2003 Honda Pilot vehicle speed control problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2003 Honda Pilot — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car will not stop. It is at full throttle. Very scary and dangerous. Only way to stop it is to turn ignition off/start up again okay for 5 miles, then it takes off full speed, brakes cannot stop it. Please look into this asap before something terrible happens. Afraid to drive the car. Does not…”
filed Dec 31, 2019
“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. While driving, the vehicle would erroneously accelerate to approximately 20 mph without the driver depressing the accelerator pedal. Also, while the vehicle was parked, the rpms would continuously rev up to 3,000. The vehicle was taken to hall honda in…”
filed Sep 18, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Pilot years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pilot | 15 | 9% |
| 2024 Pilot | 5 | 5% |
| 2023 Pilot | 4 | 3% |
| 2022 Pilot | 10 | 7% |
| 2021 Pilot | 8 | 2% |
| 2020 Pilot | 16 | 3% |
| 2019 Pilot | 30 | 3% |
| 2018 Pilot | 23 | 5% |
| 2017 Pilot | 30 | 3% |
| 2016 Pilot | 39 | 2% |
| 2015 Pilot | 3 | 3% |
| 2014 Pilot | 4 | 3% |
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.