Honda Pilot Complaints

9,418 consumer complaints on file.

#10346842August 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 90000. SEEMS THAT THE RECALL FIX DID NOT WORK. JUST DO AN INTERNET SEARCH AND YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY OF US HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. SECOND TO THIRD GEAR IS THE PROBLEM. YOU DID FORCE THEM TO RECALL THE ODYSSEY PROBLEM IT IS TIME FOR ACTION FOR US PILOT OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346469July 31, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
INOP AIR BAG SWITCH HONDA PILOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346410July 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION NOISE/VIBRATION AT LOW RPMS WHILE DRIVING IN 4TH GEAR. DOES NOT MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING IN D3. RECALL WORK WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALER WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. RECALL STATED THAT TRANS COULD "LOCK UP" WHILE DRIVING. HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH ACURA MDX WHICH USES THE SAME TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345700July 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAD A HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER COMPLETE REPAIRS ON WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT IS BROKEN AND COLLAPSED AND THAT THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK IS STARTING TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAS 77,606 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND REGULARLY SERVICED. AFTER RESEARCHING THESE ISSUES, IT APPEARS THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT AND REAR SHOCK FAILURES ARE NOT UNCOMMON ISSUES FOR 2005 HONDA PILOTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345735July 27, 2010
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS IN THE AC CONTROL PANEL IN MY 2005 HONDA PILOT HAVE BURNED OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 05 PILOT. IT'S JUST HE AC CONTROL PANEL LIGHTS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT, AS THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THE CONTROLS IS TO HAVE TO TURN ON THE INSIDE DOME LIGHTS. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344858July 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 HONDA PILOT RADIATOR COIL FAILED CAUSING FLUIDS TO MIX AND TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT RADIATOR HAD PREMATURELY DETERIORATED CAUSING FAILURE. HAD A NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED AT $500- SYSTEM FLUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES....JUST ABOUT A MONTH LATER- RADIATOR FAILED AGAIN. REPLACED BUT VEHICLE IS STILL NOT RUNNING WELL. AT @40 MPH VEHICLE SEEMS TO RANDOMLY "REV AND STICK"- LET OFF GAS AND IT PASSES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344294July 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT BEGAN MAKING NOISES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST, THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE WE HAD RUN OVER A PAPER CUP WITH THE RT FRONT TIRE. THIS SMALL SOUND GOT MORE FREQUENT. WE NOTICED IT HAPPENED MOST OFTEN WHEN WE WERE MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED -- BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER SAYS WE NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE TORQUE AND TRANSMISSION AT $3,500. OUR PILOT HAS 78,000 MILES.WHEN I PULL UP INFORMATION FOR OUR VIN, IT SHOWS 3 SAFETY NOTICES/RECALLS INCLUDING THE ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION (RECALL NUMBER: 04V176000)THE RECALL BEGAN ON APR 21, 2004 AND I REMEMBER GETTING A NOTICE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT HONDA AMERICA SAYS THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NO. AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR OUR PILOT AT ALL. THE RECALL INVOLVED 1099796 UNITS -- INCLUDING THE 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YR PILOTS. HONDA AMERICA DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR VIN WAS -- OR AT THE VERY LEAST SHOULD HAVE BEEN -- IN THE RECALL. THE HONDA AMERICA REP WAS ABRUPT AND REPEATED THE SAME SCRIPTED LINE OVER AND OVER ..."YOUR VIN IS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL..." THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE. WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANY DISCOUNT FROM EITHER HONDA AMERICA OR THE DEALER. OUR 1999 ODYSSEY HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY -- AND THIS WAS THE VEHICLE HONDA PROMISED TO BE THE BEST OF THE BEST FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY. WE WILL BE SELLING OR TRADING THE PILOT AND LOOKING FOR SOMETHING OUT OF THE HONDA LINE. THE POWERTRAIN SHOULD HAVE 100,000 MILES -- NOT THE 36,000. I WANT HONDA AMERICA TO LOOK INTO OUR PROBLEM , STEP UP AND SAY THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME ISSUE IN THE RECALL. OUR PILOT WAS SERVICED ON SCHEDULE THROUGH THE DEALER. THE HONDA AMERICA REP SAID THEY DON'T LOOK AT WHAT WEBSITES SAY ABOUT HONDA ISSUES (EDMUNDS, SAFECAR.GOV...). PERHAPS HONDA SHOULD ASK TOYOTA HOW THAT WORKED FOR THEM... --[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
#10343967July 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT JAMMED AND YOU CANNOT TURN THE KEY. ONCE OUT, YOU CANNOT PUT KEY IN IT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343457July 15, 2010
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVES SOMETHING MAY HAVE HIT THE PLASTIC STRUCTURE WHICH HOLDS THE MIRROR BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THAT WAS THE CASE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MIRROR DISLODGED FROM THE PLASTIC HOUSING AND LAUNCHED APPROXIMATELY 10 YARDS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT THE MIRROR IN ORDER FOR THE MIRROR TO DISLODGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343336July 14, 2010
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS ON 2004 HONDA PILOT NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 89K MILES OF CITY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342530July 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I OWN A HONDA PILOT 2003. 2 WEEKS AGO OUR AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR DIED. WE WERE ON OUR WAY ON VACATION WHEN IT WENT. THE MECHANIC SAID WE COULD HAVE LOST A LOT MORE HAD THE BELT SNAPPED. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE BUT FIGURED ITS WORTH REPORTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341428July 5, 2010
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VSA LIGHT AND SRS LIGHT 2005 HONDA PILOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340797June 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 HONDA PILOT EX FAILED MOTOR MOUNTS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340635June 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE START JERKING AND SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE KEPT LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER THAT THEY WILL COVER 50 PERCENT OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT AT 83,000 MILES AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339739June 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION GEAR PROBLEMS....GEARS ARE ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339570June 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 5 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED UNKNOWN INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT YET STATED THE FAILURE POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE HOT WIRE FRONT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR POWER INVERTER. THE DEALER CUT THE AIR BAG FROM THE VEHICLE USING A RAZOR BLADE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A TRAILER PACKAGE THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,971.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336608June 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN MY 2007 PILOT WITH 60,000 MILES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. WHEN I PRESS THE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. IT TAKES THE PRESSURE OF BOTH FEET ON THE PEDAL TO MAKE THE CAR STOP. AIR IS BEING COLLECTED IN THE LINES AND HAS TO BLED ALMOST DAILY. HONDA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BEING A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER. AT NO TIME WAS THERE AN INDICATION THE BRAKES WERE FAILING. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS A RARE ISSUE AND WILL NOT COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336280June 14, 2010
SEATS
WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT IN A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE FRONT SEATS BROKE ON A REAREND IMPACT. THE BACKS OF THE FRONT SEATS ACTUALLY BROKE. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE. MY WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO OUR BACKS AND WERE WANTING TO KNOW IF HONDA WAS RESPONSIBLE. WE ARE BOTH DISABLED BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335766June 11, 2010
EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE KEY DOES NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. WE HAVE TO WIGGLE IT OR MESS WITH IT MANY TIMES TO GET IT TO TURN, SOMETIMES IT TAKES TOO LONG FOR US TO GET TO IT TURN, WHICH CAUSES MANY INCONVENIENCES FOR US. THE DEALER WANTS $700-$900 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT OR MISTAKE IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. AND WE KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDAS. PLEASE RECALL PILOTS FOR THIS VERY INCONVENIENT DEFECT. IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL QUICK, NOT BEING ABLE TO START YOUR CAR BECAUSE THE KEY WON'T TURN WILL BE CATASTROPHIC. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF QUICKLY BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335081June 7, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY HONDA PILOT AC STOPPED WORKING FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN 5 YEARS. THIS YEAR THIS HAPPENED WHEN AN INFANT IS ON MY CAR DURING A LONG TRIP. WE HAVE TO STOP DRIVING BECAUSE THE BABY CAN NOT STAY IN THE HOT CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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