headlight "on" position, the low beams may not come on. Probable cause in a rare case, the wire harness may have been misrouted, causing a terminal in the headlight wire harness connector to become heat-damaged, which may cause the low beam headlights to not come on.