2020 Honda Pilot Complaint Log

The radio and other components of the "mostbus network" fail constantly (radio, rear entertainment and Blu-ray drive, in dash meter, amplifier). The rear view camera frequently fails to activate when switched to reverse gear. The car will also frequently give a forward collision warning and occasionally slam on the brakes even where there are no other cars in sight. Honda has been unable to fix these issues, and says that even after 2.5 years of owning the vehicle and 2.5 years of attempting to have it repaired, that they haven't exhausted all of their options yet.

EVER SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. FIRST STARTED WITH CRACKING AND POPPING SOUNDS WITH THE SPEAKERS, EVEN WHEN ALL AUDIO WAS OFF IN THE CAR IT WOULD STILL MAKE THE NOISE. THEN THE DVD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. NEXT THE CRACKING AND POPPING STARTED ALL THE TIME AND IT WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE PHONE CALLS WITH BLUETOOTH IN THE CAR. FINALLY AFTER THE 3RD TIME BACK THE SPEAKERS WERE 80% FIXED AFTER A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT FROM CORPORATE. THEN MY AUTOMATIC BRAKING STARTING HAVING SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. AT FIRST IT WAS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND ONLY ONCE IN A BLUE MOON. NOW, LIKE THE OTHER ISSUES, IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT IN ONCE AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT BUT WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT IT HAD BEEN TRIGGERED. SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR BACK IN LESS THAN TWO FULL WEEKS IT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 12 TIMES ON DIFFERENT ROADS (OPEN HIGHWAY, PLACES WITH NO CARS OR TREES, AT NIGHT OR DAY IT DOESN'T MATTER). I AM NOW AWAITING ANOTHER CALL BACK ABOUT GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED. OH AND THERE WAS THAT TIME THAT MY BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, CAN'T FORGET THAT. OVERALL, INCREDIBLY UPSET ABOUT HOW MUCH WE SPENT ON A BRAND NEW LEMON.

DRIVING VEHICLE CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM WINDSHIELD AND RADIO HAS STATIC . DRIVE ON SMOOTH ROAD DOES NOT DO IT .IT DOES IT WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR GOING UP CURBS .CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 8 25 2020 PICKED IT UP TODAY 8 26 2020 DROVE IT HOME PULLED UP IN DRIVEWAY STARTED CRACKING TURNED AROUND BROUGHT IT BACK .SERVICE DEPT SAID THEY KNOW ITS A PROBLEM SERVICE CHIEF TECH SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WIRING ISSUE.

AUDIO CRACKLES, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AUDIO SCREEN REBOOTS RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENT CONNECTION LOST

POPPING, CRACKING EVEN IF RADIO OFF. SOMETIMES LIGHT PINGS LIKE ROCK HITTING WINDSHIELD SOMETIMES LOUD LONG STATIC SOUND. RADIO CUTS ODD AND ON. NAVIGATION SCREEN WILL CUT IN AND OUT AND GO BLANK (BLACK). SPEEDOMETER DIAL WILL REBOOT AND OR GO BLANK AND REBOOT. THIS IS ALL WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE REAR VIEW CAMERA NOT COME ON WHEN FIRST PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP. IT DID COME ON AFTER PUTTING CAR INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO REVERSE. WE HAD RECALL WORK DONE YESTERDAY 8/10/20. 20-047 6MB002018-21 AND 20-051 6HR002019-20 PICKED CAR UP TODAY AND POPPING AND CRACKING NOT FIXED. HAD SERVICE TECH RIDE WITH ME AND HE HEARD IT AND ALSO WITNESSED THE RADIO/NAVIGATION SCREEN GO OUT. THE 'CLUSTER' DID NOT GO OUT DURING THIS TIME. UNSURE IF THE CLUSTER WILL GO OUT AGAIN BUT THE OTHER ISSUES ARE NOT FIXED. HE PUT IN A TICKET THAT STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM AT THIS TIME AS HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. THESE ISSUES OCCURRED ON HIGHWAYS, PARKING LOTS, STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY.

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AFTER TRAFFIC CLEARED PRESSED ON THE GAS AND CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED REVVING REALLY LOUD. LOOKED AND IT SAID IT WAS AT 6000 RPM EVEN THOUGH I WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS. THE CAR THEN STARTED DECREASING SPEED WITHOUT ME TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I QUICKLY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THAT IT FINALLY STOPPED REVVING SO LOUD. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN AND DRIVING. IT THEN STARTED FLIPPING FROM SHOWING THE BLU-RAY INFO TO APPLE CARPLAY REPEATEDLY ON THE INFO SCREEN.

THE CENTER DASH INFOTAINMENT DISPLAY FOR BACKUP CAMERA AND OTHER FEATURES WENT DEAD (BLACK) WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON A NEW 2020 AWD HONDA PILOT TOURING PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2019. AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES A LOUD INTERMITTENT "POPPING" BEGAN COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS. IT INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND BECAME CONSTANT OVER TIME. A FEW DAYS AGO, AUGUST 10, 2020 WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,700 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE SOUND WAS AT IT'S WORST AND THE DASH CONSOLE SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I HAD TO BACK OUT OF A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WITHOUT ANY REAR VISIBILITY FROM A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE WHICH FELT VERY UNSAFE.

I have constantly had to bring my car in again for the same problem since I bought it brand new in May 2020. On September 22, the audio/entertainment system completely shut down—it stopped playing music from the device connected to it and would not connect to a new device. The console then went completely black, and the audio system began to crackle incessantly, even when I turned it off. When I turned off the ignition and restarted the car, there was an error message on the display: “No Audio Connection” This had already happened multiple times since I had brought the car in for this problem a year prior. In some cases, I lost all displays, meaning I had no GPS, speedometer, fuel indicator, or other safety indicators. Each time I called and/or I brought the car to the dealership, I was told that sometimes the system just crashes and that I should “reset it by restarting the car, just like an iPhone.” However, this has never actually worked. In every instance, I had to restart the car 2-5 times and hope that the system would correct itself. Usually it did not, and I would just have to wait for hours or even days before the entertainment system would spontaneously begin functioning again. When it happened in September, I brought the car in and demanded that something be done. After a day, a service advisor called me and said the previous repair from a year ago was done incorrectly, which led to recurring problems with the wiring harness. You can imagine how furious I was since I had to bring the car back several times during the first ordeal in 2020. Fast forward another 24 days (October 16), and the same problem occurs. When I lividly informed the service department that I was having problems again, I was informed that this is a common issue with 2019 and 2020 models (citing a lawsuit that was filed against Honda). The dealer was fully aware that these cars have this problem that pose a severe threat to passenger safety, yet it continues to sell them.

WHILE DRIVING WE NOTICED WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SMALL ROCKS HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. AS WE DROVE THE CAR MORE THE CRACKLING/POPPING NOISE GREW WITH FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY. NOW EVERY TIME WE DRIVE WE HEAR INTERMITTENT CRACKLING/POPPING NOISES. AT TIMES IT IS VERY LOUD AND CONSTANT. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKING OR GOING TO CRACK. WHEN I PARK THE CAR AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF THE CRACKLING/POPPING NOISE IS STILL HEARD. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH PROGRESS AND WE MAY GET INSTRUMENTATION BLACKOUTS LIKE OTHERS HAVE GOTTEN.

I GOT THIS CAR ONLY 1 WEEK; I HEARD THE NOISE FROM STEERING WHEEL AND THE PROBLEM WHEN I HIT GAS AND SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. ON JULY 13, I DROP THE CAR TO FIX FOR 2 DAYS. THEN, ONLY 2 WEEK AFTER I HAVE EXPERIENCED CANNOT HIT GAS AND I CANNOT HIT THE BRAKES. THE ALL ENGINE LIGHT, BREAK LIGHT, TSA LIGHT AND OTHER 3 LIGHTS IS COMING. I HAVE TO TOW MY CAR TO DEALER SHOP. THIS CAR IS BAD CAR

THE INFOTAINMENT CENTER GOES BLANK, STATICS WHEN ON, SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER SCREEN GOES OFF, OR THE THE ENTIRE INFOTAINMENT CENTER GOES AWAY.

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2020 HONDA PILOT TOURING ON JULY 11,2020. AFTER 2 DAYS WE NOTICED STATIC,C CRACKLE AND POPPING SOUNDS FROM THE RADIO AND THIS HAPPENS WITH THE CAR IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL. THEN THE DASH GOES COMPLETELY BLACK AFFECTING THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL THE GAUGES, BACKUP CAMERA, ETC. TOOK CAR BACK TO WOLFCHASE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. BUT AMERICAN HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE CAR BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A RECALL WAS ISSUED. NO REGARDS FOR OUR SAFETY AT ALL. AS OF TODAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 WITH 637 MILES ON THE CAR HONDA STILL HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE PURCHASED 3 VEHICLES FROM HONDA BUT AFTER THIS, ITS OUR LAST. VERY UNHAPPY AND DISSATISFIED WITH HONDA AT THIS POINT.

INFOTAINMENT SCREEN GOES BLANK, INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BLANK, RADIO, LOOSE BACKUP CAMERA, RADIO, GPS. THE RADIO INTERMITTENTLY WORKS, AND HAS A STATIC OR CRACKING SOUND. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, OR STATIONARY, WHILE IN THE CITY OR ON A HIGHWAY. I GET MESSAGES SUCH AS NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST, NO AUDIO CONNECTION, CHECK TUNER. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHERE I LOST THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND DID NOT HAVE A SPEED INDICATOR, AND HAVE BEEN BACKING AND LOOSE MY BACKUP CAMERA. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, THEY PULLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE FOR OVER AN HOUR, THEN CAME TO THE WAITING ROOM AND TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY PARTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY COULD GET THE PARTS. IT WAS AS THOUGH THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID UPDATE THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE, BUT THE SAFETY PROBLEMS PERSIST. I HAVE VIDEO ON MY PHONE OF SOME OF THESE OCCURRENCES, AND CAN UPLOAD THE INVOICES I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP.*DT*JB

as I am driving down a 2 lane road( the road can be flat or hilly or curve right or left) the brake warning light comes on falsely when a car is approaching me from the opposite way and the brake warning light displays and sometimes it shakes the wheel. this falsely is indicating that I am needing to brake to avoid a collision when there is NOT an chance at a collision is going to happen. we were a Honda dealer from 1971 until 2020 with multiple manufacturer's and have NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN on ANY VEHICLE until I bought this 2020 Honda Pilot EXL for my own personal use. I bought my daughter the exact same year make and model and her 2020 Honda Pilot is not doing this and neither are the 2 other cars in our household having this problem (2019 and 2023). I have taken it to the dealer multiple times and a Honda engineer has looked at it but it is my option after many trips to the dealer and phone calls that they do not know how to fix or do not want to fix it. NO ONE WOULD BUY A 2023 HONDA PILOT IF THIS LIGHT WOULD GO OFF ON A TEST DRIVE! please help

I am a retired car dealer and have driven hundreds of different cars but have never had this happen before and Honda tells me it is normal which I know is not the case! when I am driving on any kind of road flat or hilly when opposing traffic is on coming, the yellow light flashes and beeps and occasionally the steering wheel also vibrates. this false warning light indicating an impending head on collision is unsafe and not how the car is designed to work. my belief as a a retired honda dealer ( 1982- 2020) is that Honda does not know how to fix it and says that it is normal so they do not have to fix. please make them fix this serious flaw so that we can drive our 2020 Honda's with out this false warning light. Honda knows they have a problem! sincerely [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR PARK, THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM MAKES AN AWFUL CRACKING/POPPING SOUND. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE DOORS LOCK, ETC. LAST WEEK, THE SOUND GOT SO INTENSE THAT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND RADIO SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS CAR HAS GONE INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM WILL BRAKE FOR NO REASON - WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FEELING THAT IT WOULD BE ONE OF THE SAFEST OPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTING MY FOUR CHILDREN. HOWEVER, I HAVE BECOME QUICK TO REALIZE THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A RECENT RECALL RELEASED BY HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD REPAIR IT THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I SEE THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME COMPLAINT AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE BECOMES SERIOUSLY HURT.

BOUGHT A 2020 HONDA PILOT EX-L IN ALBUQUERQUE FROM GARCIA HONDA IN MID JULY 2020. FIRST WEEKEND AFTER PURCHASE, I TOOK A 2 HR TRIP (ONE WAY) WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS (5YO AND 10MO). ON MY WAY BACK, I STARTED HEARING CRACKLING NOISE COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS, ALL WHILE LISTENING TO RADIO AND 'GOOGLE MAPS' DIRECTIONS. THE CRACKLING NOSE BECAME MORE SEVERE/PERSISTENT, THEN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUT OFF; FIRST DISPLAYING "NETWORK CONNECTION LOST", THEN OFF COMPLETELY. AT SOME POINT, AFTER THE CENTER INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM DISPLAY WENT OFF, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO SHUT OFF (ONLY DISPLAYED ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND GAS FILL LEVEL). YES, WITH MY KIDS STILL IN THE CAR... WHY WOULD HONDA KEEP ON SELLING VEHICLES THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THIS WAY? VERY LIKELY PART OF THE REASON IS TO HELP JUST CONTINUE TO HELP THEMSELVES AND THEIR POCKET BOOKS, ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF MY KIDS' SAFETY. NICE GOING HONDA CORPORATES!! PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR KIDS THEN LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING! IN THE PAST WEEKS SINCE THE VEHICLE PURCHASE, SEEMS I HAVE SPENT MORE TIME AT THE DEALER (3 TIMES, 4TH TIME SCHEDULED... AND THRESHOLD FOR 'LEMON' LAW) THAN WITH MY KIDS. THE SERVICE MANAGER (ANDREW NEUFELD) AND PERSONEL AT GARCIA HONDA ARE VERY ATTENTIVE BUT HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THIS ISSUE. SO I'M STUCK WITH A VEHICLE I DON'T DARE TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I TEND TO BE LESS OPTIMISTIC THAN MOST BUT A FAIR CONCERN OF MINE IS THE FOLLOWING: HONDA DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE ISSUE, NOR CAN THEY FIX IT. DO THEY KNOW WHAT ALL IS REALLY AFFECTED? ARE OTHER SYSTEMS (OR SYSTEM OUTPUTS) IMPAIRED? WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM LANE DEPARTURE AND FRONT COLLISION WARNING WHEN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DECIDE TO SHUT OFF? BACK UP CAMERA GOES OFF... A NO -NO WITH KIDS AROUND THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALL PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AFTER OWNING THE CAR AND HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. SPEAKER POPPING / CRACKLING PROBLEM - CAN BE VERY LOUD AND PERSISTENT AND ANNOYING RADIO FREEZES AND IS INOPERABLE SPEEDOMETER GOES BLACK (NO SPEED INDICATORS) WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL OUTSIDE MIRRORS HAVE AUTO COLLAPSED AT LEAST ONCE THE RANDOM NATURE OF THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LEAVE WORRY THAT SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC MAY RANDOMLY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND EITHER START A FIRE OR CAUSE A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT, OR LEAVE ONE STRANDED WITH AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE. HONDA JUST ANNOUNCED SW UPGRADES THAT SUPPOSEDLY FIX THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE, BUT HAVE YET TO ANNOUNCE A FIX FOR THE OTHER BIZARRE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. AND TO TOP ALL OF THIS OFF, WITH THIS BEING A WELL KNOWN ISSUE, DEALERSHIPS CONTINUE TO SELL THESE CARS AND IN MY OPINION THAT IS POOR ETHICS.

The large amber Brake warning indicator on the dash and the associated buzzer comes on giving a false positive indication periodically in two way traffic even on straight roads with adequate traffic separation. There is no specific pattern to getting this false indication and it is very annoying. I am concerned that it could also automatically apply the brakes when it is not necessary. In my normal commute of 20 miles it may occur five or more times. I have read online that other 2020 Honda Pilot owners are having the same problem and that dealers have been unable to correct it.

FOLLOW-UP ON COMPLAINT #11340119. JULY 26, 2020. AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED IN COMPLAINT, 2020 HONDA PILOT INFORMATION SYSTEM POPPING NOISE: NOW THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO INFORMATION SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY BLACKING OUT: NO SPEEDOMETER INFORMATION, NO TELEPHONE, NO BACK-UP CAMERA. ALL INFORMATION SYSTEMS GO BLACK FROM 10 SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES. JUST BEFORE THIS HAPPENS EMERGENCY BREAKING NOTIFICATION IS DISPLAYED. NO DISPLAY ON FREEWAY FOR SPEED, LANE ASSIST MALFUNCTIONS AND BACKING SENSORS DO NOT WORK. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HONDA SAYS IT CANNOT FIX SYSTEM. ONLY HAVE 1900 MILES ON VEHICLE. THOUSANDS OF LIVES ARE AT STAKE. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NHSTA? WAIT FOR FOLKS TO DIE?

THE FORWARD COLLISION SYSTEM IN OUR 2020 HONDA PILOT WILL ALERT US TO BRAKE, SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND BEEP WITH NOTHING IN FRONT OF US OR WILL DO IT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE ALERT ZONE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND AN ISSUE. WE CAN BE ON BACKROADS, MAIN STREETS AND RECENTLY ON EMPTY BRIDGES.

I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE CAR MAKEING POPING SOUNDS A.D THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD GOING OUT AND I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THERE. SCREEN IS OUT I CAN NOT SEE MY SPEED AND IT HITS THE BRAKES WHEN EVER IM DRIVING AND I ALMOST CRASHED WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. I AM WORRIED FOR THE SAFTY OF MY KIDS.

WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2020. AFTER LESS THAN ONE MONTH, WE BEGAN HEARING POPPING & CRACKLING FROM THE SPEAKERS. THE RES BEGAN FREEZING TO THE POINT THAT THE DVD PLAYER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. POPPING & CRACKLING CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY, TO THE POINT WHERE THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN WOULD DISPLAY "NO CONNECTION" ON EVERYTHING--CARPLAY, SIRIUSXM, FM RADIO, ETC. THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN, AS WELL AS THE GAUGE CLUSTER (INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, REAR BACK-UP CAMERA, ETC.) THEN BEGAN GOING COMPLETELY BLACK WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY, AND REBOOTED MULTIPLE TIMES. WE HAVEN'T EVEN MADE A PAYMENT YET ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THE LAST WEEK. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN PERMANENT FIX. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH WHAT A SAFETY ISSUE THIS IS. YES, THE POPPING IS INCREDIBLY ANNOYING, BUT IT'S TERRIFYING TO BE DRIVING AND HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER, WARNING LIGHTS, BACKUP CAMERA, ETC. HONDA CORPORATE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

WHILE IN MOTION, VEHICLE HAS VERY LOUD AUDIBLE POPS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FIRST IN MAY AND AGAIN IN JULY, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN GOING OUT MULTIPLE TIMES, INCLUDING LOST ACCESS TO BACKUP CAMERA AND NAVIGATION. SCREEN SHOWS NETWORK CONNECTION LOST. A DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WORKING FOR TWO WEEKS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY INSPECTING THE MOST BUS CONNECTORS PER HONDA TSB BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE POPS THUS FAR. SEE PAPERWORK IMAGE BELOW FOR INITIAL ATTEMPTED FIX IN MAY.

THE INFOTAINMENT AND SOMETIMES THE DASH GO BLANK. PRIOR TO LOSING ALL SIGNALS AND VISUAL, THERE IS LOUD POPPING NOISES AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE ROCKS HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, BUT IT ENDS UP WITH INFOTAINMENT LOSING ALL COMMUNICATION AND DASH SOMETIMES GOING BLANK. THIS HAPPENED IN JANUARY 2020 WITH ABOUT 1000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAS HAPPENED ON/OFF OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. IN JULY IT HAS BEEN A DAILY OCCURANCE AND NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE.

INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUTS OFF AND RESTARTS ON ITS OWN, NEAR CONSTANT LOUD POPS AND CRACKS ARE HEARD IN SPEAKERS. SPEEDOMETER DISAPPEARED AND WENT BLACK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, BACKUP CAMERA SHUT OFF DURING USE, NAVIGATION AND RADIO FAILS AND STATES 'CHECK TUNER' INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM GOES BLACK AND UNABLE TO TURN BACK ON. 'MOST NET OFF' DISPLAYS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN SYSTEM SHUTS OFF. SYSTEM IS ESSENTIALLY UNUSABLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. HORN MAY HAVE ALSO STOPPED WORKING DURING BLACK SCREEN.

MAIN DASHBOARD DISPLAY GOES DARK, ALONG WITH INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. CRACKS AND POPS HEARD FROM THE SPEAKERS. HANDS FREE STOPS WORKING. WE'VE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS WEEK A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS APPLIED THAT SEEMED TO MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE. WITH MAIN GAUGES AND HANDS-FREE NOT WORKING THE VEHICLE IS NOT EASILY OR SAFELY DRIVEN.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES, WENT BLACK AND THERE IS A HORRIBLE POPPING AND CRACKLING SOUND COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS. THE SOUND SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK TO "FIX" IT. ITS BEEN 3 1/2 WEEKS AND NOW ITS STARTED BACK UP AGAIN. THIS IS A NEW 2020 PILOT WITH 1060 MILES ON IT PURCHASED ON 6/24/2020

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH THE SPEAKERS MADE A TERRIBLE POPPING EVEN THOUGHT THE AUDIO SYSTEM WAS OFF AND THEN ENTIRE DASH SCREEN WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AND REBOOTED SO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING FOR 10 SECONDS. . WE HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE. IT WAS BEYOND SCARY. THE CAR DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE.

ABOUT 30-40 MINUTES INTO DRIVING WHEN WE HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE THE SPEEDOMETER AND INFOTAINMENT SCREEN FLICKERS SAYS TUNER LOST, THE AUDIO POPS SEVERELY LIKE SOMETHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. IT'S SCARY - LOOKS LIKE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS LOOSE

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2020 HONDA PILOT, TOURING MODEL, FROM STOKES HONDA NORTH IN NORTH CHARLESTON, SC ON JUNE 27, 2020. WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS, WE EXPERIENCED PERSISTENT STATIC COMING FROM THE FRONT SPEAKERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE RADIO ON AND REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THIS ISSUE RESULTED IN DISTRACTED DRIVING ON EACH OCCASION. ON JULY 14, 2020, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DASHBOARD PANELS WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AFFECTING THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, FUEL GAUGE, NAVIGATION, CRUISE CONTROL, BACK-UP CAMERAS, ETC. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED SEVERAL HOURS LATER WHILE IN STREET TRAFFIC. WE WENT IN PERSON TO NOTIFY STOKES HONDA ABOUT THIS SERIOUS CONCERN AND TO INITIATE OUR WARRANTY AGREEMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH HONDA PILOTS; THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY SOLD US THE VEHICLE; AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT FELL UNDER OUR WARRANTY GUIDELINES. AS OF TODAY, THE SAFETY CONCERNS HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND STOKES HONDA REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BECOME UNRESPONSIVE.

THE INFOTAINMENT WENT OUT AFTER LESS THAN 20 MILES AND 1 WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. THERE IS NO BACKUP CAMERA NOW - WHICH IS MANDATROY, AND NO RADIO OR ANYTHING FROM THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET AND THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO GOES IN AND OUT. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TRIED LEAVING THE POSITIVE BATTERY UNHOOKED FOR A WHILE BUT IT DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING. SEEING THE OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A LEMON RIGHT FROM THE FACTORY AND HONDA IS MASS PRODUCING THEM, KNOWING THIS IS A DEFECT WITH NO FIX. THE DEALER NEEDS MY NEW CAR FOR 2 DAYS TO REWIRE THE WHOLE DASH AND THEY CLAIM IT WON'T FIX IT. THEY SAY THAT AFTER THAT DOESN'T WORK, A SPECIAL HONDA TECH GETS FLOWN IN TO TRY TO FIX IT, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT WILL WORK. JUST GREAT, MY NEW CAR IS JUNK AND I'M STUCK PAYING FOR IT.

1. CAR FLASHES BRAKE AND SOMETIMES BRAKES ON ITS OWN WHEN IT DETECTS AN OBJECT ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR WHEN A CAR MAY BE APPROACHING IN THE OPPOSITE LANE OR IN A CENTER TURNING LANE. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE LANE WE ARE IN IS CLEAR AND USUALLY DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. 2. WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL THE ACC WILL DETECT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US GOING MAYBE 2 MHP SLOWER THAN OUR SET SPEED AND OUR CAR WILL ABRUPTLY SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MPH BELOW THE ACC SET POINT. THEN IT DETECTS THERE IS CLEAR DISTANCE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND WILL ABRUPTLY ACCELERATE TILL IT AGAIN DETECTS THE VEHICLE AND THEN REPEATS THE SAME ACTIONS - ABRUPT SLOWDOWN - ABRUPT ACCELERATION AND SO ON VS. A GRADUAL SLOWDOWN TO MATCH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT SPEED AND HOLDING STEADY AT THAT SPEED. I HAVE SET THE DISTANCE DETECTION TO EACH SETTING AND IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. 3. LANE KEEP ASSIST IS PLAIN DOWN DANGEROUS. TRIED TO MERGE ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH TURN SIGNAL ON AND THE LKA WOULD NOT LET US MERGE AND JERKED THE WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY HIT THE BRAKES WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF US. NEARLY CAUSED TRAFFIC BEHIND TO REAR END US. 4. HANDS FREE CELL FEATURE IS NOT HANDS FREE IF CONNECTED TO APPLY CAR PLAY. THIS WAS NOT WHAT WE WERE LEAD TO BELIEVE AT THE TIME OF SALE. HONDA HAS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE HONDA SENSING AND A RECALL IS A MUST AS THESE ISSUES WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE TO ASSUME ALREADY HAVE. TO DATE THE CAR IS UNSAFE WITH THE SENSING ON AND IF I TURN IT OFF I RISK LIABILITY WITH MY INSURANCE AS THEY PROVIDE DISCOUNTS BECAUSE OF THE HONDA SENSING SAFETY FEATURES.

IT STARTED WITH A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM SPEAKERS, THE INFO SCREEN WOULD THEN SHUT DOWN AND YOU WOULD BE UNABLE TO DETERMINE YOUR SPEED AND HAVE NO USE OF BACKUP CAMERA. AFTER THIS OCCURING 6 OR 8 TIMES (THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES) THE DISPLAY WILL NO LONGER EVEN COME ON. I HAVE LEFT WITH THE DEALER TODAY TO REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURED AT RANDOM TIMES, I WAS DRIVING EACH TIME RESULTING IN NO USE OF INSTRUMENTS FOR SPEED OF BACKUP CAMERA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK-UP CAMERA AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATOR CORRECTLY WHILE IN REVERSE OR IN MOTION, WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE BEING HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GERALD HONDA OF MATTESON (5505 AUTO CT, MATTESON, IL 60443) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE APPLE CAR PLAY SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300.

THE CMBS (COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM) IS TOO SENSITIVE. MULTIPLE TIMES, THE CMBS HAS ACTIVATED WITHOUT A VALID REASON. 1 EXAMPLE, I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE PASSING A SLOW MOVING 18 WHEELER IN THE RIGHT LANE. I WAS PASSING THE 18 WHEELER IN A CURVE AND MY SUV SUDDENLY BRAKED BECAUSE IT THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO THE 18 WHEELER. I WAS IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE TIME AND I CAN ONLY THINK THE SYSTEM WAS CONFUSED BY THE SPEED DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE TRUCK IN A TIGHT CURVE. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES ON TWO LANE ROADS, THE SYSTEM WILL FLASH "BRAKE" EVEN IF I AM NOT CROSSING THE CENTER LINE. I THINK THE CMBS IS TOO SENSITIVE.

SAME PROBLEM AS I AM SEEING ON THIS WEBSITE. WHILE DRIVING, CRACKING AND POPPING NOISE FROM THE SPEAKERS, THEN THE ENTERTAINMENT SCREEN SHUTS OFF AND THERE IS A NOTICE SAYING NO CONNECTION, ALSO, THE SCREENS WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER, AND MILEAGE INFO SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY BLACK, THEN RESETS ITSELF. *TR

IT FIRST STARTED A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE THIS WITH A CRACKLING IN THE SPEAKERS. THEN IT WOULDN'T PLAY ANYTHING PLUGGED INTO THE USB. THEN ON THE 20TH IT WOULDN'T PLAY THE RADIO. IT WOULD SAY RADIO UNAVAILABLE. THEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS THE RADIO, IT WOULD SAY NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST AND EVERYTHING WOULD GO BLACK. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GAUGES, NOTHING. IT WOULD THEN RESTART THE SYSTEM. THEN THE BLUETOOTH STOPPED WORKING. NOW IT JUST CONSTANTLY LOSES NETWORK COMMUNICATION, BLANKS OUT AND RESTARTS. IT DID IT ABOUT 8 TIMES IN MY 10 MINUTE DRIVE HOME. I GOT A VIDEO OF IT WHILE SOMEONE ELSE WAS DRIVING BUT IT WON'T LET ME UPLOAD IT. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT.

VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT (RADIO) SYSTEM CRACKLES AND POPS THROUGH THE SPEAKERS CONNECTED TO IT. CONNECTED PHONE CALLS SOMETIMES DROPS OR YOUR VOICE IS UNABLE TO BE HEARD BY THE PERSON YOU ARE SPEAKING TO. SATELLITE RADIO SOUNDS THROUGH SYSTEM ALSO CRACKLE AND POP AND SOMETIMES FADE OUT. THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND HAVE HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY. *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE MODE AS I WAS MOVING OUT (BACKWARD) THE REAR VIEW CAMERA SCREEN WILL GO BLACK AND WILL NOT DISPLAY AFTER THE ERROR "NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST" ON THE SCREEN. IT TAKES AT LEAST A MINUTE TO TWO UNTIL IT RESTART, SOMETIMES MORE THAN 10 MINS OR IT RESTART AND GO BLACK AGAIN. ANOTHER MULTIPLY TIMES, SAME ERROR HAPPENED, AND EVERYTHING WENT BLACK, THE CENTER INFOSYSTEM AND THE DRIVIER INFORMATION SCREEN. (SEE PICTURE) THE GPS WAS LOST, SO I AM NOT SURE IF I AM STILL ON THE RIGHT PATH, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING, OR IF ANY OF THE DRIVING ASSISTANCE ARE STILL ACTIVE. I.E. CRUISE CONTROL, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING/ASSISTANCE, SPEED METER TIRES PRESSURES IF ANY OTHER WARNINGS. ALL THESE STARTED HAPPENING IN AROUND MIDDLE OF JUNE. NOW, THIS ERROR IS HAPPENING EVERYDAY, EVERY DRIVE, I HAVE WENT TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THEM CHECK AND FIX THE ERROR. THEY SAID THEY RESET THE SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT SEE THIS ERROR ANYMORE, BUT I AM STILL SEEING THIS ERROR EVEN AFTER THEY SERVICE THE CAR. I WENT BACK TO HAVE IT SERVICES AT LEAST 3 TIMES ALREADY, THEY TOLD ME THEY DID SOME WIRING, RESET THE CONSOLE AND IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT STILL SEEING THIS PROBLEM AS OF TODAY.

BOUGHT NEW 2020 BLACK EDITION HONDA PILOT ON MAY 2,2020 WITH 11 MILES ON IT. IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 6/15/20 AFTER DRIVING ONLY 3 MILES I NOTICED A BAD BURNT SMELL AS I WAS ENTERING A PARKING GARAGE, NOT THINKING IT WAS MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NEW AND THERE WERE NO DISPLAY LIGHTS INDICATING ANYTHING. I THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY HOOD ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO SEE A FIRE BALL DROP FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF MY HOOD. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS ALERTS ON THE CAR PANEL THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WE HADN'T DRIVEN THIS CAR MUCH DUE TO COVID, PROBABLY ONLY HAD AROUND 400 MILES ON THE CAR. CAR FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS FAR AS I KNOW.

THERE IS A CRACKLING NOISE COMING OUT OF THE SPEAKERS THAT BEGINS ONCE THE CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CRACKLING NOISE IS EXACERBATED WHEN MAKING TURNS. SOMETIMES THE RADIO LOSES CONNECTION, AFTER WHICH THE ENTIRE DASH HAS BLANKED OUT, LOSING ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ODOMETER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, SPEEDOMETER. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHILE DRIVING IN A COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT ONLY A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING TO LOSE THIS INFORMATION, BUT ALSO A SAFETY THREAT TO NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION OF YOUR SPEED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE COMPONENT PART/SYSTEM OF CONCERN IS BELIEVED TO BE WIRING/ELECTRICAL. AFTER TAKING IT INTO RALPH SCHOMP HONDA TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED TWICE, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD 'THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND CUSTOMER WILL BE CONTRACTED ONCE A FIX BECOMES AVAILABLE.' APPARENTLY, THEY ARE WAITING ON A TOOL TO COME IN FROM HONDA TO ALLOW THEM TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE AWAITING RESOLUTION TO THIS ANNOYANCE THAT HAS WORSENED AND NOW BECOME A SAFELY HAZARD. AMERICAN HONDA IS UNREACHABLE BY PHONE (1-800-999-1009), AS THEY ARE CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCING 'TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES' AND PROVIDE NO ALTERNATIVE PHONE NUMBERS OR ALTERNATIVE SUGGESTED METHOD OF COMMUNICATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V439000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. MANSFIELD MOTOR GROUP (1493 PARK AVE W, MANSFIELD, OH 44906, (419) 529-4000) WAS CONTACTED AND FAILED TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,999.

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR AFTER 2 OR 3 DAYS THERE IS CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEN I TURN LEFT AND WHEN I HIT BREAKS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN AND SOMETIMES IF I DRIVE STRAIGHT THE I HEARD THE NOISE. I CHECKED WITH DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SOMETIMES WHEN I SHIFT GEAR FROM PARKING TO DRIVE I HEARD NOISE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT DRIVING EVERY DAY THAT MIGHT THE PROBLEM OF CLICKING NOISE.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THE COMMUNICATION HUB IS FAULTED. THE ENTIRE CONSOLE GOES OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNICATION CONSOLE. AT TIMES IT REBOOTS IN FEW MINUTES AND OTHERS IT HAS STAYED BLANK FOR OVER 10 MINUTES AND ONCE IT WAS TOTALLY SHUT DOWN TILL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO REPAIR FOR TWO DAYS WITH THE HELP OF THE HONDA FACTORY. NOW THE PROBLEM IS RESURFACING AGAIN SLOWLY AS IT DID THE FIRST TIME. FIRST IT WILL START REBOOTING WITHIN FEW MINUTES (HAPPENED FEW TIMES NOW), NOW IT IS TAKING FEW MINUTES TO REBOOT AND ANDROID AUTO IS TOTALLY DISCONNECTED NOW (SECOND STAGE AS PREVIOUSLY). *TR

The auto emergency braking (forward collision mitigation) will trigger and brake hard frequently on 2 lane roads. This has surprised me multiple times. Honda service says that this is normal and they don't seem interested in fixing it. I have read that there is an investigation into this issue on certain Honda sedan models, and wanted to be sure that the Honda Pilot was included in the investigation. This has occured multiple times since I've purchased the vehicle new.

BRAND NEW HONDA PILOT 2020; 32 DAYS OFF THE LOT AND THE RADIO SCREEN GOES BLANK, THE SYSTEM SENDS A MESSAGE OF "NETWORK CONNECTION LOST" OR "NO AUDIO CONNECTION". THIS HAPPENS ACROSS AUDIO FEATURES; SIRIUS; AM; FM: BLUETOOTH AND APPLE CAR PLAY. WHEN THE RADIO IS WORKING THERE IS A CONSTANT CRACKLING SOUND ALMOST LIKE YOU ARE LISTENING TO A VINYL RECORD IN YOUR CAR. I GAVE THE BLANK SCREEN THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT THINKING IT WAS A ONE OFF BUT BY THE THIRD TIME THAT IT HAPPENED I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG AND THEY HAVE TO KEEP CALLING CALIFORNIA FOR ADVICE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE DASH DISPLAY BLACKS OUT INTERMITTENTLY IN ADDITION TO A CONSTANT POPPING/CRACKING SOUNDS FROM THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2019-21 HONDA PILOTS IN ALL TRIM MODELS EXCEPT LX. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED THE SERVICE TICKET TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT ARE ON A PARTS BACK ORDER UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER. RECOMMENDED SOLUTION IS TO INSTALL/REPLACE THE FAKRA CONNECTOR SET AND MOST SERVICE CORDS ASSOCIATED THE MOST BUS NETWORK.

PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTERS INCLUDING DASH BOARD INFORMATION AND INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. PREVIOUSLY HEARD "POPPING NOISES" AND HAD INTERMITTENT BLACK OUTS. I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AFTER WORK AND BOTH SCREENS WERE BLACK AND WOULD NOT COME ON. THIS MEANS ALL FUNCTIONS OF THESE TWO SCREENS ABSENT; I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER, NO ODOMETER, NO LANE MITIGATION, NO SENSOR BRAKING, NO CRUISE, NO RADIO, NO BLUE TOOTH, NO GPS, NO MAINTENANCE LIGHTS'ETC. I HAD A GAS GAUGE AND A H/C GAUGE THAT DID FUNCTION. *TR

MY INFOTAINMENT CENTER AND DASHBOARD SPEEDOMETER HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS WHILE I DRIVE. LOOKING ONLINE THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2019 MODELS AND NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WAS MADE. I WAS NOT INFORMED WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT THESE ISSUES EXISTED AND WHEN TAKING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP NO LONG TERM FIX TO THE PROBLEM IS OFFERED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE NAVIGATION AND DVD OPTIONS THAT I NOW AM NOW ABLE TO USE YET I STILL PAY THE PAYMENT FOR THEM. TO ME HONDA IS NEGLIGENT BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM YET THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT WHEN I CALL ABOUT DOING ANYTHING TO IT I AM TOLD THEY HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IT WHICH COULD TAKE SECONDS OR IT COULD TAKE A WEEK THEN THEY OFFER NO TIME TABLE ON HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO FIX IT. THEY ALSO DO NOT OFFER A COURTESY VEHICLE WHILE THEY FIX THE DEFECT. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM EITHER THIS PROBLEM CAN OCCUR ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD AT ANY TIME DRIVING OR PARKED. THE LAST TIME IT WAS ON WAS 7/12/2020 AND IT HAS BEEN OFF SINCE