Honda Pilot Complaints

9,418 consumer complaints on file.

#10372730December 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE OR HOW THE WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE WATER WAS DAMAGING THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PREMATURE RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373159December 28, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP ON AFTER THE CAR START UP. 2008 HONDA PILOT. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. HONDA SAID A CONTROL MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372441December 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER /VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 HONDA PILOT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 18 MONTH NOW TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO HEAR OR EXPERIENCE WHAT I WAS WITH MY VEHICLE. FINALLY WHEN THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD IT COULD BE HEARD AND FELT. IT WAS FINALLY HEARD/FELT BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LOCAL HONDA DEALER. WHEN I WAS TOLD WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THAT IT WOULD COST $2500 TO FIX, I GOT A SECOND OPINION, WHEN THAT OPINION WAS CONFIRMED, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF. I DID NOT FIND ANY RECALLS BUT FOUND THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE MANUFACTURER OF POWER TRAIN/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS:TORQUE CONVERTER. I WAS LIVID THAT THERE WERE SO MANY COMPLAINT WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW OR IF THEY CONVENIENTLY CHOSE NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY PROBLEMS ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO WHEN I CONFRONT THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY COMPLAINT. UNTIL I EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM I LOVED MY VEHICLE, NOW EVERYTIME IT VIBRATES/SHUDDERS I AM JUST SICK ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372456December 26, 2010
SEATS
THE WELD FAILED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET ON ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO MOVE AND ATTEMPT TO RECLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372277December 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. BOTH TEST REVEALED CODE P0730 WHICH MEANS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL SYSTEM, LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL, OR POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. BOTH SOURCES ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372052December 22, 2010
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER, REAR WIPERS ALSO STOP FUNCTIONING AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372094December 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 HONDA PILOT STUTTERS, VIBRATIONS, AND HAS FLASHING "D" (DRIVE) LIGHT ON. POSSIBLE TORQUE CONVERTER AND/OR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371798December 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370711December 15, 2010
AIR BAGS
SRS (AIRBAG MALFUNCTION) RED LIGHT CAME ON 2007 HONDA PILOT EX FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE SRS RED LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE AGE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH ZERO ACCIDENT HISTORY. WORRIED ABOUT SO CALLED "HONDA RELIABILITY". THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NO DOUBT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370752December 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY 102,000 MILES 2003 HONDA PILOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370753December 15, 2010
STEERING
STEERING RACK FAILURE 2003 HONDA PILOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370747December 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. WAS AT DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL IN OCT 2004 AND TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH IN DECEMBER 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370319December 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS! IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE PILOT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND ALSO TO OUR OWN PRIVATE MECHANIC AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369957December 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
04 HONDA PILOT MASTER CYLINDER SLOW LEAK CAUSING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO SHOW ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAVE ONLY USED HONDA FLUID. HAVE SEEN THAT HONDA IS RECALLING 05 TO 07 ODYSSEY AND ACURA RL VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. 04 PILOT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369728December 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION MAKES A SHUTTER/VIBRATING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AT 25-50 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369422December 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT EX-L IS HAVING A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE (VIBRATION/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING). I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET, BUT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AT DIFFERENT INTERNET SITES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369308December 6, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY AND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OVER AND THE WHEELS WOULD REMAIN LOCKED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WOULD SPORADICALLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SO THAT THE KEY WOULD FIT INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS THE ORIGINAL KEY PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369197December 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 HONDA PILOT BEGAN SHUDDERING ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TORCH CONVERTER. THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY PILOT HAS 122,000 MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND I SEE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2005 HONDA PILOTS. MY MECHANIC IS REBUILDING MY TRANSMISSION FOR $2900. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369040December 3, 2010
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA PILOT WITH DVD PLAYER AND WIRELESS HEADPHONES. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR TWO YOUNG KIDS WHO WERE WATCHING A DVD WITH THE HEADPHONES. THE KIDS STATED THAT THE HEADPHONES STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED MAKING A WHITE NOISE SOUND. A FEW MINUTES LATER WE SAW SMOKE COME OUT OF THE DASHBOARD, THROUGH THE TAPE DECK AND OTHER OPENINGS. WE WERE SCARED TO DEATH AND HAD LIMITED VISIBILITY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT WRECKING. WE ALL GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LET THE SMOKE CLEAR. AFTERWARDS, WE TOOK IT TO THE CHARLESTON, SC DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH THEY FOUND BURNT PARTS IN THE DVD PLAYER, THEY REFUSED TO HELP. THEY WANTED OVER $1000 TO PUT IN A NEW DVD PLAYER. WE TOOK THE PAPERWORK AND LEFT, WHILE THE DVD HEADPHONES STILL DO NOT WORK TO THIS DAY. I EVEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB, WITHOUT SUCCESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368201November 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED FUNCTIONING AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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