2005 Honda Pilot Complaint Log

VSA WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY APPLIED BRAKE ITSELF FOR NO REASON. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR DUE TO PANIC OF UNKNOWING WHAT HAPPEN. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TOOK A QUICK PICTURE OF MALFUNCTION VSA WARNING LIGHTS. THEN, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND START AGAIN LATER TO CHECK IF ANYTHING HAS GONE WRONG. VSA LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE CAR IS DRIVING AS NORMAL. I HAD NOTIFIED THIS VSA WARNING LITE ON IGNITION BEFORE THE COLD START IN THE MORNING TO LOCAL DEALER SINCE LAST YEAR. THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANY ERROR CODE IN DIAGNOSIS. IN LATELY INCIDENT, THEY FINALLY TOOK THE MATTER SERIOUSLY THEN THEY FOUND YAW SENSOR ERROR CODE BUT THEY STILL CAN'T GUARANTEE THE VSA PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED. I WISH AHC WILL LOOK INTO THIS VSA PROBLEM TO HELP OUT THE OWNERS AND I THINK THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM LIKE ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRASH SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. AFTER I STOPPED I CHECK GAS COVER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVELS. BOTH OK. HAPPENED AGAIN SO I WENT TO GET CODE READ...THROWING CODE P0872 AND CODE 0700. I HAD THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO AND HONDA FIXED PROBLEM FOR ALMOST $500. WHY IS IT HAPPENING AGAIN?

LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY EVEN WHEN ACCELERATOR ENGAGED. HAD TO PULL OVER THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE BUT SENT AWAY AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NEAREST HONDA DEALER CITED A RADIATOR LEAK THAT LIKELY GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSA WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE VEHICLE JUMPS ON AND OFF AND I TEND TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH STEERING. FURTHER CHECK REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE.

TRAVELING ABOUT 35 TO 45MPH WE FEEL A SHUTTER ONCE YOU SPEED UP IT GOES AWAY.ALSO SEE A FLUTTER IN ENGINE RPM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS AND VSA WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTROL. A POLICE OFFICER USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON THE RIGHT HAND THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,300.

ON 9-9-15, OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT ABRUPTLY STOPPED ON EMERALD PARKWAY - POLICE ASSISTED. LEAKING FLUID WAS CLUMPY RED/BROWN AND VEHICLE HOT. SHOP TODAY SAYS RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND POSSIBLY ENGINE NEED REPLACED AND INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT A HONDA DEALER. THIS IS OUR SECOND SAFETY COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE - 1ST WAS DANGEROUS "PHANTOM BRAKING" OR INADVERTANT APPLICATION ON BRAKES IN 2012, WHICH HONDA SUBSEQUENTLY RECALLED IN 2013. AFTER READING THRU COMPLAINTS, I SEE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM - TRANSMISSION LINE IN RADIATOR SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO RADIATOR AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION, RUINING BOTH HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. WE ANTICIPATE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.... WE ARE THANKFUL THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY, DURING RUSH HOUR OR WITH ANY OF OUR 3 KIDS IN THE VEHICLE, AND ARE ANGERED AT HONDA'S FAILURE TO RECALL THIS AS WELL - AS SOME SAID THEY DID FOR 2003 AND 2004 MODELS?

THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON, AND BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TAILGATE NOT REGISTERING AS CLOSED. UPON INSPECTING I DISCOVERED THAT THE LATCH ON THE TAILGATE WAS MOVING FREELY IN THE TAILGATE. IT WAS UNSECURED. UPON REMOVING THE PLASTIC TAILGATE TRIM, I SPOTTED THREE SPECIALIZED MACHINE BOLTS. THESE WERE TRAPPED BY THE TAIL GATE TRIM LOOSE UNCONNECTED. I DETERMINED THAT THESE BOLTS HELD THE LATCH IN POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE TAILGATE LATCH TO THE DOOR AND RESTORE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY. I BELIEVE THAT MORE LOCKS WILL REVEAL TO BE IMPROPERLY SECURED FROM THE FACTORY. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN REAR ENDED OR HAD ANY POST FACTORY REPAIRS. THE RISK OF INJURY DUE TO DEFECTIVE TORQUING OF THESE MACHINE BOLTS IS REAL AS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE TAILGATE COULD COME OPEN EJECTING PEOPLE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

I DID NOT HAVE AN INCIDENT. I AM JUST REPORTING THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR REPLACED IN MY HONDA PILOT AT A MILEAGE OF 204,000. AFTER READING THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS, SEVERAL OTHER HONDA PILOT OWNERS REPORTED AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING ACCIDENTS AND PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SENSORS. WHEN I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER, I ASKED IF THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE REPORTED TO HONDA. THE MANAGER TOLD ME NO IT WOULDN'T. I ASKED HOW THEY KEPT TRACK OF PROBLEMS THEN IF THEY DIDN'T MONITOR COMMON REPAIRS AND PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. HE SAID HE DOESN'T KNOW AND DIDN'T KNOW WHO I SHOULD CONTACT. THIS REPAIR WAS $220 IN AUGUST OF 2015. THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT INDICATOR WAS LIT ON MY DASHBOARD FOR WELL OVER A YEAR, MAYBE TWO YEARS UNTIL WE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. I THINK HONDA SHOULD INCLUDE THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN A RECALL!

I WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN AIRBAG RECALL. THEY TOOK CARE OF THE RECAL AND CHARGED ME $114 TO DIAGNOSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT. TURNS OUT ITS THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM LOOKING ON ONLINE POSTS. IM PRETTY UPSET WITH THE FACT I HAD TO PAY $114 TO FIND THIS OUT. THE DEALERSHIP FIXES THE RECALL THEN SAYS ITS GONNA COST ME $380 TO DO THE AIRBAG SENSOR! IM STRONGLY THINKING OF PURSUING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST HONDA FOR THEIR FAILURE TO MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. LETTING ME LEAVE WITH A DISABLED AIRBAG SYSTEM AND NOT EVEN CARING BECAUSE THEY GOT PAID!.

AFTER COMING HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED A DRIP LINE IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I TURNED AROUND I SAW A POOL OF MILKY RED LIQUID UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD I SAW THAT THE COOLANT OVERFLOW BOTTLE WAS IN FACT OVERFLOWING WITH THIS MILKY RED LIQUID. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SERVICE STATION I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2005 PILOT AND THAT NOW THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT AT A COST OF $2500 PLUS THE COST OF REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND LINES, TOTAL BILL $3500. I AM TOLD AND I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THAT HONDA IS AWARE IF THIS ISSUE AND HAS NOT AT LEAST WARNED OWNERS THAT THE RADIATOR WILL MOST CERTAINLY FAIL, HAD THEY INFORMED ME I WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I RECENTLY CAME BACK FROM A 1500 MILE ROAD TRIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OF 70MPH. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE AFTERMATH OF A KNOWN FAULTY PART AND THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO NEED.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK MY PILOT IN FOR THE RECALL AND ASSUMED THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE MECHANICS FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

CAR WAS HARD SHIFTING UNTIL I GET HOME. PULLED UP DRIVEWAY, COULD NOT GET INTO "PARK". VERY HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN OTHER GEARS, UNABLE TO PUT INTO "I" OR FIRST GEAR AT ALL. HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL ON FLAT SURFACE BECAUSE CAR WOULD ROLL EVEN WITH EMEGENCY BRAKE ON. HAD TO UNHOOK BATTERY CABLE TO SAVE ON JUICE. HAD THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS , PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/23/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL HARNESS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY PILOT 2005, 45000 MLS. IS RUNNING VERY GOOD BUT FROM 3 MONTH AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE VTM-4 IS ON AT THE SAME TIME SOME TIMES IN OFF AND ALWAYS BACK. THIS HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE START AND STAY ON, SOMETIMES ON THE ROAD IS OFF BACK AGAIN ON ENGINE LIGHT AND VTM-4.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VSA WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SOMETIMES MY VEH BRAKE ON FOR ABOUT SECOND, AND THE WARNING LIGHT OF VSA APPEARS, I TOOK MY VEH 3 TIMES TO BRAMAN HONDA AT CORAL WAYI WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS WITH THE YAW RATE SENSOR AND THAT IS NOT COVERAGE WITH THE RECALL.

THE POWERTRAIN HAS A VERY IRRITATING VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH OR HOLDING IT AT 35 - 40 MPH. THE VIBRATION LASTS ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND HAS A VERY ODD NOISE THAT HAPPENS AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. KIND OF LIKE DEEP BASE. ALL INFO I CAN FIND POINTS TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND MY MECHANIC SAYS ALL HIS INFORMATION POINTS TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER ALSO.

HACE UN TIEMPO TUVE UN ACCIDENTE Y MIENTRAS CONDUCIA SOLO EN MI HONDA PILOT Y LO BOLSA DE AIRE DEL LADO DEL PASAJERO EXPLOTO AUN CUANDO NO HABIA NADIE EN EL ASIENTO DEL PASAJERO Y LA BOLSA DE AIRE DEL LADO MIO, DEL CONDUCTOR SIENDO LA MAS IMPORTANTE NO ABRI PONIENDO MI VIDA EN RIESGO.

I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND ITS BEEN A GREAT RUNNING VEHICLE. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE CAR HAD BEEN SAGGING A BIT BUT I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE OF THE MILES IT HAD AND FIGURED THE SPRINGS WERE JUST A LITTLE WORN OUT. MY WIFE PULLED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY ONE AFTERNOON AND I NOTICED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL (NO ADDITIONAL WEIGHT IN TRUCK AREA). I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO INSPECT WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION CRADLE THAT'S MOUNTED TO THE UNIBODY CROSS MEMBER HAD BROKEN THE REAR TWO BOLTS COMPLETELY OUT FROM THE CROSS MEMBER. I TOOK PICTURES FOR DOCUMENTATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS MANY MILES ON IT BUT IT IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE NEVER TOWED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NEVER HAD ANYTHING OVER 200 POUNDS IN THE TRUNK AREA. IN MY OPINION THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH WORSE. I BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY WATER SITTING IN THE CROSS MEMBER AND RUSTING IT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE OUTSIDE OF THE CROSS MEMBER HAS FEW SIGNS OF RUST. EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THIS HAPPENING IN THE PAST I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO SOME ATTENTION BEFORE IT BECOMES A REAL PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS BETWEEB 35-40 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR BEGINS TO SHUDDER INTERMITENTLY. ALSO WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 75 TO 80 MILES PER HOUR THE SAME SHUDDING OCCURS. I FIRST THOUGHT MAY BE IT WAS THE TIRES, BUT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 85000MILES ON IT WITH BRAND NEW TIRES. AFTER SEVERAL OCCURRENCES I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE SERVICE DEPT INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND MY 30 WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM EXIST WITH MANY PILOT OWNERS BUT NO RECALL WAS DONE.

VEHICLE IN MOTION, STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. ENGINE WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. MECHANIC FOUND RADIATOR HAD FAILED, ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH ENGINE COOLANT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AND RADIATOR REPLACED. COST OF REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $5,000. CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. RECEIPTS FOR REPAIR AND COMMUNICATION TO HONDA ARE AVAILABLE.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TODAY TO GET THE CURRENT RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF AND ALSO TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE MOTOR MOUNTS. I'VE READ QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILING AROUND 55,000 MILES AND ABRUPT/HARSH SHIFTING IN THE TRANSMISSION IS A GOOD INDICATOR OF THE DEFECT. DEALER JUST NOTIFIED ME THAT 2 MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED (FRONT AND SIDE MOUNTS). THEY REPLACED THEM BUT AT MY EXPENSE, UNFORTUNATELY. NOT SURE WHEN THE MOTOR MOUNTS EXPIRED SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE, I'M THE SECOND OWNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON MY PILOT IS 159,000 SO I ENTERED 159,000 MILES FOR THE VEHICLE INCIDENT. BUT THE 3 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT, I HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED AN ABRUPT OR HARSH SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE. I FEEL WITH A LOT OF HONDA PILOT OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DEFECT, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THANK YOU, [XXX] PS, HERE'S A COUPLE OF FORUMS/BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG/FORUMS/18-MAINTENANCE/22774-ANYONE-CHANGED-MOTOR-MOUNT.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/PILOT/2005/ENGINE/MOTOR_MOUNTS_BROKEN.SHTML HTTP://HONDA-TECH.COM/HONDA-ACCORD-1990-2002-2/HOW-MUCH-REPLACE-MOTOR-MOUNT-95083/ INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT #10734361 THE INCIDENT DATE WAS NOT CORRECT. IT WAS 2015 NOT 2014. AND SINCE THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO PARTS STORE & THEY CAME UP WITH 2 ERROR CODES. 25-1 YAW SENSOR MALFUNCTION & 61-1 BATTERY VOLTAGE MALFUNCTION. THESE ERROR CODES SEEM TO BE A COMMON THREAD WITH A LOT OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE OUR ALTERNATOR & BATTERY SINCE THE RECALL SERVICE. COINCIDENCE?

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED UNDER AN AIR BAG MANUFACTURER'S RECALL; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,371. UPDATED 01/20/16*LJ

RANDOM, REPEATED AND SUDDEN BREAKS APPLY; CAR SLOWS DOWN DRAMATICALLY. VSA LIGHT MAY COME ON, MAY NOT. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON A TRIP TO PA. THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SLOW BY MORE THAN 20 MPH. WE WERE THROWN HARD INTO OUR SEAT BELTS. WE WENT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN PITTSBURGH.THEY WANTED TO SELL ME 4 NEW TIRES STATING THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO TIRES NOT WEARING EVEN. THIS WAS HARD FOR US TO BELIEVE. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD MANY TIMES TO AVOID ACCIDENTS! GOOGLE SEARCH ON VSA CAR SUDDENLY BREAKING - FIRST 'HIT' WAS A 2013 RECALL ON THE VSA HARNESS AND SENSOR. WE RECEIVED NO INFORMATION ON THE RECALL. HONDA PITTSBURGH FIXED THE RECALL FREE. THEN 8 WEEKS LATER IN MARYLAND THE CAR BEGAN TO DO THE SAME EXACT THING. WE EMERGENCY STOPPED AT A LOCAL AUTO CENTER. THEIR SYSTEM CODE SHOWED FAULTY "ABS BRAKE SYSTEM" THEY KINDLY RESET THE CODES, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT SAME. WE THEN WENT TO SALISBURY, MD. HONDA. THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW VSA MODULE DESPITE THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWING NO CODES STATING WE HAD A FAULTY VSA. THE ONLY VSA MODULE WAS IN OHIO AND WOULD TAKE A WEEK TO GET TO MARYLAND, AND COST US $1,710! ALL OTHER VSA MODULES WERE ON BACK ORDER. WE WERE ON VACATION AND COULD NOT STAY AN ADDITIONAL WEEK. NOR DID IT MAKE SENSE TO US TO REPLACE THE VSA MODULE WHEN SALISBURY HONDA SAID IT WAS "WORKING AS DESIGNED". I HAVE A LEGAL FORMAL COMPLAINT REGISTERED WITH HONDA AMERICA. I URGE YOU TO DO THE SAME. WINSTON SALEM, NC HONDA FEELS IT IS THE YAW SENSOR. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR SHOW A CODE. I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD NOW BE MADE FOR A YAW SENSOR. BETTER YET, HONDA AMERICA SHOULD REPLACE ALL VSA MODULES FOR FREE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!! .

CAR SHUDDERS OCCASIONALLY AROUND SPEEDS 30 WHILE ACCELERATING, THE SHUDDER LASTS FEW SECONDS AND STOPS. THIS COULD HAPPEN ONLY ONCE OR SEVERAL TIMES IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE AROUND SPEEDS 30 MPH. FROM HONDA FORUMS IT LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SAME YEAR HONDA PILOTS AND ACCURA RDX. DRIVING WITH SUCH AN CONDITION SHAKES THE DRIVER FOR AN UNKNOWN VEHICULAR BEHAVIOUR THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT/ FATALITY. IT IS SUGGESTED HONDA CORP MAY BE ASKED TO PUT A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES IN THIS MANUAFCTURE YEAR.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (VSA) LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED ME OF RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE TO DEALER. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO TELLS ME THAT THE CAR IS NOT UNDER THE MARCH, 2013 RECALL, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE ISSUES ARE THE SAME AS THE ISSUES WHICH LED TO THE 2013 RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SWERVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

I WAS PARKING , WHEN THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD, I HIT THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED GOING ONTO THE PAVEMENT OF THE SHOPPING CENTRE, BREAKING TWO SIDES OF A BRICK PILLAR. BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR DOORS WERE DESTROYED AND THE MAIN FRONT, THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIRBAGS, NEVER CAME OUT. *TR

THE CROSS FRAME WHERE PART OF THE REAR SUSPENSION IS MOUNTED RUSTED SO THE MOUNTS ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE SUSPENSION HANGS FROM THE OTHER POINTS OF CONNECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UP ON A LIFT. WE DRILLED TROUGH THE SECTION OF THE FRAME THAT WAS NOT RUSTED AND REATTACHED THE MOUNTS WITH STEEL ROD. WE WOULD NOT OF NOTICED IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UP ON A LIFT.

AIR BAGS SENSOR FAILED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON HONDA PILOTS AND HONDAS MUST RECALL AND REPLACE ALL SENSORS FREE OF CHARGE. THEY CHARGE $400 PER SENSOR. *TR

SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. LOOKED IT UP AND SAW THE RECALL ON THE VSA SO INTENDED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. A COUPLE DAYS LATER I'M TOOLING ALONG AT FREEWAY SPEED AND FOR A BRIEF SECOND IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND RELEASED, AND THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CODES THEY FOUND WERE FOR SOME SORT OF A POWER DROP AND BLAMED IT ON A POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGE OR DROP AT SOME POINT. MAYBE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY OR SOMETHING, BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THOSE, BUT IT COST ME $125.00 TO BE TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW. THE VSA RECALL WAS COMPLETED IN 2012 FOR THE WIRING HARNESS. TODAY (A WEEK LATER) I'M GOING ABOUT 25 ON A SURFACE STREET AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY CLEARING ANY CODES. WHAT THEY CAME BACK WITH WAS A FAULTY YAW SENSOR CODE, BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS TO DO FURTHER RESEARCH. I'M TOLD IT IS CONNECTED TO THE MAIN COMPUTER AND IF IT IS THE YAW SENSOR THEN THE MAIN COMPUTER HAS TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $1650.00 (THEY WILL CREDIT TOWARD THE REPAIR THE $125.00 I PAID LAST WEEK FOR THE NON-ANSWER). IN READING ONLINE, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. ALSO READING ONLINE A QUICK REVIEW SEEMS TO LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE SENSOR CAN BE REPLACED BY ITSELF, SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN COMPUTER, AT A MUCH LOWER COST. *TR

ABOVE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, YONKERS AVE HONDA,500 YONKERS AVENUE, YONKERS NY 10704 TO HAVE SAFETY RECALL PERFORMED AND OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON 2/26/15. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DO TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN PART WAS AVAILABLE. A DAY LATER MY RED AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON IN MY VEHICLE AND STAYS ON. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND THIS AIRBAG BAG LIGHT HAS NEVER STAYED ON. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE AIRBAG DURING MAINTENANCE TO VERIFY WHAT MODEL IT WAS , THIS WAS COMMUNICATED TO ME BY A YONKERS HONDA EMPLOYEE. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS BETWEEN MYSELF AND THEIR SERVICE MANAGER IT WAS AGREED THAT I LEAVE MY VEHICLE WITH YONKERS HONDA UNTIL THEY COULD PERFORM THE RECALL. VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THEM ON 3/7/15 AND HONDA PROVIDED LOANER VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL 4/16/15 THAT YONKERS HONDA COMPLETED RECALL AND I COULD PICK UP VEHICLE. FIVE DAYS LATER RED AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON. I RETURN TO YONKERS HONDA WHERE THEY DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ANT THEY TELL ME IT COULD BE A AIRBAG SENSOR THAT IS NOT WORKING AND THEY WOULD FIX IT AT COST TO ME. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT I BELIEVE STARTED THE DAY I LEFT THEIR DEALERSHIP ON 2/26/2015. THE DEALERSHIP BROUGHT THE VEHICLE OUT AND NOW THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOT ON. THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS. ON 6/3/15 THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON . I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAY THAT THEY DID THE RECALL AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THEIR COST. I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BUT I ONLY HAVE ONE CAR AND FEEL THAT I AM BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND BY BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA THE COMPANY....UPDATED 07/30/15 *BF

I WAS ADVISED BY MY HONDA DEALERSHIP (RUSSEL & SMITH HONDA) ON 2/16/15 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN MY CAR'S AIRBAGS - HOWEVER THE REQUIRED PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER I A YET TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE MY RECALL FIX APPOINTMENT. IN THE INTERIM I KEEP GETTING LETTERS FROM HONDA THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY AS THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I THINK HONDA SHOULD ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE PARTS FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THEIR LOCAL DEALERS AND ADVICE THE DEALERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. I HAVE WAITED 2 MONTHS WITH NO WORD FROM RUSSEL & SMITH HONDA DEALER IN HOUSTON AND I AM WORRIED THAT MY VEHICLE MAY NOT BE SAFE FOR DRIVING. *TR

I WAS MOVING LESS THAN FIVE MPH AS I STARTED TO MOVE AFTER STOPPING AT A 4 WAY STOP SIGN IN A PARKING LOT. A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA MOVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH STRUCK MY VEHICLE BROADSIDE AT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY AND RESULTING IN DAMAGE CAUSING MY HONDA PILOT TO BE DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. DESPITE THIS LEVEL OF IMPACT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE OR ACTIVATE IN ANY WAY.. I DELIBERATELY LOOKED FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT WHEN SHOPPING FOR A REPLACEMENT TO OUR PREVIOUS VEHICLE. A MAJOR REASON I CHOSE THE 2005 HONDA PILOT EXL-DVD WAS THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS. HOWEVER WHEN I WAS STRUCK BROADSIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ENOUGH FORCE THAT THE PILOT WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS THE SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS FAILURE TO DEPLOY THEREBY CAUSING MY HEAD TO IMPACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FRAME HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LARGE LUMP ON THE SIDE OF MY HEAD AND RESULTING IN CONCUSSION AND OTHER INJURIES. SOME OF THE INJURIES ARE PERMANENT AND I AM STILL IN SEVERE PAIN AND BEING TREATED BY MULTIPLE DOCTORS EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE COLLISION WITH NO IMPROVEMENT NOR ANY CURRENT OUTLOOK FOR RECOVERY! I NOW HAVE A PERMANENT HEARING LOSS AS WELL AS TINNITUS PREVENTING ME FROM HAVING EVEN A FEW MINUTES OF PEACE & QUIET! WHILE THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAULT OF THE DRIVER THAT RAN A STOP SIGN AND "T-BONED" MY CAR, HAD THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED I STRONGLY FEEL IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED MY HEAD FROM THE SEVERE IMPACT WITH THE METAL FRAME OF THE HONDA PILOT AND I WOULD NOT HAVE SPENT THE LAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN PAIN SEVERE ENOUGH TO PREVENT ME FROM HAVING A NORMAL LIFE! MANY DAYS THE PAIN HAS KEPT ME IN BED FOR MOST OF THE DAY AS WELL AS KEEPING ME FROM SLEEPING AT NIGHT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NOTIFIED OF RECALL FOR DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE. MATTER HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP? *TR

IT WAS A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE WAITING BEHIND ANOTHER CAR FOR A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE ROAD. HONDA ODYSSEY COMING FROM BEHIND IN THE OTHER LANE, CHANGED THE LANE AND REAR-ENDED MY CAR AT ~15 MPH. MY CAR HIT THE FRONT CAR. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CAR THAT REAR-ENDED ME WITH SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE. DRIVER IN MY CAR ALONG WITH PASSENGER IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT GOT A VERTICAL LIFT WITH SEATBELT CONSTRAINTS HOLDING THEM IN PLACE. MY CAR'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN AT THIS POINT. I HAVE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA PILOT ABOUT DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT TOO IN THE CURRENT GENERATION OF HONDA PILOT? I HAVE THIS INCIDENT NOTED DOWN WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE. I WANT TO LOG IN THIS COMPLAINT HERE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT IGNORING OR MISSING ON ANOTHER RECALL AT THE COST OF GETTING HUMANS INJURED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR FAMILY'S 2005 HONDA PILOT. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHTLY WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE BREAKING IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND THEN APPEARANCE OF THE VSA LIGHT. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO FIRST INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEN INDICATED THERE WAS A VSA WIRE HARNESS RECALL (NHTSA 13V-092) BUT THAT IT DID APPLY THE VSA LIGHT GOING ON AND THEREFORE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. A VSA LIGHT DIAGNOSTICS WHICH I INDEPENDENTLY PAID FOR INDICATED A YAW RATE FAILURE CODE (25-01). THIS LIGHT VSA LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF WITH AN INTERMITTENT CONTEMPORANEOUS RELATIONSHIP TO BRAKING. ON 2/25/15 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY (NO VSA LIGHT ON), APPLIED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY AND THE CAR BRAKED SEVERLY EVEN ONCE HER FOOT WAS OFF THE BRAKE AND PULLED THE CAR IN THE SAME FRONT RIGHT DIRECTION AS BEFORE FORCING HER TO SWERVE ALONG SIDE A PASSING TRUCK. THE VSA LIGHT WENT ON AFTER THE EVENT OCCURRED. CALLING THE HONDA DEALER TODAY, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER ONCE THE PART FOR THE 13V-092 RECALL WAS REPLACED. IN REVIEWING SAFER CAR.GOV NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER DP12002 IT DESCRIBES WELL WHAT HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED HONDA USA. I BELIEVE HONDA HAS INADEQUATELY EVALUATED THE RELATIONSHIP OF SIMILARLY REPORTED EVENTS REGARDING UNEXPECTED CAR BRAKE ASSIST WITH MILD APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE SINCE THE VSA WIRE HARNESS RECALL REPAIR DID NOT RESOLVE THE UNEXPECTED AND INAPPROPRIATE VSA/ESC/BA SYSTEM LOGIC RESPONSE. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHY HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING MY MATTER UNDER THIS RECALL (NHTSA 13V-092) AND THE REFERENCED NHTSA DP12002, AND FURTHER INVESTIGATING UNDER A KNOWN SAFETY RECALL.

FELT NO POWER WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO PULLOVER. AFTER RESTING THE VEHICLE I IT WAS OK. I FELT IT LAST YEAR IN MAY ALSO AND DEALER HILLSIDE HONDA IN NY JUST DID SERVICE AND POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGE AND CHARGED ME. I WILL GO BACK THUS WEEK. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE HOUSE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE ANALYZED THE PROBLEM THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT TALKING WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. NO BLOWN FUSES NO OTHER ISSUES NOTED WITH SENSORS OTHER THAN FAILED AIRBAG CONTROL COMPUTER UNIT. *TR