2004 HONDA PILOT Complaints

2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING. ONLY 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION. UPON RESEARCH FOUND THIS TO BE A LARGE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MANY CONSUMERS. *TR

PROBLEM: AT LOW RPM IN 4TH GEAR AND SPEEDS 25 TO 35 MPH, THERE IS SPORADIC VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED. THE ISSUE GOES AWAY IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED OR REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65+ MPH AS WELL, ALSO AT LOW RPM. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE BY THE DEALER THAT HAS RESULTED IN REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION IN THE PILOT. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT RECTIFIED, USERS HAVE REPORTED THAT IT COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN CHANGE OF GEARS TO A LOWER GEAR WHICH COULD RESULT IN SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. THE DEALER HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED IN ITS ENTIRETY IN ORDER TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT; DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER CATCHES ON FIRE; FUSE NEVER BLOWN. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT BEGAN MAKING SHUTTERING VIBRATING NOISE ON DECELERATION AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. CARRIED BACK TO HONDA DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND TOLD COULD NOT REPRODUCE NOISE OR VIBRATION. I GOT IN VEHICLE WITH SHOP FOREMAN AND WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE NOISE FOR HIM WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS WAS ON THE THIRD TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH 102,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. WE WERE TOLD HONDA AMERICA WOULD PAY 40% OF COST FOR "GOOD FAITH". WE STILL PAID $2400.00 FOR THE REPAIR. WE LOOKED ON THE HONDA FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HONDA PILOT OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NOT CHANGING GEARS CORRECTLY; SHE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD ACCELERATE THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE. THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CUSHION HEATER GOT EXTREMELY HOT, BURNED RIGHT THIGH. HEATER SHUT OFF AT SWITCH AND NOW DOESN'T WORK. *TR

TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSING SERIOUS SHUDDER AND POSSIBLE LOCK-UP. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT EX WITH 122,000 MILES THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN JUNE 2010 AND HAS PERSISTED EVER SINCE. WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION WILL "SHUDDER". IT TYPICALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 25-55 MPH. WHILE THE DURATION IS BRIEF (15 SECONDS OR LESS), IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, AT LEAST ONE TIME DURING EACH DRIVING OCCURRENCE. IN ADDITION TO THE SHUDDER, AT LOW RPMS THE CAR WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING AND BEGIN TO JERK UNTIL THE CAR IS SLOWED DOWN OR UNTIL THE GEARS ARE ABLE TO ENGAGE AT A HIGHER RPM. AT THIS TIME, I AM NOW AWARE OF A RECALL THAT WAS CONDUCTED IN 2003-2004 THAT INVOLVED NUMEROUS CARS OF VARIOUS MODELS. HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE POSTS AND DOCUMENTS THAT I HAVE READ FROM NHTSA ON THE RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

AROUND 35-45 MPH, LOUD NOISE IS PRODUCED INSIDE MY 2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 117,000 MILES. IT SOUNDS AS IF GEARS ARE NOT ENGAGING, AND ARE RATHER CHIPPING OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE NOISE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND THE NOISE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HAPPEN. NOW THE NOISE HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AROUND 35-45 MPH AS I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR A BIT. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC(WHO I TRUST) AND TOLD HIM TO CHECK IT OUT. HE STATED THAT A RECALL WAS OUT FOR THE 2004 HONDA PILOT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. I TOOK THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED THE RECALL, AND THEREFORE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE (TRANSMISSION NUMBER 2 I WILL CALL IT). I ASKED HONDA TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION NOISE TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. HONDA TESTED THE CAR, AND IT NOW AGAIN NEEDS ANOTHER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IF I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AS THEY RECOMMEND, THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR AND I DO NOT EVEN HAVE BUT 117,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE! THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE NOISE WILL CONTINUE AND EVENTUALLY LOCK UP...WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT OCCURS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND I AM NOT PLEASED WITH HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THIS INSTANCE. UPON RESEARCHING, I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS POSTS ON THE INTERNET, AND OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS STATING THEY TOO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES EVEN AFTER THE RECALL. HONDA SHOULD HAVE A 2ND RECALL AS THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IS IN JEOPARDY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND HONDA SHOULD STEP UP TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS THEY CLEARLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS EVEN AFTER THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WHICH MOVED IT SIX INCHES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED WHILE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND PARK AT THE SAME TIME IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE BRAKE WERE DEPRESSED WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE SHERIFF TO PERFORM A FORENSIC EXAMINATION ON IT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.