There are 3 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2014 Honda Pilotin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Check engine and VSA light on. Vehicle jerks and shakes/ rough when slowing down. Diagnosis Misfire in cylinder two- foul plug ( that was just replaced), burning up oil rapidly. Piston rings are defective on a car with 75000 k miles. The repair is $5k after I just spent $2k on plugs, coils, replaced again, alternator. Undsafe and feels like car will crash. This was recall on 2013 and class action suit. Not on 2014 after they knew about issue!! Wreckless
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA PILOT. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CONTACT'S DRIVING STYLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
TWO INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FIRST ON JANUARY 31, 2014, THE SECOND ON MARCH 25, 2014. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES PER HOUR. IN BOTH SITUATIONS THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP WITH THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. SUDDENLY, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE CAR SUDDENLY MOVED FORWARD WITH THE BREAK UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR EVEN THOUGH BOTH FEET WERE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE. THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HONDA OF AMERICA AS WELL AS TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES, BUT THE DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HONDA OF AMERICA (800 999-1009) HAS OPENED A CASE NUMBER WHICH IS: N012014-03-2600701. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. UPDATED 06/04/14
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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