2004 HONDA PILOT Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Honda is recalling certain model year 2003 and 2004 Pilot and Odyssey and 2003 through 2006 Acura MDX passenger vehicles manufactured from November 26, 2001, through August 30, 2006. The interlock le...
HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2004 CR-V; MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2005 PILOT; AND MODEL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 CIVIC VEHICLES. IN MARCH 2012, HONDA FILED A DEFECT REPORT TO RECALL CER...
Honda sold America cars that they knew were rusted less than five years and they still letting people drive these cars that are rusted at the bottom
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that at the time of purchase, the odometer mileage reading was 160,000. After obtaining a Carfax Report it was discovered that the previous mileage was 337,000. The contact also indicated that the instrument cluster had bee...
Mileage: 337,000
The steering became extremely loose over time on my Honda Pilot posing significant safety concerns because of it. The tires adamantly follow all the divets, lines, grooves, and bumps in the road causing me to lose control of the vehicle very easily in poor driving conditions. This is especially exag...
The steering became extremely loose over time on my Honda Pilot posing significant safety concerns because of it. The tires adamantly follow all the divets, lines, grooves, and bumps in the road causing me to lose control of the vehicle very easily in poor driving conditions. This is especially exag...
The steering became extremely loose over time on my Honda Pilot posing significant safety concerns because of it. The tires adamantly follow all the divets, lines, grooves, and bumps in the road causing me to lose control of the vehicle very easily in poor driving conditions. This is especially exag...
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase September 2024, the vehicle mileage was 139,020. The contact sta...
When I took my car for tire installation at Walmart on [XXX] , the technician declined to install the tires, he stated "your vehicle is unsafe to lift up for tire installation because of rust". I was on my driving it to a body shop when something snapped near the right rear tire after I hit pot hole...
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the ignition briefly failed to turn. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not noti...
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact entered the vehicle and the front passenger attempted to secure the seat belt however, the seat belt failed to retract. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The...
Mileage: 125,000
I heard a loud pop come from under my driver's seat and the seat started rocking backwards. I got out of my car and checked underneath the seat. The front-left bracket securing the seat to the seat frame had completely sheared in half and the seat was no longer securely attached to the seat frame....
I heard a loud pop come from under my driver's seat and the seat started rocking backwards. I got out of my car and checked underneath the seat. The front-left bracket securing the seat to the seat frame had completely sheared in half and the seat was no longer securely attached to the seat frame....
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ACTIVATED. I TOOK MY 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH CALIFORNIA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER [XXX] TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN HEMET CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 14 2022 TO CHECK THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A $100.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE BECAUSE THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE AIRBAG REC...
Transmission locks up when vehicle has been driven for a short time
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CHARGES $100.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. I WAS TOLD IT'S NOT PART OF THE AIRBAG RECALL AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY. MY VEHICLE IS 20 YEARS OLD. I BELEIVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH AIRBAGS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. IN THE CASE OF AN AIRBAG ACTI...
Brakes seem to stop suddenly Must brake slowly to avoid a sudden stop Seatbelt locks up if I do not pull it forward and leave room in the belt so that it isn't completely holding me in Also the driver seat will only adjust sideways.
Brakes seem to stop suddenly Must brake slowly to avoid a sudden stop Seatbelt locks up if I do not pull it forward and leave room in the belt so that it isn't completely holding me in Also the driver seat will only adjust sideways.
Brakes seem to stop suddenly Must brake slowly to avoid a sudden stop Seatbelt locks up if I do not pull it forward and leave room in the belt so that it isn't completely holding me in Also the driver seat will only adjust sideways.
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the transmission was shifted into drive(D) and the vehicle shuddered. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V176000 (Power Train). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the t...
Mileage: 180,000
lights that illuminate the functions/buttons of the climate control system burned out
Confirmed with local mechanic that the rear cross member of the sub-frame needs to be replaced immediately. Badly rusted and is a safety issue.
Confirmed with local mechanic that the rear cross member of the sub-frame needs to be replaced immediately. Badly rusted and is a safety issue.
I bought this 2004 Honda Pilot new in 2004 in Louisville. In 2018 I drove to Florida without incident. While here in Florida I have had a problem with oil leaking. Than the compressor for the air went out and I took it straight to the dealer here. They told me it was not worth fixing. Since then I h...
I bought this 2004 Honda Pilot new in 2004 in Louisville. In 2018 I drove to Florida without incident. While here in Florida I have had a problem with oil leaking. Than the compressor for the air went out and I took it straight to the dealer here. They told me it was not worth fixing. Since then I h...
I bought this 2004 Honda Pilot new in 2004 in Louisville. In 2018 I drove to Florida without incident. While here in Florida I have had a problem with oil leaking. Than the compressor for the air went out and I took it straight to the dealer here. They told me it was not worth fixing. Since then I h...
I was approaching a stop sign and slowing down to < 10 miles and the engine continued to slow down and the car started to push forward while I was totally pressing on the brake - it did not want to stop and kept pushing forward. I wasn't sure what was happening and quickly put it in neutral. My daug...
My hood latch isn't holding when I'm highway driving at 60MPH. The hood will pop open. I've seen the new recall on the news for the newer vehicles but it is also happening on my 2004. I believe that year needs to be added to the list.
Transmission locked up while driving and wont drive after I stored the vehicle Iam glad no one was behind me on the freeway there is a extremely huge problem with this transmissions the government needs to get this kind of vehicles checked out at Honda before someone loses his life
WAS ON HIGHWAY AND STARTED JERKING REAL HARD WHERE I ALMOST HIT A CAR HEAD ON WAS GOING 55 FOR SURE SCARED ME TO DEAD AND PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY BOYFRIEND HE CAME TO ME AND GOT IN IT AND IT WOULDN'T GO FORWARDS BACKWARDS NOTHING SO HE WENT AND GOT TRAILER AND HAULED TO HIS HOUSE COULD OF BEEN MY ...
Mileage: 178,000
MY CAR WAS RUNNING JUST FINE I'VE HAD NO ISSUES THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT TILL NOW AND I CANNOT PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT TAKES ME LIKE 10 MINUTES OR MORE TO PUT THE KEY IN AND IF I TAKE THE KEY OUT WHEN I GET TO MY DESTINATION IT TAKES ME 10 MINUTES OR MORE TO PUT THE KEY IN AGAIN ...
DRIVERS REAR STRUT METAL FATIGUE FAILURE AT KNUCKLE CAUSED SHOCK ABSORBER TO DROP AND SLICE WHEEL.
Mileage: 175,315
WENT TO GO TRADE MY CAR IN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR-FAX IS SHOWING A POTENTIAL ODOMETER ROLLBACK INDICATED, I HAVE MADE A FEW CALLS AND I AM NOT GETTING ANY HELP. I AM VERY CONCERNED AND WOULD LIKE SOME HELP WITH THIS PLEASE THANK YOU.
Mileage: 139,617
WHEN GETTING WORK DONE BY LICENSED MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR FRAME BEING SOO RUSTED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS NOT ATTACHED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO ATTACH IT TO. I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND I SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING RID OF IT. *TR
Mileage: 208,000
WHEN GETTING WORK DONE BY LICENSED MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR FRAME BEING SOO RUSTED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS NOT ATTACHED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO ATTACH IT TO. I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND I SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING RID OF IT. *TR
Mileage: 208,000
WHEN GETTING WORK DONE BY LICENSED MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR FRAME BEING SOO RUSTED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS NOT ATTACHED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO ATTACH IT TO. I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND I SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING RID OF IT. *TR
Mileage: 208,000
IGNITION LOCK-CYLINDER/ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED WHICH THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR. IGNITION KEY COULD NOT BE EXTRACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARK IN DRIVEWAY AND TURNED OFF TO OPEN GATE. THE KEY COULD NOT TURN NOR BE EXTRACTED. *TR
Mileage: 179,850
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE IN OPERATION. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, 65 MPH, NO IMPACT, NOTHING HIT OUR CAR, NO REASON. I WAS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIRBAG BLEW, SOME BURNING AND BRUISING TO MY ARM, EAR IS RINGING. NO REASON FOR THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY! VERY DANGERO...
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE CENTER MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BLACK SMOKE WAS EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ...
Mileage: 105,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND THE RPM'S FELL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE CONTA...
Mileage: 203,300
2004 HONDA PILOT DRIVER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER RUSTED AND FALLING APART. STARTED TO RUST AROUND 2010 THEN WORST AT 2019. ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE IS RUSTED AND BAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS NO ISSUES.
Mileage: 90,000
2004 HONDA PILOT DRIVER SIDE REAR SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER RUSTED AND FALLING APART. STARTED TO RUST AROUND 2010 THEN WORST AT 2019. ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE IS RUSTED AND BAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS NO ISSUES.
Mileage: 90,000
WENT TO GET A OIL CHANGE FOR MY CAR AT AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECH SHOWED ME THE RUST ON THE SUB FRAME, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE REAR MOUNT. THE RUST WENT THROUGH THE FRAME AND THERE IS A BIG HOLE AROUND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR MOUNT. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENED TO SOME OTHER HONDA PILOT.
Mileage: 115,000
WHILE ON THE 605N FREEWAY CLOSE TO THE 10 FREEWAYSPLIT OUR ENTIRE SUNROOF WHICH THE GLASS AND COVER DITACHED FROM OUR VEHICLE AND FLEW OFF. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND WAS NOT HIT FROM WHAT I SEE IN THE RECORDING BUT WE CAN'T SEE IF IT FLEW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. MY CHILDREN WERE SEATING IN T...
Mileage: 183,559
WHILE ON THE 605N FREEWAY CLOSE TO THE 10 FREEWAYSPLIT OUR ENTIRE SUNROOF WHICH THE GLASS AND COVER DITACHED FROM OUR VEHICLE AND FLEW OFF. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND WAS NOT HIT FROM WHAT I SEE IN THE RECORDING BUT WE CAN'T SEE IF IT FLEW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. MY CHILDREN WERE SEATING IN T...
Mileage: 183,559
UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND WOULD ROCK BACKWARDS AS IF SOMETHING WAS BROKEN. I REMOVED THE SIDE COVER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FAILED SEAT MOUNT BRACKET THAT HAD BROKEN IN HALF. THE VEHICLE IS...
Mileage: 247,371
WHEN ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, I HEARD A "POP" SOUND AND MY DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY HAD A "ROCKING" ISSUE. THE DRIVER SEAT NOW ROCKS BACKWARD WHEN ACCELERATING, AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE AND DOING A VISUAL INSPECTION I FOUND THAT A METAL "L" SHAPED BRACKET THAT MOUNTS THE SEAT BOTTOM TO THE ...
Mileage: 190,000
IN MAY 2013 I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE SUNROOF HAD A DEFECT. CLAIM #[XXX] WAS OPENED AND I WAS DIRECTED TO S & C IN HIAWATHA (319-393-2591) AND ON MAY 31, 2013, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL. THE SUNROOF STARTED TO LEAK WHEN IT RAINED SO I HAD IT CHECKED BY SAFELITE AUTO GLASS WHO...
Mileage: 215,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE ACCELERATING AND BRAKING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNINTENTIONALLY MOVED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. SPREEN HONDA (25050 REDLANDS BLVD, LOMA LINDA, CA 92354, (909) 799-7070) WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIA...
Mileage: 150,000
CAR WOULD NOT. MOVE IN ANY GEAR, LET SIT OVER NITE STARTED CAR AND MADE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEM
Mileage: 174,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCHOMP HONDA (303-798-1500, LOCATED AT 1003 PLUM VALLEY LN, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...
Mileage: 204,000
CONVERTOR SPITTING METAL WHICH LEAD TO MY TRANSMISSION GOING BAD.
Mileage: 23,460
SEEMS TO SHUDDER .. LIGHT ACCELERATION SHUDDERS, LEAVES THEN COMES BACK AGAIN .
Mileage: 122,560
I WAS DRIVING WIT MY FAMILY IN THE CAR POOL LANE WHEN WITHOUT WARNING MY VEHICLE STARTED BRAKING HARD AND ACCELERATING, BACK AND FORTH, LUCKILY THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH TRAFFIC OR MOST LIKELY THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT . I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION MUST ...
Mileage: 150,477
ON 06/21/2014, I WAS ENTERING MY VEHICLE WHEN A BRACKET CONNECTED TO THE ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY (PART# 81630-S3V-A30) BROKE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. DUE TO THIS, THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER SECURE TO THE FLOORBOARD AND STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. I SEARCHED HONDA PART RECORDS AND I WAS UNABLE T...
Mileage: 141,700
INTENSE SHUDDER EMANATING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR CAUSING THE WHOLE CAR TO SHAKE. TYPICALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 20-30 MPH DURING SLIGHT ACCELERATION. ABATES SOMEWHAT IF TAKE FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR. FROM MY READING, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE INVOLVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER.
Mileage: 150,000
THIS AFTERNOON AS I ENTERED MY CITY STREET PARKED, 2004 HONDA PILOT, FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE, I HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND AS I SAT DOWN. THE DRIVER'S SEAT, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE SOUND, ROCKED BACK, OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER SECURELY MOUNTED. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE FRONT LEFT 'L' SHAPED SEAT MOUNTI...
Mileage: 161,000
TORQUE CONVERTERS GET STUCK AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO "SHUDDER" OR VIBRATE QUITE BADLY IN THE 40-50 MPH RANGE.
Mileage: 140,000
OK THE VEHICLE STALLS ON HILLS, BECOMING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PROCEED, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY EMITS A GRINDING-SCRAPING SOUND SEEMING TO COME FROM THE FRONT-END PORTION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. SO, FAR IT HAS ALWAYS MANAGED TO CONTINUE RUNNING/MOVING FORWARD DURING AND AFTER. IT JUST FEELS LIKE THE AUTOMAT...
Mileage: 275,000
FUEL TANK WILL NOT ACCEPT FUEL IN A TIMELY MATTER, ACTS AS THOUGH THERE IS A PLUG IN THE TANK.
FUEL TANK-- THE FUEL TANK WILL NOT FILL AT A NORMAL RATE, IT CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. VERY ANNOYING AS IT TAKES LOTS OF TIME TO FILL THE TANK PLEASE ADVISE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
RINSING WITH WATER OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE AFTER EXPOSURE TO SALTED ROADS AFTER SNOWFALL (ROUTINE PRACTICE) I NOTICED FLAKES OF RUST BENEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO OBSERVE EXTENSIVE CORROSION OF THE CROSS MEMBER THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION STRUTS ARE ATTACHED TO. THE REAR...
Mileage: 107,000
PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA PILOT USED AT 136K MILES. WITHIN A WEEK OF DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE CODES P0700, P0705, P0740 WERE ALL PRESENT, WHICH ARE ALL IN RELATION TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ACROSS HONDA & ACURA VEHIC...
Mileage: 136,000
KEY WILL NOT NOT TURN IN IGNITION TO START CAR. TRIED SPARE KEY AND ALL SUGGESTIONS FROM GOOGLE, TURNING STEERING WHEEL, BRAKES, DISCONNECTING BATTERY. LOCKSMITH CHARGE TO REPAIR $300+, PER COMMENTS ON GOOGLE BETTER TO REPLACE OR WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. COST TO REPLACE $600+. TRIED TAPPING AROUND KEY HOL...
Mileage: 12,000
KEY WILL NOT NOT TURN IN IGNITION TO START CAR. TRIED SPARE KEY AND ALL SUGGESTIONS FROM GOOGLE, TURNING STEERING WHEEL, BRAKES, DISCONNECTING BATTERY. LOCKSMITH CHARGE TO REPAIR $300+, PER COMMENTS ON GOOGLE BETTER TO REPLACE OR WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. COST TO REPLACE $600+. TRIED TAPPING AROUND KEY HOL...
Mileage: 12,000
REAR SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER SUPPORT RUSTS OUT DUE TO DESIGN. OVER TIME WATER IS THROWN FROM TIRE AND RESTS IN THE SUPPORT NUT AREA. OVER TIME RUST BUILDS UP AND THE SUPPORT BREAKS THROUGH THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. NO WAY FOR THE WATER TO ESCAPE. I AM SUPPLYING ONE PICTURE OF MY CAR SHOWING WHERE R...
Mileage: 245,000
REAR STRUT MOUNT ON FRAME IS TORN, WHEN DRIVING AND HIT SMALL BUMPS MAKES A CLUNK NOISE.
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. CAN'T CHANGE INTO ANY OTHER GEAR BUT DRIVE.
Mileage: 188,000
OUR PILOT FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR GETS SOAKING WET WHEN IT RAINS! OUR CAR IS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY AND STATIONARY. AFTER A RAINSTORM IS WHEN WE FIND THE SOAKED CARPETING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE WATER SEEPS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WHERE MOLD CAN FORM. THE SEATS ARE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AN...
MAJOR REAR END CORROSION. FRAME & WHERE REAR END CONNECTS TO BODY. TOLD BY 2 BODY SHOPS & AN AUTO MECHANIC TO STOP DRIVING. THE BACK END COULD DROP OUT.
Mileage: 177,000
LEANED BACK AND TURNED AROUND TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND LEFT FRONT SEAT BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BROKE. HAVE TO BRACE MYSELF WHILE ACCELERATING FORWARD SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE HAVE READ MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. AFRAID THE OTHER BRACKETS WILL BREAK ...
Mileage: 234,211
OKAY I'VE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 5 OR 6 MONTHS WHEN I FIRST GOT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD BACK UP AND MADE LIKE A GROWLING SOUND BUT NO TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION DROVE IT NO TROUBLE EXCEPT FOR SOME ELECTRICAL TROUBLE FOR SOME REASON MY BATTERY K...
Mileage: 25,600
OKAY I'VE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 5 OR 6 MONTHS WHEN I FIRST GOT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD BACK UP AND MADE LIKE A GROWLING SOUND BUT NO TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION DROVE IT NO TROUBLE EXCEPT FOR SOME ELECTRICAL TROUBLE FOR SOME REASON MY BATTERY K...
Mileage: 25,600
AT APPROXIMATELY 146,000 MILES LIGHT IN THE 'D' DRIVE GEAR ON THE DASH BOARD BEGAN FLASHING. TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHUDDERING 35 MPH - 40 MPH WHEN IT WAS TEST DRIVEN. LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (FAULTY), IMMEDI...
TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS
Mileage: 185,000
TAKATA RECALL AFTER GETTING THE RECALL IN 2015 I HAD THE AIRBAGS CHECKED AND REPLACED ON 10/15/2015 AT HONDA OF VALLEY STREAM SERVICE STATION. DESPITE THIS I HAVE BEEN GETTING LETTERS INCORRECTLY STATING THAT I DIDN'T GET IT REPAIRED YET. I HAVE UPLOADED THE DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THE AIRBAG REPAIR...
THE BODY WHERE IT ATTACHES TO REAR SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THERE ARE 4 MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND ON MY 2004 PILOT ONE MOUNTING POINT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING SUBFRAME TO BE HANGING WITHOUT PROPER SUPPORT. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND WHEN VEHICLE HAD 218,675 MILES.
Mileage: 219,675
IT DO NOT WORK AT ALL.
Mileage: 15
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH DOWN A CITY STREET, THE DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE- SPECIFICALLY BEGAN TO SHIFT BACKWARDS UPON ACCELERATION. UPON ACCELERATION, THE SEAT LEANS BACK AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL SIGNIFICANTLY. INSPECTION BY MECHANIC SHOWED THE SEAT BRACKETS HAVE SHEERED OFF DETACHIN...
Mileage: 177,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE. UPON INSPECTING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS DETACHED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE ...
Mileage: 300,000
DRIVING ON OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND HEARD LOUD CLUNK . CONTROL WAS A MAJOR ISSUE AFTER. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT , I SAW THE FOLLOWING. BOTH REAR WHEELS TILTED INWARD AT THE TOP. I INSPECTED UNDERNEATH TO FIND THE REAR SUB-FRAME ANCHORS HAD PULLED THROUGH THE UNI-BODY. CALLED THE MAN...
Mileage: 260,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NO...
Mileage: 190,000
REAR END SUPORTS TOTALLY FELL OUT FROM RUST
Mileage: 211,000
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED AT 16 YEARS AND 70000 MILES
Mileage: 70,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS OR ACCELERATE.
Mileage: 213,000
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE 2004 PILOT. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL KEPT AND MAINTAINED WITH HONDA DEALER. WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN DRIVERS SEAT STARTED FEELING HOT LIKE A BURN ON HER BACK. STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. SHE PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE.THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT WAS SM...
Mileage: 210,000
CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN
WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT I HEARD A LOUD BANG, THE ABS AND VTM 4 LIGHTS CAME ON ,AND IT STARTED HAVING A SEVERE VIBRATION . THE REAR UNI BODY FRAME ,FOR THE REAR SUB FRAME, MOUNTING POINTS PULLED OUT OF THE FRAME. THE REARWARD SUB FRAME HAD DROPPED DOWN ABOUT 6 - 8 INCHES. THE INSI...
Mileage: 205,540
WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT I HEARD A LOUD BANG, THE ABS AND VTM 4 LIGHTS CAME ON ,AND IT STARTED HAVING A SEVERE VIBRATION . THE REAR UNI BODY FRAME ,FOR THE REAR SUB FRAME, MOUNTING POINTS PULLED OUT OF THE FRAME. THE REARWARD SUB FRAME HAD DROPPED DOWN ABOUT 6 - 8 INCHES. THE INSI...
Mileage: 205,540
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET HAS CRACKED AND IS NOW SPLIT OPEN. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND DRIVER HAD TURNED AROUND AND LEANED BACK TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN SEAT BRACKET CRACKED. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT NOW IS LOOSE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AFRAID ENTIRE SEAT WILL...
Mileage: 168,000
WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA PILOT I NOTICED THE MILEAGE WAS READING MORE THEN I WENT. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS BUT I THINK THIS IS UNFAIR.,
FLOOR ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE IS SOAK.
2004 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THE AIRBAG FAILURE MAY RECUR. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR SUSPENSION BECAME SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATE...
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR SUSPENSION BECAME SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATE...
Mileage: 101,000
THE HEADLIGHT PLASTIC COVER HAS BECOME VERY CLOUDY AND PREVENTS THE HEADLIGHTS FROM PROPERLY ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THIS CAUSES IMPROPERLY LIGHTING WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL CARS WITH THIS TYPE OF COVER OVER THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 62,000
THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BEEN SO HOT THAT IT FEELS LIKE IT CAN BURN YOUR SKIN. TODAY ON THE WAY TO WORK MY DAUGHTER SAID SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE LOOKED DOWN ON HER SEAT AND IT WAS SMOKING AND BURNED THE LEATHER. THE SEAT WAS ACTUALLY CATCHING ON FIRE. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP AND SEE NUMERO...
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN LOSING POWER.WHILE I'M OUT ON THE ROAD! THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH AND THEN NO LIGHTS ARE ON ON THE DASH.RUNS GREAT BUT IT JUST LOSES POWER.WHILE I'M DRIVING! IT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY CHILDREN WHILE TAKING THEM TO SCHOOL
Mileage: 146,256
GOT A NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS
IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN WITH KEY INSERTED AND NOW THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Mileage: 85,200
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG ISSUE, AIRBAG WILL NOT INFLATE UPON IMPACT ACCORDING TO SERVICE CENTER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, IT WAS ABLE TO BE EASILY REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (COLONIAL HONDA OF DARTMO...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, IT WAS ABLE TO BE EASILY REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (COLONIAL HONDA OF DARTMO...
Mileage: 130,000
THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS A BRACKET THAT BROKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND I ALMOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT CAUSED ME TO LEAN BACK VERY FAR IN THE SEAT AND MY STEERING AND ACCELERATION WAS AFFECTED. I WAS EXITING ONTO A FREEWAY AND ALMOST COLLIDED WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THIS BRACKET IS LOCATED ON TH...
Mileage: 285,000
MALFUNCTION LAMP IS ON AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON WHEN HOOKED UP TO A DEVICE IT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG FOR THE MAINTENCE LIGHT TO BE ON THEN THE MALFUNCTION LAMP CAME ON.IT WAS STATIONARY
MALFUNCTION LAMP IS ON AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON WHEN HOOKED UP TO A DEVICE IT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG FOR THE MAINTENCE LIGHT TO BE ON THEN THE MALFUNCTION LAMP CAME ON.IT WAS STATIONARY
THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, NOT IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR DRIVING OFF-ROAD. SAT DOWN AND FOUND DRIVER'S SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY WILL NOW TILT BACK, RAISING THE LEFT FRONT OF THE SEAT. THE SEAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SECURE, NOR WOULD IT BE SAFE IN AN ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE SEAT FRAME IS...
Mileage: 140,000
REAR MOUNTING POINTS FOR REAR SUSPENSION SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT, ALLOWING THE SUBFRAME TO BECOME DETACHED AT TWO OF FOUR MOUNTING POINTS. SUBFRAME ROTATED DOWN UNTIL STOPPED BY EXHAUST SYSTEM, DETACHING WIRING FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON SECONDARY ROAD AT 40-50 MPH...
Mileage: 242,000
TAKATA RECALL: ALTHOUGH THE TAKATA AIRBAG COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, MY SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP ON MY DASHBOARD. HONDA REFUSES TO REAR AND REPLACE AT NO COST THE FAULTY OPDS SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.
HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT I KNOW OF. JUST BOUGHT IT IN MARCH OF 2017.
FRONT LEFT BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED. THIS IS A COMMON, KNOWN DEFECT AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
Mileage: 200,000
IGNITION. I AM UNABLE TO GET MY KEY TO TURN IN THE IGNITION TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. SOMETIMES I CANNOT EVEN GET MY KEY TO GO ALL THE WAY IN AS WELL. STATIONARY.
Mileage: 160,000
ODOMETER FRAUD, THIS VEHICLE WAS AUCTIONED ON MAR 14,2017 WITH ODOMETER READING 222,805M AND SOLD TO SECOND OWNER BY TAMPERING THE ODOMETER TO 122,927 ON APR 17,2017. I PURCHASED THIS HONDA PILOT ON SEP 23,2017 WITH THE ODOMETER READING 125,715. I HAVE NOT REGISTERED THE VEHICLE TO DMV, THIS NEED TO...
HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE.
Mileage: 160,000
IN 12/2015, THE ENGINE AND VTM4 LIGHT TURNED ON AND CONCURRENTLY, THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AS THE ENGINE REVVED AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTED. UPON INSPECTION BY HONDA, THEY FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES IN FRONT AND BACK WERE CHEWED ON BY RODENTS. THEY STATED THAT THE SOY COATED WIRES WERE A K...
Mileage: 77,906
SEAT BELT SHOULDER RESTRAINT DID NOT ENGAGE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEN OUR VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. . THIS RESULTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER HITTING HER HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION AND CONCUSSION AND HAD TO RECEIVE TREATMENT AT A HOSPITAL FOR THE INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WH...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO SOME GUARDRAILS AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO B AND L RECOVERY & TOWING (LOCATED AT 100 MINUE ST, CARTERET, NJ 07008; (732)...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, WHILE RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ROLL BACKWARDS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS OR FORWARD REGARDLESS IF IT WERE UPHILL OR DOWNHILL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUME...
Mileage: 188,523
MY HUSBAND (195 LBS) REACHED IN HIS POCKET TO GET HIS WALLET AND THE METAL BRACE HOLDING THE SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT IS NOW NOT STILL WHEN DRIVING. WHAT WORRIES ME IS, WHAT IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT? THE AFOREMENTIONED BRACE SHOULD HOLD UNDER MUCH MORE RIGOROUS SITUATIONS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A ...
Mileage: 140,000
GASOLINE SUDDENLY BEGAN LEAKING FROM FUEL LINES UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND SPILLED LIQUID GASOLINE AND FUMES IN MY UNDER HOUSE GARAGE. THE GASOLINE ODORS GOT INTO MY BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR LIVING SPACE.
Mileage: 153,000
I HAD A VERY SERIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON A DIRT ROAD ONLY GOING 25 MPH. ALL 4 OF THE REAR AXLE MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP AND THE TIRES TO SPREAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS GOING FASTER OR HIT THE BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD BEE...
Mileage: 160,000
TAKATA RECALL MY DRIVER'S AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. IS THERE A RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED?
MY WIFE WAS SMASHED BETWEEN AN OPENED DRIVER'S DOOR AND A POLE BECAUSE THE THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD. THE SAFETY'S PROBLEM IN THIS CAR IS: THAT YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR'S ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING, REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE GEAR IN OTHER THAN PARK GEAR, OR...
Mileage: 3
MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, TOOK IT TO A HONDA SPECIALIST. WHILE DRIVINF THIS IS HOW I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG.
Mileage: 153,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUTTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS WORN OUT. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BUT...
Mileage: 132,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WELD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET WAS FRACTURED AND THE SEAT...
WHEN I STOP, AND TURN OFF THE MOTOR, THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES, IT SOMETIMES (MOST OF THE TIME) WONT GO BACK IN. WHEN IT DOES, IT WILL NOT TURN, THUS, YOU CANNOT START THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL TURN ON, AND START THE CAR, BUT MOST OF THE TIME, YOU HAVE TO SIT...
KEYS CAN BE TAKE OUT OF THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER AT ANY TIME, ENGINE ON OR OFF, IN PARK OR REVERSE OR DRIVE. SEEMS LIKE A WORN OUT IGNITION CYLINDER.
Mileage: 185,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MAD...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...
WHILE LEANING BACK IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO REMOVE MY WALLET TO PURCHASE GASOLINE I HEARD "POP" AND THEN THE SEAT SEEMED TO BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT LEFT OF THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE ST...
Mileage: 234,000
TAKATA RECALL. CALLED DEALER AFTER GETTING NOTICE ON 7/11/16. CALLED BACK 7/18/16. STONEWALLED. TOLD TO BRING LETTER. DID ON 7/19/16. CALLED 8/1/16. CALLED 9.23/16. TOLD "PART ORDERED". DEALER UNCOOPERATIVE. ADVANTAGE HONDA, MANHASSET, NY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A LOUD BANG SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE WHEELS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 207,584
IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND DOES NOT TURN. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT HONDA IS CHARGING FOR THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THE TUMBLER SYSTEM USED WITH THEIR SPECIAL KEY SYSTEM. PEOPLE ARE TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, BUT THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE THAT ALL CARS EXP...
Mileage: 100,000
IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND DOES NOT TURN. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT HONDA IS CHARGING FOR THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THE TUMBLER SYSTEM USED WITH THEIR SPECIAL KEY SYSTEM. PEOPLE ARE TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, BUT THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE THAT ALL CARS EXP...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFI...
THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES FREEZES AND I CANNOT PRESS IT DOWN. WHEN I PRESS VERY HARD IT RELEASES AND GOES TOO FAST FROM THE STOP POSITION. I WAS IN THE SCHOOL ZONE STOPPED WHEN I TRIED TO START AGAIN, IT FROZE. THE GUARD WAS TRYING TO MAKE ME GO, I WAS TRYING BUT PEDAL WAS FROZEN. WHEN I PUSHED ...
Mileage: 121,606
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
2004 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SECOND RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE PROPELLANT WAFERS INFLATOR IN PASSENGER AIRBAG ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE SAME AS THE DRIVER AIR BAG. *JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD MOVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT FELT AS THOUGH IT WOULD DISLODGE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BOL...
Mileage: 150,000
HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR 4 RECALLS: 12-056 -MANUFACTURERCAMPAIGNID:12-056 LIGHTING SWITCH HARNESS WEAR, MFR CAMPAIGN/SAFETY RECALL NOTICE:13-011 -MANUFACTURERCAMPAIGNID:13-011 SHIFT INTERLOCK, MFR CAMPAIGN/SAFETY RECALL NOTICE:16-047 -MANUFACTURERCAMPAIGNID:16-047 PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR. I WENT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS)...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS)...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...
REAR SPOILER (WITH 3RD TAIL LIGHT AND WASHER NOZZLE) FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING
Mileage: 150,000
THE DRIVERS SEAT LOWER METAL BRACKET BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE WHEN SITTING IN THE SUV AND WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE SEEN AT SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS BOTH ON THIS WEB SITE AND IN THE HONDA PILOT FORUM. I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT ASKING FOR A REPAIR WHO REFERRED ME TO HONDA USA. I ...
Mileage: 162,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...
TAKATA RECALL I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA TELLING ME TO HAVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND NOT TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT UNTIL I DO. HOWEVER, MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAYS THAT MICHIGCAN CARS ARE NOT AT RISK AND HONDA TOLD THEM THEY WOULD NOT BE RECEIVING ANY...
KEY SWITCH FAILURE AFTER INTERLOCK WAS REPLACED (HONDA RECALL) KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WON'T TURN OR START VEHICLE. HONDA RECOMMENDS NEW KEY WHICH WILL WORK 3-4 WEEKS THEN TELL YOU YOU NEED NEW IGNITION SWITCH. HONDA ADMITS INTERLOCK FAILURE CAUSES ADDITIONAL WEAR TO KEY SWITCH AND KEY SWITCH FAI...
Mileage: 119,500
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE BEGAN TO REV TO HIGH RPMS WITH NO POWER
Mileage: 133,500
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT EX-L AND HAVE HAD ONLY VERY MINOR ISSUES UP UNTIL NOW. YESTERDAY, WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A GREAT DEAL OF PLAY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK. ASSUMING AN ANCHOR BOLT WAS LOOSE, I CHECKED THE LEFT FRONT SEAT AREA WHERE THE MOVEMENT WAS THE GRE...
Mileage: 144,330
TAKATA RECALL SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON TWO DAYS AND 50 MILES AFTER DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE, SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. SCREW FOUND IN DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TO BE TOLD, THE SENSOR IS BAD AND NOT UNDER THE RECALL OR WARRANTY. $800 TO REPAIR AND NECES...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FIRST GEAR AND ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN SECOND GEAR, THE GEAR WOULD SEIZE IN FIRST GEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO SECOND. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FIRST GEAR AND ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN SECOND GEAR, THE GEAR WOULD SEIZE IN FIRST GEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO SECOND. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 200,000
BRACKET ON LEFT FRONT POWER SEAT BROKE; IT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR; AND SEAT ROCKS BACK AND IS NOT FASTENED AT LEFT FRONT TO THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE FIXED.
Mileage: 106,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE AXLE FELL THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.
Mileage: 213,000
THE HEATING ELEMENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT GETS SO HOT YOU HAVE TO TURN IT OFF TO KEEP FROM GETTING BURNT. IT GETS SO HOT YOU CAN'T STAND IT. IT HAPPENS ON BOTH THE HI AND LO SETTINGS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT CONTINUES UNTIL THE HEATER IS TURNED OFF. AS MANY PEOPLE WHO...
Mileage: 140,000
2004 HONDA PILOT AIR BAG IS ON AND I BROUGHT THE PILOT TO HONDA OF TYSON CORNER THEY DIAGNOSE AND DETERMINED AND RECOMEND TO REPLACE BOTH IMPACT SENSORS $751 #2 REPLACE SRS CONTROL UNIT $918.00 AND THE DEALER TOLD INTERNAL FAILURE OF SRS UNIT UNIT REPLACE MENT REQUIRED AND MAY NEED BOTH SIDE IMPACT...
Mileage: 91,255
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE DRIVER SEAT, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLT BETWEEN...
Mileage: 210,000
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2004 HONDA PILOT. OVERALL, GOOD VEHICLE BUT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT. IT GETS TOO HOT AND FELT LIKE A BURN TO YOUR SKIN. I MENTIONED TO THE DEALER EARLY ON AND WAS TOLD TO DECREASE THE USE. SO, I HAVE DECREASED THE USE OF THE HEATED...
THE DRIVER'S SEAT POPPED AND NOW TILTS BACKWARDS FROM THE LEFT. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE EXACT PROBLEM OTHERS HAVE REPORTED TO NHTSA REGARDING THIS YEAR MODEL: THE LEFT SIDE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER SEAT BACK BROKE ALONG THE RIVET LINE. THIS HOLDS THE SEAT BOTTOM TO BODY OF T...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPMS REVVED AND THE GAUGE READING FLUCTUATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FA...
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPMS REVVED AND THE GAUGE READING FLUCTUATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FA...
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGN...
Mileage: 119,000
LATE IN 2015 I RECEIVED A MAILING FROM WILDE HONDA, WAUKESHA, WI AN "URGENT/RECALL NOTICE" CONCERNING MY 2004 HONDA PILOT REGARDING A POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATOR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER LISTED AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF ON 12/28/15 TO HAVE THIS REPAIR PERFORMED. ....
Mileage: 122,000
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING (COLD MORNING, ON CITY STREET) I TURNED MY DRIVER SEAT HEATER ON HIGH. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER WAS ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHEN SUDDENLY THE BACK BECAME VERY HOT. IT STARTED TO SMELL AND MY BACK WAS SLIGHTLY SCALDED BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I QUICK...
Mileage: 200,332
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING (COLD MORNING, ON CITY STREET) I TURNED MY DRIVER SEAT HEATER ON HIGH. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER WAS ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHEN SUDDENLY THE BACK BECAME VERY HOT. IT STARTED TO SMELL AND MY BACK WAS SLIGHTLY SCALDED BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I QUICK...
Mileage: 200,332
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF...
Mileage: 240,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE GEARS ALSO FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (E...
Mileage: 174,171
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE GEARS ALSO FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (E...
Mileage: 174,171
LEFT FRONT BRACKET ON DRIVER SEAT HAS BROKEN ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE INFLUENCE. WIFE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY LEANED BACK TO EXIT VEHICLE AND THE BRACKET BROKE.
Mileage: 203,000
I BROUGHT MY 2004 HONDA PILOT TO A AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL AND WITH 2 HOURS THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOLD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY AIRBAG UNIT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED FOR $800. THE VEHICLE HAD NO AIRBAG ISSUE UNTIL THE TAKADA CANNI...
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH ROUGHLY 174,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN GREAT. I ACQUIRED THE CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND UPON DRIVING IT I NOTICED A FAINT SHUDDERING BETWEEN GEARS UPON ACCELERATION FROM 2-50 MPH. THE WEEKS WENT ON AND IT IS NOW VERY SCARY TO...
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH ROUGHLY 174,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN GREAT. I ACQUIRED THE CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND UPON DRIVING IT I NOTICED A FAINT SHUDDERING BETWEEN GEARS UPON ACCELERATION FROM 2-50 MPH. THE WEEKS WENT ON AND IT IS NOW VERY SCARY TO...
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH ROUGHLY 174,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN GREAT. I ACQUIRED THE CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND UPON DRIVING IT I NOTICED A FAINT SHUDDERING BETWEEN GEARS UPON ACCELERATION FROM 2-50 MPH. THE WEEKS WENT ON AND IT IS NOW VERY SCARY TO...
MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I HAD AIRBAGS RECALL DONE AND THE MECHANICS STATE THE LIGHT IS NOT RELATED NOR DO THEY HAVE RECORD OF THE RECALL REPAIR BEING MADE. BECAUSE IT IS A RED LIGHT, THE SENSOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED @ $800 OR IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW IN THE EVEN...
Mileage: 180,456
I CALLED HONDA PLAZA BKLYN NY IN JULY IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL LETTER I RECEIVED. THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. I CALLED 2 MORE TIMES & WAS TOLD SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME. NO ONE EVER CALLED. THEY SAY I'M ON THE LIST BUT WILL NOT TELL ME WHAT # ON THE LIST I AM. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER I RECE...
THE REAR HATCH HAS TO BE LIFTED MANUALLY AND HELD UP AT ALL TIMES OR IT WILL CRASH DOWN ON YOU WITH THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE HATCH. I HAD TO USE BOTH OF MY HANDS TO GET IT OPENED. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD IT UP TO ACCESS ANYTHING IN THE BACK. IT'S EXTREMELY HEAVY. I WAS WORRIED IT WOULD COME CRASH...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INT...
Mileage: 143,685
I WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT WHERE A VEHICLE WAS MOVING BUT SUDDENLY STOPPED BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AHEAD. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE WHEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS A CLICK. MY CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN BUT SLID DIRECTLY INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CA...
Mileage: 120,000
THE SEAT BEGAN MOVING EARLIER TODAY AND THEN WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING. IT SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME DETACHED FROM THE CAR ON THE FRONT LEFT. WHEN ACCELERATING IT ROCKS BACK AND WHEN BREAKING IT ROCKS FORWARD. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AND THE ME...
Mileage: 180,958
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY WAS INSERTED BUT FAILED TO THE START THE IGNITION .THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAIL...
Mileage: 175,000
THE 2004 HONDA PILOT HAD A RECALL NOTICE AFFECTING THE IGNITION (NHTSA REFERENCE #12V573000). MY KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL. I CHECKED WITH HONDA AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS ALREADY FIXED. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY DID FIX THE CAR, BUT...
Mileage: 164,104
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Mileage: 100,000
WE NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC PANEL COVERING THE DRIVER'S SEAT CONTROLS CAME DETACHED. SHORTLY AFTER THE SEAT BEGAN ROCKING SLIGHTLY. FINALLY, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE SEAT NOW ROCKS FREELY. IT IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WHILE THE SEAT RESPONDS TO ALL MOVEMENT. IT WILL NO ...
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TH...
Mileage: 120,000
WHEN SITTING DOWN IN MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING, THERE WAS A SNAPPING NOISE AND THE SEAT ROCKED BACK TOWARD THE RIGHT REAR. REMOVING THE PLASTIC COVER, IT WAS PLAINLY VISIBLE THAT A METAL PART THAT HOLDS THE UPPER SEAT TO THE LOWER SEAT ASSEMBLY HAS SNAPPED WHERE IT ATTACHES WITH TWO INDUSTRIAL RIVETS...
Mileage: 129,000
ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER. FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS WENT OFF! THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAGS SCARRED THE INSIDE OD MY WRIST.
ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER. FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS WENT OFF! THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAGS SCARRED THE INSIDE OD MY WRIST.
ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER. FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS WENT OFF! THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAGS SCARRED THE INSIDE OD MY WRIST.
IN EARLY APRIL, 2015 I RECEIVED NOTICE OF AIR BAG RECALL. ON APRIL 8, 2015 I CONTACTED LANCASTER HONDA RE HAVING THE PART REPLACED. I WAS TOLD WITHIN 2 WEEKS THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK. THEY DIDN'T. ABOUT MAY, 2015 I CALLED THEM BACK, THEY APOLOGIZED AND SAID THE PART HADN'T COME IN, BUT SHOULD BE IN ...
Mileage: 222,204
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVA...
NHTSA RECALL #14V-353 ISSUED ON 19-JUNE-2014, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THAT DATE MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO ROUTINELY PERFORMS MY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, I WAS ADVISED AT THAT TIME THAT THE PART WAS ON ORDER. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER ONE YEAR AND NO CHANGE IN AVAILABILITY HAS OCCUR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANS...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA...
Mileage: 120,333
SUDDENLY CAR STARTED MAKING BAD NOISE FROM ENGINE. I WENT TO STORE TO FIX IT. THEY SAYING ITS FACTORY RECALL AND WE CAN'T FIX IT. I DIDN'T FIND ANY INFORMATION FROM YOUR WEBSITE. ALSO IT'S VERY RISKY. I SUPPOSE TO DRIVE MY CAR FROM MICHIGAN TO VIRGINIA BUT THE AUTO TECHNICAN TOLD ME WIL BE RISK IT'...
Mileage: 120,228
SUDDENLY CAR STARTED MAKING BAD NOISE FROM ENGINE. I WENT TO STORE TO FIX IT. THEY SAYING ITS FACTORY RECALL AND WE CAN'T FIX IT. I DIDN'T FIND ANY INFORMATION FROM YOUR WEBSITE. ALSO IT'S VERY RISKY. I SUPPOSE TO DRIVE MY CAR FROM MICHIGAN TO VIRGINIA BUT THE AUTO TECHNICAN TOLD ME WIL BE RISK IT'...
Mileage: 120,228
SUDDENLY CAR STARTED MAKING BAD NOISE FROM ENGINE. I WENT TO STORE TO FIX IT. THEY SAYING ITS FACTORY RECALL AND WE CAN'T FIX IT. I DIDN'T FIND ANY INFORMATION FROM YOUR WEBSITE. ALSO IT'S VERY RISKY. I SUPPOSE TO DRIVE MY CAR FROM MICHIGAN TO VIRGINIA BUT THE AUTO TECHNICAN TOLD ME WIL BE RISK IT'...
Mileage: 120,228
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEARS INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.
Mileage: 201,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEPLOYMENT EJECTED OBJECTS THAT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN A BRUISED...
Mileage: 123,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE VEHICLE HAS TWO OPEN RECALLS, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON FEBURARY 18, 2015, BUT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED....
Mileage: 131,000
MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I HAD AIRBAGS RECALL DONE AND THE MECHANICS STATE THE LIGHT IS NOT RELATED. I JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW INCASE THIS HAPPENING TO MORE PEOPLE TOO. I HAVE TO PAY 500 DOLLARS TO FIX THE COMPUTER FOR AIRBAGS NOW. JUST STRANGE THE SERVICE TO AIRBAGS CORESPONDS WITH THIS LIGHT
Mileage: 2,010,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V315000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V353000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL...
HELLO. AFTER SMELLING GASOLINE TYPE FUMES OFF FOR SOME TIME (NO ONE ELSE IN THE FAMILY COULD SMELL IT) AND AFTER CONSULTING THE HONDA PILOT FORUMS, I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FACTORY NGK PZFR5F-11 SPARK PLUGS AT 99,430, RATHER THAN THE HONDA RECOMMENDED 105,000 MILES. I WAS SURPRISED TO DISCOVER THAT...
Mileage: 99,430
HELLO. AFTER SMELLING GASOLINE TYPE FUMES OFF FOR SOME TIME (NO ONE ELSE IN THE FAMILY COULD SMELL IT) AND AFTER CONSULTING THE HONDA PILOT FORUMS, I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FACTORY NGK PZFR5F-11 SPARK PLUGS AT 99,430, RATHER THAN THE HONDA RECOMMENDED 105,000 MILES. I WAS SURPRISED TO DISCOVER THAT...
Mileage: 99,430
FRONT LEFT STRUCTURAL BRACKET ON DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED, ALLOWING SEAT TO TIP BACKWARD. BRACKET FAILED ALONG A LINE WITH TWO RIVET/FASTENERS, DETACHING SEAT TRAY FROM POWER FORE/AFT POSITIONER RAILS. APPARENTLY DESIGN DEFECT, AS THERE ARE 12 OTHER ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL NHTSA COMPLAINTS ON FILE FOR T...
Mileage: 170,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V700000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V700000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, KEY WOULD NOT TURN NOR COME OUT, GEAR COULD NOT BE CHANGED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. PILOT'S IGNITION WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 179,850
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, KEY WOULD NOT TURN NOR COME OUT, GEAR COULD NOT BE CHANGED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. PILOT'S IGNITION WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 179,850
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V700000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REC...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE FAILURE PROGRESSED FOR YEARS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE AND THEN SLOWLY MANEUVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO LIFT BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE AND TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MAD...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE KEY EJECTED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL S...
I OWN A 2004 HONDA PILOT. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN FEB 2015 OF THE ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, BROWN'S ARLINGTON HONDA, FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER SAID THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED, AND WOULD TAKE 3-4 WEEKS TO ARRIVE, AND SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS. I CAL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, 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 MANUFACTU...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND THE ABS WARNING LAMP DID NOT ILLUMINATE EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOWLY RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM THE FLOOR AND LI...
Mileage: 58,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V353000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN ...
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET, 81630-S3V-A30, HAS BROKEN AT A WEAK POINT IN THE METAL WHERE THE SEAT MOTOR ATTACHES. THE BREAK CAUSED THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH FREELY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS BRACKET HAS BROKEN. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JULY, 2011; MOST RECENTLY FEBRUARY 2015. EACH TIME ...
Mileage: 85,600
DEALER COMPLETED CAMPAIGNS 14-045 AND 14-046 FRONT AIR BAGS ON NOVEMBER 11, 2014 FOR OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT WHICH IS LOCATED IN FLORIDA. SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A SECOND AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE NHTSA 14V-700 DATED JANUARY 2015, FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT, SERVICE MANAGER REPORT...
Mileage: 68,657
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REC...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V353000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE INITIAL RECALL NOTIFICATION IN OCTOBER OF 2014, BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHE...
WHEN WE STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT STICKS, WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN A LITTLE MORE, THE CAR LURCHES QUICKLY, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE WORST IS WHEN WE BACK OUT OF OUR GARAGE (WE HAVE AN UPHILL DRIVEWAY), BUT IT HAPPENS IN FORWARD FROM A STOP ALSO... *TR
Mileage: 90,000
WHEN WE STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT STICKS, WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN A LITTLE MORE, THE CAR LURCHES QUICKLY, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE WORST IS WHEN WE BACK OUT OF OUR GARAGE (WE HAVE AN UPHILL DRIVEWAY), BUT IT HAPPENS IN FORWARD FROM A STOP ALSO... *TR
Mileage: 90,000
NOTICED AN EXTREME HOT SPOT ON DRIVERS SIDE LOWER SEAT CUSHION WHEN HEATED SEATS ARE ON HI OR LO. SPOT IS SO HOT THAT YOU CANNOT LET IT TOUCH YOUR PANTS WITHOUT BURNING YOU. I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A FIRE. NOW DRIVERS SIDE LO...
Mileage: 148,500
NOTICED AN EXTREME HOT SPOT ON DRIVERS SIDE LOWER SEAT CUSHION WHEN HEATED SEATS ARE ON HI OR LO. SPOT IS SO HOT THAT YOU CANNOT LET IT TOUCH YOUR PANTS WITHOUT BURNING YOU. I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A FIRE. NOW DRIVERS SIDE LO...
Mileage: 148,500
WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN I HEARD A 'POP' AND THE SEAT TILTED BACK, STARTLING ME. A METAL BRACKET ON THE FRONT-LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN AND THE SEAT NOW SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH! *TR
Mileage: 126,000
2004 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECENT RECALL WARNINGS RELATED TO ITS AIRBAGS. *TGW
I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER LISTED ON THE LETTER TO HONDA OWNERS TO ENQUIRE AS TO WHETHER MY HONDA PILOT WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THE OPERATOR, "[XXX]" (DECLINE TO PROVIDE LAST NAME), STATED THAT IT WAS NOT. WHEN ASKED WHY IT WAS NOT AS IT WAS IN THE AFFECTED YEAR RANGE, 2...
Mileage: 155,000
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK DURING THE STOPS AND ALSO WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL THE STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND EVEN DURING DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASION. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANU...
Mileage: 20,000
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL GETTING LOCKED. WE HAVE TO REGULARLY TAKE A PART OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND PUSH A SCREW DRIVER IN THE SPACE UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKS. THIS HAPPENED TOO OFTEN. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. WE DO THE USUAL: PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE,...
Mileage: 100,000
THE MODULES HOUSING THE REAR LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS, ON MY 2004 PILOT ARE DEFECTIVE; RED, PLASTIC REFLECTORS INSIDE BOTH MODULES OF MY VEHICLE HAVE DETACHED. THE MODULES ARE ONE PIECE IN DESIGN AND CANNOT BE OPENED OR REPAIRED. HONDA KNEW CERTAIN 2004 PILOTS HAD DEFECTIVE LIGHT MODULES B...
THE MODULES HOUSING THE REAR LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS, ON MY 2004 PILOT ARE DEFECTIVE; RED, PLASTIC REFLECTORS INSIDE BOTH MODULES OF MY VEHICLE HAVE DETACHED. THE MODULES ARE ONE PIECE IN DESIGN AND CANNOT BE OPENED OR REPAIRED. HONDA KNEW CERTAIN 2004 PILOTS HAD DEFECTIVE LIGHT MODULES B...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUSTAINED A BROKEN BACK DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGN...
Mileage: 195,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE POSITION. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE FAILURE FROM R...
Mileage: 100,000
I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY THEN MY CAR WOULDN'T GO FAST WHEN I STOP TO SE WHAT HAPPEN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY ENGINE TOOK IT TO MECHANIC HE TOLD ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WE GOGGLE AROUND BEFORE TRYING TO FIX IT AND IT SAYS THUS TYPE OF SITUATION IS BEEN RECALL ALREADY. *TR
Mileage: 202,364
GAS CAN BE EMPTY AND WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO FILL UP TANK IT SHUTS OFF AS IF TANK IS FULL. SPENT 400.15 ON 10/25/13 FOR FUEL VAPOR CONTROL VALVE YONDER DEALER THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE CAUSING IT. THIS WORKED FOR FEW WEEKS THEN IT BEGAN AGAIN BUT SEEMED TO LET US FILL IT UP IF WE DROVE FOR A FEW MILES BEF...
WHEN WE TURN ON THE SEAT WARMER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR HONDA PILOT 2004, WE SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF RUBBER OR FOAM BURNING. NOW OUR SEAT WARMER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. WE'VE STOPPED USING THE SEAT WARMER DUE TO CONCERNS OF A FIRE STARTING. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
WHEN WE TURN ON THE SEAT WARMER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR HONDA PILOT 2004, WE SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF RUBBER OR FOAM BURNING. NOW OUR SEAT WARMER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. WE'VE STOPPED USING THE SEAT WARMER DUE TO CONCERNS OF A FIRE STARTING. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVATED AND BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVATED AND BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 110,000
INTERMITTENT, AUDIBLE VIBRATION/SHUDDER BETWEEN 35-50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING. DEALER INSPECTION BELIEVES IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
Mileage: 121,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD DISLODGED AND CAUS...
Mileage: 108,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOAD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP SEALS FAILED AND RESERVOIR WAS CLOGGED. ...
Mileage: 134,505
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOAD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP SEALS FAILED AND RESERVOIR WAS CLOGGED. ...
Mileage: 134,505
WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT IS TURNED ON THE SEAT GETS SO HOT THAT IT LITERALLY BURNS THE SKIN ON ANYONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. IT HAPPENS ON BOTH LOW OR HIGH SETTING. THE SEAT THEN BEGINS TO EMIT SMOKE. *JS
Mileage: 72,000
WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT IS TURNED ON THE SEAT GETS SO HOT THAT IT LITERALLY BURNS THE SKIN ON ANYONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. IT HAPPENS ON BOTH LOW OR HIGH SETTING. THE SEAT THEN BEGINS TO EMIT SMOKE. *JS
Mileage: 72,000
WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT IS TURNED ON THE SEAT GETS SO HOT THAT IT LITERALLY BURNS THE SKIN ON ANYONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. IT HAPPENS ON BOTH LOW OR HIGH SETTING. THE SEAT THEN BEGINS TO EMIT SMOKE. *JS
Mileage: 72,000
HUSBAND PARKED CAR LEANED FORWARD TO GET WIFI OFF DASH AND LEFT FRONT OF DRIVER SEAT DETACHED FROM THE ADJUSTER. SEAT NOW LEANS TO FRONT LEFT AND ROCKS AROUND. UPDATED 2/27/2015 *JS
WE WERE ON ANOTHER SUMMER TRIP AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE BIG RED LIGHT TO THE FAR LEFT OF THE PANEL. CALLING HONDA IN FRANKLIN TN THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CALLING ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A SEN...
Mileage: 170,000
WE WERE ON ANOTHER SUMMER TRIP AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE BIG RED LIGHT TO THE FAR LEFT OF THE PANEL. CALLING HONDA IN FRANKLIN TN THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CALLING ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A SEN...
Mileage: 170,000
WE WERE ON ANOTHER SUMMER TRIP AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE BIG RED LIGHT TO THE FAR LEFT OF THE PANEL. CALLING HONDA IN FRANKLIN TN THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CALLING ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A SEN...
Mileage: 170,000
UPON TAKING OFF AT THE STOP LIGHT I ACCELERATED TO 35 MILES AN HOUR THEN CHANGED LANES AS I WAS NEARING MY DESTINATION ,THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL AND REACHED SPEEDS OVER 65 MILES AN HOUR,I STOOD ON THE BRAKE AND STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES, T...
Mileage: 25
UPON TAKING OFF AT THE STOP LIGHT I ACCELERATED TO 35 MILES AN HOUR THEN CHANGED LANES AS I WAS NEARING MY DESTINATION ,THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL AND REACHED SPEEDS OVER 65 MILES AN HOUR,I STOOD ON THE BRAKE AND STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES, T...
Mileage: 25
AIRBAG (SRS) LIGHT IS ON. DEALER INDICATES VEHICLE NEEDS COMPLETE SRS UNIT TOTAL COST OF $743.23 PLUS TAX. DEALER DID NOT INDICATE THAT PART WAS UNDER WARRANTY OR COVERED BY ANY RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 53,884
AIRBAG (SRS) LIGHT IS ON. DEALER INDICATES VEHICLE NEEDS COMPLETE SRS UNIT TOTAL COST OF $743.23 PLUS TAX. DEALER DID NOT INDICATE THAT PART WAS UNDER WARRANTY OR COVERED BY ANY RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 53,884
I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2004 LX, NO KEYLESS REMOTE ON THIS MODEL. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING, THE KEY GOES IN WITH DIFFICULTY AND WON'T TURN, WON'T UNLOCK THE DOOR. RESORTED TO USING THE REAR DOOR LOCK TO GET IN AND NOW THAT LOCK HAS DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW HAVE JUST THE PASS...
I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2004 LX, NO KEYLESS REMOTE ON THIS MODEL. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING, THE KEY GOES IN WITH DIFFICULTY AND WON'T TURN, WON'T UNLOCK THE DOOR. RESORTED TO USING THE REAR DOOR LOCK TO GET IN AND NOW THAT LOCK HAS DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW HAVE JUST THE PASS...
LOWER SEAT SUPPORT/BRACKET ON FRONT LEFT OF DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAS BROKEN, MAKING SEAT LOOSE, UNSAFE. SAME PROBLEM CAN BE SEEN REPEATEDLY IN 2004 HONDA PILOTS AND APPARENTLY 2003-2006 MODELS. OTHER NHTSA COMPLAINT CASE NUMBERS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM IN 2004 HONDA PILOT MODELS ARE 10583003, 1...
Mileage: 145,000
WHILE VEHICLE IS AT IDLE,VEHICLE MIS-FIRES AND SHAKES ENTIRE VEHICLE. PLACED ON O.B.D. SCANNER AND NO ERRORS OR CODES FOUND. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND DEALER ALSO CANNOT FIND PROBLEMS. CHANGED SPARK PLUGS TWICE,NO LEAKS,NO CROSS CONTAMINATION NOTHING...BUT POOR GAS MILEAGE AND BAD SHAKING AT IDLE... *T...
Mileage: 140,000
A BRACKET THAT CONNECTS THE DRIVERS SET TO THE SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THIS BRACKET IS ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY BEHIND THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS. THE SEAT IS NOW UNATTACHED FROM THE ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY AND QUITE UNSAFE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE GETTING IN THE VEHICLE. ...
Mileage: 103,000
DRIVER'S POWER SEAT ASSEMBLY PART BROKE, WHICH SEPARATED THE SEAT FROM THE POWER MOVEMENT ASSEMBLY. SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FEELS LIKE SLIGHT PRESSURE COULD COMPLETELY DISENGAGE THE SEAT FROM THE CAR. SEAT ROCKING WHILE DRIVING IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW DRIVERS REAR SAFETY SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH AND RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE SEAT BELT WAS CUT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ...
Mileage: 166,000
I HAVE 2004 HONDA PILOT LX. WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30-50 MPH. HEAR AND FEEL A VIBRATION WHEN AT CONSISTENT SPEED. SEEMS AS IF IT'S COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. MAYBE FROM A DRIVE SHAFT OR PROPELLER SHAFT OR SOMETHING. IT'S GETTING MUCH AND MUCH WORST AS DAYS GOES BY. I AM WORRIED SOMETHIN...
Mileage: 168,000
EXTREME HOT SPOT IN DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT WHEN THE SEAT HEATER IS TURNED ON FOR MORE THAT 3 MINUTES. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
2004 PILOT CAME STANDARD WITH 19 GALLON TANK, AND WOULD START FILLING TO OVERFLOW AT NEARLY 22 GALLONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE TANK EITHER TAKING IN EXCESS OF 20 GALLONS OR NOT TAKING MORE THAN 0.75 GALLONS BEFORE STOPPING AUTOMATICALLY. THE TANK THEN HAS TO BE SLOWLY FED FOR NEARL...
Mileage: 136,000
A LOWER SEAT SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SEAT HAS FAILED. CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE DRIVES SEAT TO NOT BE HELD IN PLACE. ON ACCELERATION THE FRONT OF DRIVERS SEAT LIFTS UP CAUSING THE SEAT TO LAY BACK IN A MORE RECLINED POSITION. *TR
Mileage: 1,124,321
FRONT, DRIVER SEAT, SEAT WARMER WAS ON HIGH. SEAT WAS GETTING VERY WARM. SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE, LEATHER WAS MELTING. THIS OCCURRED UNDER THE DRIVER'S RIGHT LEG. THE SEAT GETTING VERY WARM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SOME TIME NOW ON BOTH LOW AND HIGH, BUT I TURN THE SEAT WARMER OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST TI...
Mileage: 186,462
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. HAS STUCK SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT FROM DEALER. WAS TAKEN TO DEAL TO GET FIXED, BUT DEALER CLAIMED IT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ABOUT ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG/FORUMS/14-PROBLEMS/10677-04-STICKY-ACCELERATOR-PEDAL.HTML. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS FELT EXTREMELY HOT IN THE LAST FEW TIMES THAT I USED SEAT HEATER. PULLED INTO WORK AND AS I STARTED TO EXIT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE SEAT. NEVER CAUGHT FIRE AS I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AND POUNDED THE SEAT CUSHION. *TR
Mileage: 168,000
WHILE DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT FOR FAMILY VACATION, MY 2004 PILOT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SOUND EVERY FEW MINUTES. WHEN WE RETURNED 2 WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MILES PER HR. IT CONTINUED MAKING SAME GRINDING SOUNDS. HAD MY MECHANICS LOOK AT IT SUGGESTED CHANGING TRANS...
Mileage: 67,000
HAVING MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE WAS GIVEN NOTICE THAT BOTH FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS ARE CRACKED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE UNUSUAL AND WHILE NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A SAFE DEVELOPMENT AND COULD CAUSE SOME SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IF NOT REPLACED ...
Mileage: 96,000
SRS RED LIGHT ON. NO PREVIOUS COLLISIONS OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS. DEALER STATES THAT SRS CONTROLLER NEEDS REPLACEMENT, BUT NOT COVERED BY HONDA. AIRBAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT. COST PROHIBITIVE TO REPLACE SRS CONTROLLER IN HOUSTON, TX, THEY WANT $800-$1000 TO REPLACE THIS SAFETY ITEM. CALLING H...
Mileage: 125,000
I TURNED THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER TO HI DURING MY DRIVE HOME YESTERDAY, THE HEATER GOT EXTREMELY HOT AND FELT IT WAS BURNING MY BACK EVEN WITH A HEAVY COAT ON, ALSO SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. I TURNED THE HEATER OFF BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. THE SEAT STILL HAS BURNED SMELL TO IT NEXT DAY. *...
Mileage: 112,000
THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER GOT BURNING HOT, AND IT BURNT THE LEG AT A SPOT, THE INJURY WAS MINOR; WHEN THE HEATER WAS OFF THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. I AM NOT USING THE HEATER NOW AS IT IS INTOLERABLY HOT AND MIGHT CREATE FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REP...
Mileage: 110,000
WHILE DRIVING AROUND 30-50 MILES AN HOUR MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING A SHUDDERING NOISE WITH A VIBRATION AND WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING THE RPMS WITH MOVE UP AND DOWN WITH AS THE SHUDDERING PROGRESSES. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR AND MAKE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT T...
Mileage: 114,000
THE HEADLAMPS BEGAN TAKING IN MOISTURE AND THEN SHORTING OUT EVERY TIME IT RAINS. WHEN YOU SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT IS AN OVERWHELMING PROBLEM IN PRIMARILY 2004-2006 HONDA PILOTS. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE WIRING RECALL BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. THEY JUST SHORTED OUT AGAIN W...
Mileage: 79,000
DRIVER'S POWER SEAT ASSEMBLY PART BROKE, WHICH SEPARATED THE SEAT FROM THE POWER MOVEMENT ASSEMBLY. SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FEELS LIKE SLIGHT PRESSURE COULD COMPLETELY DISENGAGE THE SEAT FROM THE CAR. SEAT ROCKING WHILE DRIVING IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT APPEARS TO BE A SMALL METAL BAR WHICH RUNS FROM THE...
Mileage: 190,000
DRIVING AROUND TOWN TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. AVOIDED CRASH. RECALL ON MY VEHICLE WAS NEVER PERFORMED. NOW MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR HONDAS NEGLIGENCE? WE PURCHASE THIS NEW IN 2004 THE RECALL WAS IN THE SAME YEAR. ALWAYS DEALER MAINTAINED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! MY FAM...
Mileage: 98,000
ON JULY 25 ,2013 AROUND 8:00AM AM STARTING MY 2004 HONDA PILOT , TO MOVE MY CAR TO AVOID PARKING TICKETS AT 8:30AM. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF WARMING THE ENGINE I DECIDED TO DRIVE AROUND TO FIND A PARKING SPACE TO AVOID A TICKED.AROUND 8:14AM I FOUND A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR IS PARKED.LATER AROUND 3:0...
Mileage: 105,000
ON JULY 25 ,2013 AROUND 8:00AM AM STARTING MY 2004 HONDA PILOT , TO MOVE MY CAR TO AVOID PARKING TICKETS AT 8:30AM. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF WARMING THE ENGINE I DECIDED TO DRIVE AROUND TO FIND A PARKING SPACE TO AVOID A TICKED.AROUND 8:14AM I FOUND A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR IS PARKED.LATER AROUND 3:0...
Mileage: 105,000
ON JULY 25 ,2013 AROUND 8:00AM AM STARTING MY 2004 HONDA PILOT , TO MOVE MY CAR TO AVOID PARKING TICKETS AT 8:30AM. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF WARMING THE ENGINE I DECIDED TO DRIVE AROUND TO FIND A PARKING SPACE TO AVOID A TICKED.AROUND 8:14AM I FOUND A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR IS PARKED.LATER AROUND 3:0...
Mileage: 105,000
I NOW HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM FOR THE 2ND TIME OF WHAT IS UNQUESTIONABLY A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION / TORQUE CONVERTER OF THE SHARED POWER TRAIN FOR HONDA PILOTS ('03 ,'04) HONDA ODYSSEY VANS ('02 TO '04) & ACURA MDX ('01, '02). I OWNED A PRISTINE 2001 ACURA MDX WITH JUST OVER 100K MILES O...
Mileage: 60,000
NOTICED THAT THE D WAS FLASHING WHILE ON A MULTI-STOP TRIP TO VISIT FAMILY. THIS FIRST OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THERE WERE NO OTHER INDICATIONS THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN I STOPPED FOR GAS THE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE. I CONTINUED...
Mileage: 149,000
I WAS DUE FOR MY YEARLY VEHICLE INSPECTION. PRIOR TO GETTING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE INSPECTION AND TOLD THEM THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE R...
Mileage: 158,470
TRANSMISSION FAIL-DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM: HEAT BUILD UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE. CONTACTED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VIN AND BECAUSE THE SERVICE W...
Mileage: 156,513
TRANSMISSION FAIL-DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM: HEAT BUILD UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE. CONTACTED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VIN AND BECAUSE THE SERVICE W...
Mileage: 156,513
AT SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30-45 MPH, CAR WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE GRINDING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THIS REPEATEDLY HAPPENED FOR YEARS BUT MY DEALER SAID THEY "COUDN'T REPLICATE THE NOISE" AND DID NOT TELL ME THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. THEN I GET A NOTICE SAYING THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL ISSUE. THE TW...
Mileage: 750
WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND BEGAN DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE GEAR CHANGE LEVER WAS GLIDING THROUGH R, N, D, ETC. RATHER THAN BEING FIRM IN EACH POSITION. LUCKILY, THE CAR DID NOT FALL OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED FROM THE SHOP THAT THE ONLY THING HOLDING IT IN GEAR AS I DROVE WAS THIS VERY LOOSE...
Mileage: 160,000
OUR PILOT DRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ONE DAY, WE PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. NOW OUR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE FOUND OUT THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION! WE HAVE LESS THAN 100,000 MI. ALSO, OU...
Mileage: 45,000
OUR PILOT DRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ONE DAY, WE PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. NOW OUR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE FOUND OUT THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION! WE HAVE LESS THAN 100,000 MI. ALSO, OU...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY BECOME STUCK. THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR BECOMING STUCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE...
Mileage: 101,761
MY 2004 PILOT EX-RES STARTED A FAINT WHINING NOISE AROUND 73K MILES. THE NOISE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY MORE PRONOUNCED WITH TIME/MILES. THE NOISE IS ONLY AUDIBLE WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IN THIRD GEAR. AS SOON AS THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE NOISE DISAPPEARS. I HAVE 93K MILES ON THE ODO...
Mileage: 92,000
YESTERDAY MY HONDA PILOT STARTED ACTING IRREGULAR AS I WAS PULLING INTO A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION TURNING LEFT. MY PILOT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS NORMAL AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHED. TRAFFIC DID SLOW DOWN AND I SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR, AND THAT ALLOWED ...
Mileage: 126,000
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH ONLY 157,000 MILES ON IT. THANKFULLY, IT WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND DID NOT CAUSE ANY INJURIES OR BLOCKED ROADWAYS OTHER THAN A BUSY PARKING GARAGE. *TR
Mileage: 157,000
THE TRANSMISSION SHAKES AND STUTTERS AS IF IT IS STALLING AT SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. ENGINE STARTS BUT IT WILL NOT GO. *TR
Mileage: 190,000
THE TRANSMISSION SHAKES AND STUTTERS AS IF IT IS STALLING AT SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. ENGINE STARTS BUT IT WILL NOT GO. *TR
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SOLENOID WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 100,000
SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF GAS PEDAL STICKING UPON ACCELERATION. ON MAY 14, 2009, I INFORMED HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID A FUEL INDUCTION CLEANING SERVICE. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THEN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2009, I INFORMED THE HONDA DEALER THAT GAS PEDAL CONTINUED TO STICK AND IT WAS HARD T PUSH THE ...
Mileage: 65,190
THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HOT WHEN THE SEAT HEATER WAS TURNED ON. IT GOT SO HOT THAT I COULD FEEL IT BURNING MY SKIN THROUGH MY JEANS. AFTER I TURNED IT OFF THERE WAS A SLIGHTLY ACRID BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 109,810
UNABLE TO REFUEL VEHICLE. FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF AFTER 3/4 GALLON WHEN FILLING. DEALER REPLACED ORVR VALVE, BUT FIX DID NOT WORK. YESTERDAY I WAS ABLE TO PUMP ABOUT 2.5 GALLONS, BUT GAS BEGAN SPILLING OUT OF THE TANK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SRS AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT ...
Mileage: 93,000
NOTICED SLIGHT VIBRATION OF THE ENGINE WHILE SITTING IN DRIVER'S SEAT AT IDLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN IGNITION PROBLEM. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS WERE DIAGNOSED AT A REPAIR FACILITY. AT A LATER DATE WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS AT AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER BEING SERVICED FOR AN UNRELATED NHTSA SAFETY RECALL NOT...
Mileage: 68,035
HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR REVIEWED THE COMPLETED SHIFT INTERLOCK RECALL SERVICE WITH ME AND SAID THE FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY NEEDED REPAIR. COST TO REPAIR IS $435 FOR FRONT MOUNTS AND $220 FOR SIDE MOUNTS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ENG...
Mileage: 114,345
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC EXTERIOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT LOCKSMITH WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIM...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK DID NOT NEED T...
THE METAL SEAT BRACKET SUPPORTING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FAILED WHEN I SAT DOWN IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT "HARD." THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT WHILE THIS PART COULD BE EASILY AND AFFORDABLE WELDED BACK TOGETHER, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE METAL BRACKET AND SEAT DUE TO LIABILITY TO ...
Mileage: 70,000
THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO INSERT INTO THE IGNITION. ONCE IN, THE KEY WAS THEN VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE. FURTHERMORE WILL NOT TURN AS IT IS STUCK IN BETWEEN OFF AND ACCESSORY POSITIONS. HOURS WERE SPENT JIGGLING, BRINGING A LOCKSMITH TO MAKE ATTEMPTS AT REMOVING WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE HONDA PILOT ...
Mileage: 162,715
THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO INSERT INTO THE IGNITION. ONCE IN, THE KEY WAS THEN VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE. FURTHERMORE WILL NOT TURN AS IT IS STUCK IN BETWEEN OFF AND ACCESSORY POSITIONS. HOURS WERE SPENT JIGGLING, BRINGING A LOCKSMITH TO MAKE ATTEMPTS AT REMOVING WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE HONDA PILOT ...
Mileage: 162,715
AT A TRAFFIC STOP EVERYTHING WA NORMAL, WHEN I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE D INDICATOR STARTED TO FLASH. BEFORE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP I DID A SEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PILOT OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 150.0...
Mileage: 69,000
WENT TO DEALER FOR A RECALL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE, ALSO ASK DEALER TO CHECK FOR AN ISSUE ABOUT CAR MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND SOME WHERE IN FRONT ENGINE WHEN TURN RIGHT. THEY FOUND THE FRONT/RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN, NEED TO BE REPLACED BOTH OF THEM AND COST $820. I FOUND A LOT OF PILOT OWNERS H...
Mileage: 59,340
WENT TO DEALER FOR A RECALL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE, ALSO ASK DEALER TO CHECK FOR AN ISSUE ABOUT CAR MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND SOME WHERE IN FRONT ENGINE WHEN TURN RIGHT. THEY FOUND THE FRONT/RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN, NEED TO BE REPLACED BOTH OF THEM AND COST $820. I FOUND A LOT OF PILOT OWNERS H...
Mileage: 59,340
WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID VEHICLE HAS BAD ENGINE MOUNTS, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. NOTE THAT WE ALSO HAVE A 2003 ACURA MDX, AND THE DEALER ALSO TOLD US THAT SOME ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WE CHECKED SOME BLOGS FOR ACURA MDX AND HONDA PILOT OWNERS, AND FOUND A LOT OF OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUES....
WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID VEHICLE HAS BAD ENGINE MOUNTS, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. NOTE THAT WE ALSO HAVE A 2003 ACURA MDX, AND THE DEALER ALSO TOLD US THAT SOME ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WE CHECKED SOME BLOGS FOR ACURA MDX AND HONDA PILOT OWNERS, AND FOUND A LOT OF OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUES....
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATES ON ITS OWN AS IF A SMALL CHILD IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT, BUT THE PASSENGER SEAT IS COMPLETELY EMPTY. *TR
Mileage: 96,103
PILOT ROLLED AWAY WHILE IT WAS PARKED, I HAD KEY IN MY HAND, IT HIT A CONCRETE FLOWER POT. DAMAGING MY RIGHT FENDER BUMPER MIRROR.POLICEMAN GOT INSIDE PILOT TOOK KEY IN AND OUT OF IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES,WHILE IT WAS IN GEAR. I DROVE THE CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY ADMITTE...
Mileage: 119,000
PILOT ROLLED AWAY WHILE IT WAS PARKED, I HAD KEY IN MY HAND, IT HIT A CONCRETE FLOWER POT. DAMAGING MY RIGHT FENDER BUMPER MIRROR.POLICEMAN GOT INSIDE PILOT TOOK KEY IN AND OUT OF IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES,WHILE IT WAS IN GEAR. I DROVE THE CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY ADMITTE...
Mileage: 119,000
WHILE WARMING UP CAR IN DRIVEWAY, I HAD TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATERS TO BOTH FRONT SEATS AND WENT INSIDE. WHEN I CAME OUT TO LEAVE ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS SMOKING AND MELTING THE TOP OF THE SEAT CUSHION. IT WAS ON FIRE. I QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE HEAT TO THE SEAT AND SMOTHERED THE SMOK...
Mileage: 116,300
THE DRIVE SIDE SEAT WARMER GETS INCREDIBLY WARM AND FEELS AS THOUGH IT COULD BURN. CALLED HONDA FOR SERVICE, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS VERY RUDE. HE SAID JUST DON'T USE IT. VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
THE SEAT HEATER GOT REALLY HOT IN ONE PLACE ON MY BACK. IT SLIGHTLY (LESS THAN A 1ST DEGREE BURN) BURNT MY BACK. ALSO, THE SEAT SMOKED. I HAD THE SEAT HEATER ON FOR 15 MINUTES. I NOTIFIED HONDA AND THE DEALER. THE DEALER TESTED THE SEAT FOR ONLY 10 MINUTES; AND, SAID IT DIDN'T SMOKE. I WAS O...
Mileage: 101,600
THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT GOT EXTREMELY HOT UNDER THE RIGHT LEG. IT GOT SO INTENSE THAT I HAD TO TURN IT OFF FOR FEAR OF BURNING MY LEG. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
DRIVING ON FREEWAY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIS-ENGAGED ( AS IF I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ). WHILE "COASTING" I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SAFELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED AND WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY AGAIN. I TOOK SURFACE STREETS FOR THE TEN...
Mileage: 173,996
DRIVER SEAT HEATER GETS UNBEARABLY HOT TO SIT ON, SO HOT FEELS LIKE BURNING SKIN THROUGH CLOTHING - SMELLS LIKE BURNING WAX, FIRE CONCERN AND SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
2004 HONDA PILOT SUV 9/9/2008 FRONT AC BLOWER RESISTOR REPLACED $230 (MILES 68,197, ALSO HAD 100 MILES BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS NOT COVERED. 1/25/2013 (MILES 134,000) FRONT AC AIR MIX MOTOR REPLACED $501,REAR AC/HEAT DOES NOT WORK WAS STILL IN 100 MILE WARRANTY IT HAS ...
Mileage: 68,197
2004 HONDA PILOT SUV 9/9/2008 FRONT AC BLOWER RESISTOR REPLACED $230 (MILES 68,197, ALSO HAD 100 MILES BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS NOT COVERED. 1/25/2013 (MILES 134,000) FRONT AC AIR MIX MOTOR REPLACED $501,REAR AC/HEAT DOES NOT WORK WAS STILL IN 100 MILE WARRANTY IT HAS ...
Mileage: 68,197
WHEN TURNING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER IT GOT EXTREMELY HOT. RECENTLY IT ACTUALLY BURNED THE SEAT FOAM AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I WILL NOT USE IT ANYMORE FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
WHEN TURNING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER IT GOT EXTREMELY HOT. RECENTLY IT ACTUALLY BURNED THE SEAT FOAM AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I WILL NOT USE IT ANYMORE FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
DRIVER SEAT HEATER GETS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE POINT THAT BURNS ARE POSSIBLE. AFRAID THAT A FIRE MAY OCCUR SO STOPPED USING. THERE APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE WHEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET. NO RECALL BY HONDA. *TR
Mileage: 39,000
DRIVER SEAT HEATER GETS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE POINT THAT BURNS ARE POSSIBLE. AFRAID THAT A FIRE MAY OCCUR SO STOPPED USING. THERE APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE WHEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET. NO RECALL BY HONDA. *TR
Mileage: 39,000
I PURCHASED A USED HONDA PILOT IN JANUARY 2012. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER WOULD GETS SO HOT THAT IT WILL ACTUALLY START TO BURN MY LEGS. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE, THEY DID NOT FEEL IT GET OVERLY HOT. THEN ON DECEMBER 5, 2012 IT JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED W...
Mileage: 104,000
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON CHRISTMAS EVE (DECEMBER 24, 2012) TO A DESTINATION ABOUT 65 MILES AWAY. I HAD THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER ON THE HIGH POSITION, AS IT IS QUITE COLD IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY. ALONG THE WAY, I NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT BUTTOCKS WAS GETTING EXTREMELY HOT, ALMOST TO THE POINT...
Mileage: 97,000
VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT 45 MPH, MAKING A "WHOOSH' SOUND AND SLOWING ABRUPTLY, IF BRIEFLY. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
WE FIRST NOTICED IN OCT. 2012 THAT THE CARPET AND MAT FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF OUR CAR WERE WET WITH WATER. IT IS NOW DEC. 2012 AND THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. THE WET CARPET IS CAUSING A MILDEW SMELL IN OUR CAR WHICH WE CANNOT GET RID OF, AS THE CARPETS ARE GETTIN...
Mileage: 150,000
THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT GOT SO HOT IT MELTED THE FOAM BACKING CAUSING A HORRIBLE SMELL. THE HEATED SEAT WAS TURNED OFF OR IT IS POSSIBLE IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SEAT HEATED STILL WORKS BUT GETS MUCH TOO HOT. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT ABRUPTLY FLIPPED UPWARD AND STARTLED THE DRIVER WITH MOMENTARY DISORIENTED AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE DEALER DENIED EVER WITNESSING THIS PROBLEM ON A HONDA PILOT, QUOTED $1500 TO REPLACE THE SEAT, AND COMMENTED I WAS A BIG GUY PUTTING A LOT OF STRESS ON THE SEAT. I AM 6'3...
Mileage: 167,000
THE DRIVER LEFT SEAT SUPPORT METAL BROKE OFF LEAVING THE SEAT UNATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD AND BACK. THIS IS A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE SEAT AT NO COST AND WILL NOT ASSIGN A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONS...
Mileage: 158,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK IT WOULD SPILL OUT PREVENTING THE CONTACT FROM ADDING FUEL TO ITS CAPACITY. WHILE INSIDE THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOST...
Mileage: 105,000
THE DRIVERS SEAT OVER HEATS TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCOMFORTABLE ON MY RIGHT LEG. IT IS NOW INOPERABLE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THERE SEEMS TO ME A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINS ON EDMUNDS THREADERS DISCUSSION BOARD. THE BOTTOM POINT IS THEY WILL NOT ACT ON THIS ...
Mileage: 154,078
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE, THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SHE HAD NOT SHIFTED THE GEAR IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THA...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE, THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SHE HAD NOT SHIFTED THE GEAR IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THA...
Mileage: 180,000
DRIVERS SIDE BACK POWERED WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. IT WENT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AND DOES NOT GO UP WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATICALLY. ALMOST CAUSED A CAR CRASH. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
DRIVERS SIDE BACK POWERED WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. IT WENT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AND DOES NOT GO UP WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATICALLY. ALMOST CAUSED A CAR CRASH. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
TO START OFF I BOUGHT MY PILOT USED FROM HONDA WITH ABOUT 83,000 MILES ON IT A YEAR AGO. WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR AT A STEADY 30MPH TO 45MPH IT SHUTTERS AND MAKES NOISES AS IF I'M DRIVING OVER ROAD TURTLES. IT'S VERY VIOLENT UNTIL I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I TALKED TO HONDA AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TORQ...
Mileage: 92,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 40 MPH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER...
Mileage: 125,000
PULLED VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE SHOP. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION TO TAKE KEY OFF RING FOR TECHNICIAN. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK BUT STILL IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY. A MINUTE AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE CAR ROLLED DOWN SLIGHT INCLINE AND INTO AND ACROSS 3 LANES OF BUSY...
Mileage: 93,500
I HAVE NOTICED WHEN MY PILOT GETS BELOW 50 MPH IT GETS A SHUDDERING TO IT (NOT ALWAYS BUT MOST TIMES DRIVING IN THE CITY), ALMOST LIKE ITS DRIVING OVER A WASHBOARD. DURING A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP I TALKED TO ANOTHER HONDA PILOT OWNER WHO WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING BUT THE DEALERSHIP COUL...
Mileage: 180,000
TRANSMISSION MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND TRANS LOST FLUID THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION CASE HAD SMALL CRACKS AND THE TRANS WOULD LOCK-UP AS IF THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE GEARS LIKE A BOLT OR PIN OF SORTS IF DRIVEN EVEN A COUP...
Mileage: 127,000
OFTEN DURING REFUELING OF MY VEHICLE THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AFTER A FEW MOMENTS OF REFUELING. AT TIMES, THE GASOLINE BACKS UP IN THE TUBE AND SPEWS BACK OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND DESPITE HAVING A NEAR EMPTY FUEL TANK . IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY TO SQUEEZE THE PUMP HANDLE LIGHTLY AND TRICKLE ...
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS IN A RUSH AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE N...
Mileage: 84,000
APPARENTLY I DID NOT PLACE THE CAR IN PARK BUT WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. LEFT THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR, THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO BUSHES WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. I NOW MAKE SURE I ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE TO MAKE ...
Mileage: 111,297
APPARENTLY I DID NOT PLACE THE CAR IN PARK BUT WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. LEFT THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR, THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO BUSHES WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. I NOW MAKE SURE I ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE TO MAKE ...
Mileage: 111,297
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE INNER CUSHION UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT OVER HEATED AND WAS BURNING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 27,000
THE SHIFT INTERLOCK ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE PILOT BEING IN PARK. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN A PARKING LOT. LUCKILY THE LOT WAS FAIRLY FLAT, SO IT DIDN'T ROLL FAR OR HIT ANYTHING (OR ANYBODY!). A HONDA DEALER CONFIRMED THE ISSUE, AND CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT IT. HON...
Mileage: 70,000
THE SHIFT INTERLOCK ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE PILOT BEING IN PARK. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN A PARKING LOT. LUCKILY THE LOT WAS FAIRLY FLAT, SO IT DIDN'T ROLL FAR OR HIT ANYTHING (OR ANYBODY!). A HONDA DEALER CONFIRMED THE ISSUE, AND CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT IT. HON...
Mileage: 70,000
THE SHIFT INTERLOCK ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE PILOT BEING IN PARK. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN A PARKING LOT. LUCKILY THE LOT WAS FAIRLY FLAT, SO IT DIDN'T ROLL FAR OR HIT ANYTHING (OR ANYBODY!). A HONDA DEALER CONFIRMED THE ISSUE, AND CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT IT. HON...
Mileage: 70,000
KEY COULD BE REMOVED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED, BUT CAR DID ROLL AT TIMES. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER AT A COST OF $446.03, (10/05/11, 163538 MILES). DATES AND MILEAGE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE ARE APPROXIMATE. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF TH...
Mileage: 115,000
SRS LIGHT CAME ON. HONDA DEALER SAID OPDS UNIT NEED REPLACING. WAS REPLACED 5/6/09. DROVE ABOUT A MONTH AND SRS LIGHT COMES BACK ON. HONDA DEALER SAID UNIT MAY BE DEFECTIVE. UNIT REPLACED. DROVE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND SRS LIGHT COMES BACK ON. HONDA DEALER STUMPED. THEY JUST KEEP RESETTING THE UNIT BUT ...
Mileage: 84,880
SRS LIGHT CAME ON. HONDA DEALER SAID OPDS UNIT NEED REPLACING. WAS REPLACED 5/6/09. DROVE ABOUT A MONTH AND SRS LIGHT COMES BACK ON. HONDA DEALER SAID UNIT MAY BE DEFECTIVE. UNIT REPLACED. DROVE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND SRS LIGHT COMES BACK ON. HONDA DEALER STUMPED. THEY JUST KEEP RESETTING THE UNIT BUT ...
Mileage: 84,880
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60 MPH. NO WARNING, NO BLINKING LIGHTS, SOUNDS, SHUDDERING ETC. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT COLLISION! I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD $5000-$5500 FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TRANSMISSION RECALL OF ...
Mileage: 91,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE GERMAN AUTOBAHN I ACCELERATED FROM 65 MPH TO PASS AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE REVVED BEYOND ANTICIPATED RESPONSE FOR ACCELERATOR PRESSURE. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, BUT SPEED AND ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO INCREASE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED, BUT I RE-VERIFIED BY...
Mileage: 120,000
STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND REMOVED KEY. LATER GOT INTO CAR AND STARTED IT UP FOUND IT. ATTEMPTED AGAIN NOT IN PARK AND IT WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE IT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE IT, WANTED ALMOST $850.00 TO REPAIR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE...
Mileage: 103,906
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR 90,000 MILE SERVICE AT LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND RECEIVED CALL STATING THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE BROKEN/CRACKED. MOTOR MOUNTS (FRONT/SIDE) WERE REPAIRED AS IT CLEARLY REQUIRED REPAIR FOR SAFE OPERATION. COST TO REPAIR $475.00, NO LABOR WAS CHARGED FO...
Mileage: 90,619
I WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON A COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY TO GET THE CAR MOVING, THE CAR ACCELERATED WILDLY. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE, WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TIME TO LOOK DOWN AND SEE THAT MY FOO...
Mileage: 135,000
I WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON A COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY TO GET THE CAR MOVING, THE CAR ACCELERATED WILDLY. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE, WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TIME TO LOOK DOWN AND SEE THAT MY FOO...
Mileage: 135,000
I WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON A COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY TO GET THE CAR MOVING, THE CAR ACCELERATED WILDLY. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE, WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TIME TO LOOK DOWN AND SEE THAT MY FOO...
Mileage: 135,000
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS A SHUDDERING SOUND WHEN I GO ABOVE AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT BUT CAN BE LOUD. MY LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD TO GET A HONDA ENGINEER OUT TO LOOK AT IT AND IT IS VERIFIED TO BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE RESEARCHING IT H...
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 123000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER/VIBRATION THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 30-50 MPH. THE VIBRATION BEGAN OCCURRING AT ABOUT 98,000 MILES. AT SPEEDS OF 30-50MPH THE VIBRATION OCCURS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AND CO...
Mileage: 98,000
FRONT SEAT CAME LOOSE FROM CAR ON DRIVERS LEFT SIDE OF SEAT. I CAN PARTIALLY LIFT IT OUT OF PLACE! *TR
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 35-45 MPH THE CAR EXPERIENCES SHUDDERING FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, PERHAPS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY BE BAD WHEEL BEARINGS. THOSE TURNED OUT TO BE FINE. ...
Mileage: 138,000
I'VE HAD VIBRATION/NOISE ISSUES AROUND 40 MPH WHILE IN TOP GEAR, I'VE NOTED ACCELERATING FORCES A DOWNSHIFT, OR I CAN MANUALLY SHIFT TO D3. EITHER ACTION GETS RID OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
I'VE HAD VIBRATION/NOISE ISSUES AROUND 40 MPH WHILE IN TOP GEAR, I'VE NOTED ACCELERATING FORCES A DOWNSHIFT, OR I CAN MANUALLY SHIFT TO D3. EITHER ACTION GETS RID OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING AT SLOW SPEED. *JB
Mileage: 95,000
THERE IS A GROWL/GRIND/SHUDDER BETWEEN 30-40 MPH SPECIFICALLY AT 1,500 RPMS. THE NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR VERY CLOSE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE IS VERY HARD TO DIAGNOSE, HOWEVER I ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AND THE ISSUE CAME BACK. COULD I HAVE PURCHASED T...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: ...
Mileage: 98,100
VEHICLE VEERED OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE, DEAD ON THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT AND DESTROYED THE BUMPER AND FRONT LEFT FENDER, PUSHED THE HOOD INTO THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CRACKED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BRUISING FROM SEAT BELT. *TR
Mileage: 180,000
VEHICLE VEERED OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE, DEAD ON THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT AND DESTROYED THE BUMPER AND FRONT LEFT FENDER, PUSHED THE HOOD INTO THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CRACKED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BRUISING FROM SEAT BELT. *TR
Mileage: 180,000
TORQUE CONVERTER STUTTERS AT 25-30MPH. VERY DISTURBING AND CAN RESULT IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WHILE DRIVING. *TT
Mileage: 85,000
VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, CLUNKING SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKE.
Mileage: 74,452
LAST YEAR OUR HONDA PILOT BEGAN OCCASIONALLY HAVING A SHUDDERING SOUND, LIKE DRIVING OVER A METAL GRATE. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHEN DECELERATING SLIGHTLY AROUND 40 MPH. OVER THE PAST YEAR THIS HAS BEGUN TO OCCUR REGULARLY RATHER THAN OCCASIONALLY AND FOR A LONGER DURATION AND LOUDER. NOW THE D LIGHT...
Mileage: 88,431
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS THEN ENGAGED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE TO STOP THE V...
Mileage: 187,400
PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER RECALL WORK (04V176000) OIL JET KIT INSTALLATION ON 2004 PILOT. HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING ALL TRANSMISSIONS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. HOW COULD HONDA POSSIBLY DETERMINE THAT NO DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED TO THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE OIL JET...
Mileage: 72,400
PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER RECALL WORK (04V176000) OIL JET KIT INSTALLATION ON 2004 PILOT. HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING ALL TRANSMISSIONS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. HOW COULD HONDA POSSIBLY DETERMINE THAT NO DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED TO THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE OIL JET...
Mileage: 72,400
WHILE DRIVING NORMAL AND SLOWLY ACCELERATING, AT THE SPEED OF 35-45 MPH A "SHUDDERING VIBRATION" OCCURS. *TR
Mileage: 132,000
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND SHIFTING GEARS AROUND 40 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 101,500
THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME SHEARED OFF ON THE FRONT BAR, LEFT SIDE. THERE WAS NO OUTSIDE INFLUENTIAL CAUSAL EFFECT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, IT JUST BROKE. THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. LOOKING AT CERTAIN WEBSITES (HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2003/HONDA/PILOT/10348...
DRIVERS HEATED SEAT CAUGHT THE SEAT ON FIRE. *JS
Mileage: 110,000
DRIVERS HEATED SEAT CAUGHT THE SEAT ON FIRE. *JS
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE ...
Mileage: 122,000
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED DUE TO SOME WIRING ISSUE. I NOTE THAT A RECALL WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ON THE 2003 HONDA PILOT AND 2002-2004 HONDA CRV. MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE REVIEW THIS ISSUE AND SEE IF T...
Mileage: 130,000
RUMBLE STRIP NOISE AT 35 TO 40 MILE PER HOUR. TAKEN IT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. TECH HAS HEARD IT. TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS WINDSHIELD MOLDING. WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE 2 HONDAS, THEY WILL BE MY LAST PURCHASE FROM HONDA. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
RUMBLE STRIP NOISE AT 35 TO 40 MILE PER HOUR. TAKEN IT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. TECH HAS HEARD IT. TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS WINDSHIELD MOLDING. WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE 2 HONDAS, THEY WILL BE MY LAST PURCHASE FROM HONDA. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING/SHUDDERING NOISE. DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, BUT USUALLY WHEN I'M GOING 35-40 MPH. IF I ACCELERATE, THE NOISE WILL STOP. CAN'T DUPLICATE IT ALWAYS, BUT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG IN THE TRANSMISSION. MANY, MANY OTHER REPORTS ONLINE OF THE...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BECAME TANGLED AROUND A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD'S NECK WHILE SEATING IN A CHILD SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT AND HAD TO CUT IT WITH SCISSORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MAN...
Mileage: 110,000
KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ISN'T IN PARK. THE ISSUE HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLES TO ROLL AWAY, BUT NO ONE HAS YET BEEN INJURED. THE DEALER IS REQUESTING $750 TO FIX THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, I SEE HONDA HAS ALREADY RECALLED OVER 1 MILLION 2003-2005 ACCORD, CIVIC, AND ELEMENTS, B...
Mileage: 133,000
STARTED AT APPROX. 70,000 MILES. CAR SHUTTERS/VIBRATES (AS THOUGH GOING OVER A SOFT RUMBLE STRIP) WHEN GOING APPROX. 45 MPH. STOPS ONCE I LET OFF GAS OR ACCELERATE. INITIALLY HAPPENED ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY. *KB
Mileage: 70,000
STARTED AT APPROX. 70,000 MILES. CAR SHUTTERS/VIBRATES (AS THOUGH GOING OVER A SOFT RUMBLE STRIP) WHEN GOING APPROX. 45 MPH. STOPS ONCE I LET OFF GAS OR ACCELERATE. INITIALLY HAPPENED ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY. *KB
Mileage: 70,000
BEGAN TO HEAR "RUMBLE STRIP" NOISE. HASN'T OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, BUT NOISE CONTINUES BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 130,855
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS A SHUDDER AT 30 MPH. IT FEELS AS THOUGH YOU ARE DRIVING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS. I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE POOR SHIFTS AT OTHER SPEEDS NOW AS WELL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY THE RESULT OF A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. REPAIRS INCLUDE REPLACING THE TORQUE ...
Mileage: 123,000
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS A SHUDDER AT 30 MPH. IT FEELS AS THOUGH YOU ARE DRIVING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS. I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE POOR SHIFTS AT OTHER SPEEDS NOW AS WELL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY THE RESULT OF A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. REPAIRS INCLUDE REPLACING THE TORQUE ...
Mileage: 123,000
SHUTTER IN THE TRANNY FROM 25-45 MPH IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
AT 30-40 MPH WHILE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE VIBRATES OR SHUDDERS. THE SYMPTOM STOPS IF I LET OFF THE GAS OR IF I INCREASE THE ACCELERATION. DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. *TR
Mileage: 128,000
PURCHASED A USED 04 PILOT FROM A CAR DEALER AND DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF OPERATION I HEARD SHUTTERING NOISES LIKE GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP. I RESEARCHED THIS ON LINE AND WAS HORRIFIED TO FIND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (TORQUE CONVERTER) AND A RECALL BY ACURA FOR SAME REASON. I TOOK IT BACK TO ...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH UP AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR WHILE THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE BEYOND 30 MPH. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS WITH A ROARING NOISE AND THEN SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDE...
Mileage: 193,000
I TOOK MY HONDA PILOT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE D LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEY FOUND CODE P1740 INDICATING A 4TH PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FOR $5,109 + TAX TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. I DISCOVERED THE RECALL ISSUED FOR THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2003-20...
Mileage: 177,211
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 100,700
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT STARTED TO LEAK WATER IN BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER CARPET IS GETTING SOAK AND WET. I TOOK IT TO DAVID MCDAVID HONDA DEALER, AT IRVING, TX. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM . THEY WANT TO KEEP THE CAR FOR AN ENTIRE DAY TO...
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH JUST 130,000 MILES NEEDED TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED.IT WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. ON AUGUST 6, 2004 MY PILOT BASED ON A HONDA SAFETY RECALL - INSTALLED A OIL JET KIT TO THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE MY CAR HAD 15, 232 WHICH I THINK WAS OVER ...
Mileage: 130,000
2004 HONDA PILOT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND WILL BURN SKIN. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *KB
Mileage: 60,000
2004 HONDA PILOT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND WILL BURN SKIN. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *KB
Mileage: 60,000
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS INTERMITTENTLY FROM 20-35 MPH. DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR 50% OF $4000.00 BILL. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BOTTOM SEAT HEATER OVER-HEATS. DEALER WANTS $900-1000 TO FIX. THIS IS A MUCH REPORTED FAILURE ITEM FOR 2004-2005 PILOTS. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES HAD SHARP METAL PAINT CHIPS THAT FRACTURED, CAUSING THE METAL TO PENETRATE UNDER THE FINGER NAILS OF ANYONE OPENING OR EXITING THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLES ON ALL FOUR OF ...
Mileage: 102,000
I OWN A 2004 HONDA PILOT WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH 106000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER/VIBRATION THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. THE VIBRATION BEGAN OCCURRING AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES. AT SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH THE VIBRA...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION),...
Mileage: 55,000
ONE OF THE TWO NUTS THAT HOLD ON THE REAR LICENSE PLATE ONTO THE CAR SHEARED OFF DUE TO NORMAL USAGE, I.E. NORMAL CLOSING OF THE REAR DOOR. THE TWO NUTS ARE TACK WELDED DIRECTLY TO THE THIN BODY METAL AND APPARENTLY THE REPEATED SHOCK OF CLOSING THE REAR DOOR CAN CAUSE METAL FATIGUE AND THE NUTS TO...
Mileage: 106,587
THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY. I PAID $4500 FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY FAILED ALTOGETHER. VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. UNSAFE SITUATION. NO WAY TO ACCELERATE AND NO WARNING TO PULL OVER. *TT
Mileage: 114,546
ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM INFORMATION CODE P0740 ON 10/24/2009 AT 110,326 MILES AND AGAIN ON 09/15/2011 AT 162,313 MILES. DEALER REPLACED 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH AT ~$265 EACH OCCURRENCE. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS ALSO A PROPOSED OPTION. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WHICH IS DEMONSTRATED AFTER...
Mileage: 110,326
I AM FIRST OWNER OF MY PILOT (MY FIRST HONDA) AND I TOO AM SUFFERING FROM THE 35-45MPH SHUDDER FROM THE KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT'S WORSE THAN JUST SHUDDERING, IT IS GRINDING TO SHIFT DOWN AND SOUNDS LIKE A SEMI TRUCK GEARING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY FOR NEARLY ...
Mileage: 60,000
ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT, THE SRS (AIRBAG) WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD MYSTERIOUSLY REMAINS ON EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE HONDA DEALER WANTS $80 JUST TO LOOK AT IT! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS; IT'S CLEARLY A FAILED COMPONENT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE...
Mileage: 100,867
ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT, THE SRS (AIRBAG) WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD MYSTERIOUSLY REMAINS ON EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE HONDA DEALER WANTS $80 JUST TO LOOK AT IT! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS; IT'S CLEARLY A FAILED COMPONENT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE...
Mileage: 100,867
NOT SURE IF THIS IS CONSIDER A POWER TRAIN PROBLEM, BUT NO OPTION REGARDING A TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE BOX. MY 2004 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS VERY BAD WHEN I AM GOING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. I AM SO EMBARRASSED WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND IT DOES IT. I HAVE 116,352 MIL...
Mileage: 105,922
SUPERLATCH LOOSENING IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATION, EVERY TIME. HARNESS STRAPS SLIPPING AND BECOMING LOOSE/ADJUSTER PLATE NOT LOCKING PROPERLY APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME. DISCONTINUED USE OF CAR SEAT DUE TO LACK OF SAFETY. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2004, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=PILOT...
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT IS HAVING A SRS PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT IS THE PART # 81334-S9V-A03 WHICH IS FOR THE SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY WITH THE SENSOR OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THIS SAME VEHICLE IN 3 YEARS. ...
Mileage: 88,100
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN AT 60,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
2004 HONDA PILOT WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35-45 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHUDDER. AS TIME HAS PASSED THIS IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY A ND AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ACURA. I KNOW THE WAS A ...
Mileage: 125,463
2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 131,567 MILES. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALER SINCE PURCHASE. TOOK IN A CAR THAT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE & LEFT WITH A $3,000 BILL. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE CAR WAS NOW GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. DROVE SEVERAL BLOCKS DOWN T...
Mileage: 131,567
2004 HONDA PILOT SHAKES WHEN YOU BRAKE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 50 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CURVE AT 40 MPH OR MORE. *TR
Mileage: 51,000
2004 HONDA PILOT SHAKES WHEN YOU BRAKE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 50 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CURVE AT 40 MPH OR MORE. *TR
Mileage: 51,000
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT (PURCHASED NEW AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED) WITH 89,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER/VIBRATION THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 30-50 MPH. THE VIBRATION BEGAN OCCURRING AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. AT SPEEDS OF 30-50MPH THE VIB...
Mileage: 75,000
KEY WILL NOT TURN THE IGNITION. *TT
Mileage: 180,000
MY VEHICLE IS HAVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY NEED TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY DIAGNOSED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SAID THE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MOST 2003...
Mileage: 138,000
MY VEHICLE IS HAVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY NEED TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY DIAGNOSED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SAID THE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MOST 2003...
Mileage: 138,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN...
SEVERE CORROSION APPEARED AROUND THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WINDSHIELDS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL LOOSEN THE ADHESIVE AND CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO COME LOOSE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CORROSION IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT SINCE IT CAME FROM THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FRAME AND THERE IS NO EXTERN...
DEFECTIVE SHIFT INTERLOCK ALLOWED THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LEFT IN GEAR. THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET, COMING TO REST AFTER CONTACTING A PARKED VEHICLE (VEHICLE #2). OWNER OF VEHICLE #2 WAS LOADING BAGS INTO HER TRUNK AND WAS WARNED BY A ...
Mileage: 97,400
DEFECTIVE SHIFT INTERLOCK ALLOWED THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LEFT IN GEAR. THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET, COMING TO REST AFTER CONTACTING A PARKED VEHICLE (VEHICLE #2). OWNER OF VEHICLE #2 WAS LOADING BAGS INTO HER TRUNK AND WAS WARNED BY A ...
Mileage: 97,400
WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AFTER CHARGING US FOR EACH AND EVERY ITEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CONCLUDED IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAVE JUST OVER 70,000 MILES AND OUR CERTIFIED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY 2011. THE WORST IS THAT OUR E...
Mileage: 68,000
2004 HONDA PILOT EX I HAVE THE "D" GEAR FLASHING FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR
Mileage: 65,500
I TOOK MY 2004 HONDA PILOT FOR SERVICE TODAY AND DURING THE INSPECTION THE HONDA DEALER FOUND THAT THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT HAD BOTH FAILED. THE ENGINE MOUNTS SHOULD LAST THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE CAR. IT IS A NON-MOVING/NON-WEARING PART. I READ SEVERAL WEBSITES WHERE ...
Mileage: 124,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/12/11 UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN
Mileage: 102,000
TRANSMISSION DRIVE D LIGHT IS BLINKING. TOLD NEED A NEED 4TH SPEED CLUTCH PRESSURE SWITCH. ERROR CODE P1740? I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS CONSUMER WEB SITES. HONDA SHOULD HAVE THIS RECALLED AND PAY FOR REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BAD. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
THE PAINT STARTED PEELING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO (OCT, '09) ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2004 MIDNIGHT BLUE PEARL HONDA PILOT, AT FIRST IN SUCH A SMALL AREA I CONSIDERED ITS CAUSE TO BE THE OCCASIONAL 'FLYING ROCK DING'. THEN IT STATED PEELING ON THE RIGHT REAR FENDER APPROXIMATELY A YEAR...
Mileage: 88,500
HONDA DEALER TELLS ME DURING MY REGULAR SERVICE VISIT THAT MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY 2004 HONDA PILOT IS HARD TO DRIVE. 113,000 MILES. 526.00. SIDE MOUNTS WILL NEED REPLACING SOON. *TR
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT T...
Mileage: 56,893
THE FIRST SYMPTOM OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCED WAS A SHUTTER/JERKING OF THE CAR AT A LITTLE UNDER 30 MPH. WE TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE CONDITION. THE SHUTTER AND JERKING THEN STARTED HAPPENING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AT WH...
Mileage: 104,000
ON THE ABOVE DATE WHILE ON A LOCAL INTERSTATE MY CAR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. INSTEAD THE ENGINE REVVED AND THEN BEGAN CLUNKING AND MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES. I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE MOTOR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE WAS A "CATASRT...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...
Mileage: 150,000
THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE CRACKED. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO MOVE FREELY AND THE STEERING GETS HARDER. EVENTUALLY THIS WILL FAIL AND LEAD TO A LOT MORE DAMAGE/SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
OVERHEATING OF DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATING ELEMENTS, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF UNITS. *TR
Mileage: 63,500
OVERHEATING OF DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATING ELEMENTS, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF UNITS. *TR
Mileage: 63,500
MY ENGINE MOUNTS ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT WENT FOR THE SECOND TIME. MY CAR HAS 115,000. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW FROM THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND KEPT UP WITH ALL THE MAINTENANCE. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE IGNITION KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN ENGAGED. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. THERE ...
Mileage: 90,000
TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER /VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 HONDA PILOT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 18 MONTH NOW TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO HEAR OR EXPERIENCE WHAT I WAS WITH MY VEHICLE. FINALLY WHEN THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD IT COULD BE HEARD AND FELT. IT WAS FINALLY HEARD/F...
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEAT CONTROL FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT MALFUNCTIONED AND WHENEVER ACTIVATED, IT WOULD BURN THE CONTACTS LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANC...
Mileage: 98,000
2004 HONDA PILOT EX-RES. DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT GETS HOT ENOUGH TO BURN OR CATCH FIRE IF SET TO HIGH. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
2004 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS/VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT 30-50MPH. RPM GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND HONDA SAYS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT AND CAN'T REPLICATE IT. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
WE OWN A 2004 HONDA PILOT EX. WE'VE NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WARMER HAS BEEN GETTING EXTREMELY WARM TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS BURNING US THROUGH OUR PANTS WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE EARLY NOVEMBER 2010. ON DECEMBER 26, 2010, WE STARTED THE CAR, TURNED ON THE SEAT WARMER AND LEFT THE CAR F...
Mileage: 79,880
WE HAVE 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 94000 MILES, TODAY WE HAD IT SERVICED AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $4450. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. ALL SCHEDULE MAINTENANCES ON TIME AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 94,967
TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER /VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 HONDA PILOT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 18 MONTH NOW TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO HEAR OR EXPERIENCE WHAT I WAS WITH MY VEHICLE. FINALLY WHEN THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD IT COULD BE HEARD AND FELT. IT WAS FINALLY HEAR...
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER, REAR WIPERS ALSO STOP FUNCTIONING AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Mileage: 60,500
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
04 HONDA PILOT MASTER CYLINDER SLOW LEAK CAUSING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO SHOW ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAVE ONLY USED HONDA FLUID. HAVE SEEN THAT HONDA IS RECALLING 05 TO 07 ODYSSEY AND ACURA RL VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. 04 PILOT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
MY TRANSMISSION MAKES A SHUTTER/VIBRATING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AT 25-50 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT EX-L IS HAVING A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE (VIBRATION/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING). I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET, BUT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AT DIFFERENT INTERNET SITES. *TR
Mileage: 142,000
I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT SHUTTER SINCE NEW. I NEVER THOUGHT ANY THING OF IT UNTIL I STARTED COMMUTING WITH IT. IF I GIVE THE CAR MORE GAS THE SHUTTER WILL NOT HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION WILL SOON SELF DESTRUCT. THE "D" ON THE TRA...
Mileage: 15,000
PROBLEM: AT LOW RPM IN 4TH GEAR AND SPEEDS 25 TO 35 MPH, THERE IS SPORADIC VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED. THE ISSUE GOES AWAY IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED OR REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65+ MPH AS WELL, A...
Mileage: 93,500
2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING. ONLY 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION. UPON RESEARCH FOUND THIS TO BE A LARGE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MANY CONSUMERS. *TR
Mileage: 89,521
2004 HONDA PILOT DRIVERS SEAT CATCHES FIRE. SEAT HEATER HAVING ISSUES. *TR
2004 HONDA PILOT; DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER CATCHES ON FIRE; FUSE NEVER BLOWN. *TR
Mileage: 95,300
2004 HONDA PILOT BEGAN MAKING SHUTTERING VIBRATING NOISE ON DECELERATION AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. CARRIED BACK TO HONDA DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND TOLD COULD NOT REPRODUCE NOISE OR VIBRATION. I GOT IN VEHICLE WITH SHOP FOREMAN AND WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE NOISE FOR HIM WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS WAS ON THE...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NOT CHANGING GEARS CORRECTLY; SHE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD ACCELERATE THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE. THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REP...
Mileage: 90,000
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CUSHION HEATER GOT EXTREMELY HOT, BURNED RIGHT THIGH. HEATER SHUT OFF AT SWITCH AND NOW DOESN'T WORK. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
2004 HONDA PILOT EX WITH 122,000 MILES THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN JUNE 2010 AND HAS PERSISTED EVER SINCE. WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION WILL "SHUDDER". IT TYPICALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 25-55 MPH. WHILE THE DURATION IS BRIEF (15 SECONDS OR LESS), IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, AT LEAST ONE TIME DUR...
Mileage: 115,000
TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSING SERIOUS SHUDDER AND POSSIBLE LOCK-UP. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
I OWN A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS ABOUT A 'SHUDDER' THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 30-50 MPH. IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING OVER A WASHBOARD IN THE ROAD AND IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL YOU PUSH DOWN OR LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE HONDA SER...
Mileage: 55,000
AROUND 35-45 MPH, LOUD NOISE IS PRODUCED INSIDE MY 2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 117,000 MILES. IT SOUNDS AS IF GEARS ARE NOT ENGAGING, AND ARE RATHER CHIPPING OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE NOISE. I CONTINUED...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WHICH MOVED IT SIX INCHES....
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WHICH MOVED IT SIX INCHES....
Mileage: 90,000
2004 HONDA PILOT THAT MAKES A "WASHBOARD" SOUND BETWEEN 30 - 45 MPH. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AS TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH HAS NOW DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM STARTED IN LATE 2008 WHEN VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I AM AWARE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN HONDAS A...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HE COULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL BACKWARDS CRASHING INTO A NEARBY PARKED VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS...
Mileage: 84,000
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF THE HONDA CARS ARE GETTING RECALLED FOR BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED. YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR IS NOT IN PARK. MY WIFE ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT A SAFETY POLE. SHE IS ALWAYS AFRAID OF DOING IT AGAIN WITH O...
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF THE HONDA CARS ARE GETTING RECALLED FOR BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED. YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR IS NOT IN PARK. MY WIFE ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT A SAFETY POLE. SHE IS ALWAYS AFRAID OF DOING IT AGAIN WITH O...
Mileage: 120,000
FRONT ENGINE MOUNT FOUND DAMAGED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT AT $450 BY HONDA SERVICE. DRIVEN 91K MILES, AND SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHERS ARE REPORTING SAME ISSUE AT SAME MILEAGE. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
FRONT ENGINE MOUNT FOUND DAMAGED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT AT $450 BY HONDA SERVICE. DRIVEN 91K MILES, AND SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHERS ARE REPORTING SAME ISSUE AT SAME MILEAGE. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
2004 HONDA PILOT DRIVELINE VIBRATION. THE 2004 HONDA PILOT WE OWN SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES VERY LOUDLY WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 25-50MPH. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CAR. (FAMILY OWNED SINCE NEW) THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HONDA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR...
Mileage: 10,000
HONDA DEALER INDICATED DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THAT FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE MOUNT IS ONE OF THE VERY IMPORTANT PARTS THAT SECURE THE ENGINE AND HONDA MUST TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT THE PART IS SAFE AND NOT CREAK AND GET WEAK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZ...
Mileage: 76,540
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE HAD DRIFTED AWAY FROM THE PARKING SPACE SHE WAS IN. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED IN...
Mileage: 110,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHEN THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO THE STORE WINDOW CAUSING BRICKS TO FALL OFF OF THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE ...
Mileage: 102,600
I JUST RECENTLY (IN NOVEMBER) PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE TRANSMISSION STARTING CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS LIKE I SLAMMED THE BRAKES ON BUT THANKFULLY I WAS JUST GOING UP OUR DRIVE WAY AND NOT DRIVING FAST. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND IT KEPT MESSING UP. THEN THE GREEN LI...
Mileage: 104,000
TRANSMISSION NOISE/VIBRATION AT LOW RPMS WHILE DRIVING IN 4TH GEAR. DOES NOT MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING IN D3. RECALL WORK WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALER WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. RECALL STATED THAT TRANS COULD "LOCK UP" WHILE DRIVING. HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME PROB...
Mileage: 80,000
OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT BEGAN MAKING NOISES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST, THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE WE HAD RUN OVER A PAPER CUP WITH THE RT FRONT TIRE. THIS SMALL SOUND GOT MORE FREQUENT. WE NOTICED IT HAPPENED MOST OFTEN WHEN WE WERE MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED -- BETWEEN 30 AND 40 M...
Mileage: 78,000
FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS ON 2004 HONDA PILOT NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 89K MILES OF CITY DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 89,000
FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS ON 2004 HONDA PILOT NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 89K MILES OF CITY DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE START JERKING AND SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED TH...
Mileage: 83,000
2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION GEAR PROBLEMS....GEARS ARE ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 97,500
THE ELECTRIC SEAT HEATER ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT DEVELOPS A VERY HOT SPOT ON THE SEAT. IT APPEARS EITHER THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF OR IT WILL NOT REGULATE THE SEAT HEATER. THE SEAT HEATER ON/OFF SWITCH MUST BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY BEFORE A SKIN BURN OR FIRE WITHIN THE SEAT...
Mileage: 81,000
GAS PEDAL STICKS IN HONDA PILOT . PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. NOW STICKS EVERY TIME YOU PRESS EVEN WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS OR LIGHTS. THRUSTS FORWARD. TRIED TO REPAIR 4 TIMES SINCE 20K MILES BY REPLACING CLEANING THROTTLE BODY. NOW 80K MILES. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX. *TR
Mileage: 20
THE HEATED SEAT IN MY 2004 HONDA PILOT BECAME UNCOMFORTABLY HOT WHENEVER I USED IT FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK. EVENTUALLY IT CAME TO A POINT WHERE THE SEAT BECAME SO HOT THAT I COULD NOT USE THE HEATED SEAT ANYMORE. AT THIS POINT THE SEAT NOW REFUSES TO TURN ON, MOST LIKELY BECAUSE OF A BLOWN FUSE FROM TH...
FUEL FILLER NECK ON MY 2004 PILOT HAD A FUEL LEAK. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED A LEAK IN THE NECK OF THE GAS TANK FILLER TUBE WAS DETECTED AND REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 95,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO APPROACH A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC STOP, BARELY AVOIDING A CRASH. THE DEALER PERFORM...
Mileage: 29,000
DEAR SIR/MADAM, MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS 58K MILES ON IT. I SCHEDULED A 60K MAJOR MAINTENANCE ON 3/19/2010. BUT ON 3/18/2010 ON MY WAY BACK HOME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THE CAR GOT VIBRATION AND SMOKE. I SENT MY CAR TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AT ABOUT 7:00 PM ON 3/18/2010. ON 3/19/2010,...
Mileage: 58,000
DEAR SIR/MADAM, MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS 58K MILES ON IT. I SCHEDULED A 60K MAJOR MAINTENANCE ON 3/19/2010. BUT ON 3/18/2010 ON MY WAY BACK HOME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THE CAR GOT VIBRATION AND SMOKE. I SENT MY CAR TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AT ABOUT 7:00 PM ON 3/18/2010. ON 3/19/2010,...
Mileage: 58,000
2004 HONDA PILOT - PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER THAT I AM REFERRING TO IN THIS COMPLAINT - THE PROBLEM: A SERIOUS WATER LEAK PROBLEM ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. IT HAS GONE THROUGH WARRANTY WORK WITHIN FIRST 10000 MILES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE WATER LEAKAGE PROBLEM AFTER 8 H...
Mileage: 9,000
FLASHING D INDICATOR IN 2004 HONDA PILOT - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODEL HAS ABOUT 92,000 MILES AND DURING DRIVING DEMONSTRATED A FLASHING "D" DRIVE INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY ADVISED PRESSURE SENSOR ON 4TH GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPEARS NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS...
Mileage: 92,500
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND MY SRS DASH LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS WHEN I PLACED MY COMPUTER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. EACH TIME IT COST OVER $100 THE REPAIR/RESET. THIS IS UPSETTING THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCI...
Mileage: 155,000
WATER LEAKS IN EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND GETS BOTH FRONT CARPETS WET. HONDA DENIES THE PROBLEM; I KNOW I'M NOT ALONG BECAUSE OTHERS CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB. I ALSO KNOW THAT THIS IS A BODY SEEM FAILURE BUT HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE YOU HUNDREDS BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
2004 HONDA PILOT - INSIDE COMPARTMENT WATER LEAK. FOR 2 YEARS WE HAVE HAD WATER COMING IN THE FRONT FOOT WELLS. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND PRIVATE REPAIR SHOPS. THE DEALERSHIPS SAID IT WAS THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH WE HAVE REPLACE TWICE, AND THE PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP SEA...
SEAT HEATER IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2004 HONDA PILOT GETS VERY HOT AND I CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING WHEN TURNED ON. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT V6. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INTERIOR FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER CHROME DOOR HANDLE EXHIBITED A CRACKING AND SEPARATION. THERE WAS ALSO A SHARP EDGE ON THE CHROME PLATE SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON...
Mileage: 53,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY WHEN THE D (DRIVE) LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I DROVE LESS THAN A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN AT SCHOOL, I PUT THE CAR IN P (PARK) AND THE D LIGHT KEPT BLINKING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT INTO THE SCHOOL TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN, WHEN I CAME...
Mileage: 80,334
ALL FOUR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. NONE OF THE VEHICLE DOORS LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN USING A REMOTE OR USING THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS ON EACH DOOR. THE PROBLEM IS NOW PERMANENT ON ALL FOUR DOORS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON THE FRONT TWO DOORS AND EVENTUALLY TO THE REAR TWO DOORS. ALL FOUR DOOR...
Mileage: 60,000
I OWN A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND WAS TOLD WHEN I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AT 90K THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART IF IT IS THAT COMMON. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT. HONDA DEALER TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE CRACKED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I NEVER HEARD OF THIS FROM ANYONE. I CHECKED INTERNET FOR OTHER HONDA OWNERS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REPORTING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD THIS NOT BE A PART DEF...
Mileage: 90,000
TOOK 2004 HONDA PILOT IN FOR SCHEDULED 75,000 MAINTENANCE. TWO MOTOR MOUNT FAILURES. REPLACED FAILED PARTS. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY REFERENCES TO IDENTICAL PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
I OWN A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE SEATBELT SENSOR SWITCH CAME ON AT AROUND 63K MILES. TOOK TO HONDA, THEY SAID PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAGS SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE SEAT APART TO REPAIR. PROPOSED COST IS AROUND $500. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET DUE TO COST. INQUIRED WITH OTHER OWNERS IN MY TOWN THA...
Mileage: 63,000
THE NOISE IN OUR CAR HAS PROGRESSIVE GOTTEN WORSE AND THEN WE STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH OUR LOCKS AND LIGHTS IN OUR CAR. WE FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THE DOOR SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS NO LONGER BEING "TURN-OFF" AS IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS APPARENTLY BECAUSE THE DOOR IS SLOWING SEPA...
Mileage: 46,000
HONDA PILOT 2004; MOTOR MOUNTS FAILURE NOTED IN 8/09. *TR
Mileage: 175,000
2004 HONDA PILOT V-6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PREMATURE FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING, TRANSMISSION TO SLIP WHEN CLIMBING HILLS OR ATTEMPTING TO PASS AND ALSO CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP WHEN TRAVELING AT ROAD SPEED. THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED IN RECALL ON OCTO...
Mileage: 135,000
I AND MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN LOYAL HONDA OWNERS SINCE 1984. IN THOSE 25 YEARS WE HAVE PURCHASED 8 HONDA AUTOMOBILES. UNTIL RECENTLY THE SERVICE AND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY HONDA AND ITS DEALERS HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL. THAT WAS ALL UNTIL OUR MOST RECENT VEHICLE, A 2004 HONDA PILOT. IT IS A VEHICLE MY WIFE AND...
Mileage: 72,000
3 OF 4 ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS UNRESPONSIVE ONE BY ONE, ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY (WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO), EACH DOOR LOCK BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THE MASTER/DRIVER'S SEAT CONTROLS. ALSO DO NOT WORK USING KEY FOB. DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED AND KEY DOES NOT WORK IN FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED. SHE ...
Mileage: 106,000
WHILE DRIVING IN APRIL OF 2009, THE DRIVE GEAR KEEP BLINKING. CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID TO TURN OFF ENGINE AND IT SHOULD GO AWAY. IT DID GO AWAY, ONCE THE ENGINE IS OFF. THEN IN JULY 2009, IT BLINK AGAIN, AND IT GO AWAY ONCE THE ENGINE IS OFF. NOW THE DRIVE GEAR BLINKING LIGHT IS ON ...
Mileage: 90,000
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED REPLACED TO PASS PENNSYLVANIA INSPECTION. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY 2004 PILOT WERE CRACKED AND THAT I WOULD START TO NOTICE THIS IN VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING SEEN QUITE OFTEN IN THE PILOT AND ODYSSEY. 2004 PILOT WITH 91K MILES. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY 2004 PILOT WERE CRACKED AND THAT I WOULD START TO NOTICE THIS IN VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING SEEN QUITE OFTEN IN THE PILOT AND ODYSSEY. 2004 PILOT WITH 91K MILES. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
BROKEN FRONT ENGINE MOUNT DETECTED ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 45000 MILES. NOTICED A VIBRATION WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED RECENTLY AND WAS INFORMED OF PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE LEARN...
Mileage: 45,000
BROKEN FRONT ENGINE MOUNT DETECTED ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 45000 MILES. NOTICED A VIBRATION WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED RECENTLY AND WAS INFORMED OF PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE LEARN...
Mileage: 45,000
DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS IN HONDA PILOT. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
I HAVE 2004 HONDA PILOT EX-L WITH 100,000 MILES. TODAY I NOTICED THE DRIVE LIGHT BLINKING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. AFTER I ARRIVED HOME, I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED AND I DID NOT BLINK AGAIN. WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THIS? *TR
Mileage: 100,500
WAS A HEAD ON CRASH AT BOTH PARTIES GOING 60 MPH. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH MY WIFE HAD MULTIPLE BRUISING FROM HITTING THE SIDE WINDOW AND B PILLAR. INJURIES BESIDES ABOVE 2 HOLES IN COLON, DAMAGED 6" OF SMALL INTESTINE MULTIPLE CUTS AND BRUISING AND ALSO PULLED TENDONS FROM LEFT...
Mileage: 59,000
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION AT ~60,000 MILES WITH REPAIR FEE OF $4,000. I FOUND THIS RECALL INFORMATION. I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS RECALL INFORMATION IN THE PAST. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. I AM READING THAT THE TRANSMISSION COU...
Mileage: 62,885
BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS FRONT & PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
DEALERSHIP SERVICE STAFF INFORMED ME THAT MY 04 HONDA PILOT NEEDS TWO MOTOR MOUNTS (FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE) REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OTHER PILOT OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WITH JUST 75K MILES, AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON ISSUE, I WOULD THINK THAT A RECALL IS IN ORD...
Mileage: 72,000
I HAVE SEVERE BRAKE SHUTTERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. IT STARTS OUT AS A MINOR SHUDDER AND SHAKE AT FIRST, AND THEN OVER TIME GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, UNTIL IT IS QUITE VIGOROUS. A LITTLE BACKGROUND: THE CAR IS A HONDA CERTIFIED CAR- 2004 PILOT I BOUGHT 2 YEARS...
Mileage: 42,300
DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNT 2004 HONDA PILOT - SEVERE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. *TR
THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND POWER DOOR LOCKS ON THE HONDA'S I OWN KEEP FAILING AND COST MORE THAN 300 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM ON THE HONDA'S. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ALL 4 DOORS OF MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD AND 2 DOORS ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT. HONDA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND ...
Mileage: 37,000
THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND POWER DOOR LOCKS ON THE HONDA'S I OWN KEEP FAILING AND COST MORE THAN 300 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM ON THE HONDA'S. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ALL 4 DOORS OF MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD AND 2 DOORS ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT. HONDA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND ...
Mileage: 37,000
TOLD BY HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT TWO OF THE FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS ARE DAMAGED AND NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 66,500
MY 2004 HONDA PILOTS FLOORBOARDS ARE SOAKED WHEN I TOOK IT TO JOHNSON CITY HONDA THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE AND THAT WAS THE FIRST OF JANUARY THEN I LOOKED AT AN AUTO CLUB THAT HAD A FORUM ABOUT LEAKS IN HONDA PILOTS THERE WHERE FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES THEY HAD FOUND LEAKS AND AFTER HAVI...
Mileage: 41,000
MY 2004 HONDA PILOTS FLOORBOARDS ARE SOAKED WHEN I TOOK IT TO JOHNSON CITY HONDA THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE AND THAT WAS THE FIRST OF JANUARY THEN I LOOKED AT AN AUTO CLUB THAT HAD A FORUM ABOUT LEAKS IN HONDA PILOTS THERE WHERE FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES THEY HAD FOUND LEAKS AND AFTER HAVI...
Mileage: 41,000
2 ENGINE MOUNTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT 85K MILES ON 04 HONDA PILOT. HONDA DEALERSHIP COST TO REPAIR IS $499. DISCOVERED MANY OTHER HONDA PILOT OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND QUESTIONING WHETHER THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD PARTIALLY REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ...
Mileage: 97,000
EVERY TIME IT RAINS EVEN IF CAR IS NOT MOVED, IT LEAKS TO FLOORBOARDS OF DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. HONDA PILOT IS FREE FROM ANY WRECKS OR DAMAGE. *TR
WATER LEAKING INTO FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR.*TR
OPSD (OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM) AND REARWIPER MOTOR FAILED AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. HONDA DEALER SAYING THIS ITEMS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER HONDA CERTIFIED USED CAR CONTRACT. I NEED TO POCKET OUT ABOUT $900.00 TO REPLACED BOTH PARTS. *TR
Mileage: 24,950
OPSD (OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM) AND REARWIPER MOTOR FAILED AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. HONDA DEALER SAYING THIS ITEMS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER HONDA CERTIFIED USED CAR CONTRACT. I NEED TO POCKET OUT ABOUT $900.00 TO REPLACED BOTH PARTS. *TR
Mileage: 24,950
I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRST TIME THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WAS AT 19K MILES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT SO BAD ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD TO PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE TO PREVENT FROM CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK AND...
Mileage: 19,118
IN MAY 2007, U-HAUL OF KINGSTON, NY INSTALLED A TRAILER HITCH ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT. ON APRIL 4,2008, MY TURNING SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING AND I SMELLED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR APRIL 8, 2008. I STOPPED USING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS RANGING FROM APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE CHANGED LANES WITHIN SECONDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE CORRECT LANE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TIRES T...
Mileage: 33,000
WE HAVE TWO HONDA PILOT 2004 AND 2005. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO THE AIR BAG (SRS) LIGHT ON THE 2005 CAME ON, TODAY THE LIGHT ON THE 2004 IS ON. *TR
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT EX THE DRIVER'S SEAT RIGHT SIDE GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN THE SEAT HEATER IS TURNED ON. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY INJURY OR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE BUT I HAVE SEEN WHERE IT HAS ONLINE DURING MY RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE AND REMEDY A POTENTIAL PROB...
Mileage: 71,000
SEAT WARMER BURNED A HOLE IN DRIVERS SEAT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT IS A VERY COLD DAY HERE AND I HAVE LOTS OF LAYERS ON SO I DID NOT FEEL THE BURN FOR A WHILE. WHEN I FELT IT BURN ME AND SMELLED THE LEATHER BURNING I SHUT OFF THE SEAT WARMERS. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT WILL COST $800 TO ...
Mileage: 69,000
VTM-4 LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. WAS TOLD THAT GAS CAP BEING LOOSE MAY CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN BUT I HAVE BEEN ENSURING THAT IT IS PROPERLY SEATED EVERY TIME I REFIL THE VEHICLE.*CN
Mileage: 48,000
HEAD LIGHTS BURN OUT EVERY 2-3MO.S DARREL WALTRIP TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THAT THEY KNOW OF NO RECALLS ON THE VERY EXPENSIVE HALOGEN LIGHTS. I HAVE SPENT APPROX. 200.00 DOLLARS ON HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT. I THINK THIS WOULD WARRANT A FREE CHECK AND REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WENT IN TO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON, AND STAYED ON EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE KNOCK SENSOR HARNESS WIRING DUE TO RODENT DAMAGE. *TR
Mileage: 53,222
IN APPROXIMATELY EARLY 2006, I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD SHIMMY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TYPICALLY IT WOULD OCCUR AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN STEEPER GRADES IN THE MOUNTAINS. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE HONDA DEALER IN APRIL 2006 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 35,418 MILES. THE...
Mileage: 35,000
IN APPROXIMATELY EARLY 2006, I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD SHIMMY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TYPICALLY IT WOULD OCCUR AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN STEEPER GRADES IN THE MOUNTAINS. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE HONDA DEALER IN APRIL 2006 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 35,418 MILES. THE...
Mileage: 35,000
ON SUNDAY NIGHT MY 9 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY HONDA PILOT. WHEN SHE TRIED TO PUT HER SEAT BELT ON IT GOT CAUGHT AROUND HER NECK. SHE THEN TURNED TO TRY AND FIX IT AND IT GOT WRAPPED AGAIN. IT LOCKED AROUND HER NECK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. EVEN AS I TRIED TO LIFT HER TO GET RO...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE RETRACTABLE REAR SEAT DISLODGED AND SLASHED THE FACE OF THE REAR PASSENGER. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FI...
Mileage: 72,000
I BUCKLED MY 3 MONTH OLD SON INTO HIS BRITAX MARATHON CAR SEAT. I MADE A WIDE LEFT TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE STARTED TO SCREAM. I PULLED OVER AND PARKED MY CAR AND GOT OUT TO CHECK ON HIM. HE HAD SLID OUT FROM UNDER THE STRAP AND WAS LAYING PERPENDICULAR TO HIS SEAT. HE WAS UNINJURED, BUT WHEN I ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND TWO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. ...
Mileage: 22,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND TWO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. ...
Mileage: 22,000
ON EVENING OF 3-25-07, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. 3-27-07, WENT TO DEALER -COMPUTER OUT. PART ORDERED-TO BE IN 3/29. COME PICK UP CAR. DID SO - DROVE IN FEAR. 3/29- PART NOT IN UNTIL 4/3. TOLD NO RENTAL CAR AS CAR IS DRIVABLE (UNDER WARRANTY). CALLED NATIONAL/ZONE - AGREED WITH THIS. TOLD CAR IS DRIV...
Mileage: 35,366
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY, 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON HONDA, PILOT 2004, AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER, THE CAR JERKED AND STARTED TO KNOCK. I HAD TO SPEED UP AGAIN TO 60 MPH AND THE SOUND WENT AWAY. I PUSHED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD AND NO HELP. I FINALLY ...
Mileage: 6,200
TL* - THE DRIVER THOUGHT SHE PUT THE A 2004 HONDA PILOT IN PARK, IN A DRIVEWAY WHICH SITS ON A HILL. THE DRIVER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT LATER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT AN OBJECT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CO...
Mileage: 48,000
THERE IS A AUDIBLE VIBRATION IN MY '04 HONDA PILOT WHEN I DRIVE AT ABOUT 1400 RPM. IT SOUNDS LIKE A STRONG WIND NOISE, LIKE SOME SORT OF COVER VIBRATING. IT IS INTERMITTENT. ONCE THE RPM GOES BEYOND 1600RPM, THESE VIBRATIONS RARELY HAPPEN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIR...
Mileage: 28,000
STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. BOUNCES IN HAND. CABIN NOISE/VIBRATION. *NM
STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. BOUNCES IN HAND. CABIN NOISE/VIBRATION. *NM
STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. BOUNCES IN HAND. CABIN NOISE/VIBRATION. *NM
STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. BOUNCES IN HAND. CABIN NOISE/VIBRATION. *NM
SMOKE FROM THE DASH WAS NOTED. IT CAME FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE UPPER PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC REMAINED IN THE CAR FOR ~4 HOURS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER (FAIRFEILD HONDA - WILLIAMSPORT, PA). IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 4 1/2 WEEKS AND THE...
Mileage: 45,000
AS A CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR I WANT TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS IN THE HONDA PILOT, ACURA MDX, TOYOTA SIENNA AND ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE CENTER SEATING POSITION LAP/SHOULDER BELT EXTENDING FROM THE INTERIOR ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH LAP/SHOULDER BELTS PROVIDE UPPER B...
CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TWO TIRES REPLACED ON A 2004 HONDA PILOT. *KB THE CONSUMER MECHANIC NOTICED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SHE DEFINITELY NEEDED NEW TIRES BUT THAT THERE ...
Mileage: 18,000
SEVERE BRAKE SHUDDERING AND STEERING SHAKE WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS (WITHOUT ENGAGING ABS). RESURFACED ROTORS, PROBLEM PERSISTS AND HAS MAGNIFIED. *JB
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS A CONTINUOUS VIBRATING PROBLEM AT 75 MPH. SEVERAL SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, BUT NOTHING FIXES THIS PROBLEM. *NM
2004 HONDA PILOT. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT SPEEDS 75 MPH. CAN'T BE REMEDIED WITH BALANCE OF TIRES. MANY PILOT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE RESPONDED IT SURGED FORWARD. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTINUED TO STICK. AT 1034 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PEDAL WAS STICKING ...
Mileage: 19,565
WHILE GOING AT ABOUT 20 MPH IN LIGHT RAIN, CAR IN FRONT OF ME BROKE SUDDENLY CAUSING ME TO HIT THE BRAKES. UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, I HEARD A CLICKING SOUND. THE CAR KEPT ON ROLLING AND DID NOT STOP. I TRIED MOVING LEFT ONTO A TURNING LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT. THE CAR SKIDDED OFF...
Mileage: 28,900
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH AND HAD WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A BLOWOUT. HUGE BANG AND THUD. WE WENT TO PUT THE SPARE ON AND SAW THAT THE RIM HAD SPLIT IN TWO RIGHT DOWN THE CENTER GROOVE, WITH TWO FIST SIZE HOLES ON EACH SIDE. THE DEALER SA...
Mileage: 19,500
2004 HONDA PILOT DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND THE STEERING VIBRATES.*MR WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING AS THEY NORMALLY DID. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE RPM'S WENT UP BETWEEN 1800 AND 2100. THE ...
FRAME AND STRUCTURE TENDS TO SHAKE AND MAKE NOISE WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A HELICOPTER OVER THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. *JB
SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, THERE WAS A SLOSHING SOUND FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN THE CAR STARTS OR STOPS (AS IF I'M CARRYING AN AQUARIUM). HONDA SAID (7/15/05) IT'S THE TANK'S ALLOY COMPOSITION, AND IS A NORMAL CONDITION. SINCE SAFETY IS NOT AN ISSUE, HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE GAS TANK, AND I WILL JUST...
Mileage: 50
THIS VEHICLE FROM ORIGINAL PURCHASE HAS HAD A WHEEL VIBRATION THAT SEEMS TO BE INCORRECTABLE BY DEALER. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE HONDA. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO NEEDED BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR PARTS TO HAVE TWO TIE RODS REPLACE...
THIS VEHICLE FROM ORIGINAL PURCHASE HAS HAD A WHEEL VIBRATION THAT SEEMS TO BE INCORRECTABLE BY DEALER. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE HONDA. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO NEEDED BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR PARTS TO HAVE TWO TIE RODS REPLACE...
THIS VEHICLE FROM ORIGINAL PURCHASE HAS HAD A WHEEL VIBRATION THAT SEEMS TO BE INCORRECTABLE BY DEALER. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE HONDA. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO NEEDED BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR PARTS TO HAVE TWO TIE RODS REPLACE...
THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO WORK WHEN THE CAR IMPACTED A VEHICLE HEAD-ON. THE AIR BAG FAILED A 2ND TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED IN THE REAR BUMPER. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR WAS GOING APROXIMATELY 50MPH. THE CHILDREN IN THE REA SEATING HAD VERY SOAR NECKS FOR A WEEK. I BOUGHT THE CAR W...
Mileage: 40,000
AFTER NOTICING THE SEATBELT/AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, I ARRANGED TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY THE DEALER, KEN DIXON HONDA OF WALDORF, MD. I ALSO REQUESTED AN OIL CHANGE. WHEN I DROPED THE CAR OFF, THE GENTLEMAN ASKED IF I WAS THERE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I SAID YES BUT I WAS REALLY THERE TO HAVE THE SEAT...
Mileage: 20,674
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER, AND KNOCKED A POLE DOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 8,000
VEHICLE GOES INTO A ROLLING STOP AND SLIDES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK
WHEN EVER I HIT THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT EXL THERE IS A THUMPPING NOISE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND HE SAYS THAT IS NORMAL. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE WEB AND THERE ARE SEVERRAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 3,000
I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA PILOT ON OCTOBER 23, 2003 AND HAVE SINCE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH FOUR TOWING OCCURRENCES AND ON-GOING SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY ESPECIALLY MY TWO TODDLERS EACH TIME I TURN THE IGNITION ON. I HAVE NOT BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL WITH A RESOLVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 6,200
RUST FOUND ON ALL DOORS OF A YEAR OLD HONDA PILOT. *NM
VIBRATION AT 70 MPH . REBALANCING TIRES DOESN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. *AK
Mileage: 100
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION AT 35 MPH WHEN IT STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. *TC
Mileage: 32,000
CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL ARE NOT LIGHTED AND ARE THE ONLY WAY TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT BUTTON TO ENGAGE WHEN I RAN ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, LUCKLY THERE WAS NO WRECK. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT BUTTON...
Mileage: 3,400
MY QUESTION IS " WHY WOULD A CAR MANUFACTURE INSTALL SEAT BEATS ANCHORS IN A OVER LAPPING FASHION?" I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND I NOTICE THAT THE SEAT BELTS ANCHORS FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT ( MIDDLE & DRIVER SEAT PASSENGER) OVER LAP EACH OTHER, BUT IN THE SECOND ROW SEATS THEY DON'T OVER LAP. I TOOK...
MY QUESTION IS " WHY WOULD A CAR MANUFACTURE INSTALL SEAT BEATS ANCHORS IN A OVER LAPPING FASHION?" I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND I NOTICE THAT THE SEAT BELTS ANCHORS FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT ( MIDDLE & DRIVER SEAT PASSENGER) OVER LAP EACH OTHER, BUT IN THE SECOND ROW SEATS THEY DON'T OVER LAP. I TOOK...
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES, BOTH HAD PUNCTURES ON THE SIDEWALLS. CONSUMER HAD THIS VEHICLE LESS THEN 2 MONTHS. SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE TIRES RUBBING AGAINST ANYTHING OR RUNNING OVER ANYTHING. CONSUMER READ ON LINE THAT THE TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE NOT MADE FOR A SUV, BUT FOR REGULAR PA...
COSCO MODEL # 22269CRK, DOM 02/11/2004. THE STRAP BETWEEN THE LEGS HOLD THE BUCKLE STRAP FROM UNRAVELING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR A REPLACEMENT PART. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04V176000) FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *JB
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE CONSUMER HEARD A THUMP OR KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF 9/10/04 THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TC *JB
Mileage: 5,000
THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE WITH AN AFTERMARKET SUNROOF WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY AN AFTERMARKET SHOP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS A LEGITIMATE OPTION. HE HAD BEEN LIED TO AND NOW THE OWNER FEELS THIS THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS AND WHEN GOIN...
Mileage: 2,300
WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, A THUMP NOISE WOULD BE PRESENT IN THE REAR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. *AK *SC
RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. JEFF WYLER HONDA 859-283-2727. DEALERSHIP HAD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
ALARM SYSTEM (HORN HONKING) GOES OFF WHEN STARTING THE HONDA PILOT (2004) EX AFTER I CLICK THE LOCK BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS 25% OF THE TIME AFTER I CLICK THE LOCK BUTTON TO LOCK MY DOORS WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVERS SEAT OF THE PILOT AND THEN START THE CAR. IT IS THE ALARM SYSTEM THAT COMES WITH THE P...
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AND JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. TMECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
AIR BAG SYSTEM KEPT DISABLING BY ITSELF, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO RESET IT UNLESS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, AND EACH TIME IT TOOK DAYS BEFORE CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE RETURNED.*AK
STATIC AND FAILURE OF RADIO TO PLAY. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY SO THE DEALER HAS YET TO "HEAR" THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK
TACHOMETER SURGES UPWARD BUT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GO ANY FASTER AND I AM NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THEN SOME TIMES IT WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY. FIRST VISIT DEALER SAID COULD NOT DUPLICATE, SECOND TRIP THEY REPLACED EGR VALVE. IT IS BETTER BUT STILL DOES NOT DRIVE LIKE A NEW VEHICLE.*AK
THE DEALER HAD A SUN ROOF INSTALLED AS PART OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. IT HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS RANGING FROM VIBRATION NOISE AT LOW SPEED TO EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE AND ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. PERHAPS HONDA SHOULD STOP PUTTING IN SUN ROOFS IF THE CAR ISN'T DESIGNED TO ACCOMADATE ONE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE LIKE GRINDING. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING/PARKING CONSUMER SMELLED CHEMICAL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 37,000
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION, DEALER SAID THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT'S NORMAL. *LA *NM
I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND EVER SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION AT SPEED APPROACHING AND OVER 65MPH. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THE HAVE OFFERE NO SOLUTION AND TAKEN THE STANCE THAT IT IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 70 MPH THERE IS A VIBRATION WHICH CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, GAS PEDAL, AND AT TIMES THE FLOOR OF THE WHOLE VEHICLE. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AT 73-74MPH. AFTER REPEATED SERVICES AND BALANCING OF TIRES THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE TIRES TO PERFORM A ROAD FORCE TEST. THIS RU...
A BRAND NEW (2 WEEKS) PILOT WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES. I AM NOW HEARING A CLUNKING/THUMPING NOISE WHEN I SHIFT THE GEAR FROM D->N AND THEN IN TO R. THIS NOISE IS NOT HEARD WHEN SHIFTING JUST FROM N->R. LOOKS LIKE THIS NOISE IS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS KIND OF PROBLEM SO SOON ...
Mileage: 450
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HARD STARTING AND OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. *PH THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND MADE NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. *NM
WIND BUFFETING, SEVERE AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH WITH REAR WINDOWS DOWN. *JB
Mileage: 2,000
FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED OVERNIGHT DURING DROP IN TEMPERATURE FROM 30F TO 0F. NO VISIBLE BLEMISH OR DAMAGE TO WINDOW PRIOR TO WINDOW EXPLOSION. NO INDICATION OF VANDALISM.*AK
Mileage: 5,800
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING. SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NOT TO BE ALARMED. *AK
Mileage: 6
WHEN THE CONSUMER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT TILTS FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER'S HEAD TO LEAN FORWARD. CONSUMER IS 5'3," AND SAYS HEAD RESTRAINT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY LOWER. THE DEALER HAS NO REMEDY OR SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
HONDA PILOT ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. SINCE PURCHASE DATE OF 10-12-04 IT HAS BEEN IN THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT 3 TIMES. ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND CYLINDERS ARE MISFIRING CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR AWHILE IT WILL START UP AG...
Mileage: 543
THE 2003 PILOT HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY WEAK AND DO NOT SUFFICIENTLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD AHEAD. THIS CREATES A VERY SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD ON THE FREEWAY ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. THE PILOT'S HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE THE CURVES IN THE FREEWAY, AND CONSEQUENTLY, PILOTS CAN VEER OFF THE ...
2004 PILOT HAS SAME STARTING PROBLEMS AS 2003. IN COOL/COLD TEMPERATURE ENGINE WILL FREQUENTLY NOT TURN OVER ON THE FIRST TRY. ENGINE WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT START. 2ND OR 3RD ATTEMPT USUALLY WORKS. EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND IS COMPLETELY WARMED, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. HONDA S...
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL ANOTHER MOTORIST INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND FOUND THAT A HOLE WAS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WE...
Mileage: 16,000
BRAND NEW HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THAT THE INTERIOR CAB LIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WILL TURN ITSELF ON AND SHUT ITS SELF OFF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 SECONDS. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NOT FUNCTIONING AS WELL AS FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. DEALER S...
Mileage: 100
BRAND NEW HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THAT THE INTERIOR CAB LIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WILL TURN ITSELF ON AND SHUT ITS SELF OFF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 SECONDS. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NOT FUNCTIONING AS WELL AS FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. DEALER S...
Mileage: 100
BRAND NEW HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THAT THE INTERIOR CAB LIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WILL TURN ITSELF ON AND SHUT ITS SELF OFF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 SECONDS. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NOT FUNCTIONING AS WELL AS FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. DEALER S...
Mileage: 100
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SUFFICIENTLY ILLUMINATE ROAD. *AK
Mileage: 1,000