Honda Pilot Complaints (2005)

679 consumer complaints on file.

#11128165September 7, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO A STATIONARY POLICE CRUISER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. TWO WEEKS EARLIER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED MOMENTARILY AND RELEASED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11124367September 4, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE HONDA PILOT VSA RECALL (HTTPS://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CAR-NEWS/HONDA-RECALLS-182000-VEHICLES-FOR-FAULTY-VEHICLE-STABILITY-ASSIST-SYSTEM.HTML) BUT IT IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAID WAS A PROBLEM IN 182000 OTHER VEHICLES. THE VSA WARNING LIGHT COMES ON + STAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. PLEASE HELP. I DID NOT RECIEVE NOTICE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND IT DOES NOT SHOW . ON YOUR WEB SITE EITHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123797August 31, 2018
AIR BAGS
DMV HAS SENT ME A LETTER STATING MY CAR HAS A RECALLED AIRBAG THAT COULD KILL OR INJURE ME OR MY PASSENGERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123528August 30, 2018
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE PARKED IN LOT. AIRBAG DEPLOYED, PARKED AND LOCKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123108August 28, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
CAR WILL APPLY BRAKE TO ITSELF CAUSIN A SWERVE OR A JERK AND THE VSA LIGHT WILL COME ON AND AS SSON AS U TURN OFF THE IGNITION THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF. AND WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN IT WANTS TOO. ANY CAR APPKY BRAKE BY ITSELF IS UNSAFE AND WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVER HAVE NO CONTROL OF IT... THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY AND RECALLED AND FIXED. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY HONDA PILOT DOING THIS. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120722August 17, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN ANY CONDITION THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING WILL MAKE A BANG NOISE, SHUDDER AND BRAKE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY UNTIL AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE VSA RECALL WAS DONE YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111241July 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STARTER/ELECTRICAL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO COME ON AND STAY ON. ALSO THE STARTER DOES NOT WANT TO START AT TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103654June 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN
2005 HONDA PILOT, WHEN CRUISING BETWEEN 35-45 MILES CAR SHUDDERS/VIBRATE NEVER FIXED SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103332June 21, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CURRENT PROBLEM IS THE VSA LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER RESETTING THE VSA BUTTON. ALSO HAS CAUSED A TRIANGLE WITH ! ON THE DASH TO LIGHT UP' CAR STARTS OFF STATIONARY, IGNITION ON AND RUNNING WITH THE TRIANGLE WITH !, AFTER DRIVING THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON. ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101760June 13, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A BRACKET CONNECTING THE DRIVER SEAT TO THE BASE HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO TO BE MOBILE. THE SEAT MOVES ON THE BASE DURING TURNS AND STOPPING OR WHEN I SHIFT MY WEIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT WILL SEPARATE FROM THE BASE CAUSING INJURY TO ME OR OTHER OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100349June 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST CONTROL MODULE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING BY THEMSELVES... VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND CANNOT TURN THE VSA LIGHT OFF... HONDA DOESN'T LIST THIS VIN NUMBER AS UNDER RECALL THAT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLES UNDER RECALL. UNIBODY REAR UNDER FRAME AND SUSPENSION MOUNT CORRODES AND RUST DO TO WATER COLLECTING UNDER VEHICLE INSIDE THE UNIBODY. THERE IS NO WEEP HOLES FOR WATER TO DRIP OUT AND THE SUSPENSION MOUNTS CORRODE AND HAVE COME OFF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098367May 29, 2018
SUSPENSION
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA PILOT. IT ONLY HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT. MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE EXCELLENT. THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD THE SHOCKS CHANGED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT. I DID NOT NOTICE THE RUST BUT MY MECHANIC POINTED IT OUT TO ME AND NOW I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. BEFORE I WAS ADVISED OF THE RUST DAMAGE I PUT ALL NEW BRAKES AND TIRES. IM IN SIX THOUSAND ON THE CAR AND NOW I HAVE TO SCRAP IT. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ISSUE THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. HOW CAN THE FRAME, CHASIS, AND SUB FRAME ROT/RUST OUT. THIS IS NOT OKAY. I SEE MANY FORUMS ONLINE DISCUSSING THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH OLDER HONDA VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098454May 29, 2018
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096934May 20, 2018
SEATS
THE DRIVER SEAT LEFT FRONT BRACKET BROKE. THE CHAIR IS ABLE TO LEAN BACK AND IS UNSTABLE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND I AM NOT HE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. IT SEAMS TO OF STARTED WITH THE 2004 MODEL AND IN THE CRV. A RECALL IS NEEDED. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER A $1000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE BASE. THE BRACKET PART IS NOT BEING OFFERED. THIS IS CRAZY. I JUST SAT IN MY CHAIR AND REACHED TO THE REACHED TO MY BACKSEAT FOR A BAG AND IT SNAPPED. THANK GOOD MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE NOT IN THIS THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096739May 18, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING 35 MPH IN RIGHT TURN BREAKS BEING APPLIED BY THEMSELVES VERY DANGEROUS VSA LIGHT COMING ON AFTER EVENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092611May 9, 2018
SEATS
THE BRACKET WHICH IS USED TO MOUNT THE SEAT TO THE VEHICLE BROKE AND THE SEAT IS NOT STABLE. THE BRACKET IS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE (CLOSEST TO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR). FROM WHAT I HEAR ON THE PILOTEERS WEB SITE, SEVERAL FOLKS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING AND CAUSED ISSUES CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE, SINCE THE SEAT WOULD WANT TO RECLINE BACKWARDS WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAD TO BRACE MYSELF BY HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092508May 8, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VSA SYSTEM ACTIVATES BRAKES WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM DRIVER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. VSA LIGHT CAME ON, CAR BRAKED ON ITS OWN ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT; SAME THING HAPPENED DURING GENTLE LEFT TURN AT 15MPH. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DEFECTIVE YAW RATE SENSOR. MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL IN 2013, #13V092000. LOCAL DEALER REPLACED BATTERY STATING THAT FAILING A LOAD TEST COULD CAUSE VSA CODE. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, NOW LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOUND YAW RATE SENSOR ERROR CODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083787April 7, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
FAULTY ELECTRICAL ISSUE. CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF AND GO DEAD ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS. THIS WAS REPORTED TO HONDA AS A SAFETY CONCERN BUT NO ONE EVER FOLLOWED UP WITH THE COMPLAINT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED UNEXPECTLY WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION WITHOUT WARNING. WORSENS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THIS WAS REPORTED 10 YEARS AGO AND EVEN. AGAIN ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO WITH NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA. OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082511April 2, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING 65 MPH BRAKES APPLIED BY THEMSELVES, VEHICLE SWERVED AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL VSA LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER ON JAN. 17/18 . VSA NEEDED REPLACED. REPAIR DONE ON 3/6/18, WE DID NOT DRIVE UNTIL REPAIR DONE. THEN ON 3/31/18 IT OCCURRED AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM, BRAKES APPLIED BY THEMSELVES AND VEHICLE SWERVED AND AGAIN A STRUGGLE TO CONTROL IT. CALLED DEALER, THEY WILL HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM IS UNDER WARRANTY? THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE THAT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, I DO NOT BELIEVE IT WAS PROPERLY ADDRESS IN THE HONDA RECALL OF 2013.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072399February 12, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WIFE WHILE TURNING ON INSIDE OF LOT BUMPED POLE AT KROGER PARKING LOT. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXPLODING SHRAPNEL HIT MY WIFE CUTTING INTO HER ARMS. HONDA WAS SAID THEY REPLACE ALL AIR BAGS AND ACCESSORIES. THEY SENT ONE PART. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T EVERYTHING IT NEEDED. *BF *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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