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.
I think the headlights are very dim and have a strange cutoff. We had to buy fog lights just to help light up things and that barely makes a difference. I also think that the design of the taillights is poor. The brake lights seem dim, as do the turn signal lights.
These are not mere annoyances, but safety issues. I predict lawsuits are ahead if Honda does not modify and improve these items.
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I think the headlights are very dim and have a strange cutoff. We had to buy fog lights just to help light up things and that barely makes a difference. I also think that the design of the taillights is poor. The brake lights seem dim, as do the turn signal lights.
These are not mere annoyances, but safety issues. I predict lawsuits are ahead if Honda does not modify and improve these items.
- atchie, Temecula, CA, US