2004 HONDA PILOT Complaints

ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM INFORMATION CODE P0740 ON 10/24/2009 AT 110,326 MILES AND AGAIN ON 09/15/2011 AT 162,313 MILES. DEALER REPLACED 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH AT ~$265 EACH OCCURRENCE. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS ALSO A PROPOSED OPTION. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WHICH IS DEMONSTRATED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND THERE IS NO HONDA RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ADDRESSES THIS. BUYERS RARELY RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA. THE RECALL NO. P30 DOES NOT COVER ALL THE VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION FAILURE DURING OPERATION WOULD LIKELY CAUSE INJURY TO BOTH PERSON AND PROPERTY. *TT

I AM FIRST OWNER OF MY PILOT (MY FIRST HONDA) AND I TOO AM SUFFERING FROM THE 35-45MPH SHUDDER FROM THE KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT'S WORSE THAN JUST SHUDDERING, IT IS GRINDING TO SHIFT DOWN AND SOUNDS LIKE A SEMI TRUCK GEARING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS. I STAY ON THE INTERSTATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND SPEED THROUGH TOWN TO KEEP IT ABOVE 40MPH WHERE IT HAPPENS THE WORST. HONDA CORPORATE INSISTS I PAY THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REVIEW (ANOTHER $90 BILL) BEFORE TALKING TO ME BUT INSISTS THERE IS NO RECALL BEYOND WHAT WAS DONE IN 04V176000 , BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I DON'T HAVE $5000 TO SPEND ON REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. EVEN PRIVATE PARTY IT'S $3K. IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

ON MY 2004 HONDA PILOT, THE SRS (AIRBAG) WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD MYSTERIOUSLY REMAINS ON EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE HONDA DEALER WANTS $80 JUST TO LOOK AT IT! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS; IT'S CLEARLY A FAILED COMPONENT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY PORTION OF THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTEE FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WARNING LIGHT AND THEY REPORT IT IS NEARLY ALWAYS A FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR THAT HONDA IS REPLACING UNDER A TSB; HOWEVER MY LOCAL DEALER CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING OF THE TSB AND WANT ME TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR

NOT SURE IF THIS IS CONSIDER A POWER TRAIN PROBLEM, BUT NO OPTION REGARDING A TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE BOX. MY 2004 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS VERY BAD WHEN I AM GOING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. I AM SO EMBARRASSED WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND IT DOES IT. I HAVE 116,352 MILES ON MY VEHICLE NOW AND IT SHUDDERS ALOT. I HAVE BEEN READING THE CONSUMER REPORT AND THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THE 2004 HONDA PILOT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURED MALFUNCTION AND NOT THE OWNER'S FAULT, BUT I AM A FEMALE AND IT IS ASSUMED FEMALES DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THEIR VEHICLE THAT THEY DRIVE EVERYDAY TO WORK. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, I AM VERY PLEASED WITH MY HONDA PILOT. I DO NOT ABUSE MY VEHICLE IN ANY WAY. PLEASE RESPOND AND HELP ME CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE WITHOUT A LOT OF COST TO THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU. *TR

SUPERLATCH LOOSENING IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATION, EVERY TIME. HARNESS STRAPS SLIPPING AND BECOMING LOOSE/ADJUSTER PLATE NOT LOCKING PROPERLY APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME. DISCONTINUED USE OF CAR SEAT DUE TO LACK OF SAFETY. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2004, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=PILOT). *TR

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT IS HAVING A SRS PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT IS THE PART # 81334-S9V-A03 WHICH IS FOR THE SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY WITH THE SENSOR OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THIS SAME VEHICLE IN 3 YEARS. THE FIRST WAS IN JANUARY 2008 SO IT HAS GONE ONLY 24K MILES IN THAT TIME. WHEN CHECKING THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME SENSORS FOR THE 2004 HONDA PILOT FOR THIS SENSOR BUT NONE FOR MY VEHICLES VIN. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35-45 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHUDDER. AS TIME HAS PASSED THIS IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY A ND AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ACURA. I KNOW THE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2004 PILOT BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT MINE WAS NOT INVOLVED. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 131,567 MILES. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALER SINCE PURCHASE. TOOK IN A CAR THAT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE & LEFT WITH A $3,000 BILL. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE CAR WAS NOW GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. DROVE SEVERAL BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD & AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE, JUST RAN AS IN NEUTRAL. FINALLY GOT INTO DRIVE BY DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND. WENT BACK TO DEALER WHO COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WENT HOME & PROBLEM PERSISTED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO DROVE & DUPLICATED PROBLEM. STATED THAT I NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $4,800.I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER $4800 ON TOP OF $3000 SO CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE I DRIVE MY FATHERS 26 YEAR OLD TOYOTA CRESSIDA WHICH RUNS FINE. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT SHAKES WHEN YOU BRAKE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 50 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CURVE AT 40 MPH OR MORE. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT (PURCHASED NEW AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED) WITH 89,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER/VIBRATION THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 30-50 MPH. THE VIBRATION BEGAN OCCURRING AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. AT SPEEDS OF 30-50MPH THE VIBRATION OCCURS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AND CONTINUES UNTIL I EITHER PUSH DOWN HARDER ON THE GAS PEDAL OR LET OFF IT COMPLETELY. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON HONDA VEHICLE OWNER FORUMS. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE ON THE HONDA MADE ACURA AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN ACURA RECALL. THE DEFECT WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A VEHICLE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE PART RATHER THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OR INITIATE AN OWNER NOTIFICATION/RESOLUTION PROGRAM TO PREVENT POTENTIAL HARM TO PASSENGERS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE PUBLICLY ADRESSED BY HONDA. *TT