1. Honda Pilot
  2. Problems
  3. 2003
  4. Air Bags

2003 Honda Pilot Air Bags 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:

  • 8 indicate a crash
  • 4 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • issue failure · 18 records
  • recall notice · 12 records
  • parts needed · 10 records
  • passenger side · 9 records
  • part needed · 9 records
  • recall issue · 9 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi12
150–400k mi10
60–100k mi7
1–30k mi5
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 4, 2019 · 200,000 miles

    Air Bags · Power Train · Service Brakes

    The gear shifter will not gauge is stuck in one position

    ODI 11280157

  • September 16, 2019

    Air Bags

    I took my pilot to the honda dealer for the airbag recall but they refused to reset the red warning light on the dashboard. Does this mean the air bags are still defective?

    ODI 11270623

  • February 9, 2019 · 195,000 miles

    Air Bags · Engine

    Transmission slips engine light does not come on was told transmission is separate so itdoes not show up because the light does not come it does not show up on the computer does not happen all the time so it can and does when driving it goes into neutrol

    ODI 11191459

  • October 23, 2018 · 156,400 miles

    Air Bags

    Srs light came on in the vehicle. Diagnostic scanner states problem is drivers side air bag inflator open or increased resistance.

    ODI 11151713

  • September 19, 2018

    Air Bags

    2003 honda pilot. Consumer writes in regards to airbag safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle was traded in, in 2011. *js

    ODI 11130148

  • February 20, 2018

    Air Bags

    I wants to know if my because is on the recall list

    ODI 11073778

  • February 6, 2018

    Air Bags · Power Train

    03 honda pilot transmission is slipping in between gears talked to honda dont want to take care of problem even wen they hav recall on it ive seen hundreds of same exact issue all over internet with exact same problem and honda is still trying to charge fior there own recall

    ODI 11180576

  • October 21, 2017 · 227,544 miles

    Air Bags

    In mid-october of this year the srs light came on and remained lit during the vehicle operation. I brought the vehicle into a local repair shop and after testing it was determined the opds module and sensor back was not functioning and needed to be replaced. At the time of the determination the vehicle had 227,544 miles on the odometer. During the week of 10-21-17 i called american honda motor co. Inc at [redacted]…

    ODI 11045405

  • October 16, 2017 · 227,544 miles

    Air Bags

    This is a follow up of a complaint file last year- nhtsa id number: 11045405. I took my vehicle to a honda dealer as required by american honda. They confirmed that the opds module was faulty. I continued to contact american honda by mail. They advised that me that i would have to pay $775.00 deductible for the replacement of the defective opds module verbally as they would not correspond to me in any written form.

    ODI 11110225

  • August 1, 2017 · 107,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v501000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called landmark honda ([redacted], alexandria, va 22304, [redacted]) and was informed about diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact declined the…

    ODI 11245007

  • May 26, 2017

    Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Steering

    When i driving 95 n going to connecticut there's a huge smoke on the hood and the other motorist behind me, he saw a lot of oil dripping on the street and he gave me a honk. I parked the car beside the highway and i opened the hood remove the negative battery to avoid the fire.

    ODI 10995655

  • July 7, 2016

    Air Bags

    Takata recall. I took my honda pilot to crown motors honda dealership due to the airbag recalls then when it was done i was just given the keys and then another recall happened but i couldn't get the second one fix due to the parts being out of stock then my friend drove my honda pilot and hit a deer omg that was my first accident for my honda pilot and the airbags never went off and ugh we were in the back roads of…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11043151

  • July 4, 2016 · 157,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Vehicle driver side hit side of mountain causing it to go down hill on passenger side. Rolled over three times. No air bags deployed. Person sitting in passenger seat received a scalp injury, but no loss of consciousness. Vehicle was on a dirt road and was traveling between 20 and 25 mph.

    Crash reported · 4 injuries

    ODI 10888434

  • April 8, 2016

    Air Bags

    TAKATA RECALL.

    ODI 10854325

  • November 25, 2015

    Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts

    I never got recalls fixed and dealer service marked as checked but not replaced and srs light has been on since service and i had to pay to get recalled due to emergency interlock was damaged

    ODI 11221656

  • October 25, 2015 · 149,000 miles

    12v/24v/48v Battery · Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact stated that the battery failed in the vehicle and caused the air bags to deactivate. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 149,000.

    ODI 10787757

  • August 12, 2015 · 179,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact stated that both the driver and passenger side air bags were replaced under nhtsa campaign number: 15v320000 (air bags). After the repair, the air bag light illuminated and the instrument panel displayed a warning message that read "srs side air bag". The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure…

    ODI 10750422

  • July 8, 2015

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v370000 and 15v320000 (air bags); however, the parts needed were not available. The contact believed that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the recall repairs. The dealer and manufacturer were made aware of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool…

    ODI 10892192

  • July 6, 2015

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v320000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin was not available.

    ODI 10810125

  • May 28, 2015

    Air Bags · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v320000 (air bags), 14v700000 (air bags), 12v573000 (electrical sysytem), and 12v136000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vin…

    ODI 10750026

  • May 5, 2015

    Air Bags · Unknown Or Other

    I was involved in an auto accident. When i came to the inside of the car was smoking. The air bags were deployed and i had a three inch burned hole in my left arm. Now i have a permanent scar because of the airbag. I have pictures, police report and hospital reports. Ma 10/19/2015 updated 12/05/2017*cn

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10735640

  • May 1, 2015

    Air Bags

    2003 honda pilot. Consumer writes in regards to parts not available to complete airbag inflator recall notice. *smd

    ODI 10713812

  • April 30, 2015

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v349000 (air bags) and 14v351000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10713902

  • April 24, 2015

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v351000 (air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10712737

  • April 16, 2015

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v700000 (air bags) and 14v351000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10706123