2003 Honda Pilot Electrical System Problems
- 90
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 90 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- ignition switch · 25 records
- turn ignition · 13 records
- failure mileage · 9 records
- electrical system · 8 records
- repaired failure · 7 records
- ignition turn · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 32 |
| 150–400k mi | 22 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Smoke came out of the steering column while driving. Had car towed to honda dealership. Honda found burnt connector in the headlight switch due to an electrical short. Replaced entire headlight switch part number 35012-s5a-307, 7743875-35999 set, combination switch. *tr
ODI 10312202
Electrical System · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
First, door locks automatic now have to unlock myself, along wits the outside doors.alarm button no longer works to unlock. Door handles inside have been peeling and actually cut your fingers when opening the door, i have maswing tape in them and it's ugly, finally..lights inside are going out on radio, dimming on interior also.
ODI 10957296
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
2003 honda pilot motor mounts broken. Car only has 77k on it. Owned 5 other hondas never had this issue. No rough driving. Cost is over 500.00 to replace safety issue, could be a serious issue if the mounts fail. Also the key in the ignition is always getting stuck and sometimes takes 20 minutes to get it to turn the car on. *tr
ODI 10278139
Electrical System
Ignition locked up. The car could not be shut off. The key could not be removed from the ignition. Dealer wanted $900 to fix the problem. *tr
ODI 10477073
Electrical System · Steering
Vehicle will not accept key, after playing with it finally get the key into the ignition, but will not start. Play and play with ignition and car finally starts. Take to honda dealership in el cajon ca , they say because of weight of keys, have a total of 3 keys on my chain, that it has worn out the key and the tumblers in the ignition. They make a new key, it goes right in but the ignition is still not turning…
ODI 10269030
Electrical System · Engine
2 failures: 1) rear air unit failed at 50,000 miles / 5 years. 2) two motor mount broken (front and side) at 60,000 miles / 6 years. *tr
ODI 10257451
Electrical System
I own a 2003 honda pilot exl,lately i've had problems with the switch not wanting to turn on or unlock steering wheel. What should i do...i've own two other hondas and had the same problems.(98 accord,98 civic);their was recall on them. Is their a recall on the honda pilot switch or steering column. *tr
ODI 10256094
Electrical System · Equipment
I have a 2003 honda pilot with dvd player and wireless headphones. My wife and i were driving on the highway with our two young kids who were watching a dvd with the headphones. The kids stated that the headphones stopped working and started making a white noise sound. A few minutes later we saw smoke come out of the dashboard, through the tape deck and other openings. We were scared to death and had limited…
Fire reported
ODI 10369040
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact drove the vehicle to work and, later that day, it would not start. He made several attempts to start the vehicle and it eventually started. He drove the vehicle to his residence and, after turning off the vehicle, it would not restart. The mechanic stated that the ignition switch was possibly defective. The dealer advised him to bring in the vehicle for repairs.…
ODI 10247967
Electrical System
On or a few days prior to march 13,2008 i was left the parking lot of an area business, upon pulling out onto the road march 13,2008 headlights failed when pulling out of store parking lot replaced both headlight bulbs, fuses&relays low beams inoperable high beams still worked drove home with inoperable headlights march 14,2008 purchased replacement headlight switch from a honda dealer march 15,2008 found melted…
ODI 10234095
Electrical System
Sometimes i cannot take the shift lever out of park even though i am depressing the brake pedal, but when i fiddle with the wires going to the switch that monitors the brake peddle, the shift lever is released. This is an ongoing problem. *nm
ODI 10174908
Electrical System
Beginning about 1-1-1995, i have had eleven (11) incidents of the brake-light solenoid failing. This has occurred in my 1995 accord (6 times), 2001 accord (3 times), and 2003 pilot (2 times). I currently own the 1995 accord and the 2003 pilot. In all instances the brake lights will not work and the transmission will not shift out of park. When someone is with me and i am stationary, i have them check the brake…
ODI 10139379
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact stated the door locks would not lock and the windows sporadically failed to open and close. The contact also mentioned while driving various speeds, the transmission would shift into gear. In addition, the lights within the buttons on the dashboard stopped working and there was an electrical short in the air conditioner fan. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer…
ODI 10457367
Electrical System · Master Cylinder
While parked in a lot the vehicle caught on fire . The cause has yet to be determined. The fire department stated that it was an electrical failure, but was not sure. *ak consumer stated there was no indication of any problem. No hesitation nor any warning lights. The vehicle had less than 1000 miles when the master cylinder failed. *bf *nm
Fire reported
ODI 10107121
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Low beam headlights symptom when you turn the combination light switch to the headlight "on" position, the low beams may not come on. Probable cause in a rare case, the wire harness may have been misrouted, causing a terminal in the headlight wire harness connector to become heat-damaged, which may cause the low beam headlights to not come on. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10398379
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2003 Honda Pilot.
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