Honda Pilot Automatic Transmission Problems
- 199
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 8
- Years with records
- 2003–2011
- Stored years
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 199 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- torque converter · 29 records
- automatic transmission · 10 records
- engine light · 9 records
- transmission needed · 8 records
- needed replaced · 8 records
- transmission problem · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 73 |
| 100–150k mi | 66 |
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Automatic Transmission · Radiator Assembly
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and failed to respond without warning. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic where it was diagnosed that the radiator and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 137000.
ODI 10637444
Automatic Transmission · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. The contact stated that the vehicle decelerated from 65 mph to 30 mph without warning. An independent mechanic located a failure code at the transmission speed sensor. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The vin was unavailable. The failure mileage was 154,000.
ODI 10610317
Automatic Transmission · Power Train
Premature automatic transmission failure after recall work (04v176000) oil jet kit installation on 2004 pilot. Honda should be responsible for replacing all transmissions on all affected vehicles. How could honda possibly determine that no damage had occurred to the transmission prior to the oil jet kit installation that vehicles with less than 15k received as a "fix". Another example of how the end consumer gets…
ODI 10456398
Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate from stops with an abnormal increase in engine rpms. The vehicle eventually stopped accelerating completely. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that there was a catastrophic failure of the radiator and transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made…
ODI 10443412
Automatic Transmission
This vehicle make has a serious safety issue. Many times i have been in heavy traffic and had to make an emergency negotiation of the roadway to avoid being involved in a major collision. The honda pilot's automatic transmission slips out of drive, into neutral, with no warning and at varying speeds. This problem has been ongoing for two years. It happens at slow speeds (i.e. 25 mph and also at highway speeds 65-70…
ODI 10414879
Automatic Transmission
2003 honda pilot started to sometimes drop out of gear. Feels like car is in neutral. I step on gas, can hear engine rev, but feels like transmission has disengaged. I have to coast over to side of road, place car in park and then in drive again to correct problem. When tranny is not acting up, i also have noticed the car shakes around 50-60mph. D was flashing and engine light on first time tranny disengaged, so i…
ODI 10416954
Automatic Transmission
2004 honda pilot with 131,567 miles. All required maintenance done at the dealer since purchase. Took in a car that was running fine for scheduled routine maintenance & left with a $3,000 bill. Was told by the dealer that the car was now good for another 30,000 miles. Drove several blocks down the road & after stopping at a stop sign, wouldn't go into drive, just ran as in neutral. Finally got into drive by…
ODI 10416270
Automatic Transmission · Tires
My vehicle is having automatic transmission problems. I have taken it to several mechanics and the dealership and have been told they need to run diagnostics. They diagnosed the same problems and said the sensor and transmission need to be replaced. I have done some research and found that most 2003 and 2004 honda owners have had this problem. This morning i was driving on the highway and my car stopped and i was…
ODI 10412068