2012 HONDA PILOT Complaints

CAR IS HAVING VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE GOING IN AND OUT OF VCM - VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. HAPPENS REGULARLY AT 70 MPH WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL, ON FLAT HIGHWAY GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL THE VIBRATION STARTS. THIS COMES AND GOES, AND I COULD NOT YET REPLICATE WITH THE DEALER. MANY PEOPLE WITH V6 ENGINES WITH VCM IN IT FROM HONDA ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE IT STARTED IN THE PILOT AND IS HAPPENING WITH THE ODYSSEY AS WELL. HONDA WOULD BE FORCED TO LOOK INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS VIBRATION AS IT APPEARS PRETTY WIDE SPREAD. *TR

FROM A DEAD STOP OR SLOW ROLL, THE ENGINE FAILS TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE IS A SLIGHT DELAY FROM THE PRESSING OF THE ACCELERATOR TO THE ENGINE RESPONDING, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRYING TO CLEAR INTERSECTIONS, TURNING ON TO A HIGHWAY, TURNING FROM A BLIND CURVE AND MANY OTHER SITUATIONS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A COMPUTER UPDATE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V063000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, SHE FELT A VIBRATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED THIS NEW CAR - THE A/C IS SO SO LOUD!!! YOU CAN HEAR IT CLICK ON AND IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO BLOW UP!!! I TOOK MY NEW CAR FOR ITS 1ST OIL CHG ON 7/14/2012 AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY DID AND SAID THAT NOISE IS NORMAL. ITS SO LOUD - I SHUT IT OFF AT TIMES - BECAUSE ITS COMPETING WITH THE RADIO WITH VOLUME!! THIS IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM BRICKELL HONDA IN MIAMI WITH 7,000 MILES. I HAD TRADED MY 2010 HONDA PILOT SO I WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS VEHICLE IN GENERAL. IMMEDIATELY, I FELT A HESITATION WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A WEEK IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CONTINUALLY HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND EXPRESSED MY SAFETY CONCERNS. THEY DROVE THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEIR "MASTER MECHANIC" EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS A NEW FEATURE WITH THE PILOT'S TO SAVE GAS! I SAID, WELL THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS AND THE GAR DOES NOT MOVE! THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS THAT IS THE WAY THE CAR WAS MADE TO RUN?! I HAVE SINCE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE WITH THE 2012 HONDA PILOT. FRANKLY, I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BUT I WANTED TO BE SURE OTHER OWNERS KNEW OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

AFTER THE BREAK-IN PERIOD, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSTANT VIBRATION UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE AT CONSTANT SPEED (BETWEEN 63-68 MPH), ECO MODE. ONLY SOLUTION IS TO RAISE OR REDUCE THE SPEED WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN ON THE HIGHWAY - RUNNING OVER PEOPLE OR GET RUN OVER. THE VIBRATION IS VERY ANNOYING WHICH CAUSE THE DRIVERS (AND THE PASSENGERS) TO LOSE FOCUS ON THE ROAD - ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO SOLUTION TO FIX IT, CURRENTLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND PUT MY FAMILY AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD IN DANGER AS HONDA THINKS IT'S A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012. WE HARDLY DRIVEN THIS CAR TILL THIS YEAR IN 2013. AS OF JUNE 28TH OF 2013, THE PILOT HAS 7046 MILES. IN EARLY JUNE WE TOOK IT DOWN TO BALTIMORE WHEN I NOTICED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR STEERING PROBLEMS WHEN I APPLIED SOME BRAKING OVER 65MPH AND GOING DOWN HILL WAS EXTREMELY APPARENT. THE STEERING WOULD VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 28TH. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I WAS " HARD BRAKING" AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP. I ASKED THEM TO CLARIFIED " HARD BRAKING." IT WAS JUST A GENERAL ANSWER THAT NO ABRUPT FORCE ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE DRIVEN TOYOTA, BUICK, OLDSMOBILES, AND CHEVY. I NEVER HAD A ROTOR WARPED THAT EARLY IN MILEAGE. I BELIEVED THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECTS IN THE PILOT 2012 BRAKING MECHANISM. I WISH SOME AGENCY CAN PERFORM MORE RIGID TESTS TO CONFIRM THIS. I AM NO EXPERT MECHANIC, BUT I HAVE DRIVEN MANY MILES DUE TO MY SALES POSITION BOTH IN HIGHWAY AND MOSTLY CITY DRIVING. AND I KNOW THAT A ROTOR SHOULD NOT WARPED THAT MUCH DUE TO " HARD BRAKING." I AM A PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN, AGE 2 AND 1. AND I FEAR THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PILOT BRAKES/ ROTORS PROBLEMS AND IT IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY CAUSE THE COMPANY/ DEALERSHIP THINKS IT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SO IF ANYONE THAT HAS PILOT 2009 OR NEWER, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION AND FILE A COMPLAINT TO DEALERSHIP AND THE COMPANY BEFORE A TRAGIC MIGHT OCCUR. BEING PROACTIVE IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE LATTER. IN THE END, AFTER I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I DROVE AND I REALIZED WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES UNDER 20MPH LESS THAN 20 YARDS TO EASE THE BRAKING, I FEEL THE PILOT "JERK" BACK AND FORTH. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AFTER A RE-SURFACED OF THE ROTORS. I GUESS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR

INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR RESPONSE DELAY. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE, AS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC, THE RESPONSE DELAYS AND THEN RESPONDS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CANNOT DEPEND UPON RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR WHEN YOU MAY NEED IT. HONDA UPGRADED A PROGRAM EARLIER AND THERE WAS IMPROVEMENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WIPER LEFT STREAKS ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IT WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WIPER BLADE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WIPER BLADE ALSO BEGAN TO LEAVE STREAKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO HAVE THE WIPER BLADES, WIPER INSERTS, AND WIPER ARMS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. *TR