Honda Pilot Complaints (2016)
1,724 consumer complaints on file.
- #11129897September 17, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE "AUTO IDLE DISABLER" FEATURE ENGAGED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT A STOP LIGHT. THREE WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE "AUTO IDLE DISABLER" FEATURE ENGAGED AGAIN WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK, DISABLED THE POWER, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED TO 5,000. ALSO, THE REVERSE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME INOPERATIVE AND THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. BIG STAR HONDA (11200 GULF FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034) COULD NOT DIAGNOSE AND DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. *DT *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11124589September 5, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING THE KEYLESS IGNITION ERROR AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG MANY MANY OTHER 2016 HONDA PILOT OWNERS. I FEEL THIS IS A SCAM TO GET US TO DROP MONEY AT THE DEALERSHIP. MY CAR WAS RUNNING, OPENING UP FINE UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT MESSAGE POPPED UP. WHAT A COINCIDENCE THIS IS HAPPENING AT TTHE SAME TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11124170September 3, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AUTO START-STOP FAILS TO RE-START ENGINE AFTER SHUTTING OFF AT A STOP/STATIONARY. FIX HAS BEEN HAVING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, SHUT OFF ENGINE & RESTART ENGINE. MULTIPLE DASH MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11123631August 31, 2018POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING ON I-95 AT ABOUT 75 MPH, EVERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND CHANGED INTO NEUTRAL. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER BUT THE CAR IN PARK. WE DID NOT TURN THE CAR OFF BC WE WANTED A/C AS LONG AS POSSIBLE (OCCURRED ON JUNE IN GA, HOT). THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR SO WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THE FOLLOWING DAY AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WHERE ABLE TO GET AN ERROR CODE TO APPEAR. AFTER CONTACTING AMERICAN HONDA, THE TECHNICIAN WAS TOLD THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. HE WAS TOLD TO CLEAR THE CODE AND IF THE CODE REOCCURRED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT IF NOT, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WELL, THE CODE WOULD NOT DUPLICATE EVEN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP TRIED FOR MULTIPLE DAYS. WE DROVE BACK TO GA FOR OUR 4 HOUR DRIVE HOME AND PRAYED IT WOULD MAKE IT BACK TO HOME. LUCKILY IT DID; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN LOW GEARS AND WE ARE JUST WAITING ON IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. BY THE WAY THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN TOWN DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. THEY DID A SERVICE UPDATE AND REPLACED ALL OF THE FUEL INJECTORS (OUT OF POCKET AS IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY). IT IS REALLY TROUBLESOME THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND I PERSONALLY HAD THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES & HAVE A CAR WITH A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AS WE HAD OUR FAMILY & DOG AND STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR OVER 2 HOURS IN TRYING TO GET THE CAR TOWED. PLEASE AMERICAN HONDA FIX THIS ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11122729August 27, 2018ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
[2016 HONDA PILOT EXL AWD WITH SENSING, 28 K MILES AND 2.4 YEARS SINCE PURCHASE] ON FRIDAY AUG/24/2018 WHILE DRIVING HOME (AROUND 40MPH) THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR BARELY 4-5 SECONDS AND THEN TURNED OFF. DID NOT NOTICE ANY MAJOR ISSUES THEN. ON SUNDAY 26/AUG/2018 WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 30-35 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED (DID NOT NOTICE THE ORANGE BRAKE SIGN OR THE COLLISION WARNING BEEP SOUND). I WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE WITH NO ONE BEHIND OR AHEAD OF ME AND NO OBSTACLES IN FRONT. TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHT AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE VSA LIGHT WAS ON. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND JUST KEPT REVVING WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN IN DRIVE, NO CHANGE. PUSHED THE VSA BUTTON TO TURN OFF VSA AND BOTH THE VSA LIGHT AND THE VSA OFF LIGHT STAYED ON BUT THE CAR WOULD STILL NOT MOVE. SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AFTER WHICH THE LIGHTS WENT OFF, AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING (ALTHOUGH SLOWLY). DROVE HOME WITH VSA TURNED OFF AND AT A SPEED OF AROUND 20-30 MPH. THE ABRUPT BRAKING/STOPPING WAS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION EVEN IN REGULAR TRAFFIC ON ANY OTHER DAY. NOTE: THE KEY FOB WAS LOW ON BATTERY AND THE ONLY OTHER WARNING I HAD ON THE CONSOLE WAS ONE INFORMING ABOUT THE KEY FOB BATTERY BEING LOW.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11122228August 24, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY AFTER TEN MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA CARS OF KATY (21001 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77450) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 08934725. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11121814August 23, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2016 HONDA PILOT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE "EMISSIONS" CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, ALL WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE HONDA DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM EACH TIME; BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON IN DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11121336August 21, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AROUND 38,000 MILES ON THE 2016 HONDA PILOT, IT STARTED TO SHOW AN ERROR ON THE SCREEN IN THE DASH SAYING "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM" THAT CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO WORK ON THE AUTOLOCK FEATURE WHEN YOU WALK AWAY OR THE AUTOMATIC TIMER LOCK WHICH IS SET AT 30 SECONDS. AFTER 30 SECONDS, THE CAR DOESN'T LOCK AT ALL. LEAVING THE VEHICLE BEING UNLOCKED AND POSSIBLY BEING STOLEN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER IS ASKING $307 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE START BUTTON. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA SINCE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE OWNER. MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON FORUMS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11120858August 18, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO WITH THE 'AUTO IDLE STOP' FUNCTION. IT IS SUPPOSED TO START BACK UP WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, BUT THIS TIME THE CAR STALLED. IT STALLED MANY TIMES AFTER THIS AND IT WAS ALWAYS UNEXPECTED AND SCARY. I TOOK IT INTO MY DEALER ON JUNE 6, 2018 AND THEY SAID THEY COULD SEE THAT THEY COULD SEE IN THE COMPUTER THAT IT STALLED A FEW TIMES, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING IT. THEY DID A RESET ON THE ELECTRONICS. THAT DID NOTHING. I STALLED A WHILE AFTER I LEFT THE SHOP. I STALLED MANY MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. IT DOES HAVE AN OVERRIDE TO THIS 'AUTO IDLE STOP' SYSTEM, BUT YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PUSH THE BUTTON AND IF I FORGOT AND THE CAR WAS IN 'AUTO IDLE STOP' MODE AND I PUSHED THE BUTTON, MANY TIMES THE CAR WOULD STALL. I NOW ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. WHEN I PUSH THE START BUTTON, MANY TIMES THE ENGINE WON'T START. I HAVE TO PUSH IT 3-4 TIMES TO GET IT TO START. THIS MAKES MY STALLING EVEN MORE DANGEROUS, AS IF IT WAS NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH, BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE ME MUCH LONGER TO START THE CAR FROM A STALL. I CAN IMAGINE BEING IN SITUATIONS WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT A SITUATION QUICKLY AND IF I STALL I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO. IF I AM ON A FREEWAY AND STALL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR STALLING ON TRAIN TRACKS IF I AM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I HAPPEN TO BE THE CAR LEFT ON THE TRACKS AND CAN'T START. OR IF A CAR OR OBJECT IS HEADING TOWARDS ME AND WILL CRASH INTO ME AND I CAN AVOID IT BE SPEEDING AWAY. IF I STALL I CAN'T. HERE IS A THREAD FROM A HONDA PILOT FORUM WITH MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG/FORUMS/114-2016-THIRD-GENERATION-PILOT/157005-ELITE-SHUTS-OFF-STOP-LIGHT.HTML NOT ONE OF THEM HAS HAD IT FIXED BY THERE REPAIR SHOP. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE AUGUST 8, 2018.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11119604August 13, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CAR CONTINUALLY STALLS AT RED LIGHTS AND OTHER FULL STOPS AFTER THE "AUTO-SHUTOFF" ENGAGES. THE CAR FAILS TO RESTART AND RESULTS IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS IN THE CITY. THE CAR CAN NOT BE MOVED EASILY BECAUSE IT BECOMES COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE, EVEN DISABLING THE FLASHERS. IT HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11119429August 12, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ALL WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED CYCLING THROUGH EACH OF THEM. THE VEHICLE LOST ALMOST ALL POWER CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY FATAL CONDITION. SEVERAL TRANSMISSION AND OTHER CODES WERE NOTED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. HONDA TECH LINE ADMITTED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS KNOWN TO THEM VERY WELL BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNLESS IT OCCURS REPEATEDLY. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE NTSB.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11118504August 8, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD WHEN IT CHANGES SPEED OR GEAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11113557July 25, 2018ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IF I GO OVER CERTAIN TYPES OF ROUGH ROAD, I.E. RAILROAD TRACKS, THE ENGINE WILL STOP AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. IT IS A MOMENTARY, LESS THAN 1 SEC, SHUT DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I AM DRIVING 5 MPH OR SLOWER AS I AM GOING OVER A ROUGH BUMP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11113040July 23, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF, ALL POWER INCLUDING ALL COMPUTER SCREENS/DASHBOARD/STEERING, WHICH LAST 2-5 SECONDS, THEN CUTS BACK ON. THE RPM WILL REV UP TO THE 4-6 THOUSAND RANGE AND AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NO GO OVER 45MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 35 MPH TO 70MPH. WHILE IN PARK, ABSOLUTELY NO GEAR ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD AND BACKWARD AS THOUGH IT WAS IN GEAR. MY FOOT WILL NOT EVEN BE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WILL MOVE. LAST WEEK THE CAR WAS TURNED ON, PUT IN DRIVE, I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR, THE RPM'S WENT TO 4000 AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN DRIVE, WHICH IS WAS, AS I LOOKED UP THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD 2-3 FEET. THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM, LANE ASSIST LIGHT COME ON RANDOMLY. IT WILL TELL ME "STEERING REQUIRED" EVEN WHEN I AM DRIVING AND DO NOT HAVE THE LANE ASSIST ON. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MULTIPLE PARTS, INCLUDING "COMPUTER UPDATES", THE RADAR SENSING SYSTEM, BUT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND HAVE TOLD ME THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE CAR IS UNSAFE, STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER TOLD ME "YOU ARE STUCK WITH IT". THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE TRIED TO DEAL WITH HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY WILL NOT RESPOND. I BELIEVE, FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11112935July 22, 2018POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF AROUND 75MPH. I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN SO PULLED MY FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND SLOWED BY ABOUT 10MPH. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN I HAD NO POWER AND THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE FOR THE NEXT 10-15 SECONDS. I HAD NO POWER AND HAD A CAR COMING IN CLOSE BEHIND ME AND A BIG RIG TO MY RIGHT. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. AFTER TAKING IT TO HONDA TO BE CHECKED THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THIS NOR FIND ANYTHING IN THE LOG BUT HONDA HAS PLACED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISN'T GOING TO SAVE OUR LIVES IF THIS SITUATION OCCURS AGAIN. HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11112611July 20, 2018POWER TRAIN
9 SPEED TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 2X. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, HAD TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER WITH NO POWER. VERY DANGEROUS. HONDA IS REPLACING TRANSMISSION WITH 48K MILES ON CAR. THEY ARE NOT EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11112142July 18, 2018POWER TRAIN
THE TRUCK ACCELERATED DOWNHILL WITH A JERKING PUSH. IT JERKS A LOT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT ALSO HESITATES TO GO AFTER MAKING A STOP. THIS IS A SAFER HAZARD. WHEN TH VEHICLE IS MOVING A SLOW SPEED, IT IS SLUGGISH, JERKY. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE W
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11111894July 17, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN AUTO IDLE STOP IS ENGAGED AND CAR IS STATIONARY. INSTEAD OF THE ENGINE STARTING UP AGAIN AFTER TAKE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR STALLS COMPLETELY AND HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH THE START BUTTON TO GET IT ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CAR RESTARTS. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING OR REPLICATE PROBLEM. FIRST REPORTED TO DEALER OCT. 2017, DID SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT HAPPENED AGAIN JUNE AND JULY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11110950July 12, 2018SEATS
DRIVE SEAT NO LONGER ADJUSTS. MAKES CLICKING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO PUSH THE BUTTON FOR ADJUSTMENT. SHORT PERSON CAN NO LONGER DRIVE BECAUSE CAN'T SEE OVER STEERING WHEEL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11104505June 28, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MESSAGE "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM" SHOWED UP IN THE INFORMATION SCREEN ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AGO, IT WOULD COME UP INTERMITTENTLY, WHENEVER I START THE ENGINE, AND THE MESSAGE STAYS ON THE ENTIRE TIME THE ENGINE IS RUNNNING. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THERE WILL BE A DING, AND THE MESSAGE WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE GOING AWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NOT ENCOUNTERED A MESSAGE LIKE THAT BEFORE, AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I ALREADY HAVE OVER 42,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, SO THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. TODAY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, SINCE THAT MESSAGE IS STILL SHOWING UP, AND I FINALLY HAVE THE TIME TO LEAVE IT FOR A FEW HOURS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID NOW THERE IS A CODE FOR THAT ISSUE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR WHATEVER REPAIRS NEEDED TO FIX THE ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURING RECALL ISSUE, PERHAPS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, OR WITH THE KEYLESS START SYSTEM, AND THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I'M AFRAID OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE ISSUE GETS WORSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I GO ON VACATION, AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF AN ERROR WITH THE KEYLESS START SYSTEM AFFECTING THE PUSH BUTTON START. AGAIN, THE MESSAGE DOES NOT COME UP EVERYTIME I DRIVE. BUT TODAY, ON 6/28/2018, I HAVE STARTED THE ENGINE A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS AROUND TOWN, WITHIN 90 MINUTES, AND THIS MESSAGE HAS SHOWN UP EVERY TIME I STARTED THE ENGINE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0