NHTSA Complaint #10327609 — 2003 HONDA PILOT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE MOVED IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY BUT A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 106,000.