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Good luck!
Anyone else out there having trans issues? any cure?
Good luck!
Anyone else out there haveing trans issues? any cure?
push and hold down the odometer trip reset button. while holding it down,put key in ignition and turn ignition on. don't start the suv,just turn ignition on. all the lights turn on in your dash,including sevice required light. keep holding the reset button until the light goes out. let go of the reset button and start the suv. the light should be gone.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Go for the extended warranty. Get the "HONDA" version and negotiate it down to the neighborhood of $1000
Kip
I have a 2006 Honda Pilot. I am having problems with the windows fogging up during the cold weather. I run the defrost feature, but the back windows don't seem to want to defog. Does anyone else have this problem? I wonder if I am keeping it too warm inside the car and if that has something to do with it. Since it is still under warranty, I wanted to see if this was normal or if I needed to bring it into the shop. Thanks!!!
save your money, forget the warranty.
the Pilot has a good track record with reliability.
the Pilot has a good track record with reliability. "
You made me laugh so hard I had a few co-workers trying to figure out what I was laughing at.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
all the stuff you've got troubling you is covered under the factory warranty. Just because you're getting poor service or having trouble getting the problem resolved doesn't make the Pilot a bad car.
Do you want to sell your car?
All, I'm saying is with the problems the Pilot has been having, I wouldn't call it reliable and would reccommend the extended warranties.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Odie
Odie's Carspace
warranties are sold with hefty commissions and are money makers for the company that sells them, that's why statistically speaking, they aren't worth it imo.
How about you put the $1,000 in a separate account as insurance. If nothing major happens, you get the money back with interest.
Dealers make little profit on a new car sale but make out on extended warranties. That is why they push them on you.
I agree with aspesisteve, put your money in a savings account. Afterall, you bought a Honda...they claim their cars are very reliable - you shouldn't need $1000 worth of repairs before 100k miles.
You don't have to buy the EW from the dealer you bought the car from. You can get it through other dealers around the country for a discount ... look online. If you notice they will say "except Florida."
Odie
Odie's Carspace
This local driving is mostly driving back and forth to work 2-3 times a week. This involves 2 Stop signs, 5 Traffic lights, and 6 roads. Seven miles each way. 2-3 days a week involve 6+ Lights and 12 miles each way. Mix in some 2-3 mile trips to Home Depot etc..Mostly light traffic.
Highway mileage is generally 26-27 average with 2 people, running the A/C 50% and driving the posted speed limit.
I've gotten as high as 28 for a nearly 900 mile trip from Ga to Indiana and Back. Again driving the posted speed limit and working at getting the best mileage possible.
Worst Highway mileage 24.5 involved a 400 mile one way at 79-80 mpg, 4 people and luggage on board and heavy rain.
Seems there is a site on these Pilot forums dealing with fuel consumption. If so, jump in there and read it from cover to cover. Good stuff!
Kip
Hos
This is the second Honda that has crapped out on me with less than 100k miles. I had a 1995 Civic that I had to get rid of at 80k miles because the AC compressor blew, sending metal throughout the system. I was told it was going to cost $2k to fix, so I traded it in for the Pilot. Now I'm having problems with the Pilot. I also have a 2006 CR-V SE. Only time will tell if this one stands up to the Honda name. If it gives me problems, that's 3 strikes, and I'm switching to Toyota.
The dealer tank got about 15 mpg all local driving. It probably was not full to begin with.
I fill it and divide the miles driven by the gallons to refill to the nearest 1/10 gallon.
Keep track of every tank. Sometimes a tank will be a little higher or lower than "Normal". It is so predictable that a high mileage tank will almost certainly result in a lower mileage tank the next fill up. Reason being something about the last fill caused the tank to not fill completely (didn't take as much gas) so it computed to a higher than "Average" mpg. So now there is not as much gas actually in the tank for the next drive. So the next fill will take more gas than the last. etc..
Local driving it pretty much got 17-18 from the git go.
Then about 5000 miles I had a need and disconnected the battery. The next few fill ups I wrote the numbers down but didn't do the math. When I finally did, the numbers were down 3-4 mpg for local as well as 1 road trip.
Did some research and learned that part of a Pilot get ready at the dealer is the Idle Learn Procedure (ILP). Other Pilot owners were doing the Procedure themselves, feeling the dealer had not! With some, poor mileage was becoming reasonable mileage. With others nothing changes. Mine actually regained what I had lost +1. Now that +1 could have simply been the extra break in miles since the poor mileage thing began. FWIW the "Get ready" says the ILP should be done whenever the battery is disconnected, or has gone dead or certain fuses have been pulled.
A dealer may tell you the ILP does nothing more than teach the engine to idle properly! It made a difference in my mileage!
Shortly after that we traded my wife's 95 maxima for a new 03 4wd AT CR-V. I did the ILP on it within just a few days. Don't know if it needed it, but, It has always gotten excellent mileage. Above "average" from what I've seen on these forums.
Keep in mind that driving habits contribute a lot to mileage.
Kip
Here ya go!
http://www.hondalac.com/service/Bulletins/x02-029e.pdf
It is on the left side of page 3.
The Idle Learn Procedure may not help you at all. However, It only takes a few minutes to do and and can't hurt anything as it is part of the Honda new car get ready.
Easy version:
Start with a cold engine.
Turn on ignition switch and make sure that every accessory is turned OFF. AC,radio,all lights, everything.
Turn off ignition switch.
Disconnect the negative battery cable for 5 minutes.
Re connect cable.
DO NOT TOUCH THROTTLE. Turn ignition switch on for 2 seconds,................ then start car.
DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE. Let it idle with all accessories turned off.
DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE. In about 10-15 minutes,in 70-80 degree weather, the radiator cooling fans will cycle. (It will take longer in colder weather.)
DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE. After the second cycle let it idle an additional 10 minutes.
The fans will cycle some more during this additional 10 minutes.
Here is a TIP. After reconnecting the battery above. DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE. and start the car. Go back in the house and do something for a half hour or so. Then go back out and listen or watch for the fans to cycle twice. Go back in the house and let it idle an additional ten minutes. Then:
Switch off engine. Reset radio and driver AUTO window.
It doesn't matter if you missed the first or second cycles. The important thing is that it got AT LEAST 2 fan cycles and the additional 10 minutes, and any cycles that may have occured during that 10 minutes.
To reset driver window:
Turn on ignition switch.
Push down and hold driver window button including that extra little "AUTO" click
Continue to hold an additional 2 seconds after window reaches the bottom.
Pull up the switch including the "AUTO" click and hold up an additional 2 seconds after window reaches top and stops moving.
Release the switch.
Now press hard and release. The window should go all the way down without holding the button.
Kip
did you ever have the "jet" kit installed in the '03? i believe it was a mod to direct ATF to a particular gear which wasn't getting adequate flow / cooling and prematurely failing. i know my ODY had to get the jet kit - i presume the V6 pilots also required it.
manufacturers are asking a lot more of the very compact transmissions in these heavier / powerful vehicles these days. hopping over to toyota/lexus might not necessarily be such a great alternative. in a range of vehicles with drive by wire throttle control, some owners are reporting they are having issues with hesitation / shift delay, shift flare, and gear hunting.
what sort of warranty are they going to provide you with the remanufactured transmission?
seems like Honda is taking care of you.
If it does not, insist on seeing/meeting with a Honda factory rep.
Kip
Odie
Odie's Carspace
The 2003 Pilots did indeed get recalled for the problem. I did get the jet installed (it was for the 2nd gear) with less than 10k miles on it.
what sort of warranty are they going to provide you with the remanufactured transmission?
They are not giving me any warranty on the transmission. I am going to contact Honda and see what I can do about that.
I've got an '06 Pilot with Nav and the darn thing won't switch the brightness setting automatically. In the setup, I have it set to Auto (you can set it off, auto, day, night) which should switch it brighter during the day and dimmer at night. However it stays bright permanently. I have to manually set it to night to make it go dimmer. Is there a light sensor that's covered up somewhere? any ideas?