2005 HONDA PILOT Complaints

VEHICLE LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED CHARRED WIRE AND MELTED CONNECTOR. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY HONDA FOR THE SAME MODEL ON AN EARLIER MODEL YEAR (NHTSA ID 12V136000). HONDA PART DESIGNATIONS AND FAILURE DESCRIPTION MATCH RECALL. I WOULD RECOMMEND HONDA EXPAND RECALL TO COVER ALL EFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT - SEAL OR TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS WERE EVIDENT. OWNER NOTICED LEAKING FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW. BOTH PARTS NOW REQUIRE EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS 86,000 MILES AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ISSUE BEFORE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL POSTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, WITH LITTLE OR NO APPARENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY HONDA OF THIS BROAD ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO "SHUDDER" AT MEDIUM SPEED, AND TWO TO THREE DAYS LATER WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP, CREATING LOUD BANGING NOISES AND SPILLING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE ROADWAY. *TR

I STARTED NOTICING A VIBRATION AT 34 TO 45 MPH. IT WAS DEFINITELY CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION UNDER THE HOOD. IT CAUSES MY 2005 HONDA PILOT TO VIBRATE, SHUDDER AND HESITATE AT THAT SPEED. I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEFORE IT WILL STOP. IT HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY AT THAT SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VSC WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR AND THE ABS SENSOR AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER DARK, WE SUDDENLY LOST BOTH DIM HEADLIGHTS. HAVE TRIED REPLACING BULBS, FUSES, RELAYS, STEERING COLUMN SWITCH AND NOTHING AS WORKED. CHECKED RECALLS ONLINE AND THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED IN THE 2003 PILOT TO WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL. SAME PARTS I UNDERSTAND. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO STOP AND FIGURE OUT THAT WE STILL HAD BRIGHT LIGHTS AND COULD CONTINUE HOME, BUT HAVING 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND DRIVING BLIND WAS A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF RECALL. *TR

THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED TO WORK AND HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME, AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS ON THE REST OF THE WAY TO THE DESTINATION. I WAS JUST CHECKING ONLINE TO FIND OUT HOW I MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAW REPORTS OF MARCH 30, 2012 THAT HONDA WAS RECALLING 2003 PILOTS FOR THIS PROBLEM -- OBVIOUSLY HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2005 PILOTS ALSO! I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE FOR NO CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED AND THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF A RED COLORED FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WITH THE VEHICLE MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE UPPER AND LOWER HOSE, THE RADIATOR, THE THERMOSTAT AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,145.

2005 HONDA PILOT WITH 106,750 MILES. I WAS STOPPED AT THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I CHANGED GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT DRIVE. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST HONDA DEALER. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE IN THE RADIATOR. COOLANT FLUIDS MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER WILL REPLACE RADIATOR($400), REFILL COOLANT, REPLACE THERMOSTAT, ATF LINES, CHANGED ATF FLUID 3 TIMES TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTS. TOTAL LABOR $685, TOTAL PARTS $800++. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH HONDA PILOT, ACURA MDX AND HONDA RIDGELINE. RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE LEAK IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR