2003 HONDA PILOT Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle violently jolted forward with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The failure had occurred while driving on a major highway. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact referenced Technical Service Bulletin: 04-021; however, the contact was informed that the repair had been performed on the vehicle in 2004. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to shift into gear properly, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,118.

Water leaked into front floors of vehicle soaking the carpet and the fuse panels in the floor. Yes it is available. Fuse boxes had standing water building up behind them slowly dumping water into them causing shorts in electrical system which could have caused the car to catch on fire. Yes the problem has been confirmed. No the vehicle has not been inspected by anyone other than mechanic. The only signs of the problem I noticed was the carpet was soaked and couldn't understand why. The battery died randomly one night after locking the doors. No other signs were noted.

Transmission, overheating, loss of oil, loss of gears when driving,

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked unattended, the vehicle rolled out of the garage and crashed into the neighbor's home. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at slow low speeds, the vehicle was difficult to shift into second gear. The SRS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about a possible recall. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed there were no open recalls on the VIN. The contact stated the failure was like NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V176000 (Power Train). The failure mileage was approximately 180,000. The contact stated 2nd gear is no longer working. Honda stated the recall was fixed, but the contact stated that was incorrect.

KEEP GETTING MISFIRES HAD MECHANIC REPLACE COILS & PLUGS BUT STILL GETTING OBD CODES FOR MISFIRES OF CYLINDERS WHY ?? ALSO KEEPS JERKING & I NOR A MECHANIC DO NOT KNOW WHY

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021 We traveled down OLD Dallas Hwy toward Gastonia, North Carolina. Transmission slipped and motor revved very high without forward speed. Attempting to put transmission into reverse caused similar slippage. Returning on Hwy 321 toward Dallas, north carolina, the transmission slipped and the car would not reach highway speed. Turning onto Hwy 279 to go home, the Honda would not go into gear at first, then slippage so that other cars almost struck our car which was unreliably stumbling. We have found there is a recall number 04V176000

PURCHASED 2003 HONDA PILOT EX IN 2006. THE FIRST OWNER HAD BROUGHT THE VEHCILE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ( DEALER SAID IT WAS OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION). TO WHICH THERE IS A RECALL TO INSTALL AN OIL JET WITH COOLER TO "FIX" THE TRANSMISSION. THE "FIX" DID NOT CURE THE TRANSMISSION FROM FAILING. MY DAUGHTER AND WHERE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN IT FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. FORTUNITLY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE VEHICLE HAS 171,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED HONDA DEALER AND BECAUSE THE JET KIT WAS INSTALLED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE FAILED TRANSMISSION. THIS RECALL CREATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACE UNDER A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY BY HONDA.

MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AROUND 40-45 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER MODEL YEARS WITH THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME I AM ACCELERATING PAST 40 MPH.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED GEAR SLIPPAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AT TIMES WHILE THE RPM'S REVVED WITHOUT FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ESSERMAN LARGO HONDA (554 NE 1ST AVE, FLORIDA CITY, FL 33034, (844) 329-6036) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT GAUGE IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE D INDICATOR STARTS BLINKING. THE NEXT EXIT IS STILL 10 MILES AWAY..I STOP THE CAR AT A GAS STATION FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I THEN GET BACK ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET HOME WITHOUT GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT OR FATALLY INJURING MYSELF OR OTHERS ! THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHENEVER I GO OVER 55-60 MPH. SO IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS CHANGING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR.?? WHY HAVEN'T I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION/POWERTRAIN PROBLEM ?? POSSIBLY CAMPAIGN # 04V176000 AND RECALL # P30. I ONLY HAVE 147,000 MILES ON MY PILOT !! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET INJURED OR EVEN KILLED FOR THIS MATTER TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY SOMEONE OR HONDA ???

TAKATA RECALL I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. RPMS REVVED HIGH AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I HAD ALREADY MERGED INTO 60MPH TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR STALLED. FORCED THE CARS BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AVOID HAVING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OR ANY OTHER INDICATION OF FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, IT FAILED TO MOVE. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF WYLER HONDA OF COLERAIN (8950 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45251, 513-741-3700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE TRANSMISSION AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 284,469.

03 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN BETWEEN GEARS TALKED TO HONDA DONT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM EVEN WEN THEY HAV RECALL ON IT IVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SAME EXACT ISSUE ALL OVER INTERNET WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA IS STILL TRYING TO CHARGE FIOR THERE OWN RECALL

I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 164,000 MILES ON IT A FEW DAYS AGO AND NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY. IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD SOMETIMES OVER REV BEFORE SHIFTING BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. LAST NIGHT I PICKED MY GRANDCHILDREN UP FROM TOWN AND WAS HEADING BACK UP THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JERKED BACK AND DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND OR THEY WOULD'VE HIT US. I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT TIME ALSO.

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER/JUDDER UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION AND THE RPMS WILL REV BRIEFLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS AMONG EARLY HONDA PILOTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND CONTINUED DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TO FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,420.

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.

IN A TRIP TO THE PARK (20 MINUTES HIGHWAY TRIP) THE D INDICATOR START BLINKING, PARK THE CAR AND TURN OFF, TURN IT BACK ON, AND THE LIGHT KEEP BLINKING ALL THE WAY BACK HOME. IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF UPPER AND LOWER GEARS INVOLUNTARILY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE PROPELLED ROUGHLY FORWARD AND BACKWARD CAUSING A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION.

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-50 MPH, MY 2003 HONDA PILOT BEGINS TO SHUDDER AND REV RPMS. I HAVE TO LET OFF THE THROTTLE AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE SPEED IS CONSTANT OR DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT SEEM AS IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, THE TIRES SQUEELED AND DROPPED 20 MPH ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN A 40 MILE STRETCH, I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT.

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP TRANSMISSION SLIPS SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS WHEN IT GOES INTO SECOND GEAR WATCH THE TACH MOVE BUT NO ACCELERATION SO I KNOW IT'S SLIPPING. I'VE DONE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH 3 TIMES WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID AT $8 A QUART AND IT SEEMED TO HELP IT DOSENT DO IT AS MUCH BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN IT STILL SLIPS. ONLY ON ACCELERATION, AROUND 20-30 MILES AN HOUR.

ON MAY 26, 2015, I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON I-5 AT 60 MPH WHEN THE WHEELS OF MY CAR SEIZED. AT WHICH POINT THE CAR BEGAN A RIGOROUS SLIDE, BLACK SMOKE BILLOWED AS THE TREAD OF MY TIRES PEELED OFF. THE FORCE OF THE SLIDE EVENTUALLY JAMMED THE TIRES SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE CAR TO HOP AS IT PROPELLED FORWARD, FINALLY COMING TO A STOP ABOUT A MILE FROM THE STARTING POINT. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS A HORRIFIC RIDE, WHICH STILL CAUSES ME SOME STRESS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BILL'S TECH TRANS WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. BILL'S SENT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION TO THE MAKER. AT THAT TIME I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL ON HONDA PILOT 2003 TRANSMISSIONS. AFTER HEARING OF THE RECALL A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, I INFORMED AMERICAN HONDA OF MY INCIDENT. THEY REQUESTED RECEIPTS PERTAINING TO THE INCIDENT WHICH I...

I DRIVE BETWEEN 20-40MPH AND MY HONDA SHAKES AND SHUDDERS FOR 8 SECONDS THEN GOES AWAY. ANY IDEA WHAT CAN THAT BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY HONDA PILOT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE MOVING IN A FEW WEEKS AND TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY. A FEW DAYS AGO I CALLED HONDA AFTER LOOKING UP RECALLS AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL NUMBER 04V176000. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND IF IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HONDA TOLD ME AND THEY SAID IT IS PROBABLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER. (CODE P0740) THE SUPERVISOR WAS GOING TO CALL HONDA AND GET BACK TO ME. I FEEL VERY FRIGHTENED TO TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH ONLY 130,000 MILES WOULD...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 150K CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND WAS UNSAFE. HAPPENED QUICKLY.

HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND BELT PAYED FOR IT AT HOMDA DEALER THEN NOTICED IT HAD A RECALL ON IT DEALERSHIP DIDNT NOTIFY ME OF THE RECALL. NOW I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMITION DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT IT ALSO HAS A RECALL. BUT WHEN I SEARCHED MY VIN IT SAID NO RECALLS WERE FOUND. THE TRANSMITION PERIODICALLY COMES OUT OF GEAR IF I STOP QUICKLY OR 1ST THING IN THE MORNING OR IF I GO OVER A SPEED BUMP SLOWLY OR SOMETIMES RANDOMLY IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I CAN SWITCH IT INTO 1ST 2ND OR 3RD AND GET IT MOVING AGAIN. IT HASN'T HAPPEND AT HIGH SPEEDS YET. AND THE THE METAL UNDER THE SEATS IS ALL RUSTED. AT THIS RATE THE TRANSMITION WILL CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEATS WILL COME OFF AND THE AIRBAGS THAT HAVE...

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS IN TRAFFIC AND SLOW TO 29 OR 39 MPH I FEEL A SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY MY "D" LIGHT FLASHES WHEN TURN ON MY PILOT BUT THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING LAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE 160,000 MILES

THIS GOES WITH THE COMPLAINT # 10876282, I JUST ENTERED. I NEEDED TO CORRECT MY VIN # BY ADDING THE NUMBER 2 IN THE FRONT OF THE NUMBER. ON THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT I STARTED THE VIN# WITH H, NOT 2.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE/ SPEED UP THE VEHICLE QUICKLY THE DRIVER SEAT BOUNCES BACKWARDS/MOVES AND IT FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO COME OFF THE FRAME ITS MOUNTED TO LIKE SOME BOLTS MAY BE BROKE OR SOMETHING. THE CAR LOCKS ARE MESSED UP. THE BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCKS HAVE TO BE UNLOCKED WITH A KEY. THE INSIDE UNLOCK MECHANISM ONLY UNLOCKS THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE TRUNK. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER FRONT AND THE PASSENGER REAR LOCKS A WINDOW HAS TO BE ROLLED DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO REACH IN AND MANUALLY UNLOCK IT AND THOSE ALSO HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED BACK WHEN YOU EXIT THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE PASSENGER AIR UNIT DOES WORK. IT DOES NOT BLOW OUT AIR EVEN WITH THE REAR CONTROL ON. THE INSIDE CAR LIGHTS HAVE TO BE...

SECOND GEAR FAILURE AND SHIFTING ISSUES, 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE, TC CLUTCH FAILURE; ALL RESULTING IN SEIZING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR, UNEXPECTED SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. ALL ITEMS WERE EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ROADS AND WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SPEED SENSORS AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 195,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

WHILE DRIVING, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND STARTED TO INCREASE MY SPEED. THE RPM'S INCREASED AT A VERY RAPID RATE, BUT THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE MY SPEED AND THERE WAS A WHIRLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I TRIED MANUALLY SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR, BUT I WAS STILL UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE RPM'S RISING. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL THREE TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TRANSMISSION WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT 168,000 MILES. LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH WITH NO WARNING. HONDA REFUSING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY CAR, DESPITE THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE AND A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE FOR 20 MINUTES. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2004 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE OIL COOLER, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER FULLY REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

OWNER DRIVER WAS STOPPED ON RED LIGHT ALONG WITH 20 OTHER CARS , THE DRIVER WAS LAST IN THE LANE AND OTHER DRIVER DID NOT APPLIED BRAKES, THIS VEHICLE WAS BANGED FROM THE BACK. BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY WESTMINSTER HONDA IN COSTA MESA . CALIFORNIA, BODY REPAIR COST OF $ 3,500 WAS PAID BY INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE PERSON WHO WAS AT FAULT, THE AUTO TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT COST OF $ 6,500 WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ME WHO WAS NOT AT FAULT. THE QUESTION IS AT THAT TIME THE AIR BAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF FAULT? AFTER THAT I GOT RECALL NOTICE FROM AMERICAN HONDA FOR TWO AIR BAGS DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, THE NOTICE CAME IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2015, FIRST THEY DELAYED THE REPAIR TASK BY MAKING AN EXCUSE THAT THEY ARE VERY BUSY AND FIRST APPOINTMENT IS AVAILABLE ON FEBRUARY 28 TH AT AUTO...

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

WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE GAS TO PICK UP SPEED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND HESITATED TO SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR, ONCE IT DID ENGAGE IT THEN SLIPPED AND DOWN SHIFTED CAUSING SPEED TO DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-55 MPH. LATER THE D LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AT TIMES DOWN SHIFT. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE D DASH LIGHT AFTER DRIVING IT 3 DAYS PROBLEM HAS NOW STARTED TO OCCUR AGAIN AND LIGHT HAS AGAIN COME ON ON DASH. *JS

VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A FLUTTERING NOISE UNDERNEATH AND HAS CONTINUED TO BE PROBLEMATIC WHEN DRIVING FROM 35-50 MPH. TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION ISSUE. MECHANIC SAYS CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION MAY LOCK UP, CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

THIS IS A 2003 HONDA PILOT THAT I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL I HAD TO TRAVEL ALMOST 2 HOURS--ONE WAY--FOR MY JOB. ON THE WAY HOME OF MY 4 HOUR TRIP MY PILOT LIKE GOT HOT AND THEN JUST STOPPED PULLING. HONDA OF RICHMOND KENTUCKY PUT ONE TRANSMISSION IN ALREADY, BUY THE 2ND OR 3RD OIL CHANGE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, WE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. NOT ITS ABOUT 1 THOUSAND MILES FROM ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. HELP WHAT DO I DO?? *TR