2003 Honda Pilot Fuel system Problems

“For few years I have been noticing terrible mileage, but thought the car was getting older. For definitely an year, there is a noticeable smell of gasoline in the car, again thought its the sign of an old car. But, last weekend I realized that this is a safety issue and finally got around whats happening. The fuel started dripping at the fuel tank - fuel line and is dripping at 1 drop per minute .. Not sure if it drips at the same rate all the time. Reading at all the complaints, it seems like NHTSA would only consider anything after someone dies. …”

“I was driving my wife's 2003 Honda Pilot stopped at light and when I started to drive away started to smell gasoline vapors coming into vehicle. Drove home and smell continued after shutting vehicle off. Next morning drove to Honda dealer on tyndall parkway, in panama city florida, waited all day for an answer from service department, finally 1500 hrs on friday, they told me the fuel line had separated at joints and couplings and that was the smell I experienced. They kept the vehicle since then awaiting parts to repair fuel line. …”

“I initially noticed a gasoline smell in the garage. Then, after filling the gas tank one day, and parking in the garage overnight, I discovered a puddle of gasoline on the garage floor! The gas is leaking from the fuel tank, at the seam or joint where the tank's integral cylindrical tube projection transitions to the flat surface of the tank. The rubber filler hose clamps onto this tank tube, but the leak is in the tank tube joint seam only. Light finger pressure on the side of the tube results in a more obvious leakage rate. …”

“I'm not of that scared of sticking gas pedals kind on person. Just want to file this incident to probably help others to avoid problems in the future. After car being parked for three weeks at airport when first started it I had and issue with the stuck gas pedal. Fortunately I was in the parking gear when I first pressed the pedal, otherwise could be an accident on the parking lot if I was in the drive gear. I just pulled the pedal back with my toe and pressed and pulled it couple times more before it started working ok. …”

“My Honda Pilot has an unfixable life threatening defect. It is sticking gas pedal. Usually it sticks after the night in the garage and I need to idle until the engine is hot and then the pedal unsticks. But sometimes it happens while driving. This defect makes the car absolutely unpredictable while driving and could easily lead to the fatal accident. Actually, one time out of four when it happened while driving I was very close to such accident. First time I encountered this defect when my new car was still on warranty nov 4, 2004. …”