2005 HONDA PILOT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE CHANGED HOWEVER THE NOISE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE 4X4 FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

APPROXIMATE DATE I PUT WAS TODAY, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY SPOUSE WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS. TODAY IS THE FIRST TIME I HAD BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. I JUST STARTED THE CAR, PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. ABOUT 300 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR BRAKED ON ITS OWN TWICE AND STOPPED THE CAR. I HAD TO GET TO WORK SO I CONTINUED ON. IT OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS NEVER GOING FASTER THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT HAPPENED ONCE WHILE I WAS BRAKING AND TWO TIMES WHILE I WAS AT A COAST. MY WIFE JUST TOLD ME THAT IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO HER AS RECENTLY AS 3 DAYS AGO. I AM CONCERNED OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND GOD FORBID THIS HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY OR AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2005 HONDA PILOT AND THEY ALL SAID TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THIS SITE. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC SAID THE LOCK ROD WAS BROKEN IN THE DOOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PICKED UP HER VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE DOOR PANEL WAS DAMAGED. ABOUT EIGHT INCHES OF THE PANEL WAS BROKEN OFF. THERE WERE ALSO DEEP SCRATCHES IN THE DOOR PANEL ITSELF AND THE BLACK METAL ON THE DOOR HAD DENTS IN IT. *JB

MY LOW BEAM PASSENGER HEADLIGHT SOCKET MELTED RESULTING IN THE HEADLIGHT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. IT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED MY VISIBILITY AND INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE 2003 HONDA PILOTS, SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V136000. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE SAME PARTS ARE ALSO USED IN 2004 AND 2005 HONDA PILOTS, THESE MODEL YEARS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2004 AND 2005 HONDA PILOT OWNERS. PLEASE REVISE THE RECALL PROVIDED ABOVE TO ALSO INCLUDE 2004 AND 2005 MODEL YEARS AS WELL. *TR

WAS DRIVING ALONG A MAIN ROAD IN DELAWARE, AND MY "D" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL AND IT SAID THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT HAS CAME ON A HANDFUL OF TIMES, BUT SHUTS OFF AFTER I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON. I NOW AM EXPERIENCING A HARD SHIFT, AND A SHUDDERING (ALMOST LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL), AND A CLUCKING NOISE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND REALIZE THERE HAS BEEN MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE IN THE 2005 HONDA PILOTS. *TR

ON THREE HOT AFTERNOONS (AROUND 75 DEGREES) THE CAR REPEATEDLY HAD PROBLEMS - MOSTLY WHEN TURNING. IT FELT LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WENT ON BY THEMSELVES EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR QUICKLY SLOWED AND MADE GRINDING NOISES. MOST OF THE TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT AND SOUNDED SIMILAR TO THE WAY IT STOPS ON ICY ROADS IN THE WINTER, BUT THE SLOWDOWN WAS MORE SEVERE. THE CAR SEEMED FINE DURING THE COOLER MORNING HOURS AND THE PROBLEM WORSENED AS THE TEMPERATURE ROSE. IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHILE THE PROBLEM IS BEING DIAGNOSED. *TT

THE LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING, THE WIRES IN THE TERMINAL SWITCH KIT BURNED UP. THIS VEHICLE USES THE SAME KIT AS THE 2003 THAT WAS RECALLED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING TWICE WITHIN THREE MONTHS. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PART WAS RECALLED FOR 2003 PART. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN AND A BURNING SMELL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TT

MY PILOT HAS A VERY BAD SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER I REACH SPEEDS OF 70MPH. I'VE HAD THREE WHEEL BALANCES (ONE ROAD FORCE BALANCE), TWO ALIGNMENTS, ROTORS AND BRAKES CHECKED WITH NO ISSUES WITH THOSE ITEMS. I'VE HAD TO OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT WHICH I NEVER HAD TO DO ON ANY OTHER VEHICLES I'VE EVER OWNED. I TOLD THE HONDA DEALER THAT I THINK HONDA CORPORATION SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS BECAUSE ALL PILOT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. I STILL HAVE THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I'M AFRAID THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE THE THIRD MOTOR MOUNT TO RESOLVE THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS ANOTHER EXPENSE THAT I CAN'T AFFORD BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM HONDA CARES ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SO I GUESS WE HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS SINCE IT SEEMS WE (HONDA OWNERS) CAN'T GET THROUGH TO HONDA CORPORATION TO HELP US! *TR

MY 2005 HONDA PILOT BRAKES HAVE AUTOMATICALLY SEIZED UP A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR BUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS (MAY 2012). ALL 4 TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED HAVE BEEN AT LOW SPEEDS (10-20 MPH, THANKFULLY!!!) AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING UP AFTER IT HAS SAT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE HONDA DEALER TWICE IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS (MAY 2012) THE DAY AFTER IT OCCURRED AND BOTH TIMES THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND A PROBLEM. THE FIRST THREE TIMES THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON BUT NO CODE TRIPPED IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED NO DASHBOARD INDICATION OCCURRED. IT OCCURRED 3 WEEKS AGO, 1 WEEK AGO AND YESTERDAY BACK TO BACK SO THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTENSIFYING. SO FAR, FOR A TEMPORARY FIX, I HAVE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO STOP FOR A WHILE. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, YESTERDAY THE BRAKES SEIZED UP AS I WAS DRIVING BUT NO DASH INDICATION CAME ON. BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, ONCE THE BRAKES RELEASED, I A DECIDED TO DRIVE FORWARD TO TRY AND GET IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION ONLY TO HAVE THEM SEIZE UP AGAIN ABOUT 100 METERS LATER. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RETURN HOME WHERE IT SITS CURRENTLY. *TR

ITS A KNOWN ISSUE TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS IN 2005 HONDA PILOTS, CAUSES A REAL BAD SHUDDER. *TT