2005 Honda Pilot complaints

THIS VEHICLE WHICH NEVER HAS HAD A PROBLEM WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL TO THE HONDA DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD ~170K MILES. WITHIN WEEKS OF THE EVENT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISES THAT BOTH FRONT BUMPER AIR BAG SENSORS SIMULTANEOUSLY WENT BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT IN ANYWAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL WORK. I DON'T BUY IT AND SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME IDENTICAL CHALLENGE SHORTLY AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. I AM CERTAIN A AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT PART INCOMPATIBILITY EXISTS OR A PRESCRIBED REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE TECHNIQUE IS FLAWED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO 10CFR PART 21 SAFETY RELATED ISSUE IN US COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER REGULATIONS THAT I WORK IN AND MUST BE ACTED UPON BY THE NTSB. THE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WAS RETURNED NON-FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE OF MY REFUSAL TO PAY THE DEALER NEARLY $500 FOR REPAIRS I KNOW THE PROCESS IS ABSOLUTELY ACCOUNTABLE FOR INDUCING. THE REPLACEMENT IS NOT A LIKE-FOR-LIKE COMPATIBLE UNIT OR THE DEALERS ARE NOT INSTALLING THE REPLACEMENTS CORRECTLY PUTTING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AT SUDDEN SAFETY RISK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT 70 MPH. HONDA DEALER-BASNEY HONDA MISHAWAKA, INDIANA 574-256-3800

MY 2005 HONDA PILOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY LOCAL MECHANICS SCANNED THE COMPUTER CODE P0741, TORQUE CLUTCH SOLENOID. AFTER HE REPLACE THE SOLENOID AND CLEARED THE CODE I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 50 MILES BEFORE THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SO I TOOK IT BACK THE THE SHOP TO HAVE THE CODE SCAN AGAIN. THE SAME CODE, P0741 APPEAR IN HIS SCANNER. HE RECHECK THE REPLACEMENTAL PART FOR MALFUNCTION AND CONNECTION ISSUES WITH NO ISSUES. SO I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE A SECOND OPINION. THE TRANS SHOP EXAM THE TRAN AND FOUND NO ISSUES ALSO. BOTH SHOPS SUGGEST THAT THERE MUST BE AN INTERIOR ISSUE IN THE TRAN ITSELF. MY ONLY OPTION ARE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRAN OR DRIVE IT AS LONG AS IT IS DRIVING FINE. I THINK HONDA KNOW OF THIS INTERIOR ISSUE AND DON'T WANT TO RECALL THE VEHICLES. REPLACING A TRAN ISN'T A CHEAP FIX.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY 2005 PILOT MODEL EXL HAS 90,000 MILES. RECENTLY THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENED THERE WOULD ALSO BE A LOUD 'CHUNK' NOISE THAT ACCOMPANIED IT AND FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. HOWEVER TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED, I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE VSA FUNCTION AND THE WORST PART WAS THAT THE MALFUNCTION OF THE VSA HAD LOCKED THE BRAKES ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND ALTHOUGH THIS ONLY OCCURRED ONE TIME, IT WAS AN EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE.

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AT ANY SPEED AT ANY TIME IT ON ANY TYPE OF ROADWAY FEELS AS IF THE BRAKE IS BEING SLAMMED ON AND PULLS THE CAR SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. I HAVE THIS OCCUR DAILY. THE VSA LIGHT AND MANY TIMES THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IMMUNIMATE JUST PRIOR OR AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. IT IS AT THE HONDA DEALER WHO FIRST WANTED ME TO REPLACE THE REAR END BUT THEY SAY IT IS A FAULTY SENSOR AND ARE REPLACING IT FOR ABOUT $800 BUT THEY ARE STILL NOT SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I SAW THE RECALL FOR 2013 PART OF THE VSA AND THEY SAY THAT WAS FIXED BACK THEN. SO WHAT IS GOING ON NOW THIS CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COSTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VSA LIGHT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE, AS IT WAS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND CONSUMER WAS LOOSING ENGINE POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VSA MALFUNCTIONED AND IT WAS A PART THAT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE TIRES AS BEING EQUIPPED FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/30/16.*JB

THERE IS VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. SEEMS THERE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH IS COMMON AMONG OTHER OWNWERS.

THE CAR'S VSA (VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM) WILL ENGAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY YAW RATE SENSOR. UPON INVESTIGATION, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2005 MODEL. MY CAR'S VSA (BRAKES) WERE ENGAGED ON MULTIPLE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR NO REASON. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IF I MANUALLY DISENGAGED THE VSA SYSTEM (THE PILOT HAS AN ON/OFF SWITCH), I EXPERIENCE NO SUCH ERRONEOUS BRAKING INCIDENTS. YOU CAN SEE THE INCIDENT SUMMARY HERE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: DP12002 HTTPS://GOO.GL/RF5YIN OR DISCUSSION THREADS HERE: HTTP://GOO.GL/6HBQEX

AT 105,000 MILES I TOOK MY 2005 HONDA PILOT FOR SOME PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE-OIL CHANGE, TRANSMISSION SERVICE, AND AN AIR BAG RECALL. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED ON HIS TEST DRIVE. NOW THE D LIGHT IS BLINKING AND THE VEHICLE DOES SHUDDER BETWEEN 35-50 MPH. THE SERVICE WRITER ALEX SCHENBECK AT DICK'S HONDA IN HILLSBORO SAID HE DIDN'T NOTICE THE MECHANICS NOTE AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT THIS COULD BE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ACURA ISSUED A RECALL ON THE MDX FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THERE HAVE BEEN 208 COMPLAINTS ON THE 2004-2005 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION AND 66 COMPLAINTS ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPECIFICALLY. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA NORTH AMERICA TO SEE IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER OR LOSING MY BUSINESS FOR LIFE.

WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS TO ABOUT 30 MPH YOU FEEL A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER MOMENTARILY LOSING INERTIA, THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO INCREASE SPEED AND CONTINUE WITHOUT HESITATION. I'VE HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT AND THEY THINK IT MAY BE A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THERE WAS A COLLISION AHEAD CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE DEPRESSED ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT WHICH CRASHED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MILD CONCLUSION AND WHIP LASH INJURIES THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A KNEE INJURY THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

USING EXCESSIVE OIL 120K USING 2 QT EVERY 2,300 MILES WITH NO VISABLE LEAKS

WHEN ACCELERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH THE CARS SHAKES AND VIBRATES. IF YOU LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE SHAKE WILL GO AWAY. HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE.

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.

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.

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.

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.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL, THE DEALER SAID THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $200. I HAD THAT DONE AND THE SECOND DAY FOLLOWING, IT WAS ON AGAIN. IT INTERMITTENTLY LIT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. NOW IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS ON. I SEE SIMILAR ISSUES LISTED. GOD FORBID THEY DON'T WORK WHEN I NEED THEM. NOT THRILLED WITH THE PILOT. TRANSMISSION LIGHT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTS (BLINKING D). I HAD THIS FIXED YEARS AGO AFTER THE DEALER SAID NEW TRANS FOR $3,000. I DIDN'T BITE ON THAT ONE BECAUSE THE SHIFTING WAS SEEMLESS. SEEMS THAT MECHANICS MAYBE RELY ON COMPUTER TOO MUCH. HAD SWITCH CHANGED OUT AND IT STOPPED FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. NOW IT'S ON INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. TIRE PRESSURE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM. ELECTRONICS STINK!

AT SPEEDS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CAR RANDOMLY HAS A SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. IT IS NOT FELT IN THE STEERING BUT IN THE BODY OF THE CAR. WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED HARDER OR IF THE GEAR SELECTOR IS MOVED TO D3 THE SHUDDER STOPS. THIS OCCURRED FROM 60K MILE WHEN PURCHASED TO NOW AT 170K MILES. DEALER CAN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM BUT RECOMMENDS A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. HONDA AMERICA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE AGE. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. HONDA IS IGNORING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. IT POINT TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ROTATED, REBALANCED, REALIGNED AND IT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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

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.

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 ?

WHEN I SLOW DOWN FROM GOING HIGHER THEN 40 MILES PER HOUR MY PILOT SHUDDERS BETWEEN 35 AND 40. IT QUITS AT ABOUT 35 BUT IT STARTED HAPPENING A YEAR AGO AND DOES IT EVERY TIME I DRIVE NOW. I HAVE READ ON LINE OF OTHER PILOTS DOING THE SAME THING. SEEMS TOME THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ONE IF MY TRANSMISSION QUITS BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER AS A DEALER ONCE TOLD ME. I DON'T WANT TO PAY THE COSTS OF A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT. I AM GETTING AIRBAG RECALL FIXED THIS WEEK I PLAN TO ASK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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.

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?

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.

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!.

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.

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 SALE

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

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?

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.

1ST INCIDENT-I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED (APPROX. 25-30 MPH). HEARD A GROWLING SOUND & CAR SUDDENLY BRAKED ON ITS OWN. I ALSO FELT AS IF I HAD LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE VSA LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF DURING THE INCIDENT. 2ND INCIDENT- SAME AS ABOVE ONLY A WEEK LATER. 3RD INCIDENT- ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ENTER THE RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN THE CAR MADE A GRINDING SOUND, THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON MOMENTARILY WHILE THE CAR APPLIED THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN. ALL OF THESE INCIDENCES OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR WAS SERVICED FOR THE VSA RECALL(13-026) ON MAY 6, 2015. PREVIOUS TO THIS SERVICE, WE HAD NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE VSA. WE BELIEVE THAT BY HAVING THIS RECALL PERFORMED, HAS CAUSED ANOTHER MALFUNCTIONED AS A RESULT. I HAVE READ SOME MUCH MORE FRIGHTENING INCIDENCES THAN OURS ON YOUR SITE. SO WE ARE NOW DRIVING OUR CAR WITH THE VSA OFF! PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN

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.

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.

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

CENTER CONSOL LIGHTS ARE OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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

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.

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.