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 live in Dubai, and have had the same problem with our Pilot (MRV in this part of the world) four times! Both rear window mechanisms broke within a couple of months of each other about 2 years ago, the driver's window regulator broke two weeks ago, and the rear passenger driver's side window broke again two days ago. There is definitely a design flaw with this vehicle, and I'll be writing Honda corporate HQ to complain. The dealer says they can do nothing except to give a 'discount' on the repair. This is crap!. Won't be buying or recommending a Honda to anybody again, that's for sure.
- Todd S.,
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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I can not believe that this is a recurring problem and Honda will not fix this! I will never buy another Honda again!!!!!
- fazzio, Midland, TX, US