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.

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
9,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. redesign (1 reports)
2003 Honda Pilot lights problems

lights problem

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2003 Honda Pilot Owner Comments

problem #1

Sep 262003

(reported on)

Pilot EXL RES

  • 9,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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

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