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2003 Honda Pilot engine problems

62 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2003 Honda Pilot, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
62 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 55 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2003 Honda Pilot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 55 complaints that include mileage. 24% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 55 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Car ran away in reverse as if it had a mind of its own. Full weight on the brakes but the car kept accelerating. Crashed into utility pole encircled with old car tires. Car bounced off and then crashed into the pole over and over again. Hit gear shift into forward. Engine screaming really high revs, car raced forward and I did everything I could to avoid hitting parked vehicles and a pond as car kept going faster.

Reported at 170,000 miles, May 2011 CrashInjury

I own a 2003 honda pilot with 57,000 miles on it. After taking it to a honda specialist for scheduled service, the technician reported that the front engine mount & side engine mount are both broken, with a repair estimate of $503.30. The vehicle has not been in a collision, has had all its scheduled services and in no way should the engine mounts be broken. This is a major issue and honda should be looking into repair as it seems to not have been properly installed to be broken with such few miles.

Reported at 57,500 miles, April 2013

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