Four problems related to transmission slip out of gear 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.
Tl the contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the vehicle would not immediately shift out of gear. Also, while driving, the transmission indicator erroneously changed from the drive position to the drive 3 position. While the vehicle was parked in the garage with the engine idling and the transmission in the park position, the owner exited the vehicle. Moments later, the vehicle erroneously began to move forward, pushed against the owner, and pinned her against a storage rack located in the garage. During the incident, the owner sustained a left leg injury that required medical treatment. The cause of the failure was not determined. A police report was filed. The manufacturer and local dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 189,000.
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.
Owner of 2003 Honda Pilot. About a year ago "d" light started blinking on the car. Took the car to the dealer and was told that no problems found. About three months latter, car started hesitating when shifting into 2nd - 3rd gear. Went back to dealer and told that no problems found with transmission. The problem became worst and the transmission started slipping out of gear at about 30 mph. I would have to coast to the side of the road and put it back in gear to continue driving. I returned to the dealer and this time they flushed the trans fluid and said that this should fix the problem. Well it didn't. Now the dealer is telling me that there is a transmission failure and it will cost me $3221. 79 to replace the trans (this is after the $1,300. 00 that Honda corp agreed to pay). I don't understand why Honda would take so long to diagnose this problem, it's obvious that there is a transmission problem with this car. Maybe it was because my car was still under the extended warranty when I first complained about the transmission. VIN [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
2003 Honda Pilot 140k miles. Transmission slips out of gear when accelerating. The "d" indicator began to flash then the car would act like a manual transmission trying start from a dead stop in 4th gear.