Honda Pilot Complaints (2005)

679 consumer complaints on file.

#10669409December 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I AM GOING IN A SPEED RANGE ABOUT 35 MPH I GET LIKE SHUDDER/GRINDING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE PILOT. I AM GETTING VERY CONCERN BECAUSE I'VE DRIVEN OTHER PILOTS AND THEY ALL DO THE SAME AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS NOISE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669415December 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN
HEARD A WEIRD NOISE WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS, TRANNY FLUID WAS BUBBLING OUT OF THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW. HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED BY AUL, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CO. THEY SENT A USED TRANNY AND WITHIN A WEEK IT WAS SHAKING THE WHOLE CAR ON THE DOWNSHIFT AT 35-40 AND 60MPH. ANOTHER USED TRANNY WAS SENT. ON DAY ONE, BEGAN NOTICING THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AT 40-45 AND 60-65MPH ON THE UPSHIFT. I AM WAITING FOR MY MECHANIC TO BE AVAILABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND REQUEST ANOTHER TRANNY. THIS WILL BE NUMBER THREE IN THREE MONTHS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668603December 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY HONDA PILOT 2005 SHUDDERS AT ABOUT 35-50 MPH SPEEDS. THE SHUDDERING LASTS FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. THE SHUDDERING GOES AWAY BY EITHER INCREASING OR DECREASING THE SPEED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW YEARS. TODAY I AM SITTING AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SHUDDERING AND THE HONDA TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED ON THIS SITE AND THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS WONDERING WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667880December 23, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY SHE HEARD LIKE A WHIRRING SOUND AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. SHE PULLED ON THE SIDE AND NOTICED FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SIDE OF ENGINE. WE HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TALKING TO THE AGENT, THEY TOLD US THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO RADIATOR AND RADIATOR COOLANT/TRANS FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. COST OF REPAIRS: $1130 TO FLUSH OUT THE FLUIDS AND 5000 TO FIX TRANSMISSION. MY PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE UPTO DATE WITH THE SERVICE CHECK-UP AND UPSET THAT THIS WAS NOT PREVENTED FROM HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667033December 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE THERE IS A SHUDDER. LETTING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND STOMPING BACK ON IT SOMETIMES HELPS MAKE IT GO AWAY. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE ON INCLINES WHERE THE THROTTLE IS UNDER LOAD AT THE DESCRIBED SPEED. THERE IS A HILL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT REPEATS ALMOST EVERY TRIP. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE PAVEMENT IS RUTTED PERPENDICULAR TO TRAFFIC BUT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN OTHER CARS. IT ALSO RETURNS AROUND 70-75 MPH. I THOUGHT IT WAS OUT OF BALANCE OF TIRES BUT I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND ASKED THE MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO THE SUSPENSION TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY PLAY. HE SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHICH I TRUST AND THEY DROVE IT, INSPECTED IT FROM UNDERNEATH AND THEY TOO COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHALKED IT UP TO OUT OF BALANCE TIRES. MY PILOT HAS BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES SINCE I'VE HAD IT AND THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME WITH EVERY SET OF TIRES. I HAVE USED BRIDGESTONE, YOKOHAMA, AND KUMHO TIRES TRYING TO RULE OUT BRANDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664339December 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
THIS IS A 2005 HONDA PILOT WE BOUGHT IN 2009. THE DEALER CALLED ME TO SAY THAT THE RADIATOR BURST AND THE ANTIFREEZE GOT MIXED IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. HE IS NOW QUOTING A $5,000 BILL TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663651December 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE PRESSURE SWITCH IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IS BROKEN...IT GOES ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON, WITH LIGHT COMING ON AT THE DASHBOARD. WE HAVE HAD THE AIRBAG CHECKED 3 TIMES, TWICE BY OUR MECHANIC, ONCE BY THE DEALER, AND THEY SAY IT'S FINE. THE PRESSURE SWITCH IS MAL-FUNCTIONING. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE $300-$400 TO TAKE APART THE SEAT AND REPLACE THE SWITCH...CANNOT AFFORD IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663214December 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
I CONTACTED 2 HONDA DEALERSHIPS (SOUTH MOTORS AND BRAHMAN HONDA) ABOUT MY AIRBAG RECALL. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND DAYS OF TRYING TO SET AN APPOINTMENT, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL SAYING THAT I WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN APPOINTMENT SOON. THIS WAS OVER 2 WEEKS AGO. I LIVE IN MIAMI, WHERE THE CHANCES OF THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONING IS GREATER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATES. I DRIVE IN FEAR EACH DAY THAT MY AIRBAG WILL GO OFF, KILLING ME AND MY FAMILY. IT SEEMS THAT THESE DEALERSHIPS AND HONDA ONLY CARE ABOUT CAR SALES, BUT DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, WHEN THEIR PRODUCT HAS DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662751December 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,731.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662244December 4, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VEHICLE STALLED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, VTM,VSA AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON. PROBLEM STARTED IN 2008 BEFORE HONDA ISSUED A RECALL. PROBLEM ONGOING AS OF PRESENT. SEEMS LIKE TEMPORARY FIXES EACH TIME, HONDA CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX. KEEPS GETTING THE RUN AROUND. VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660957November 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR STARTED TO FAIL. POWER WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN WORKED AGAIN. NOW THEY ALL WORK BUT THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WORKS EXCEPT FOR THE REAR DRIVER'S WINDOW. IT DOES WORK IF DONE DIRECTLY FROM THE DOOR BUT NOT FROM THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL. ALSO, POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I CHANGED THE FUSE BUT IT BLOWS EVERY TIME WE USE THE LOCKS. THERE IS SOME SORT OF SHORT. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING $500 TO FIX IT. THERE ARE SOME OTHER LIGHTS IN THE MAIN PANEL THAT GO ON AND OFF EVERY SO OFTEN. IT JUST SEEMS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SIDE TO THE CAR IS DETERIORATING BY THE DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660032November 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
HONDA HAS REFUSED FOR OVER A MONTH TO ANSWER WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT BEING RECALLED FOR ITS AIR BAGS. I HAVE ASKED HOW THEY KNOW MY VEHICLE DOES NOT NEED TO BE RECALLED WHEN VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR ALREADY HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE US. THEY WILL NOT ANSWER WHETHER MY CAR IS SAFE OR NOT. I HAVE ASKED THAT THEY REMOVE AT THEIR EXPENSE MY AIR BAGS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE UNSAFE, A REQUEST THAT HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED. THE PERSON WHO LAST CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOW FAILED TO RETURN MY CALLS ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS. BASED ON PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS WITH MY DEALER AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE RECENT FAILURE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO RETURN MY CALLS, I FEEL AS IF I AM BEING STONEWALLED BY HONDA, WHO SEEMS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FLAWED, ALBEIT COST-SAVING DESIGN, BY ONE OF ITS SUPPLIERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660053November 21, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
I HEARD A LOUD THUMPING OR GRINDING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON THEIR OWN. AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE STABILITY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (YELLOW TRIANGLE). OVER NEXT THREE WEEKS THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY. ON ONE OCCASION THE "YAW SENSOR" CODE WAS TRIGGERED. THE VSA RECALL IN 2013 WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER IN 2013. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653314November 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 HONDA PILOT. LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT. SUDDEN MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN PERSONAL INJURIES*CW ACCORDING TO THE LETTER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, WHILE HIS CLIENT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10658974November 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658544November 17, 2014
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY
HONDA PILOT WAS SERVICED AT ED VOYLES HONDA ON 10/22 AND PICKED UP ON 10/23. EXTENSIVE SERVICE PERFORMED ON CAR...TIMING BELT, TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS REPLACED PER RECALL, ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, OIL CHANGED, ETC. PICKED UP CAR ON 10/23. ON 10/24 BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PUT CAR IN DRIVE GEAR. CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PUTTING FOOT ON ACCELERATION. COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. ACCELERATION CONTINUED AND INCREASED. ONLY WAY TO STOP CAR WAS TO RUN INTO A TREE. NOT SURE IF CAUSED BY RECENT WORK OR I HAVE READ NOW THAT 2005 HONDA PILOTS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH UNPROVOKED ACCELERATION. USAA INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED CAR AND CAR IS AT JUNK YARD NOW. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654773November 13, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE FRONT RIGHT AIRBAG SENSOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. LAST MONTH, MY MECHANIC RESET IT. HE SAID HE'D LOOK FURTHER IF IT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. IT DID. BUT I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER. I FELT THIS WAS TOO IMPORTANT AN ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE FRONT RIGHT SENSOR AND IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. COST TO ME WAS $300. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD BE RELIABLE AND NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE CAR NOT NEW, BUT WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGED. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. INCIDENTALLY, HONDA SERVICE REPS SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF I HAD A TAKATA SRS SYSTEM, BUT THAT IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT RECALLED. I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN IT IS THE SAME SYSTEM FROM NEWS REPORTS, AND THINK IT SHOULD BE REPLACED - BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653326November 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
SUBMISSION FROM CONGRESSMAN PAULSEN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE AIRBAG RECALL (REPLY DIRECTLY TO THE CONSTITUENT). *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ALL AIR BAGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653191November 6, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
MY 2005 PILOT MODEL HAS 108,000 MILES. THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND VSA LIGHT REMAINS ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE STABILITY CONTROL RECALL 13V092000 WAS PERFORMED JULY 2013, IT WAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOUND YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE AND WANTS $1,100.00 TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652374November 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INDICATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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