NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2015 Honda Pilot. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
BOUGHT NEW HONDA PILOT 2015. BRAKES ARE NOT SAFE. BRAKING WHILE TURNING TO DRIVER SIDE MAKE SOUND AND CAR WON'T STOPPING . IT HAPPENED TO ME IN PARKING LOT AS WELL AS WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY EXIT. I DROVE MANY DIFFERENT CARS DURING PAST 15 YEARS BUT THIS IS THE ONE CAR WHERE I FEEL SO UNSAFE & UNRELABLE WHILE DRIVING. TALKED TO TECHNICAL PEOPLE AT HONDA SERVICE STATION. DID A RIDE WITH THEM AND ABLE TO REPLICATE SAME ISSUE. AS PER HONDA SERVICE STATION ITS ABS SYSTEM MAKE THAT SOUND AND PREVENT PILOT TO STOP. THEY SAID THAT THE HONDA PILOT IS HEAVY CAR, SO THATS WHY IT MAKE THAT MUCH SOUND AND WONT STOP EASY. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY MEASURE. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RESOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE. I SPEND A BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY SAFETY AND THIS SEEMS LIKE MUCH WORSE THEN ANY OLD CARS. I DON'T KNOW WHO DO I COMPLAINT AND GET MY MONEY BACK. *TR
WHEN FIRST APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL IS SPONGIE IF YOU PUMP ONCE THE PEDAL BECOMES FIRM LIKE IT SHOULD BE! *TR
REAR WINDOW WIPER BLADE BECAME DISENGAGED FROM WIPER ARM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA PILOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS FAULTY. THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED, BUT EVENTUALLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800.
VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK, PASSENGERS GOT OFF, DRIVER TRIED TO OPEN TRUNK USING SIDE TRUNK BUTTON BUT IT DID NOT OPEN. DRIVER WENT TO TRUNK TO OPEN IT MANUALLY BUT IT STILL FAILED TO OPEN. DRIVER WENT IN FRONT TO TRY OPENING THE TRUNK AGAIN AND THAT'S WHEN THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK. GEAR WAS STILL IN PARK BUT IT ROLLED BACK. DRIVER TRIED TO MANAGE IT SINCE A BABY WAS IN THE CAR. CAR CRASHED AFTER ROLLING 500 FEET WITH A POLE. DRIVER WHILE TRYING TO MANAGE THE CAR FROM OUTSIDE, SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HER TIBIA. NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED BUT HER. SO IN SPITE OF PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, THE CAR ROLLED BACK. *TR
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026