2005 HONDA PILOT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 38 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND BECAME HESITANT WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 45 MPH, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT THE MIDDLE FRONT SPARK PLUG (I BELIEVE IT'S #5) AND COIL PACK DAMAGING THE RADIATOR AND STALLING THE VEHICLE. THE SPARK PLUG WAS ORIGINAL AND HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED. THE SPARK PLUG THREADS WERE STRIPPED REQUIRING AN INSERT TO REPAIR THE HEAD. THE COIL PACK WAS BROKEN AND THE TWISTED WIRES BLEW THE IGNITION COIL FUSE. THE EXPELLED COIL PACK AND/OR SPARK PLUG (I NEVER DID FIND THE SPARK PLUG) ALSO PUT A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAD THE MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY RECALL (RECALL: 13-026 VSA SYSTEM UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATES) WORK DONE RECENTLY. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AFTER I HAD THIS SERVICE DONE, I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN I MADE HARD LEFT TURN. SUDDEN ACCELERATION PERSISTED FOR ABOUT 3 TO 4 SECONDS. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING THAT TIME AND EVENTUALLY IT SUBSIDEED. I AM SUPSECTING THIS HAS SOMETHING TO WITH THE SAFETY RECALL FIX THAT WAS DONE. I HAD SLIGHTLY OVERSHOT THE LEFT I HAD TO MAKE AND MADE A HARD LEFT TURN THEN I REALIZED THAT VEHICLE WENT INTO A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I AM CERTAIN THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF ALARM SYSTEM IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALARM SYSTEM WENT OFF, WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER MADE EVERY EFFORT, TO STOP THE HORNS FROM BLARING. SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. HE ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET HELP, TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE TIRES WOULD NOT ROLL, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HORNS WENT OFF, AS WELL AS THE VSA WAS LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE NEXT THE DAY, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 13V092000. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL, DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED.

2005 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY REPAIR SERVICE FROM DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID NOT CLEAR THE (VSA) BRAKE LIGHT FROM THE DASHBOARD.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) EVERY TIME THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. PM

2005 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE VSA ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE VSA/ABS MODULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY, CAUSING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A ABRUPT STOP AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO CEMENT BARRIERS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.