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Replying to: bigdadi118 (Jan 17, 2009 1:57 pm) We were on a snow hill in MA and I tried to put the car in D3 to slow the engine and car down without breaking, it would not go into lower gears at all. Even when I stopped and then tried to put it into the lower gears, it would not go past D. Anyone, Anyone, Bueller????? |
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My Pilot; 2008 EX-L 4WD The lever will move with the proper massaging, although I'd like to think the folks that designed this thing were fired. As far as the lever itself goes, it was such an annoyance to owners, Honda dumped it for '09. I use this vehicle for weekend winter commutes over an 11,000 ft. pass in winter. I was able to downshift the first time I tried it going down that pass on the snow slicked road. Here is the sad part: There is zero appreciable compression braking provided, no matter how low I shifted. And I shifted ALL the way down. Engine RPMs went up, and I continued to accelerate. Brakes were the ONLY way to slow the Pilot down. My 6800 lb. F250 with a V10 and auto tranny, definitely slows when I use the engine for braking on this drive. The Honda? Not at all. Don't get me started on the retarded "skid control" computer, either. It's solution to skid control? Stop the vehicle. 
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Replying to: joemama33 (Jan 20, 2009 7:28 am) It is weird that the lower gears can't provide the car slowing down as D3 will locked to 1st to max 3rd gear, 2 will locked to 1st to max 2nd gear and 1 to the 1st or so. RPM should go up as the engine was in lower gears. This helps and supplement to the braking but won't stop the car if use alone, though. |
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Replying to: normh (Jan 12, 2009 12:32 pm) Are you "laughing" or wishing me "luck"? Do you know if this would work on the newer combined key/remote? That manual was for a stand alone remote. I would hate to ruin my one good remote left. Thanks.
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Replying to: mitch65 (Jan 21, 2009 1:28 pm) I was wishing you luck. I have no personal experience with the combined key/remote. I have only reprogrammed Honda's, Toyota, and Nissan's with the separated components. I would think that radio waves are radio waves but cannot testify to any successes with your exact remote key. Is there nothing in the owners manual for the '05 keyless system? The worst case would be to have to go to the daeler and have them do it. Norm..... |
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Replying to: strokeoluck2 (Jan 18, 2009 6:27 pm) |
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Does anyone have an issue with their battery dying? I have an 06 and if I don't drive it for a week the battery dies. I replace the battery and the same problem. I've never had a car kill the battery so fast! tom |
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Replying to: tsy (Jan 23, 2009 6:36 pm) You can get a loaner battery from dealer, after started, drive the car there get the new battery under warranty. |
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Someone rear-ended  and broke the rear bumper skid on my '08 Pilot EX-L-Navi. I'm wondering if replacing it can be a DIY project. Is there any instructions out there on how it can be done? Thanks for the help...
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Replying to: tsy (Jan 23, 2009 6:36 pm) Today, for the second time in the last week, the battery is DEAD. No 'green eye', no eye at all on the bat. We've tried turning off everything when leaving incl the cabin lights that come on when the door is opened (flip the switch to off so they don't even come on). Did you get any resolution or answers about this one? |
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