2011 HONDA PILOT Complaints

CONTINUED REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS AND BURNING TOO MUCH OIL. I'M NOW REPLACING SPARK PLUG #2 EVERY 6 MONTHS. WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING, ALL ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, ENGINE BEGINS TO SPUTTER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. NO OPTION AVAILABLE OTHER THAN TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. IN SOME CASES, SIMPLY THE ACT OF ACCELERATING TOO QUICKLY TO WILL CAUSE THE SAME ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THE CLASS ACTION AGAINST HONDA FOR THE 2011 HONDA PILOT ENGINE MISFIRE DIDN'T INCLUDE MY VIN# YET I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE MISFIRE? IT SHOULD BE APPARENT THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT SPECIFIC TO ONE MANUFACTURING PLANT AND THAT IT IS AN OVERALL DESIGN DEFECT. I PURCHASED MY 2011 HONDA PILOT BECAUSE I WANTED A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE. THIS ENGINE MISFIRE HAS LEFT ME SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CHILDREN AND DOGS IN TOW. THE OPPOSITE OF SAFE AND RELIABLE WITH A $30,000 PRICE TAG. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA ISN'T STEPPING UP TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS.

I WAS EXPERIENCING SOME CLUNKING AND POPPING NOISES AS I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT, AS I TURNED ONTO CITY STREET; PRIVATE PARKING LOTS, U-TURNS AND SUCH. I HAD MY FATHER TEST DRIVE IT AND HE THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE CV AXLES AND HAD IT CHECKED AT AUTO AIR & AXLE, SAN ANTONIO, TX. THEY FOUND IT WAS NOT THE CV AXLES, BUT A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM AND AS IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, WE SHOULD CHECK INTO ANY RECALLS. WE FOUND NHTSA ASSIGNED RECALL ID# 10V640000 ON MY MAKE AND MODEL, FRONT SUSPENSION DAMPER BOLTS AND SPINDLE NUTS - MAKING THE CLUNKING AND POPPING NOISE.

2011 MAIN REAR VIEW INTERIOR MIRROR. THE ORIGINAL MIRROR BEGAN TO DEGENERATE OVER TIME, WITHIN 3 YEARS OF OWNING CAN, CAUSING MIRROR TO LOOSE ABILITY TO VISIBLY SEE WHAT WAS BEHIND YOU. MIRROR WAS REPLACED BY HONDA, NOW 2ND MIRROR IS DOING THE SAME THING. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE IT AND IGNORES THE SITUATION, INDICATING THAT WE MUST HAVE PUT SOMETHING ON IT TO CAUSE THAT. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE, UNDER PILOTEERS.ORG, THAT SHOWS MANY OTHER VEHICLES WERE EFFECTED BY THE SAME DEFECTS WHERE HONDA DID NOT LITTLE TO HELP. I FEEL YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE, AS I AM SURE ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST DUE TO THIS CONDITION AND HONDA IGNORES THE ISSUE AND PASSES IT OFF ON THE CONSUMER. EVERY OTHER CAR WE HAVE EVER OWNED HAS NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND THEREFORE MUST BE CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MIRROR THAT HONDA SELECTED.

2011 HONDA PILOT. AROUND 66,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND FILLED AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. ISSUE BEGAN SOMETIME BEFORE THE FLUSH. ACCELERATION FROM A STOP IS NOTICEABLY ROUGH AND VIBRATES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT UP TO AROUND 45MPH. CONTINUES TO GET WORSE.

MOVING KEY BACK AND FORTH IN DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WILL RESULT IN ENGINE REPEATEDLY TURNING OVER, EVEN WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION. ENGINE DOESN'T ACTUALLY START BUT WILL CRANK BY ITSELF. CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF REMOTE START INSTALLED. VIDEO OF EXAMPLE HERE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YEFIB2TBMJ0

MY 2011 HONDA PILOT SHAKES GOING 80 OR MORE MILES PER HOUR. THE DASHBOARD SHAKES SO BAD THAT IT LOOKS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO POP OUT.

DRIVING ONTO ON RAMP OF HIGHWAY FROM PRIOR HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 30 MPH. DRIVER NOTICED A LURCH FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. UNKNOWN PART THAT WAS INVOLVED. POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION OR FUEL LINE BUT ONLY SUSPICION WITH NO EVIDENCE LEFT TO INVESTIGATE (SEE PICTURES INCLUDED). ACCELERATION NO LONGER ENGAGING. DRIVER PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, NOTICED A STREAM OF SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER HOOD OF VEHICLE. SMALL FIRE NOTICED AT BOTTOM OF CAR. WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. EMS EXTINGUISHED FIRE EVENTUALLY. TOTAL TIME OF INCIDENT 10-15 MINUTES.

TAKATA RECALL. WHILE VIN CHECK DOES NOT INDICATE MY 2011 HONDA PILOT IS PART OF AN ACTIVE RECALL, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOSS IN RESALE VALUE BASED ON ALL OF THE NEGATIVE MEDIA COVERAGE/INTERNET COVERAGE AND ACTIVE RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST TAKATA.

LATELY I'VE NOTICED MY 2011 HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN ACCELERATING SLOWER THAN NORMAL. I'VE DONE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. MY CAR HAS 100K MILES AND IS ALSO BURNING OIL. I THINK THE TWO ISSUES MIGHT BE CONNECTED.

I NOTICE MY 2011 PILOT'S BRAKES DON'T FUNCTION NORMALLY. INSTEAD OF SMOOTH BRAKE APPLICATION THE BRAKE PEDAL 'CLICKS' WHILE BEING PRESSED AND RELEASED. BRAKES DON'T FEEL WEAK, THEY STILL STOP WELL BUT JUST THE PEDAL MAKES ME WORRY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T GO AWAY EITHER, NO MATTER IF YOU'RE STATIONARY OR HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 2 HOURS THE BRAKE FEEL IS THE SAME.