2004 HONDA PILOT Complaints

MY VEHICLE IS HAVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY NEED TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY DIAGNOSED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SAID THE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MOST 2003 AND 2004 HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STOPPED AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE AND I TOOK IT IN BEFORE BUT WAS TOLD DIFFERENT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

SEVERE CORROSION APPEARED AROUND THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WINDSHIELDS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL LOOSEN THE ADHESIVE AND CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO COME LOOSE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CORROSION IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT SINCE IT CAME FROM THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FRAME AND THERE IS NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO IT AND WINDSHIELD HAS NEVER BEEN REPLACED. *TR

DEFECTIVE SHIFT INTERLOCK ALLOWED THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LEFT IN GEAR. THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET, COMING TO REST AFTER CONTACTING A PARKED VEHICLE (VEHICLE #2). OWNER OF VEHICLE #2 WAS LOADING BAGS INTO HER TRUNK AND WAS WARNED BY A BYSTANDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY- WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM BEING HIT BY THE ROLLING VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES WAS NEGLIGIBLE. POLICE WERE CALLED AND THEY RESPONDED. INFORMATION WAS EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE OPERATORS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS DEFECT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL FOR OTHER HONDA VEHICLES (ACCORD, CIVIC, OTHERS) IN LATE 2010.

WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AFTER CHARGING US FOR EACH AND EVERY ITEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CONCLUDED IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAVE JUST OVER 70,000 MILES AND OUR CERTIFIED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY 2011. THE WORST IS THAT OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY IS BASICALLY WORTHLESS. GLAD WE PAID FOR THAT ONE. *TR

I TOOK MY 2004 HONDA PILOT FOR SERVICE TODAY AND DURING THE INSPECTION THE HONDA DEALER FOUND THAT THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT HAD BOTH FAILED. THE ENGINE MOUNTS SHOULD LAST THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE CAR. IT IS A NON-MOVING/NON-WEARING PART. I READ SEVERAL WEBSITES WHERE PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE HONDA PILOT'S ENGINE MOUNTS FAILING. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A FAILURE IN ENGINEERING AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HONDA. YOUR ASSISTANCE IS APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/12/11 UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN

TRANSMISSION DRIVE D LIGHT IS BLINKING. TOLD NEED A NEED 4TH SPEED CLUTCH PRESSURE SWITCH. ERROR CODE P1740? I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS CONSUMER WEB SITES. HONDA SHOULD HAVE THIS RECALLED AND PAY FOR REPAIR. *TR

THE PAINT STARTED PEELING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO (OCT, '09) ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2004 MIDNIGHT BLUE PEARL HONDA PILOT, AT FIRST IN SUCH A SMALL AREA I CONSIDERED ITS CAUSE TO BE THE OCCASIONAL 'FLYING ROCK DING'. THEN IT STATED PEELING ON THE RIGHT REAR FENDER APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, AND I BEGAN TO TAKE MORE NOTICE. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO IT STARTED PEELING OFF IN LARGE SHEETS ON MULTIPLE AREAS ON THE CAR (TWO PASSENGER DOORS, REAR FENDER, TAILGATE). I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, AND ALTHOUGH THE LOCAL AGENT ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MIDNIGHT BLUE PEARL PAINT MIXTURE USED ON THE 2004 ODYSSEYS (AND HENCE, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THAT COLOR PAINT ON THE ODYSSEYS), THERE WAS "NO BULLETIN" ON THE HONDA PILOTS AND THEREFORE, NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. *TR

HONDA DEALER TELLS ME DURING MY REGULAR SERVICE VISIT THAT MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY 2004 HONDA PILOT IS HARD TO DRIVE. 113,000 MILES. 526.00. SIDE MOUNTS WILL NEED REPLACING SOON. *TR