Honda Pilot Complaints

9,418 consumer complaints on file.

#11000550June 21, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VSA LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE TO VARYING DEGREES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW. IT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD TO HER AND THOSE AROUND HER IF IT OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995655June 17, 2017
AIR BAGS, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I DRIVING 95 N GOING TO CONNECTICUT THERE'S A HUGE SMOKE ON THE HOOD AND THE OTHER MOTORIST BEHIND ME, HE SAW A LOT OF OIL DRIPPING ON THE STREET AND HE GAVE ME A HONK. I PARKED THE CAR BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND I OPENED THE HOOD REMOVE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TO AVOID THE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995704June 17, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER ONLY 25000 MILES, WHEN BRAKING, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. STOPPING VEHICLE FROM HIGHER SPEEDS DANGEROUS AS CAR STEERING BECOMES UNSTEADY. DIAGNOSED WARPED FRONT ROTORS. NORMAL CITY DRIVING. REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. VIBRATION IS NOW GONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995574June 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN A TRIP TO THE PARK (20 MINUTES HIGHWAY TRIP) THE D INDICATOR START BLINKING, PARK THE CAR AND TURN OFF, TURN IT BACK ON, AND THE LIGHT KEEP BLINKING ALL THE WAY BACK HOME. IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995277June 15, 2017
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND AND CAR WENT TO PASS HER A HIT A TRACTOR COMING OTHER DIRECTION. CAR HIT HER ON DRIVERS PASSENGER SIDE SPUN HER AROUND AND SHE HIT A MAILBOX ON FRONT OF CAR THAN SLID AND HIT A TREE ON PASSENGER SIDE . NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10995409June 15, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT THE CAR SECOND-HAND. SRS LIGHT WAS OFF DURING TEST DRIVE IN A NEIGHBOOD AND TIME OF PURCHASE. SRS LIGHT TURNED ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE HOME ON THE SERVICE ROAD NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY. UNKNOWN IF IT IS JUST A SENSOR ISSUE OR THERE IS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SAFETY RESPONSE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994979June 13, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARKLEY HONDA (3401 S COLLEGE AVE FORT COLLINS, CO) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994368June 12, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994557June 12, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
P0301 THROUGH P0304 HONDA ENGINE MISFIRE SETTLEMENT HONDA MANIPULATE THE DEALER TO MAKE FALSE ALLEGATIONS AND THE VEHICLE THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. I WISH TO HAVE THE TRUTH COME TO LIGHT HOW THEY REFUSE TO SERVICE AND TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEY RATHER NOT REPAIR IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS THERE. I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE MISFIRED. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE INTO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM TEST IT OUT AND THE DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK THAT I HAD TO CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS. IN WHICH I DID BUT NOW HONDA DOES NOT WISH TO REPAIR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993693June 7, 2017
SEATS
MY HUSBAND (195 LBS) REACHED IN HIS POCKET TO GET HIS WALLET AND THE METAL BRACE HOLDING THE SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT IS NOW NOT STILL WHEN DRIVING. WHAT WORRIES ME IS, WHAT IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT? THE AFOREMENTIONED BRACE SHOULD HOLD UNDER MUCH MORE RIGOROUS SITUATIONS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF 2004 HONDA PILOTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME BREAK, AS NOTED ONLINE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS FLAW AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT THEIR EXPENSE. PER ONLINE COMMENTS, THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING $1200 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED. I AM BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR ASSESSMENT ON MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2017, AT 1:00P.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993401June 6, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OIL STAIN ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. STREAM VALLEY HONDA IN NEW YORK DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW RADIATOR WAS NEEDED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLUSHED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY BECAUSE THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 06048532. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993291June 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE GOING ABOUT 20MPH AND WANTED TO MAKE A RIGHT SO I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. I HAD TO USE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND TESTED THE BRAKES BY DRIVING VERY SLOW AND BRAKING. THIS SEEMED TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. TODAY MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING THE GAS PUMP AND NEEDED TO BACK UP. AFTER SHE PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, SHE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. SHE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I INSTRUCTED HER TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND TEST THE BRAKES. THIS AGAIN CLEARED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992793June 2, 2017
SUSPENSION
THE CROSS FRAME WHERE PART OF THE REAR SUSPENSION IS MOUNTED RUSTED SO THE MOUNTS ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE SUSPENSION HANGS FROM THE OTHER POINTS OF CONNECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UP ON A LIFT. WE DRILLED TROUGH THE SECTION OF THE FRAME THAT WAS NOT RUSTED AND REATTACHED THE MOUNTS WITH STEEL ROD. WE WOULD NOT OF NOTICED IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UP ON A LIFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992647June 1, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (HENDRICKS HONDA) WAS CONTACTED AND ORDERED THE PART; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE REMEDIED DUE TO THE PART BEING USED TO REPAIR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992769June 1, 2017
ENGINE
WIFE HAD TO PULL OVER ON HER WAY BACK FROM DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AT DANCE DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND FRONT OF CAR SHAKING NOTICEABLY. CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE DUE TO SAFETY AND CONCERN OF FURTHER DAMAGING ENGINE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AND RECOMMENDED THE CAR BE TAKEN TO DEALER AS IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 13-082. DEALER REPLACED PISTON RINGS AND SPARK PLUGS 1-4 AT NO CHARGE. HOWEVER, I HAD TO PAY FOR TOW AND INITIAL DIAGNOSIS FROM MY NON-HONDA DEALER MECHANIC. SUFFICE TO SAY WE'RE NOT HAPPY THIS IS HAPPENING AS WE'RE STILL PAYING THE CAR OFF AND WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT OUT THE LEASE LAST YEAR HAD WE KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE, WHICH WAS KNOWN BY HONDA BEFORE WE BOUGHT OUT THE LEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992593May 31, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENED THERE WOULD ALSO BE A NOISE AND SMELL AS METAL GRINDING AGAINST METAL. THIS ACCOMPANIED WITH A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992351May 30, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING 10 TO 15 MPH BOTH AIRBAGS FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENT DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ENCLOSE IS PIC AND VIDEOS OF THE VEHICLE WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO BODY OR UNDER CARRIAGE OF VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992357May 30, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET 5 TO 10 MPH BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENT OR HIT NO UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE I ALSO HAVE MORE PHOTOS PLUS A VIDEO SHOWING VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991905May 27, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, AND THEN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL SPEED. THE CAR STRUCK A CYPRESS TREE CAUSING $7,500 DAMAGE ON MY CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991851May 26, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
07 HONDA PILOT EX, THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTING, RADIO BUTTON LIGHTS AND THE DOOR AJAR ON/OFF, CRUISE CONTROL AND SUNROOF BUTTON LIGHTS HAVE ALL GONE OUT. I BOUGHT THIS BRAND SPANKING NEW AND WITHIN 2-3 YEARS THESE LIGHTS WENT OUT. SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT HONDA HASN'T MASTERED BECAUSE I SEE FORUMS THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUUE. I DON'T HAVE $300-400 TO TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT TO REPLACE BULBS. MAYBE A MANUFACTURE RECALL SHOULD BE SET IN PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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