Honda Pilot Complaints

9,418 consumer complaints on file.

#10882905July 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. MY HONDA PILOT WAS RECALLED FOR THE TAKATA RECALL PROBABLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY CHANGED THE DRIVERS AIR BAG AND YESTERDAY I GET THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG! KNOWING THE DANGERS DO THE TAKATA AIRBAGS WHY DID THEY NOT REPLACE BOTH DO THEM? MY RESIDENCE IS IN SOUTH LOUISIANA, HOT AND HUMID. ALSO MY VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 320K MILES, I'M PROBABLY VERY LUCKY OR BLESSED. ON THURSDAY JUNE 29TH THE NATIONAL NEWS STATED 'DO NOT DRIVE YOUR HONDA'!!! THIS IS THE EVENING BEFORE OUR TRIP TO MEMPHIS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY. BUT I KNOW MINE WAS CHANGED ALREADY!!! RIGHT!! BUT I RETURN TO FIND MY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG.... THERE NEEDS TO BE STRONGER GUIDELINES AND ENFORCEMENT. YES I CALLED BUT NONE ARE AVAILABLE. SAME AS WHEN I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE BAG.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882964July 6, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE PADS RUSTED SOLIDLY TO CALIPERS. INOPERATIVE. FRONT BRAKES PADS RUSTED BUT STILL OPERATING. ONLY 23,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE ALERTED ME TO A PROBLEM AS I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE CAR AND KNEW WHAT PROBLEM WAS. HE TOOK OFF ALL 4 WHEELS ,PRIED PADS LOOSE FROM CALIPERS, SANDED OFF RUST, LUBED AND REINSTALLED PARTS. HE INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED NEW CALIPERS, PADS AND HARDWARE. I CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BEING OUT OF WARRANTY, THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I THEN CALLED HONDA MOTOR CO. I WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME.TO ME,THIS SEEMED A SAFETY ISSUE MORE THAN A WARRANTY ISSUE.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883011July 6, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
HI, I GOT A STRANGE PROBLEM IN MY CAR AS PER THE ATTACHED IMAGE. THANKS,
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0
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#10883017July 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883051July 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 106V3440000(AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882861July 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882858July 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882875July 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882680July 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882686July 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON JULY 5TH, 2016. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, I CONTACTED MY NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP (RENNER IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA). AFTER GIVING HIM THE PAPER SO HE COULD LOOK AT THE RECALL NOTICE AND SCHEDULE MY CAR FOR AN APPOINTMENT, HE TOLD ME THAT HE COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY CARS IT AFFECTED WERE IN THE TROPICS. WHY WOULD I RECEIVE A NOTICE THEN??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882674July 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA TELLING ME TO HAVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND NOT TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT UNTIL I DO. HOWEVER, MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAYS THAT MICHIGCAN CARS ARE NOT AT RISK AND HONDA TOLD THEM THEY WOULD NOT BE RECEIVING ANY REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS UNTIL 2018. WHAST DO YOU RECOMMEND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882710July 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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
#10882764July 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882273July 2, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, ONE OF THE MECHANICS MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. NEVERTHELESS, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPLACEMENT. THE SUNROOF IS REGULARLY EXPOSED TO THE SUN BECAUSE THE 2011 PILOT DOES NOT HAVE A RETRACTABLE OUTER COVER LIKE MOST OTHER CARS HAVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882282July 2, 2016
SEATS
WHILE LEANING BACK IN MY SEAT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF MY POCKET THE LEFT FRONT PART OF THE SEAT BROKE FREE. THE SEAT IS VERY UNSTABLE NOW WITH THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE SEAT ABLE TO MOVE UPWARD BY SEVERAL INCHES. IT TURNS OUT THAT A METAL BRACKET CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THIS DOESN'T GIVE ME ANY CONFIDENCE THAT THIS SEAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. RESEARCH ONLINE HAS SHOWN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL. I WENT TO HONDA TODAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE SUSPECT PART IS 81630-S3V-A30
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881962July 1, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAS A VARIETY OF DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS IN THE DRIVER ASSIST FUNCTIONALITIES THAT COULD EITHER CAUSE OR FAIL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT 2,000 MILES BUT OBSERVED THESE MANY TIMES. I REPORTED THESE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FINE. ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES: - FAILS TO DETECT VEHICLES IN ODD SITUATIONS, SUCH AS A TRUCK WHERE THE REAR OF THE BODY PROTRUDES OUT FROM THE REAR WHEELS, AS IF THE RADAR IS ONLY AT GROUND LEVEL, OR IF A VEHICLE IS DRIVING IN MY LANE BUT ONE TIRE IS IN THE OTHER LANE, OR A WIDE LOAD WHICH OCCUPIES ALL OF THE ADJACENT LANE AND HALF OF MY LANE, OR A "BOBTAIL" TRUCK. - AFTER AN EMPTY STRETCH, UPON COMING UP TO A SLOWER CAR, RATHER THAN SLOW GRADUALLY BY EASING OFF THE GAS, THE CAR WILL GET VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR AND THEN RAPIDLY BRAKE, CAUSING DRIVERS BEHIND ME TO NEARLY REAR-END ME. COLLISION MITIGATION: - ALL OF THESE TRIGGER "BRAKE" MESSAGES TO BE DISPLAYED, WHICH IS JUST 1 STEP BEFORE THE BRAKES BEING AUTO-APPLIED, WHICH COULD CAUSE ME TO BE REAR-ENDED. - FALSE ALARMS WHILE MERGING FROM LEFTHAND ONRAMPS WHERE A PENDING COLLISION WITH THE JERSEY BARRIER IS DETECTED - FALSE ALARMS BY THE HILLS ADJACENT TO THE ROAD WHEN GOING AROUND A SHARP TURN ON BACK ROADS - FALSE ALARMS WHEN CRESTING A HILL WITH A CURVE AFTER THE HILL AND IT THINKS AN ONCOMING CAR WILL BE HIT, BECAUSE IT CAN'T SEE THE LANE MARKINGS PAST THE HILL LANE KEEP ASSIST: - PARTIALLY GOES INTO EXIT RAMPS ON ITS OWN IF IN THE RIGHT LANE, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO THINK I AM LEAVING THE LANE AND START TO MERGE THEMSELVES - IS CONFUSED BY LINES OF TAR AND WILL DEPART THE LANE ON ITS OWN - OFTEN "FIGHTS" WITH THE LANE DEPARTURE MITIGATION AROUND CORNERS - TRIES TO PREVENT ME FROM GIVING OTHER VEHICLES SOME BUFFER WHEN PASSING THEM, IF THEY ARE WIDER OR DRIFTING TOWARD ME. - DOES NOT ALERT WHEN IT STOPS BEING ABLE TO DETECT THE LINES
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881996July 1, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
OF THE FOUR POSTS WHERE THE COMPLETE REAR AXLE MOUNTS TO THE UNDER BODY OF THE CHASSIS, TWO OF THE POSTS HAVE RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME, LEAVING THE REAR AXLE ONLY HALF ATTACHED TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS VERY LIMITED RUST ANYWHERE, SO FOR THE UNDER BODY TO RUST TO A POINT OF SEPARATION FROM THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS DISCONCERTING. WE HAD NO WARNING AND HAD THE VEHICLE PROPERLY/ROUTINELY MAINTAINED. IF THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY, THE RESULTING CRASH WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. CERTIFIED MECHANICS CONFIRM THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A SERIOUS DETERIORATION OF A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL COMPONENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881901June 30, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VSA, ABS AND VTM-4 LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE COME ON AND OFF AND THE CAR WILL STOP OR DRIVE ERRATICALLY. IT ALSO MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. I'VE TAKEN IT IN AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCTOBER OF 2015. I'M AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881641June 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY SWITCH FAILURE AFTER INTERLOCK WAS REPLACED (HONDA RECALL) KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WON'T TURN OR START VEHICLE. HONDA RECOMMENDS NEW KEY WHICH WILL WORK 3-4 WEEKS THEN TELL YOU YOU NEED NEW IGNITION SWITCH. HONDA ADMITS INTERLOCK FAILURE CAUSES ADDITIONAL WEAR TO KEY SWITCH AND KEY SWITCH FAILURE BUT ONLY RECALLED AND FIXED INTERLOCK PIN AND NO PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED BY FAILURE OF THE INTERLOCK PIN. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PILOTS FROM 2002-2013. EVEN IF KEY SWITCH IS REPLACED YOU ARE ADVISED IT WILL FAIL AGAIN IN 4-5 YEARS PER HONDA DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877128June 28, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, IT BRAKES SUDDENLY, SWERVES, AND MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE AS IF YOU JUST HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. THE VSA LIGHTS BOTH COME ON IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME MY YAW SENSOR HAS FAILED SINCE THE INITIAL VSA RECALL IN 2013, WHICH I COMPLETED. . WHEN GOOGLING THIS ISSUE, IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH OTHER HONDA PILOT DRIVERS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK WITH EACH INSTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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