Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2003 Honda Pilot submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
REAR HATCH WINDOW WIPER BLEW THE FUSE. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY AIR BAGS OR MY SEAT SENSORS. A NEW FUSE FIXED THE WIPER BUT WOULD NOT TURN OFF SRS LIGHT. DEALER WANTED $100 PLUS DOLLARS TO CHECK SYSTEM AND TURN OFF LIGHT. INDEPENDENT MECH. CHECKED SYSTEM FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND RESET THE LIGHT. WHY IS A WIPER MOTOR TIED INTO THE SEAT SENSOR AND AIR BAGS? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SURGING FORWARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE RPM'S STARTED TO REV-UP ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THECONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS MANY SAFETY PROBLEM AND THINKS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ THE DOOR LOCK CYLINDEERS AND IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE AND STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE KEY DOOR LOCK BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HEATER MOTOR FAILED. UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB
I HAVE HONDA PILOT 2003. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. IT WAS RAINING AND REAR WIPERS WERE RUNNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN, REAR WIPERS STOPPED RUNNING AND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE WILLIAMSON HONDA DEALER IN LINCOLN, NE. HE DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED FUSE #7. HE IS ALSO TELLING TO REPLACE THE REAR WIPER MOTOR, THAT IS ESTIMATED TO COST ABOUT $400. IT IS A HONDA MOTOR DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF COST TO ME AS A RECALL. HOW DO I PROCEED WITH IT? *NM
THERE WAS A BLIND SPOT WHEN THE CONSUMER LOOKED IN BOTH MIRRORS, HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK AND SAW NO VEHICLE. THE INSTANT THE CONSUMER TURNED BACK TO THE CENTER LANE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *BF THE SECOND VEHICLE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS: VIN#[XXX] HONDA PILOT 2004. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEB. 6, 2005 IN WHICH A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER LOOKED IN BOTH MIRRORS, TURNED HER HEAD AND STARTED IN THE LEFT LANE AND INSTANTLY SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES, WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT, REAR FIRST ABOUT 40 FEET, THEN HIT A SMALL TREE. THE BACK WINDOW BLEW OUT, THE TRUNK WAS SMASHED IN AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *SC SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED THE CONSUMER PURCHASED ANOTHER HONDA PILOT AND THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED AS A TRAILER TRUCK DROVE SLOWLY BY OUR HONDA PILOT. NO OBJECTS WERE THROWN AGAINST THE WINDOW, THE VIBRATIONS OF THE HEAVY TRUCK GOING BY WERE ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE WINDOW. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY HONDA MOTORS!!!. I READ A SIMILAR COMPLAINT IN THIS SITE WHERE ANOTHER PERSON CLOSE THE DOOR ON HIS HONDA PILOT AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED. I'M FORMALLY REQUESTING AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.*AK
THE VEHICLE'S WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER THE DOOR WAS SHUT. *NM *JB
THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS LOUD AND CAUSED PRESSURE ON THE CONSUMER'S EAR DRUMS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE NOISE WASN'T THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PHYSICAL PRESSURE AND PAIN ON EAR DRUMS WAS. *AK
REAR WIPER MOTOR SHORT, INCLUDES SRS LIGHT COMING ON SINCE ON ONE FUSE AND LOST OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID US CAPABILITIES. *JB
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLES DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT HAVE AUTOMATIC REVERSE. *AK *CB *NLM
WILL HAZARD IF YOU OPEN THE REAR WINDOW AND YOU CARRY AN INFANT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH OR HAVE A PASSENGER WITH EAR TUBE OR EAR PLUG. IS A TURBULENCE LIKE PLANE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS LOUD AND CAUSED PRESSURE ON THE CONSUMER'S CHILDREN EAR DRUMS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE NOISE WASN'T THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PHYSICAL PRESSURE AND PAIN ON THE CHILDREN'S EAR DRUMS WAS. SCC
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA PIOLT AT 38 MPH OR FASTER WITH ONE OF THE REAR WINDOWS DOWN, I VERY BAD TURBLANCE OCCURES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, FEELS LIKE PRESSURE IN THE COMPARTMENT HURTING OUR EARS AND HEARING. QUESTION IS WHAT DAMAGE WILL THIS DO TO A PERSON WITH HEARING PROBLEMS (TUBES IN EAR) ALSO MAJIOR CONCERN WITH NEW BORNS (NOT FULLY DEVELOPED HEARING). I MADE CONTACT WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SEVERAL TIME IN REFF TO THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS ADVISED THERE IS NO CORRECTIVE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO ADVISED BY HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND TO CONTACT A ATTORNEY WHICH I REALY CANNOT AFORD. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY ONE MONTH OLD. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ADVICE TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. I TRULY BELEAVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALSO PLEAS LET ME KNOW IF OTHER OWNERS OF THE HONDA PIOLT ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE BACK WINDOW HAS A WHISTLELING SOUND AND VIBRATION PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH A WINDOW WAS OPENED TO ALLOW AIR INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FORCE OF THE AIR ENTERING THE VEHICLE CAUSED INJURES TO ALL THE OCCUPANTS EARS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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