Overview & Reviews
The 2003 Honda Pilot is an all-new crossover SUV from Honda. It features eight-passenger seating, standard all-wheel drive, a 240-horsepower V6 and optional DVD-based navigation and entertainment systems.
User Reviews:
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Most expensive vehicle ever!!!! - 2003 Honda Pilot
By baust - July 5 - 7:34 amOur Pilot has been family owned since new and was dealer maint. up to 80K. We bought it from her parents with 80K miles. Its hardly even needed any maint. done. I did the timing belt/waterpump/plugs @ 107K, the first brake job was done at 125K. We drive mostly highway. Heres the catch: The first transmission went out at 130K miles. Honda quoted us $3,700 to replace it with a factory reman. with a 3-year/36K warranty. We had them replace it because we didnt want to ever have to worry about it again. Now 2 years later @ 172K and the transmission needs to be replaced again. They wont cover anything because we have put 42K on it. They quoted us $4,700. Can YOU afford one? We cant.
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My first Experience in a PILOT - 2003 Honda Pilot
By karenazn - November 9 - 10:00 amRoad trip 600mile.I got only 12- 14city/19mpg highway. VERY NOISY road/tire noise in 2nd/3Rd row where your childrens sits! Poor gove compartmnt design, your legs hits it when you stretch or try to put your legs agains the wall. Noise/squeeks behind the dash or radio. Wind noise is usual, but you will hear it loader than the highlander and sequoia. So if you looking for a quiet,nice,car for trip= this is NOT the car!!!! 2nd row seats is not even as roomy as a honda Accord. 3rd row seats are for children under age of 10. 4-YEARS of engineering a pilot and this is what they came up with?
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Disappointed with Honda Pilot - 2003 Honda Pilot
By dsignmark - July 29 - 10:00 amI sold my Honda Pilot EX with Navagation 3 months after I purchased the vehicle. Got poor gas milage. Fit & finish was not up to Honda standards. Also was disappointed that a factory sunroof was not available. I previously had a 1999 Lexus RX 300. The RX 300 Lexus was by far the best car I have ever owned & driven. I bought a new 2003 Lexus RX 300 and am much happier with this SUV. I am getting 19 MPG in the city and 23MPG on the Hwy. Also, The Lexus with more standard features (Bells & Whistles) actually cost less than the Honda Pilot as the Honda dealers do not deal on the Pilot. Once you have had a Lexus, its difficult to be happy with anything else.
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WE BOUGHT A LEMON - 2003 Honda Pilot
By t8307 - November 3 - 10:00 amOur Pilot has been in the shop 34days for repairs since we bought it. Not happy withit at all.
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I would never purchase Honda Pilot - 2003 Honda Pilot
By irelands - August 6 - 5:30 pmThe heating /cooling ventilation system is poor, bad circulation, side windows ice up inside during driving to ski resorts. Car seats 7 passengers and one driver, but windows fog up all around vehicle interior with only three passengers. Seats are built so close together, impossible to get fingers down to floor level to retrieve dropped coins, credit cards, vacuum crumbs etc, hard to clean carpets as nozzle does not fit in such tight spaces where seats are anchored. Plastic in vehicle is poor quality, breaks easily. Had number of factory recalls for safety restraint systems, All in all, a poorly-designed car.
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Never again - 2003 Honda Pilot
By cpass - December 21 - 2:00 amFirst Honda. Big mistake. Rattles and squeaks over Western PA roads. Problems starting in cold weather. Rear brakes cause major concern. They get stuck and heat up until they smoke. The rear wheels get so hot from the brakes, you cannot touch them. Seems worse when very cold outside. Seems like the emergecy brake gets stuck on. When they get stuck, brakes cause the car to feel like it is driving over rumble stips. Dealer cannot figure it out after several repair attempts. Claims Honda cannot figure it out and no problems reported by others. Unsafe. Trading it in with disclosure.
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disappointed - 2003 Honda Pilot
By terry t - April 27 - 10:00 amride is rough & uncomfortable. poor gas mileage.
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Very Little Interior Room - 2003 Honda Pilot
By Dillydog - May 30 - 2:00 amThe Honda Pilot is after all a Honda but thats where the benifit stops. My wife and I have 5 children, ranging from 15 to 4 years of age. The leg room alotted for the third row seating is slim to none. Head room is at a minimum as well as the over all comfort of the passengers. This would be a great 5 passenger vehicle! However, to sell it as a comfortable ride for eight people is completely ridiculous!!! My 4 year old daughters legs are cramped in the third row seat, making this, in my opinion, one of the worst "SUVs" on the market.
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Honda Let Me Down - 2003 Honda Pilot
By HONDASUCKS - June 23 - 2:00 amInitially the Pilot appeared to be a great car. However, throughout this past year it has lost its luster. The overall poor quality of the interior design became apparent. The heating system is slow in the dead of winter and cracking the windows in the summer will blow your ear drums out. There are problems with the seatbelts retracting properly driver seatbelt buckle beats up interior plastic while rear seatbelts become curled and wont retract. The chrome finish on parts of interior scratched easily and has worn off excessively only after one year of low use. In short, if you want a quality SUV, dont buy a Pilot its not worth the money.
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One Piece of Crap - 2003 Honda Pilot
By jlucia - April 27 - 2:00 amSave your money and buy another SUV. I thought I was purchasing a quality vehicle. After signing the papers I found out the samll things are driving me crazy. Try to hang you dry cleaning in the back with no hanging hooks. Try and use the roof rack with no cross bars. Why would they not put a simple compus in the car. For the money it is a piece of crap. The steering wheel does not move enough. Put stuff in the center box and watch it fall our when you open the door for the cell phone. The designer of the SUV needs to take some lessons from Americans. Try to put something through the back door window, which does not open.
