Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 205 | 02/16/2005 | 10015310 | Dealer visit request on seatbelts twisting at the d-ring. *tt | 07/13/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 02/08/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. the contact stated that a child was sitting in the middle seat next to the driver side window. the child was able to grab the shoulder belt of the middle seat belt and the seat belt became wrapped around the child. the seat belt then locked and began choking the child. the contact had to sever the seat belt in order to remove the child. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the seat belt could not be replaced because it had been cut. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 165,000. kmj | |||
| 02/08/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 honda pilot. the contact stated their child was sitting in the middle seat next to the driver side window when they grabbed the middle seat belt that hangs from the roof and wrapped it around themselves. the seat belt then locked and start choking the child. the contact had to cut the seat belt in order to remove the child. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the seat belt could not be replaced because it was cut. the vin was not available. the current mileage was 165,000.rl | |||
| 06/26/2009 | 100748 | 1 | |
| Srs light came on while driving and stays on. *tr | |||
| 09/18/2008 | 1 | ||
| We bought our 2003 honda pilot assuming that it would be a great family vehicle. we have three small children and another on the way so our car is full of car seats. we have a backless boaster seat in the third row on the driver's side, a boaster seat in the third row on the passenger side, and a forward facing car seat in the second row driver's side. it is incredible difficult for me to get the children in the third row buckled because the seat belts are constantly getting stuck and have to be rethread all the way back. this is difficult because they get caught on the boaster seats that then have to be picked up and moved around to get the seat belt off. also, the seat on the seat on the passenger side is too narrow and the seat belt buckles very low, close to the seat and it ends up underneath the boaster seat. these difficulties make it nearly impossible for my preschoolers to buckle by themselves and forces me to climb back in their seat to fix the seat belts and move the booster seat forward to buckle them in. it is incredible difficult and uncomfortable for an adult to climb into the third row seat, especially one that is seven months pregnant. we have tried moving the seats around and can not find any better positions for the car seats. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2008 | 66900 | 1 | |
| Driver's seat belt restraint on 2003 honda pilot came unbuckled while driving. i thought that perhaps i had not bucked it sufficiently. when tried to put metal piece on belt back into the locking device, it would not lock. carried it to the dealer 7-7-08, and he had to order the part. *tr | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 10/06/2003 | 20275 | 1 | 06/05/2002 |
| While traveling 50 mph another driver turned in front of my pilot without signaling. the whole right front of my vehicle was pushed in. the problem was that the air bags didn't deploy and according to witnesses the seat belt didn't lock. as a result i bounced off steering wheel twice. 2 days later i received a recall notice from honda saying that air bags are not deploying or deploying late. i believe that my injuries would have been less severe had the air bags deployed and/or the seat belt locked. *la | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | |||
| 09/05/2006 | 30000 | 2 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the srs light illuminated indicating a problem with the seatbelts or the airbag system. the vehicle was taken to the service dealer. the diagnostic did not identify any problem so the warning light was reset. after three days, the warning light illuminated again. the service dealer was notified, but the manufacturer was not. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 05/05/2003 | 0 | 1 | 04/05/2003 |
| 2003 honda pilot center seating position 2nd & 3rd row. seat belt system does not fit adult ( in my experience, 1 woman 5'8 and 1 woman 5'10) or child in a booster seat (both highback and evenflo right fit booster) properly. shoulder straps cut across neck just under jaw bone. shoulder strap is not able to be positioned at center of collar bone and in some cases does not even make contact with collar bone (child in evenflo right fit booster). my concern is that if the seat belt does not fit properly occupants will put seat belt behind back or under the arm. i am a cps technician and purchased this vehicle a few weeks ago, not realizing this situation. i had only checked the installation of a britax super elite in the center seating position before buying the vehicle. *jb | |||