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.
2.0
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
80,000 miles
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All right. Enough is enough. Honda now wants us to believe that every rodent has now become aware that a Honda Pilot or some Odyssey is a great place to hang out, especially right next to the knock sensor wire harness. I find it amusing how all of those little varmint must have their own laptops and communicate with each other that this is the best place to be and also the best tasting part of the vehicle. What a joke. We took our 2003 Pilot in and they charged us $450 dollars ($4.33 for the part) the rest of it was labor. It took the mechanic exactly 50 minutes to do the work. We watched and got charged for the 3.5 hours labor. There obviously needs to be a recall here!!!!!!!
- Saugus, CA, USA
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- Saugus, CA, USA