My honda pilot becomes unstable at speeds above 60 MPH, it responds as though there is play in the steering and any small road imperfections cause the vehicle to veer left or right, I took it to cush honda where I purchased the vehicle and they said three of four tires had 52 pounds of air in the tires, which had to have been there on delivery since I have less than 700 miles on the vehicle and it has never been serviced or had air put in the tires, the problem still exists and is unsafe at highway speeds in traffic, the service manager claims all pilots do it and it is a design problem? Please advise.
2003 Honda Pilot body complaints
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While driving honda pilot ex-l on a local street at 35 MPH, the right rear wheel seems to have hit something or skidded. Attempt to control the vehicle by moving the steering wheel resulted in the SUV going out of control. While still on the road, any attempt to steer the vehicle caused it go in an unexpected direction. Finally, the vehicle rolled over and landed back on the wheel in a ditch by the side of the road. Driver sustained head injuries and two children in car seats, ages 1 and 4, escaped unhurt in the back seat. The car sustained extensive damage all around especially on the driver side. The windshield, front side windows, front doors and front roof appear to have sustained the greatest impact. The fact that the vehicle went out of control so easily seems to point to a mechanical failure. It would be useful to investigate this issue to prevent any future roll-overs by anyone using this vehicle.
While driving my 2003 pilot at speeds over 40 MPH, opening either the rear window causes a pressure imbalance within the vehicle which unless the windows are immediately closed, causes extreme ear pain to all passengers. This situation can cause a potentially hazardous situation if the vehicle is in high speed traffic and the pressure change affects the driver. I contacted my local dealer as well as american honda and they claim that they have no record of any such complaints.
While backing out of the drive way and turning the steering wheel in either direction you can hear a thumping sound, it's a constant thumping. If only the back 2 windows are rolled down, the sound of the wind passing through the car is deafening. It creates a booming that immediately affects the ear drum.
Nar 03/03/2003. The consumer was involved in an accident. The vehicle was hit just after the right side door and on the right side rear wheel. There was substantial damage done to the vehicle.
At highway speeds 45mph-75mph a high pitch noise orginates from the driver side window or frame, very annoying and can not isolate as of yet, maybe mis-aligned windshield? Please direct.
Consumer was driving at highway speed with all windows closed. Then passenger opened rear window, and vehicle felt like it was falling apart. There was a terrible noise. Consumer had to open two windows to stop loud noise. *akthere is also a loud boom noise heard when three of the windows are opened at certain levels.
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