NHTSA Complaint #10693871 — 2003 HONDA PILOT

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10693871
Vehicle	2003 HONDA PILOT
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	March 9, 2015
Date Filed	March 12, 2015
Mileage	139,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, WENT TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE DID NOTHING. TOOK MY FOOT OFF GAS, TRIED AGAIN, NOTHING. GOT IN SLOW LANE, FINALLY ENGAGED BUT HAD TO GO SLOW ON FREEWAY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NEXT DAY VEHICLE WONT SHIFT FROM 3RD GEAR, CAN ONLY GO 35 MPH AND ENGINE REVS UP. THE DRIVE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. NEXT DAY CANT SHIFT INTO REVERSE EITHER. TAKE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY SAY NO REVERSE, NO 3RD GEAR, FLUID IS FULL BUT SMELLS BURNT. PULLED CODES P0730 INCORRECT GEAR RATIO AND P0780 SHIFT MALFUNCTION. RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION REPLACE. I ONLY HAVE 139,000 MILES AND DON'T DRIVE IT CRAZY. ALSO FOUND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THIS YEAR PILOT. I CALL HONDA SO THEY CAN LOOK IT UP, HE SAYS YES IT WAS DONE TO MY CAR, BUT DOESN'T SHOW ON MY CARFAX REPORT? *TR

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