2011 HONDA PILOT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 60 MPH. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CANCEL BUTTON WAS ALSO DEPRESSED, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN THE CONTACT'S CALL AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,175.

THE MAXIMUM SPEED SETTING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IS COMPLETELY INSUFFICIENT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY / INTERSTATE DURING PERIODS OF RAIN AND AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN A REASONABLY UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE HIGH-SPEED SETTING OF THE WIPERS CAN KEEP UP WITH A MERE DRIZZLE ONLY. A STEADY RAIN CREATES NEARLY ZERO VISIBILITY, WHILE A THUNDERSTORM OR TORRENTIAL RAIN RENDERS THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE HIGH-SPEED WIPER SETTING ON THE 2011 HONDA PILOT IS COMPARABLE TO THE LOW SPEED WIPER SETTING ON THE MAJORITY OF OTHER VEHICLES CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT J.L. FREED HONDA IN MONTGOMERYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA INDICATES THAT THE WIPERS OPERATE AS DESIGNED. *TR

HONDA PILOT EX-L. DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS ARE EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER MORE THAN A 5 MINUTE RIDE. SUSPECT THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY LUMBAR-SUPPORT DESIGN, PLACEMENT AND EXTREME FIRMNESS. UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHY. PAIN IS SO INTENSE THAT IT REMAINS AFTER DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE NO LONGER IN THE CAR/SEAT. COULD POSE LONG-TERM HEALTH PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE LUNGED OVER A CONCRETE BARRIER AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOLLOW UP WITH THE CONTACT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VIEW OF THE FRONT DRIVER, PASSENGER SIDE AND THE REAR VIEW WINDOWS WERE DISTORTED WHEN SUNLIGHT SHINED ON THE WINDOW DUE TO THE TINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE WINDOWS WERE THE SAME ON ALL VEHICLES OF FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, MODEL AND THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE HOOD BECAME AJAR AFTER HITTING A SMALL DIP IN THE ROAD AT THE END OF A BRIDGE. THE HOOK PREVENTED THE HOOD FROM OPENING THE ENTIRE WAY AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND CLOSE THE HOOD. TRIED PULLING IT OPEN AFTERWARDS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR TAILGATE WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE WINDOW UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

I DRIVE A 2011 HONDA PILOT. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 7, 2011, A FAMILY MEMBER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE HOUSE, HAD A FLAT IN THE FRONT, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. A REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND THE OLD ONE WAS DISCARDED. I SPECULATED THAT ROAD HAZARD MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PUNCTURE, SO DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT FILING A COMPLAINT. THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 6,183 MILES ON IT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 17, 2011, AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE (CONNECTING ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES) IN NEW YORK, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR WENT ON. UPON MY ARRIVAL AT HOME (ABOUT AN 8-MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE BRIDGE), I NOTICED A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE AND IMMEDIATELY CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFLATING. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER INSTALLING THE SPARE, I TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED, WHICH WAS THE SAME ISSUE DISCOVERED WITH THE FRONT, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TIRE. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 6,500 MILES ON IT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS TIME I FILED A COMPLAINT SINCE IT WAS HIGHLY COINCIDENTAL THAT TWO TIRES WOULD FAIL WITHIN A 10-DAY PERIOD WITH THE SAME FACT PATTERN. I SUSPECT THAT THE VEHICLE CAME INSTALLED WITH AT LEAST TWO TIRES THAT HAD WEAK SIDEWALLS. *TR

I DRIVE A 2011 HONDA PILOT. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 7, 2011, A FAMILY MEMBER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE HOUSE, HAD A FLAT IN THE FRONT, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. A REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND THE OLD ONE WAS DISCARDED. I SPECULATED THAT ROAD HAZARD MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PUNCTURE, SO DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT FILING A COMPLAINT. THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 6,183 MILES ON IT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 17, 2011, AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE (CONNECTING ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES) IN NEW YORK, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR WENT ON. UPON MY ARRIVAL AT HOME (ABOUT AN 8-MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE BRIDGE), I NOTICED A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE AND IMMEDIATELY CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFLATING. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER INSTALLING THE SPARE, I TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED, WHICH WAS THE SAME ISSUE DISCOVERED WITH THE FRONT, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TIRE. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 6,500 MILES ON IT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS TIME I FILED A COMPLAINT SINCE IT WAS HIGHLY COINCIDENTAL THAT TWO TIRES WOULD FAIL WITHIN A 10-DAY PERIOD WITH THE SAME FACT PATTERN. I SUSPECT THAT THE VEHICLE CAME INSTALLED WITH AT LEAST TWO TIRES THAT HAD WEAK SIDEWALLS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE DEALER MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILES WERE 9,615. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,600. UPDATED 07/26/11*LJ UPDATED 3/16/12 *CN