general problems of the 2003 Honda Pilot - part 1

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle violently jolted forward with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The failure had occurred while driving on a major highway. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact referenced technical service bulletin: 04-021; however, the contact was informed that the repair had been performed on the vehicle in 2004. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to shift into gear properly, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,118.

Water leaked into front floors of vehicle soaking the carpet and the fuse panels in the floor. Yes it is available. Fuse boxes had standing water building up behind them slowly dumping water into them causing shorts in electrical system which could have caused the car to catch on fire. Yes the problem has been confirmed. No the vehicle has not been inspected by anyone other than mechanic. The only signs of the problem I noticed was the carpet was soaked and couldn't understand why. The battery died randomly one night after locking the doors. No other signs were noted.

Transmission, overheating, loss of oil, loss of gears when driving,.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked unattended, the vehicle rolled out of the garage and crashed into the neighbor's home. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at slow low speeds, the vehicle was difficult to shift into second gear. The srs warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about a possible recall. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed there were no open recalls on the VIN. The contact stated the failure was like NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Keep getting misfires had mechanic replace coils & plugs but still getting obd codes for misfires of cylinders why ?? also keeps jerking & I nor a mechanic do not know why.

Saturday, October 23, 2021 we traveled down old dallas hwy toward gastonia, north carolina. Transmission slipped and motor revved very high without forward speed. Attempting to put transmission into reverse caused similar slippage. Returning on hwy 321 toward dallas, north carolina, the transmission slipped and the car would not reach highway speed. Turning onto hwy 279 to go home, the Honda would not go into gear at first, then slippage so that other cars almost struck our car which was unreliably stumbling. We have found there is a recall number 04v176000.

The gear shifter will not gauge is stuck in one position.

While driving on the interstate the d indicator starts blinking. The next exit is still 10 miles away. . I stop the car at a gas station for about 5 minutes. I then get back on the interstate to get home without getting in an accident or fatally injuring myself or others ! this has happened a few times whenever I go over 55-60 mph. So it seems to be when the transmission is changing from 3rd to 4th gear. ?? why haven't I received a recall for this transmission/powertrain problem ?? possibly campaign # 04v176000 and recall # p30. I only have 147,000 miles on my Pilot !! how many people have to get injured or even killed for this matter to be taken care of by someone or Honda ???.

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.

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.

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.

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 was driving on the interstate and all the sudden it seem as if the transmission locked up, the tires squeeled and dropped 20 mph almost immediately. This happened twice in a 40 mile stretch, I'm scared to drive it.

I drive between 20-40mph and my Honda shakes and shudders for 8 seconds then goes away. Any idea what can that be.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact was unsure about what warning lights were illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was towed 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 per NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). The failure mileage was 150,000.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the vehicle independently decelerated while driving the vehicle. The contact stated that the abs warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed the failure was two front wheel speed sensor replaced. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was confirmed that the vehicles two front wheel speed sensors and the automatic transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign: 04v176000(power train) however the vehicle's VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 195,000. Kh.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who 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. Oo.

Transmission was included in recall but we were never notified. Experienced catastrophic failure at 168,000 miles. Lost power on the freeway going 65 mph with no warning. Honda refusing to replace transmission because of the age and mileage of my car, despite the known defect in the transmission.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, the gas pedal was depressed and the engine stalled. The check engine warning indicator was illuminated several times. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 128,000. Jw.

On may 26, 2015, I was traveling north on I-5 at 60 mph when the wheels of my car seized. At which point the car began a rigorous slide, black smoke billowed as the tread of my tires peeled off. The force of the slide eventually jammed the tires sideways causing the car to hop as it propelled forward, finally coming to a stop about a mile from the starting point. Needless to say it was a horrific ride, which still causes me some stress. The car was towed to bill's tech trans where they informed me that the transmission was faulty. Bill's sent the faulty transmission to the maker. At that time I was unaware of the recall on Honda Pilot 2003 transmissions. After hearing of the recall a couple of months later, I informed american Honda of my incident. They requested receipts pertaining to the incident which I provided in full 3 times. One of the four customer service representatives had lost some or all of the paperwork that I had sent. It has been a year and a half of dealing with american Honda and they continue to put me off, even closing the claim at one point; they sent a letter which stated, "we have attempted to contact you in regards to your request, but have not been successful in reaching you. " I called immediately and they informed me they had closed the claim due to my lack of responding to their phone calls. I told them that both my home phone and cell phone keep logs of who calls and that they are not on either one. American Honda reopened the case. Since then I have been rebuffed repeatedly. About a month ago I was told someone was reviewing the case for possible reimbursement and have heard nothing since. It seems as if they do not want to honor the recall on the 2003 Honda Pilot transmission. Is there anything you can do to help? american Honda recall case no. 04263486.

My Honda Pilot shutters at 25-50 mph I had it check with my local dealer Honda and it seems like its coming from transmission issue's.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact downshifted and the vehicle automatically shifted back into gear. The failure occurred twice. The dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

My Honda Pilot starts slipping when it changes from 3rd gear to 4 gear. Now it starts shaking/jugging. With speed 60mph or 65 mph, it is very dangerous if it starts jugging because you never know how the car behind you reacts and your car will do.

We purchased our 2003 Honda Pilot ex-l new at danbury Honda on February 20, 2003. We have had ongoing issues with the "d" or drive light flashing intermittently since the car was new and had it checked at the dealer each time, with a report back that there was nothing wrong and it would go away. The dealer has done almost all of the preventative maintenance to our vehicle and we also do proactive care to our vehicle. Most recently we spent a good amount of money on repairs to the transmission through Honda dealerships in delray beach, florida (disaster there) and danbury, CT. We are now being told we need a new transmission, only months after putting a lot of money into the car. Had we known we would be spending this kind of money (about $5k), we would have traded the car in. However, we are now caught in a financial burden with having to put a new transmission in the 2003 Pilot, which we think should be part of a recall based upon all the on-line research we've done. Can anyone please assist?.

Tl - the contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 113,805. Kmj.

We bought a 2003 Honda Pilot in 2006. 3 months ago we found out it had been recalled in 2004 for the powertrain. That apparently was fixed at that time. In April, we had an issue with the rpms showing 3000 while we were driving only 35 mph. We took it to the dealer who informed us that the powertrain needed to be replaced. This cost us over $6,000 to replace including over $700 to lease a car. American Honda said that the warranty had run out and that it was a high mileage vehicle and they would not cover the cost of the repair. Our question is why would the powertrain have to be replaced a second time within a 9 year period. The 109,000 miles on the vehicle is within if not lower than the national average. Granted, a 10 year old vehicle will probably not still be under warranty. However, if the powertrain was fixed under the recall in 2004, should it need to be replaced again?.

While driving at 40-45 mph with shift lever in "d" the vehicle began to shift down a gear very hard and then back into the previous gear. It does this repeatedly. Was told by a Honda dealer repair shop that the transmission needs to be replaced. The car has been well maintained. The transmission on a vehicle like this with 160k miles should not be failing.

I parked my car outside a local store with a nearly zero decline. After entering the store and beginning to shop - a fellow shopper came in to tell me that my car had rolled backwards and hit another vehicle. Luckily there was no major damage to either vehicle. When I entered my vehicle the gear shift was in fact in park but the car had rolled back anyways and stopped only because it hit another vehicle in the parking lot.

Sudden downshifting and shuddering, check engine light came on and difficulty in shifting. Engine light remained on and occasional shifting problems for a few weeks until checked by dealer - po740 and po730 needs transmission replacement and engine mount. Same problem as a 100 of others. Original owner fully dealer maintained for 10+ years, even with fairly high miles well maintained transmission should not fail. Honda dealer quoted $5500 for Honda rebuilt transmission with no mention of any assistance or of the well known and frequent occurence of this issue. A definite safety issue as simple luck this didn't occur on the highway at greater speed in high traffic I frequently drive.