Honda Pilot Complaints (2019)

927 consumer complaints on file.

#11299468January 15, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFORMATION SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH CONTROLS ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WITHIN THE VEHICLE, WAS EMITTING A POPPING/ CRACKING NOISE AND SHUTTING DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNS BLANK AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER, SEAT HEATERS, ETC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (VANN YORK HONDA LOCATED AT 422 EASTCHESTER DR, HIGH POINT, NC 27262 PHONE NUMBER 866-207-1275) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THE MATTER AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299273January 14, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOUD CRACKLING IN SPEAKERS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC OR TALKING ON CAR PHONE. BLUETOOTH AND AUXILARY CONNECTIVITY COMPROMISED BY ABOVE COMPLAINT. MICROPHONE ON CAR PHONE RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING CAUSING MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. TRACTION CONTROL GOES OUT IN THE SLIGHTEST WEATHER CONDITIONS I.E. LIGHT SNOW/SLEET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299287January 14, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE COMPUTER SYSTEM CRASHES FREQUENTLY. ALL VOICE CONTROLS AND HANDS FREE APPLICATIONS STOP WORKING. COMPUTER SCREEN DOES NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, LOCKED AND LEFT OVER NIGHT. NO AUDIO FROM ANY SOURCE. UNABLE TO MAKE OR RECEIVE PHONE CALLS. FRONT AND REAR PROXIMITY SAFETY SENSORS DON'T FUNCTION APPROPRIATELY. REAR VIEW SAFETY CAMERA STOPS WORKING. MANY FUNCTIONS WITHIN COMPUTER MENU BECOME INACCESSIBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 14 TIMES WITHIN AN 11 MONTH PERIOD. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME OF DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298829January 12, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2019 HONDA PILOT ELITE CENTER CONSOLE, DASH, INFOTAINMENT, NAVIGATION SYSTEM RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING AND GOES BLANK UNDER ALL CONDITIONS DRIVING, AT LIGHT, PARKED ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. DISPLAY SAYS CONNECTING AND NO SIGNAL EVEN FOR FM RADIO. THIS IS DANGEROUS DISTRACTION AND LEAVES US UNABLE TO ADMINISTER NAVIGATION, SAFETY ITEMS OR ANY OTHER ON BOARD INFORMATION. PARKING SENSORS, AUTO BRAKING AND LANE DEPARTURE DOES NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292221December 31, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER DISPLAY AND THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM OF THE HONDA PILOT CONTINUOUSLY GOES BLANK AND NOT SURE WHAT OTHER EFFECTS IT HAS ON THE VEHICLE AS THE DRIVE IS UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEED THEY ARE DRIVING OR IF ANYTHING ELSE IS WORKING IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN USING SPEED CONTROL OR OTHER DEVICES. THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS, AND STATIONARY. FIRST THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM DOES BLANK AND THE DRIVER SETTINGS,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291911December 29, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASHBOARD HAS A POPPING/CRACKING NOISE ALL THE TIME LIKE ELECTRIC SHORT WHEN LISTENING TO MUSIC OR RADIO IT SOUNDS LIKE A SCATCH CD ALL THE TIME OR IF THE STEREO ITS OFF STILL DOES IT I HAVE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES THEY SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT ARE WAITING ON HONDA FOR THE NEXT STEP BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF CARS AFFECTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HOPE THEY DO A RECALLED TO FIX THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291718December 28, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2019 HONDA RANDOMLY BRAKES WHILE I'M DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING SOMEONE TO REAR END ME, AND OTHER TIMES ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE IN ACCIDENTS. IN ADDITION, AT 19K MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT (STARTED CATCHING, MAKING A GRINDING NOISE) WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, ONCE RESTARTED IT DECELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT, EMISSIONS LIGHT AND BLIND SPOT LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291520December 27, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FOLLOWING OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS: RADIO CRACKLES AND POPS. THE RADIO DISPLAY GOES BLANK AND WILL NOT WORK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO HOURS. THE FOLLOWING OCCUR SPORADICALLY: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER) GOES BLANK WHILE DRIVING. THE RADIO AND REAR VIEW CAMERA SWITCH BACK AND FORTH REPEATEDLY (I HAVE VIDEO). MULTIPLE MESSAGES POP UP WHEN THE RADIO ISN'T WORKING. THE FAN SPEED BUTTON CAN TRIGGER THE RADIO SETTINGS. THE FRONT HEATER DISPLAY GOES BLANK. THIS OCCURRED ONCE: I WAS DRIVING UP A VERY SMALL INCLINE ON A DRY ROAD AT 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT COULD GO. THE VSA INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I HAD TO STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, STOP THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS ELECTRICAL OR AN ENGINE PROBLEM. I'VE TRIED TO NARROW THE CONDITIONS (RAINY, COLD, STATIONARY, OR MOBILE) DOWN BUT THERE IS NO PATTERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288287December 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR 2019 HONDA PILOT HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH STARTED AROUND 11K MILES, THE DASH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT, CRACKLING NOISES COME FROM THE SPEAKERS, THE BACKUP CAMERA'S GO OUT, RADIO QUITS WORKING, PHONE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK, INABILITY TO TURN ON OR OFF SAFETY FEATURES. AT TIMES ON CURVES THE VEHICLE WILL THINK A CAR COMING TOWARDS US IS HEADING INTO OUR CAR AND WILL APPLY THE BRAKES STRONGLY. WE ARE AFRAID THE LIGHTS OR BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NEXT BE AFFECTED BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS WE HAVE READ ABOUT BY OTHER OWNERS. HONDA ADMITS THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SAY THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON IT. YET THEY CONTINUE TO SELL NEW CARS TO CONSUMERS KNOWING FULL WELL THE PILOTS HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH COULD LEAD TO UN-SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS OR ACCIDENTS. ASKED THEM TO BUY BACK THE CAR WHICH THEY REFUSED TO DO AS THEY SAID "THE CAR IS STILL DRIVE ABLE". I AM AFRAID TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR. I AM PURSUING OTHER MEANS OF TAKING ACTION AGAINST HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287646December 7, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RANDOMLY THE CENTER COUNSEL DISPLAY WILL GO BLANK AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DISPLAY WHICH CONTAINS THE SPEEDOMETER. ALSO FAILING AT THE SAME TIME IS THE DVD PLAYER. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE A 'POPPING' NOISE THROUGH THE SPEAKERS, EVEN WITH AUDIO SYSTEM TURNED OFF. THIS USUALLY IS WHAT HAPPENS FIRST, THEN ERROR MESSAGES (FOR EXAMPLE: 'RADIO UNAVAILABLE', 'NO AUDIO CONNECTION FOR FM', 'NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST', 'CHECK TUNER'), THEN SCREEN GOES BLANK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE DRIVER IS DRIVING, THEY ARE UNABLE TO ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATE SPECIFIC SAFETY CONTROLS INCLUDING LANE KEEP ASSIST, CRUISE CONTROL, AUTOMATIC BRAKING ETC. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING WARNING IS ALSO LOST WHEN THE DISPLAY GOES OUT, AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS , BOTH DISPLAY SCREENS TURN OFF AND GO BLACK, WHICH ARE HUGE SAFETY CONCERNS. FROM THE CENTER DISPLAY, WE LOSE THE BACK UP CAMERA, RADIO, NAVIGATION, DVD PLAYER AND ABILITY TO MAKE HANDS FREE PHONE CALLS AMONG OTHER THINGS. THIS CAN OCCUR DAILY, EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN, OR SPORATIC AND NOT HAPPEN FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME. CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2019. PROBLEM BEGAN IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST 2019, EXACT DATE UNKNOWN. PROBLEMS OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, CITY STREETS, HIGHWAY AND AT ANY SPEED AND ANY TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287178December 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE IS REVVING ON ITS OWN @ 3000 RPM WITH NO FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL OR DRIVING 15 MPH AND THE ENGINE IS @ 4500 RPM WITH NO FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY WIFE WAS IN THE PICKUP LANE AT MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN & TURN OFF THE IGNITION BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THE HONDA PILOT WAS GOING TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN INTO THE PICKUP LINE AT THE SCHOOL. NOW YOU SEE WHY I SAID THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282448November 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FAILED AND THE SCREEN TURNED OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN IT STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN EAGLE HONDA (855-562-7994, LOCATED AT 5311 LEMMON AVE, DALLAS, TX 75209) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED WHEN THE REPAIRS COULD BE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THEM THAT SHE WANTED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281988November 24, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED A 2019 PILOT ELITE IN FEBRUARY AND IN MAY ISSUES STARTED WITH A CRACKING NOISE THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE SPEAKERS. IT THEN BECAME ISSUES WITH THE INFOTAINMENT, SPEEDOMETER AND DVD PLAYER BLACKING OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED A WIRING HARNESS, THIS FIXED THE ISSUE FOR A MONTH THEN IT ALL RETURNED. NEXT THEY REPAIRED SOME CONNECTORS, THIS FIX LASTED A COUPLE MONTHS WITH INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS OF BLACKOUT. NOW THE BLACKING OUT IS HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY AGAIN. THE DEALER IS NOW BEING TOLD TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WHICH IS BACK ORDERED FROM HONDA. ALL TOLD THIS VEHICLE HAS SPENT > 30 DAYS IN THE REPAIR SHOP TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUES. ISSUES HAPPEN AT CITY OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES AS IT ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281923November 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED PILOT ON APRIL 2019. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM ON JUNE 2019 (MOVING AND STOPPED- CITY AND HIGHWAY). SYSTEM KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN, DISCONNECTING PHONE CALLS, PLAYS MUSIC AS IF LOOSES CONNECTION (FM, AM AND SAT). THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT IT SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY AND TURNS BLACK DISPLAYING "NO NETWORK CONNECTION". THIS ISSUES ARE DISTRACTING AND MAKE THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE UNTIL FIXED. AS WE APPROACH THE FORTH APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM HONDA ADVISED ME THAT THE EARLIEST THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE IN IS DECEMBER 11. MEANWHILE I HAVE AN EXPENSIVE DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT BECAUSE I REFUSE TO LET MY FAMILY TRAVEL IN THAT CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281738November 22, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WILL FREQUENTLY FREEZE OR CRASH, DISABLING FEATURES INCLUDING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, RADIO AND REAR VIEW CAMERA. THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO CYCLE OVER AND OVER UNTIL YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281802November 22, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER AND INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUT OFF AND RESTART AT RANDOM. IN ADDITION, THE SPEAKERS CRACKLE, THE RADIO STOPS WORKING, THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER SCREEN HAS TURNED OFF TWICE AND THE ONLY (TEMPORARY) SOLUTION WAS FOR THE DEALER TO RESET THE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281125November 19, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH MY FOOT COVERING THE BRAKE THE CAR RPMS SHOT UP AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SLAMMING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS STANDING AS HARD AS I COULD ON BRAKE AND IT WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR THAT WAS HIT HAD SOMEONE STANDING BEHIND IT LOADING HER GROCERIES, THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED HER CAR TO HIT HER AND KNOCK HER TO THE GROUND.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11280700November 17, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
CLICKING NOISING WHEN IN REVERSE OR TURNING AND ALSO STALLS BETWEEN 40AND 50 MPH TRANSMISSION HAS HARD TIME SHIFTING ALSO SENSITIVE BREAKING SYSTEM ALWAYS BREAKING LIGHTS COMES ON OR IT WILL SUDDENLY BREAK BY ITSELF.ALL THIS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279391November 11, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"NETWORK CONNECTION LOST" WHEN USING INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. DASH/SPEED CLUSTER GOES BLACK AND REBOOTS IN MID DRIVE. "FM UNAVAILABLE" DISPLAYED WHEN LISTENING TO RADIO. COLLISION WARNING "BRAKE" MESSAGE DISPLAYS RANDOMLY. SANDY/POPPING NOISES RANDOMLY IN SPEAKERS. ALL OF THESE I CAN NOT REPRODUCE ON THE SPOT, IT IS RANDOM THAT I CAN TELL AT THIS POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279138November 9, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON 11/09/19 AT OR AROUND 800PM PST, MY REAR HATCH WINDOW EXPLODED FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING A SPIDER-WEB PATTERN. NOTHING TOUCHED THE WINDOW. HOWEVER, APPROX ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THIS EVENT I DID ACTIVATE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER FOR ONLY 5 MINUTES. STEVENS CREEK HONDA IN SAN JOSE, CA ADVISED THIS BROKEN WINDOW WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. AS A NOTE, THE HONDA DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPT SAID THE BACK WINDOW WAS BACK-ORDERED AND NO ETA AS TO WHEN A BACK WINDOW WOULD OR COULD BE SHIPPED. NOW, I AM DEALING WITH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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