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 just got done in Nov of last year getting the Timing belt package, drive belts , head cover , belt , water pump, transmission , differentials, 2 front engine mounts, steering and suspension lower ball joint boots, tie rod boots, bushings, breaks, front swaybar, rear break pads and a oil change..... COST $3,234.29. I am a mother of four with a disabled husband .... Fixing all of this took my entire savings............
Now for the last few months I have been hearing a noise in the rear of the Pilot .... It started out on big bumps and some turns being very abnormal. Now it is getting louder and I took it into tire place and had them check out my shocks and make sure my tires are on tight .... They and I have NO clue what is wrong nor do I have the money to fix it....... I can't believe that in the year that we have owned the Pilot that all this has gone wrong.......... I do not 4 wheel drive or do any hard driving so what caused the problem is beyond me .... HONDA should check into this..!!!!!
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I just got done in Nov of last year getting the Timing belt package, drive belts , head cover , belt , water pump, transmission , differentials, 2 front engine mounts, steering and suspension lower ball joint boots, tie rod boots, bushings, breaks, front swaybar, rear break pads and a oil change..... COST $3,234.29. I am a mother of four with a disabled husband .... Fixing all of this took my entire savings............
Now for the last few months I have been hearing a noise in the rear of the Pilot .... It started out on big bumps and some turns being very abnormal. Now it is getting louder and I took it into tire place and had them check out my shocks and make sure my tires are on tight .... They and I have NO clue what is wrong nor do I have the money to fix it....... I can't believe that in the year that we have owned the Pilot that all this has gone wrong.......... I do not 4 wheel drive or do any hard driving so what caused the problem is beyond me .... HONDA should check into this..!!!!!
- Tiffany R., Corning, CA, US