Honda Pilot Complaints (2006)

268 consumer complaints on file.

#10823575February 1, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY WIFE'S HONDA PILOT 06 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ALMOST CATASTROPHIC VSA SYMPTOMS WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEEDS. BRAKES IWILL LOCK UP WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKES AND ABS WILL COME ON AND ALL VSA LIGHTS. HAVE TOWED VEHICLE TWICE TO MECHANIC AND PROBLEM CLEARS ITSELF AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING HAPPENS AGAIN THANKFULLY NO ONES BEEN KILLED. CONTACTED HONDA THEY DENY ANY ISSUES WITH VSA SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820821January 18, 2016
SEATS
THE DRIVERS-SIDE SEATBACK PANEL CONSTANTLY FALLS OFF. THERE ARE TWO HOOKS AT THE TOP AND TWO FENDER-PLUG STYLE CLIPS AT THE BOTTOM THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO SNAP THE PANEL INTO PLACE, BUT THESE PLUGS CONTINUALLY POP OUT OF THE PYLONS ON THE PANEL ITSELF AND THE PANEL IS NO LONGER SECURED TO THE SEAT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PASSENGERS THAT FOUND THE PANEL DROPPING ONTO THEIR LAPS OR TOES WHILE DRIVING. I FINALLY GAVE UP ON THE PLUGS ENTIRELY AND OPTED FOR HEAVY-GAUGE WIRE-TIES THAT HAVE SECURED THE PANEL TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT ONCE AND FOR ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671076October 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
2006 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILURE OF DEALERSHIP TO HONOR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DESPITE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AND BEING TOLD THE PART WAS ORDERED, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783836October 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE HONDA DEALER HAS FAILED TO REPLACE/REPAIR THE TAKADA AIR BAG WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FROM MY FIRST CONTACT FOR A REPAIR APPOINTMENT. WE REQUESTED AN APPOINTMENT DURING FEBRUARY OF 2015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758933August 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758988August 24, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AVS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND MECHANIC CAN NOT GET IT TO SHUT OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747819August 11, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS IT JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT AND ENGINE OIL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747354August 10, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE PREMATURELY WORN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER 17,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CORRODED CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746240August 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING MY HONDA PILOT (2006) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COM ONE WITH INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VSA. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS THE CAR SLOWS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHICH MEANS YOU CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, AND THERE IS ONE FOR THE 2005 MODEL, NOT THE 2006. HOWEVER, IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH MEANS THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED IN THE NEXT MODEL YEAR. I REACHED OUT TO HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2006 MODEL AND COULD NOT HELP ME. I TOLD THEM IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2005 AND APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED IN THE NEXT STILL NO HELP. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CONCERNING THE 2005 MODEL. TSA ACTION NUMBER: EA13002 MODEL YEAR 2005. SAME PROBLEM. ON MARCH 14, 2013, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (HONDA) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA IDENTIFYING A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM IN APPROXIMATELY 183,576 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005 HONDA PILOT, ACURA RL AND MY 2005-2006 ACURA MDX VEHICLES (NHTSA RECALL NO 13V-092). THE POPULATION AND FAILURE COUNTS PROVIDED PERTAIN ONLY TO THE MY 2005 HONDA PILOTS THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF THIS INVESTIGATION. HONDA'S RECALL ADDRESSES TWO CONDITIONS IN THE VSA SYSTEM THAT COULD RESULT IN INAPPROPRIATE BRAKE ACTIVATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730526June 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
611 AMHERST RD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722656June 1, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND THE VSA LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721315May 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY IGNITION DON'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721258May 24, 2015
SEAT BELTS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA. I HAD A 5 YEAR OLD STRAPPED IN A BOOSTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW OF MY 2006 HONDA PILOT (SHE WAS SITTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE 3RD ROW). SHE TOLD US THAT HER SEAT BELT JUST BROKE. WE PULLED OVER. APPARENTLY THE FEMALE BUCKLE END CAME OFF THE SEAT BELT STRAP. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED, THE LOOP IN THE BUCKLE THOUGH WHICH THE STRAP GOES THROUGH SEEMS VERY CORRODED (NOT RUST BUT A WHITISH POWDER). THE BUCKLE WAS LOOSE AND COULD SIMPLY SLIP OFF THE STRAP. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I JUST LOOKED IT UP AND COULDN'T FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THIS. THE BUCKLE SEEMS TO HAVE A SERIAL NUMBER ON IT: 05322AAHMAM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717458May 20, 2015
ENGINE
ATTENTION!!! ALL PILOT/ODDY/RIDGELINE/3.5 V6 HONDA OWNERS. CHECK YOUR PLUGS AND COILS JUST WANTED TO GET THE WORD SPREAD AROUND THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE HONDA 3.5 V6 ENGINE WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I DIDN'T LEARN OF THIS UNTIL RECENTLY, WHEN THE SPARK PLUG IN THE #5 CYLINDER SHOT OUT OF THE HEAD AND DESTROYED THE COIL, AND TRASHED THE THREADS. I FOUND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, AND ALL OF THE RESULTS AREN'T GOOD. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WAS THROUGH HONDA CARE DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS DAMAGE FROM THE SPARK PLUG AND THEY DON'T COVER SPARK PLUGS. WHAT A LOAD. IF THEY WANT TO PLAY THAT GAME, WHAT THE HECK WOULD THEY EVER HAVE TO COVER? SORRY SIR, THERE'S A SHORT IN YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE INSULATION IN THE WIRES AND WE DON'T COVER DAMAGE FROM THE INSULATION... GRRRRRR... SO I CALLED HONDA AND WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN DO SOMETHING FOR US AS LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMERS - I EVEN MENTIONED THAT WE'VE GOT A HONDA CRV... SIGH... HONDA HAS A DUTY TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL SAFE VEHICLES AND TO FIX OR PAY FOR SAFETY DEFECTS IN ITS VEHICLES," "INSTEAD, HONDA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ALLEGED DEFECT AND FORCED ITS CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS. LIKE YOURS TRULY, ENGINE BLOWN AND NOW I OWN MONEY ON A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. I WANT TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT WITHOUT A SUPPORTING INCIDENT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS PLEASE RESPONDS TO THIS MESSAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706211April 17, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE DAY THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED, I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MILES ROUND TRIP BETWEEN10:30-10:45 A.M., AND THEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR 3 HOURS. AFTER THAT, I DROVE MY CAR APPROX. 1 MILE, AND IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR. THEN, ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS AFTER I BEGAN DRIVING MY CAR BACK HOME, MY SON NOTICED SMOKE. I DIDN'T SEE THE SMOKE AND THOUGHT MY WINDOW WAS HAZY, SO I CONTINUED DRIVING. ABOUT 1/2-1/4 MILE FROM MY HOME, I SAW A LITTLE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND MY ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME, I NOTICED THAT DIFFERENT INDICATOR LIGHTS BEGAN DISPLAYING. HOWEVER, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED NORMAL LEVELS. BECAUSE I WAS SO CLOSE TO HOME, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHERE I PARKED AND EXITED THE CAR AND NOTICED ADDITIONAL SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. I EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE OFFICE AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSED BY THE ALTERNATOR, AND THE TIMING BELT, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND PORTIONS OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR THE DAMAGE. THANKFULLY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND COULD PUT OUT THE FIRE ON MY OWN, OTHERWISE, THE DANGER TO MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AND THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706299April 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN FT. MYERS, FL TO REMEDY THE AIRBAG RECALL. I HAVE WAITED MONTHS FOR THEM TO GET BACK WITH ME. STILL NOTHING. SO I AM UNABLE TO GET MY AIRBAG FIXED. THEY SAID THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703499April 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702263March 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE ABOUT RECALL. I CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN SEPTEMBER 2014. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN PART ARRIVES. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN; SIX MONTHS TIL DATE NO ONE IS ABLE TO TELL ME WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN. I CONTINUALLY AM TOLD THAT "IT'S ON BACK ORDER!" SEEMS LIKE HONDA IS NOT MAKING MUCH OF AN EFFORT TO REPAIR THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694597March 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692842March 8, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
THE VSA SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE APPLYING A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FORCE WITHOUT ANY INPUT BY THE DRIVER. THE SMALL AMOUNT OF BREAK FORCE SEEM TO BE CONSTANTLY PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. AT TIMES, THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FORCE APPLIED EXCEEDS THE DRIVER'S INTENDED INPUT. THE VSA WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND IS UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE. DEALER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC SAY IT IS THE VSA OR YAW SENSOR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000-$2,0000. IT SEEMS TO BE THE VERY SAME ISSUE THAT THE RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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