2005 Honda Pilot complaints

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (VSA) LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED ME OF RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE TO DEALER. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO TELLS ME THAT THE CAR IS NOT UNDER THE MARCH, 2013 RECALL, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE ISSUES ARE THE SAME AS THE ISSUES WHICH LED TO THE 2013 RECALL.

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.

I WAS ADVISED BY MY HONDA DEALERSHIP (RUSSEL & SMITH HONDA) ON 2/16/15 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN MY CAR'S AIRBAGS - HOWEVER THE REQUIRED PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER I A YET TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE MY RECALL FIX APPOINTMENT. IN THE INTERIM I KEEP GETTING LETTERS FROM HONDA THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY AS THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I THINK HONDA SHOULD ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE PARTS FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THEIR LOCAL DEALERS AND ADVICE THE DEALERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. I HAVE WAITED 2 MONTHS WITH NO WORD FROM RUSSEL & SMITH HONDA DEALER IN HOUSTON AND I AM WORRIED THAT MY VEHICLE MAY NOT BE SAFE FOR DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. MA 08/11/15

I WAS PARKING , WHEN THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD, I HIT THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED GOING ONTO THE PAVEMENT OF THE SHOPPING CENTRE, BREAKING TWO SIDES OF A BRICK PILLAR. BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR DOORS WERE DESTROYED AND THE MAIN FRONT, THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIRBAGS, NEVER CAME OUT. *TR

IT WAS A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE WAITING BEHIND ANOTHER CAR FOR A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE ROAD. HONDA ODYSSEY COMING FROM BEHIND IN THE OTHER LANE, CHANGED THE LANE AND REAR-ENDED MY CAR AT ~15 MPH. MY CAR HIT THE FRONT CAR. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CAR THAT REAR-ENDED ME WITH SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE. DRIVER IN MY CAR ALONG WITH PASSENGER IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT GOT A VERTICAL LIFT WITH SEATBELT CONSTRAINTS HOLDING THEM IN PLACE. MY CAR'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN AT THIS POINT. I HAVE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA PILOT ABOUT DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT TOO IN THE CURRENT GENERATION OF HONDA PILOT? I HAVE THIS INCIDENT NOTED DOWN WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE. I WANT TO LOG IN THIS COMPLAINT HERE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT IGNORING OR MISSING ON ANOTHER RECALL AT THE COST OF GETTING HUMANS INJURED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

MY CAR IS PART OF AN AIRBAG RECALL BY HONDA. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY AIRBAG REPLACED SINCE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. THE MIAMI HONDA DEALERSHIPS I HAVE APPROACHED ARE SOUTH MOTORS AND BRAHMAN HONDA. THEY HAVE BEEN TOTALLY UNCOOPERATIVE AND HAVE SETUP SYSTEMS TO GIVE CUSTOMERS THE RUN AROUND. I UNDERSTAND THAT PLACE WITH HOT, HUMID CLIMATE LIKE FLORIDA, ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT THESE DEALERSHIPS ARE PLAYING GAMES WITH MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOUR AGENCY WILL DO TO ENFORCE THIS MANDATE. I WILL BE WILLING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COURT OR TESTIFY IF NEEDED. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

AIR BAGS SENSOR FAILED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON HONDA PILOTS AND HONDAS MUST RECALL AND REPLACE ALL SENSORS FREE OF CHARGE. THEY CHARGE $400 PER SENSOR. *TR

NOTIFIED OF RECALL FOR DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE. MATTER HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP? *TR

SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. LOOKED IT UP AND SAW THE RECALL ON THE VSA SO INTENDED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. A COUPLE DAYS LATER I'M TOOLING ALONG AT FREEWAY SPEED AND FOR A BRIEF SECOND IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND RELEASED, AND THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CODES THEY FOUND WERE FOR SOME SORT OF A POWER DROP AND BLAMED IT ON A POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGE OR DROP AT SOME POINT. MAYBE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY OR SOMETHING, BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THOSE, BUT IT COST ME $125.00 TO BE TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW. THE VSA RECALL WAS COMPLETED IN 2012 FOR THE WIRING HARNESS. TODAY (A WEEK LATER) I'M GOING ABOUT 25 ON A SURFACE STREET AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY CLEARING ANY CODES. WHAT THEY CAME BACK WITH WAS A FAULTY YAW SENSOR CODE, BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS TO DO FURTHER RESEARCH. I'M TOLD IT IS CONNECTED TO THE MAIN COMPUTER AND IF IT IS THE YAW SENSOR THEN THE MAIN COMPUTER HAS TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $1650.00 (THEY WILL CREDIT TOWARD THE REPAIR THE $125.00 I PAID LAST WEEK FOR THE NON-ANSWER). IN READING ONLINE, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. ALSO READING ONLINE A QUICK REVIEW SEEMS TO LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE SENSOR CAN BE REPLACED BY ITSELF, SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN COMPUTER, AT A MUCH LOWER COST. *TR

THE VSA AND/OR ABS WILL UNEXPECTEDLY APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. IT IS A SHORT AND QUICK APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SWERVE. IT THEN SEEMS TO RELEASE AND YOU CAN CONTINUE DRIVING. ONCE THIS OCCURS BOTH THE VSA AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASH TURN ON SHOWING THEY ARE DISABLED. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO BE OPERATIONAL. UPON TURNING OFF THE IGNITION THE LIGHTS RESET AND THE VSA/ABS SEEM TO BE OPERATIONAL. DURING COLD TEMPERATURES I WILL SOMETIMES FIND THE VSA/ABS LIGHTS TURN ON AND STAY ON DURING START UP BUT AGAIN ONLY DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. AFTER DRIVING A SHORT TIME (10-15 MINUTES OR MILES) I WILL TURN THE IGNITION OFF, WAIT 1-2 MINUTES, TURN THE IGNITION ON AND THE VSA/ABS LIGHTS GO THROUGH THE NORMAL START UP TEST AND TURN OFF AND EXPECTED. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS THAT WOULD AFFECT THE BRAKING SYSTEMS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR FAMILY'S 2005 HONDA PILOT. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHTLY WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE BREAKING IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND THEN APPEARANCE OF THE VSA LIGHT. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO FIRST INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEN INDICATED THERE WAS A VSA WIRE HARNESS RECALL (NHTSA 13V-092) BUT THAT IT DID APPLY THE VSA LIGHT GOING ON AND THEREFORE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. A VSA LIGHT DIAGNOSTICS WHICH I INDEPENDENTLY PAID FOR INDICATED A YAW RATE FAILURE CODE (25-01). THIS LIGHT VSA LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF WITH AN INTERMITTENT CONTEMPORANEOUS RELATIONSHIP TO BRAKING. ON 2/25/15 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY (NO VSA LIGHT ON), APPLIED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY AND THE CAR BRAKED SEVERLY EVEN ONCE HER FOOT WAS OFF THE BRAKE AND PULLED THE CAR IN THE SAME FRONT RIGHT DIRECTION AS BEFORE FORCING HER TO SWERVE ALONG SIDE A PASSING TRUCK. THE VSA LIGHT WENT ON AFTER THE EVENT OCCURRED. CALLING THE HONDA DEALER TODAY, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER ONCE THE PART FOR THE 13V-092 RECALL WAS REPLACED. IN REVIEWING SAFER CAR.GOV NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER DP12002 IT DESCRIBES WELL WHAT HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED HONDA USA. I BELIEVE HONDA HAS INADEQUATELY EVALUATED THE RELATIONSHIP OF SIMILARLY REPORTED EVENTS REGARDING UNEXPECTED CAR BRAKE ASSIST WITH MILD APPLICATI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FELT NO POWER WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO PULLOVER. AFTER RESTING THE VEHICLE I IT WAS OK. I FELT IT LAST YEAR IN MAY ALSO AND DEALER HILLSIDE HONDA IN NY JUST DID SERVICE AND POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGE AND CHARGED ME. I WILL GO BACK THUS WEEK. *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

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD BE COVERED AND REPLACED UNDER NHTSA RECALL 14V-700, MFR RECALL JM3 WHICH STATES THAT ANY VEHICLE EVER REGISTERED IN THE DESIGNATED HIGH HUMIDITY STATES, WHICH INCLUDES GEORGIA, IS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. WHILE CURRENTLY A RESIDENT OF NORTH CAROLINA WE WERE PREVIOUSLY RESIDENTS OF GEORGIA WHERE THIS VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED. AS SUCH I CONTACTED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COVERED BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT AND THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNIT. I AGAIN ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEY SAID NO BUT TO CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL RECALLS. I THEN CONTACTED HONDA'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND OPENED A CASE INDICATING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN GEORGIA AND REQUESTED THEY REPLACE IT AS A HAZARD AS DEFINED IN THE HONDA AND NHTSA RECALL. A WEEK LATER THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE UNIT UNDER THE RECALL AND OFFERED NO EXPLANATION. I RECENTLY SENT AN EMAIL TO THE LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER REGARDING MY CONCERNS AND REQUESTING THEY HONOR THE RECALL BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT THEY WOULD CHANGE ONE SIDE DEEMED A SAFETY HAZARD BUT LEAVE THE PASSENGER IN A POTENTIALLY LETHAL SITUATION WHEN BOTH UNITS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE SAME HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT. *TR

WHEN ON HIGH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER WILL LITERALLY LEAVE BURN MARKS ON MY RIGHT LEG. IT HAS WORKED NORMAL UNTIL THIS FALL WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND IT BURNED MY LEG. IT CAN NOT BE ON MORE THAN A MINUTE OR WILL LEAVE BURN MARKS ON THE RIGHT LEG. THE LEFT SIDE STILL SEEMS NORMAL. I CHECKED AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS, BUT IN LOOKING INTO IT HAD HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND THE SEAT HAS STARTED TO SMOKE.

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO MY NOVEMBER 21, 2014 REPORT REGARDING THE VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM ON MY 2005 HONDA PILOT ENGAGING THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN: ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS THAT THE STABILITY SYSTEM ENGAGED THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN, THE CAR SWERVED TO THE LEFT INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE HOUSE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE ANALYZED THE PROBLEM THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT TALKING WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. NO BLOWN FUSES NO OTHER ISSUES NOTED WITH SENSORS OTHER THAN FAILED AIRBAG CONTROL COMPUTER UNIT. *TR

WHEN I AM GOING IN A SPEED RANGE ABOUT 35 MPH I GET LIKE SHUDDER/GRINDING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE PILOT. I AM GETTING VERY CONCERN BECAUSE I'VE DRIVEN OTHER PILOTS AND THEY ALL DO THE SAME AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS NOISE. *JS

HEARD A WEIRD NOISE WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS, TRANNY FLUID WAS BUBBLING OUT OF THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW. HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED BY AUL, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CO. THEY SENT A USED TRANNY AND WITHIN A WEEK IT WAS SHAKING THE WHOLE CAR ON THE DOWNSHIFT AT 35-40 AND 60MPH. ANOTHER USED TRANNY WAS SENT. ON DAY ONE, BEGAN NOTICING THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AT 40-45 AND 60-65MPH ON THE UPSHIFT. I AM WAITING FOR MY MECHANIC TO BE AVAILABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND REQUEST ANOTHER TRANNY. THIS WILL BE NUMBER THREE IN THREE MONTHS. *JS

MY HONDA PILOT 2005 SHUDDERS AT ABOUT 35-50 MPH SPEEDS. THE SHUDDERING LASTS FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. THE SHUDDERING GOES AWAY BY EITHER INCREASING OR DECREASING THE SPEED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW YEARS. TODAY I AM SITTING AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SHUDDERING AND THE HONDA TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED ON THIS SITE AND THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS WONDERING WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANKS *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY SHE HEARD LIKE A WHIRRING SOUND AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. SHE PULLED ON THE SIDE AND NOTICED FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SIDE OF ENGINE. WE HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TALKING TO THE AGENT, THEY TOLD US THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO RADIATOR AND RADIATOR COOLANT/TRANS FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. COST OF REPAIRS: $1130 TO FLUSH OUT THE FLUIDS AND 5000 TO FIX TRANSMISSION. MY PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE UPTO DATE WITH THE SERVICE CHECK-UP AND UPSET THAT THIS WAS NOT PREVENTED FROM HAPPENING. *TR

AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE THERE IS A SHUDDER. LETTING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND STOMPING BACK ON IT SOMETIMES HELPS MAKE IT GO AWAY. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE ON INCLINES WHERE THE THROTTLE IS UNDER LOAD AT THE DESCRIBED SPEED. THERE IS A HILL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT REPEATS ALMOST EVERY TRIP. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE PAVEMENT IS RUTTED PERPENDICULAR TO TRAFFIC BUT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN OTHER CARS. IT ALSO RETURNS AROUND 70-75 MPH. I THOUGHT IT WAS OUT OF BALANCE OF TIRES BUT I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND ASKED THE MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO THE SUSPENSION TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY PLAY. HE SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHICH I TRUST AND THEY DROVE IT, INSPECTED IT FROM UNDERNEATH AND THEY TOO COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHALKED IT UP TO OUT OF BALANCE TIRES. MY PILOT HAS BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES SINCE I'VE HAD IT AND THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME WITH EVERY SET OF TIRES. I HAVE USED BRIDGESTONE, YOKOHAMA, AND KUMHO TIRES TRYING TO RULE OUT BRANDS. *TR

THIS IS A 2005 HONDA PILOT WE BOUGHT IN 2009. THE DEALER CALLED ME TO SAY THAT THE RADIATOR BURST AND THE ANTIFREEZE GOT MIXED IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. HE IS NOW QUOTING A $5,000 BILL TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE PRESSURE SWITCH IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IS BROKEN...IT GOES ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON, WITH LIGHT COMING ON AT THE DASHBOARD. WE HAVE HAD THE AIRBAG CHECKED 3 TIMES, TWICE BY OUR MECHANIC, ONCE BY THE DEALER, AND THEY SAY IT'S FINE. THE PRESSURE SWITCH IS MAL-FUNCTIONING. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE $300-$400 TO TAKE APART THE SEAT AND REPLACE THE SWITCH...CANNOT AFFORD IT. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,731.

VEHICLE STALLED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, VTM,VSA AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON. PROBLEM STARTED IN 2008 BEFORE HONDA ISSUED A RECALL. PROBLEM ONGOING AS OF PRESENT. SEEMS LIKE TEMPORARY FIXES EACH TIME, HONDA CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX. KEEPS GETTING THE RUN AROUND. VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR STARTED TO FAIL. POWER WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN WORKED AGAIN. NOW THEY ALL WORK BUT THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WORKS EXCEPT FOR THE REAR DRIVER'S WINDOW. IT DOES WORK IF DONE DIRECTLY FROM THE DOOR BUT NOT FROM THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL. ALSO, POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I CHANGED THE FUSE BUT IT BLOWS EVERY TIME WE USE THE LOCKS. THERE IS SOME SORT OF SHORT. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING $500 TO FIX IT. THERE ARE SOME OTHER LIGHTS IN THE MAIN PANEL THAT GO ON AND OFF EVERY SO OFTEN. IT JUST SEEMS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SIDE TO THE CAR IS DETERIORATING BY THE DAY. *TR

HONDA HAS REFUSED FOR OVER A MONTH TO ANSWER WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT BEING RECALLED FOR ITS AIR BAGS. I HAVE ASKED HOW THEY KNOW MY VEHICLE DOES NOT NEED TO BE RECALLED WHEN VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR ALREADY HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE US. THEY WILL NOT ANSWER WHETHER MY CAR IS SAFE OR NOT. I HAVE ASKED THAT THEY REMOVE AT THEIR EXPENSE MY AIR BAGS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE UNSAFE, A REQUEST THAT HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED. THE PERSON WHO LAST CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOW FAILED TO RETURN MY CALLS ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS. BASED ON PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS WITH MY DEALER AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE RECENT FAILURE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO RETURN MY CALLS, I FEEL AS IF I AM BEING STONEWALLED BY HONDA, WHO SEEMS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FLAWED, ALBEIT COST-SAVING DESIGN, BY ONE OF ITS SUPPLIERS. *TR

I HEARD A LOUD THUMPING OR GRINDING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON THEIR OWN. AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE STABILITY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (YELLOW TRIANGLE). OVER NEXT THREE WEEKS THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY. ON ONE OCCASION THE "YAW SENSOR" CODE WAS TRIGGERED. THE VSA RECALL IN 2013 WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER IN 2013. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT. LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT. SUDDEN MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN PERSONAL INJURIES*CW ACCORDING TO THE LETTER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, WHILE HIS CLIENT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

HONDA PILOT WAS SERVICED AT ED VOYLES HONDA ON 10/22 AND PICKED UP ON 10/23. EXTENSIVE SERVICE PERFORMED ON CAR...TIMING BELT, TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS REPLACED PER RECALL, ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, OIL CHANGED, ETC. PICKED UP CAR ON 10/23. ON 10/24 BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PUT CAR IN DRIVE GEAR. CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PUTTING FOOT ON ACCELERATION. COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. ACCELERATION CONTINUED AND INCREASED. ONLY WAY TO STOP CAR WAS TO RUN INTO A TREE. NOT SURE IF CAUSED BY RECENT WORK OR I HAVE READ NOW THAT 2005 HONDA PILOTS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH UNPROVOKED ACCELERATION. USAA INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED CAR AND CAR IS AT JUNK YARD NOW. *TR

THE FRONT RIGHT AIRBAG SENSOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. LAST MONTH, MY MECHANIC RESET IT. HE SAID HE'D LOOK FURTHER IF IT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. IT DID. BUT I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER. I FELT THIS WAS TOO IMPORTANT AN ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE FRONT RIGHT SENSOR AND IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. COST TO ME WAS $300. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD BE RELIABLE AND NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE CAR NOT NEW, BUT WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGED. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. INCIDENTALLY, HONDA SERVICE REPS SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF I HAD A TAKATA SRS SYSTEM, BUT THAT IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT RECALLED. I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN IT IS THE SAME SYSTEM FROM NEWS REPORTS, AND THINK IT SHOULD BE REPLACED - BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE. *TR

SUBMISSION FROM CONGRESSMAN PAULSEN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE AIRBAG RECALL (REPLY DIRECTLY TO THE CONSTITUENT). *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ALL AIR BAGS. *JB

MY 2005 PILOT MODEL HAS 108,000 MILES. THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND VSA LIGHT REMAINS ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE STABILITY CONTROL RECALL 13V092000 WAS PERFORMED JULY 2013, IT WAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOUND YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE AND WANTS $1,100.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INDICATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO EXPAND THE AIR BAG RECALL NATIONALLY, AS IT IS A MATTER OF HIGHEST CONCERN TO AMERICANS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES. ALL AMERICANS AFFECTED DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLE AIR BAGS REPLACED, NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE.

VSA ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING XWAY, PULLED VEHICLE TO RIGHT, INTO OTHER LANE. THIS WAS REPAIRED PER PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT CONTINUED TO ENGAGE PERIODICALLY WITHIN 3 DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, I AM ON LIST FOR AIRBAG RECALL, BUT NOT YET RECALLED IN KY. WE ARE IN OHIO VALLEY, WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY THAN FLORIDA. I HAVE DRIVEN TO FLORIDA MULTIPLE TIMES. WE SHOULD BE ADDED TO RECALL LIST. *TR

RECALL SUBJECT: PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR MAY RUPTURE. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUNE 20, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V353000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL: HONDA PILOT 2003-2005 MY 2005 HONDA PILOT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. IT WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD AND IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN VIRGINIA. GIVEN THAT TAKATA HAS ADMITTED TO U.S. SAFETY REGULATORS THAT IT IMPROPERLY STORED CHEMICALS AND FAILED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE PROPELLANTS USED IN THE AIRBAG INFLATOR ALONG WITH FAULTY RECORD KEEPING AS TO WHICH CARS WERE DEFECTIVE, I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE DEGRADED INFLATORS CAUSING THEM TO EXPLODE AND SPRAYING PIECES OF METAL INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. RECALL SUBJECT: DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR MAY RUPTURE. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUNE 20, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL: HONDA PILOT 2003-2007 MY 2005 HONDA PILOT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INFORMATION IS SIMILARLY SITUATED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFORMATION. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THIS DEATH AND/OR DISMEMBERMENT HAZARD BY CONTACTING HONDA DIRECTLY WITH NO SUCCESS. MY ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER, AS FOUND ON THE CAR WINDOW WHEN PURCHASED, INDICATES "PARTS CONTENT INFORMATION" "JAPAN 10%". THE CONCEALMENT AND NON-DISCLOSURE OF SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS AND FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS IS NOT MERELY AN INCONVENIENCE FOR ME BUT A SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT. *TR

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

ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER OF 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA PILOT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND A COLLISION OCCURRED (T-BONE). TO BY DISBELIEF THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A FEW WEEKS LATER I ASKED AN EMPLOYEE OF A HONDA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING AND HE INDICATED TO ME THAT INSIDE OF THE FRONT BUMPER THERE IS A GOLD BALL AND BEFORE THE AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY IT MUST HAVE A DIRECT CENTER HIT WITH ANOTHER OBJECT. IN MY OPINION THE HIT FROM THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT AS DIRECT AS YOU CAN GET IT. I BELIEVE THAT THERE MIGHT BE A DEFECT OF THE AIRBAG FOR NOT DEPLOYING. *TR

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 TRANS

I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA RPM STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY STARTED TO SHAKE. I LUCKILY MADE IT HOME. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT HAD MIXED. I BOUGHT A NEW RADIATOR, EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION FLUSH 15 QTS. NOW 2 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD, SHAKING AT 35-40 MPH AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMMENTS AND REPORTS OF THIS HONDA SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AND A RECALL PUT IN PLACE. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURING THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING, DAMP, OR SNOWING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FOR NO REASON IT LOSES POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, AND THE CAR ACTS AS IF THE BATTERY HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 20 TIMES. THIS IS A DEFECT. I AM REPORTING, BECAUSE I REALIZE THIS NEEDED TO BE REPORTED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER HAS OCCURRED WITH THE ORIGINAL BATTERY, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER BATTERIES OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR. IT APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICALLY RELATED. THE LOSS OF POWER RESULTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND NO POWER. LUCKILY, EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. IF THIS EVER OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT COULD RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ON OCTOBER 4, 2014 WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK LUCKILY HE WAS DRIVING AND WE WERE TRAVELING 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED. YESTERDAY, AFTER CUTTING THE CAR OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY THE ENGINE WAS SILL RUNNING. THE KEY WAS REINSERTED AND REMOVED. TODAY ON 10/102014 ONCE AGAIN, I PULLED IN THE GARAGE TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WITH THE KEY REMOVED. I REINSERTED THE KEY AS I DID THE DAY BEFORE, AS I REMOVED THE KEY THE CAR ACCELERATED BECAME STUCK AGAIN, FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS IN PARK. I DID NOT STEP ON THE GAS OR ACCELERATE SINCE I WAS MERELY REINSERTING AND REMOVING THE KEY. IN ANY EVENT THE CAR PEDAL WAS STUCK. I AM CONCERNED AND HOPE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN SO I AM REPORTING FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDER AND THUMB WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR DETERMINED THAT THE IMPACT OF THE AIR BAG CAUSED THE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.