2003 Honda Pilot Body & Structure Problems

While driving at about 40 mph, your rear axle separated from the vehicle. A mechanic determined that your subframe needed to be replaced. This is a serious structural failure that left your vehicle undrivable.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220,000. *JS

I HEARD CRUNCHING NOISES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT CUSHION. I ASSUMED IT WAS A SPRING GIVING WAY, SINCE THE CAR IS 16 YEARS OLD. I ARRANGED TO HAVE THE FRONT SEATS REUPHOLSTERED AND REPAIRED THE FOLLOWING WEEK. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, I GOT INTO THE CAR AFTER RUNNING AN ERRAND, AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT ACTED LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR! THIS WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF SAM'S CLUB. I SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME, SINCE IT FELT LIKE THE DRIVER'S SEAT COULD LET GO. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATED A BRACKET BROKE THAT HOLDS THE DRIVERS SEAT DOWN, AND THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE HONDA PILOT. THEY SAID NO RECALL BECAUSE NOBODY HAD DIED?? THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. THE RE-UPHOLSTERER HAD THE BRACKET WELDED AS A SIDE-JOB WHEN HE DID HIS WORK. STILL, THIS ISN'T OK. IF THE SEAT HAD LET GO AND SLID FORWARD WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS.

THE ATTACHMENT POINTS ON THE FRAME WHERE THE REAR SUBFRAME ATTACHES HAVE NEARLY COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE REST OF THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDA PILOTS. GIVEN THE PREVALENCE OF THE ISSUE, IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE SINCE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE MOUNTING POINTS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ATTACHED PICTURE IS NOT FROM MY VEHICLE BUT THE DAMAGE IS IDENTICAL TO THAT SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE.

2003 HONDA PILOT EX WITH 219,000 MILES ON IT. THE TWO REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS THAT ATTACH THE BODY CHASSIS TO THE FRAME WERE RUSTED OUT AND COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. IN FACT ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE THAT HAD RUSTED OUT. APPARENTLY NO EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE REST OF UNDERCARRIAGE. VEHICLE WAS IN VERY GOOD MECHANICAL SHAPE AND MAINTENANCE KEPT UP. VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN A GARAGE AT NIGHT NOT SUBJECT TO UNUSUAL WEAR AND TEAR. UPON SLOW ACCELERATION FROM A RED LIGHT I HEARD A LOUD CRASH AS IF WE'D BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. I WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE LIGHTS WEREN'T FUNCTIONING SO I WAS PROCEEDING VERY SLOWLY THROUGH THE 4 WAY FLASHING LIGHTS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND US SO I CLEARED THE INTERSECTION THEN PARKED THE CAR TO CHECK IT OUT BUT NO VISIBLE DAMAGE, NO DEBRIS IN INTERSECTION ETC. DROVE IN TOWN FOR ANOTHER COUPLE DAYS AND IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE. THE INCIDENT BOTHERED ME ENOUGH TO TAKE IT IN TO FIRESTONE AND HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT ON THE LIFT FOR ANYTHING UNUSUAL WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLES SAFETY. I WAS CALLED BACK TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FRAME AT ALL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THANKFUL THIS WASN'T WORSE AND NOT ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED.

REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. SUBFRAME SITTING ON EXHAUST. JUST HAD PILOT AT DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION AND THEY DID NOT EVEN MENTION THE ISSUE TO ME, GUESS THEY DIDN'T INSPECT IT VERY WELL. FOUND ON MY OWN AFTER DRIVING HOME AND HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR END. THANKFULLY THE EXHAUST DID NOT BREAK FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE SUBFRAME OR THE WHOLE REAR END WOULD HAVE FALLEN DOWN.

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM IS JAMMED NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. THIS, I IMAGINE, CAN HAPPEN WITH ANY DOOR. LUCKILY, THE JAM IS IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION ALLOWING THE DOOR TO BE OPENED. WHAT IS NOT SAFE IS THAT DOOR CANNOT BE LOCKED LEAVING THE CAR VULNERABLE TO THEFT OR CAR JACKING. IF THE DOOR WAS JAMMED IN THE LOCKED POSITION, THIS CAN BE UNSAFE FOR PASSENGER EXIT IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY (A FIRE OR EMERSION IN WATER). ANY ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM MADE BY ANY VEHICLE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO FAIL SAFE ALLOWING MANUAL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF THE DOOR IN THE EVENT OF ELECTRICAL POWER LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE. THIS IS JUST AS MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AS A JAMMED SEAT BELT OR FAULTY AIRBAG. THIS SHOULD BE A NO COST REPAIR BY MANUFACTURER DEALERSHIPS LIKE THEY DO WITH JAMMED SEAT BELTS OR FAULTY AIRBAGS. AT LEAST THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO FREE UP THE LOCK MECHANISM WITHOUT CHARGE TO CUSTOMERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED BY NHTSA FOR SAFETY WITH POLICY AND REPAIR PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES CLEARLY SPELLED OUT. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF REMOTE KEY ACTIVATION OF THE DOOR LOCKS WITH NO MANUAL PHYSICAL OPERATION OF THE DOOR ITSELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE REPAIRING THE REAR BRAKE PADS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SULLIVAN HONDA, 45 MIGEON AVENUE TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06790) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THAT DIRT AND MOISTURE WERE COLLECTING IN THE FRAME RAILS, WHICH ENTERED TROUGH HOLES ON THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BECAUSE OTHER 2003 HONDA PILOT OWNERS INFORMED HIM OF RUST ISSUES. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED RUST ON THE REAR SUBFRAME OF HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF WYLER HONDA IN FLORENCE (949 BURLINGTON PIKE, FLORENCE, KY 41042, (859) 283-2727) WHERE THE RUST WAS CONFIRMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

THE REAR AXLE IS ALMOST DETACHING FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING OF THE CHASSIS, AND THE AXLE MAY COMPLETELY FELL THROUGH.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS METALLIC TAPE COATING. TAPE IS PEELING OFF. 2 OF MY CHILDREN WERE CUT BY THE METAL. KIDS CANNOT OPEN INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR WITHOUT BEING INJURED. THEY ARE NOW SCARED, AND MAY BE RELUCTANT TO OPEN DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER TRAVELED THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONTO THE FLOORBOARDS. THE FAILURE CREATED MOLD IN THE VEHICLE AND ELECTRICAL WIRING DAMAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER WAS TRAVELING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR END APPEARED TO BE LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD DETACHED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING OF THE SUB FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

CLEAR COAT BEGAN COMING OFF OF MANY HORIZONTAL SURFACES. HAS CONTINUED FOR YEARS. NOW THE ACTUAL PAINT IS COMING OFF AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM STOP I FELT MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SNAP AND GIVE ALLOWING MY BODY TO LEAN BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. VISUAL INSPECTION UNDER SEAT SHOW FATIGUED METAL BRACKET AT FORWARD OUTBOUND POSITION OF SEAT BASE/BRACKET JUST ABOVE RAILS. I WOULD ASSUME INTEGRITY/SAFETY OF SEAT IS COMPROMISED. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION/USE. *TR

HONDA PILOT '03 STARTED LEAKING WATER INTO THE FRONT CABIN AFTER THE RAINS. THE FLOOR GETS WET AND THE WATER NEEDS TO BE VACUUMED OUT AFTER THE RAIN. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IS BEING AFFECTED BECAUSE OF THIS WATER LEAK.. I ALREADY SEE RUST SHOWING UP AND MOLD SMELL COMING OUT BECAUSE OF THE WATER LEAK. I CALLED IN NORTHAMERICAN HONDA AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. *TR

WHILE ON MY WAYBACK ON I95 FROM RICHMOND, VA TO SILVER SPRING MARYLAND, I SUDDENLY HEARD A NOISE FROM MY BACK WINDOW AND I SAW MY HONDA PILOT SPOILER FLY AWAY AND LAND IN FRONT OF THE UPCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TODAY, I STILL HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS BACK SPOILER AND I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER HONDA PILOTS ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE CITY WITHOUT THIS BACK SPOILER. *TR

THE CHROME FINISH ON THE DOOR HANDLES FROM THE INSIDE, THIS CHROME FINISH IS A THINK LATER OF MATERIAL ALMOST LIKE FLEX METAL - IT'S VERY SHARP AND EASILY CREATES CUTS IN HAND WHEN OPENING THE CAR DOORS. APPROX 3 DAYS AGO, I WAS MOVING MY HAND AS I WAS DRIVING AND MY FINGER TOUCHED THE PEALING CHROME FINISH CREATING A DEEP CUT CAUSING PAIN AND BLEEDING. I HAVE KIDS AND THEY MAY GET HURT BY THIS. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS LEAKING WATER TO THE INTERIOR, LIKE A NUMBER OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS. HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT...AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE BECAUSE OF MOISTURE ON CRITICAL ELECTRICAL PARTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MATS ARE SOAKED WITH WATER ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT. ATTEMPTS TO FIND AND REPAIR THE LEAK HAVE FAILED. I SEE MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF THIS ON-LINE WHERE CONSUMERS LIKE ME ARE GETTING NO HELP FROM HONDA CORP. I AM CONSTANTLY PULLING UP THE CARPET TO ALLOW IT TO DRY OUT BUT THE RISK OF MOLD, MILDEW, AND RUST ARE HIGH. I ALREADY HAVE A MUSKY SMALL IN THE CAR WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF MY FAMILY. ADDITIONALLY, I JUST PULLED UP A COVER PLATE ON THE DRIVER-SIDE FLOORBOARD TO DISCOVER MORE WATER POOLED AROUND THE E-BRAKE CABLES. THIS POOL OF WATER COVERED THE E-BRAKE COMPONENTS AND COULD HAVE RUSTED OUT THE CABLES MAKING IT USELESS. *TR

I HAD REPEATED VISITS TO BABYLON HONDA IN BABYLON , NY FOR A REAR TAILGATE SPOILER PROBLEM. WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE (REAR DOOR) THE SPOILER WOULD HIT AND GRIND AGAINST THE ROOF PANEL. BABYLON HONDA ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BY TIGHTENING THE SPOILER MOUNTS WHICH WORKED FOR AWHILE, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THIS PAST JULY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 91 AT 65MPH, THE SPOILER FLEW OFF MY CAR AND NEARLY HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. I AM WAITING FOR BABYLON HONDA'S RESPONSE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM - THE SPOILER MOUNTS CRACKED. *TR

2003 HONDA PILOT EX WITH 101,054 MILES FRONT, SIDE AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND LEAKED HYDRAULIC FLUID. HONDA DEALER REPLACED ALL THREE MOTOR MOUNTS COSTING $600.00. HONDA DEALER STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THEM (THEY ARE NOT ALL RUBBER). *TR

THE FLOOR BOARD OF MY 2003 HONDA PILOT IS VERY DAMP TO THE EXTENT THAT IF YOU WERE TO LEAVE A PAPER BACK ON IT, THE BAG WOULD BECOME WET. THIS WAS LAST OBSERVED ON AN 5-HOUR TRIP WE WERE TAKING ON JUNE 5TH. IT RAINED ALL DAY, AND WE WERE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITION FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, WE HAD TO REMOVE THE MATS (WHICH WERE WET ON THE BOTTOM) TO ALLOW THE FLOORS TO DRY OUT. IT STILL IS DAMP TO THIS DAY (JUNE 16TH). I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, OR IF IT IS OUTSIDE WATER LEAKING IN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I FIRST NOTICED APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM THEN. IT IS HARD TO ATTRIBUTE THE PROBLEM TO ANY EVENT BECAUSE THE FLOOR REMAINS DAMP FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY BE SURE WHAT CONDITION IS CAUSING IT - YOU ARE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THROUGH SO MANY CONDITIONS THAT IT'S HARD TO TELL. FROM TIME TO TIME I HAVE TO TAKE OUT THE MATS WHEN IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DAMP. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MOLD, THOUGH I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BECOMING TOO MUSTY. *TR

HONDA PILOT LEAKING THROUGH AND TO THE FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. *TR

THE CHROME PLATING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE OF OUR 2003 HONDA PILOT IS FLAKING AT THE FRONT EDGE. IT IS A DANGEROUS CUT HAZARD. OUR PILOT HAS ONLY 69077 MILES. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED. THE REPAIR COST IS $39.00 LABOR AND $20.00 FOR HANDLE. THE DEALER SERVICE WRITER SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE, AND HAS EVEN EXPERIENCED IT HIMSELF. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA PILOT WAS CAUSING LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS AND FINGERS WHEN USING THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DELAMINATING DOOR HANDLES. THE CHROME PLATING ON THE PLASTIC DELAMINATES AND HAS A VERY SHARP EDGE THAT SLICES THE FINGERS OR HANDS IF RUB AGAINST. ALL OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE HAD LACERATION INJURIES FROM THESE DEFECTIVE HANDLES. I HAVE POINTED OUT THE DEFECT TO HONDA BUT THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT COVERED. I HAVE OLDER VEHICLES FROM OTHER MANUFACTURERS THAT DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE AND OBVIOUSLY DISAGREE WITH HONDA'S ASSESSMENT. *TR

AT 100,000 MILES I WAS INFORMED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT 2 OF 3 MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ON MY 2003 PILOT. THIS WILL COST ME APPROX $400. SEEMS THAT MANY HONDA PILOT OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER "OLDER" CAR. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE SRS SYSTEM CHECKED BECAUSE THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER DID A 40 POINT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT DUE TO A "FAILURE" IN THE SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THE MOUNTS (FRONT, SIDE AND BACK) FAIL ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY'S (NEWER MODELS, OURS IS AN '03) OFTEN. THE RESULT OF MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE IS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE WHEN UNDER "LOAD." I WAS TOLD THAT MEANS THE ENGINE MOVES WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DURING BRAKING, SHARP TURNS, BUMPS AND ACCELERATION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ONCE ONE MOTOR MOUNT "BREAKS" THE OTHERS HAVE MORE TENSION AND WILL ALSO FAIL. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PART BE REPLACED BEFORE THE OTHER MOTOR MOUNTS FAIL AND CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS. THIS IS CURRENTLY NOT A RECALL OR FREE LIFETIME WARRANTY. OUR LOCAL HONDA MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS SHOULD NEVER FAIL (ESPECIALLY ON SUCH A NEW CAR). HE SAID MOTOR MOUNTS SHOULD OUTLAST THE ENGINE/CAR AND HE HAD NEVER IN ALL OF HIS EXPERIENCE SEEN A MOTOR MOUNT FAIL. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WELDS ON THE FIREWALL BROKE THREE TIMES. THIS CAUSED WATER TO LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR; DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT AND BACK. THE DEALERSHIP WELDED THE FIREWALL TWICE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS THIS FINAL TIME. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB

DT: WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE THE HINGE FAILED, AND THE HATCHBACK FELL DOWN ON CONSUMER. IT APPEARED THAT PISTON WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR, AND THE ATTACHMENT SHOULD BE PLACED IN A POSITION WHERE IT COULD SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF DOOR. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. CURRENTLY, THE HINGES COMPLETELY FAILED.*AK

THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE CHROME WHICH SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN TO PEEL AND CONTINUES CAUSING REPEATED PAINFUL AND ALARMING CUTS THAT OVBIOUSLY DISTRACT US FROM DRIVING.*AK

HONDA PILOT 2003, VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHAT IS BEHIND, A BACK-UP SENSOR SHOULD BE STANDARD IN ALL CARS. *BF SAFETY HAZARD CONCERN. *SC

WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SPOILER HIT THE REAR WINDOW AND THE ROOF. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK THE SUNLIGHT CAUSED HEAT SWELLING OF THE PLASTIC TAILGATE SPOILER. WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS OPENED, THE SPOILER WOULD STRIKE THE ROOF WHICH RESULTED IN SCRATCHES AND DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SPOILER FELL OFF INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER STATED THE PART WAS WARPING AND PRODUCED ONE INCH GAP. *AK

LIFTGATE GLASS ON 2003 HONDA PILOT ESSENTIALLY "SHATTERED". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT. LOCAL HONDA DEALER STATES IT IS NOT COVERED. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS DEFECTIVE GLASS OR INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER INCOORECTLY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HONDA PILOT EX-L ON A LOCAL STREET AT 35 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING OR SKIDDED. ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTED IN THE SUV GOING OUT OF CONTROL. WHILE STILL ON THE ROAD, ANY ATTEMPT TO STEER THE VEHICLE CAUSED IT GO IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND LANDED BACK ON THE WHEEL IN A DITCH BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS, AGES 1 AND 4, ESCAPED UNHURT IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALL AROUND ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD, FRONT SIDE WINDOWS, FRONT DOORS AND FRONT ROOF APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINED THE GREATEST IMPACT. THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL SO EASILY SEEMS TO POINT TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE ROLL-OVERS BY ANYONE USING THIS VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 PILOT AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, OPENING EITHER THE REAR WINDOW CAUSES A PRESSURE IMBALANCE WITHIN THE VEHICLE WHICH UNLESS THE WINDOWS ARE IMMEDIATELY CLOSED, CAUSES EXTREME EAR PAIN TO ALL PASSENGERS. THIS SITUATION CAN CAUSE A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF THE VEHICLE IS IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND THE PRESSURE CHANGE AFFECTS THE DRIVER. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AS WELL AS AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY SUCH COMPLAINTS. *NLM

NAR 03/03/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT JUST AFTER THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR WHEEL. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 45MPH-75MPH A HIGH PITCH NOISE ORGINATES FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OR FRAME, VERY ANNOYING AND CAN NOT ISOLATE AS OF YET, MAYBE MIS-ALIGNED WINDSHIELD? PLEASE DIRECT.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH ALL WINDOWS CLOSED. THEN PASSENGER OPENED REAR WINDOW, AND VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE. CONSUMER HAD TO OPEN TWO WINDOWS TO STOP LOUD NOISE. *AKTHERE IS ALSO A LOUD BOOM NOISE HEARD WHEN THREE OF THE WINDOWS ARE OPENED AT CERTAIN LEVELS. *JG