2020 HONDA PILOT Complaints

SAME PROBLEM AS I AM SEEING ON THIS WEBSITE. WHILE DRIVING, CRACKING AND POPPING NOISE FROM THE SPEAKERS, THEN THE ENTERTAINMENT SCREEN SHUTS OFF AND THERE IS A NOTICE SAYING NO CONNECTION, ALSO, THE SCREENS WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER, AND MILEAGE INFO SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY BLACK, THEN RESETS ITSELF. *TR

IT FIRST STARTED A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE THIS WITH A CRACKLING IN THE SPEAKERS. THEN IT WOULDN'T PLAY ANYTHING PLUGGED INTO THE USB. THEN ON THE 20TH IT WOULDN'T PLAY THE RADIO. IT WOULD SAY RADIO UNAVAILABLE. THEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS THE RADIO, IT WOULD SAY NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST AND EVERYTHING WOULD GO BLACK. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GAUGES, NOTHING. IT WOULD THEN RESTART THE SYSTEM. THEN THE BLUETOOTH STOPPED WORKING. NOW IT JUST CONSTANTLY LOSES NETWORK COMMUNICATION, BLANKS OUT AND RESTARTS. IT DID IT ABOUT 8 TIMES IN MY 10 MINUTE DRIVE HOME. I GOT A VIDEO OF IT WHILE SOMEONE ELSE WAS DRIVING BUT IT WON'T LET ME UPLOAD IT. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT.

VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT (RADIO) SYSTEM CRACKLES AND POPS THROUGH THE SPEAKERS CONNECTED TO IT. CONNECTED PHONE CALLS SOMETIMES DROPS OR YOUR VOICE IS UNABLE TO BE HEARD BY THE PERSON YOU ARE SPEAKING TO. SATELLITE RADIO SOUNDS THROUGH SYSTEM ALSO CRACKLE AND POP AND SOMETIMES FADE OUT. THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND HAVE HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY. *TR

THERE IS A CRACKLING NOISE COMING OUT OF THE SPEAKERS THAT BEGINS ONCE THE CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CRACKLING NOISE IS EXACERBATED WHEN MAKING TURNS. SOMETIMES THE RADIO LOSES CONNECTION, AFTER WHICH THE ENTIRE DASH HAS BLANKED OUT, LOSING ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ODOMETER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, SPEEDOMETER. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHILE DRIVING IN A COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT ONLY A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING TO LOSE THIS INFORMATION, BUT ALSO A SAFETY THREAT TO NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION OF YOUR SPEED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE COMPONENT PART/SYSTEM OF CONCERN IS BELIEVED TO BE WIRING/ELECTRICAL. AFTER TAKING IT INTO RALPH SCHOMP HONDA TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED TWICE, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD 'THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND CUSTOMER WILL BE CONTRACTED ONCE A FIX BECOMES AVAILABLE.' APPARENTLY, THEY ARE WAITING ON A TOOL TO COME IN FROM HONDA TO ALLOW THEM TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE AWAITING RESOLUTION TO THIS ANNOYANCE THAT HAS WORSENED AND NOW BECOME A SAFELY HAZARD. AMERICAN HONDA IS UNREACHABLE BY PHONE (1-800-999-1009), AS THEY ARE CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCING 'TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES' AND PROVIDE NO ALTERNATIVE PHONE NUMBERS OR ALTERNATIVE SUGGESTED METHOD OF COMMUNICATION. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2020 HONDA PILOT ON 12/9/2019. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING, I HEAR A LOUD, "CRACKLING" SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD, PRESUMABLY THE SPEAKERS. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN THE AUDIO SYSTEM IS OFF. AT TIMES, WHEN THE RADIO IS PLAYING, IT WILL DISCONNECT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALSO, THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON WHEN DEPRESSED MAKES A CRACKLING SOUND. THIS IS ALL EXTREMELY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THE COMMUNICATION HUB IS FAULTED. THE ENTIRE CONSOLE GOES OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNICATION CONSOLE. AT TIMES IT REBOOTS IN FEW MINUTES AND OTHERS IT HAS STAYED BLANK FOR OVER 10 MINUTES AND ONCE IT WAS TOTALLY SHUT DOWN TILL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO REPAIR FOR TWO DAYS WITH THE HELP OF THE HONDA FACTORY. NOW THE PROBLEM IS RESURFACING AGAIN SLOWLY AS IT DID THE FIRST TIME. FIRST IT WILL START REBOOTING WITHIN FEW MINUTES (HAPPENED FEW TIMES NOW), NOW IT IS TAKING FEW MINUTES TO REBOOT AND ANDROID AUTO IS TOTALLY DISCONNECTED NOW (SECOND STAGE AS PREVIOUSLY). *TR

BRAND NEW HONDA PILOT 2020; 32 DAYS OFF THE LOT AND THE RADIO SCREEN GOES BLANK, THE SYSTEM SENDS A MESSAGE OF "NETWORK CONNECTION LOST" OR "NO AUDIO CONNECTION". THIS HAPPENS ACROSS AUDIO FEATURES; SIRIUS; AM; FM: BLUETOOTH AND APPLE CAR PLAY. WHEN THE RADIO IS WORKING THERE IS A CONSTANT CRACKLING SOUND ALMOST LIKE YOU ARE LISTENING TO A VINYL RECORD IN YOUR CAR. I GAVE THE BLANK SCREEN THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT THINKING IT WAS A ONE OFF BUT BY THE THIRD TIME THAT IT HAPPENED I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG AND THEY HAVE TO KEEP CALLING CALIFORNIA FOR ADVICE. *TR

AFTER 2 MONTHS OF DRIVING A NEW 2020 PILOT ELITE, THE SPEAKERS STARTED POPPING LOUDLY AND CONTINUOUSLY EVEN WHEN THE AUDIO IS TURNED OFF. THE POPPING OCCURS SPORADICALLY AND TOUCH SCREEN REPORTS "NETWORK CONNECTION LOST" WHERE IT WILL NOT PLAY BLUETOOTH AUDIO OR AN FM RADIO STATION. THE POPPING OCCURS WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN MOVING. THIS POPPING IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING AND IT CANNOT BE STOPPED WHILE IT IS OCCURRING. *TR

THE SPEAKERS WOULD EMIT CONSTANT POPPING/CRACKING SOUNDS AND THE DASH/RADIO WOULD CONSTANTLY POWER CYCLE OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2020 HONDA PILOT TOURING OCT 2019. I NOTICED THE POPPING IN THE SPEAKERS AFTER HAVING THE CAR A MONTH MAYBE. I ALSO NOTICED DVD ISSUES AND CONNECTION PROBLEMS. EVERY SINGLE TIME I GET IN MY CAR I HEAR POPPING NOISES THROUGHOUT THE SPEAKERS. OCCASIONALLY I HAVE "LOST NETWORK CONNECTION" AND ONCE MY WHOLE DASH/SPEEDOMETER WENT BLACK. IT ONLY CAME BACK ON 3 DAYS LATER WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. LEITH HONDA IN SOUTHERN PINES/ABERDEEN, NC ACTED "SURPRISED" WITH THESE ISSUES. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A SPEEDOMETER GO OUT. I DON'T BELIEVE THEM. I'VE HEARD ONE OF THE DOCTORS IN THE AREA RAISED CANE IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED HIS HONDA PILOT WITH A NEW ONE. THIS POPPING IN THE SPEAKERS, DVD ISSUES, AND OTHER MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE VERY DISTRACTING AND THEREFORE DANGEROUS. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE POPPING AND PICTURES OF EVERYTHING ELSE. UNFORTUNATELY THE VIDEOS WILL NOT UPLOAD TO THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT. EVIDENTLY THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2017ISH. I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS PILOT IF I'D KNOWN THERE WERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES!!!! WORSE $41,000 CASH I HAVE EVER SPENT! SHAME ON HONDA FOR NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUING TO SELL PROBLEM AUTOMOBILES TO CUSTOMERS! PLEASE CONSIDER THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AS A DANGER. WE NEED OUR AUTOMOBILES REPAIRED BY HONDA BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAYS! *TR