Honda Pilot Complaints (2006)

268 consumer complaints on file.

#11142493October 24, 2018
ENGINE
MY 2006 HONDA PILOT STARTED TO SHOW THE P0301 ERROR CODE AND HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VTM-4 CAUTION LIGHT COME ON SUDDENLY. BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON A MONDAY MORNING. THE DAY BEFORE I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR ABOUT 20 MILES ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND ABOUT 2 MILES ON CITY ROADS. THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AT THAT TIME NOR WERE ANY OBSTACLES HIT, SUCH AS POTHOLES, AND NO CHANGE IN THE DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CAR WERE EXPERIENCED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHICH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MISFIRE IN THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER CAUSED BY FAULTY VALVES. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP WHICH RECONDITIONS AND REPAIRS ENGINES AS A SPECIALTY. THEY FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE INTAKE SNORKEL WAS SPLIT IN TWO. LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2009 TO 2012 HONDA PILOTS WHICH EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES WHICH HONDA USA SETTLED. I AM CONCERNED A SIMILAR FAULT HAPPENED IN MY 2006 HONDA PILOT AND WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE BASED ON HONDA'S SETTLEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138967October 8, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT A LOUD BANG HAPPEND IN OUR 2006 HONDA PILOT. WE THOUGHT WE HAD BOTTOMED OUT. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME, SUSPENSION, AND DRIVE TRAIN HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE REAR CROSSMEMBER. THIS IS DUE TO PREMATURE RUST AND INADEQUATE METAL USED IN THE REAR SUBFRAME. THE REAR SUBFRAME AND SUSPENSION IS ONLY BEING HELD IN WITH 2 MORE RUSTY BOLTS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT RUSTY ANYWHERE ELSE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT DOES HAVE 165,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE . I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THE CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER THAT I TOOK IT TOO SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT, AND THE VEHICLE IS JUNK. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT. THE FAILURE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HAVE E-MAILED HONDA, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ME EXCEPT FOR A AUTO RESPONSE E-MAIL. THIS VEHICLE IS WORTH ABOUT $6000 BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132829October 2, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING FOR 500 MILES ONE GO, THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE WAS 93F I HAD SMELLED GAS I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED I FOUND THE GAS TANK HAS MELTED DUE TO HEAT COMES FROM THE MUFFLER RUNS UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TANK, GOOD NEWS THE GAS WAS IS NOT THAT HOT TO IGNITE AND BURN, I WONDER HOW THE TANK MATERIAL COULD MELT IN THIS CONDITION IT HAS TO STAND THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130479September 20, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT BUERKLE HONDA (3360 HWY 61 N, ST PAUL, MN 55110, (651) 490-6600), THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE PART LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE BODY WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123919September 1, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VOICE COMMANDS SHUTTING RADIO OFF PUTTING RADIO ON AIR ON AIR OFF ASKING TO REPEAT .DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING HAYWIRE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL TO DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS CAR STARTED VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING REPLACED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF BUT BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTING FINE CAR ACCELERATES ON OWN WITH CRUISE SET ALL THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. CAR ACCELERATED ON OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWY DOING 65 MY I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AND SHUT DOWN CRUISE. HAD COMPUTER TESTED TO SEE IF ANYTHING WRONG HAD COMPUTER CHECKED TO SEE WHATS WRONG WITH ENGINE INDICATED NO CODES EVERYTHING FINE. ALSO WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP BUT EVERYTHING OK WITH POWER STEERING FLUIDS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE I HAVE 4 GRANDCHILDREN THAT I PICK UP FROM SCHOOL IM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH THEM IN CAR EVEN MYSELF I DONT WANT ANYONE GETTING HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF HONDAS KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE PROBLEMS THAT THEY WONT DO A RECALL BECAUSE TO EXPENSIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122153August 24, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
ON 8/18/18, WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH, WE HEARD A LOUD THUD. THEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED, THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE. I CALLED MY MECHANIC THINKING IT MIGHT BE THE EXHAUST. WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT ON 8/22/18, HE INFORMED ME THE REAR SUB FRAME WAS PULLING OUT OF THE BODY, AND THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HE SAID THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED TO A CAR THAT IS 12 YEARS OLD, AND IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION. HE SAID THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE REAR FRAME UP WAS MY EXHAUST PIPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120369August 16, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE, THE STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY SEIZED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE LOST OF ACCELERATION CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114953July 31, 2018
SUSPENSION
REAR SUSPENSION BROKEN FROM CAR FRAME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110003July 7, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED - BULBS ARE GOOD, HAVE REPLACED WITH KNOWN GOOD BULB TO NO AVAIL. HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE HONDA PILOT FROM 2003-2008. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EARLIER (PRE 2005) PILOTS BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED BY HONDA IN LATER MODELS. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS THE VEHICLE IN ANY STATE, PARKED, MOTOR ON OR OFF, WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION OR STANDING STILL. HI-BEAM HEADLIGHTS STILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM IN THE EARLIER RECALL. VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 180,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102117June 15, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKING SYSTEM TO APPLY BRAKING FORCE WITH NO DRIVER INPUT AT ANY TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096889May 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VSA DEVICE WILL ENGAGE AFTER A MILE OF DRIVING AND WILL NOT.ALLOW YOU TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY YOU MUST SLOWLY PRESS THE PEDAL. MODELS BEFORE 2006 WERE PART OF A RECALL (13V-092) HOWEVER SAME ISSUE ON 2006 IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079676March 15, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNT HAS SEPARATED FROM FRAME OF THE VEHICLE - CAR HAS NEVER GONE OFF ROADING - ALL HIGHWAY MILES - CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED - IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076099March 3, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATORS: AFTER HITTING A ROADSIDE OBJECT AT A COUNTY ROAD TURNING INTO A COMMUNITY, THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED, BUT THE AIRBAG WAS NOT INFLATED. I BURSTED, NOT BLOWED OUT SIMPLY WITH THE BAG ITSELF WITHOUT AIR. AFTER TALKING TO HONDA, THEY REPEAT THAT THE INFLATION PROCESS COME AND GO QUICKLY. I KNOW THAT IT COME AND GO QUICKLY. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT INFLATED AT ALL. AS A SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO EXPERIMENTS, WHO KNOWS WHAT CAN BE A HUMAN BIAS, WHO KNOWS THE SPEED OF HUMAN REACTIONS, THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS THAT I WAS SURE AND AM SURE, THE BAG WAS NOT INFLATED ENOUGH. I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH IT WAS INFLATED, MY IMPRESSION WAS THAT IT WAS INFLATED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5-10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE WAS VIRTUALLY STOPPED WHEN THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. THE BAG DID NOT TOUCH ANY PART OF MY BODY BESIDES MY RIGHT ARM. MY BODY DID NOT MOVE FORWARD AT ALL AS THE SPEED OF AT HITTING WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO MOVE MY BACK AWAY FROM THE SEAT. THE AIRBAG DID NOTHING BUT BURNING MY RIGHT ARM, CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN. NOTE THAT, THE AIRBAG WAS SERVICED BECAUSE THE RECALL. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS NOT THE ORIGINAL AIRBAG WHICH WAS RECALLED, IT IS THE NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM IS EITHER CAUSED BY THE PRODUCT ITSELF OR BY INSTALLATION. IN ANY CASES, IT IS A DEFECTED PRODUCT THAT DOES NOTHING WHEN DEPLOYED BUT HARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11064154January 22, 2018
SEATS
WE WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP WAITING TO TURN INTO OUR CHILD'S SCHOOL PARKING LOT. WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT LEAST 40 MPH, POSSIBLY FASTER, WHO MADE NO ATTEMPT TO STOP. WE WERE PUSHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND STRUCK A SECOND VEHICLE. WHEN WE CAME TO REST, BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS WERE IN A FULL RECLINE POSITION, AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO OUR CHILD HAD SHE BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052371December 4, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - MY VIN # IS SHOWING 0 RECALLS, HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD TO GO IN TWICE FOR A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. WHY IS YOUR WEBSITE RECORDING 0 RECALLS? I WAS IN A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT IN 2016 (I BELIEVE, MAY HAVE BEEN LATE 2015) AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS 1 CAR IN FRONT THAT DIDN'T GET HIT BAD, BUT THE TWO VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD THEIR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE THE SAME HONDA PILOT TODAY, BUT IT WORRIES ME THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT DIDN'T DUE TO THE ISSUE WITH THE INFLATORS. THIS VEHICLE ACCIDENT I HAD WAS PRIOR TO THIS INFLATOR RECALL. I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS MOVING, BUT VERY SLOWLY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006305July 19, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH VEHICLE LOW BEAMS SIMULTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I NEEDED TO USE HIGH-BEAMS TO GET HOME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!! I CHECKED BULBS AND FUSES AND ALL ARE IN WORKING ORDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000550June 21, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VSA LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE TO VARYING DEGREES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW. IT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD TO HER AND THOSE AROUND HER IF IT OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994979June 13, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARKLEY HONDA (3401 S COLLEGE AVE FORT COLLINS, CO) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992647June 1, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (HENDRICKS HONDA) WAS CONTACTED AND ORDERED THE PART; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE REMEDIED DUE TO THE PART BEING USED TO REPAIR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992593May 31, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENED THERE WOULD ALSO BE A NOISE AND SMELL AS METAL GRINDING AGAINST METAL. THIS ACCOMPANIED WITH A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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