2004 HONDA PILOT Complaints

TRANSMISSION NOISE/VIBRATION AT LOW RPMS WHILE DRIVING IN 4TH GEAR. DOES NOT MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING IN D3. RECALL WORK WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALER WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. RECALL STATED THAT TRANS COULD "LOCK UP" WHILE DRIVING. HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH ACURA MDX WHICH USES THE SAME TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS. *TR

OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT BEGAN MAKING NOISES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST, THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE WE HAD RUN OVER A PAPER CUP WITH THE RT FRONT TIRE. THIS SMALL SOUND GOT MORE FREQUENT. WE NOTICED IT HAPPENED MOST OFTEN WHEN WE WERE MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED -- BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER SAYS WE NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE TORQUE AND TRANSMISSION AT $3,500. OUR PILOT HAS 78,000 MILES.WHEN I PULL UP INFORMATION FOR OUR VIN, IT SHOWS 3 SAFETY NOTICES/RECALLS INCLUDING THE ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION (RECALL NUMBER: 04V176000)THE RECALL BEGAN ON APR 21, 2004 AND I REMEMBER GETTING A NOTICE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT HONDA AMERICA SAYS THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NO. AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR OUR PILOT AT ALL. THE RECALL INVOLVED 1099796 UNITS -- INCLUDING THE 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YR PILOTS. HONDA AMERICA DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR VIN WAS -- OR AT THE VERY LEAST SHOULD HAVE BEEN -- IN THE RECALL. THE HONDA AMERICA REP WAS ABRUPT AND REPEATED THE SAME SCRIPTED LINE OVER AND OVER ..."YOUR VIN IS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL..." THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE. WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANY DISCOUNT FROM EITHER HONDA AMERICA OR THE DEALER. OUR 1999 ODYSSEY HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY -- AND THIS WAS THE VEHICLE HONDA PROMISED TO BE THE BEST OF THE BEST FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY. WE WILL BE SELLING OR TRADING THE PILOT AND LOOKING FOR SOMETHING OUT OF THE HONDA LINE. THE POWERTRAIN SHOULD HAVE 100,000 MILES -- NOT THE 36,000. I WANT HONDA AMERICA TO LOOK INTO OUR PROBLEM , STEP UP AND SAY THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME ISSUE IN THE RECALL. OUR PILOT WAS SERVICED ON SCHEDULE THROUGH THE DEALER. THE HONDA AMERICA REP SAID THEY DON'T LOOK AT WHAT WEBSITES SAY ABOUT HONDA ISSUES (EDMUNDS, SAFECAR.GOV...). PERHAPS HONDA SHOULD ASK TOYOTA HOW THAT WORKED FOR THEM... --[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS ON 2004 HONDA PILOT NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 89K MILES OF CITY DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE START JERKING AND SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE KEPT LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER THAT THEY WILL COVER 50 PERCENT OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT AT 83,000 MILES AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION GEAR PROBLEMS....GEARS ARE ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. *TR

THE ELECTRIC SEAT HEATER ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT DEVELOPS A VERY HOT SPOT ON THE SEAT. IT APPEARS EITHER THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF OR IT WILL NOT REGULATE THE SEAT HEATER. THE SEAT HEATER ON/OFF SWITCH MUST BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY BEFORE A SKIN BURN OR FIRE WITHIN THE SEAT OCCURS. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS IN HONDA PILOT . PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. NOW STICKS EVERY TIME YOU PRESS EVEN WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS OR LIGHTS. THRUSTS FORWARD. TRIED TO REPAIR 4 TIMES SINCE 20K MILES BY REPLACING CLEANING THROTTLE BODY. NOW 80K MILES. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX. *TR

THE HEATED SEAT IN MY 2004 HONDA PILOT BECAME UNCOMFORTABLY HOT WHENEVER I USED IT FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK. EVENTUALLY IT CAME TO A POINT WHERE THE SEAT BECAME SO HOT THAT I COULD NOT USE THE HEATED SEAT ANYMORE. AT THIS POINT THE SEAT NOW REFUSES TO TURN ON, MOST LIKELY BECAUSE OF A BLOWN FUSE FROM THE PROBLEM. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE SEAT FELT LIKE IT COULD CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

FUEL FILLER NECK ON MY 2004 PILOT HAD A FUEL LEAK. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED A LEAK IN THE NECK OF THE GAS TANK FILLER TUBE WAS DETECTED AND REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 95,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO APPROACH A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC STOP, BARELY AVOIDING A CRASH. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER; THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR DID NOT ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29000.