2016 Honda Pilot complaints

KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM ERROR MESSAGE.

SPEEDOMETER FLICKERS AND IS NOT WORKING MOST OF THE TIME. AND GOES BLACK MOST OF THE TIME IN MOTION STANDING STILL EVERYWHERE

2016 HONDA PILOT ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY/SPORADICALLY WHILE PARKED/LOCKED.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY A FLASHING OIL LIGHT. PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF. CHECK OIL AND THERE WAS PLENTY. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THEY MANUALLY GOT THE CAR TO START BUT THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND THERE IS ZERO OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE IS NOW NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 105K MILES ON IT. RECENTLY HAD THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT REPLACED AT 103K MILES. REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED.

A NOTICE HAS STARTED POPPING UP ON MY HONDA PILOT SAYING KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM. BUT MY CAR STILL STARTS. THE ERROR MESSAGE WENT AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS THEN CAME BACK.

CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER GOING INTO AUTO IDLE STOP.CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF.HAD TO PUT IN PARK AND IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE CAR WOULD START.

WHEN I STOP WITH THE IDLE STOP IN ON THE HONDA PILOT , WHEN RELEASE THE BRAKES THE PILOT DISCHARGE BATTERY AND NEVER TURN ON. THE BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED WHEN IS INSPECTED. NEVER WAKE UP. I NEED TO CHARGE BATTERY AND THEN THE BATTERY IS FUNCTION WITH NO PROBLEM WITH THE IDLE STOP DISABLE. THIS PAST ONLY WITH THE IDLE STOP IS IN ON ONLY. FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE TIMES PASS ME IN TRAFFIC AREA AND IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE NOT TURN ON BRAKES LIGHTS AND SIGNALS LIGHTS. IS A VERY PROBLEM AND ATTEMPT TO SECURITY. HOPEFULLY HELPS. THANKS ALWAYS PAST WHEN RELEASE THE BRAKES PADS AFTER IDLE STOP. NEVER TURN ON AGAIN.

MY 2016 HONDA PILOT CATCH FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING 3/21/21 I BOUGHT THIS CAR 11/19 FROM HUNTINGTON HONDA

KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM. THIS ERROR APPEARS ON DISPLAY PANEL MULTIPLE TIMES. I DID CHANGE NEW CAR BATTERY AND KEY FOB BATTERIES, BUT THIS ERROR STILL ON DISPLAY. I FINALLY BROUGHT IT IN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WARRANTY FOR THIS GOT EXTENDED FOR 9 YEARS AS PER HONDA.

IN DECEMBER 8 2020 STARTED ALARM STARTED GOING OFF RANDOMLY TOOK IT IN TO RUSTY WALLACE HONDA DALLAS TX ,THEY KEPT 3 DAYS SAID COULDN'T FIND CAUSE BUT IT DID GO OFF 2 TIMES. THEY SAID DID RESET AND SENT IT HOME.ON MARCH24 THIS YEAR GOT ERROR FOR KEYLESS ENTRY ,HONDA SAID ON RECALL CHANGED START BUTTON,ON MARCI 29 CAR ALARM STARTED GOING OFF AGAIN ,SO BROUGHT IT BACK TO HONDA NOW THEY SAY IT'S KEYLESS ACCESS/TIM'S CONTROL UNIT AND PROGRAM UNIT AND KEYS & MEMORIZE TIM'S SENSORS 832.DOLLARS.NEED TO MENTION CAR ONLY HAS 45K.THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED EACH TIME

WHEN I'M PUSHING THE START BUTTON TO TURN THE ENGINE, AN ERROR OCCURRED IN THE DASHBOARD 'KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM' MY MILEAGE IS 37991. THE DEALER DIDN'T FIND ANY ISSUE, THEY RUN VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC AND I CHANGE MY BATTERY OF MY KEY. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT NEEDS UPDATING..PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS HOW TO FIX.

WHILE CHANGING LANES (CAR IN MOTION 65 MPH) IN THE CITY, WARNING LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLASTER STARTED TO APPEAR. ENGINE LOST POWER ( COULD NOT ACCELERATE) HAD TO CHANGE LANES IN TRAFFIC ALMOST GOT HIT BY SEMI TRUCKS. MANAGED TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT GET INTO PARK. USED PARKING BREAK TO KEEP CAR FROM ROLLING. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FINALLY MADE UP ITS MIND AND SETTLED ON EMISSIONS ERROR. BEFORE THAT IN WAS SHOWING ALL SORTS OF ERRORS. TURNED OFF THE CAR WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. VERY SCARY WITH KIDS IN CAR.

HONDA 2016 TOURING SHUT OFF WHEN STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR INTERSECTION, IT DOES NOT AUTO RESTART FROM IDLING-STOP MODE. IT TOOK COUPLE OF TRIES TO PRESS THE BREAK AND PUSH THE START BUTTON FOR THE CAR TO START. I ALSO NOTICED THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THE CAR PUT ITSELF TO PARK. IT STARTED COUPLE MONTHS BACK, AND GETTING MORE FREQUENT.

THE PUSH START BUTTON DOES NOT WORK, IT IS GIVING ME AN ERROR 'KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM'. I CHANGED THE KEY FOB'S BATTERY TO A BRAND NEW BATTERY AND IT IS NOT THE KEY FOB WITH ISSUES, IT IS THE BUTTON ITSELF. I HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING THE BREAK AND THE START BUTTON TO GET THE CAR TO START WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 3 MONTHS AND IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE, I HAVE TO PRESS THE START BUTTON LIKE A TOY.

IT HAPPENED TO MYSELF W/ MY CHILD IN MY CAR & THEN MY SPOUSE DRIVING MY CAR ALONE. HOWEVER THE SAME PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO HONDA BUT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED, THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THE CAMSHAFT SHUTTING OFF ALL CONTROLS WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IS COMPLETELY DANGEROUS. AS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLUSION ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY SURROUNDED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS GOING 65MPH. ALTHOUGH THE HONDA DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT TWICE ON MY 2016 HONDA PILOT WITH LESS THAN 46,000, I AM FEARFUL THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WE ARE LEFT WITH A BALANCE TO PAY OFF, THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY WHILE DRIVING THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE AND JUST CUT OUT LOSSES. HOWEVER, THIS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD A 2006 HONDA PILOT WITH VERY LITTLE PROBLEMS FOR 10 YEARS, 95K MILES ON IT. IT WAS WHY I PURCHASED ANOTHER HONDA PILOT. HOWEVER, I SPENT A LOT MORE MONEY. THIS 2016 PILOT WAS $30K WITH THE $10K TRADE IN. WE MAINTAIN ALL OUR VEHICLES AS WELL AS GARAGE KEEP THEM TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE HARSH PA WINTER ELEMENTS. AS A DRIVER FOR OVER 32 YEARS AND ZERO ACCIDENTS, I DO NOT WANT TO BE THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE HONDA IS NEGLECTING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS NEW GERMAN MADE ENGINE AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ONE THAT BEGAN ONE YR AFTER PURCHASE I BROUGHT TO IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER. I AM SURE THEY REPORT THESE FINDINGS TO THE MANUFACTURE AS WELL. T

TWO MAIN PROBLEMS: 1) VEHICLE WON'T START AND DISPLAYS "KEYLESS START SYSTEM ERROR". HONDA ISSUED A RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE START/STOP SWITCH ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM AND ERROR MESSAGE RETURNED AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER. ON RETURN TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TRIED TO BLAME IT ON A WEAK (5 MONTH OLD) BATTERY. (I TESTED BATTERY AT 3 DIFFERENT AUTO PARTS STORES AFTER TRIP TO DEALERSHIP; BATTERY TESTS AS GOOD AS NEW). COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS, OWNERS' MESSAGE BOARDS AND HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN (20-117) HAS BEEN ISSUED. CHANGING THE START/STOP SWITCH DOESN'T APPEAR TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN ALL VEHICLES. 2) PROBLEM WITH ENGINE NOT AUTO RE-STARTING AFTER GOING INTO AN AUTO IDLE STOP. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH MY VEHICLE, INCLUDING TWICE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION DURING START AND STOP TRAFFIC. HIGHLY UNSAFE SITUATION. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NUMEROUS HONDA TECHNICAL RESEARCH & SUPPORT GROUP 'DEALERSHIP ONLY' MESSAGES HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. TESTING AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP COULDN'T LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS. I TURN OFF THE AUTO IDLE STOP FEATURE IMMEDIATELY WHEN USING THE VEHICLE TO KEEP FROM GETTING STUCK IN TRAFFIC AGAIN.

TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK MY HONDA PILOT HAS SHUT OFF WHEN AUTO-IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR SHOULD REMAIN IN DRIVE BUT WHEN I LOOKED DOWN IT HAD SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THE FIRST MESSAGE ON THE DASH BRIEFLY FLASHED 'CRASH MITIGATION PROBLEM' AND THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUSH THE ENGINE START BUTTON. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I TURNED OFF THE CRASH MITIGATION SYSTEM. A COUPLE DAYS LATER (TODAY), THE SAME THING HAPPENED. NO CRASH MITIGATION SYSTEM FLASH BUT INSTRUCTIONS TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PRESS THEN ENGINE START BUTTON. BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE WAS ON AND IN DRIVE. AUTO IDLING WAS ENABLED. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR TWO MONTHS.

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR SHUTTING OFF WHEN AT A STOP AFTER THE AUTO OFF FEATURE ENGAGES AND DOES NOT TURN BACK ON. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND MANUALLY RESTART THE ENGINE TO CONTINUE. THIS WAS HAPPENING AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. I BEGAN TO GET IN THE HABIT OF DISABLING THE AUTO OFF FEATURE EVERY TIME I STARTED THE CAR AND THIS SEEMED TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. TWO DAYS AGO, HOWEVER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING, IT BEGAN TO SHUT OFF EVERY TIME I WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT (8 TIMES IN ONE DAY) EVEN WITH THE AUTO-OFF DISABLED. AND WHEN I GOT ON THE FREEWAY, DRIVING AT ABOUT 55MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO EMERGENTLY COAST OVER PAST THE FAST LANE INTO A NARROW INSIDE SHOULDER. I HAD MY YOUNG CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PARENTS IN THE CAR AND IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE FOR US. WE WERE THANKFUL ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY WITH THE CAR SHUTTING OFF TWO MORE TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (10-20 MPH) BEFORE ARRIVING AT A GAS STATION PARKING LOT. THE DISPLAY CYCLED THROUGH MANY ERROR MESSAGES IE EMISSION SYSTEMS PROBLEM, POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM, EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM, HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM, ETC. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE GOT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS.

WHEN DRIVING A WARNING CAME UP THAT I HAVE AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED AND JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR 6 MONTHS AGO.

MY 2016 HONDA PILOT IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS ON FILLING UP MY GAS TANK. MY CAR HAS 46000 MILE AND I DON'T THINK ANY PARTS ARE DAMAGED CAUSE IT ONLY 5 YES OLD. I TRIED LOOKING FOR ANSWERS IN THE WEB BUT NO ONE HAD A CLUE YET THERE WAS LOTS OF PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME WITH THIS. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL MY GAS TANK IT STOPS FILLING AS IF IT'S FULL BUT IT'S NOT. IT TAKES ME A LONG TIME TO FILL IT UP.

POWER DRIVERS SEAT BROKE TWO YEARS AGO +. WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. HONDA WANTS $450 TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN AT 3 YEARS OLD.

THE AUTO SHUT TURNS THE CAR OFF AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART. IT USUALLY NEEDS A JUMP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE YEARS IN THE WINTER. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. I HAVE TRACED TO THE ISSUE TO AN OVERLOAD OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT CAPABLE OF POURING ALL OF THE DEVICES IN THE CAR AND THUS THE BATTERY DRAINS. IF I RUN THE HEATED SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL, THE BATTERY WILL DISCHARGE WITHIN 30 MINUTES EVEN IF THE CAR IS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS SEVERAL TIMES. THE AUTOSTART FEATURE NEEDS TO HAVE THE OPTION TO STAY DIS-ENGAGED WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE THE CAR FAILS TO START AT STOPLIGHTS OR WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. DO THE MATH. THE LOAD FROM THE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, TWO HEATED FRONT SEATS, TWO REAR HEATED SEATS, HEATED STEERING WHEEL, HEATED MIRRORS, HEATED REAR WINDSHIELD WILL EASILY OVERLOAD THE POWER OF A STANDARD ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE NEEDS A LARGER ALTERNATOR AND A LARGER BATTERY (MAYBE DUAL) WITH ISOLATION SO IT CAN START AT STOPLIGHTS.

AT 38000 MILES VEHICLE DISPLAYED AN ERROR CODE RELATING TO THE KEYLESS START. A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. UNHOOKED THE BATTERY TO RESET THE SYSTEM AND THE ERROR CAME BACK. DEALER REPLACED THE START BUTTON BUT ISSUE RETURNED A FEW DAYS LATER.

THREE TIMES THE CAR HAS STALLED AND SHUT DOWN AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHILE THE AUTO IDLE FEATURE WAS ON. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND YOUR FOOT COMES OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND PUTS ITSELF IN PARK. THE CAR WILL NOT START AND EACH TIME WE TRIED TO START IT ALL THE DIFFERENT WARNING MESSAGES CYCLE THROUGH ON THE DASH SUCH AS HILL START ASSIST, TRAILER STABILITY ASSIST, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION ETC. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. THE SECOND TIME IT WOULD NOT START AND A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED. SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO NEUTRAL THE CAR HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE FLATBED TOW TRUCK. THE THIRD TIME THE BATTERY WAS JUMPED AND THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN TEST EACH TIME AND IT IS FINE. THIS HAS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY BY BEING STUCK IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS. OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS HAPPENING AND WILL NEED TO RUN TESTS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE SO I KNOW IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. HONDA NEED TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM WARNING APPEARS ON THE SCREEN.

MOLDING TRIM ON ROOF OF THE VEHICLE IS LIFTING AND NOT SECURED. MOLDING TRIM AROUND WINDSHIELD IS NOT SECURED AND A PLASTIC SCREW DETERIORATED AND FELL OUT. TRIM WON'T STAY IN CLIPS ON THE ROOF OR ON THE WINDSHIELD. I NOTICED THE TRIM AROUND THE WINDSHIELD WAS LIFTED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I NOTICED THE ROOF TRIM LIFTED WHEN I ARRIVED HOME AND THE SCREW ON THE WINDSHIELD BY THE VENT.

WE HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH OUR AUTO-IDLE FEATURE MALFUNCTIONING THAT BEGAN AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. I HAVE WRITTEN A COMPLAINT HERE BEFORE, AS HAVE MANY OTHER 2016 PILOT OWNERS, HOWEVER NOTHING APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DONE TO DATE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY FEATURE WHEN THE AUTO-IDLE IS ENGAGED, FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF, OFTEN TIMES NOT STARTING BACK UP WITHOUT A JUMP START. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF, WARNING LIGHTS FLASH ALL OVER THE DASH AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY THE CAR WILL NOT START BACK UP.THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WITH OUR 2 DAUGHTERS NUMEROUS TIMES. FORTUNATELY, THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCIDENT, BUT MY GREATEST FEAR IS ONE TIME THERE WILL BE. NATURALLY THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, REPLACED THE START/STOP SWITCH, CLEANED OUT MULTIPLE ERROR CODES. NOTHING HAS PROVIDED A PERMANENT FIX. WE JUST HAD TO HAVE OUR TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES! THE PROBLEM REARED IT'S HEAD AGAIN TODAY. THIS TIME MY WIFE HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE, THE GAS PEDAL (BOTH WITH ALL HER MIGHT) AND PRESS THE START/STOP BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT. I'M CONVINCED WE HAVE A LEMON, HOWEVER THE DEALER SEEMS TO THINK WE DON'T HAVE A CASE FOR THAT. HONDA HAS TO STEP IN AND TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY 2016 PILOT OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE FOR HONDA NOT TO REALIZE THE VALI

THE PAINT NEAR THE MOON ROOF IS PEELING AND EXPOSING THE VEHICLE BODY TO CORROSION. HONDA PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN (19-057) THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS FROM PURCHASE DATE FOR 2013-2016 HONDA PILOT WIHTH MOONROOF AND PAINTED WHITE DIAMOND PEARL. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH IT'S CLEAR THERE IS A PAINT DEFECT THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN, FOR THE PRESCRIBED VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR.

THE AUTO SHUT OFF FEATURE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AT A RED LIGHT - AND WOULD NOT TURN THE CAR BACK ON ONCE THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. WE NEEDED TO JUMP THE PILOT TO GET IT TO TURN OVER AGAIN. AS THIS HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION ON A STATE HIGHWAY, WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO NOT BE REAR-ENDED! VERY UNSAFE AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BATTERY!!

ROOF MOLDINGS HAVE BEEN POPPING OFF WITHOUT HAVING ANYTHING DAMAGED THEM OR AFFECTED THEN IN ANY WAY. THEY ARE COMING OFF ON THEIR OWN.

PERSISTENT KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM AND AUTO LOCK FEATURE HAS STOPPED WORKING.

PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO STOP/START FEATURE- THE ENGINE STOPS BUT DOESN'T ALWAYS START . IT TRIES TO START BUT DOESN'T. PRESSING THE START BUTTON (IGNITION) DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK RIGHT AWAY. SEAMS YOU HAVE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, AND PRESS THE START BUTTON (SOMETIMES 4-5 TIMES) BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS. THIS IS NERVE RACKING AND DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC- SAY AT A LIGHT, OR TRYING TO CROSS OVER ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TIME IS TAKES SOMETIMES TO RE-START THE ENGINE IS ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. (DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN). IT'S NOT THE BATTERY. I HAD A NEW BATTERY REPLACEMENT. I ALSO TRIED USING A TRICKLE CHARGER TO "TOP OFF" THE BATTERY INCASE IT WASN'T FULLY CHARGED. NO LUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION OR STOPPED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH TO AUTO-START MODE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE TAILLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (780 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90037, (213) 266-7366) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE BATTERY WAS DRAINING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V668000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,383.

KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM ERROR. INTERMITTENT FOR MONTHS. NOT PRESENT WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. SCHEDULED SERVICE AGAIN NEXT WEEK WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT WOULD COST $134 PER HOUR TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE. WALK AWAY AUTO LOCK NO LONGER FUNCTIONS TRUNK HATCH INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT POWER OPEN OR CLOSED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL SO I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA FOR NOT ISSUING A RECALL.

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY ENGINE TURNED OFF FROM THE IDLE/STOP FEATURE. HOWEVER, WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKES THIS TIME, THE CAR DID NOT TURN ON AS IT NORMALLY DOES. INSTEAD, THE WHOLE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND IT TOOK ME SEVERAL TRIES TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I REPLACED THE CAR BATTERY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN A MONTH AFTER. MY PILOT WOULD NOT TURN ON AGAIN AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2016 HONDA PILOT 3 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANT FIGURED OUT WHY THE KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM LIGHT IS COMING ON. THEY REPLACED THE STARTED AND ALSO THE BATTERY BECAUSE SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRICAL IS BAD.

CAR IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. CAR WILL NOT START. REMOTE KEYLESS START ERROR. CALLED THE HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. WAITING ON THE TOW TRUCK RIGHT NOW.

WHEN TURNED OFF, CAR MAKES CLICKING NOISES WHILE DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS AND CABIN LIGHTS FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. OFTEN I GET A KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM ERROR MESSAGE. OTHER TIMES JUST LIGHTS AND CLICKING NOISES. ALSO, HORN SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHILE CAR IS LOCKED AND FOB IS UNTOUCHED. HORN BEGINS AND STOPS RANDOMLY. THIS OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, IN BOTH PARKING LOTS AND GARAGE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IT HAS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

THERE ARE TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS, BUT THE DANGEROUS ONE IS THE AUTO-IDLE DOESN'T ALWAYS ALLOW THE CAR TO RESTART. WHEN I GO INTO IDLE AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AND I START TO ACCELERAT, ALL OF THE LIGHTS INSIDE SHUT OFF AND THE CAR STALLS AFTER A FOOT OR TWO. SO FAR IT HAS ALWAYS MANAGED TO RESTART ITSELF, BUT I'VE STARTED TURNING IT OFF WHENEVER I GET INTO THE CAR BECAUSE THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE (IT PROBABLY STARTED A YEAR AGO). AT THE SAME TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I GOT A "KEYLESS IGNITION PROBLEM" WARNING LIGHT. THE WALK AWAY LOCK FEATURE DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I'VE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS THAT SAY FIXING THE KEYLESS SWITCH DOESN'T HELP WITH THE AUTO IDLE AND THERE'S NO SPECIFIC ERROR CODE FOR ISSUES WITH THE AUTO IDLE SYSTEM.

KEYLESS START SYSTEM ERROR. CAR HAVE BEEN SHOWING THIS ERROR INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED BATTERIES AND STILL SHOWS ERROR. WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO START OR TURN OFF MY CAR, IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE IT AND IT TAKES A FEW PRESSES BEFORE IT'LL START/TURN OFF MY CAR.

THE AUTOMATIC START SYSTEM TURNS THE CAR OFF AND ON WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN FOR EXAMPLE. THE FEATURE SOMETIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING FAILS TO RESTART THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY. THE DRIVER MUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE, RESTART THE CAR AND THEN SHIFT INTO PARK TAKING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR SO MANY REASONS AND IT MUST MANUALLY BE TURNED OFF BECAUSE IT DEFAULTS TO ON. WITH NO WARNING YOUR CAR COULD BE TURNED OFF AND NOT AUTOMATICALLY START WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, STOP SIGNS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WOULD LIKE TO EITHER HAVE A WARNING IN PLACE OR BE ABLE TO PERMANENTLY DISABLE THIS DANGEROUS FEATURE.

THE CAR STALLS OUT AT TIMES WHEN STOPPED. THE GEAR SWITCHES TO NEUTRAL. WHEN I CHANGE IT TO PARK THEN I GET A MESSAGE THAT I NEED TO START ENGINE BUT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. I AM NOT ABLE TO STOP IT EITHER BY PRESSING BREAK AND THE STOP/START BUTTON. I TRIED IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND FINALLY IT STOPPED AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER WHILE SHE WAS ON AN ON RAMP TO A HIGHWAY SO THIS BEHAVIOR US NOT ONLY INCONVENIENT BUT VERY DANGEROUS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THAT SINCE NO ERROR CODE SHOWS UP THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS AND THE DAY AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENED.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WHEN DIAGNOSED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THE CODE P0456 WHICH IS VERY SMALL EVAP LEAK. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE RECALL ON THIS CAR. THE REPAIR SHOP PRINTED ALL OF THE RECALLS AND TOLD ME MOST LIKELY IT WOULD NEED THE FUEL TANK REPLACED WHICH IS COVER UNDER A RECALL. THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE OF THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE IN THE PAST.

KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) APPEARS, RANDOMLY WHEN PARKED OR IN MOTION, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH EMISSIONS SYSTEM. CEL BEGAN TO APPEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 77,000 MILES. CAR NOW HAS OVER 85,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, WHEN IT HAD 68,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.. CEL APPEARS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 0 AND 60 MPH. WHEN IN MOTION AND CEL IS DISPLAYED, ENGINE HESITATION OCCURS CAUSING ME TO INCREASE VEHICLE SPEED AND ENGINE RPM TO ENSURE I HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER TO: COMPLETE A TURN, PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR MAKE IT UP A HILL. I AM NEVER SURE I WILL HAVE ENOUGH POWER. ADDITIONALLY, THE MILEAGE ECONOMY DISPLAY CHANGES FROM SHADES OF GREEN TO SOLID WHITE. CEL REMAINS VISIBLE ON DASHBOARD UNTIL IT RANDOMLY DISAPPEARS. CEL WILL REMAIN LIT RANGING FROM 30 MINUTES TO SEVERAL DAYS AND DISAPPEAR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN IT DISAPPEARS, ENGINE HESITATION STOPS AND ECONOMY DISPLAY RETURNS TO SHADES OF GREEN DEPENDING ON WHETHER ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. I FIRST BELIEVED IT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK CAP. HOWEVER, THE CAP IS A HINGED FLAP THAT RETURNS TO THE CLOSED POSITION AFTER I HAVE FINISHED REFUELING. I PREDOMINANTLY USE E87 OCTANE WITH ETHANOL. BUT E89 FUEL MAKES NO DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THE CEL AND HESITATION RANDOMLY STILL OCCUR. I HAVE NOT TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WHEN THE CEL IS DISPLAYED. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THEY CAN ONLY DIAGNOSE WHEN THE CEL IS DISPLAYED. SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS FROM OTHER HONDA PILOT OW

WHEN MY CAR FUEL WENT DOWN TO EMPTY THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OVER TO GET GAS. WHEN I PUSHED THE AUTOMATIC RELEASE BUTTON MY FUEL DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I SEARCHED UP POSSIBLE CAUSES AND FOUND A VIDEO OF A MAN DEMONSTRATING WHERE YOU CAN FIND A MANUAL LEVER TO POLE TO RELEASE THE FUEL DOOR. I FOUND THE LEVER AND PULLED IT AT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM HOME AND DROVE HOME ON MY EMPTY TANK. IF I HAD BEEN SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO HAD TO PULL APART HALF OF MY CAR TO GET TO THE PLACE TO FIX IT. I HAD ALSO READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER HONDA PILOT OWNERS. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS.

KEEP ENCOUNTERING KEYLESS REMOTE START PROBLEM. PROBLEM DOES NOT RESOLVE. TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET CAR STARTED.

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD WHEN BRAKE'S LOCKED AND CAR DID NOT RESPOND, RUNNING DIRECTLY INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WHILE ON A HILL/SLOPE. CAR PICKED UP SPEED BEFORE IMPACT. AIR BAG SENSOR OR ERROR APPEARED ON IMPACT, CAR SMELLED OF SMOKE/BURNING. FRONT BODY AND FRAME HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, IE. RADIATOR CAGE(?). AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND POLICE STATED THAT GIVEN THE IMPACT, THEY SHOULD HAVE. CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AND AIR BAG SENSOR CONTINUES TO DISPLAY WITHOUT KNOWN CAUSE.

ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYS AND WARNING MESSAGE READS KEYLESS START SYSTEM ERROR. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERIES ON BOTH KEY FOBS AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NO OTHER ISSUES AT THIS TIME. WARNING LIGHTS HAS DISPLAYED FOR ABOUT THE LAST 1,000 MILES. THE ALERT DID DISAPPEAR FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND RETURNED.

WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, DASHBOARD DISPLAYS MESSAGE "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM." THIS IS BEING REPORTED FREQUENTLY ON THE INTERNET AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. WHEN IT OCCURS, THE AUTOMATIC WALK AWAY DOOR LOCK FEATURE ALSO QUITS WORKING. SUPPOSED FIX IS TO REPLACE THE START/STOP SWITCH WHICH I DID. THIS RESOLVED THE DASHBOARD ERROR MESSAGE BUT NOT THE AUTOMATIC LOCK ISSUE. THIS SAME RESULT IS BEING REPORTED FREQUENTLY ON THE INTERNET AND THE PROBLEM IS BEING REPORTED FOR HONDA PILOTS BEGINNING WITH THE 2016 MODEL AND CONTINUING UP TO THE 2021 MODEL.