2019 Honda Pilot complaints

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the brake pedal was difficult to depress while starting the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA Action Number: PE22005 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle was operated normally. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 44,298.

-Automatic Start/Stop Feature -Vehicle's Engine did not Restart after the Auto Start/Stop engaged while in rush hour traffic. Also the Vehicle will immeadiatly or on start will shift the transmission in Neutral. Leaving the family in the middle of a unprotected left turn in the middle of a now red light intersection, this is dangerous and unsafe. I will also as you come to a complete stop after traffic on the highway hits a back up. - I have taken the vehicle in the same Honda Dealership they have not been able to "Reproduce" the problem. At the 1st attempt they recommended a new battery, but the problem is still occuring. I have given them video evidence in the hope they will have a solution to this Safety Defect. -The Dealership currently has my vehicle at its service department and i was told by the Service Manager that he is coordinating with his Service Representive for a possible solution. No other agencies have looked at the vehicle thus far. -Sometimes the Start/Stop indicator on the dash illumates sometimes there's a delay. The Message given my the Dash Reads "Gear Position is N. Release Accelerator Pedal" The Message that reads if you have the Transmission in D than Press the N button reads completely different and cannot be duplicated other than when the vehicle shifts into N on its own after a Auto Start/Stop. -This issue started occurring Randomly at 57,000 miles now at 59,000 its occuring more frequently and is causing unsafe situtations while in operation of th

The engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light or road intersection with the Auto Start/Stop function engaged. I fear I will get rear ended due to this. Or shot b/c of crazy road rage people. We took it to the dealer and it could not be replicated so they could not fix it. no warnings prior It has happened multiple times.

Vehicle has auto idle feature that activates when car comes to complete stop. Typically, the engine restarts when you take your foot off the brake, however, there have now been three occasions that the system did not restart the engine and the car stalled. I have contacted several Honda dealers and they are all aware of this issue but do not have a way to fix the issue.

In June of 2022 my car started to buck and stalled out; I had to get it towed to Huntington Honda. The dealership told me that the fuel pump failed do to corrosion and it was not covered under my warranty. I did have to go through insurance. I have no idea how the male pin in the fuel pump corroded and broke off inside the connector and neither did the Service Advisor. Honda America spoke with the dealership after the car was fixed and concluded that is was corrosion. I have always taken care of my car and cannot understand how that part even became corroded. Please help me in this matter as this could be happening to others. Honda America and06/18/2022 the dealership where no help at all. My # is 631-972-5301. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Your help is very much appreciated.

The engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light or road intersection with the Auto Start/Stop function engaged, it requires multiple starts, and twice now, just completely does not start.

When the auto engine idle kicks in more and more often the car struggles to restart. A message quickly flashes about a malfunction but too quickly to read it. I disable the feature very often as I fear the car will not restart.

Stop/Start function for the engine is garbage. It happened 5 times already that the engine shuts down and the car wouldn't go at the red light or even stop sign. Every time it's scary, especially with cars behind me honking for me to go. Luckily, every time I was able to turn off the car, then restart it. I noticed that 4/5 times this happened was after I was driving for at least an hour, on a hot day, with AC on. Miniscule savings of gas are not worth the safety risks of this useless feature. And it seems that I am not able to deactivate the feature completely.

When the idle stop system is engaged and the brake is depressed to activate the vehicle engine to shut off (at a red light for example), sometimes when lifting your foot off the gas the vehicle does not restart as it is designed to. This leaves the driver stranded at a green light panicking to find a way to get the car started and other vehicles stuck behind the stalled car stopping the normal flow of traffic and causing a potential accident.

I was driving on 7/29. Stopped at the stop light. the car shut off. completely dead. The dealer cannot replicate the problem and did not fix anything. I called Honda North America and they said we are sorry there is nothing we can do. This is the second time this happened. The first time was 4/15 and the dealer replaced the battery

The stop-start function has not restarted on a couple occasions. I have been at a stop light released my foot from the gas and the failure has occurred. The vehicle was auto shifted into neutral. Instructions were to put in park and restart. I did not feel safe that I my was stuck in an intersection and I didn't know if the vehicle would restart. There were no noticeable errors that I recall. I have had the battery checked on the vehicle and it is good. As of right now, I have not had it checked by a dealer. I try to remember to disable the start-stop function when I drive.

Vehicle was driving and operating as it should. Parked it for about 30 to 45 minutes now it won't start. Has happened before and honda said vehicle was fine after they looked at it. Vehicle has had an issue with auto start stop while at a traffic light

Vehicle is shutting down at red lights / stop signs; when this happens engine goes into idle mode. But pressing the gas pedal to resume travel, vehicle immediately shuts down. The vehicle needs to be turned off, and restarted. Restart is not always successful on first attempt, leaving vehicle stranded in congested traffic areas until it the issue clears. This type of event has had more than one occurrence.

The pilot turns the engine off while idling to save fuel. Twice this week when I have been stopped at stop lights it becomes unresponsive and I am unable to get the car back into gear. Attempts to turn the car on and off and to restart the car don't work. Both times I was only able to get it started after opening the drivers door... it took at least 1 minute each time. But I am very worried about it causing an accident. I have realized that I can turn this feature off, but it defaults to it being on everytime you start it again.

The engine start stop function failed to restart the car at an intersection. I tried to start the car few times but it did not start. I placed it into Neutral and tried restarting but it failed. I was not able to put it in Drive, there was a notification that the car needs to be started before going into D. Finally was able to turn off the car. It restarted and was back in drivable condition. It was a panic situation. We hope Honda can address this issue.

The transmission on this vehicle will will shudder when at high RPMs and low speed such as when leaving a stop sign or traffic light. This shudder delays acceleration and can cause a safety issue when pulling out into traffic and leaves you not able to get out of on-coming traffic's way quick enough.

I am writing to report that I believe there is a problem with the start/stop function of my 2019 Honda Pilot. My vehicle has failed to restart from a complete stop (three different times) when the automatic idle-stop feature is engaged. I have taken the car to a Honda dealership and they are unable to replicate the problem/can not find the problem. I have read that this is already an open investigation-- I just wanted to provide my information to add to the report.

The contact owned a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle at approximately 2 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated forward violently and jumped a parking barrier. The contact stated she almost hit two nearby passengers; however was able to steer the vehicle to the side, and crashed into a tree where the vehicle came to a stop. There were no warning lights illuminated. The driver's air bag deployed. The vehicle was destroyed. The police arrived on the scene. There was a police report filed. One of the nearby passengers, which the contact almost hit was injured due to her fall and sustained a fractured arm that required medical treatment. There were injuries to the contact arms, chest, and stomach from the seat belt retraction however she declined medical treatment at the scene. The vehicle was towed to the local salvage lot. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.

Starting in early 2021 at around 40,000 miles my auto idle stop working causing my pilot to stall while in stop and go on interstate, at stop lights and and stop signs. Basically everytime the suv comes to a stop, it completely shuts down car. I have to shift back to park and start engine again , sometimes it takes a few minutes and a few tries. Very dangerous have to put on flashers while people go around me. It has happened so many times I turn off the auto idle everytime I get in the vehicle. I checked honda forums and everyone who tried to get it fixed from Honda dealer ( several different ways) it just kept happening and Honda cant explain. I asked my dealer today and they did not have an answer either, do not want to waste my $. I have to keep a note taped to ignition button reminding me to turn off idle.

Pilot's automatic start-stop system doesn't turn back on after a complete stop sporadically. General inspection did not find any issues. Vehicle available for further inspection if a loaner is provided. Warning lights that came on includes all lights on the dashboard flashing and a clicking sound occurring.

When vehicle was at a stop, then car turned off via the auto stop feature and did not turn back on its own. This happened twice. The first time it took a few minutes for me to be able to start the car. It kept shifting the transmission to neutral on its own, then I would shift it to park and when I pressed the start button it went back to neutral. This happened about 10 times on a row before I was able to restart the car. The second time I was able to restart it immediately.

In heavy traffic at the airport, when I was slowing down and stopping the Automatic Start/Stop functionality caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle then went into neutral on it's own. I put the vehicle in park and it would not start (As if the vehicle had a dead battery or alternator issue). I charged the battery and it still would not start. I have read several other forums on this MY and other Honda Pilot's where the vehicle will stall at intersections/stopping points and refuse to start despite several efforts. I see this as a serious safety issue if in heavy traffic on a free way or working to clear an intersection. I believe this issue needs addressed. Honda also states that it can not turn off the Auto Start/Stop feature.

The "auto idle stop" function has begun to randomly NOT restart the Honda Pilot. When this occurs, the Pilot must be placed in park and then restarted. Restart is not always immediate.

Several times since 2019 while driving on not straight roads(slight curves either left or right), the Automatic Emergency Braking would activate, First I would get a big bold BRAKE in Red letters on the Display. I would be looking around, no cars are coming, I'm in the correct lane, not speeding and sometimes the car would actually start applying the brake(s) when there is absolutely no reason to apply the brakes. This has happened several times while we have driven the vehicle either on a 5 to 6 hour trip and maybe has occurred a total of 5 times since we have owned the vehicle

The pilot will suddenly not start and has around 36k miles. Took it to the dealer and they braid the battery is fine. Replaced battery regardless. It has also stopped at red lights and then have to jump it, making me carry a jump brick with me at all times. Has been a happening for two months. Have had to turn off eco system and also have to turn off the gas saving feature at traffic lights where the engine shouted down when stopped so as not to stall.

I recently experienced an issue where I was sitting at a traffic light. The auto stop/start feature had turned the car off while waiting at the light, but when I let off the gas pedal, the feature seemed to initiate a start of the vehicle, but that didn't work. The driver dash lit up saying I needed to put the car in park and hold down the break before hitting the Start/Stop engine button. This was the first time I've fully experienced this happening. I've had similar issues with the auto start/stop feature, but nothing has been consistent to reproduce. I brought it to the attention of the dealership from which I purchased the car, but they could not reproduce the issue. I just thought it either had to do with the battery level being low or something with the starter, but the dealership indicated those looked fine. From what I remember of this specific issue, I did have my A/C running pretty high, as it was a rather hot morning.

The engine does not restart on its own after the auto start-stop shuts it off at a stop sign or stoplight. This happens so frequently that I am forced to turn off the functionality every time I start the car for fear that it won’t start again at the stop light.

During the highway trip the auto idle functionality did not resume after a full stop. The car engine stopped and transmission switched to neutral. It took multiple attempts to re start the car in the middle of a highway.

Auto stop start is erratically failing to properly restart the car after brake has been disengaged. After arriving at a complete stop, the vehicle will properly shut down when the driver’s foot is on the brake. When the driver disengages the brakes, the engine should promptly restart and the car will find itself already in drive so it can continue to move forward. Under certain unknown circumstances, the car will stall and not be allowed to restart. In order to continue, I needed to shift the car to park, turn the car off completely, and then restart the car. Only then can I shift the car back to drive and continue. This presents a safety issue since once the brakes are removed, traffic behind interprets this action to mean you will be traveling forward shortly. The restart is sometimes accompanied by a lurk which might be also considered as moving forward. This vehicle has not been in a accident and the dealer was not able to reproduce this issue. The issue seemed to occur shortly after another recall was performed for the fuel pump. Auto stop start cannot be permanently disabled and needs to be performed each time the car is started. This circumstance seems documented in PE22005.

Drivers side outside mirror vibrates at highway speeds to the point that images become blurry and making distances unknown. This does not effect the passenger side outside mirror. Bought to Honda dealer and their response is this is a very common issue that the consumer must fix out of pocket if the repair is out of factory warranty.

I currently have a 2019 Honda, Pilot with approximately 70,000 miles. I have had problems with the idle stop feature since the first year of owning the vehicle. I have had many instances of a restart resulting in actuating the warning lights on my instrument panel and a few times when my vehicle did not restart. My dealer either was not able to diagnose the problem or did not know how. I even paid to have my battery replaced, which helped elevate the problem but did not fix it.I also either have a problem with the automatic braking system giving me a warning or in some instances actually applying the brakes when there is no traffic.Both of these are reoccurring and on-going problems.

Start/Stop function engaged at a red light or in stop and go traffic, stopping the engine. Engine would not restart. I attempted to restart engine and had a great deal of difficulty getting it restarted. This is a serious safety issue as vehicles could crash into me and/or I could be stranded with my two children. It has happened 5 times in the past 2 weeks. I have low miles on my car and have owned it less than 3 years.

While stopped at a busy 4 way stop light my engine shut off and the screed read “car in neutral must be in drive” then went to accessory mode. The car would not restart for five minutes.

The start/ stop feature is malfunctioning. I was at a red light stopped this morning and the start/ stop feature kicked in and turn off the engine. However the switch or gear jumped to Neutral with no action from me and the car stuck. when I was about to go as the lights turned green, the vehicledidn'tmove ratherthe Neutrallight on the buttonwas on and none of the other buttons work. I tried pushing the drive button but the vehicle stuck on Neutral. So I have turn the ignition off and restart the vehicle while cars were lining behind me on the same lane. Please help

I was the first car stopped at a red traffic light and my auto engine system engaged. When the light turned green, I released the brake and the car automatically shut completely off. Since my brake lights went out the car behind me began to accelerate, but had to quickly slam on the brakes as my car was stalled. I hurried to put on my hazards, and then looked at my dashboard. It stated I needed to shift the car into PARK, and then restart the engine. It took 3 tries to restart the engine and then I was able to turn off the auto idle system and continue on my way. I brought the car back to the dealer (I have at least 5 documented visits to the Garden State Honda Dealer for the same system issues.) They told me they were unable to replicate the issue and did nothing to help this issue after having my car for a week and a half.

Rear camera of the car suddenly stopped working I’ve been following up for One year with the dealership and Honda. There is no response from them, the parts are not available since one year. As my car was still under warranty when i reported the issue. Honda has delayed this a lot.

Took my Honda Pilot 2019 for emissions test Vehicle Emmssion inspection MVA VEIP told me they having issues with this 2019 Honda especially the Honda Pilot and added manufacturing issues. My $14 was refunded back. Can someone please look into this issue for us. My friend with Honda Pilot 2019 is having the sane issue.We keep getting extended dates to drive around gases are expensive. Please help

The Honda Pilot repeated failed Maryland Emission inspection. I am requesting the NHTSA to investigate nationwide before it becomes a major safety issue. The Maryland emission officials are also aware that most 2019 Honda Pilot is failing the emission test.

Reported to dealer twice and could not be replicated. They just tell me they have never heard of this problem. While at a traffic light the vehicle either shifts into neutral, park or second gear. Sometimes I press the accelerator and it does not go even though I’m in Drive. I gave up with the dealer but it is scary when people behind you honk and I could be rear ended because I’m scrambling to press the transmission buttons or restarting. A few incidents, I had to turn off and restart. I have learned if it is running and in Drive but does not go, I press the drive button several times to make it go or turn off and restart in lines of traffic. This vehicle has bells and whistles but falls short with engine and transmission. I currently own 5 Honda vehicles and 12 Hondas over the years. This vehicle is the one I feel the least secure in being dependable. It has 16,000 miles on it and has been problematic since approx 7,500 miles.

Car does not restart after auto stop at intersections or traffic lights.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light and slightly releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle stalled. A message was displayed on the instrument panel on how to restart the vehicle after an Auto START/STOP failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the battery needed to be recharged. The battery was recharged however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,500.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the Auto START/STOP feature malfunctioned while the vehicle was at a complete stop, causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was not able to restart immediately. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer was not able to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.

When I use the auto start stop feature and stop at a light or stop sign my transmission shutdowns. I have to restart my engine. Afraid of being rear ended at a traffic light or stop sign. Honda has checked the vehicle and they said I need a new battery. I verified with autozone that the battery still passes. It is only 1 1/2 old.

Auto Start/Stop Engine starts to stall and can take 5 seconds or more before restarting. This is dangerous when going in stop and go traffic. Having dealer look at it in the upcoming week. No warning signs.

1. The engine turned off at an intersection with the start/stop feature, also called the auto idle stop system, and did not restart. Jumper cables were needed to restart the vehicle. 2. Safety concern - This issue put my family's safety at risk while being out of the vehicle at a very busy intersection at dusk when visibility was decreasing. 3. Police arrived briefly to assist after 45 minutes of being in a dead vehicle but vehicle successfully started after several "jumping" routines and police left scene. 4. There were no other visual issues or messages prior to this problem.

My Idle-Stop system intermittently cuts off and wont restart - usually at the most dangerous times like when I am in a turning lane of a busy intersection. To me, this is a major hazard. This has happened on multiple occasions, so my practice right now is to turn it off as soon as I turn on the engine so I won't have this occur. Since 2021, this has happened about 7 times, most notably in the Summer when it is hot, and when I have the A/C and music running. I spoke to a dealer about it and they told me to bring it in to be checked. Because it is intermittent, it is just easier for me to turn the idle-stop off at the time I start my engine, as the chances of it happening on them seemed remote. Other than that, I keep my car in great working condition, getting regular oil changes, etc. There were no warning lights prior to it happening, but when it happens, all kinds of engine lights pop up, and there is a prompt on how to restart the engine, but it doesn't work. One time is was over 10 minutes before it would start. I just kept pushing buttons until it started, but it is quite harrowing when traffic is honking and your heart is racing, hoping no one hits you.

The Auto Stop Start function is killing the car engine at intersections and on ramps. When the brake pedal is released, the car power stops and kills the engine. The car then has to be be in park and restarted - sometimes the car struggles to start. This has been happening for several months now - stating when the car hit about 30,000 miles - the car now has almost 38,000 miles.

Drivers side Sun Visor has lost its ability to stay in the closed position. It constantly falls down approx 5 inches in front of my head when not being used. At this position it pushes against my forehead which to me is a safety issue if something were to happen I would definately have impact in my head since I am a short person 5 ft 1 inch and perfer to sit higher up for visability. It will not go back into its original closed position. I have hit my head a dozen times already and I have only had this vehicle less than a year. 2019 is a newer vehicle and I would consider this a true safety defect in this model. Yes, the dealership has seen this issue and I am awaiting their decision since its passed its 36K mileage for warranty.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that after coming to a red light and stopping the vehicle, the fuel-saving feature malfunctioned and the vehicle would not immediately restart when releasing the brake pedal. Additionally, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. Occasionally, the vehicle would not start after being turned off. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the battery but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.