Honda Pilot Complaints

9,418 consumer complaints on file.

#10487564December 6, 2012
ENGINE
ENGINE HAS A FINE VIBRATION AROUND 35-45 MILES THAT DISAPPEARS WITH EITHER ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT NOT ONLY BY THE DRIVER BUT ALSO THE PASSENGERS, ENOUGH TO SHAKE A BOBBLEHEAD ON THE CONSOLE. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING AND STALLING. AS SOON AS IT SHIFTS OR THE SPEED CHANGES IT DISAPPEARS. ANOTHER ISSUE IS A OCCASIONAL VERY HARD DOWNSHIFTING BY THE TRANSMISSION, HARD ENOUGH TO MOVE EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE. THE SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT THEY DAY THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED AND CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND REPORTED NO ISSUES. NOW THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT 11,000 MILES AND STILL WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487578December 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, WHEELS
BRAND NEW VEHICLE WHEN IT REACHES APROX THAT SPEED OR BRAKE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKE VIOLENT AT BRAKING, ALSO PULLS TO THE LEFT. BRING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT NOT PROBLEM SOLVE, THEY GOT A SERVICE BULLETIN 06-068 BUT IT DOESN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I GOT UP TO 23,000 MILES AND THE TIRES BECAME CLOSE TO THE CARCASE (ALL FOUR), THE VIBRATION AND PULLING STILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487492December 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BEGINNING 12/06 THE CAR WOULD SLAM IT'S BRAKES ON, INDEPENDENTLY, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES AND THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING. AFTER HAVING IT HAPPEN YET AGAIN, AND AFTER DETAILING HOW THIS PROBLEM NEARLY TOOK MY LIFE, HONDA AGREED TO TAKE THE CAR AND THE SERVICE REP. WOULD DRIVE IT. I WAS FORTUNATE AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM VERY QUICKLY. UNDER WARRANTY, 1/25/07, A ABS/TCS/VSA MODULATOR WAS REPLACED. NOW FIVE YEARS LATER THE CAR HAS DECIDED THAT IF IT CAN'T INDEPENDENTLY SLAM IT'S BREAKS ON, WELL, IT WILL JUST INDEPENDENTLY SPEED UP INSTEAD. AGAIN, WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. GUESS WHAT, NOW WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND HONDA IS OUT OF CARING. I WOULD BE VERY CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HONDA HAS HURT OR KILLED, JUST NO ONE FIGURED OUT WHY IN THE WORLD THE DRIVER SPED UP OR SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487141December 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VSA SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. FRONT LEFT BRAKE ENGAGES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487248December 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486651December 1, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VSA WARNING LIGHT AND ! LIGHT COME ON AT THE SAME TIME WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. LIGHTS COME ON AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO AND HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY. THE WARNING LIGHTS SEEM SENSITIVE TO THE COLD AS WELL. THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER HAS NO REGISTERED ANY MALFUNCTION CODES. FORTUNATELY HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED THE INTENSE BRAKING OF OTHER OWNERS BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE VSA SYSTEM ON 2005 HONDA PILOTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486515November 30, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE, THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SHE HAD NOT SHIFTED THE GEAR IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 12/28/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 01/09/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486558November 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VSA WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS LATER TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE CONTACT SEEING AN INVESTIGATION OPENED IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12028 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486397November 28, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM ANDERSON HONDA OF PALO ALTO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VSA HAS ENGAGED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 10-35 MPH. THE VSA ENGAGED AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING AND AT THE FASTER SPEEDS ON THE STRAIGHT-A-WAY. WHEN THE VSA ENGAGES THE VSA LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT TURN ON. THE LIGHTS DO GO OFF AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND AT REST FOR A FEW MINUTES. MOST OFTEN WHEN THE VSA ENGAGES THE CAR SHUDDERS SLIGHTLY, BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL SHUDDER AND VIBRATE. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SLOWING MOMENTARILY. IN THE MOST RECENT EPISODE ON NOV. 27. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH DOWN HILL AND THE STEERING PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486281November 27, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, WHEELS
DRIVING ALONG A TWO LANE HIGHWAY ON A 20 DEGREE MORNING AND COASTING AROUND A GENTLY CURVING CORNER TO THE RIGHT AT 45 MPH WHEN AN UNEXPECTED JARRING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT OCCURRED COUPLED WITH A LOSS OF SPEED AND THE VSA LETTERS AND A TRIANGLE INDICATOR LIGHTS LIT ON THE DASH BOARD.. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS GOT MY ATTENTION AND LUCKILY NOTHING WAS COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. I HAD NOT TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL AFTER THE INITIAL PROBLEM OCCURRED AND WHEN I SAW THE LIGHTS AND WENT ALONG MAYBE 200 TO 300 YDS IT DID IT AGAIN WHICH GOT ME VERY WORRIED. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND TRIED TO RESET THE CAR BUT TO NO JOY SO I DROVE THE REMAINDER OF MY COMMUTE TO WORK WITH THE VERY SAME LIGHTS LEFT ON. THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE WAS FINE BUT NOT SURE IF I AM SAFE DRIVING WITH THIS ANOMALY AND ESPECIALLY THE SUDDEN SELF BRAKING, WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN NEXT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486168November 27, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SRS INDICATOR ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. DEALERSHIP READ CODE 92-20 OPEN/SHORT IN PASSENGER AIRBAG CUTOFF CIRCUIT; STATED COULD BE INTERFERENCE WITH AC INVERTER BUT DON'T USE THAT IN VEHICLE; DID NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SENT ME BACK HOME TO MONITOR IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WITH NOTHING IN PASSENGER SEAT, SRS ILLUMINATES AS WELL AS WITH ITEMS IN SEAT. AS OF 11/26/12, ILLUMINATED STEADILY FOR MULTIPLE TRIPS (USUALLY DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ON EVERY ROAD TRIP). HONDA DEFAULTS TO NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IF SRS INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED, SO I AM DRIVING WITH NO ACTIVE AIRBAGS AND TWO CHILDREN WITH ME IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486019November 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486066November 26, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND THE FOG LIGHTS HAVE TO BE USED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486099November 26, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE CAR THE DOOR LOCKS (ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER SIDE) SQUEAL UPON LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. UPON REGULAR MAINTENANCE WE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SERVICE AND THE DOOR LOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. ISSUE WAS MENTIONED AGAIN TO SERVICE AND WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE DOOR LOCKS WERE REPLACED AGAIN (HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT - PARTS WERE ORDERED, BUT NOT INSTALLED). THE ISSUE HAS NOW MOVED BEYOND SQUEALING AS THE DRIVER DOOR OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO UNLOCK UPON TURNING OFF IGNITION. (THE DRIVER DOOR IS SUPPOSED TO UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY, BUT NOW FAILS). WE FEEL THIS HAS CHANGED FROM BEING SIMPLY ANNOYING TO A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER DOOR MAY FAIL TO UNLOCK AND THE DRIVER COULD POSSIBLY BE TRAPPED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE ARE 3,000 MILES PAST OUR WARRANTY HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE DOOR LOCKS AGAIN (EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE). THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF HOWEVER, WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS HONDA HAS NOT CHANGED THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM AND FIX WOULD MOST LIKELY BE TEMPORARY. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SEEING HOW IT IS COMMON A POSSIBLY A SAFETY ISSUE, WE BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD NOT ONLY REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, BUT SHOULD REDESIGN THE LOCKING MECHANISM SO THE ISSUE WILL BE SOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486100November 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, PLACE HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SHE HAD REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION PRIOR TO SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486106November 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I WAS UNABLE TO START MY CAR DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I FOUND MYSELF STRANDED, WITH 4 YOUNG CHILDREN, AND IN THE COLD-UNABLE TO EVEN RUN THE HEAT. THE KEY ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO HONDA AND I WAS WAITING FOR HELP FROM THE COMPANY DUE TO THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THE KEY/IGNITION TUMBLERS, AS WIDELY REPORTED TO ME BY A LOCKSMITH AND A DEALER. HONDA HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485841November 23, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENCES WITH OUR VSA SYSTEM IN OUR 2005 PILOT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 5-40MPH, THE CAR HAS LOCKED THE BRAKES AND STEERING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY WITH NO PRIOR INDICATIONS. I DID A BIT OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND NO SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. I SAW THAT THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AS OF OCTOBER, AND I AM HOPING TO FIND A SOLUTION SOON. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485352November 20, 2012
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS SIDE BACK POWERED WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. IT WENT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AND DOES NOT GO UP WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATICALLY. ALMOST CAUSED A CAR CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484698November 14, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BECAME LOOSE DUE TO A LEAK ON THE TENSIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483886November 9, 2012
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING A BRAKE ISSUE ON THE HONDA PILOT 2005. I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR ISSUE BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A GLITCH AS IT ONLY HAPPENED ONE DAY (ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY). I'VE FINALLY GOTTEN AROUND TO FILING AN OFFICIAL REPORT BOTH WITH HONDA AND NHTSA TO HOPEFULLY AID IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE BRAKING ISSUE HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS ON THE SAME DAY, ROUGHLY 2 MONTHS AGO. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT LIKE THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED, MY SPEED DECREASED SUDDENLY ALTHOUGH I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS. IT ONLY LAST A FEW SECONDS AND THEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AN HOUR LATER, WHEN I WAS OFF THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS GOING 25 MILES AN HOUR DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. SAME EXACT ISSUE WHERE IT FELT LIKE THE CAR COMPUTER SHUT DOWN WITH NO POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE, BUT I'M VERY SCARED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AGAIN. WE ONLY HAVE ONE CAR AND HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD. I HOPE HONDA AND THE NHTSA MAKE PROGRESS INTO IDENTIFYING THE ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN CONTRIBUTE ANY MORE INFORMATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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