Honda Pilot Complaints

9,418 consumer complaints on file.

#10948092January 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR TAILGATE OPENING AND CLOSING WITHOUT CONTROL ONCE SELECTING THIS OPTION ON THE DOOR CONTROL, REAR TAILGATE BUTTON AND ON KEY FOB. DOES NOT SENSE WHEN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS UNDER THE DOOR UPON CLOSURE WHICH IS A STANDARD SAFETY FEATURE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE. THIS TAILGATE FAILS TO OPEN AND CLOSE OPPOROPRIATELY AND HAS CLOSED ON MY HEAD AND OTHERS WHEN OPERATING THIS TAILGATE FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING PURPOSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946796January 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945320January 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP TRANSMISSION SLIPS SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS WHEN IT GOES INTO SECOND GEAR WATCH THE TACH MOVE BUT NO ACCELERATION SO I KNOW IT'S SLIPPING. I'VE DONE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH 3 TIMES WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID AT $8 A QUART AND IT SEEMED TO HELP IT DOSENT DO IT AS MUCH BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN IT STILL SLIPS. ONLY ON ACCELERATION, AROUND 20-30 MILES AN HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944987January 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944351January 11, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16B344000 (AIR BAGS) WERE RECEIVED IN JULY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944437January 11, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN RUNNING ERRANDS. AS I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT, MY DISPLAY PANEL SHOWED EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT A BIG CONCERN UNLESS ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND TO BRING IT IN AFTER THE WEEKEND (WAS A FRIDAY AFTERNOON). DROVE IT 30 MINUTES HOME AT 55-65 MPH AND NOTICED NO PROBLEMS. DROVE IT THAT DISTANCE AND SPEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AS WELL WITH NO PROBLEMS. PICKED IT UP A FEW DAYS LATER. SERVICE NOTES INDICATE: CODE P0328, KNOCK SENSOR FAILURE, REPLACED KNOCK SENSOR AND RETESTED, OK AT THIS TIME. AFTER PICKING IT UP, WAS ABOUT 10 MIN AWAY AND TRYING TO GO FROM 60 TO 68 AND SET CRUISE. SPEED BEGAN TO JUMP AROUND, NOT STAYING AT A SPEED FOR MORE THAN A SECOND 70-60-65-68-63, ETC. ENGINE LIGHT NOW FLASHING TOOK OFF CRUISE AND IT CONTINUED. TURNED AROUND TO HEAD BACK TO DEALER. CAR WORKING FINE FOR A BIT, BUT THEN CONTINUED TO JERK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (60, 40, 25). WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT AND ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT 4 RPM. STEPPED OFF BRAKE AND CAR ACCELERATED ON OWN TO 25. DEALER NOTES: CODE P2638, IDLE RELEARN, TORQUE MANAGEMENT FEEDBACK, PERFORMED RELEARN. TODAY, 6 DAYS AFTER PICKING IT UP, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. ECO BUTTON IS ON, ENGINE IDLE IS RUNNING, SEAT WARMER AND HEATER ON. WHILE I WAS STILL APPLYING BRAKE, THE ENGINE IDLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO KICK OFF AND THE WHOLE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND NOTHING WAS RUNNING. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON, DROVE THE 2 MILES TO THE DEALER, AND LEFT IT WITH THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944197January 10, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
I HAVE THE HONDA AWD 2016 TOURING MODEL WITH Z TRANSMISSION. SINCE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE SLOPE BETWEEN 25 -30 MILES PER HOUR, THE BRAKE WILL NOT STOP THE SPEEDING, AND ACTUALLY WILL REDUCE THE SPEED AND IT APPEARS TRANSMISSION WILL FORCE THE SPEED GOES UP AGAINST THE BRAKE. DURING THE DRIVE, AT THIS RANGE, WHEN ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE A SQUEAKY SOUND BY THE TIRE LEVEL, ALMOST FEEL THE TIRE IS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE SPEED OF TRANSMISSION AND WON'T TURN AS FAST AS IT COULD AND HENCE THE SQUEAKY SOUND, THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT 24 K MILES AND VERY CHALLENGING IN DRIVING THIS CAR. NEED THIS TO BE REPLACED AS THE Z TRANSMISSION RECALL IS STARTING BY OTHER MANUFACTURES.. THE WORST IS THE SPEED OF THE CAR AT DRIVE DOWN SLOPE AND COULD KILL ANYONE DUE TO IT ACTUALLY AUTOMATICALLY START SPEEDING EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT IS ON BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#10940336January 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RANDOM MISFIRE ON ALL 6 CYLINDERS DESPITE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (COIL PACK REPLACEMENT AND NEW SPARK PLUGS), VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT; I HAVE ONLY 112K MILES ON THE CAR. THESE ARE PERSISTENT ISSUES ON VEHICLES HONDA J-SERIES ENGINES, YET MY YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND SERVICE, PARTS, AND COSTS ASSOCIATED IS NOT COVERED BY THE DEALER WHILE OTHER YEARS ARE. THE MISFIRE ISSUES CONTINUE TO REOCCUR. I HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON. I WOULD LIKE THE CAR REPAIRED BY HONDA AND MY WARRANTY AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXTENDED, AS WELL, IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE REPAIRED BY HONDA. HTTP://WWW.SAFETYRESEARCH.NET/BLOG/ARTICLES/HONDA%E2%80%99S-REVENGE-AGAINST-PILOT-OWNER-WHO-SPARKED-RECALL HTTP://GOTACLASSACTION.COM/HONDA-NAMED-IN-CLASS-ACTION-OVER-DEFECT-IN-THE-VEHICLE-STABILITY-ASSIST-SYSTEM/
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
#10940237January 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VSA SYSTEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAS APPLIED THE VEHICLES BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING AS WELL AS WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 35 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE VSA LIGHT AS WELL AS THE ! VSA LIGHT COMES ON. THE VEHICLE COMES TO A VERY ABRUPT STOP, AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE. THE ONLY WAY I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IS BY DISABLING THE VSA SYSTEM COMPLETELY. LUCKILY IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM VERY WORRIED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR DUE TO JUST SIMPLY NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE PILOT INTO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL AND ALL SYMPTOMS SOUND THE SAME AS THE ISSUES MY 2006 PILOT IS HAVING. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH HONDA IS SIMPLY IGNORING THE ISSUE TO AVOID THERE OWN PERSONAL LOSS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT A MINOR ONE I FEEL MY AS WELL AS MY FAMILIES LIVES ARE IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940021January 5, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN ECO LIGHT TURNS ON INDICATING CYLINDER SHUT DOWN AND WHEN DRIVING OVER 30 MPH PROBLEM BEGAN AFTER APPROX 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940025January 5, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, THE CABIN LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEN THE ELECTRIC IN THE REAR HATCH IS FAULTY. AT RANDOM, WHEN WE OPEN THE HATCH, IT WILL COME BACK DOWN ON ITS OWN AND THEN IT WON'T WORK AT ALL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE KEY FOB AND ALSO WHEN USING THE BUTTON IN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WE TOOK IT IN TO GET IT FIXED, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS FIXED, AND THE VERY NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM CONTINUED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939724January 4, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT ABOUT 30 MILES AND HOUR TOWARDS A RED LIGHT. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WITH THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND SKIDDED RIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. I ALSO TRIED STEERING THE CAR TO THE RIGHT, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STEER RIGHT AND KEPT SKIDDING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT UNTIL IT SLIGHTLY HIT THE MEDIAN AND STOPPED. LUCKILY, NO ONCOMING CARS WERE COMING OR MY CAR WOULD HAVE WENT RIGHT INTO THEM. THE TIRES CLAIM TO BE "ALL WEATHER TIRES" WHICH ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES, 245/60R18. ON OTHER OCCASIONS IN THE RAIN, I HAVE FELT THE CAR SKID WHEN TAPPING ON THE BRAKES WHILE TURNING, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT OF YESTERDAY WHEN I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I ALSO READ ON LINE OF ANOTHER PERSON REPORTING SKIDDING WHILE TURNING IN THE RAIN IN A HONDA PILOT. SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH THIS CAR IN THE RAIN THAT CAUSES THE BRAKES TO NOT STOP THE CAR AND INSTEAD SKID AS IF IT IS ON ICE WITHOUT CONTROL OF THE STEERING AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938773December 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, OUR 2016 HONDA PILOT ELITE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE WE WERE DRIVING - TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE IN BUSY TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, ETC. ALL STOP WORKING AND THE CAR DISPLAYS EVERY ERROR YOU CAN IMAGINE. I HAVE POSTED A VIDEO HERE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=BTEBMYWY-IS THIS IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO GET THE CAR WORKING AGAIN - LUCKILY, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED, WE CALLED HONDA EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WE HAD A TOW ON THE WAY WHEN WE TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW AND THAT CLEARED THE ERRORS. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE USED THE SAME TRICK TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK - VERY SCARY! I HAVE FOUND OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE SO IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE'S SOME KIND OF COMPUTER OR ELECTRIC PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL - IT'S JUST NOT OBVIOUS WHAT TRIGGERS IT. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO TRADE IN OUR CAR FOR A DIFFERENT MODEL BECAUSE HONDA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY HELP IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES - I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR SERVICE ON THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938796December 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/17/17*LJ UPDATED 08/22/2017 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937984December 28, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL CAP WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP NEEDED TO BE UNSCREWED AND RE-TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937318December 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1. RATTLING AT INSTRUMENT PANEL. 2. FREQUENT FREEZING OF TOUCH SCREEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN CAR IS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937201December 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937097December 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
MY 2012 HONDA PILOT ROTOR WARP PREMATURELY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND INCREASED RISK FOR CRASH WHEN DRIVING AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS. AFTER BEING SHOOK TO DEATH AFTER HEAVY BREAKING, I TOOK MY PILOT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ROTORS CARRY A 12K MILE WARRANTY. THEY SAY THAT THE ROTORS ARE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. IN FACT, THEY UPDATED THE NEW PILOTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. ALSO, THE HAVE A REPLACEMENT FOR THE HONDA ODYSSEY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE BUT NOTHING FOR THE HONDA PILOT. THUS, I AM FORCE TO CHANGE OUT MY ROTORS EVERY 15K MILES BECAUSE OF HONDA'S POOR DESIGN. LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO IMPROPERLY DESIGN ROTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS ON TOP OF HONDA KNOWINGLY AND ADMITTING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS SAFETY, IS PURE NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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