2003 Honda Pilot Exterior Lighting Problems
- 18
- 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 18 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- high beams · 7 records
- beam headlights · 5 records
- beams work · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Lo beam headlights stopped working. Bulbs fuses and relays are good. High beams work ok. Lights stopped working and i discovered it at night when i went to drive the car home.
ODI 11207412
Exterior Lighting
Honda corporate claims that my 2003 honda pilot issue was resolved in april 2014, as recall work (low beams quit working... High beams remain functional). My local dealership has no record of me being there, even though corporate is showing i was. I still have the same problem - my low beams do not work... High beams remain functional. The issue is present regardless of it being stationary, in motion, on any surface…
ODI 11193049
Exterior Lighting
Lighting recall. There was a recall in 2012 affecting my 2003 honda pilot that i did not know about until my headlights went out while driving and almost wrecked. My low beams do not work but my high beams do, me and my child could of died from this. We were just driving as normal on a highway with no other traffic around and lights just stopped working. After pulling over i realised my hi beams still work. I do not…
ODI 11156680
Exterior Lighting
While driving smoke came from steering column, since that low beams went out but high beams work.
ODI 11006237
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
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. While driving various speeds, the low beam headlights failed to illuminate. The contact stated that the high beam headlights were needed to drive at night. In addition, the brake lights would not illuminate when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the low beam terminal harness failed and needed to be…
ODI 10917845
Exterior Lighting · Structure
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. Over time, both plastic headlight covers became very opaque, which caused the headlights to appear dim and made visibility difficult. The contact's wife called a honda dealer who stated that they were familiar with the issue, but could not assist. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that they could not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
ODI 10978543
Exterior Lighting
Both headlights went out. Vehicle has been previously recalled and repaired for this problem in 2012. Had to rely on high beams to get home. Replaced only one bulb which on inspection looked good. Both lights came on. Problem solved or so i thought. Wife drove the car yesterday and smoke began to come out from around the steering column. She drives with the headlights on even during the day. After turning off the…
ODI 10731652
Exterior Lighting
Honda replaced the low beam headlight switch (nthsa ref #15v320000) in 2013 and now the same issue has happened again (both headlight low beams went out at the same time) and honda says they are not liable. Its the same problem as before. It appears honda simply replaced the faulty switch with another faulty without any kind of repair of different manufacturing of the new switch.
ODI 10732478
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
Air Bags · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact received a recall notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v351000 (air bag, exterior lighting, electrical system) 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 contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10704473
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Seats
The car was moved into location, turned off, and the key removed leading to the driver thinking the car was in park, however the car was still in drive. The car was on a slight incline which caused the car to roll backwards down the driveway, across the street, roll over a tree, and crash into another tree causing significant damage. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10663045
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Left work at night. Low-beams partially failed, but i didn't notice until i was going 55 mph on the highway. Had to use brights, and go to a gas station. Vehicle had to be towed, and checked by dealer. Dealer said using 3rd party headlight bulbs was the cause. Of interest, the car already had the low-beam failure recall fixed. Looks like this is still an issue after the recall, and using honda oem bulbs is the only…
ODI 10605699
Exterior Lighting
On 9/6/2012 honda performed recall work on this vehicle, see nhtsa recall 12v-136. On 8/5/2013 i checked the vehicles lights and all were working. On 8/6/2013 while moving vehicle in driveway i noticed that both low beams were not illuminating even though the switch was turned on. The parking lights and high beams both worked, but the low beams did not work. On 8/8/2013 i took the vehicle to the local honda dealer…
ODI 10534296
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. While driving 35 mph, the headlights suddenly failed without warning. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The current and the failure mileages were 160,239.
ODI 10436132
Exterior Lighting
The right rear taillight has fallen apart internally. There is a clear "half-dome" over the bulb on the brake light portion, inside the taillight unit that has fallen off and now is loose inside the unit itself. It appears that it is a "snap-on" installation when the unit is assembled. There is no-way to fix this without destroying the sealed unit. Dealer wants $150 for a replacement. *tr
ODI 10439917
Exterior Lighting
Headlamps on 2003 honda pilot simply stop working. This is very dangerous. *tr
ODI 10276863
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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