Problems with 2003 Honda Pilot ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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 over, have to get a ignition. they replace the ignition but now i have two heavy honda keys because the "new ignition" is a sidewinder and it comes with a key that they can't program to fit the doors. now my key chain is heavier than before. this cost me $850.00. *tr

The ignition key can be removed when the shift lever is out of park. i should not be able to remove the key until it is in park. this defect was the subject of a recall for all honda accords, 1999-02. the dealer has quoted more than $500 to fix the problem and i have appealed to american honda and they have told me that this defect is not their responsibility. *tr

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

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

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 visibility. fortunately, i was able to pull over without wrecking. we all got out of the car and let the smoke clear. afterwards, we took it to the charleston, sc dealership. even though they found burnt parts in the dvd player, they refused to help. they wanted over $1000 to put in a new dvd player. we took the paperwork and left, while the dvd headphones still do not work to this day. i even filed a complaint with the bbb, without success. *tr

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. the manufacturer has not been notified. the current mileage was 10,348 and failure mileage was 7,000.

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 wire / harness connector and contacted honda dealer for recall/bulletin information picked up copy of bulletin number 07-027 dated may 12,2007,which cites "harness may have been misrouted" march 17,2008 contacted honda customer service,requested goodwill consideration-was directed to have a honda dealer perform diagnostic and submit form to district service manager march 19,2008 took vehicle to honda dealer to perform srs safety recall,and to diagnose the headlight prior to may 12,2008 was told tech did not check headlight problem on march 19,2008 may 12,2008 in frustration, took vehicle back to honda dealer to perform repairs, paid $3147 for the part,and $9074 for the repair dealer returned the headlight switch,but kept the melted connector and wire june 20,2008 returned vehicle to honda dealer for same problem,they said headlight sockets were unplugged and were working fine june 20,2008 returned vehicle to honda dealer,informed them the lights still did not work,they replaced the melted wire and headlight switch socket again dealer kept melted wires and connector and suggested i would have to pay if the problem happened again problem occurred in 5 week intervals causing me to drive at night with high beams or no headlights-creating an unsafe condition i generally do not use my headlights anymore considering the costs to repair them,and the potential fire and entrapment hazards copies of related repair work orders,receipts,and the service bulletin are all available upon request. *tr

1-failed ignition lock 2- cannot start the car 3- replace the ignition lock cylinder. *tr

2003 honda pilot ignition interlock failed. the car was stopped, turned off while in drive gear, the key was removed and the driver left the vehicle. the vehicle then rolled down the street and stopped when it hit a brick mail box 2 blocks away. honda dealer told us that the drive must have forced the key out to be able to remove it while in drive gear and damage the ignition. drive disputes this. said the key came right out. we had roughly $2500 damage to the vehicle to repair at the time. chose not to pay to replace the ignition switch at our cost. honda did not replace or repair the ignition. it is still broken. *tr

All right. enough is enough. honda now wants us to believe that every rodent has now become aware that a honda pilot or some odysseys is a great place to hang out, especially right next to the knock sensor wire harness. i find it amusing how all of those little varmint must have their own laptops and communicate with each other that this is the best place to be and also the best tasting part of the vehicle. what a joke. we took our 2003 pilot in and they charged us $450 dollars ($4.33 for the part) the rest of it was labor. it took the mechanic exactly 50 minutes to do the work. we watched and got charged for the 3.5 hours labor. there obviously needs to be a recall here!!!!!!!*nm

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

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

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 lights to see if they work when i apply the brake, and they don't work at the same times i can't shift out of park. tomorrow morning the pilot goes back to the shop to get the solenoid replaced for the second time. my dealer has reported this to honda but they don't seem too interested in trying to find a permanent fix to the problem. hopefully others will report similar instances so we can get some corrections made. besides the annoyance of not being able to shift out of park, i don't know how many times i have almost been rear-ended because the brake lights didn't work while traveling. *jb

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 for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 120,000. updated 05/15/12 * bf

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

We were driving our 2003 pilot w/ 27000 miles on it down the highway, and smoke suddenly started pouring out from the radio. honda says the radio is bad (currently waiting for them to get a new one). i'm tempted to check yes on "was there a fire", but i'm not sure if this qualifies. i certainly thought it was a fire at the time!*ak

Dashboard switch for emergency lights does not illuminate in 2003 honda pilot. this has been an issue with the manufacturer since purchase of vehicle. the other vehicles i own are honda and the switch is illuminated so it can be seen in the dark.*ak

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