Honda Pilot Complaints (2010)

111 consumer complaints on file.

#11118913August 10, 2018
SUSPENSION
FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING IS TORN AND LEAKING FLUID. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN OIL CHANGE AT 168K MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115007July 31, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL NO ONE FROM HONDA HAS EVER CONTACTED ME EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE HAD MY EMAIL AND CELL NUMBER FOR YEARS. NOR HAVE I BEEN GIVEN ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHEN I MIGHT EXPECT THIS RECALL TO BE ACTED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110883July 11, 2018
AIR BAGS
CAR WAS PURCHASED AND NOT ONE WORD WAS DID ABOUT THE DRIVE RECALL FROM FEBRUARY 2018, PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110317July 9, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE SPARK PLUG #3 GOES OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103777June 25, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE SEIZED AT 109.369MI UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND CLEAN FULL OIL AND GASOLINE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL AS PER THEIR CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT HTTP://SETTLEMENT-CLAIMS.COM/ENGINEMISFIRE/COURTDOCUMENTS.HTML . HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/PILOT/2009/ENGINE/ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/PILOT/2009/ENGINE/EXCESSIVE_OIL_CONSUMPTION.SHTML AFTER COMPLAINTS OF OIL BURNING AND MISFIRING AND LACK OF ACCELERATION, HONDA DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND IS ALLOWING VEHICLES SUCH AS THIS TO REMAIN IN SERVICE RISKING THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF UNSUSPECTING OWNERS OF THESE FAMILY VEHICLES AS WELL AS OWNERS OF THEIR CIVICS AND ODYSEES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE DIE. THESE CARS ARE COMING UP ON THE MILEAGE WHERE THE ENGINES WILL SEIZE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093833May 15, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY START VIBRATING IN THE FRONT DASHBOARD. NOT SURE IF IT IS TRANSMISSION, ENGINE OR SUSPENSION OR ALIGNMENT RELATED. DRIVING OVER 45 MPH THE ENTIRE FRONT DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE. IT WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN STOP. IT DOES A LOT GOING UPHILL. EVEN ON FLAT LAND IT WILL JUST RANDOMLY START VIOLENTLY VIBRATING. I JUST PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE ON APRIL 19 OF 2018. I AM STARTING TO REGRET IT. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF THE HONDA PILOTS VIBRATION ISSUES. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS MAINLY DUE TO THE VCM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074100February 21, 2018
ENGINE
HAVING TROUBLE WITH OIL! THERE'S NO SHOWN LEAKAGE AND NO SMOKE LIKE IT'S BURNING THE OIL! HAS BEEN GOING ON THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS! ALSO BAD GAS MILEAGE, GOING THRU GAS PRETTY QUICKLY! MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES, SEES NOTHING NOTICEABLE, HE REMEMBERED HEARING THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER HONDA VEHICLES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063565January 18, 2018
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING ISSUE. BETWEEN STANDARD OIL CHANGE MILEAGE DISTANCE, THE ENGINE CAN BURN SO MUCH OIL THAT IT NO LONGER REGISTERS ON THE DIPSTICK SETTING A FAULTY POSITIVE FOR A BAD ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. OBVIOUSLY IF THE ENGINE GET SO LOW ON OIL IT CAN BE CATASTROPHIC AND IF THAT HAPPENS AT SPEED THEN IT COULD BE DEADLY. I'VE CAUGHT IT EARLY ENOUGH THAT SO FAR IT HASN'T CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE BUT I'M TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP AND HONDA THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE AND TO JUST LET IT BREAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058543January 4, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2010 HONDA PILOT, I HAVE HAD IT SINCE BRAND NEW. THIS IS THE 4TH OR 5TH WINTER I HAVE NO BRAKES WHEN THE TEMPS ARE BELOW FREEZING. THE PEDAL IS BASICALLY FROZEN IN PLACE. I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY PRESS ON IT UNTIL IT LOOSENS AS I PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL. I HAVE HAD IT TO ALLSTAR HONDA, TOLD THEM PARK IT OUTSIDE LIKE I HAVE TO, HOP IN & DRIVE ON A DAY IN THE TEEN TEMPS. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM WHICH MEANS THEY DIDNT DRIVE IT OR THEY ARE LYING AS THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEY WOULD NOT CHANGE MY SPARK PLUGS WITH RECALL BECAUSE NO ERROR CODE SHOWED ALTHOUGH I HAD SLUGGISH ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD A MECHANIC CHANGE MY PLUGS (AT MY EXPENSE) & NO LONGER HAD TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION. BUT HONDA WOULDNT DO IT BECAUSE NO ERROR CODE, THE RECALL WAS BASICALLY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY CLAIM THEY CANT FIND TROUBLE IN MY ELECTRICAL FOR THE RADIO AS MY RADIO FREEZES UP INTERMITTENTLY FOR ANYWHERE FROM HOURS TO WEEKS. I AM UNABLE TO CHANGE RADIO STATIONS, TURN ON OR OFF, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES OTHER THAN VOLUME. AS OF SATURDAY, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING NO BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. I WARMED MY CAR, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY UNTIL MY BRAKES WORKED,DROVE ROUGHLY TWO MILES STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS TWICE & THEN WHEN I TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WOULDNT BUDGE, I HAD NO BRAKES. MY PRIOR COMPLAINT TO HONDA WAS REFERRING ME TO THE SAME DEALER THEN NOT RETURNING OF MY CALLS. MY BRAKES ARE WORSENING. I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR OR I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN RID OF THIS 3-4 WINTERS AGO TO AVOID THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A RISK TO ME, MY CHILDREN AND MY FATHER WHO I DRIVE ALL OVER. THERE ARE SEVERAL SITES ON THE WEB WHERE PEOPLE CHAT ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE MW AND EVEN IN CANADA. THEY HAVE BLED THE SYSTEM AND HAVE NO CURE. I WANT WORKING BRAKES 100% OF THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056116December 22, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
2010 HONDA PILOT EXL WITH APPROX 100,000 MILES WITH THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P3400, VERY LOW OIL PRESSURE, REPLACED TWO OIL PRESSURE SWITCHES, TORQUE CONVERTER BEGINNING TO FAIL CAUSING VIBRATION AND SHUDDERING AT 45 - 50 MPH WITH LOW ACCELERATOR PRESSURE. CAR IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL APPROX 1QT PER 1,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035860October 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011498July 30, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STRONG GAS/EXHAUST SMELL IN CAR CABIN. REPLACED AIR AND CABIN FILTERS. BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MORGAN HILL, CA AND THEY SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG, OR THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION DID NOT RETURN ANY ISSUES. THE SMELL WAS ACUTE. HAPPENING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WE DID NOT NOTICE IT GETTING STRONGER WITH TIME. THE SMELL IS EVIDENT IN THE CABIN WITH THE A/C ON/OFF, HEAT ON/OFF, EVEN WITH THE RECIRCULATION SET TO OFF. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN TO DEAL WITH THE FUMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010639July 25, 2017
SUSPENSION
HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF THEIR FAULTY SUSPENSION COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS. FROM NEW CARS TO OLDER CARS THEY ARE CRACKING AND LEAKING FLUID. THIS CARS WAS JUST SOLD TO ME IN FEB OF THIS YEAR AND FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP. THIS CAR CONTAINS MY KIDS MOST OF THE TIME IT CONCERNS ME THAT HONDA IS NOT REPLACING THEM WITH A DIFFERENT PRODUCT THEN THE SAME FAULTY ONES. ITS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ON MANY HONDAS/ ACURAS TO EXPIRE QUICKLY. IT IS HOWEVER A BIT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THEM IF THEY ARE STARTING TO WEAR DOWN OR DRY ROT. THEY HARDEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND CAUSE OTHER COMPONENTS ON YOUR SUSPENSION AND SUB-FRAME TO FAIL. THE LATERAL AND VERTICAL SHAKING OF YOUR CAR WILL CAUSE SOMETHING TO GIVE EVENTUALLY. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS PUTTING MANY CHILDREN WHO RIDE INTHEM AT RISK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003530July 6, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
AT 7:15AM IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT OF A STRIP MALL SETUP, I APPROACHED A PARKING PLACE BUT FIRST LETTING AN EMPLOYEE OF PANERA BREAD CROSS IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE I APPROACHED THE SPACE. UPON APPROACHING I WAS GLIDING IN USING THE BRAKE TO SLOW ME WHEN ALL AT ONCE THE ENGINE REVED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE ACCELERATING ME AND THE VEHICHLE INTO A TREE 8 FEET PAST THE PARKING SPACE, DEPLOYING THE AIR BAG AND BOUNCING ME BACK AROUND 16 FEET. THE VEHICHLE HAD AT LEAST ACCELERATED TO 20MPH TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT HAD HAPPEND. MY HUSBAND HAD TOLD ME AS WELL AS THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE, THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO HIM 3 TIMES IN THE RECENT PAST ON A GRADUATED INTENSITY. I SUFFERED HAND LACERATIONS AS WELL AS FOREHEAD WITH CHEST BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT AND A HAND BURN FROM THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. I ALSO HAD A SLIGHTLY BLEEDING LIP AND WAS RELEASED AT THE SCENE FROM THE AMBULANCE WITH A STRONG SUGGESTION TO FOLLOW UP IF NECESSARY. IT IS A SHAME THAT YOUR OWN INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD RATHER LOOK THE OTHER WAY THEN GET INVOLVED AND ATTORNEYS ONLY WANT "SEVERE" HOSPITAL RIDDEN PATIENTS TO MOVE FORWARD ON A CASE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WANTS TO FIX THE HONDA PILOT AND PUT ME BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL. I HAD SPOKEN WITH ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS ON HONDA'S AT A HONDA GARAGE AND ISN'T IT INTERESTING HE SUGGEST IT MAY BE A SENSOR OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM......BUT ODDLY ENOUGH, HE HASN'T HEARD OF THIS EITHER, BUT UPON RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I TOLD MY INSURANCE COMPANY, "SHOULDN'T WE START SOMEWHERE."
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11002997July 5, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NOT ROCK OR DEBRIS STRIKING THE VEHICLE, SUNROOF GLASS COMPLETELY SHATTERED . THIS IS THE ORIGINAL HONDA GLASS WITH 114,000 IN 93 DEGREE HEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984995May 11, 2017
ENGINE, STEERING, SUSPENSION
STREEING WHEEL SERIOUSLY VIBRATES WHEN BREAKING OVER 60 MPH. FRONT BUSHINGS NEED REPLACED AT 76,000 MILES AND DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HYDROLICS CONTROLING THE TIMING BELT WHICH WILL LEAD TO POSSIBLE ENGING REPLACEMENT. DEALER QUOTED $2500 TO FIX. THE INFORMATION ON THE BUSHINGS AND TIMING BELT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE HAVE THE AIR BAG REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS ANOTHER CUSTOMER THAT GOT THE SAME NEWS ON HIS CAR. AFTER LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WHICH HONDA DOES NOT HELP WITH AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE SAME PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR IF YOU DO FIX. IT DOES APPEAR TO BE A MANUFACTURING/ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT HONDA KNOWS WELL BUT THERE IS NO HELP FOR THE CUSTOMER. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BE LOOKING FOR THESE KNOWN PROBLEMS FOR MORE PROFIT POTIENTAL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL SERVICED AND USED FOR MOSTLY LONG ROAD TRIPS. HONDA NEEDS TO FESS UP AND HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS SINCE THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS/FAILURES CAN BE VERY DANGERIOUS TO THE PASSANGERS WHILE DRIVING NOT TO MENTION EXORBITANT COSTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979902April 22, 2017
ENGINE
CAR HAS BEEN BURRING OIL FOR YEARS. I HAVE TALKED TO AND TAKEN IT TO HONDA SEVERAL TIME. I ALWAYS GET THE SAME ANSWER. IT'S NORMAL TO BURN A QUART EVERY 1000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955482February 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
HAVE NOTICED A SHUDDER FOR QUITE SOME TIME WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND THE 40 MPH POINT AND ALSO DURING DECELERATION AROUND THE 40 MPH POINT, SEEMS TO BE A GRINDING AS THE AUTOMATIC GEARS ARE CHANGING, I REPORTED THIS TO DEALER AT LAST TWO REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE FIRST TIME THEY DIDN'T FIND ISSUES, SECOND TIME THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS THE "TORQUE CONVERTER" AND WOULD BE $2250 TO REPAIR AND WOULD NEED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THEY ORDER PARTS AND REPLACE. I OPTED TO NOT REPAIR AT THIS TIME AS I WANTED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE. I AM SEEING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE HONDA PILOTS. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED END OF LAST YEAR (08/2016).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940388January 8, 2017
ENGINE
THE ENGING MISS FIRES FOULING SPARKS PLUGS BURNS OIL ABOUT 2 QUART EVERY OIL CHANGE HONDA SHOP SAID IT'S THIS PART AND THAT PART ENGING ONLY HAS 1'2000 MILES ON THE HIWAY CITY STREETS RUNS BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940362January 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL TURNING ON AIRBAG LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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