2004 HONDA PILOT Complaints

2004 HONDA PILOT EX-RES. DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT GETS HOT ENOUGH TO BURN OR CATCH FIRE IF SET TO HIGH. *TR

WE OWN A 2004 HONDA PILOT EX. WE'VE NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WARMER HAS BEEN GETTING EXTREMELY WARM TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS BURNING US THROUGH OUR PANTS WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE EARLY NOVEMBER 2010. ON DECEMBER 26, 2010, WE STARTED THE CAR, TURNED ON THE SEAT WARMER AND LEFT THE CAR FOR 10 MINUTES TO GO BACK INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN WE CAME BACK OUTSIDE AND OPENED THE CAR DOOR, WE SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. IT ALSO LEFT A BROWN SPOT. HAD WE NOT COME TO THE CAR AT THAT TIME, WE BELIEVE IT WOULD'VE STARTED A FIRE HAD IT SAT THERE FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES. WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY USING THE SEAT WARMER UNTIL WE BRING IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS/VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT 30-50MPH. RPM GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND HONDA SAYS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT AND CAN'T REPLICATE IT. *TR

WE HAVE 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 94000 MILES, TODAY WE HAD IT SERVICED AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $4450. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. ALL SCHEDULE MAINTENANCES ON TIME AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER /VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 HONDA PILOT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 18 MONTH NOW TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO HEAR OR EXPERIENCE WHAT I WAS WITH MY VEHICLE. FINALLY WHEN THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD IT COULD BE HEARD AND FELT. IT WAS FINALLY HEARD/FELT BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LOCAL HONDA DEALER. WHEN I WAS TOLD WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THAT IT WOULD COST $2500 TO FIX, I GOT A SECOND OPINION, WHEN THAT OPINION WAS CONFIRMED, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF. I DID NOT FIND ANY RECALLS BUT FOUND THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE MANUFACTURER OF POWER TRAIN/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS:TORQUE CONVERTER. I WAS LIVID THAT THERE WERE SO MANY COMPLAINT WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW OR IF THEY CONVENIENTLY CHOSE NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY PROBLEMS ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO WHEN I CONFRONT THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY COMPLAINT. UNTIL I EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM I LOVED MY VEHICLE, NOW EVERYTIME IT VIBRATES/SHUDDERS I AM JUST SICK ABOUT IT. *TR

VEHICLE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER, REAR WIPERS ALSO STOP FUNCTIONING AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

04 HONDA PILOT MASTER CYLINDER SLOW LEAK CAUSING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO SHOW ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAVE ONLY USED HONDA FLUID. HAVE SEEN THAT HONDA IS RECALLING 05 TO 07 ODYSSEY AND ACURA RL VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. 04 PILOT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION MAKES A SHUTTER/VIBRATING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AT 25-50 MPH. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT EX-L IS HAVING A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE (VIBRATION/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING). I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET, BUT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AT DIFFERENT INTERNET SITES. *TR

I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT SHUTTER SINCE NEW. I NEVER THOUGHT ANY THING OF IT UNTIL I STARTED COMMUTING WITH IT. IF I GIVE THE CAR MORE GAS THE SHUTTER WILL NOT HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION WILL SOON SELF DESTRUCT. THE "D" ON THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR STARTED BLINKING. I HAVE 86,000 MILES TO DATE. I AM CAUTIOUS I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS THING DUE TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF INTERNET THREADS. I WAS A LOYAL HONDA OWNER. PLEASE RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. *TR