NHTSA Complaint #10432237 — 2003 HONDA PILOT

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY THIS MORNING MY TRANSMISSION STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEARS SO HARD IT WAS THROWING ME FORWARD AND MY SEATBELT WAS LOCKING. AFTER THE JERKING THE RPM'S WENT TO 5,000 AT 55 MPH AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE JERKING WAS SO BAD THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME SLOWED DOWN TO AVOID A COLLISION. I DO HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AND SEEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE, WHY HASN'T HONDA OWNED UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS NOT TO MENTION HOW SCARED I WAS WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN! HONDA OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTIFIED HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT, MY VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND SENT TO THE "CASE WORKER", WHO SHOULD CONTACT ME IN 24-48 HOURS. IF HONDA DOES NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE DIES AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP, THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. WHY DON'T THESE CORPORATIONS FIX THE PROBLEMS BEFORE A LIFE IS TAKEN. I EXPECT WAY MORE THAN 107,000 MILES OUT OF MY PILOT TRANSMISSION. *TR