2005 HONDA PILOT Complaints

I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL OR CRUSING SAFE SPEED IN NEIGHBORHOOD VERY CLOSE TO MY OWN. WITHOUT CAUSE, COLLISION OR THE MEANS TO ACTIVATE, ALL FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE RESULT WAS A FRACTURED SPINE, REQUIRING MULTIPLE SURGERIES. THIS INCIDENT NEEDS TO BE HEARD.

I WAS ADVISED BY MY HONDA DEALERSHIP (RUSSEL & SMITH HONDA) ON 2/16/15 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN MY CAR'S AIRBAGS - HOWEVER THE REQUIRED PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER I A YET TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE MY RECALL FIX APPOINTMENT. IN THE INTERIM I KEEP GETTING LETTERS FROM HONDA THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY AS THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I THINK HONDA SHOULD ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE PARTS FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THEIR LOCAL DEALERS AND ADVICE THE DEALERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. I HAVE WAITED 2 MONTHS WITH NO WORD FROM RUSSEL & SMITH HONDA DEALER IN HOUSTON AND I AM WORRIED THAT MY VEHICLE MAY NOT BE SAFE FOR DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. MA 08/11/15

I WAS PARKING , WHEN THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD, I HIT THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED GOING ONTO THE PAVEMENT OF THE SHOPPING CENTRE, BREAKING TWO SIDES OF A BRICK PILLAR. BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR DOORS WERE DESTROYED AND THE MAIN FRONT, THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIRBAGS, NEVER CAME OUT. *TR

IT WAS A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE WAITING BEHIND ANOTHER CAR FOR A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE ROAD. HONDA ODYSSEY COMING FROM BEHIND IN THE OTHER LANE, CHANGED THE LANE AND REAR-ENDED MY CAR AT ~15 MPH. MY CAR HIT THE FRONT CAR. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CAR THAT REAR-ENDED ME WITH SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE. DRIVER IN MY CAR ALONG WITH PASSENGER IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT GOT A VERTICAL LIFT WITH SEATBELT CONSTRAINTS HOLDING THEM IN PLACE. MY CAR'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN AT THIS POINT. I HAVE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA PILOT ABOUT DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT TOO IN THE CURRENT GENERATION OF HONDA PILOT? I HAVE THIS INCIDENT NOTED DOWN WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE. I WANT TO LOG IN THIS COMPLAINT HERE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT IGNORING OR MISSING ON ANOTHER RECALL AT THE COST OF GETTING HUMANS INJURED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

MY CAR IS PART OF AN AIRBAG RECALL BY HONDA. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY AIRBAG REPLACED SINCE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. THE MIAMI HONDA DEALERSHIPS I HAVE APPROACHED ARE SOUTH MOTORS AND BRAHMAN HONDA. THEY HAVE BEEN TOTALLY UNCOOPERATIVE AND HAVE SETUP SYSTEMS TO GIVE CUSTOMERS THE RUN AROUND. I UNDERSTAND THAT PLACE WITH HOT, HUMID CLIMATE LIKE FLORIDA, ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT THESE DEALERSHIPS ARE PLAYING GAMES WITH MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOUR AGENCY WILL DO TO ENFORCE THIS MANDATE. I WILL BE WILLING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COURT OR TESTIFY IF NEEDED. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

NOTIFIED OF RECALL FOR DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE. MATTER HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP? *TR

AIR BAGS SENSOR FAILED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON HONDA PILOTS AND HONDAS MUST RECALL AND REPLACE ALL SENSORS FREE OF CHARGE. THEY CHARGE $400 PER SENSOR. *TR

SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. LOOKED IT UP AND SAW THE RECALL ON THE VSA SO INTENDED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. A COUPLE DAYS LATER I'M TOOLING ALONG AT FREEWAY SPEED AND FOR A BRIEF SECOND IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND RELEASED, AND THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CODES THEY FOUND WERE FOR SOME SORT OF A POWER DROP AND BLAMED IT ON A POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGE OR DROP AT SOME POINT. MAYBE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY OR SOMETHING, BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THOSE, BUT IT COST ME $125.00 TO BE TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW. THE VSA RECALL WAS COMPLETED IN 2012 FOR THE WIRING HARNESS. TODAY (A WEEK LATER) I'M GOING ABOUT 25 ON A SURFACE STREET AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY CLEARING ANY CODES. WHAT THEY CAME BACK WITH WAS A FAULTY YAW SENSOR CODE, BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS TO DO FURTHER RESEARCH. I'M TOLD IT IS CONNECTED TO THE MAIN COMPUTER AND IF IT IS THE YAW SENSOR THEN THE MAIN COMPUTER HAS TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $1650.00 (THEY WILL CREDIT TOWARD THE REPAIR THE $125.00 I PAID LAST WEEK FOR THE NON-ANSWER). IN READING ONLINE, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. ALSO READING ONLINE A QUICK REVIEW SEEMS TO LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE SENSOR CAN BE REPLACED BY ITSELF, SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN COMPUTER, AT A MUCH LOWER COST. *TR