Honda Pilot Complaints

9,418 consumer complaints on file.

#11297700January 7, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED IN RESPONSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE FAILURE WAS NOT EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PERSISTED FOR A DAY BUT THE ISSUE SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297362January 6, 2020
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT INDEPENDENTLY UNLATCHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297378January 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS PER OTHER DRIVERS OF 2019 PILOTS AND ODYSSEYS, THE SCREENS ON MY NEW 2020 VEHICLE HAVE GONE OUT, WHILE DRIVING, RENDERING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING SPEED, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. DASHBOARD REBOOTS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. BACKUP CAMERA IS NOT ABLE TO BE UTILIZED DURING THESE EVENTS. WHILE NOT AS DANGEROUS, SPEAKERS EMIT A LOUD CRACKLING NOISE AND NO ENTERTAINMENT OR NAVIGATION SYSTEMS ARE ABLE TO BE USED (INCLUDING REAR ENTERTAINMENT CENTER).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297476January 6, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 30 TO 40K MILES IN THIS VEHICLE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NO FIX OTHER THAN TO REINSTALL THE SAME BAD INJECTORS SO THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES ON MY VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297199January 5, 2020
ENGINE
CONSISTENT VIBRATION WHEN ECM ENGAGES CULMINATING IN ENGINE BUCKING ALONG WITH ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING THIS OCCURRED ON RURAL ROAD AT 55MPH. MECHANIC CHANGED OIL AND SPARK PLUGS WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ECM NOT ENGAGING AT ALL. VTM LIGHT ON FOR A SHORT WHILE. CODE INDICATES A CYLINDER PROBLEM. THIS WAA ALSO AT APPROX. 50MPH. THE CODE IS AMBIGUOUS BUT SEEMS TO INDICATE MISFIRE OF SOME SORT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297222January 5, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VSA LIGHT AND TRIANGLE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE BRAKES WILL APPLY HARD WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDDLE. SOMETIMES THE VSA LIGHT WILL COME ON AS SOON THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES . TURNING OFF THE VSA BUTTON AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY , HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS HAPPENS ,THE BRAKES STOP THE CAR THEN THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON . THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE VSA MODULE BUT SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS . NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS A NEW VSA MODULE AT $2000 PLUS DOLLARS, SEEMS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY 2006 PILOT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, ONLY HAVE 74000 MILES ON VEHICLE FOR HAVING IT 13 YEARS THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AT 40 MPH OR SO AFRAID TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AT 60-70 MPH. WHILE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IT MAY GO SEVERAL MONTHS WITH OUT A PROBLEM OR THE VSA LIGHT COMING ON THEN IT HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297108January 4, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND ROUGHLY 6,500 MILES MY WINDSHIELD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS IN IT FROM ROCKS HITTING IT. IT JUST SEEMS A BIT RIDICULOUS THAT THESE WINDSHIELDS ARE SO SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE IN SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297137January 4, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I FOUND THIS CAR AD ON FACEBOOK AFTER TEST DRIVING I DECIDED TO PURCHASE IT FOR3,000 THEY ORIGINAL ASKING PRICE WAS $3,400 FOR THE HONDA PILOT WITH 131,000 MILES. I OFFER THEM $2,900 AND MET AT 3,000. WHEN I CAME BACK TO MAKE THE PURCHASE THE PINK SLIP WAS ALREADY FILLED OUT. I DIDN'T THINK OF IT. AFTER GOING TO THE DMV TO START TO THE REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE I HAD TO GO GET A SMOG INSPECTION. THATS WHEN THE CAR DID NOT PASS AND THEY INFORM ME THAT CAR BATTERY WAS EITHER DISCONNECTED OR THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING FOR AWHILE. SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR ENOUGH SO THE COMPUTER CAN GENERATE SOME DATA. TODAY I DECIDED TO GET A CARFAX REPORT AND THE ODOMETER LAST REPORTED WAS WAY ABOVE WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO ME. THEY ADVERTISE THE CAR AT 131K AND THE ODOMETER ALSO READ 131K. SINCE I FOUND THIS AD ON FACEBOOK, I NOTICED THEY HAD DELETED THE AD AND BLOCK ME. I REALIZED THEY BLOCK ME BY SEARCHING THE PROFILE OF WHOM SOLD ME THE VEHICLE. THEN I USED SOMEONE ELSE PROFILE AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THEIR PROFILE. THE CAR WAS LOCATED IN 13657 VAN NUYS BLVD PACOIMA CA IN A CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296929January 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM MESSAGE ON DASH. WASN'T ABLE TO START VEHICLE FOR 5 MINUTES. ONCE STARTED WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP ENGINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2016 HONDA PILOT. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS ISSUE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE CAR WILL NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296622January 2, 2020
POWER TRAIN
HONDA PILOT 2016 JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO BURN SO IT REQUIRES MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHES FROM THE BURNT OIL. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES AND SOMETHING HONDA SHOULD BE FIXING SO THEIR CARS DON'T KEEP OVERHEATING FLEQUENTLY AND DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292474January 1, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEYLESS START ERROR MESSAGE PERSISTS UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE DESPITE KEYLESS REMOTE (FOR THE MOMENT) STILL WORKING. MESSAGE STAYS ON WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF SAME MODEL OF PILOT REPORT SAME PROBLEM STARTING BETWEEN 35-40K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292495January 1, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR'S IDLE STOP IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE RADIO CONSISTENTLY DROPS OUT AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE TO START THE CAR AFTER IDLE STOP WAS ENGAGED. MULTIPLE TIMES THE CAR HAS NOW FAILED TO START AND APPEARS TO STALL OUT, AND MAKES ME SHUTOFF THE WHOLE CAR AND RESTART IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS SOME PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE AND MIGHT REAR END ME. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER, BEEN TOLD THEY CANNOT REPLICATE IT INITIALLY, TO THEM VALIDATING THE ISSUE AND WANTING ME TO BRING IT BACK. I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THEM FIXING THE ISSUE AT THIS POINT AS THEY DO NOT HAVE FAMILIARITY WITH IT, YET I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ONLINE. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN HONDA IS COMMUNICATING AND THE CAR HAS A FAULT IN THE AUTO IDLE STOP DESIGN THAT THEY ARE NOT RESOLVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292221December 31, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER DISPLAY AND THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM OF THE HONDA PILOT CONTINUOUSLY GOES BLANK AND NOT SURE WHAT OTHER EFFECTS IT HAS ON THE VEHICLE AS THE DRIVE IS UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEED THEY ARE DRIVING OR IF ANYTHING ELSE IS WORKING IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN USING SPEED CONTROL OR OTHER DEVICES. THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS, AND STATIONARY. FIRST THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM DOES BLANK AND THE DRIVER SETTINGS,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292247December 31, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY CAR SOMETIMES SAYS KEY REMOTE PROBLEM WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON TO START IT. I HAVE 46000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292282December 31, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. IT IS AT FULL THROTTLE. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TURN IGNITION OFF/START UP AGAIN OKAY FOR 5 MILES, THEN IT TAKES OFF FULL SPEED, BRAKES CANNOT STOP IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. DOES NOT MATTER WHERE IT IS MAIN/Y STREET, CITY OR HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292303December 31, 2019
POWER TRAIN
1. KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM ERROR WARNING 2. TRANSMISSION OR THROTTLE ISSUE: JERKY OR CHOPPY ACCELERATION WHEN AT LOW OR MODERATE ACCELERATION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 20 TO 50 MPH OR DURING CRUISING AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 50 MPH. BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR ISSUE, FIRST TWO TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, AT WHAT TIME THE SOFTWARE FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS UPDATED WHICH RECTIFIED ISSUE FOR 3 MONTHS. THE THIRD TIME, SOFTWARE WAS AGAIN UPDATED BUT WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT OF THE ISSUE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE WARRANTY ON POWERTRAIN LAPSED BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD REQUEST FOR REPAIR AND ISSUE IS NOT BEING TREATED AS A CONTINUATION OF A KNOWN PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290550December 30, 2019
ENGINE
2009 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PISTON RING FAILURE. *LD *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292100December 30, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AN ERROR STATING "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM" APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. I ALSO NOTED THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ROUGHLY WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO HIGHER GEARS. A SECOND ERROR MESSAGE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, STATING "EMMISIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM" MY MECHANIC FOLLOWED THE HONDA TROUBLESHOOT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION SHEET, AND REMOVED THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE, BUT TWO DAYS LATER THE ERRORS REAPPEARED. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO HONDA'S SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD THE FUEL EMMISION PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED AND IS COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY, BUT THE KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED (AS MY CAR HAS 54,000 MILES AND THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY/36,000 MILES DOES NOT APPLY). THE REPAIRS WILL NOW COST OVER $350 TO REPLACE THE COMPONENTS, PLUS LABOR. THERE ARE MANY POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM... SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292189December 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM COMES ON AND OFF THE DASH BOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291911December 29, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASHBOARD HAS A POPPING/CRACKING NOISE ALL THE TIME LIKE ELECTRIC SHORT WHEN LISTENING TO MUSIC OR RADIO IT SOUNDS LIKE A SCATCH CD ALL THE TIME OR IF THE STEREO ITS OFF STILL DOES IT I HAVE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES THEY SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT ARE WAITING ON HONDA FOR THE NEXT STEP BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF CARS AFFECTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HOPE THEY DO A RECALLED TO FIX THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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