NHTSA Complaint #10414879 — 2003 HONDA PILOT

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10414879
Vehicle	2003 HONDA PILOT
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	July 18, 2011
Date Filed	July 24, 2011
Mileage	136,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

THIS VEHICLE MAKE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY NEGOTIATION OF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID BEING INVOLVED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. THE HONDA PILOT'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE, INTO NEUTRAL, WITH NO WARNING AND AT VARYING SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR TWO YEARS. IT HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS (I.E. 25 MPH AND ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65-70 MPH). TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN POWER FLUSHED AND FILLED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED DEALER. FLUID WAS NOTICEABLY DARK. MECHANIC THOUGHT THE PROBLEM IS A COMBINATION TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP ISSUE AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HONDA STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A FACTORY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECALL, HOWEVER, THIS WAS PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *TR

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