Honda Pilot Complaints

9,418 consumer complaints on file.

#10721490May 26, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,047.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721538May 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF WHILE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721315May 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY IGNITION DON'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721219May 24, 2015
TIRES
MICHELIN LTX MS 245/65R17. 61,000 MILE, 4 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS AFTER INSTALLED. FOUND SMALL CRACKS ON TREAD AND SIDEWALL BECAUSE OF DRY ROT. AND TIRES LOST PRESSURE QUICKLY. REMAINED 4/32" TREAD, BUT FEAR TO POTENTIAL DANGER. I'M IN OHIO, THE RUBBER SUPPOSE NOT TO DRY ROT SO QUICKLY. I CALLED MICHELIN CUSTOMER CARE, THEY SAID TIRES PASSED 60K WARRANTY. I MENTIONED THEM THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO MILLAGE, BUT TIME. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS MATERIAL THAT DRY ROTS TOO QUICKLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721258May 24, 2015
SEAT BELTS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA. I HAD A 5 YEAR OLD STRAPPED IN A BOOSTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW OF MY 2006 HONDA PILOT (SHE WAS SITTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE 3RD ROW). SHE TOLD US THAT HER SEAT BELT JUST BROKE. WE PULLED OVER. APPARENTLY THE FEMALE BUCKLE END CAME OFF THE SEAT BELT STRAP. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED, THE LOOP IN THE BUCKLE THOUGH WHICH THE STRAP GOES THROUGH SEEMS VERY CORRODED (NOT RUST BUT A WHITISH POWDER). THE BUCKLE WAS LOOSE AND COULD SIMPLY SLIP OFF THE STRAP. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I JUST LOOKED IT UP AND COULDN'T FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THIS. THE BUCKLE SEEMS TO HAVE A SERIAL NUMBER ON IT: 05322AAHMAM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721165May 23, 2015
SUSPENSION
NOTICED THUMPING/RATTLING NOISES AND VIBRATIONS WHEN MOVING OVER ANY SIZE BUMPS AT ALL SPEEDS (MORE NOTICEABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END BOUNCED EXCESSIVELY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SUSPENSION: THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE CONDITIONS CONTINUED AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR OIL CHANGE (60,000 MILES), I COMPLAINED AGAIN ABOUT THE SUSPENSION, AND THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS ($1000.00 INSTALLED). I DECLINED AND TOOK MY CAR TO A NON-HONDA REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT END STRUTS. NOTE: HONDA HAS NOT RELEASED EITHER THE STRUTS OR THE COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS TO BE MADE AS AFTER MARKET PRODUCTS** SO, YOU CAN ONLY PURCHASE THESE PARTS FROM HONDA.**
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717616May 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I HAD AIRBAGS RECALL DONE AND THE MECHANICS STATE THE LIGHT IS NOT RELATED. I JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW INCASE THIS HAPPENING TO MORE PEOPLE TOO. I HAVE TO PAY 500 DOLLARS TO FIX THE COMPUTER FOR AIRBAGS NOW. JUST STRANGE THE SERVICE TO AIRBAGS CORESPONDS WITH THIS LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717850May 21, 2015
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
2012 COMPLAINED OF STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION EXCESSIVE WHEN BREAKING AT HWY SPEED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER CUT FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED BRAKES. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER THIS WEEK WITH SAME PROBLEM. THEY CALLED TO SAY THE COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS/LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE BAD. THEY REPLACED THEM, CUT ALL 4 BRAKE ROTORS AND REPLACED BRAKES. THERE IS A NEW PART WITH NEW PART # FOR COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS. ASKED FOR A ZONE REP TO SEE. DEALER SAID NO. CONTACTED JEFF AT HONDA AMERICA WHO IS A REGIONAL CASE MGR. PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON WITH PILOTS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS WHY WOULD HONDA PAY TO RETOOL A PART IF IT WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717445May 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA" IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" IN THE MAIL ON MY FAULTY AIR BAG. LETTER SAID CALL MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT FOR FREE. CALLED OXNARD DCH DEALER ON 4/27/15 ABOUT MY HONDA PILOT 2008 REQUESTING IT TO BE REPAIRED,THEY SAID WE DO NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART BUT WILL ME BACK WHEN IT COMES IN, THAT WAS A MONTH AGO THEY HAVE YET TO CALL BACK. WHEN WILL THEYCALL BACK, WHEN WILL REPLACEMENT PARTS COME IN,AND HOW SOON WILL THEY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717458May 20, 2015
ENGINE
ATTENTION!!! ALL PILOT/ODDY/RIDGELINE/3.5 V6 HONDA OWNERS. CHECK YOUR PLUGS AND COILS JUST WANTED TO GET THE WORD SPREAD AROUND THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE HONDA 3.5 V6 ENGINE WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I DIDN'T LEARN OF THIS UNTIL RECENTLY, WHEN THE SPARK PLUG IN THE #5 CYLINDER SHOT OUT OF THE HEAD AND DESTROYED THE COIL, AND TRASHED THE THREADS. I FOUND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, AND ALL OF THE RESULTS AREN'T GOOD. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WAS THROUGH HONDA CARE DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS DAMAGE FROM THE SPARK PLUG AND THEY DON'T COVER SPARK PLUGS. WHAT A LOAD. IF THEY WANT TO PLAY THAT GAME, WHAT THE HECK WOULD THEY EVER HAVE TO COVER? SORRY SIR, THERE'S A SHORT IN YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE INSULATION IN THE WIRES AND WE DON'T COVER DAMAGE FROM THE INSULATION... GRRRRRR... SO I CALLED HONDA AND WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN DO SOMETHING FOR US AS LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMERS - I EVEN MENTIONED THAT WE'VE GOT A HONDA CRV... SIGH... HONDA HAS A DUTY TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL SAFE VEHICLES AND TO FIX OR PAY FOR SAFETY DEFECTS IN ITS VEHICLES," "INSTEAD, HONDA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ALLEGED DEFECT AND FORCED ITS CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS. LIKE YOURS TRULY, ENGINE BLOWN AND NOW I OWN MONEY ON A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. I WANT TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT WITHOUT A SUPPORTING INCIDENT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS PLEASE RESPONDS TO THIS MESSAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717522May 20, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD PUT MY CAR IN PARK, IT WAS STILL RUNNING, I REACHED IN AND TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO ROLL. I ATTEMPTED TO GET IN THE CAR TO BRAKE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO THIS AND THEN WAS THROWN AWAY FROM THE VVEHICLE, HITTING MY HEAD ON MY ROCK DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCLINE WHERE I PARKED BUT WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL IT REACHED A STEEPER INCLINE AND ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND HIT A TREE WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP---WHERE THEY FOUND NO REASON FOR THE RUNNAWAY ISSUE?? I THEN CALLED HONDA AND WAS TREATED BADLY, BUT THEY CONFESSED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY OF TESTING FOR THIS ISSUE. I FOUND THAT IN THE PAST YEARS THERE WAS A ISSUE "RUNAWAY" VEHICLES------BUT THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDE THIS AS A POSSIBLE CONTINUING PROBLEM?? IF ANYONE HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717349May 19, 2015
WHEELS
MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 235/60/R18, RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT SUDDENLY WITH CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF AIR. LUCKY NOT A FRONT TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE. THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE OF SIDEWALL WAS BROKEN OFF OF TIRE TREAD. TIRES AIR PRESSURE CHECKED BEFORE START OF VACATION. PHOTOS OF TIRE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717379May 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG MANUFACTURER RECALL ON HONDA PILOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717416May 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE A DESIGN FLAW. MANY THREADS EXIST ONLINE DISCUSSING THE SAME. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS STRANGE BEHAVIOR WHEN SHIFTING FROM P TO D AND LURCHES FORWARD. IN ADDITION SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS IS PROBLEMATIC AT TIMES. LOTS OF SHUDDERING AND VIBRATIONS. I HAVE TAKE. TO DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS IN GETTING REPAIRED. DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEMS. I BELEIVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717028May 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
CAR SHUDDERS OCCASIONALLY AROUND SPEEDS 30 WHILE ACCELERATING, THE SHUDDER LASTS FEW SECONDS AND STOPS. THIS COULD HAPPEN ONLY ONCE OR SEVERAL TIMES IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE AROUND SPEEDS 30 MPH. FROM HONDA FORUMS IT LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SAME YEAR HONDA PILOTS AND ACCURA RDX. DRIVING WITH SUCH AN CONDITION SHAKES THE DRIVER FOR AN UNKNOWN VEHICULAR BEHAVIOUR THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT/ FATALITY. IT IS SUGGESTED HONDA CORP MAY BE ASKED TO PUT A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES IN THIS MANUAFCTURE YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716954May 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY MAILED ME A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING UNSAFE PASSENGER AIR BAG (JANUARY 2015). ANOTHER NOTICE WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING UNSAFE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG (APRIL 2015). FURTHER, HONDA INDICATED THAT ABNORMAL DEPLOYMENT OF THESE AIR BAGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP (UNION CITY, GA HONDA) IN FEBRUARY, APRIL AND MAY 2015. INFORMED THAT AIR BAG PARTS CONTINUE TO BE DELAYED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PARTS ARE NOW DUE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON OR ABOUT 21 JUNE 2015. I HAVE INFORMED MY ATTORNEY IN THE EVENT MY 2003 HONDA PILOT AIR BAGS DEPLOY UNDER THE CONDITIONS EXPLAINED IN HONDA'S TWO SAFETY RECALL NOTICES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716756May 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V315000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V353000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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
#10716370May 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (VSA) LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED ME OF RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE TO DEALER. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO TELLS ME THAT THE CAR IS NOT UNDER THE MARCH, 2013 RECALL, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE ISSUES ARE THE SAME AS THE ISSUES WHICH LED TO THE 2013 RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716434May 14, 2015
STEERING
WHEN BRAKING STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND I HAD BOTH FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACE AND HAD CALIPER CHECK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716242May 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HONDA PILOT AND PASSENGER CURTAIN AIR BAG RUPTURES. PATTY PACK HONDA MANAGER STATES THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING MY VEHICLE. GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY IS STATING THERE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. EITHER PARTY IS TRYING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. HONDA STATES ITS MY INSURANCE COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY AND GEICO STATES ITS HONDA RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON MY VEHICLE, I EVEN CALLED HONDA AND SPOKE WITH MANAGER AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY HAVE A AIR BAG RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY NEVER ONCE OFFERED TO FIX MY VEHICLE! I HAVE/AM GOING THROUGH HELL JUST TO GET TRY TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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