2005 HONDA PILOT Complaints

WHEN I AM GOING IN A SPEED RANGE ABOUT 35 MPH I GET LIKE SHUDDER/GRINDING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE PILOT. I AM GETTING VERY CONCERN BECAUSE I'VE DRIVEN OTHER PILOTS AND THEY ALL DO THE SAME AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS NOISE. *JS

MY HONDA PILOT 2005 SHUDDERS AT ABOUT 35-50 MPH SPEEDS. THE SHUDDERING LASTS FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. THE SHUDDERING GOES AWAY BY EITHER INCREASING OR DECREASING THE SPEED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW YEARS. TODAY I AM SITTING AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SHUDDERING AND THE HONDA TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED ON THIS SITE AND THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS WONDERING WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANKS *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY SHE HEARD LIKE A WHIRRING SOUND AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. SHE PULLED ON THE SIDE AND NOTICED FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SIDE OF ENGINE. WE HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TALKING TO THE AGENT, THEY TOLD US THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO RADIATOR AND RADIATOR COOLANT/TRANS FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. COST OF REPAIRS: $1130 TO FLUSH OUT THE FLUIDS AND 5000 TO FIX TRANSMISSION. MY PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE UPTO DATE WITH THE SERVICE CHECK-UP AND UPSET THAT THIS WAS NOT PREVENTED FROM HAPPENING. *TR

AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE THERE IS A SHUDDER. LETTING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND STOMPING BACK ON IT SOMETIMES HELPS MAKE IT GO AWAY. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE ON INCLINES WHERE THE THROTTLE IS UNDER LOAD AT THE DESCRIBED SPEED. THERE IS A HILL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT REPEATS ALMOST EVERY TRIP. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE PAVEMENT IS RUTTED PERPENDICULAR TO TRAFFIC BUT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN OTHER CARS. IT ALSO RETURNS AROUND 70-75 MPH. I THOUGHT IT WAS OUT OF BALANCE OF TIRES BUT I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND ASKED THE MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO THE SUSPENSION TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY PLAY. HE SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHICH I TRUST AND THEY DROVE IT, INSPECTED IT FROM UNDERNEATH AND THEY TOO COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHALKED IT UP TO OUT OF BALANCE TIRES. MY PILOT HAS BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES SINCE I'VE HAD IT AND THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME WITH EVERY SET OF TIRES. I HAVE USED BRIDGESTONE, YOKOHAMA, AND KUMHO TIRES TRYING TO RULE OUT BRANDS. *TR

THIS IS A 2005 HONDA PILOT WE BOUGHT IN 2009. THE DEALER CALLED ME TO SAY THAT THE RADIATOR BURST AND THE ANTIFREEZE GOT MIXED IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. HE IS NOW QUOTING A $5,000 BILL TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE PRESSURE SWITCH IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IS BROKEN...IT GOES ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON, WITH LIGHT COMING ON AT THE DASHBOARD. WE HAVE HAD THE AIRBAG CHECKED 3 TIMES, TWICE BY OUR MECHANIC, ONCE BY THE DEALER, AND THEY SAY IT'S FINE. THE PRESSURE SWITCH IS MAL-FUNCTIONING. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE $300-$400 TO TAKE APART THE SEAT AND REPLACE THE SWITCH...CANNOT AFFORD IT. *TR

I CONTACTED 2 HONDA DEALERSHIPS (SOUTH MOTORS AND BRAHMAN HONDA) ABOUT MY AIRBAG RECALL. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND DAYS OF TRYING TO SET AN APPOINTMENT, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL SAYING THAT I WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN APPOINTMENT SOON. THIS WAS OVER 2 WEEKS AGO. I LIVE IN MIAMI, WHERE THE CHANCES OF THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONING IS GREATER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATES. I DRIVE IN FEAR EACH DAY THAT MY AIRBAG WILL GO OFF, KILLING ME AND MY FAMILY. IT SEEMS THAT THESE DEALERSHIPS AND HONDA ONLY CARE ABOUT CAR SALES, BUT DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, WHEN THEIR PRODUCT HAS DEFECTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,731.

VEHICLE STALLED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, VTM,VSA AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON. PROBLEM STARTED IN 2008 BEFORE HONDA ISSUED A RECALL. PROBLEM ONGOING AS OF PRESENT. SEEMS LIKE TEMPORARY FIXES EACH TIME, HONDA CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX. KEEPS GETTING THE RUN AROUND. VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR STARTED TO FAIL. POWER WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN WORKED AGAIN. NOW THEY ALL WORK BUT THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WORKS EXCEPT FOR THE REAR DRIVER'S WINDOW. IT DOES WORK IF DONE DIRECTLY FROM THE DOOR BUT NOT FROM THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL. ALSO, POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I CHANGED THE FUSE BUT IT BLOWS EVERY TIME WE USE THE LOCKS. THERE IS SOME SORT OF SHORT. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING $500 TO FIX IT. THERE ARE SOME OTHER LIGHTS IN THE MAIN PANEL THAT GO ON AND OFF EVERY SO OFTEN. IT JUST SEEMS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SIDE TO THE CAR IS DETERIORATING BY THE DAY. *TR