2020 HONDA PILOT Complaints

MY INFOTAINMENT CENTER AND DASHBOARD SPEEDOMETER HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS WHILE I DRIVE. LOOKING ONLINE THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2019 MODELS AND NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WAS MADE. I WAS NOT INFORMED WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT THESE ISSUES EXISTED AND WHEN TAKING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP NO LONG TERM FIX TO THE PROBLEM IS OFFERED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE NAVIGATION AND DVD OPTIONS THAT I NOW AM NOW ABLE TO USE YET I STILL PAY THE PAYMENT FOR THEM. TO ME HONDA IS NEGLIGENT BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM YET THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT WHEN I CALL ABOUT DOING ANYTHING TO IT I AM TOLD THEY HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IT WHICH COULD TAKE SECONDS OR IT COULD TAKE A WEEK THEN THEY OFFER NO TIME TABLE ON HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO FIX IT. THEY ALSO DO NOT OFFER A COURTESY VEHICLE WHILE THEY FIX THE DEFECT. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM EITHER THIS PROBLEM CAN OCCUR ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD AT ANY TIME DRIVING OR PARKED. THE LAST TIME IT WAS ON WAS 7/12/2020 AND IT HAS BEEN OFF SINCE

I BOUGHT A 2020 NEW HONDA PILOT ELITE ON OCTOBER 2, 2019 WITH 245 MILES ON IT. I BROUGHT MY PILOT ELITE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 26, 2019 AFTER DISCOVERING A POPPING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A FIRECRACKER GOING OFF THAT SEEMED TO BE BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH WHILE DRIVING.MILEAGE WAS AT 3,956 AT THIS TIME. ON JANUARY 17, 2020, I BROUGHT MY HONDA PILOT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. IT DEVELOPED A POPPING NOISE AGAIN BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH SOUNDING LIKE A FIRECRACKER GOING OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING. ON FEBRUARY 5, 2020, THE HONDA PILOT WAS ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT BACK IN. IT WAS POPPING AND CRACKING THIS TIME IN THE AUDIO UNIT BUT NOW ALSO DOOR LOCKS WE'RE MAKING NOISE WHEN IN STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTROL PANEL HAD ALSO SHUT OFF A COUPLE TIMES WHERE YOU ONLY SAW A DARK SCREEN AND IT WOULD REBOOT. ON JULY 14TH, AFTER HEARING THIS LOUD POPPING NOISE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS WORSE WHEN YOU GO AROUND ANY TYPE OF CURVES OR ON BUMPY ROADS. IF THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY STRAIGHT AND SMOOTH, I DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS WHOLE ORDEAL IS SCARY BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE DISTRACTION FOR ME AND I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGAIN TODAY THAT HONDA IS AWARE AND WORKING ON THIS ISSUE. HE STATED A RECALL IS COMING OUT FOR IT AS WELL AS THE ODYSSEY AND PASSPORT BUT THEY ARE MAKING THE PARTS FOR IT BEFORE THEY RECALL IT. HE SAID THEY CAN PUT A BAND-AID ON IT IN THE MEANTIME UNTIL THE PART CAN BE MADE. SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS, I'M WORRIED THEY ARE COVERING UP THE ISSUE AND WAITING FOR MY WARRANTY TO BE UP. ALSO, THE SENSOR THAT TELLS YOU WHEN A VEHICLE OR OBJECT IS CLOSE TO YOU IS FAULTY. I WILL BE DRIVING WITH NOTHING AROUND ME AND IT TELLS ME TO BRAKE AND GOES INTO ITS 'SAFETY MODE' WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE A WRECK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK-UP CAMERA AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATOR CORRECTLY WHILE IN REVERSE OR IN MOTION, WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE BEING HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GERALD HONDA OF MATTESON (5505 AUTO CT, MATTESON, IL 60443) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE APPLE CAR PLAY SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH THE SPEAKERS MADE A TERRIBLE POPPING EVEN THOUGHT THE AUDIO SYSTEM WAS OFF AND THEN ENTIRE DASH SCREEN WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AND REBOOTED SO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING FOR 10 SECONDS. . WE HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE. IT WAS BEYOND SCARY. THE CAR DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE.

IINFOTAINMENT SCREEN AND SPEEDOMETER GO OFF RANDOMLY. HONDA HAS NO FIX, AND HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS FOR YEARS. PICTURE 2 IS FROM 3/17/20. 5 IS FROM 4/14/20. 10 IS FROM 5/14/20. I HAVE 4 VIDEOS OF THIS IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A WAY TO SEND THEM. PROBLEMS STARTED 2 DAYS AFTER BUYING NEW CAR.

ABOUT 30-40 MINUTES INTO DRIVING WHEN WE HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE THE SPEEDOMETER AND INFOTAINMENT SCREEN FLICKERS SAYS TUNER LOST, THE AUDIO POPS SEVERELY LIKE SOMETHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. IT'S SCARY - LOOKS LIKE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS LOOSE

THE INFOTAINMENT WENT OUT AFTER LESS THAN 20 MILES AND 1 WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. THERE IS NO BACKUP CAMERA NOW - WHICH IS MANDATROY, AND NO RADIO OR ANYTHING FROM THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET AND THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO GOES IN AND OUT. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TRIED LEAVING THE POSITIVE BATTERY UNHOOKED FOR A WHILE BUT IT DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING. SEEING THE OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A LEMON RIGHT FROM THE FACTORY AND HONDA IS MASS PRODUCING THEM, KNOWING THIS IS A DEFECT WITH NO FIX. THE DEALER NEEDS MY NEW CAR FOR 2 DAYS TO REWIRE THE WHOLE DASH AND THEY CLAIM IT WON'T FIX IT. THEY SAY THAT AFTER THAT DOESN'T WORK, A SPECIAL HONDA TECH GETS FLOWN IN TO TRY TO FIX IT, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT WILL WORK. JUST GREAT, MY NEW CAR IS JUNK AND I'M STUCK PAYING FOR IT.

1. CAR FLASHES BRAKE AND SOMETIMES BRAKES ON ITS OWN WHEN IT DETECTS AN OBJECT ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR WHEN A CAR MAY BE APPROACHING IN THE OPPOSITE LANE OR IN A CENTER TURNING LANE. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE LANE WE ARE IN IS CLEAR AND USUALLY DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. 2. WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL THE ACC WILL DETECT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US GOING MAYBE 2 MHP SLOWER THAN OUR SET SPEED AND OUR CAR WILL ABRUPTLY SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MPH BELOW THE ACC SET POINT. THEN IT DETECTS THERE IS CLEAR DISTANCE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND WILL ABRUPTLY ACCELERATE TILL IT AGAIN DETECTS THE VEHICLE AND THEN REPEATS THE SAME ACTIONS - ABRUPT SLOWDOWN - ABRUPT ACCELERATION AND SO ON VS. A GRADUAL SLOWDOWN TO MATCH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT SPEED AND HOLDING STEADY AT THAT SPEED. I HAVE SET THE DISTANCE DETECTION TO EACH SETTING AND IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. 3. LANE KEEP ASSIST IS PLAIN DOWN DANGEROUS. TRIED TO MERGE ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH TURN SIGNAL ON AND THE LKA WOULD NOT LET US MERGE AND JERKED THE WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY HIT THE BRAKES WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF US. NEARLY CAUSED TRAFFIC BEHIND TO REAR END US. 4. HANDS FREE CELL FEATURE IS NOT HANDS FREE IF CONNECTED TO APPLY CAR PLAY. THIS WAS NOT WHAT WE WERE LEAD TO BELIEVE AT THE TIME OF SALE. HONDA HAS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE HONDA SENSING AND A RECALL IS A MUST AS THESE ISSUES WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE TO ASSUME ALREADY HAVE. TO DATE THE CAR IS UNSAFE WITH THE SENSING ON AND IF I TURN IT OFF I RISK LIABILITY WITH MY INSURANCE AS THEY PROVIDE DISCOUNTS BECAUSE OF THE HONDA SENSING SAFETY FEATURES.

IT STARTED WITH A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM SPEAKERS, THE INFO SCREEN WOULD THEN SHUT DOWN AND YOU WOULD BE UNABLE TO DETERMINE YOUR SPEED AND HAVE NO USE OF BACKUP CAMERA. AFTER THIS OCCURING 6 OR 8 TIMES (THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES) THE DISPLAY WILL NO LONGER EVEN COME ON. I HAVE LEFT WITH THE DEALER TODAY TO REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURED AT RANDOM TIMES, I WAS DRIVING EACH TIME RESULTING IN NO USE OF INSTRUMENTS FOR SPEED OF BACKUP CAMERA.

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR AFTER 2 OR 3 DAYS THERE IS CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEN I TURN LEFT AND WHEN I HIT BREAKS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN AND SOMETIMES IF I DRIVE STRAIGHT THE I HEARD THE NOISE. I CHECKED WITH DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SOMETIMES WHEN I SHIFT GEAR FROM PARKING TO DRIVE I HEARD NOISE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT DRIVING EVERY DAY THAT MIGHT THE PROBLEM OF CLICKING NOISE.