2005 HONDA PILOT Complaints

AFTER THE RECALL OF VSA IT HAPPENS THAT THE SUV EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOM OF EXCESSIVE BRAKING AND VSA LIGHT COMES OUT... BEFORE THE RECALL WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCING THIS VSA PROBLEM.. I DON'T KNOW IN SOME REASON WHY IT COMES OUT AFTER THE RECALL HAD BEEN MADE..FIRST OCCURRENCE I BRING IT TO THE DEALER AND ADVISE THAT THEY BEEN CHECK , FIXED AND INFORM IT WON'T COME OUT ANY MORE .. AFTER TWO WEEKS IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND MY SUV WILL BRING AGAIN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME... I FEEL THEY MAKE ME FEEL WORSE THIS RECALL THAT BEEN MADE ... IS THERE ANY ADVICE ???? *TR

ON 6/17/2013 DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED OF 65MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE "D" GEAR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO BLINK CONTINUOUSLY. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I LOOKED INTO MY OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH INFORMED THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I MIND YOU I JUST SPENT ALMOST $700.00 ON 6/15/2013 FOR SUSPENSION MAINTENANCE INFORMED THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY POPULAR WITH THE HONDA PILOTS AND IT'S MOST LIKELY MY 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL COST $350.00 TO REPLACE THIS PART. WHEN I PREVIOUSLY LOOKED UP THE PART NEEDED AND HOW TO POSSIBLY DIY; I FOUND THAT THE PART ONLY COST BETWEEN $34.00 AND $40.00 AND A BEGINNER CAN CHANGE THIS PART IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. SO WHY IS THE DEALERSHIP CHARGING ME $350.00 TO CHANGE A PART THAT COST $34.00 - $40.00 AND AN HOUR LABOR; DOES TECHNICIAN MAKE $310.00 AN HOUR THESE DAYS?! HONDA USA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART ON THE HONDA PILOTS AND REFUSE TO CONDUCT A RECALL BECAUSE THEY RATHER CHEAT THEIR CUSTOMERS THAN HAVE A SMALLER BONUS! THERE ARE ARTICLES ON-LINE OF DRIVERS TRANSMISSIONS LOCKING UP BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS; HONDA AND ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE MAKERS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL FAULTY PARTS WITHIN THEIR PRODUCT JUST ANY OTHER COMPANY. *TR

FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN ACCORDING TO VA INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69K MILES AND BEING SERVICED REGULARLY, HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN? NEED TO PAY OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE IN ORDER TO PASS VA SAFETY INSPECTION. NOTICED MANY OWNERS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED AS COOLANT BEGAN OVERFLOWING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE RADIATOR AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION COOLER, TRANSMISSION AND ALL OF THE LINES FROM THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE VEHICLE WOULD APPLY ADDITIONAL BRAKE FORCE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WHILE THE DRIVER USE THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ON A DOWNHILL ROAD. THE EXTRA BRAKE FORCE ONLY LAST 1 SECOND OR 2 BUT IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE STEER TO THE LEFT AND THE VSA COME ON. IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE LANE TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VSA LIGHT WILL COME ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE HONDA DEALER INITIALLY SUGGEST IT WAS RELATED TO THE VSA RECALL BUT AFTER PERFORMING THE RECALL WORK 4 TIMES, THE ISSUE STILL EXIST. THEY FINALLY DETERMINED THE YAW SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE IT. *TR

GOT INTO VEHICLE TODAY. PLACED CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PLACED IT BACK INTO PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE. IT FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR. I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. I MADE A QUICK STOP. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING. I DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING BADLY. IT STOPPED ACCELERATING COMPLETELY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAKE UP NTSB. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED CONSISTENTLY TO YOU AS A COMPLAINT AND POSTED ON NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND HONDA IS NOT STEPPING UP. MAKE THEM ANSWER THE COMPLAINTS. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE $5000 TO REPAIR AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

WHEN APPROACHING 35-40 MPH, MY 2005 HONDA PILOT BEGINS TO SHUTTER AND I FEEL A LOT OF VIBRATION. I HAVE GOT NEW TIRES, ROTATED, AND BALANCED THEM THINKING THIS WOULD HELP THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. WHEN I PASS 40 MPH, THE NOISE/VIBRATION/SHUTTERING STOPS. *TR

AS SOON AS I STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, I SAW FLUID POURING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT ENGINE AREA.FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THAT MOMENT. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS OF, OR DASH BOARD ALERTS PREVIOUS TO THAT.( AND NOTHING ON THE STREET) THE CAR WAS TOWED ON A FLATBED TO MY SERVICE CENTER,WHICH IS A CERTIFIED HONDA SERVICE CENTER.. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A LINE FAILURE THAT ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX AND GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND COOLANT FLUSHED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED 6 TIMES WITH 28 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND AFTER DRIVING 16 MILES I AM AWARE THAT THE TRANNY IS COMPROMISED AND AM GOING BACK TO FLUSH AGAIN. MY SERVICE MAN MADE IT CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE ON THE TRANSMISSION. I AM A WOMAN WHO MAINTAINS HER CAR DILIGENTLY AND COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING TO PREVENT THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, FIND OTHER HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. IT IS UP TO HONDA TO STEP UP AND RECOGNIZE A DESIGN/PRODUCT FLAW AND PERHAPS RECALL OTHERS BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO THEM. I SINCERELY HOPE HONDA REALIZES THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, A 2005 HONDA PILOT EX SHUDDERS AT OR BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH.IT HAS ALMOST COST ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY MY LIFE. THIS IS A "KNOWN" TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM TO HONDA,YET THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR SUDDEN,UNEXPECTED BRAKING,WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION IS TERRIFYING AND ALSO DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THE STEERING CONTROLS OFTEN VEER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE.

WHILE BRAKING FOR APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE ENGINE RPM WENT WAY UP (ROARING). WITH MY RIGHT FOOT HEAVILY ON THE BRAKE, I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL FOR SOMETIME AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT BACK TO NORMAL. BEING THE FIRST VEHICLE AT THE STOP LIGHT, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER FOR TESTING. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (OF COURSE, HOW CAN YOU DUPLICATE A PROBLEM WHICH ONLY OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY). *TR