2003 Honda Pilot LX from North America - Comments

Eats front tires like crazy, had to replace the two front Bridgestone Dueller H/T's at 13000 miles.

Pulsation from brake pedal when braking, possibly warped rotors, dealer refuses to do anything about it, car still within warranty.

Air Conditioning rather weak for Florida, where car is driven.

Poor Gas mileage.

Interior plastics scratch easily.

With the exception of the brakes, the car has been reliable. However it is a heavy and big car for what we are using it for, and it shows whether it is tire wear, lean during turns, fuel consumption or braking.

Perhaps a Minivan or Station wagon would have done the same job more efficiently.

Dealership is typical of the MEGA dealerships (have to pray that nothing goes wrong, so that you don't deal with them).

I have a 2003 Honda Pilot. The brakes pulsating is the ABS. They are supposed to feel like that when they’re activated. Having said that, they should only pulsate when they’re activated (braking in a slick spot).

I’m very happy with mine, I’ve had no problems. Perhaps you should go to another Honda dealership with the problem? I have had excellent customer service at my dealership, so much so that I’m pretty biased to dealing with them.

I hesitate to go to any other vehicle make because I certainly haven’t experienced such professionalism at any other dealer. They practically do back flips for me!

Not many people mention poor quality of materials on the car's interior. I was suprised by dull, cheap plastics on the door trip of '07 LX. No velour seats etc. But then, it's "only" $30k.

I have a 2003 EX. I have to disagree with the gas mileage comment; Best in its class! The V6 engine is great on gas (for an SUV) without sacrificing power. I was shopping for an SUV in 2002 and almost bought a Durango! I've been a faithful Honda owner since 1989 so I leapt for joy when Honda introduced the Pilot. I ordered ours when we were overseas before I even got to touch one. Very happy. We have 57K miles on it now. Regular oil changes (the normal maintenence schedule), bought a set of new tires, and complied with the transmission and air bag recalls. That's it! Very reliable... definitely recommend.