2005 HONDA PILOT Complaints

CAR SHUTTERS OR VIBRATES AROUND 25-35 MILES PER HOUR DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION. IT APPEARS THAT THAT TIRES ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, BUT AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN FOR A TIRE BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS COLD OR WARM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER COULD FIX THE VIBRATIONS, BUT THE DESIGN FLAW IS WITH THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 72,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. IT HAS ONLY BEEN A MONTH, BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 2005 PILOT. MY LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE 75% COVERAGE OF THE APPROXIMATELY $3,300 REPAIR BILL BY HONDA TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE 100% AND PLAN ON PURSUING THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA OF AMERICA. I WAS TOLD HONDA WOULDN'T COVER ANYTHING AFTER 75,000 MILES. I FEEL HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND OWN THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE, BUT IT IS CHEAPER TO DEAL WITH THE ONE OFF COMPLAINTS THAN ADMIT FAULT AND ISSUE A RECALL.

2005 HONDA PILOT - TRANSMISSION VIBRATION HONDA PILOT HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATES AT ABOUT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A KIND OF PUFFING SOUND. AT 50 TO 60 MPH IT IS A MUCH HARDER VIBRATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE OR HOW THE WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE WATER WAS DAMAGING THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PREMATURE RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,500.

THE WELD FAILED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET ON ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO MOVE AND ATTEMPT TO RECLINE. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT STUTTERS, VIBRATIONS, AND HAS FLASHING "D" (DRIVE) LIGHT ON. POSSIBLE TORQUE CONVERTER AND/OR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS! IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE PILOT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND ALSO TO OUR OWN PRIVATE MECHANIC AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP US. *TR

MY 2005 HONDA PILOT BEGAN SHUDDERING ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TORCH CONVERTER. THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY PILOT HAS 122,000 MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND I SEE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2005 HONDA PILOTS. MY MECHANIC IS REBUILDING MY TRANSMISSION FOR $2900. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

HONDA PILOT 2005 VSA ISSUE AND MALFUNCTIONS: SOMETIMES THE LIGHT CAME UP EVEN I DROVE ON A FLAT ROAD WITH LOW SPEED. THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND THE BRAKE AND STEERING FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND LOCKS. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN A TURN AND ALMOST HIT A WALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE IF I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY TURN AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PILOT HONDA WITH ONGOING SHUDDERING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. AT FIRST I THOUGH IT WAS THE AIR FLOW UNDER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PVC MOLDING. AFTER CHECKING I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (TORQUE CONVERTER) THE SHUDDER BEGAN AT 75,000 AND THE VEHICLE NOW HAS125,000 MILES. TO MAKE THE SHUDDER STOP I PRESS OR RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR BRIEFLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW STARTING TO SHIFT HARD INTO SECOND GEAR. I WILL CONTACT HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA NEXT TO DISCUSS THEIR FINDINGS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 20 AND 50 MPH. PROBLEM CEASES IF ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED OR RELEASED. *TR