Honda Pilot Complaints (2005)
679 consumer complaints on file.
- #10504289March 23, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN, I ONLY APPLIED A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WHEN A GRINDING NOISE STARTED AND LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS THEN A SLIGHT JERK AS IF MY CAR WAS BRAKING ON ITS OWN AND THEN A WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON (EXCLAMATION INSIDE A TRIANGLE AND THE VSA LETTERS APPEARED) THIS STAYED ON UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED NOW 4 TIMES. FORTUNATELY I ONLY HAVE TO DRIVE 5 MILES TO WORK. FIRSTLY, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY DISTANCE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULD THIS GET WORSE AND SECONDLY I HAVE GRANDKIDS THAT I TRANSPORT AND AM CONCERNED THAT I COULD POSSIBLY BE PUTTING THEIR LIVES IN JEOPARDY!! I DO HOPE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE OR A RECALL IS MADE SO THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10504146March 22, 2013SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG/SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. MANY HONDA PILOT OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS A KNOWN ISSUE HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10503434March 18, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LONG STORY BUT I BELIEVE IT IS ALL RELATED. BASED ON MY UNDERSTANDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND VSA ARE ALL PART OF THE SAME SYSTEM IN A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WE WERE HAVING A "NOISE" THAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A RANDOM ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SELF CHECK. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AND APPEARED TO BE ACTIVATED BY ANY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS WAS MORE OF A NUISANCE THAN ANYTHING BUT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE THE DEALERSHIP LOOK INTO IT. MORE ON THIS LATER. IN ADDITION WE ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) ENGAGE ONCE AND THE RESULTS WERE A LITTLE SCARY OR VIOLENT AT BEST. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH UNDER WINDY CONDITIONS. THE VSA SYSTEM ENGAGED, THE BRAKES WERE HEAVILY APPLIED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO A CONTROL MODE THAT PULLED THE VEHICLE LEFT AND RIGHT. WE HAD VERY LIMITED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF THIS WAS HAPPENING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT AND DEACTIVATE THE VSA TO FINISH OUR TRIP. WHAT OUR DEALERSHIP FOUND WAS A CRACKED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND VSA MODULE. THE CONNECTOR IS LOCATED UNDER THE ENGINE SHROUD IN AN AREA THAT ISN'T ACCESSIBLE DURING NORMAL OR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY SERVICE DONE ON ANYTHING IN THIS AREA. OUR GUESS IS THAT IT WAS CRACKED DURING THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION OR IT FATIGUED OVER TIME. THE HONDA TECHNICIAN THOUGHT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS MOISTURE ENTERING THE CONTROL MODULE VIA THE DAMAGED CONNECTOR. THIS IN TURN CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKING AND VSA SYSTEM. WE STOPPED INVESTIGATING THE REPAIR AT THIS POINT BECAUSE OF COST. IT WAS OVER $2000.00 TO GET THE HARNESS AND CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. I WANTED TO SHARE THIS BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECENT NEWS ON 2005 PILOTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10503243March 16, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VSA LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT COME ON WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND THE FRONT BRAKE AND STEERING LOCKS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING ME TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10503281March 16, 2013AIR BAGS
DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG IMPACT SENSOR FAILURE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10503120March 15, 2013STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKING AND STEERING PROBLEMS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A 11 OR 12 MONTH TIME FRAME TOOK IT TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT GET PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE AND NO REPAIRS DONE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS A MONTH AGO HONDA WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10502228March 10, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
IN MARCH OF 2007, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT STARTED BRAKING ON ITS OWN AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. WE DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 2012 WHEN THE VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN ABOUT 5 TIMES IN A WEEK. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN STATEN ISLAND WHEN THEY TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED FOUR NEW TIRES, AND TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WITH THAT DIAGNOSTIC I TOLD THEM THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT SINCE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SINCE WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE, WE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM DISABLED, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RESURFACED. THE ONLY BAD PART IS THAT WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE TRADITIONAL BRAKING SYSTEM WITH NO ABS CAPABILITY. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ANY UPDATES ON YOUR INVESTIGATION ON THE SUBJECT MATTER? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10500866February 28, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
GOING 30MPH VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES LOCKED. TOWED TO DEALER. PER REPORT BATTERY VOLTAGE FAILURE, ECM/PCM FAILURE. BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE, CAN RELATION FAILURE, INTERNAL POWER SOURCE FAILURE, ABS MODULATOR FUNCTION TEST ABNORMAL. ABS CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10499410February 20, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2-15-2011 PRIOR COMPLAINT OF VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LOCKING THE BRAKES, OCCURRED 3 TIMES. HONDA HAD NO SOLUTION TO ABRUPT JARRING BRAKING. CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH VSA TURNED OFF. 1-2-2012 VSA, EVEN THOUGH VSA TURNED OFF, BRAKES LOCKED WHILE GOING 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, MIDDLE LANE, THEN BRAKED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD PULL OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. VERY CLOSE NEAR ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA 1-3-2012. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DIRECTOR AGAIN, SPOKE TO HONDA FLORIDA REP, NO IDEAS, DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH INTERNET & NHTSA DOCUMENTED. FINALLY I AGREED TO SPLIT REPAIR, SPENT $793.61 AND THEY REPLACED 57110-S9V-A61 MODULATOR ASSEMBLY VSA. HONDA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT THE BRAKING WAS CAUSED BY, OR THAT THEIR VSA REPLACEMENT THAT DAY WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM. IF VSA OFF WHY DID IT HAPPEN 5 MORE TIMES? SINCE NHTSA HAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THIS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM I WANTED YOU TO HAVE AN UPDATE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10499430February 20, 2013POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION BECOMING UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10498193February 14, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FIRST INCIDENT, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN 2005 HONDA PILOT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND MAKE A "GROANING" NOISE OR A NOISE ALMOST LIKE WHEN YOU DRIVE ON A GRAVEL ROAD. 2005 HONDA PILOT WAS ALSO (WHILE VIBRATING AND MAKING NOISE) ABRUPTLY SLOWING DOWN/ STOPPING WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WOULD ALSO DO THIS WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. SECOND INCIDENT WAS LATER THAT SAME DAY. I PICKED THE 2005 HONDA PILOT UP FROM MY WIFE AS SHE WAS NOW TO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS OF DRIVING, I WAS DOING ABOUT 55 MPH AND THE 2005 HONDA PILOT MADE THE SAME NOISE AND VIBRATION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND ALSO SLOWED DOWN ABRUPTLY AS IF I HIT THE BRAKES(WHICH I DIDN'T). ABOUT ANOTHER HALF MILE WAS A TRAFFIC LIGHT AS I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FOR LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKES GENTLY AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL LEFT MY FOOT AND THE 2005 HONDA PILOT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SO I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING AT THAT POINT. WHEN I STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT I NOTICED MY VSA INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNTIL I TURNED THE 2005 HONDA PILOT OFF. SAME DAY I TOOK MY 2005 HONDA PILOT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10496816February 8, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON THE DASHBOARD OF OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT AND IT HAS BEEN A COMMON COMPLAINT OF OTHER OWNERS ON INTERNET FORUMS. IT BECOMES A HAZARD AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE BUTTONS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHICH I BELIEVE IS AN EXTREME HAZARD THAT TAKES THE EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR LONGER THAN NEEDED TO ADJUST SETTINGS. NO OTHER PLACE IN THE DASH HAS HAD THE BULBS STOP WORKING BUT IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO EVERYONE'S CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS. I THINK THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD SIMILAR TO SOMEONE USING A PHONE IN THE CAR AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10496154February 2, 2013ENGINE
AT 30-40 MPH THE PILOT SHUDDERS SIGNIFICANTLY AND DOES SO FOR ABOUT .5-3 SECONDS. THERE IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN OR OTHER FLAW IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER (WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A FAILED TRANSMISSION). DESPITE WHAT APPEARS TO BE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS NATIONWIDE, HONDA WILL APPARENTLY NOT NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE DRIVING DANGERS ARE OBVIOUS, AND CONSUMERS ARE LEFT WITH REPAIR BILLS OF $3,000.00 - $5000.00. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NHTSA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10496020January 31, 2013ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO RISE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND FOUND THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. THE COOLANT WAS MIXING WITH THE ATF. ALL THE ATF FITTINGS TO THE RADIATOR SHOWED SIGNS OF RUSTING. IN MY OPINION THE RADIATOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ARE FAULTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10494637January 24, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ACCELERATING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, USUALLY JUST AFTER STOPPING, HEARD AUDIBLE "POP" THROUGH CAR RADIO, ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR BRAKED RAPIDLY, EVEN THOUGH FOOT WAS ON ACCELERATOR AND NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. FORCED CAR TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THIS SAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PULLED CAR INTO PARKING LOT AND CALLED HONDA SERVICE DEPT. THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING AND CAR WAS TOWED IN TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. SERVICE DEPT DROVE CAR AROUND FOR OVER THREE DAYS AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. THEY HAD SOME IDEAS TO CAUSE, BUT SINCE THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO REPEAT, COULD NOT FIX ANYTHING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10493553January 20, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA PILOT SOMETIME SHUDDERING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. TO MAKE THE SHUDDER STOP, I PRESS OR RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR BRIEFLY. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS WITH OVER 300 COMPLAINTS. THEY ALL STATE THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSE THE VIBRATION. HONDA STILL NOT RECALL. COUPLE OF TIMES SOMEONE ALMOST REAR END ME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10493497January 19, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ALONG AND MY VSA LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKES GRAB AND THE VEHICLE SWERVES AS IF I HAVE SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES. MY FOOT IS ON ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME NOT THE BRAKES. LIVE ON AN ICY, WINDING ROAD WITH LOTS OF SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY. HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE NOW. ONCE THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES LOCK MOMENTARILY THE VSA LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON TILL VEHICLE TURNED OFF. FIRST TIME THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS NO LOCKING OF BRAKES. JUST THE LIGHT. NOW THE BRAKES LOCK UP MOMENTARILY EVERY TIME I DRIVE. EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10493019January 15, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
YESTERDAY WAS THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCE OF A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING (BUT RANDOM, NOT CONSTANT) SINCE SEPTEMBER. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY. THE PILOT HAS BEEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES RANDOMLY BY ITSELF. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I GENTLY APPLIED BRAKES AND ALSO WHILE I'VE BEEN ACCELERATING. THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES IT HAPPENED THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON MY DASH BUT THEN THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. IT WENT OFF AGAIN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I HAD MY BRAKES, PADS, AND ROTORS CHANGED AND THE BRAKE LINES FLUSHED. SINCE THEN NO LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON. THEN YESTERDAY, VERY SUDDENLY, THE CAR BEGAN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME I'M SURE I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SUDDEN BRAKING WAS SO SEVERE. I COASTED FOR A BIT, TRIED TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES GENTLY AND THE CAR BROKE AGAIN THROWING ME FORWARD. IN TOTAL, IT "STOPPED SHORT" ABOUT 5/6 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A PARKING SPOT. IT HAPPENED WHILE BOTH BRAKING AND ALSO TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED BY THE CAR, IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND AND SENSATION. SOMETHING SIMILAR TO GOING HIGH SPEED OVER A RUMBLE STRIP FOR A LONG TIME. NO LIGHTS ARE ON MY DASH NOW AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. DRIVING MY CAR IS LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE. MOST OF THE TIME IT DRIVES GREAT AND I LOVE IT, AND THEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR BRAKES AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND INTENSITY. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR WHO SUDDENLY SLAMS ON THE BRAKES REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU MAY BE DOING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10493052January 15, 2013SUSPENSION, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT AND RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS ARE "CRACKED". AT ABOUT 25-45 MPH THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SHUDDER UNDER THE HOOD. IN SEARCHING THE NHTSA DATABASE I FIND MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SHUDDER AND SEVERAL SAYING THAT ENGINE MOUNTS ARE A PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL. THE REPORTS ARE IN SEVERAL AREAS INCLUDING ENGINE, SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS THE ENGINE MOUNTS COULD BE A COMMON DENOMINATOR. IF THE MOUNTS GO IT COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE INCLUDING LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10492846January 14, 2013ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VSA WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES BEGAN TO LOCK WITHOUT APPLYING ANY PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN AND WAS THEN MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A VSA TROUBLE CODE WAS DETECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A TROUBLE CODE WAS NOT DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP12002 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE12-028 WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0