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#212 of 392 Honda help by pudgey

Oct 15, 2010 (6:49 am)

My 2003 honda pilot had a transmission failure and there was a recall on the trany that honda claimed they fixed????? Now my pilot has 110,000 miles with a rebuilt trany , honda claims it was my fault and wanted to charge me 5,500 to fix the problem??? I fixed it myself with a local dealer for 4,000. Can anyone help with information on how to hold honda responsible? I have read my complaints about honda on this site is there any legal action or help like a boycott or the press that is willing to help???
 
Chris

#213 of 392 Re: Honda help [pudgey] by neichholz

Oct 16, 2010 (12:33 pm)

Replying to: pudgey (Oct 15, 2010 6:49 am)
We had the SAME thing happen with our 2003 Honda Pilot ! The transmission failed while my daughter and I were on the highway and we were lucky we did not get into an accident. The dealer we got it from refuses to do anything to help us look into the matter and wanted to charge us over $7000 to fix it. We ended up having our mechanic do it and still had to spend $5400. It only had 115,000 km on it. We have all the parts that they took out and are trying to reach a "local" Honda rep as the customer service center in Canada is of NO HELP when we call. We have found that our VIN did have a tranny recall and the dealer will not provide us with any info. UGH. WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. EVER !

#214 of 392 Re: Honda help [neichholz] by tortellinis

Oct 26, 2010 (1:24 pm)

Replying to: neichholz (Oct 16, 2010 12:33 pm)
Your lucky your transmission lasted that long. They replaced my transmission for the same cost. The rebuilt transmission lasted 2 weeks and less than two hundred miles before the drive light started to flash. No kidding here. The service code came up with torque converter failure. At least the replacement was under warranty. Cover it up Honda. Won't buy your cars again!

#215 of 392 Re: ????? [denver5357] by tortellinis

Oct 26, 2010 (1:35 pm)

Replying to: denver5357 (Oct 08, 2010 7:05 am)
Please check into the recent history of Toyota recalls over the last few years. The accelerator issue is only one of many recalls and problems with Toyota's vehicles. I took a look at the 4Runner a couple of months ago. This model is one of the worst selling models in the last few years and there wasn't anything attractive being offered as far as incentives go.
 
Point is that Toyota has admittedly been slow to fess up to problems and Honda is doing with these transmission FAILURES! Yes, failure of the transmission is a big deal.

#216 of 392 Honda help by pudgey

Oct 26, 2010 (6:47 pm)

Is there any legal help out there that can combat Honda and show its failures?

#217 of 392 Re: ????? [tortellinis] by denver5357

Oct 27, 2010 (12:31 pm)

Replying to: tortellinis (Oct 26, 2010 1:35 pm)
Every car maker has recalls. There are more valid ways to rank reliability. This week, Consumer Reports came out with a new study showing the best and worst vehicles by brand. In the top six of the overall reliability rankings: Honda (#4) and Toyota (#6).
 
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2010/10/2010-annual-auto-reliability-surve- y-best-and-worst-vehicles-by-brand.html

#218 of 392 Pilot and MDX by madmommy3

Nov 04, 2010 (5:19 pm)

just so you know, the MDX's had the same problem. I get MDX updates because my '01 failed tranny at $74K miles and Acura did NOTHING to help us but offer to charge us $4500 for a fix. We fixed it elsewhere but low and behold, within a few months (and only a few hundred miles), the noises started back up. We went and got a 2011 Pilot b/c we love our Honda dealership/salesperson and spent a wad on a touring. I am shaking in my boots. We also have an '08 Oddesey with ECO and it has 25K miles and no issues thus far. I am so disappointed. There is an article out on these things by the way....and there is the beginnings of class action discussion on the MDX website for whomever is interested. Here is an article one of the forum folks sent over recently....: http://www.ehow.com/about_5597120_acura-mdx-transmission-problems.html
it supposedly applies to Pilots too, they just don't specify the years. I was hoping that the later models would be ok but apparently not. Looks like we too will never, ever buy another Honda/Acura product and we have been loyal for years.

#219 of 392 Honda Pilot Vs Honda Odyssey by montya

Nov 13, 2010 (1:38 pm)

Folks, I am newbie.. have been a sedan guy all along...until now, when our family has grown with 2 kids. I am looking for sitting space for 6 people (4 adults + 2 kids) and cargo..(2 suitcases, 1 stroller, small bags etc.). What would you guys recommend ? I have driven the Odyssey but not the Pilot yet. Price wise I would like to settle with a vehicle in & around $30K OTD.
 
Thanks & Cheers !

#220 of 392 Re: File Complaint on NHTSA Web Site !!!! [kpsmith999] by blackdragon1

Nov 15, 2010 (10:20 am)

Replying to: kpsmith999 (Jul 22, 2010 6:55 pm)
OMG!!!
 
I have the exact same problem and my local mechanic figured out that it could be related to the recall of the vehicles up to 2003. Now of course Honda has come back and said that it does not implact my 2004 Pilot and wanted me to take it to the dealer to have it checked out. I have the same motor mount and Torque Converter issue and they say that my tranny needs to be replaced at $4500, waiting for the Honda CS to call me back right now, but having the knowledge that this has impacted others will hopefully help me out in dealing with them.
 
Thanks fellas!

#221 of 392 Re: File Complaint on NHTSA Web Site !!!! [blackdragon1] by blackdragon1

Nov 20, 2010 (9:19 am)

Replying to: blackdragon1 (Nov 15, 2010 10:20 am)
So American Honda will cover some of my costs for replacing the tranny. The bloated estimate from the dealer is $4350 for a rebuilt tranny replacement. Honda basically wants me to pay half. Should I be excited about this? There's no arguing with the customer service guy, he's got his script down pat saying that I am out of warranty and that since it lasted 1/2 its usable life, I should be happy to pay 1/2 for it. I about wanted to reach through the phone and wring his neck. I absolutely would have bought another SUV if I had known that this thing would have issues starting at 70k. I think I could have easily purchased a domestic SUV for $3k/$4k less and gotten more miles out of it.
 
Anyone have thoughts on getting Honda to pay more for it? I wouldn't mind paying for labor, but they need to at least throw in the tranny instead of covering all their costs and just removing their 50% markup on parts and labor...

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