Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Honda Pilot has 213 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
213
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
04V176000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON SOME MINI VANS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDA...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle st... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Water leaked into front floors of vehicle soaking the carpet and the fuse panels in the floor. Yes i... |
| Jul 24, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked unattended... |
| Apr 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at slow low speeds, the v... |
| Jan 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | KEEP GETTING MISFIRES HAD MECHANIC REPLACE COILS & PLUGS BUT STILL GETTING OBD CODES FOR MISFIRES OF... |
| Oct 23, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021 We traveled down OLD Dallas Hwy toward Gastonia, North Carolina. Transmis... |
| Feb 10, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AROUND 40-45 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ... |
| Dec 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY S... |
| Nov 4, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT GAUGE IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION |
| Jul 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE D INDICATOR STARTS BLINKING. THE NEXT EXIT IS STILL 10 MILES AWA... |
| Apr 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TAKATA RECALL I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. RPMS REVVED... |
| Apr 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | PURCHASED 2003 HONDA PILOT EX IN 2006. THE FIRST OWNER HAD BROUGHT THE VEHCILE BACK TO THE DEALER FO... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, IT FAILE... |
| Oct 3, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH 164,000 MILES ON IT A FEW DAYS AGO AND NOTICED THE TRANSMISSIO... |
| Feb 6, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | 03 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN BETWEEN GEARS TALKED TO HONDA DONT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF ... |
| Aug 24, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER/JUDDER UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION AND THE RPMS ... |
| Jul 24, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE VEHICL... |
| Jun 16, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | IN A TRIP TO THE PARK (20 MINUTES HIGHWAY TRIP) THE D INDICATOR START BLINKING, PARK THE CAR AND TUR... |
| Jun 15, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I AM ENCOUNTERING THE SAME RECALL ISSUES AS OTHER 2003 PILOTS. TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT R... |