CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware the 2003 Honda Pilot once the odometer reaches 100k miles, when two problem defect trends have shown up: transmission failure & ignition switch problems.
Typically a locksmith can fix the ignition switch or it can be replaced for around $700. However the transmission failure is a far more expensive problem, with the average repair cost at well over $3,000. A major transmission recall of over 1 million Honda vehicles back in 2004 dealt with transmission damage due to overheating, but 2003 Pilot transmissions have continued to fail.
4.3
definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
26,957 miles
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Honda Pilot front rotors get warp with normal use, when brakes are applied at high speed the car steering wheel shakes violently and car is out of control, have to remove foot from brakes to get control of the car back, Honda will not acknowledge problem.
Front brake rotors warped. Starting at 32,000 miles, steering wheel shakes hard side to side when brakes applied. This should not happen from normal wear, no other defects noted as cause (tires, lug nut torque, over heating). Dealer would not fix under warranty. Problem continues. Possible loss of control under hard braking due to severe steering wheel shake. Cause of excessive wear to other parts.
Consumer experienced pulsation and shaking in steering when slowing down. The dealer determined that the rotors needed to be cut and resurfaced. A few months later the vehicle was taken back to the dealer for routine maintenance and brake problems. The dealer blamed the brake problems on high mileage but the consumer believes that the dealer may have caused the problem or that the brakes were defective when the vehicle was purchased.
- Howell, NJ, USA
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