2005 HONDA PILOT Complaints

VSA WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. CAR WILL APPLY BRAKES WITHOUT DRIVER HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL. CAR WILL SWERVE TO ONE SIDE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BY VSA MECHANISM. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BUT HONDA DOES NOT SHOW ONE FOR THIS VIN, BUT OTHER PILOTS IN THIS YEAR HAVE RECALLS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS.

UNEXPECTED FOR THE THE KEY IGNITION STOP WORKING. I NEVER HAVE ANY KIND OF PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION KEY STOP WORKING WITH MY OTHER CARS. THIS COME TO SAFETY CONCERN WHEN IF IT HAPPEN WHEN YOU ON A LONG VACATION TRIP AND ALL THE SUDDEN YOUR CAR IGNITION KEY JUST STOP WORKING AND YOU ARE FAR FROM HOME AND WORK OR DON'T KNOW ANYONE AROUND THERE TO HELP. HOW COULD ANYONE EXPECTED THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN TO HONDA.

THE CROSS FRAME WHERE PART OF THE REAR SUSPENSION IS MOUNTED RUSTED SO THE MOUNTS ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE SUSPENSION HANGS FROM THE OTHER POINTS OF CONNECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UP ON A LIFT. WE DRILLED TROUGH THE SECTION OF THE FRAME THAT WAS NOT RUSTED AND REATTACHED THE MOUNTS WITH STEEL ROD. WE WOULD NOT OF NOTICED IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UP ON A LIFT.

VEHICLE STEERING WILL RANDOMLY LOCK UP AND SWERVE TO ONE SIDE OF ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS BRAKES ACTUATE AND VSA ACTIVATION INDICATOR AND SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA ON 02/29/2017 WHERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT VSA WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED IN 2013. TECH CHECKED THE SYSTEM FOR CODES AND FOUND: 25-1 YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE, 61-1 BATTERY VOLTAGE FAILURE, 83-1 ECM/PCM RELATION FAILURE, 108-1 VSA SYSTEM CONTROL STATUS FAILURE. TECH RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE BATTERY. BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY OWNER THAT SAME DAY. VEHICLE EXHIBITED SAME RANDOM BRAKING AND STEERING ISSUES NOTED EARLIER ON 05/03/2017 WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. VEHICLE WILL NOT BE DRIVEN AGAIN UNTIL YAW RATE SENSOR IS REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 194,000 MILES ON IT.

TAKATA RECALL: I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG.. I TOOK CAR TO HYANNIS HONDA, HYANNIS, MA AND GOT NEW ONE INSTALLED. THE CAR WAS HIT HEAD-ON WHILE DRIVING ON A TOWN ROAD. A OTHER CAR CROSSED THE CENTER LINE. BOTH CARS WERE GOING ABOUT 30 MPH ( OVER 60MPH). THE OTHER CAR'S AIRBAG WORKED; AIR-BAG WENT OFF. THE NEW AIR-BAG IN MY CAR FAILED TO WORK.

MY HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS AND YELLOW RUNNING LIGHTS WILL WORK. ALL FUSES AND BULBS HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS DOCUMENTATION ON THE WEB ABOUT A HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION AND A RECALL BUT WHEN I RUN THE RECALL CHECK IT ONLY COMES UP WITH AN AIRBAG RECALL. CAN I GET SOME SORT OF DOCUMENTATION ON THIS OUTSTANDING RECALL PLEASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PIECE OF MEDAL FRAME WAS FRACTURED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST RECALL COMPLETED IN 2013 HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS VSA ISSUES. VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY APPLY BRAKES WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, POSSIBLY PRESENTING A HAZARD TO DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VSA LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND MUST BE RESET. THERE ARE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCES OF THIS ONLINE WITH MULTIPLE OWNER/OPERATORS, AND THE FACT THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTIVELY MUST BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.

VEHICLE IN MOTION, STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. ENGINE WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. MECHANIC FOUND RADIATOR HAD FAILED, ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH ENGINE COOLANT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AND RADIATOR REPLACED. COST OF REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $5,000. CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. RECEIPTS FOR REPAIR AND COMMUNICATION TO HONDA ARE AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A BUMP OR POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS, POWER STEERING PUMP, AND SWAY BAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,000.