2005 Honda Pilot Complaint Log

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL ON OTHER PARTS AND WE TOLD THEM THE AIRBAG SAFETY RESTRAINT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WE WERE TOLD THE DIAGNOSIS WOULD COST 38 DOLLARS PLUS TAX. THEY DIAGNOSED FAULTY LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS. THEY TOLD US IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THIS ITEM WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT OUR EXPENSE. AFTER MUCH OBJECTION THEY SAID " SORRY THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT". WITH THAT WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR AT A LATER DATE AND PARTS WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. THE DEALER SENT US ON OUR WAY KNOWING IF WE CRASHED, ESPECIALLY IN A FRONT END IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS ON THEIR PRODUCT THEY SOLD TO US AS "SAFE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY" WOULD NOT DEPLOY. UNACCEPTABLE!! PLEASE HELP. *TR

SRS WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. CANNOT AFFORD DIAGNOSTICS TEST OR NEW SENSORS. SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY. MANY OTHER HONDA PILOT OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUSHED WATER INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A BEND TOWARDS A RED LIGHT, WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL MY CAR MADE A WEIRD SHUTTER OR BRAKE PULSING, I THOUGHT I HAD GONE OVER SOME RIPPLE STRIPS. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION, WHEN GOING ALMOST 30 & OUT OF THE TURN, MY PILOT CAME TO AN UNASSISTED ABRUPT STOP! IM SO LUCKY THE PERSON BEHIND ME DIDN'T REAR END ME! IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS GRINDING & THE TIRES WERE LOCKED. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS LET GO OF BRAKES & THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE BUT IN 5 FT IT DID IT AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALER WHO CANT SEEM TO FIND OR RECREATE THE PROBLEM. MULTIPLE BRAKE, ABS, VSC & ELECTRICAL ALARMS WERE REPORTED BY DEALER BUT STILL NO SOLUTION. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND BY MULTIPLE REPORTS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

SRS LIGHT IS ON FROM RESEARCHING IT, THIS COULD BE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS, OR MANY AIRBAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A REDUCTION IN POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.UPDATED 06/10/14 MA 07/24/17*CN

WE HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOW MECHANISMS ON THE HONDA PILOT. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A MANUFACTURER FLAW THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND REIMBURSED BY HONDA. AT A COST OF OVER $500 FOR EACH WINDOW, A TOTAL OF $2,000 FOR WINDOWS, THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

SEAT HEATER WAS USED ON DRIVERS SIDE. . GOT VERY HOT, SMELL SMOKED, LEG HAD SUPERFICIAL BURN. SMELL PLASTIC BURNING. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. $350.00. THERE ARE TOO MANY DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS WHERE THE 2005 HONDA PILOT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE WAS NO IMPACT. WE AS CONSUMERS NEED TO MAKE THIS CLEAR TO HONDA THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED. *JS

AS I WAS APPROACHING A LEFT TURN LANE I APPLIED THE BRAKES GENTLY AND THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE MOMENTARILY GRABBED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE VSA LIGHTS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 9 TIMES IN THE LAST 300 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL THE "RECALLED" VSA MODULE WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 6000 MILES AGO. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE VSA MODULE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED COMBINING FLUIDS AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. LOSS OF ABILITY TO DRIVE/MOVE VEHICLE WITH FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND REQUIRES A NEW RADIATOR AND REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. A RECOMMENDATION FROM HONDA TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR EVERY 100,000 MILES WOULD HAVE PREVENTED HAVING TO REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. SUBSEQUENT TO REPAIR, OIL REMAINS IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND HAS CAUSED FAILURE OF A COOLANT LINE DUE TO OVER-PRESSURIZATION. THE VEHICLE, WITH MULTIPLE CHILDREN IN IT, HAS BEEN STRANDED TWO MORE TIMES DUE TO COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

A 91 YEAR OLD PASSENGER COULD NOT RELEASE THE BUCKLE BECAUSE OF PLACEMENT OR NECESSARY STRENGTH.THE BUCKLE SHOULD BE NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE WAIST OR CHEST FOE QUICK RELEASE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR OTHER IMPAIRMENT DUE TO HEALTH OR IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO RELEASE IT FOR SOMEONE. IT MADE ME THINK OF THE NUMBER OF OUR PARATROOPERS THAT DROWNED IN EUROPE BECAUSE THE RELEASE WAS POORLY CONCEIVED. THE BRITISH HAD A ONE BUCKLE RELEASE RIGHT ON THEIR CHEST THAT SAVED MANY LIVES. *TR

LIKE SO VERY MANY OTHER HONDA PILOT OWNERS OF THE TIMEFRAME, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION LEAK AND FAILURE FROM A RADIATOR FAILURE - AND THOUGH HONDA HAD SETTLED A CLASS-ACTION SUIT ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS WITH A MINOR WARRANTY EXTENSION... MY FAILURE, OF COURSE, HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER THAT EXTENSION. I AM OUT NEARLY $5,000 AND NEARLY GOT KILLED WHEN MY CAR DIED BECAUSE HONDA HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS. SHAME ON HONDA - AND SHAME ON YOU FOR NOT HOLDING THEM TO TASK EVEN AFTER THEY SETTLED A LAWSUIT (WITH SUCH A LAME AND STILL UNSAFE RESPONSE). *TR

I CONTACTED 2 HONDA DEALERSHIPS (SOUTH MOTORS AND BRAHMAN HONDA) ABOUT MY AIRBAG RECALL. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND DAYS OF TRYING TO SET AN APPOINTMENT, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL SAYING THAT I WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN APPOINTMENT SOON. THIS WAS OVER 2 WEEKS AGO. I LIVE IN MIAMI, WHERE THE CHANCES OF THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONING IS GREATER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATES. I DRIVE IN FEAR EACH DAY THAT MY AIRBAG WILL GO OFF, KILLING ME AND MY FAMILY. IT SEEMS THAT THESE DEALERSHIPS AND HONDA ONLY CARE ABOUT CAR SALES, BUT DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, WHEN THEIR PRODUCT HAS DEFECTS. *TR

I HAD LET THE CAR WARM UP FOR ABOUT 20MINUTES BEFORE I LEFT. ABOUT 8:30AM SATURDAY DEC. 14TH 2013 MY 2005 HONDA PILOT STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I TRIED TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. I STARTED PRAYING TO JESUS AND SAYING OUT LOUD GOD PLEASE! GOD PLEASE! GOD PLEASE! I KNOW THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE DRAMATIC BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY! I GOT OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD SOMETHING GAVE WAY. EITHER THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED ACCELERATING OR THE BRAKES FINALLY WORKED BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. FROM ONE WORRIED CAR OWNER TO ANOTHER WHO MAY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OR THAT MIGHT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I NOW KNOW THAT I COULD PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND MAYBE TURN THE KEY OFF TO ALSO TO GET IT TO STOP. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED COMBINING FLUIDS AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. LOSS OF ABILITY TO DRIVE/MOVE VEHICLE WHILE ON A RURAL ROAD BETWEEN CITIES DURING A SNOWSTORM WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND REQUIRES A NEW RADIATOR AND REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. A RECOMMENDATION FROM HONDA TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR EVERY 100,000 MILES FOR A MARGINAL FEE(SIMILAR TO THE TIMING BELT) WOULD HAVE PREVENTED HAVING TO REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 05 PILOT 1 YEAR AGO FOR MY WIFE AND BOYS. VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER AT AROUND 30-40 MPH. I REMEMBER MY MOTHER HAVING THIS SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER ACURA MDX AND SHE WAS TOLD SHE NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED UP WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO OUR PILOT AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE! ACURA EVEN PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN (06-003) ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY OWNERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GOODWILL CONSIDERATION TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. THIS SHOWS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND EXPECTED TO HAVE MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS. HONDA PILOT HAS THE SAME ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AS IT IS THE SAME COMPANY AND NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL!!! IF I AM EXPECTED TO PAY $11,000 FOR A USED 05 PILOT WITH 130K MILES ON IT I SHOULD NOT ALSO BE EXPECTED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $4,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION LESS THAN A YEAR LATER!!! IF HONDA IS PROUD ENOUGH OF THEIR PRODUCT TO CHARGE THAT HIGH AMOUNT TO BEGIN WITH THEY NEED TO BACK IT UP WITH QUALITY THAT MATCHES THE PRICE!! PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUE TO THROW MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN IN THIS ECONOMY! *TR

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND HIGH RPMS UPON ACCELERATION. WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB HILL SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED AND MADE IT A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE IT STOPPED. I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET OUT OF HARM'S WAY PRIOR TO THE CAR GIVING OUT COMPLETELY.THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. A MECHANIC TOOK A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND EXPLAINED THAT TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE BOTH RUINED AND WOULD BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID MIXED CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION AND IT ALSO HAS CAUSED THE NEED FOR FLUSHING OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE MADE INTERNET POSTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR A RECALL BY HONDA AS IT SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT IS THE RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW. IT IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS AS THIS HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP FUNCTIONING. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT IN MY 2005 HONDA PILOT IS FULL ON RED. IT STARTED A FEW WEEKS BEFORE FLASHING BUT GOING OFF. THEN IT STAYED ON FOR A DAY AND THEN IT WENT OFF FROM A DAY. NOW IT'S ON ALL THE TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT IS THE OPDS SEAT SENSOR AND FAULTY POWER SUPPLY. THIS WILL COST ME $989.00 ON TOP OF THE $81.00 I PAID TO HAVE THE SRS LIGHT DIAGNOSED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA SHOULD TAKE CAR OF THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA)WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK FOR REPAIRS EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL OR CRUSING SAFE SPEED IN NEIGHBORHOOD VERY CLOSE TO MY OWN. WITHOUT CAUSE, COLLISION OR THE MEANS TO ACTIVATE, ALL FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE RESULT WAS A FRACTURED SPINE, REQUIRING MULTIPLE SURGERIES. THIS INCIDENT NEEDS TO BE HEARD.

HONDA PILOT 2004'S COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS CRACKED. IF IT IS TOTALLY BROKEN OFF. IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS CAR STEERING PROBLEM OR CRASH. I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON EVERY SINGLE 2004 HONDA PILOTS THAT MY FRIENDS HAD AS WELL MY OWN HONDA PILOT AND POSSIBLE LATER YEARS OF HONDA PILOTS. *TR

RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH THE COOLANT. MY WIFE WAS STRANDED WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN. WE HAD THE RADIATOR CHANGED AND COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY SINCE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AT 35-40 MPH APPARENTLY DUE TO FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS AND TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURES DOCUMENTED ON THIS VEHICLE. IT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY, AND IS A HAZARD. THESE TORQUE CONVERTERS AND TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED COMMINGLED FLUIDS AND CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. LOSS OF ABILITY TO DRIVE/MOVE VEHICLE WHILE IN MIDDLE OF MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY. *TR

HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING PORTION OF THE RADIATOR CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY FREEWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. UPON DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH I SEE THAT HUNDREDS OF 2005 HONDA PILOTS HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE EXACT SAME PART CAUSING THE SAME CONDITION. THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION AND COSTING THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY PROBLEM EXISTS. IT IS PLAINLY EVIDENT THAT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THIS PART EXISTS. ANY ENGINEER WHO EXAMINES THE DATA OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET MUST COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. THIS IS DEFECTIVE! THIS IS DANGEROUS! OWNERS SHOULD BE PARTIALLY COMPENSATED FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

I WAS ON A CIRCULAR ON-RAMP TO A HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER UPON ACCELERATION SO THE ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR SLOWED DOWN. I MADE IT OFF THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SO I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WASN'T CLICKING INTO PLACE PROPERLY BUT IT WAS. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE BLEW OUT & THE RADIATOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ADAPTER BECAUSE THERE ARE NO THREADS LEFT ON THE RADIATOR TO GRAB THE CONNECTOR. HE SAID IT WAS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ON LINE ON A NUMBER OF WEB SITES FROM OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MOST PEOPLE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS RUIN BOTH WHEN MIXED TOGETHER. MY CAR IS STILL AT THE MECHANICS, SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION YET, BUT THE POSTS INDICATE THAT THE CAR IS NEVER THE SAME. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD ENOUGH JUICE TO PULL OVER TO SAFETY. APPARENTLY THERE ARE NO RECALLS FROM HONDA IN SPITE OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE SEEN. REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE & THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MOSTLY WITHIN THE 100,000 MILE RANGE, GIVE OR TAKE. IF I GET RID OF THE CAR BEFORE OR AFTER FIXING IT, IT WOULD ONLY BE A PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT CONSUMER & THAT'S NOT REALLY FAIR. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE CURRENT OWNERS FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENTS ON THOSE CARS THAT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM AND RECALL/REPAIR THE PARTS ON THE ONES THAT HAVEN'T. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE BECAUSE MY CAR COULD HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED A SERIOUS & POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A RURAL 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO ONE BEHIND ME, THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO SLIP AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT WAY UP. THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. THIS LASTED 3 OR 4 SECONDS AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IN A FEW MINUTES, I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT ENTERING THE VILLAGE OF SARANAC LAKE, NY. THE 2005 HONDA PILOT STOPPED RUNNING. I TRIED TO RESTART AND NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND OPENED THE HOOD. I SAW A LIQUID THAT LOOKED LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK LEAKING UNDER THE ENGINE. AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE, THE MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT THE RADIATOR LEAKED AND ALLOWED THE ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRUCK WOULD NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND MAYBE A NEW TRANS AND OR ENGINE. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. I READ THAT OVER 1 MILLION 2003 AND 2004 HONDA PILOTS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MAKES LOUD NOISE AND RATTLING WHILE ACCELERATING. *TR

NO ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER WAS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN MOST RECENTLY THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON THE DASHBOARD. FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS, IT APPEARS THAT THE SENSOR/ WIRING IS FAULTY AND I'M GOING TO BE STUCK WITH ANOTHER PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE BILL AND MY SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PAY HONDA FOR THEIR PART AND LABOR. NOW THAT'S AN OFFER ONE CAN'T REFUSE. *TR

THE HONDA HAS STARTED SHUDDERING WHEN BETWEEN 30 - 40 MPH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE SHUDDERING MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT TIMES AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE VSA WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER PARKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT DEALER SERVICE CENTER AS HAVING 2 CRACKED / BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS. AFFECTED MOUNTS ARE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE AND FRONT MOUNT. BASED ON SIMILAR ANECDOTAL REPORTS ON INTERNET FORUMS (PILOTEERS.ORG AND OTHERS) THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON HONDA PILOTS AND ODYSSEYS OF THIS VINTAGE. THEY SHARE THE SAME CHASSIS. IT ALSO APPEARS THE RIGHT AND FRONT MOUNTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. *JS

SRS LIGHT REMAINED ON. PAID $119 T HONDA TO DO DIAGNOSIS [THEY WON'T DO IT WITHOUT PAYING THE FEE]. RESULTS SAID THAT IT'S A FAILED LEFT SIDE FRONT SENSOR. DEALER ASKING FOR $285 ON TOP OF THE FEE. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS HERE, HONDA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS MIGHT BE A POTENTIAL RECALL AS ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY PILOT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SO NO CAUSE FOR THE SENSOR TO BE DEFECTIVE OTHER THAN POOR DESIGN/WORKMANSHIP AND HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND SAFETY. *TR

I TRIED TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT COME ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TRIED AGAIN, AND THE LOW BEAMS CAME ON. AFTER THE LOW BEAMS STARTED WORKING AGAIN I TRIED TO TURN THE HIGH BEAMS ON, AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK, AND HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS ONLY AFFECTS THE LOW BEAMS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSES FEE. IT IS NOTED IN THE RECALL WHICH IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 12V136000 THAT THE DEALER WILL REPLACE EITHER THE WIRING HARNESS OR THE LIGHTING SWITCH AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE (WHICH IS CLEARLY DOCUMENTED). HONDA NEEDS TO LET THE DEALERS THAT THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THAT I WAS NOT A CUSTOMER OF THEIRS BECAUSE I DID NOT BUY THE CAR THERE OR RECEIVE REGULAR SERVICES THERE, AND THAT I SHOULD JUST PAY THE DIAGNOSES FEE SO THAT THEY COULD PAY THEIR TECHNICIANS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE DEALER WAS NO HELP AND IS THE ONLY ONE IN MY AREA. SCREW YOU HONDA, AND SCHOLFIELD HONDA AS WELL. *TR

ON OUR WAY HOME TO NJ FROM A FAMILY TRIP TO CANADA WE STOPPED FOR A BATHROOM BREAK IN THE "MIDDLE OF NOWHERE" MAINE. THE CAR HESITATED TO GO WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. I MANAGED TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, THE "TEMP" LIGHT WENT ON, THEN I PULLED OVER. I CHECKED THE FLUIDS....THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MILKY RED. WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE CELL PHONE SERVICE TO CALL FOR A TOW. I HAD MY FAMILY, WIFE AND TWO YOUNGER KIDS IN THE CAR. WE WAITED FOR OVER 30 MINUTES FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, HE HAD TO CALL FOR TRANSPORT FOR MY FAMILY. WE MANAGED TO FIND A SERVICE CENTER THAT WAS WILLING STAY OPEN TO FIX OUR CAR. THE CAR NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED ($800), A VALVE BROKE SENDING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE LEARNED THAT OTHER 2005 PILOTS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OF WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE 2004 PILOTS, HONDA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING! (AS A SIDE NOTE, I HAD SOME SEAT LEATHER REPLACED AND THE COLOR MATCH WAS THAT OF A 2004 PILOT). SINCE THE DAY OF THE REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY ROUGH/BUCKING WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. TO DATE, BESIDES ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES AND SMALL PARTS, I HAVE REPLACED THE TIMING BELT, STARTER, WATER PUMP, AND THE RADIATOR. TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WOULD BE A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. THIS WAS OUR FAMILY TRAVEL CAR AND I NOW WILL ONLY TAKE THE CAR AROUND TOWN FOR FEAR THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO. I WAS NOT IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR BUT DUE TO THIS SITUATION I NEED TO GET RID OF THIS CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER HAD A CONCUSSION, AND HIS CHILD'S ELBOW AND KNEE WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND IT WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

THE TRANSMISSION LINE THAT GOES INTO THE RADIATOR WAS DISLODGED AND ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT AS WELL AS COOLANT. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 4 MILES AND WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION LINE OR THE RADIATOR BUT BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DEALER.THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS $641.55 AND NONE OF THIS WAS COVERED BY HONDA. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE HONDA PILOT AND IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN BOTH THE HONDA PILOT AND ODYSSEY VAN. THIS CONNECTION WAS NOT DAMAGED AND SIMPLY LET LOOSE. IT HAS OCCURRED IN MANY OTHER VEHICLES AT DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF MILEAGE FROM MY VEHICLE. THIS CONNECTION SHOULD NEVER COME LOOSE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS. THE REPAIR PERSON AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE SEEING A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT THE LINE SIMPLY BLOWS OUT UNDER THE PRESSURE FROM INSIDE THE RADIATOR (HE SAID ABOUT 110 PSI) HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT AND ALL HONDA PILOTS AND ODYSSEY VANS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE DEFECT CORRECTED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OCCUR. WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AND HAVE HONDA TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. AS I INVESTIGATED THIS I DETERMINED THAT IN SOME CASES THE COOLANT AND RADIATOR FLUID MIX TOGETHER AND CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE REPAIR COST GO INTO THE THOUSANDS $ BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRAVELING 45-60 MILES PER HOUR, VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, NO WARNING NO BRAKE LIGHTS NOTHING, VSA RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED 3 TIMES NOW, ALONG WITH YAW RATE SENSOR. AFTER REPAIRS DONE AGAIN ON 07/28/2015 LASTED UNTIL 09/09/2015 WHEN TRAVELING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THESE DIFFICULTIES ?

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. LIGHT STAYED ON CONSISTENTLY FOR UP TO 2 WEEKS. AFTER 2 WEEKS, LIGHT ILLUMINATION WAS INTERMITTENT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $345. DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. NOTICED THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE 2005 HONDA PILOT. ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE 2005 HONDA PILOT? A DEVICE CRITICAL TO THE OVERALL SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS NOT A WEAR ITEM ON THE VEHICLE, SHOULD NOT FAIL. IF IT DOES, IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

MY 8 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT RIGHT BEHIND THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. HE COMPLAINED THAT THE SEATBELT KEPT GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. HE RELEASED THE SEATBELT AND IT RETRACTED ALL THE WAY BACK WHERE IT HAS BEEN EVER SINCE. IT NO LONGER PULLS FORWARD MORE THAN 2 INCHES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE SEATBELT IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. PLUS, I WAS VERY WORRIED FOR MY GRANDSON BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING SO TIGHT ON HIM. ANY SMALL CHILD COULD BECOME TRAPPED. I WAS JUST RELIEVED THAT HE WAS STILL ABLE TO REACH THE LATCH AND BUCKLE AND SAFELY RELEASE IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S VSA ENGAGED LOCKING UP THE BRAKES. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHY LEAVING THE HIGHWAY FOR SIDE STREETS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL INVOLVING THE INVOLUNTARY COMMAND OF VSA ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS ABSURD THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED TO STILL BE ON THE ROAD WITH SUCH A SERIOUS FLAW THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED AS COOLANT BEGAN OVERFLOWING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE RADIATOR AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION COOLER, TRANSMISSION AND ALL OF THE LINES FROM THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

GOT INTO VEHICLE TODAY. PLACED CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PLACED IT BACK INTO PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE. IT FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR. I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. I MADE A QUICK STOP. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING. I DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING BADLY. IT STOPPED ACCELERATING COMPLETELY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAKE UP NTSB. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED CONSISTENTLY TO YOU AS A COMPLAINT AND POSTED ON NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND HONDA IS NOT STEPPING UP. MAKE THEM ANSWER THE COMPLAINTS. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE $5000 TO REPAIR AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY AFTER SOME TIME HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL THEN SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REINSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

ON 6/17/2013 DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED OF 65MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE "D" GEAR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO BLINK CONTINUOUSLY. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I LOOKED INTO MY OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH INFORMED THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I MIND YOU I JUST SPENT ALMOST $700.00 ON 6/15/2013 FOR SUSPENSION MAINTENANCE INFORMED THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY POPULAR WITH THE HONDA PILOTS AND IT'S MOST LIKELY MY 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL COST $350.00 TO REPLACE THIS PART. WHEN I PREVIOUSLY LOOKED UP THE PART NEEDED AND HOW TO POSSIBLY DIY; I FOUND THAT THE PART ONLY COST BETWEEN $34.00 AND $40.00 AND A BEGINNER CAN CHANGE THIS PART IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. SO WHY IS THE DEALERSHIP CHARGING ME $350.00 TO CHANGE A PART THAT COST $34.00 - $40.00 AND AN HOUR LABOR; DOES TECHNICIAN MAKE $310.00 AN HOUR THESE DAYS?! HONDA USA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART ON THE HONDA PILOTS AND REFUSE TO CONDUCT A RECALL BECAUSE THEY RATHER CHEAT THEIR CUSTOMERS THAN HAVE A SMALLER BONUS! THERE ARE ARTICLES ON-LINE OF DRIVERS TRANSMISSIONS LOCKING UP BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS; HONDA AND ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE MAKERS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL FAULTY PARTS WITHIN THEIR PRODUCT JUST ANY OTHER COMPANY. *TR

WHILE PARKED, UPON NORMAL CLOSING OF THE REAR HATCHBACK DOOR, THE LICENSE PLATE & FRAME CAME OFF MY CAR AND FELL TO THE GROUND. I PICKED IT UP TO RE-ATTACH TO THE DOOR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL SURROUNDING THE BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF FROM THE CAR LEAVING GAPING HOLES IN THE HATCHBACK DOOR. THE LICENSE PLATE CAN NOT BE ATTACHED TO THE CAR WITHOUT SOME FORM OF BODY WORK OR CREATIVE MACGYVER TYPE SKILLS. MY PLATE FELL OFF THE CAR WHILE PARKED. MY CONCERN IS IF IT HAD FALLEN OFF WHILE MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED. IT COULD HAVE HEADED STRAIGHT FOR A VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN BEHIND/BESIDE ME. *TR

BEGAN TO NOTICE SIGNIFICANT CLOCKWISE-COUNTERCLOCKWISE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING SPOUSE'S CAR. ATTEMPTED TO SOLVE PROBLEM BY HAVING TIRES CHECKED AND BALANCED; NO DEFECTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND REBALANCING DIDN'T SOLVE PROBLEM. WHEN UNSUCCESSFUL, TOOK TO SECOND FACILITY AND HAD TIRES BALANCED AGAIN WITHOUT RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, WHO BALANCED THE TIRES A THIRD TIME, WITH NOT RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUES EVEN AFTER REPLACING ALL TIRES, AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH HONDA PILOT CARS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, AND THAT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED ANY TECHNICAL ADVISE ON HOW DEALERS CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN ACCORDING TO VA INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69K MILES AND BEING SERVICED REGULARLY, HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN? NEED TO PAY OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE IN ORDER TO PASS VA SAFETY INSPECTION. NOTICED MANY OWNERS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR