Honda Pilot Complaints (2007)

211 consumer complaints on file.

#10651853November 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) BECAUSE THE CONTACT LIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING THAT HE LIVES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE CONTACTS CONCERNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NO REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS 83,789. AZ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651181October 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY HONDA PILOT IS ON YOUR LIST FOR RECALL DUE TO FAULTY AND DEADLY AIRBAGS. HOWEVER HONDA HAS STILL NOT PUT MY CAR ON THEIR RECALL LIST. ACCORDING TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL (BOSTON) NEWS STATIONS IT IS BECAUSE WE DON'T LIVE IN AN AREA THAT HAS A WARM/HOT CLIMATE MOST OF THE TIME. HAVING LIVED IN BOTH FLORIDA AND BOSTON - IT GETS JUST AS HOT HERE IN THE SUMMER. AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN CHARGE OF LOOKING AFTER OUR SAFETY ISSUES. WHY IS IT YOU HAVEN'T MADE HONDA RECALL ALL OF THE VEHICLES ON YOUR LIST - PICKING & CHOOSING WHO YOU PROTECT? I AM COMPLETING THIS FORM IN THE HOPE THAT I CAN FILE THIS COMPLAINT. TRIED END OF LAST WEEK AND EARLIER THIS WEEK ONLY TO FIND SITE WASN'T FUNCTIONING. YOU FINALLY FIXED THE VIN SITE, HOPE THIS ONE IS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650383October 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY COMPLAINT IS THAT A REVIEW OF HIGH HUMIDITY STATES SOME ARE NOT LISTED.... ARKANSAS MY STATE, HAS HIGHER HUMIDITY THAN FLORIDA OR LOUISIANA I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING HONDA SELF PICK WHAT STATES ARE HIGH IN HUMIDITY..... SOME BODY PLEASE EXPLAIN???? AM I SUPPOSED TO WEAR A FOOTBALL HELMET WHEN I DRIVE MY HONDA!!!!!! A CONCERNED HONDA PURCHASER FOR OVER 25 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650161October 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS OF 2007 HONDA PILOTS, ALONG WITH MILLIONS OF OTHER CARS, HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THERE HAS BEEN ARTICLES STATING THAT IT ONLY AFFECTS CARS IN HIGH HUMID AND/OR HOT STATES. MY VIN # DOES NOT BRING A RECALL UP BUT IT IS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. IF I DO A SEARCH OF 2007 HONDA PILOT, THE CAR COMES UP AS AIRBAG RECALL. MAYBE THIS IS BECAUSE I'M IN NC AND IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A HIGH HUMIDITY STATE??? HOW CAN IT BE DETERMINED THAT MY VEHICLE IS SAFE AND ANOTHER ONE IS NOT SAFE. I WILL NOT FEEL SAFE UNTIL MY AIRBAGS ARE REPLACED BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. I THINK ABOUT IT EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM CARRYING MY GRANDCHILDREN OR OTHER PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649646October 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) WAS NOT OPEN TO RESIDENTS WHOSE VEHICLES WERE REGISTERED IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639031September 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639097September 25, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER FABRIC BECAME DETACHED ALMOST COMPLETELY FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MENTIONED THAT THE HANGING FABRIC BLOCKED THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628477August 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE 2007 HONDA PILOT IS INCLUDED IN A LIST OF HONDA VEHICLES AS PART OF YOUR RECALL #14V-35 DATED 6/19/2014. TODAY I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THE VIN OF MY 2007 PILOT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPANY HAS NOT YET SENT OWNERS A RECALL NOTICE AND THEY HAVE NO SCHEDULE YET TO GET THE APPROPRIATE PARTS TO THE DEALERS. WHAT REALLY DISTURBS ME IS, THE SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF WE CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, WE MUST DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION, AS FRONT PASSENGERS COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT GIVING US A CHOICE BUT A SENTENCE. WE MUST DRIVE IT AS IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR WORK COMMUTING, AND VISITING SICK FAMILY UP-STATE. SO WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, KNOWING THAT POSSIBLY, THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN, THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THERE MUST BE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO IN THE SAME POSITION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS RECALL. NHTSA MUST PUT MAJOR PRESSURE ON AMERICAN HONDA TO FIX THESE VEHICLES BEFORE WE OR SOMEONE ELSE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610946July 16, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO REACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594509May 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565405February 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAR DIED. REPAIR SHOP ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM DASHBOARD. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562112January 29, 2014
SEATS
DRIVERS SIDE HEATED LEATHER SEAT GETS UNBEARABLY HOT UNDER RIGHT LEG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561469January 25, 2014
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SIDE VEHICLE SEAT HAD A SLIGHT ROCK FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS...I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS...TODAY WHILE EXITING MY VEHICLE THE SEAT SNAPPED. THE FRONT BRACKET ON THE LEFT PART OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE. IT IS AN L SHAPED BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FRAME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE? (PLEASE NOTE THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF) THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT OTHER PILOT OWNERS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557490December 27, 2013
STEERING, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE VSA LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON MOMENTARILY, FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 50-100 X. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO BE SOMETIMES (DAILY) NOT TRUE (AT ONE OCLOCK), THOUGH THE CAR WAS MOVING STRAIGHT. (TURNING THE WHEEL TURNED THE CAR.) THE ABS BEGAN MOMENTARILY FIRING, FOR NO REASON, AND THE CAR WOULD SLOW, SOMETIMES SEVERELY. (WE WERE NOT BRAKING.) THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, FOR NO REASON, THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL, WITH NO NOISE (E.G., NO ABS). RECENTLY THE ABOVE HAPPEN EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES THE VSA AND ABS HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME. ALL HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING. WE WERE NOT DRIVING FAST. THERE WERE NO EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. ON DEC 20, WE BEGAN A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH. THE ABS FIRED FOR 4 OR 5 SECS. THEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE (NOT ABS). THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. THE WHEEL WAS AS MUCH AS 270 DEGREES FROM TRUE. SOMETIMES IT TOOK EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL. SOMETIMES IT TOOK NO EFFORT BUT THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. ON DEC 21, AT THEIR RECOMMENDATION, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD US THE 2 STEERING BOLTS WERE SHEARED OFF. THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE. THEY NOTE: THE BOLTS ARE NOT VISIBLE DURING INSPECTIONS. THE STEERING AND SUBFRAME MUST BE REPLACED. THE VSA ETC. ARE PROBABLY FINE BUT WE CANNOT KNOW UNTIL EVERYTHING ELSE IS FIXED. THE DEALER HAS DECLINED TO PUT THIS IN WRITING. THEY SAY THERE IS NOT ANYBODY AT HONDA WITH WHOM WE CAN DISCUSS THIS. WHEN ASKED, THEY KNEW OF NO RELEVANT RECALLS. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE CAR. IT IS KEPT IN OUR GARAGE. WE HAVE MAINTAINED IT (LAST SERVICE WAS SEP 2013). WE ARE FORTUNATE WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. EVEN AFTER THE PROPOSED FIXES, WILL THE CAR BE SAFE? ON THE NHTSA SITE, WE FOUND 2012/2013 RECALLS FOR THE 2005 PILOT FOR THE SAME SUBSYSTEMS AND SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556943December 22, 2013
SEATS
WHEN TURNING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER IT GOT EXTREMELY HOT. MOST RECENTLY IT ACTUALLY BURNED THE SEAT FOAM AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I WILL NOT USE IT ANYMORE FOR FEAR OF A FIRE OR POSSIBLE INJURY. HONDA IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AND HAS INSTRUCTED THE DEALERSHIP TO IGNORE AS IF IT DOES NOT EXIST. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. I REALIZE NOTHING LAST FOREVER BUT THIS SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY FUSE INSTALLED TO PREVENT INJURY. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544811September 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CLIMATE CONTROL BULBS INOPERATIVE. CRUISE CONTROL AND VARIOUS OTHER INSTRUMENT/DASH BULBS INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538360September 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WE EXPERIENCED A BURNING ODOR IN THE CAR CAB, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIT AND THE A/C TEMPERATURE ROSE TO THE OUTSIDE AIR LEVEL. WHEN TAKEN TO MY CAR TECH, HE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE RIGHT CABIN WIRING HARNESS NEAR WHERE THE HARNESS ENTERS THE CABIN. THIS FIRE BURNT UP ALL THE WIRING FOR SEVERAL FEET AND DISABLED THE A/C, FRONT LIGHTS AND AIR BAG SYSTEMS. IF WE HAD NOT CAUGHT THIS ISSUE WHEN WE DID, THE ENGINE COULD HAVE HAD A FIRE EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING (I.E. IN THE GARAGE AT NIGHT). OUR REPAIRMAN ALSO REMARKED THAT THE AIRBAGS COULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT ANYTIME WHEN ON THE ROAD. OBVIOUSLY SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED! THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY A FACTORY DEFECT IN MANUFACTURE. THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE AREA OF THE ENGINE WHERE THE WIRES PASSED THROUGH HAD ROUGH EDGES RESULTING IN WIRE FATIGUE AND DAMAGE TO THE WIRE HARNESS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519416June 12, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SITTING IN CAR, START CAR UP, GET READY TO DRIVE OUT, LOUD SNAP NOISE FROM PASSENGER DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE. WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR, TRIED TO RAISE WINDOW, WINDOW WOULD NOT RAISE, TOOK TO DEALER, WINDOW REGULATOR AND/OR CABLE FAILED. REPETITIVE ISSUE ACCORDING TO HONDA REPAIR BLOGS ON INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510222May 1, 2013
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FRACTURED AND ROCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET FOR THE DRIVER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500924March 1, 2013
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WE BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA PILOT EX-L IN 2009. SOON AFTER PURCHASING WE NOTICED INTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY, THE LIGHTS FOR THE BUTTONS IN THE AC HEAD UNIT ARE ALL OUT. IN ADDITION, THE DOME LIGHT WORKS SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS JUST FINE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS FROM OTHERS ON THIS ISSUE AND FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TYPICALLY LAST MANY MANY YEARS ON MOST VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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