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Let me know on the results if you add it! Good Luck!
Let me know on how it goes! Just wondering, are you planning on getting the insulation?
acoustic coupling is affected by tire stiffness / inflation pressure.
I am station in Germany.
Thanks
PILOT 03 COST OF REPAIRS $600.
tightening a gas cap $95.
Only 38,000 miles,14 mpg,$700 worth of repair and more to come, pls buy me.
I do not know what he hopes to achieve with that, maybe just his way of blowing of steam. As a Pilot 03 owner also,I guess I'm lucky I don't have any repairs yet.
Any of you guys with Pilot 03's and have repairs amounting to $700 already? Do any of you think it's worth buying extended warranties to avoid the repair nighmares.
It's been 3 years since then and I haven't taken the car back to Honda service until today-when I had to.
On my 2003 Pilot, the air flow from the rear A/C vent has ceased. I checked the fuse, and it is OK. I used to think there was a blower in the rear of the center console, but now I'm inclined to believe that the rear comes through a Tunnel under the center console. If that's right then there is a gate somewhere in the A/C system that directs air to the rear passengers. Has anyone had this problem, or have any ideas what to trouble shoot?
Thanks, Benny
I have same problem on my '03 pilot rear vent air do not work ! did you get any help from the member yet ?? can you please let me know ? thanks in advance.
The man at the store suggested I get a pillow that was shaped like a wedge. It helps but I still find the seat design very uncomfortable.
Now, if I could get the Nav to work, the car to start on the first try and whining noise to go away when listening to CDs, I would be happy.
Good luck with getting comfortable.
Problems:
1. The car does not start on the first try. Nothing happens, the engine does not turnover.
2) The Nav does not work properly. Once it did not find the city I was in at the time, often it wants to send me thousands of miles from where I am and it does not recognize chains that have been in business for decades.
3) The CD makes a whining noise when I step on the gas.
There were some other problems but they were fixed.
Dealer's Response:
I have been told that since they cannot duplicate the not starting that it is not a real problem.
They cannot figure out what is wrong with the NAV but suggested I buy the newer version to see if the problem still exists. I asked to try one before buying the latest and was told there was not one available.
I asked if they at least tried one of their own CDs just to make sure that my CD was not defective and they did not do that.
Then I was told that there was a disclaimer in the Nav booklet and that they cannot be responsible for these problems.
As for the whining noise, I was told that they can hear it and that I should go to a specialist and install and after market anti-noise filter.
Has anyone else had these problems and were you able to resolve them?
Any suggestions or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
I recall a similar problem from several years ago. I believe that it was determined that those with the problem usually were quickly inserting their key and attempting to crank immediately.
Due to the theft-deterent chip inside the key, owners need to slow down this procedure; allow the key to be properly read and okayed by the vehicle BEFORE cranking. I don't remember how much time was needed, try waiting a few seconds after inserting the key before attempting to start.
2) The Nav does not work properly. Once it did not find the city I was in at the time, often it wants to send me thousands of miles from where I am and it does not recognize chains that have been in business for decades
Once does not sound like a problem. I have a portable GPS, and it sometimes takes several minutes to find where I am and triangulate my position.
In my own yard it won't work due to dense tree coverage; it needs an open sky to see the satellites. Maybe the city problems are related, the satellites are obscured by tall buildings.
The software is probably the reason for not finding old business's, but I doubt it'd be worth the expense to try and update it. If they hadn't included those business's in 05, I doubt they added them in 06.
3) The CD makes a whining noise when I step on the gas.
If you are still under warranty, they should follow their own advice, and install a noise filter. If out of warranty, then you should follow this advice.
Let us know......Wrascal
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I have an appointment with the dealer tomorrow.
Thanks, Benny
Also, my goes on and off as I go through different speeds. It is hard to keep the noise going. I will check my ECO light to see if there is a correlation.
I do know on mine that it is related to the outside temperature. It happens mostly during the hottest part of the day. It doesn't happen in the morning.
I've disagreed as I don't perceive them as noisy. I've felt that it must be the difference in the roads surface that they travel upon, or their previous vehicles/experiences. You shouldn't compare a road touring vehicle with an SUV.
However.... I recently had to change tires on my F150, coincidentally wearing the same size as my Pilot. I've now had 4 (of 6) Goodyear Trackers wear unevenly on the F150, so I changed all four to Continental LT/SUV, from Wally World. (Important NOTE: I also thought that the truck was not noisy). These tires were some of the cheapest tires I could find ($95 each), yet they had the best mileage guarantee (80,000 miles).
The trucks alignment, rotation, balance, suspension, pressures, etc, have all been performed frequently, and has always checked out as fine, leading me and my tire people to blame the Goodyears as the problem. Time, and mileage will tell.
After driving with these Continentals I am impressed with how much quieter my F150 is. I am utterly amazed with the difference in noise, or should I say lack of noise. Enough so that it's got me thinking that maybe I've been wrong.
Summary of my story: These tires will become my first choice when the Pilot needs new tires. I have no info on their traction, temps, durability, wet or dry braking, snow or ice capabilities, or any other characteristic that may be important to you. This is only my observation about noise levels, which seems to be important to many others on this board.
Does anyone else have this problem for a 2006 model? I'd think if this is true, it should be for all Pilot models.
Thanks
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The clunking is the gasoline sloshing in the plastic fuel tank. This is a known problem with the Pilot. There is no baffling system in the tank to prevent sloshing. The clunk is prominent at 3/4's of a tank full or less and at slow speeds when going into reverse or forward and then putting on the brakes.
Any comments? "
This sounds like the "window scrunch" feature that Honda has made available on a lot of Pilots since 2003. It's due to body flex and mostly happens at highway speed. There have been various fixes tried. The dealership will just lube the door seals, but it is only a temporary fix.
You can use a TSB from the gen 1 CRV to fix your problem. Roll down the window and open the door. Place your knee against the middle inside of the door. Grasp the top of the door frame and pull. This will bring the top of the door inward, providing a tighter fitting door seal, thus eliminating the annoying noise feature that Honda has generously built into the Pilot.
Isn't it great that Honda has chosen to continue this feature through four model years?