2004 HONDA PILOT Complaints

FRONT SEAT CAME LOOSE FROM CAR ON DRIVERS LEFT SIDE OF SEAT. I CAN PARTIALLY LIFT IT OUT OF PLACE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 35-45 MPH THE CAR EXPERIENCES SHUDDERING FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, PERHAPS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY BE BAD WHEEL BEARINGS. THOSE TURNED OUT TO BE FINE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO SAID IT NEEDED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SERVICED. THAT DID NOT STOP THE SHUDDERING. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE HONDA PILOT / ACURA MDX WITH THE 3.5L V6 IN THE 2003 - 2008(?) RANGE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM ON A LARGE SCALE, RESULTING FROM A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10022468 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO THE 2003-2004 ACURA MDX BUT MY EXPERIENCE AND THAT OF HUNDREDS OF HONDA PILOT / ACURA MDX OWNERS SHOWS THAT THE ISSUE IS MUCH BROADER IN SCOPE. *TR

I'VE HAD VIBRATION/NOISE ISSUES AROUND 40 MPH WHILE IN TOP GEAR, I'VE NOTED ACCELERATING FORCES A DOWNSHIFT, OR I CAN MANUALLY SHIFT TO D3. EITHER ACTION GETS RID OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS A GROWL/GRIND/SHUDDER BETWEEN 30-40 MPH SPECIFICALLY AT 1,500 RPMS. THE NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR VERY CLOSE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE IS VERY HARD TO DIAGNOSE, HOWEVER I ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AND THE ISSUE CAME BACK. COULD I HAVE PURCHASED TWO FAULTY HONDA TRANSMISSIONS? *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL PREVIOUSLY BU THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF AND HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE GIVE HIM A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,104.

VEHICLE VEERED OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE, DEAD ON THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT AND DESTROYED THE BUMPER AND FRONT LEFT FENDER, PUSHED THE HOOD INTO THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CRACKED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BRUISING FROM SEAT BELT. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER STUTTERS AT 25-30MPH. VERY DISTURBING AND CAN RESULT IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WHILE DRIVING. *TT

VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, CLUNKING SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKE.

LAST YEAR OUR HONDA PILOT BEGAN OCCASIONALLY HAVING A SHUDDERING SOUND, LIKE DRIVING OVER A METAL GRATE. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHEN DECELERATING SLIGHTLY AROUND 40 MPH. OVER THE PAST YEAR THIS HAS BEGUN TO OCCUR REGULARLY RATHER THAN OCCASIONALLY AND FOR A LONGER DURATION AND LOUDER. NOW THE D LIGHT HAS BEGUN FLASHING. FROM RESEARCH I AM EXPECTING TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS THEN ENGAGED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 187,400.