2003 Honda Pilot transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 107 complaints for the 2003 Honda Pilot, 12% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 107 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 105,000 miles 91 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 20 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 22 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 91 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 105,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Automatic transmission on reverse shift wasn't work properly. It happened twice in the morning when I first start. The car woludn't move and locked up. I need to shift to drive gear than reverse. Some other time I have to turn off engin than turn on to move the gear. This was happen after recall for my honda polit 2003.
2003 honda pilot, 95k miles, transmission light came on and then started flashing, slipping or popping between gears, acceleration is gone, went downhill very quickly. I logged onto various websites and see the same transmission problems reported by many early model honda pilot owners I am extremely disappointed as I expected a honda to be top notch.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Honda Pilot
- Electrical system 132 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 118 complaints
- Air bags 117 complaints
- Engine 62 complaints
- Body & structure 48 complaints
- Seats 40 complaints
- Lighting 32 complaints
- Steering 32 complaints