Transmission went out at less than 100,000 miles even though it had been serviced regularly and the recall had been done on the transmission. A $2600 fix which I am not presently able to pay.
If you buy a Pilot, plan on selling it before the powertrain warranty runs out.
Obviously, you bought from someone that did not take care of it properly and they unloaded it on you before it went up on them since you've only had it for 4000 miles.
My 2003 Pilot transmission also went out at just barely over 100,000 miles! I think this is a recurring problem for the 2003 model Pilot. I have read other places of others having the same problem.
What bothers me about the Pilot is that it is a front wheel drive SUV. And why should it be, especially for such a large size vehicle? You can get 4 wheel drive too, but it's not really 4 wheel drive as it is front wheel drive based with no hill descent reduction gears.
We bought a 2003 Pilot in June of 02. So far, the fan for the rear HVAC unit stopped working at 36000 miles. That is the only problem we have had in 123k miles. Scheduled maintenance is on the pricey side, but it is worth it. We will probably replace it with a new one in another 2 years or so...
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