Honda Pilot Change Vehicle

"Vehicle intermittently will not shift from 3 to 4th gear or shifts roughly"

"When it's cold the transmission takes too long to shift into 3rd gear. It shifts jerky. After driving about 1 mile the problem is nearly gone."

"Rough shifting most often happens between low gears and when going up hill. Honda dealer says there is no fix"

"left front axle in AWD transmission broke. This in not in one of your categories, but it happened. Very expensive and very long repair"

"Not only the car does not engage the 3th, 4th and 5th gears, but the downshifting is very rough. Driving the car became dangerous"

"required new transmission"

"Last year, third gear began to slip on the upshift, but I am still driving the car, pampering the transmission. The first major problem in 250,000 miles!"

"transmission slipped when temperatures were cold. Once engine warmed I p it would work."

"Tranny started missing gears at 133000, Have milked it til now and will consider a rebuild in the next year"

"Transmission, most of the time, slips and can be rough or "jerky", especially from 2nd to 3rd gear but 1st to second gear also - varies and seems to get a bit worse the longer/further one drives. Occasionally, the transmission will not engage when shifting to 2nd or 3rd and the engine will "rev" but then engages. Always pulls off in 1st gear. This began happening about 1 year and 4 months ago or at 154000 miles! Independent garage mechanic looked it over and feels it needs an overhaul. I'll driv"

"Transmission makes a weird noise when in overdrive at less than 45 mph. I switch to D3 and the problem goes away..."

"Installed rebuilt transmission. Still shifts rough and slips when shifting between first and second."

"Transmission fails to shift to next gear. Coasting for a few seconds will typically get to go"

"Transmission stays on 1st and second gears. Does not shift to 3rd, 4th and 5th gears. Transmission will have to be replaced soon, according to dealership, which is very unusual for a vehicle with 87,000 kilometers on the odometer"

"When transmission is thoroughly warmed up, it will occasionally miss shifting into 3 gear"

"required new transmission"

"transmission slipping between 1st and 2nd gears"

"After replacing my original transmission with a factory rebuilt transmission, a return hose leaked oil"

"Just went in for oil change and they said a small leak in transmission fluid that would cost $410"

"Since purchase. Transmission stuck in 1st or 2nd."

"The 4th Gear solenoid had to be replaced because it failed after 14 years"

"problems shifting, up or down. Replaced multiple solenoids."

"Transmission was replaced with a rebuilt one several years ago. Ever since, the transmission experiences occasionally hesitates on the first acceleration after sitting overnight. No one has solved the problem, which I consider minor but annoying"

"transmission temp sensor and transmission switches had to be replaced"

"cooling senser went bad"

"It is not yet resolved but involves the emissions light and the codes given when put on the machine. If all options fail it will involve replacing the transmission"

"Vehicle is RED. Plastic parts including right over the rear window have faded badly - very noticeable these past couple of years. NOT resolved."

"Clear coat is peeling on plastic body parts and is now starting to peel on metal parts. Appears to be a common problem with Honda"

"The front side of the rear view mirror plastic covering is chipped and starting to peel. The hood paint is starting to appear corroded at the windshield wash dispensers"

"Paint is worn off and peeling. Started on hood and now is worn at doors and rear"

"clear coat is burning off on top surfaces, paint is fading"

"clear coat is flaking off"

"Bad clear coat on hood required a complete repainting, removed paint all the way down to the metal and completely repainted"

"BUMPER PAINT"

"Clear coar peeling from plastic trim including bumper"

"bumper paint peeling"

"[aint peeling off running boards"

"Paint lifting and subsequent peeling only from the plastic trim panel on driver's side door. Lifting started several years after purchase and gradually worsened until peeling started this year"

"Rear bumper support almost completely rusted through. Front stabilizer rusted out. Major repair to remove/replace. $$$"

"Rear Bumper had to be replaced due to rust"

"Rust starting in left rear qtr panel, where rear fascia attaches to the body"

"some body rust in wheel well areas above trim strip liner that was repaired by independent collision shop"

"rear drivers side quarter-panel - rust on seam"

"Rust where dent"

"Normal rustin wheel wells due to long winters and not being able to wash as often as we would like"

"rust on top of doors, rear hatch, undercarriage and under the hood. also rust around mounting brackets of luggage racks"

"After many years of good service, the transmission simply went dead on the highway, causing me to have to stop, have the car towed, and have the transmission replaced."

"Had to have transmission rebuilt in order to continue to be Able to drive the car. Had an upgraded transmission installed. Extra coolent system added thus was an Arizona car. ( I'm in Michigan) due to the high temps there and rugged train probably should of had that to start with. Car was still an excellent choice"

"Tranmission making noise when shifting between gears"

"Transmission broke while car had 4 passengers and was towing an empty uhaul cargo trailer less than 1000 lbs"

"Transmission started slipping around 228K miles. Had a local Mom and Pop established business do a new transmission installation. Had some issues afterwards-minor, fortunately, and the business did the adjustments. All is well now"

"Transmission 2nd failed suddenly leaving the car without power for 10 seconds when merging onto the freeway. Shop rebuilt transmission but this failed after 2500 miles. This was replaced with a 2006 model transmission which has worked well for almost a year. 2003 transmissions are very unreliable according to shop"

"Transmission almost completely failed at 205,000 miles"

"Transmission went out had to be replaced. It still shifts rough"

"Transmission housing cracked allowing all fluid to leak out and the transmission burned up and shut down on the highway."

"Bought an 03 Pilot less than year ago with a bit less than 300000kms. Engine ran rock solid and everything worked as it should. Transmission catastrophically failed on the highway, would not go into gear, very scary clunking noise. no prior indication of tranny failure. Sold the vehicle to the junkyard since it's not worth replacing."

"Trans replaced three years ago and needed to be replaced again. Covered under warranty"

"Mechanic said around 125,000 the transmission in pilots were needing major repairs. Mine had to be rebuilt"

"transmission begun to slip at 170k, had to have it rebuilt, seems to be a common issue, but the car is still in good shape and most American made cars don't even last that long"

"There as a factory recall on the transmission several years ago; but our car passed at the time. Two years later when the transmission failed, Honda would no longer honor the recall, so we had to pay"

"Transmission went out at 105000 miles. Had it rebuilt with no help from Honda. I will never buy another Honda! Rear window fell down. Replaced window mechanism"

"Could feel the slipping of gears while driving"

"3rd gear malfunction"

"A transmission rebuild apparently is common with both the pilot and odyssey as they both use the same. I spoke with several shops stating that it's a common thing for the transmission to fail right at 100K miles"

"When the gear shift is in "drive" the transmission will drop into neutral when the car comes to a stop, and then doesn't engage again when step on the gas to go again. You have to manually shift into 1 or 2 to get the transmission to engage again"

"Had leak in brake and I think calipers had to be replaced or repaired. I paid for it and it was expensive"

"Had a rear brake caliper hang up which led to the wearing out of the brake pads and damage to the rotor"

"Front and rear brakes corroded/rusted needing replacement"

"THE COST WAS QUITE HIGH IT SEEMED TO ME / $800"

"the suv is over 10 years old, there will be some problems, new brakes were installed but it still squeaks"

"Parking brake doesn't really work. I took it in and they said it has the right tension, but if it's not in gear, the car will just roll if on a slant, so to me, that's a completely ineffective parking brake."

"Rotors on front and rear have needed to be replaces ( and calipers on Front) at different times because the rotors seem to RUST very heavily, way beyond what we have experienced with outr toots or previous cars. Mechanic tells us that rotor rusting seems to be prevalent on Hondas and they are often replaced. The calipers on both front wheels have frozen at different times and have needed to be replaced."

"brake pads have to be replaced in 16,000 miles"

"I have replaced pads and rotors but breaks still work poorly"

"heavy vibration during braking. dealer misdiagnosed, and repaired rear brakes. Problem was in front brakes"

"Have had to have brakes done twice in one year with very little driving and more than four decades of driving w/1 ticket for 40 mph in 35 mph zone, cautious driver, judicious brake use. Why? Honda getting too expensive. Repairs too expensive"

"Regular wear and tear--the vehicle is old. Brake pads, calipers, etc had to be replaced."

"rotors ( mostly front). rust and wear at surprising rate. My Mechanic tells me this is a problem with older Hondas- this is unlike normal wear and tear on my Toyota and on prior carsddd. Also the rotors cause expansion due to rust that results in loud noise. Requires removal and cleaning to stop."

"brake pads and rotors had to be replaced"

"Vehicle was left parked for approximately 4 weeks. Rotors rusted so badly the needed to be replaced"

"Chugging was uncomfortable"

"worn out due to age of car"

"Inspection found several mounts which had failed and needed replacement"

"Local Honda dealer said rear main seal was leaking and would soon need replacing. While we were visiting our daughters in suburban Chicago, we had the seal replaced by a local NAPA dealer they used for their cars' maintenance ... at a much lower price than the Honda dealer, plus it the repairs were covered by the NAPA Nationwide 36 month/36,000 mile warranty. Once home, we took the Pilot to the dealer for an oil change and were told that the seal was still leaking and should be immediately replace. I noted that it had been replaced a few months earlier but the dealer insisted it was leaking. I then took it to a local NAPA Service Center and, after a diagnostic leak check and visual inspection, they could find no leak, nor were there any oil drips in my garage or driveway to further indicate a leak problem. Bottom line, I don't trust my local Honda dealer but was positively impressed with the NAPA network. A year and a half later, and still no leak."

"Engine seals and gaskets leak with age and you fix them. Pretty simple."

"Rear main seal was leaking, requiring transmission to be dropped to access for repair"

"No oil pressure to engine"

"Valve leak required replacement of one. Selling before i need to replace the 2nd."

"Local Honda service department has recommended an engine oil pump reseal for $1040. or $1450 with the timing belt package which is due based on time since last replacement."

"can't detect the source"

"Major oil leak caused by failed gasket on pump housing"

"replaced rear main seal: O ring + crankshaft seal"

"Not real serious. mostly due to age and fixed at same time as timing belt replaced"

"Main engine oil seal which required dropping the transmission out to repair"

"suspicious oil leak right after scheduled mainteance"

"Drive shaft seal was leaking"

"driver side door lock does not work with remote, when using key to open or lock other doors driver side door lock does not work"

"Door locks stopped working electronically"

"Right front door no longer responds to the RF key fob. Must lock it manually"

"Bolts that hold seat to body stripped. Cost to replace:$2000. Can't drive without the seat"

"passenger seat to fix would have to buy whole seat so welded the seat adjustment to sit straight up. I can not sit at an angle"

"Rear drivers seat latch does not work and seat will not fold down to allow loading of cargo in the rear. Requires seat back removal and installation of a new cable retention latch"

"You didn't have a category for this. The seat came loose. It would swing up when accelerating. The bracket needed was no longer made. After being back ordered for months the dealer was able to get me a replacement seat. It was dangerous, but not inoperable."

"failure in seat heaters"

"Tailgate will not stay up when opened. Have to prop open with pole."

"Rear drivers side window would not go up. Regulator had to be replaced. Cost $300"

"left rear electric window cable broke, R&R new lift kit"

"Had regulator replaced drivers side rear window"

"was loose, banging on tail pipe"

"Muffler corroded a hole in the main body of the muffler. Muffler had to be replaced, but it was the original muffler, which had served for 15 years."

"there was a recall on the bags"

"Warning light came on for SRS system. It was a bad sensor in the right passenger seat. The cost for sensor replacement was very high. I had a used used seat with a working sensor installed for far less."

"Airbags have been replaced three times due to recall. SRS light went on last month."

"Honda informed me the motherboard has to be replaced for $1000+"

"Warning light is recently on. Not sure of diagnosis yet but in researching I'm expecting $1k+."

"Recall for passenger airbag. Module too powerful. Dealer will replace free."

"Message that side airbags are off occurs randomly."

"Recall"

"Airbag warning light due to a seatbelt buckle senor gone bad."

"exhaust system began to make lots of noise. Mechanic had to weld in replacement flex joint to correct"

"Hear sounds as if window is not fully closed"

"Due to age of vehicle am very pleased with reliability for over 14years"

"Glover box rattle or in dash behind has been around for the last 50000 miles. Unable to dignose or fix."

"thumps in rear when going over potholes"

"For almost 2 years my wife was complaining about front end noise. Turns out a "vibration damper bolt" was missing from the right front suspension. Honda dealer could not find it. Local Brake repair shop suggested probable cause and demonstrated probl"

"Clunks when hitting small bumps"

"noisy car, but great and reliable"

"Loud inside the cabin"

"Since the day it was new, the road noise is loud as to barely be able to use a cel phone. There is no remedy."

"this car is very noisy, I wish Honda would put more effort into making their cars quieter"

"Difficult to hear radio at turnpike speeds"

"Egr system not communicating with computer"

"Catalytic converter failed at 100K mileage, had sensors and converter replaced"

"Check engine light came on. Computer check indicated evaporation issue. Changed fuel cap. Light went out. About 1 week later, light came back on for same issue. Currently working on problem."

"Check Engine light came on. Went to Honda dealer. They said this problem is hard to diagnose-they said "this could be expensive - we will start with the fuel cap". They sold me a new fuel cap and said "let us know if this doesn't work". It was the fuel cap"

"The sensor is constantly on, my mechanic had troubleshooted the issue and replaced a couple of components. The sensor will turn off after a component was replaced, but then came on again after a few days."

"engine light came on and had spend 100.00 to find out it was the O2 sensor"

"O2 sensor failed and it caused the car to shift roughly and slip out of gear"

"The bolts that hold the engine on needed replacing"

"The A/C control/blower to the rear seat ceased to function some time ago. I rarely have passengers so it went unnoticed for a long time. I understand from research this has happened to more than a few folks."

"Car would not start. Mechanic was unsure of why. Eventually it started turning over."

"Ignition switch failed and the key would no longer turn to start the car. We had to replace. Upon searching the web found this was a common problem, but there had been no recall and we had to pay to fix. It was expensive. Didn't seem like a part"

"difficulty in putting key in and taking out progressively worse until it just would not go in. replaced ignition switch"

"Towed in 3 times before problem was found. Another $600. Plus diagnostics on the first visit"