2003 Honda Pilot fuel system, gasoline problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2003 Honda Pilot — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving my wife's 2003 honda pilot stopped at light and when I started to drive away started to smell gasoline vapors coming into vehicle. Drove home and smell continued after shutting vehicle off. Next morning drove to honda dealer on tyndall parkway, in panama city florida, waited all day…”
filed May 29, 2012
“I initially noticed a gasoline smell in the garage. Then, after filling the gas tank one day, and parking in the garage overnight, I discovered a puddle of gasoline on the garage floor! The gas is leaking from the fuel tank, at the seam or joint where the tank's integral cylindrical "tube"…”
filed Sep 15, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Pilot years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pilot | 3 | 2% |
| 2024 Pilot | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Pilot | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 Pilot | 23 | 5% |
| 2019 Pilot | 75 | 9% |
| 2018 Pilot | 62 | 14% |
| 2017 Pilot | 19 | 2% |
| 2016 Pilot | 15 | 1% |
| 2013 Pilot | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 Pilot | 6 | 4% |
| 2010 Pilot | 1 | 1% |
| 2008 Pilot | 2 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Honda Pilot
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.