2005 HONDA PILOT Complaints

I HEARD A LOUD THUMPING OR GRINDING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON THEIR OWN. AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE STABILITY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (YELLOW TRIANGLE). OVER NEXT THREE WEEKS THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY. ON ONE OCCASION THE "YAW SENSOR" CODE WAS TRIGGERED. THE VSA RECALL IN 2013 WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER IN 2013. *TR

HONDA HAS REFUSED FOR OVER A MONTH TO ANSWER WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT BEING RECALLED FOR ITS AIR BAGS. I HAVE ASKED HOW THEY KNOW MY VEHICLE DOES NOT NEED TO BE RECALLED WHEN VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR ALREADY HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE US. THEY WILL NOT ANSWER WHETHER MY CAR IS SAFE OR NOT. I HAVE ASKED THAT THEY REMOVE AT THEIR EXPENSE MY AIR BAGS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE UNSAFE, A REQUEST THAT HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED. THE PERSON WHO LAST CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOW FAILED TO RETURN MY CALLS ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS. BASED ON PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS WITH MY DEALER AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE RECENT FAILURE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO RETURN MY CALLS, I FEEL AS IF I AM BEING STONEWALLED BY HONDA, WHO SEEMS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FLAWED, ALBEIT COST-SAVING DESIGN, BY ONE OF ITS SUPPLIERS. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT. LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT. SUDDEN MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN PERSONAL INJURIES*CW ACCORDING TO THE LETTER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, WHILE HIS CLIENT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

HONDA PILOT WAS SERVICED AT ED VOYLES HONDA ON 10/22 AND PICKED UP ON 10/23. EXTENSIVE SERVICE PERFORMED ON CAR...TIMING BELT, TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS REPLACED PER RECALL, ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, OIL CHANGED, ETC. PICKED UP CAR ON 10/23. ON 10/24 BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PUT CAR IN DRIVE GEAR. CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PUTTING FOOT ON ACCELERATION. COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. ACCELERATION CONTINUED AND INCREASED. ONLY WAY TO STOP CAR WAS TO RUN INTO A TREE. NOT SURE IF CAUSED BY RECENT WORK OR I HAVE READ NOW THAT 2005 HONDA PILOTS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH UNPROVOKED ACCELERATION. USAA INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED CAR AND CAR IS AT JUNK YARD NOW. *TR

THE FRONT RIGHT AIRBAG SENSOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. LAST MONTH, MY MECHANIC RESET IT. HE SAID HE'D LOOK FURTHER IF IT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. IT DID. BUT I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER. I FELT THIS WAS TOO IMPORTANT AN ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE FRONT RIGHT SENSOR AND IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. COST TO ME WAS $300. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD BE RELIABLE AND NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE CAR NOT NEW, BUT WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGED. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. INCIDENTALLY, HONDA SERVICE REPS SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF I HAD A TAKATA SRS SYSTEM, BUT THAT IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT RECALLED. I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN IT IS THE SAME SYSTEM FROM NEWS REPORTS, AND THINK IT SHOULD BE REPLACED - BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE. *TR

SUBMISSION FROM CONGRESSMAN PAULSEN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE AIRBAG RECALL (REPLY DIRECTLY TO THE CONSTITUENT). *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ALL AIR BAGS. *JB

MY 2005 PILOT MODEL HAS 108,000 MILES. THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND VSA LIGHT REMAINS ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE STABILITY CONTROL RECALL 13V092000 WAS PERFORMED JULY 2013, IT WAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOUND YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE AND WANTS $1,100.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INDICATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO EXPAND THE AIR BAG RECALL NATIONALLY, AS IT IS A MATTER OF HIGHEST CONCERN TO AMERICANS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES. ALL AMERICANS AFFECTED DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLE AIR BAGS REPLACED, NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE.