2006 Honda Pilot 4-DR. w/SAB

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAMS WORKED FINE.

LATCH ON THE REAR PULL DOWN DOOR WILL NOT HOLD TIGHT. I CLOSE IT SO THAT THE REAR DOOR SEEMS CLOSED WELL AND TIGHT. AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE WHILE, VERY OFTEN, MY LIGHT COMES ON SHOWING REAR PULL DOWN LOCK IS NOT CLOSED! WHEN I CHECK IT OUT, I FIND THAT IT IS NOT CLOSED TIGHT. I CAN SEE IT PROTRUDING SLIGHTLY, COMPARED TO HOW IT LOOKED AS I CLOSED IT INITIALLY! I CAN'T TELL EXACTLY WHEN IT BEGAN IT WASN'T THAT OFTEN AND I THOUGHT I OR MY HUSBAND JUST DIDN'T CLOSE IT TIGHT ENOUGH.

DIVER AIRBAG EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN YARD, WHILE CHANGING THE RADATOR, IT POPPED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE RADIATOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM SKINNER HONDA (3823 ROSS CLARK CIR, DOTHAN, AL 36303;(334) 671-8100) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V499000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 202,566.

WHILE MOVING SLOWLY IN A PRIVATE DRIVE AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE CAUSING THE CAR TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR AND A SUPPORT POST OF A CARPORT

CAR WAS PARKED. I STARTED IT UP AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT DID NOT MOVE. I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND DIDN'T' MOVE, WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES, TRIED AGAIN AND THE BRAKES SQUEEZED REALLY TIGHT BUT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. DROVE TO WORK AND ON THE WAY BACK BRAKES GOT TIGHT AND STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEELS. STOPPED BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED FOR HALF AN HOUR UNTIL COOLED DOWN AND CALLED A TOW SERVICE. CALL LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 COMPLAINTS.

ENGINE CONTINUES TO MISFIRE NO MATTER WHAT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE LIKE PLUGS. RUNS ROUGH AND UNLESS YOU RESTART THE ENGINE IT WILL NOT RUN PROPERLY. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRADLE MOUNT DETACHED FROM THE REAR AXLE AND WAS HANGING DOWN. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NO CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. *LN*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IT FEEL AS THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AND VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD SINCE WE COULD GET REAR ENDED, ESPECIALLY IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR OBA HIGHWAY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE PILOT FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE VSA MODULE AND NOW WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR $2500. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART IN THE 2005 PILOTS AND SOME 2006. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA TWICE TO REQUEST THEY WRVICE THIS UNDER THE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL, THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK WHICH IS CLEARLY BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY 2006 PILOT OWNERS AND HONDA SIMPLY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT. MAY TAKE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I PRAY NO ONE IS SEVERELY INJURED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION.

THE CAR WAS PARKED. I STARTED IT UP AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. SO I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE. IT WOULDN'T MOVE. SO I PUT IT BACK IN REVERSE AND GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS. IT BARELY MOVED. SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT IT DOWN AND PUMPED ON THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES. I LET IT SIT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. ANOTHER TIME THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKES SQUEEZED REALLY TIGHT. OVERTIGHT.... BECAUSE IT MADE A LOUD SPRING LIKE POPPING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. IT'S DONE THIS NOW SEVERAL TIMES AND IM WORRIED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING.... ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. LIKE I SAID, ITS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. PARKED ON THE STREET, IN A PARKING GARAGE, ON A STEEP HILL IN SEATTLE, ON A DIRT ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS COMING BACK FROM FISHING, SOME 22 MILES FROM ANY MAIN ROAD.

WHEN THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS BUCKED IT WILL POP LOSE . SO I WOULD TRY AGAIN TILL IT LOCKS . IT WAS IN MOTION AND ALSO HAVE BEEN IN STATIONARY POSITION.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST(VSA). THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER WAS BRUISED AS HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR A FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 246,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BOOMING NOISE WAS DETECTED, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE LOWERED TO GROUND. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS NOT INLINE WITH VEHICLE BUT IN AN ABNORMAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BUSHING, BALL JOINT, CONTROL ARM, AND AXLE WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WASHTENAW AUTO CARE CENTER (3090 WASHTENAW AVE, YPSILANTI, MI 48197 (734)434-4000) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT COMPLIANCE BUSHING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO FISHER HONDA (15 E MICHIGAN AVE, YPSILANTI, MI 48198 (734) 483-0323) FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,840.

I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM MY PARKING SPACE WHEN I HEARD A LARGE THUNK. VTM-4, VSA, ABS, AND [!] LIGHTS ALL WENT ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ODD NOISE. AFTER GETTING HOME AND NOTICING THAT THE REAR WAS SITTING LOWER, I LOOKED AT THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND SAW THAT THE TRAILING ARMS HAD COMPLETELY COME DETACHED FROM THE SUB FRAME AND THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS BEING KEPT IN POSITION BY THE EXHAUST. THIS WAS A MONUMENTAL FAIL AND I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT HONDA WOULDN'T CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE MUCH LOVED 2006 HONDA PILOT GOES TO THE DEALER TOMORROW.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VSA LIGHT AND TRIANGLE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE BRAKES WILL APPLY HARD WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDDLE. SOMETIMES THE VSA LIGHT WILL COME ON AS SOON THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES . TURNING OFF THE VSA BUTTON AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY , HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS HAPPENS ,THE BRAKES STOP THE CAR THEN THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON . THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE VSA MODULE BUT SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS . NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS A NEW VSA MODULE AT $2000 PLUS DOLLARS, SEEMS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY 2006 PILOT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, ONLY HAVE 74000 MILES ON VEHICLE FOR HAVING IT 13 YEARS THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AT 40 MPH OR SO AFRAID TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AT 60-70 MPH. WHILE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IT MAY GO SEVERAL MONTHS WITH OUT A PROBLEM OR THE VSA LIGHT COMING ON THEN IT HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE

WE WERE LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE, WE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD THUNK FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. WE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I EXPECTED TO FIND THAT WE HAD RUN OVER A BICYCLE BUT INSTEAD FOUND THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE HANGING FROM THE SPRINGS. BOTH REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTS HAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED PULLING COMPLETELY OUT OF THE SUBFRAME. THE SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER AND A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE HEAVILY RUSTED AND SEVERELY STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED. WE HAD PLANNED TO DRIVE ABOUT 80 (PREDOMINANTLY FREEWAY) MILES EACH WAY THAT DAY TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAY. IT IS A SMALL MIRACLE THAT THESE FAILED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE LIKE THIS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS COULD BE DEADLY! A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THIS TO BE A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE SIDE AIRBAG BY THE DRIVER POPPED OUT AND BLEW UP. NO COLLISION NO BLOWN TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY

THE CASING OF THE DRIVER SIDE BACKING JUST FELL OFF FOR NO REASON. DRIVING ON A NORMAL STREET. NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT NORMAL DRIVING

I STARTED TO NOTICE THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE MAKING CLUNKING NOISE AND OCCASIONAL METAL ON METAL TICKING NOISES AT LOWER SPEEDS AND OVER BUMPS. I JUST ASSUMED MY REAR SHOCKS WERE GOING OUT. I THEN LATER REALIZE THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE IS SITTING A LOT LOWER ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER SIDE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR BRAKES AND WHILE ON THE HOIST LIFTED UP I SEE THAT BOTH OF THE 'TRAILING ARMS" RIGHT/LEFT SIDES HAVE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE SUB FRAME. NOW KNOWING THE REAL ISSUE AT HAND AND DOING MY SHARE OF RESEARCH ONLINE THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURE AT ALL, POSSIBLY KNOWING THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING ONE OF THE MAIN COMPONENTS FOR KEEPING YOUR REAR AXLE INTACT WITH THE WHOLE VEHICLE FAIL THAT EASILY!!!

VSA SYSTEM CONSTANTLY GOING ON IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

2006 HONDA PILOT EX MILEAGE: 144,309 I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHEN I FELT A JOLT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP IN THE DASHBOARD, THERE WAS A LOUD EXHAUST LEAK, AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER ACCELERATING. THERE WAS AN AUTO CARE CENTER 50 YARDS AWAY SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT THERE FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC LIFTED THE VEHICLE AND SHOWED ME THAT THE BACK TWO REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS WERE DETACHED FROM THE BODY WHICH MADE THE CAR INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE; THE SUBFRAME MOUNTS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE AS IT WAS A RUST ISSUE. THE CAR WAS IRREPARABLE SO I HAD TO TOTAL THE CAR AND RECEIVED 10% OF WHAT THE CAR WAS WORTH RUNNING FROM THE JUNK YARD. I PURCHASED THE PILOT NEW IN FEB. 2006 AND PERFORMED ALL THE RECOMMENDED HONDA MAINTENANCE. I PERSONAL PERFORMED ALL OIL AND BREAK JOBS SO I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. I DID NOT SEE ANY RUST UNDER THE CAR THAT WOULD HAVE ALERTED ME THERE WAS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH THE REAR SUBFRAME. A GOOGLE SEARCH TURNED UP SEVERAL OTHER HONDA PILOTS OF THIS GENERATION HAVING THE SAME SUBFRAME RUST AS MINE WITH THE SAME CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE REAR MOUNTS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THAT WATER WAS ALLOWED TO POOL BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF STEEL IN THE UNIBODY. THE CAR HAD 144,309 MILES ON IT AND WAS MECHANICALLY IN GREAT CONDITION UNTIL I HAD THIS ISSUE.

MY WIFE WAS TURNING INTO OUR GARAGE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVED UP CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE GARAGE (AIR COMPRESSOR,GAS GRILL,SHOP VAC,SHELVING, AND OTHER THINGS)PUSHING THEM AGAINST THE BACK WALL BEFORE STOPPING AND ALLOWING HER TO TURN THE CAR OFF. SHE HAD THE BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BUT HAD NO CONTROL. THE CAR IS A 2006 HONDA PILOT WITH ABOUT 170,000 MILES.

I HAVE NOT HAD THIS VEHICLE IN 10 YEARS. I HAVE WRITTEN HONDA SIX TIMES AND CALLED A DOZEN TIMES. IF SOMEONE HAS THIS VEHICLE AND GETS INJURED DUE TO NON-NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL, AND I SHOW HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STOP THESE LETTERS COMING TO MY HOUSE SO YOU CAN FIND THE RIGHT PERSON, SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY LIABLE.

WHILE RECENTLY DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA PILOT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SEEMED A LITTLE UNSTEADY WHEN CORNERING. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, THE REAR SUSPENSION LOOKED TOO LOW AND THE NEGATIVE CAMBER OF THE REAR WHEELS LOOKED EXCESSIVE. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THE REAR FRAME CROSSMEMBER HAD EXTREME INTERNAL CORROSION AND BOTH REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTING BOLTS HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME (SEE INCLUDED PHOTOS). THE REAR SUSPENSION HAD DROPPED SEVERAL INCHES BELOW THE ORIGINAL MOUNTING POSITION AND WAS PRESSING ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I QUESTION THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION AND POSSIBLY HAS BEEN AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. OVERALL, THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE, HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD OR IN HARSH CONDITIONS AND HAS NEVER PULLED HEAVY LOADS. THE INTERNAL FRAME CORROSSION SEEMS EXCESSIVE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND PERHAPS THE RESULT OF POOR DESIGN, POOR QUALITY AND/OR INADEQUATE CORROSION PROTECTION. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN TO THEM, IS NOT FIXABLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THIS TIME BUT REFER ME TO HONDA NATIONAL. HONDA NATIONAL ALSO INITIALLY CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH NUMEROUS IDENTICAL PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AS WELL AS OTHER ONLINE SOURCES. A COMPLAINT AND CASE NUMBER HAS NOW BEEN REGISTERED WITH HONDA FOR THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONCE GREAT VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE PREMATURELY DESTINED FOR THE SCRAP METAL PILE. VERY SAD OUTCOME FOR ANY MODERN VEHICLE AND ESPECIALLY ONE WITH THE REPUTATION FOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF A HONDA VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG AND DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED UP UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT SWERVED THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY DUE TO BEING CONSTRICTED BY THE SEAT BELT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FAIRFIELD HONDA (201 LYCOMING MALL DR, MUNCY, PA 17756, (570) 326-2858), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S REQUEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

VSA LIGHT AND CODE 84-1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DURING THE FAILURE, THE IGNITION KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND INSERTED THE SPARE KEY, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY BATTERY WAS FAULTY. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY INSIDE THE KEY, THE KEY OPERATED NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT THE 2005 HONDA PILOT HAS WITH ITS VSA THE RECALL FOR THIS IS NHTSA RECALL # 10694296 WITH OVER 625 COMPLAINTS. AS EVERYONE DESCRIBES AFTER ONE MILE OF DRIVING THE VSA WILL COME ON IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE WHEN ON IT WILL ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT NOT FULLY SO IT SHUTTERS AND RPM SOAR BUT YOU GO NO WHERE CAUSING DAILY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. HONDA DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MODULE IS THE ISSUE BUT DUE TO THE 2006 NOT BEING ON THE GOVT RECALL LIST THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE YOU HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DONE AT A COST OF 1650.00. THE HONDA MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE WHITEPAPER HONDA HAS ON HOW TO REPLACE THIS MODULE AND THE ISSUE IT CREATES BUT UNWILLING TO STAND BEHIND REPAIRING IT FOR FREE ONLY OFFER A 125.00 DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR. SO IM CLEAR 1. VSA LIGHT COMES ON STAYS ON AND VSA SWITCH WILL NOT TURN THIS FUNCTION OFF AS IT IS DESIGNED TO. 2. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO MAKE RAPID ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND JUST SHUTTERS. 3. YOU HAVE TO MAKE A SLOW SMOOTH ACCELERATION UP TO YOUR DESIRED SPEED. 4. YOU ALSO WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE WILL HEAR A LOUD THUD AND FEELING LIKE YOU WERE REAR ENDED DUE TO THE BRAKES LOCKING AND UNLOCKING.

THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS, WHILE ACCELERATING, OR MAINTAINING SPEED, EVEN WITH CRUISE ON AT 70+ MPH. IT CAUSED A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED, AND HAD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. THIS IS ONGOING, NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE AND BEGAN WITHIN 2 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH I HEARD A TICKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN IT WENT AWAY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER MY VTM-4 LIGHT CAME ON AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. THIS CAUSED MY CAR TO STALL OUT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION AT 11PM. WITH THE HELP OF A PERSON WHO HAPPENED TO BE WALKING BY, THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. AFTER GETTING IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SPARK PLUG IN CYLINDER 2 SHOT UP OUT OF THE CYLINDER, DAMAGED THE THREADS AND EXPLODED. I HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS ISSUE ON MANY FORUMS WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. NOW I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN COMMON WITH THESE ENGINES BUT NOT ADDRESSED AS A RECALL.

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR NYS INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC CALLED ME TO TELL ME HE CANNOT PASS THE INSPECTION. THE REAR SUB-FRAME HAS SEVERE CORROSION. THERE ARE LARGE SECTIONS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. HE SAID NO ONE WOULD PASS THIS VEHICLE'S INSPECTION. HE SAID THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF THE REAR SUSPENSION TOTALLY COLLAPSING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE SAID JUST HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD HARD ENOUGH WILL CAUSE THIS. SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN CORROSION THIS BAD ON A 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, EVEN IN NYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HONDA WINDWARD (45-671 KAMEHAMEHA HWY, KANEOHE, HI 96744, (808) 247-8544) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY 2006 HONDA PILOT STARTED TO SHOW THE P0301 ERROR CODE AND HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VTM-4 CAUTION LIGHT COME ON SUDDENLY. BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON A MONDAY MORNING. THE DAY BEFORE I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR ABOUT 20 MILES ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND ABOUT 2 MILES ON CITY ROADS. THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AT THAT TIME NOR WERE ANY OBSTACLES HIT, SUCH AS POTHOLES, AND NO CHANGE IN THE DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CAR WERE EXPERIENCED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHICH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MISFIRE IN THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER CAUSED BY FAULTY VALVES. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP WHICH RECONDITIONS AND REPAIRS ENGINES AS A SPECIALTY. THEY FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE INTAKE SNORKEL WAS SPLIT IN TWO. LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2009 TO 2012 HONDA PILOTS WHICH EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES WHICH HONDA USA SETTLED. I AM CONCERNED A SIMILAR FAULT HAPPENED IN MY 2006 HONDA PILOT AND WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE BASED ON HONDA'S SETTLEMENT.

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT A LOUD BANG HAPPEND IN OUR 2006 HONDA PILOT. WE THOUGHT WE HAD BOTTOMED OUT. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME, SUSPENSION, AND DRIVE TRAIN HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE REAR CROSSMEMBER. THIS IS DUE TO PREMATURE RUST AND INADEQUATE METAL USED IN THE REAR SUBFRAME. THE REAR SUBFRAME AND SUSPENSION IS ONLY BEING HELD IN WITH 2 MORE RUSTY BOLTS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT RUSTY ANYWHERE ELSE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT DOES HAVE 165,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE . I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THE CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER THAT I TOOK IT TOO SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT, AND THE VEHICLE IS JUNK. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT. THE FAILURE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HAVE E-MAILED HONDA, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ME EXCEPT FOR A AUTO RESPONSE E-MAIL. THIS VEHICLE IS WORTH ABOUT $6000 BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.

I WAS DRIVING FOR 500 MILES ONE GO, THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE WAS 93F I HAD SMELLED GAS I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED I FOUND THE GAS TANK HAS MELTED DUE TO HEAT COMES FROM THE MUFFLER RUNS UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TANK, GOOD NEWS THE GAS WAS IS NOT THAT HOT TO IGNITE AND BURN, I WONDER HOW THE TANK MATERIAL COULD MELT IN THIS CONDITION IT HAS TO STAND THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT BUERKLE HONDA (3360 HWY 61 N, ST PAUL, MN 55110, (651) 490-6600), THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE PART LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE BODY WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VOICE COMMANDS SHUTTING RADIO OFF PUTTING RADIO ON AIR ON AIR OFF ASKING TO REPEAT .DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING HAYWIRE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL TO DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS CAR STARTED VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING REPLACED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF BUT BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTING FINE CAR ACCELERATES ON OWN WITH CRUISE SET ALL THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. CAR ACCELERATED ON OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWY DOING 65 MY I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AND SHUT DOWN CRUISE. HAD COMPUTER TESTED TO SEE IF ANYTHING WRONG HAD COMPUTER CHECKED TO SEE WHATS WRONG WITH ENGINE INDICATED NO CODES EVERYTHING FINE. ALSO WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP BUT EVERYTHING OK WITH POWER STEERING FLUIDS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE I HAVE 4 GRANDCHILDREN THAT I PICK UP FROM SCHOOL IM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH THEM IN CAR EVEN MYSELF I DONT WANT ANYONE GETTING HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF HONDAS KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE PROBLEMS THAT THEY WONT DO A RECALL BECAUSE TO EXPENSIVE

ON 8/18/18, WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH, WE HEARD A LOUD THUD. THEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED, THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE. I CALLED MY MECHANIC THINKING IT MIGHT BE THE EXHAUST. WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT ON 8/22/18, HE INFORMED ME THE REAR SUB FRAME WAS PULLING OUT OF THE BODY, AND THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HE SAID THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED TO A CAR THAT IS 12 YEARS OLD, AND IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION. HE SAID THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE REAR FRAME UP WAS MY EXHAUST PIPE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE, THE STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY SEIZED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE LOST OF ACCELERATION CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

REAR SUSPENSION BROKEN FROM CAR FRAME

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED - BULBS ARE GOOD, HAVE REPLACED WITH KNOWN GOOD BULB TO NO AVAIL. HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE HONDA PILOT FROM 2003-2008. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EARLIER (PRE 2005) PILOTS BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED BY HONDA IN LATER MODELS. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS THE VEHICLE IN ANY STATE, PARKED, MOTOR ON OR OFF, WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION OR STANDING STILL. HI-BEAM HEADLIGHTS STILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM IN THE EARLIER RECALL. VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 180,000 MILES ON IT.

BRAKING SYSTEM TO APPLY BRAKING FORCE WITH NO DRIVER INPUT AT ANY TIME

THE VSA DEVICE WILL ENGAGE AFTER A MILE OF DRIVING AND WILL NOT.ALLOW YOU TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY YOU MUST SLOWLY PRESS THE PEDAL. MODELS BEFORE 2006 WERE PART OF A RECALL (13V-092) HOWEVER SAME ISSUE ON 2006 IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL

REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNT HAS SEPARATED FROM FRAME OF THE VEHICLE - CAR HAS NEVER GONE OFF ROADING - ALL HIGHWAY MILES - CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED - IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED

TAKATA INFLATORS: AFTER HITTING A ROADSIDE OBJECT AT A COUNTY ROAD TURNING INTO A COMMUNITY, THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED, BUT THE AIRBAG WAS NOT INFLATED. I BURSTED, NOT BLOWED OUT SIMPLY WITH THE BAG ITSELF WITHOUT AIR. AFTER TALKING TO HONDA, THEY REPEAT THAT THE INFLATION PROCESS COME AND GO QUICKLY. I KNOW THAT IT COME AND GO QUICKLY. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT INFLATED AT ALL. AS A SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO EXPERIMENTS, WHO KNOWS WHAT CAN BE A HUMAN BIAS, WHO KNOWS THE SPEED OF HUMAN REACTIONS, THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS THAT I WAS SURE AND AM SURE, THE BAG WAS NOT INFLATED ENOUGH. I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH IT WAS INFLATED, MY IMPRESSION WAS THAT IT WAS INFLATED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5-10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE WAS VIRTUALLY STOPPED WHEN THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. THE BAG DID NOT TOUCH ANY PART OF MY BODY BESIDES MY RIGHT ARM. MY BODY DID NOT MOVE FORWARD AT ALL AS THE SPEED OF AT HITTING WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO MOVE MY BACK AWAY FROM THE SEAT. THE AIRBAG DID NOTHING BUT BURNING MY RIGHT ARM, CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN. NOTE THAT, THE AIRBAG WAS SERVICED BECAUSE THE RECALL. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS NOT THE ORIGINAL AIRBAG WHICH WAS RECALLED, IT IS THE NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM IS EITHER CAUSED BY THE PRODUCT ITSELF OR BY INSTALLATION. IN ANY CASES, IT IS A DEFECTED PRODUCT THAT DOES NOTHING WHEN DEPLOYED BUT HARM.

WE WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP WAITING TO TURN INTO OUR CHILD'S SCHOOL PARKING LOT. WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT LEAST 40 MPH, POSSIBLY FASTER, WHO MADE NO ATTEMPT TO STOP. WE WERE PUSHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND STRUCK A SECOND VEHICLE. WHEN WE CAME TO REST, BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS WERE IN A FULL RECLINE POSITION, AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO OUR CHILD HAD SHE BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

TAKATA RECALL - MY VIN # IS SHOWING 0 RECALLS, HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD TO GO IN TWICE FOR A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. WHY IS YOUR WEBSITE RECORDING 0 RECALLS? I WAS IN A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT IN 2016 (I BELIEVE, MAY HAVE BEEN LATE 2015) AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS 1 CAR IN FRONT THAT DIDN'T GET HIT BAD, BUT THE TWO VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD THEIR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE THE SAME HONDA PILOT TODAY, BUT IT WORRIES ME THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT DIDN'T DUE TO THE ISSUE WITH THE INFLATORS. THIS VEHICLE ACCIDENT I HAD WAS PRIOR TO THIS INFLATOR RECALL. I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS MOVING, BUT VERY SLOWLY.

BOTH VEHICLE LOW BEAMS SIMULTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I NEEDED TO USE HIGH-BEAMS TO GET HOME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!! I CHECKED BULBS AND FUSES AND ALL ARE IN WORKING ORDER.

THE VSA LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE TO VARYING DEGREES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW. IT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD TO HER AND THOSE AROUND HER IF IT OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARKLEY HONDA (3401 S COLLEGE AVE FORT COLLINS, CO) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (HENDRICKS HONDA) WAS CONTACTED AND ORDERED THE PART; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE REMEDIED DUE TO THE PART BEING USED TO REPAIR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENED THERE WOULD ALSO BE A NOISE AND SMELL AS METAL GRINDING AGAINST METAL. THIS ACCOMPANIED WITH A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

HAVING PROBLEM WITH VAS LIGHT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE VSA SYSTEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAS APPLIED THE VEHICLES BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING AS WELL AS WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 35 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE VSA LIGHT AS WELL AS THE ! VSA LIGHT COMES ON. THE VEHICLE COMES TO A VERY ABRUPT STOP, AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE. THE ONLY WAY I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IS BY DISABLING THE VSA SYSTEM COMPLETELY. LUCKILY IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM VERY WORRIED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR DUE TO JUST SIMPLY NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE PILOT INTO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL AND ALL SYMPTOMS SOUND THE SAME AS THE ISSUES MY 2006 PILOT IS HAVING. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH HONDA IS SIMPLY IGNORING THE ISSUE TO AVOID THERE OWN PERSONAL LOSS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT A MINOR ONE I FEEL MY AS WELL AS MY FAMILIES LIVES ARE IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON HWY THERE IS SOMETIMES A SHUDDER AT SPEEDS BET 55-65MPH.AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS IT APPEARS IT MIGHT BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HONDA RECALLED THE ACURA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE PILOT.

BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ME STEPPING ON THE BRAKES

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AFTER BUYING OUR 2006 HONDA PILOT USED, WITHIN 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BACK COVER POPPED OFF WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. WE NOTED THAT THE AREA OF THE COVER THAT HOLDS THE SMALL CLIPS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY FIXED WITH WIRE. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND ORDERED A NEW COVER (PART NUMBER 81127-S9V-A21ZC) AND CLIPS (PART NUMBER 91566-SP0-003). WE HAD THEM INSTALLED BY THE DEALER, BUT SIX DAYS LATER THE COVER POPPED OFF FOR A SECOND TIME, AGAIN WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. WE AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THIS TIME, THE SERVICE MANAGER HIMSELF TOOK CARE OF US. HE USED A HEAT GUN TO ATTEMPT TO MELT THE COVER BACK INTO THE PROPER SHAPE, REPLACED THE CLIPS AND ASSURED US THAT THIS WOULD BE A PERMANENT FIX. BECAUSE WE WERE NOT CONFIDENT WITH THE FIX, WE CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA AND TOOK OUT A CASE NUMBER (05085702). HONDA AMERICA'S ONLY COMMENT WAS THAT WE NEEDED TO WORK THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. A MONTH LATER, THE SEAT BACK COVER CAME OFF AGAIN WHILE IN THE GARAGE. WE AGAIN CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA TO INFORM THEM AND TO FOLLOW-UP ON OUR CASE. THEY AGAIN TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED TO WORK THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT OUR CASE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE REVIEWED BUT THAT WE WOULD NOT BE CONTACTED CONCERNING THE RESULTS OF THEIR REVIEW. WE THEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WOULD CONTACT US. WE ARE STILL AWAITING HIS CALLBACK. NOTE THAT EACH TIME THE COVER FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE, IT WAS DURING MODERATE TEMPERATURES ( LOW 60S TO HIGH 70S) SO I DO NOT FEEL THAT TEMPERATURE WAS A FACTOR.

TAKATA RECALL. I SCHEDULED THE RECALL REPLACEMENT OVER 3 MONTHS AGO AND HONDA STILL DOESN'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT AIR BAG. HONDA'S RECALL DOCUMENT SUGGESTS THAT YOU AVOID HAVING A PASSENGER SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED. THIS IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO US.

I CONTACTED MCLARTY HONDA IN LITTLE ROCK, AR 888-671-6895 DURING THE LAST WEEK OF JULY, 2016 REGARDING THE AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE AND WOULD CALL WHEN IN. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS AND NO CALL, I CALLED THEM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT IN. TO DATE, 10/2/2016 THE HAVE NOT CONTACTED ME WITH AN UPDATE. PER THE RECALL NOTICE, IT AFTER 60 DAYS THE RECALL IS NOT RESOLVED, CONTACT THE NHTSA, WHICH I'M DOING. PLEASE ASSIST WITH GETTING A RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. THANKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HEADLIGHT BLOWS BULBS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. YESTERDAY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. TOOK INTO HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CANT FIND A PROBLEM

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V320000 AND 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2006 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS).; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL AMERICA HONDA IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN 60 DAYS I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR A REPAIR APPOINTMENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

RAKATA RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA OF CHANTILLY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL. THEY DID THE WORK AND GAVE ME MY CAR BACK. WHILE IT WAS IN THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY, AND I ASKED FOR THE OLD ONE BACK SO I COULD RETURN IT TO THE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED IT FOR A REFUND. WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY CAR TO LEAVE, THE OLD BATTERY WASN'T IN IT. I CHECKED AND THEY HADN'T REPLACED MY BATTERY. TURNS OUT THEY DID THE AIRBAG RECALL AND BATTERY REPLACEMENT ON SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR. THEY HAD RECORDED THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED THE RECALL AND SENT ME ON MY WAY, AND IF I HADN'T ASKED FOR MY OLD BATTERY BACK NOBODY WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT I STILL HAD THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE. THEY DIDN'T CHECK THE VIN WHEN THEY DID THE WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHOOK. THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CYLINDER #2 MISFIRED AND OIL FROZE INTO THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, HONDA REPLACED THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR, AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THEY RESET THE CODES THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR 1 DAY. HONDA THEN DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH SHOWED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED. HONDA SAID DUE TO AGE OF PILOT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE IT UNDER RECALL. AIRBAG LIGHT STILL IS ON WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW THE OTHER AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. HONDA TOLD US THE COST WOULD BE $638.18. DUE TO SAFETY FACTOR I FEEL HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE AIRBAG FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO THE SAFETY FACTOR OF THE RIDERS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ARE NOT PROTECTED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILALBE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ

I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR FOR THE INFLATOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE LETTER FROM HONDA SAID THAT A PASSENGER SHOULD NOT BE SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE PILOT. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD US NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND TO CHECK BACK IN 3-4 MONTHS. SO, I HAVE TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY FOR 3-4 MONTHS UNTIL MAYBE SOME PARTS ARE AVAILABLE?? I FIND THIS UNREASONABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON JULY 5TH, 2016. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, I CONTACTED MY NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP (RENNER IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA). AFTER GIVING HIM THE PAPER SO HE COULD LOOK AT THE RECALL NOTICE AND SCHEDULE MY CAR FOR AN APPOINTMENT, HE TOLD ME THAT HE COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY CARS IT AFFECTED WERE IN THE TROPICS. WHY WOULD I RECEIVE A NOTICE THEN??

THE VSA, ABS AND VTM-4 LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE COME ON AND OFF AND THE CAR WILL STOP OR DRIVE ERRATICALLY. IT ALSO MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. I'VE TAKEN IT IN AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCTOBER OF 2015. I'M AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VTM LIGHT BOTH COME ON SOMETIMES STEADY SOMETIMES FLASHING. TOLD BY SEVERAL GARAGES INCLUDING HONDA DEALER THAT A MISFIRE SHOWS ON DIAGNOSTIC TEST. MOST RESENT GARAGE CHECK MECHANIC STATES PROBABLY DUE TO VALVES NEEDING REPLACED WHICH COULD BE A $3,200 FIX. NO RECALL BUT NO REAL ANSWERS. ONE GOOGLE OF PROBLEM OWNERS STATES EGR VALVE REPLACED WITH KIT AND LIGHTS WENT OFF? NOT READY TO PUT $3,200 INTO MY TRUCK AFTER ALMOST $3,000 IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR/SOCKET HAD MELTED. HAVE NOT FIXED YET BUT APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 2003 HONDA PILOTS, BUT NOT ON 2006

MY WIFE'S HONDA PILOT 06 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ALMOST CATASTROPHIC VSA SYMPTOMS WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEEDS. BRAKES IWILL LOCK UP WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKES AND ABS WILL COME ON AND ALL VSA LIGHTS. HAVE TOWED VEHICLE TWICE TO MECHANIC AND PROBLEM CLEARS ITSELF AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING HAPPENS AGAIN THANKFULLY NO ONES BEEN KILLED. CONTACTED HONDA THEY DENY ANY ISSUES WITH VSA SYSTEM.

THE DRIVERS-SIDE SEATBACK PANEL CONSTANTLY FALLS OFF. THERE ARE TWO HOOKS AT THE TOP AND TWO FENDER-PLUG STYLE CLIPS AT THE BOTTOM THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO SNAP THE PANEL INTO PLACE, BUT THESE PLUGS CONTINUALLY POP OUT OF THE PYLONS ON THE PANEL ITSELF AND THE PANEL IS NO LONGER SECURED TO THE SEAT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PASSENGERS THAT FOUND THE PANEL DROPPING ONTO THEIR LAPS OR TOES WHILE DRIVING. I FINALLY GAVE UP ON THE PLUGS ENTIRELY AND OPTED FOR HEAVY-GAUGE WIRE-TIES THAT HAVE SECURED THE PANEL TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT ONCE AND FOR ALL.

2006 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILURE OF DEALERSHIP TO HONOR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DESPITE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AND BEING TOLD THE PART WAS ORDERED, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

THE HONDA DEALER HAS FAILED TO REPLACE/REPAIR THE TAKADA AIR BAG WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FROM MY FIRST CONTACT FOR A REPAIR APPOINTMENT. WE REQUESTED AN APPOINTMENT DURING FEBRUARY OF 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

AVS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND MECHANIC CAN NOT GET IT TO SHUT OFF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS IT JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT AND ENGINE OIL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE PREMATURELY WORN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER 17,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CORRODED CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WHEN DRIVING MY HONDA PILOT (2006) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COM ONE WITH INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VSA. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS THE CAR SLOWS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHICH MEANS YOU CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, AND THERE IS ONE FOR THE 2005 MODEL, NOT THE 2006. HOWEVER, IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH MEANS THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED IN THE NEXT MODEL YEAR. I REACHED OUT TO HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2006 MODEL AND COULD NOT HELP ME. I TOLD THEM IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2005 AND APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED IN THE NEXT STILL NO HELP. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CONCERNING THE 2005 MODEL. TSA ACTION NUMBER: EA13002 MODEL YEAR 2005. SAME PROBLEM. ON MARCH 14, 2013, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (HONDA) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA IDENTIFYING A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM IN APPROXIMATELY 183,576 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005 HONDA PILOT, ACURA RL AND MY 2005-2006 ACURA MDX VEHICLES (NHTSA RECALL NO 13V-092). THE POPULATION AND FAILURE COUNTS PROVIDED PERTAIN ONLY TO THE MY 2005 HONDA PILOTS THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF THIS INVESTIGATION. HONDA'S RECALL ADDRESSES TWO CONDITIONS IN THE VSA SYSTEM THAT COULD RESULT IN INAPPROPRIATE BRAKE ACTIVATION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND THE VSA LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY IGNITION DON'T WORK.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA. I HAD A 5 YEAR OLD STRAPPED IN A BOOSTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW OF MY 2006 HONDA PILOT (SHE WAS SITTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE 3RD ROW). SHE TOLD US THAT HER SEAT BELT JUST BROKE. WE PULLED OVER. APPARENTLY THE FEMALE BUCKLE END CAME OFF THE SEAT BELT STRAP. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED, THE LOOP IN THE BUCKLE THOUGH WHICH THE STRAP GOES THROUGH SEEMS VERY CORRODED (NOT RUST BUT A WHITISH POWDER). THE BUCKLE WAS LOOSE AND COULD SIMPLY SLIP OFF THE STRAP. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I JUST LOOKED IT UP AND COULDN'T FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THIS. THE BUCKLE SEEMS TO HAVE A SERIAL NUMBER ON IT: 05322AAHMAM.

ATTENTION!!! ALL PILOT/ODDY/RIDGELINE/3.5 V6 HONDA OWNERS. CHECK YOUR PLUGS AND COILS JUST WANTED TO GET THE WORD SPREAD AROUND THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE HONDA 3.5 V6 ENGINE WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I DIDN'T LEARN OF THIS UNTIL RECENTLY, WHEN THE SPARK PLUG IN THE #5 CYLINDER SHOT OUT OF THE HEAD AND DESTROYED THE COIL, AND TRASHED THE THREADS. I FOUND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, AND ALL OF THE RESULTS AREN'T GOOD. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WAS THROUGH HONDA CARE DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS DAMAGE FROM THE SPARK PLUG AND THEY DON'T COVER SPARK PLUGS. WHAT A LOAD. IF THEY WANT TO PLAY THAT GAME, WHAT THE HECK WOULD THEY EVER HAVE TO COVER? SORRY SIR, THERE'S A SHORT IN YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE INSULATION IN THE WIRES AND WE DON'T COVER DAMAGE FROM THE INSULATION... GRRRRRR... SO I CALLED HONDA AND WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN DO SOMETHING FOR US AS LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMERS - I EVEN MENTIONED THAT WE'VE GOT A HONDA CRV... SIGH... HONDA HAS A DUTY TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL SAFE VEHICLES AND TO FIX OR PAY FOR SAFETY DEFECTS IN ITS VEHICLES," "INSTEAD, HONDA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ALLEGED DEFECT AND FORCED ITS CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS. LIKE YOURS TRULY, ENGINE BLOWN AND NOW I OWN MONEY ON A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. I WANT TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT WITHOUT A SUPPORTING INCIDENT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS PLEASE RESPONDS TO THIS MESSAGE. *TR

ON THE DAY THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED, I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MILES ROUND TRIP BETWEEN10:30-10:45 A.M., AND THEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR 3 HOURS. AFTER THAT, I DROVE MY CAR APPROX. 1 MILE, AND IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR. THEN, ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS AFTER I BEGAN DRIVING MY CAR BACK HOME, MY SON NOTICED SMOKE. I DIDN'T SEE THE SMOKE AND THOUGHT MY WINDOW WAS HAZY, SO I CONTINUED DRIVING. ABOUT 1/2-1/4 MILE FROM MY HOME, I SAW A LITTLE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND MY ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME, I NOTICED THAT DIFFERENT INDICATOR LIGHTS BEGAN DISPLAYING. HOWEVER, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED NORMAL LEVELS. BECAUSE I WAS SO CLOSE TO HOME, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHERE I PARKED AND EXITED THE CAR AND NOTICED ADDITIONAL SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. I EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE OFFICE AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSED BY THE ALTERNATOR, AND THE TIMING BELT, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND PORTIONS OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR THE DAMAGE. THANKFULLY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND COULD PUT OUT THE FIRE ON MY OWN, OTHERWISE, THE DANGER TO MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AND THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR

I HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN FT. MYERS, FL TO REMEDY THE AIRBAG RECALL. I HAVE WAITED MONTHS FOR THEM TO GET BACK WITH ME. STILL NOTHING. SO I AM UNABLE TO GET MY AIRBAG FIXED. THEY SAID THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE ABOUT RECALL. I CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN SEPTEMBER 2014. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN PART ARRIVES. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN; SIX MONTHS TIL DATE NO ONE IS ABLE TO TELL ME WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN. I CONTINUALLY AM TOLD THAT "IT'S ON BACK ORDER!" SEEMS LIKE HONDA IS NOT MAKING MUCH OF AN EFFORT TO REPAIR THIS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

THE VSA SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE APPLYING A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FORCE WITHOUT ANY INPUT BY THE DRIVER. THE SMALL AMOUNT OF BREAK FORCE SEEM TO BE CONSTANTLY PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. AT TIMES, THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FORCE APPLIED EXCEEDS THE DRIVER'S INTENDED INPUT. THE VSA WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND IS UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE. DEALER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC SAY IT IS THE VSA OR YAW SENSOR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000-$2,0000. IT SEEMS TO BE THE VERY SAME ISSUE THAT THE RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL ADDRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/07/15*LJ UPDATED 04/09/15*JB

2006 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE A COPY OF RECALL LETTER FOR HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HASN'T RECEIVED LETTER YET.*TA IT WAS CONFIRMED, THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE RECALLED LIST. *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE BACK OF THE SEAT FELL OFF. MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THE REPLACEMENT CLIPS AND PUT IT BACK ON BUT IT CONTINUES TO FALL OFF. *TR

ON THE 28TH OF OCTOBER, WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED AT MY RESIDENCE A ENTERPRISE BOX TRUCK STRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE MY CAR CAUSING A SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE SIDE MIRROR, BUMPER AND THE WHEEL OF MY CAR. I CONTACTED ENTERPRISE OF THE SAID DAMAGE AND THEY APOLOGIZED AND MADE A RESERVATION FOR ME TO GO TO ONE OF THEIR LOCATION (UPPER DARBY) TO PICK UP A RENTAL CAR WHILE THEY MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT TO FIX MY CAR.THE AGENT ON THE PHONE TOLD ME THAT I WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE AND THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT SET UP A CLAIM NUMBER YET I SHOULD GIVE THEM MY CREDIT CARD AND THEY WILL SET UP A DIRECT BILLING AND MY CREDIT CARD INFO WILL BE DELETED FROM THEIR SYSTEM. MY CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE HONDA SHOP AND A CLAIM NUMBER ([XXX]) WAS ESTABLISHED BY ENTERPRISE THROUGH THEIR INSURANCE (RENTAL INSURANCE SERVICES). A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COMPANY [XXX] ([XXX]) GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME AND TOLD ME SHE WON'T AUTHORIZE THE DIRECT BILLING UNTIL SHE FINISH HER INVESTIGATION. AFTER WAITING FOR A MONTH 11/27/14 SHE CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT MY CAR DESPITE NOT HAVING A DRIVER SIDE MIRROR AND A POSSIBLE OFF ALIGNMENT AND THE SIDE DAMAGE THAT I SHOULD HAVE DROVE MY CAR LIKE THAT UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS OVER. I ASKS HER IF SHE IMPLIED THAT I SHOULD RISK MY LIFE DRIVING A CAR THAT WONT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION TEXT. SHE INSIST THAT THEY WONT BE PAYING FOR THE RENTAL CAR THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME EARLIER ON., AND THAT SHE IS STILL LOOKING INTO FIXING MY CAR. AT THIS POINT I JUST CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR SINCE I CAN'T CONTINUE TO WAIT ON ENTERPRISE AND THEIR INSURANCE. ON THE 12/06/2014 I RETURNED THE RENTAL CAR SINCE MY CAR WILL BE READY ON MONDAY AND I DON'T NEED THE RENTAL FOR THE WEEKEND, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY CREDIT CARD WAS CHARGED IN THE AMOUNT OF $1600.00 EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE PREMISES NOR DID I GIVE THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THAT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

THE KEY IS STUCK AND WONT TURN OR COME OUT. *TR

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AN WILL NOT COME OUT OR TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND VSA LIGHTS WENT ON AND I HAD TO MAKE A RAPID STOP WHEN A CAR PULLED IN FRONT AND THE MY CAR SWERVED SUDDENLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL, WITH THE SENSATION THAT IT WAS GOING TO TURN OVER. THIS HAS CONTINUED EVERY TIME I PUT THE BRAKES ON QUICKLY TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DJR

I HAD JUST STARTED SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE VSA WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER. IT ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT I WAS AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY AND KEEP DRIVING TO AVOID GETTING HIT. I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET IT TURNED BUT IT DIDN'T WANT TO SPEED UP WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED IT OFF. I LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AS WE CAUGHT OUR BREATH (TWO OF MY KIDS WERE WITH ME AND IT HAD SCARED THEM TOO) AND THEN CRANKED IT UP AGAIN. THE VSA LIGHT WAS GONE BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. IT WAS LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON. I THEN REALIZED THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMED LIKE AS I WAS DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED. I'D THOUGHT THE CAR WASN'T WANTING TO RUN BUT IT WAS LIKE THE BRAKES WERE ON. ANYWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND I COULDN'T PUSH IT AT ALL. I TRIED PUMPING THE PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WOULD RELEASE BUT EVEN THOUGH I COULD PUT THE CAR IN EITHER PARK OR DRIVE, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. IT WAS LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON OR I WAS HOLDING THE BRAKE, NEITHER OF WHICH WAS TRUE. I CALLED A NEARBY SHOP AND TWO TECHNICIANS CAME TO WHERE WE WERE. THEY CRANKED IT UP AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY BUT IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY RAN EVERY TEST POSSIBLE AND DROVE IT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY'RE PERPLEXED AS TO WHAT'S WRONG. I CAME HOME AND GOT ONLINE ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE ARE TONS OF POSTINGS ONLINE ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHERS BUT ONLY THE 2005 PILOT HAS BEEN RECALLED. HONDA, I LOVE MY PILOT AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT NOR DO I NOT WANT TO BUY ANOTHER ONE WHEN THE TIME COMES. BUT, I'M NOT PUTTING MY KIDS' LIVES IN DANGER NOR MY LIFE IN DANGER TO DRIVE THE CAR I LOVE. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE CONSIDER RECALLING THE 2006 MODELS AS WELL SINCE THERE'S DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THEM TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/15/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 6/11/2015 *JS

STRUCK 2 MAILBOXES AND POST. AIRBAG EXPLODED, RIPPING OPEN ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. BOTH HANDS OF DRIVER RECEIVED MULTIPLE SMALL HEMATOMAS (BROKEN SMALL BLOOD VESSELS) AND LEFT HAND RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DEEP CUTS. STRONG IMPACT OF AIRBAG HITTING DRIVER LEFT DRIVER DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF POSSIBLE CONCUSSION. *TR

MOST OF BUTTON LIGHTS ON CLIMATE CONTROL DASH AND CRUISE/VSA/SUNROOF STOPPED WORKING. I BELIEVE THEY BURNT OUT. HAPPENED TO LOTS OF HONDA OWNER TOO. HONDA DEALERSHIP ASKS FOR $200-300 TO FIX THIS. IT'S RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE DIM LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. *TR

NOT ONE, BUT BOTH REAR WINDOWS FELL WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER BECAUSE OF THE CHEAP PLASTIC MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THEM UP. BOTH MECHANISMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $400 EACH. AND THEY USE THE SAME PARTS!! CLEARLY THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE, AS I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS LIKE THIS ONE. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME (BOTH TIMES WE HAD JUST EXITED) AND THE GLASS DIDN'T BREAK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN NOT ONLY A COSTLY REPAIR, BUT DANGEROUS FOR MY KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT. *TR

RIGHT REAR REGULATOR LET THE WINDOW DROP WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE 65300 / MAY, 2011. LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR LET THE WINDOW DROP WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE 88K / MARCH, 2014. NEITHER REAR WINDOW HAD BEEN OPERATED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES A YEAR. THE SUDDEN IMPACT OF THE WINDOW DROPPING AND SUDDEN WIND NOISE, EVEN AT LOW SPEED IS VERY STARTLING. BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS FAILING IN THIS MANNER STRIKE ME AS BEING A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS LISTED AS HAVING A POTENTIAL AIR BAG PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN A SOUTHERN STATE MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A REPLACEMENT. MY RESIDENCE CONNECTED WITH MY VIN NUMBER IS SHOWN AS NEW JERSEY BUT I LIVE IN FLORIDA AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. AS OF 10/24/2014 SAFECAR.GOV SHOWS 0 NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS. I THINK ALL VEHICLES WITH A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM SHOULD BE INCLUDED REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED. *TR

THE REAR DOOR/HATCH OF OUR 2006 HONDA PILOT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE LATCHING MECHANISM. THE ACTUAL MECHANISM ON THE REAR HATCH HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME AND IS ABLE TO MOVE FREELY ABOUT. THIS CAUSES THE REAR HATCH TO NOT LATCH, LATCH PARTIALLY, OR LATCH BUT STILL ALLOW THE REAR HATCH TO SLIGHTLY MOVE. THE LATCHING MECHANISM IS ONLY BEING HELD IN PLACE (IN A CONFINED AREA) BY THE PLASTIC PANELING OF THE CAR. SINCE THE LATCH IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, THE MOVEMENT OF THE MECHANISM DETERMINES IF THE REAR HATCH IS GOING TO LATCH OR NOT. WHEN IT IS LATCHED, THE ONLY ITEM SECURING THE MECHANISM IS THE PLASTIC PANELING. THE MECHANISM ITSELF IS NOT DEFECTIVE OR BROKEN HOWEVER; THE WAY THE MECHANISM HAS BEEN SECURED SEEMS TO BE THE ISSUE. THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS HOW A DOOR LATCH MECHANISM COULD BECOME DISCONNECTED AND ALLOW FOR AN INCIDENT TO POSSIBLY OCCUR. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY HUSBAND WORK PARKING LOT ONLY GOING 20MPG IN MY TRUCK STARTED BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN GOING TO THE RIGHT WHICH MADE ME FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT SO I CAN STABILIZE THE VEHICLE THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON AS I PROCEEDED TO CHECK OUT MY TRUCK WELL THE TRUCK DROVE FINE THE NEXT DAY AFTER I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL.THEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE VSA WARNING LIGHT AGAIN TURNED ON AND MY VEHICLE WAS BEING FORCED TO THE RIGHT WHERE THERE'S THE OCEAN I GAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN AND STEERED IT TO THE LEFT THEN DROVE TO THE SAFETY OF MY HOUSE WHICH I THEN HAD MY TRUCK TOWED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND BEGAN TO WORK ON THE TRUCK AND VSA SENSOR WHICH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME 1200$ TO GET IT FIXED I FEEL THAT THE VSA SENSOR NOT WORKING AND GOING OUT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA PILOT I HEARD A LOUD THUD IN THE BACK SEAT AREA OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I LOOKED BACK I NOTICED THAT MY LEFT REAR WINDOW WAS MISSING. IT APPEARS THE WINDOW REGULATOR SNAPPED ALLOWING THE GLASS TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR AREA. I WAS ON THE WAY TO PICKUP MY 2.5 YEAR OLD SON AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND PURCHASE PLASTIC AND TAPE TO MAKE REPAIRS IN ORDER TO GET VEHICLE HOME. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND PARK IT AS A CRIMINAL CAN NOW EASILY ACCESS MY VEHICLE BY SIMPLY REACHING INSIDE. THANKFULLY, THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE I WAS INSIDE A STORE OR OTHER URBAN AREA OR MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE WANTED TO STEAL ITEMS FROM INSIDE MY VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA PILOTS AND OTHER HONDA VEHICLES FROM THE LATE 1990'S TO LATE 2000'S. I CONTACTED HONDA TO REPORT THE ISSUE BUT WAS OFFERED NO IMMEDIATE RELIEF AS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS DESPITE THE WIDESPREAD ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW BY ME IN 2006 AND THIS IS THE REAR LEFT WINDOW WHICH HAS PROBABLY BEEN ROLLED DOWN LESS THAN 30 TIMES IN THE PAST 8 YEARS. *TR

DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED, SOMETIMES WHEN JUST STARTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A SHUDDERING ON THE BRAKE AND THE VSA WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST AND THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. THE WARNING LIGHT NOW IS ALWAYS ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND IS UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE. DEALER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC SAY IT IS THE VSA OR YAW SENSOR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000-$2,0000. IT SEEMS TO BE THE VERY SAME ISSUE THAT THE RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL ADDRESSED. HONDA SAYS 2006 MODELS ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL? IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? THE VEHICLE WON'T PASS STATE INSPECTION NEXT YEAR IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE PISTON WAS WORN AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE CYLINDER. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V382000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN UPDATED 08/24/2017*CT

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, SUDDENLY THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT AND MY VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN GUARD RAIL THEN VEERED BACK ACROSS THE ROAD TO STOP ON AN EMBANKMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE WHEEL JERKING TO THE LEFT IS UNKNOWN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED, MY HEAD BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE AIRBAG, RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJURY. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED LATE CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR. I ALSO BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK THE WAY IT DID. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. *TR

TRANSCOOLER FAILURE HAS FLOODED RADIATOR WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID & TRANSMISSION WITH COOLANT RUINING BOTH MAJOR COMPONENTS. *TR

THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST SYSTEM MAY UNEXPECTEDLY APPLY THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VSA CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AND RECALLED IN OTHER HONDA PILOT YEARS. THIS MALFUNCTION CAN CAUSE INTERMITTENT MINOR APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES OR IF THE DRIVER WERE TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE THE VSA IS MALFUNCTIONING, THE VEHICLE MAY COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. *TR

THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST SYSTEM MAY UNEXPECTEDLY APPLY THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VSA CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AND RECALLED IN OTHER HONDA PILOT YEARS. THIS MALFUNCTION CAN CAUSE INTERMITTENT MINOR APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES OR IF THE DRIVER WERE TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE THE VSA IS MALFUNCTIONING, THE VEHICLE MAY COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 5 MPH. THE CONTACT BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

DRIVERS POWER SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY L RECLINING 81630-S3V-A30 FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY AT FRONT LEFT CORNER BRACKET CRACKED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE LEAVING SEAT PARTIALLY UNSECURED TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A WEAR POINT THE METAL SUPPORT BRACKET SIMPLY SHEARED OFF. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT OR OFF ROAD ACTIVITIES THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED OR STRESSED VEHICLE OR ITS COMPONENTS IN ANY WAY. AS A RESULT SEAT AND SEAT BACK ARE UNSECURED FALLING FLIPPING BACKWARD DURING ACCELERATION AND CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE SAFE DURING AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY A REAR COLLISION WOULD PROBABLY CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND POSSIBLY DEATH TO THE OCCUPANT DRIVER AND EFFECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG SYSTEMS. IF THIS PART WAS TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING IT MIGHT STARTLE DRIVER AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. HONDA WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND REFUSED REPAIR OR REPLACE AT THEIR EXPENSE OR EVEN PARTICIPATE / CONTRIBUTE IN ANY AMOUNT TOWARD THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THEY DENIED THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM DESPITE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND THE HONDA AND ACCORD FORUMS. I BELIEVE THIS SAME PART IS COMMON IN PILOT, ACURA MDX AND ODYSSEY MINI VANS MODEL YEARS OF 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 AND 2008 AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL PUSH TO THE FLOOR AND ACT AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THREW ME AND MY PASSENGER FORWARD. THEN THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO RESET THE LIGHT BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND VERY FRIGHTENING. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TIRES HAD TO CONSTANTLY BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TPMS LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE TREAD WEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER A TWO-DAY PERIOD, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY BRAKE HARD WHEN VERY LIGHT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VSA (VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED BUT DID NOT STAY ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED DECEMBER 23RD AND 24TH, 2013, AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20-30 DEGREES. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT THANKFULLY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE BEHIND US WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE THAT THE 2005 HONDA PILOTS WERE RECALLED FOR, HOWEVER, THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT INCLUDE MY MODEL IN THE RECALL AND WILL THEREFORE CHARGE ME FOR ANY FIX THAT MIGHT OCCUR. *TR

AS I ENTERED THE CAR THE AND WENT TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT. I PUSHED GENTLE BACK ON THE SEAT BACK. AT THAT POINT THE SEAT BACK DROPPED BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT. WHEN THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT HE ADVISED ME THAT THE SEAT ADJUSTER HAS FAILED. IF THE CAR WAS IN A ACCIDENT I WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY HURT. HONDA USA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP FIX THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THEIR SEAT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA PILOT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A SECONDARY ROAD WITH LOW SPEED LIMIT. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, THE MANAGER CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THE REASON MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD RUN OUT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE (TRANS COOLER CONNECTION). AFTER BEING TOLD THIS I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA RADIATORS. THE TRANS COOLER CONNECTION JUST BLOWS OUT OF THE RADIATOR AND IF YOU ARE DRIVING ANY DISTANCE YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. IN MY CASE I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AND A NEW RADIATOR PUT IN, BUT MY CONCERN IS THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I CONTACTED HONDA MINUTES BEFORE WRITING THIS AND THEY DON'T APPEAR TO BE WILLING TO ASSIST ME FINANCIALLY AT THIS POINT AND I WILL BE WRITING AND ESCALATING THIS AS FAR AS I POSSIBLY CAN. I HOPE YOU CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS ISSUE AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FROM DAY ONE WITH HONDA AND ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ACCORDING TO HONDA MOTOR'S. *TR

THE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEAD HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON. AFTER BUYING A NEW BULB AND CHECKING THE FUSE.THE FUSE IS FINE. *TR

WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS 2006 PILOT EX-L AND ARE EXPERIENCING DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT. ON HIGH SETTING IT IS UNBEARABLE AND SEEMS MUCH HOTTER ON THE LEFT SIDE BASE PORTION. ON LOW SETTING IT IS MUCH HOTTER THAN NORMAL ALSO. I HAVE NOTICED A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL SMELL AND AM VERY CONCERNED. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

VIBRATION NOISE/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING. *TR

OVERHEATS WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MILES. I CHANGED THE RADIATOR AND THE THERMOSTAT. NOW, THE HONDA STOPPED WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. REPAIR MAN SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $5,000!!! HONDA NEEDS A RECALL! I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE!! *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE AND SHUDDER AND ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT GEARS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINT'S IN REGARDS TO THIS BEING A MALFUNCTION WITH HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. I GUESS THE MAIN SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE WHAT WE HAD TODAY. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND ALMOST BEING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI! SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO FORCE RECALLS BY HONDA ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS! *TR....UPDATED 08/12/14 *BF

HELLO,I HAVE A HONDA PILOT 06 I AM JUST GOING TO A BAD RAP NOW MY CAR ENGINE HAD A MISS FIRE ON CYLINDER 2 AND 5 AND ON TOP OF ALL THAT MY PISTON IS BLOWN BUT I HAD A WARRANTY 100000.00 WHAT ARE THE ODDS THE EXPIRE BECAUSE MY ENGINE JUST HIT 100331 THEY WOULD NOT HONOR IT THEY SAYING IT CAUSE BY THE SPARK PLUG FOR REAL THERE SOMETHING ON THIS ENGINE THERE ARE NOT TELLING US I MADE SO MUCH RESEARCH THAT I WAS MAZE WITH THE COMPLAIN I SAW AND THIS IS WHY I AM RESPONDING TO YOU ,AND NOW I HAVE NO CAR AND I CAN NOT AFFORD A ENGINE RIGHT NOW I AM TAKING THEM TO A SMALL CLAIMS AND BBB AND ANYTHING THAT I CAN OUT THEM OUT THERE FOR SELLING A CAR THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BUT THERE ARE NOT ADMITTING TO IT I NEED SUPPORT ON THIS SO I CAN HAVE A LEGIT CASE . *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH MY HONDA PILOT 2006 WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN , THAT WAS TRULY SURPRISING TO ME , THE SPEED WAS OVER 100MPH , I REMEMBER STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP , I REMAIN SHOCKED AND I COULD NOT REACT, EVERYTHING HAPPENED IN SECONDS AND I WAS TRYING NOT TO KILL SOMEONE I LOST THE CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A BIG METAL POLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. HOWEVER IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 2,400. THE ENGINE CRACKED ALSO AFFECTED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER PAID $500 FOR A TUNE-UP AND REPLACEMENT OF THE PLUGS AND HOSES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, IT BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY ADDED COOLANT.

ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OK. STOPPED AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE. IT SAID THAT ALL 6 CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 2-3 DAYS THEN WENT OFF. THE AUTO DROVE FINE THE WHOLE TIME. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON EVER SINCE. I KEEP HAVING IT CHECKED AND SAME THING... ALL 6 CYLINDERS MISFIRING. *TR

NOTICED CLEAR COAT NON EXISTENT ON MOST OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS WHITE AND YOU CAN WIPE YOUR HAND OVER MOST ANY AREA (WET OR DRY) AND YOU WILL HAVE WHITE PAINT ON YOUR HAND. *TR

PAINT IS SHOT ON HOOD,CLEAR COAT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUTTING THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE LOW BEAMS BUT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAMS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES APPLIED REALLY HARD WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN I JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I HAD TO FORCE THE ENGINE TO MOVE THE PILOT OUT OF TRAFFIC, WHILE THE BRAKES WERE UNWILLINGLY BEING APPLIED TO AVOID OTHER CARS FROM CRASHING INTO ME. THE VSA LIGHT WAS ON TURNED ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR ABOUT 1\2 WAY. SHUTTING OFF THE PILOT AND RE-STARTING, DIDN'T RESET THE VSA, HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING 20 MINUTES THE BRAKES RELEASED JUST ENOUGH TO GET IT HOME (BY THEN THE LIGHT TURNED OFF). WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THE VSA SYSTEM REPORTED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS BAD, BUT REPLACING IT DIDN'T FIX THE BRAKING ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPEN ANOTHER FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO MONTHS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD HAVE TO PLAY WHEN PUSHED. HONDA AND ANOTHER MECHANIC COULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE THE PROBLEM NOR THE VSA WAS OCCURRING AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. ON JAN 24, 2013 THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY MECHANIC WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THIS TIME AS DANGEROUS AS IT WAS I FORCED IT TO HIM FOR INSPECTION. THE OUTCOME WAS A BAD ABS\VSA MODULE & BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER $1,600 LATER. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO WORK BUT LESS THAN 4 MONTHS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOW FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO PLAY AND IS REALLY SENSITIVE. EVEN WITH HONDA BRAKING RECALLS OUR IS NOT ON IT ACCORDING TO HONDA. THE PILOT IS OUR DAILY DRIVER (2-ADULTS & 2-TODDLERS) MY WIFE & I ARE REALLY CONCERNED THIS ISSUE MIGHT CAUSE A REALLY BAD OR DEADLY SITUATION. HONDA HAS NO IDEA OF MY PROBLEM OR DOESN'T WANT TO HELP, BUT WE ARE DESPERATE FOR HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN WITH EXTREME CAUTION TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CYLINDERS 1-6 WERE MISFIRING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

PURCHASED VEHICLE 2009 ODOMETER 35818. 2013 2013 THE ODOMETER READ 70827 OPERATOR HIT A DEER RESULTING TO FRONT AND SIDE DAMAGE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS REGARDING THE FAILURE WITH THE SRS SENSOR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT TOWARD THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A RAILING. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS RULED AS DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ

ON 01//10/13 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA PILOT, AND HEARD REALLY BAD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I BARELY MADE IT HOME. UPON ARRIVAL HOME, WE CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FOUND IT TO BE NONEXISTENT. IN THE MORNING WE ADDED SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WITH GREAT DIFFICULTIES I TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT GOT BACK TO ME WITH THE RESULTS OF TESTING TELLING THAT THEY GOT TWO READINGS ON THE COMPUTER: INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY HAVE TAKEN TRANSMISSION APART AND DECLARED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ?INITIAL INSPECTION OF VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FOUND EXTREMELY AUDIBLE ?GRINDING? NOISES FROM VEHICLES TRANSMISSION IN PARK & NEUTRAL POSITIONS. ALSO, DELAYED ENGAGEMENT IN DRIVE & REVERSE POSITIONS. VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD BUT FLUID CONDITION WAS EXTREMELY OVERHEATED AND VERY DARK IN COLOR. (THIS IS AN ADDED FLUID ON THE DAY I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP ) UPON TRANSMISSION REMOVAL, DISASSEMBLY & INTERNAL INSPECTION, ABC FOUND TRANSMISSIONS MAIN INPUT SHAFT BEARING FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY AND SPREAD BALL BEARINGS AND METAL DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION CAUSING DAMAGE TO MANY INTERNAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSIONS CASE(S), TORQUE CONVERTER & COOLING SYSTEM. THIS TRANSMISSION IS NOT ABLE TO BE ECONOMICALLY REBUILT DUE TO THE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CASE(S) AND MAJOR INTERNAL COMPONENTS. I DON?T KNOW IF TRANSMISSION HAD SOME INTERNAL DEFECT FROM THE BEGINNING OR FAILURE HAPPENED LATER ON, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT SUCH A MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION PARTS COULD?VE BEEN AVOIDED OR MINIMIZE SHOULD SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEEN MORE DILIGENT IN THEIR MAINTENANCE PROCESS AND SHOULD HONDA BE MORE UPFRONT ABOUT CONTINUES PROBLEMS THEIR TRANSMISSIONS EXHIBIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND HAVING TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES, HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE STOPPED AHEAD OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BECAME AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS: SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED SINCE THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR HER MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I AM WRITING BECAUSE MY 2006 HONDA PILOT IS TRYING TO STOP FASTER THAN I AM PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE BRAKING SYSTEM TRYING TO STOP AS IF I WAS SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES INSTEAD OF A CONTROLLED STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE MOTION OF THE BRAKING FEELS AS THOUGH THE BRAKE CALIPER IS PUSHING ON THE BRAKES TO HARD. *TR

DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS ABOUT 15 MPH AROUND A CORNER THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE WAS FRAYED. THE END OF THE CABLE WAS FOUND ON THE STREET ALONG WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THIS EVENT CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIANS(HAPPENED IN FRONT OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AFTER DROPPING OFF MY KIDS). IF THIS INCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, IT MIGHT HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT OUTCOME. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN 2 WEEKS. WE WERE IN OUR CAR AND WERE ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR JERKED FORWARD BRIEFLY AND THEN STOPPED RESPONDING. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND THE VSA WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE CAR BEGAN RESPONDING AGAIN AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY THE LAST 1/4 MILE TO WORK. *TR

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AT AROUND 60K. THE CHECK EMISSION LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF THE PAST FEW WEEKS (STARTING IN JULY 2012). TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. NOW AT AROUND 90K (AUGUST 2012), THE REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPAIRS (APPROXIMATELY $1000 IN REPAIRS). WHY IS THE VEHICLE HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER? SHOULDN'T THE LIFE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BE MORE THAN 30K-60K? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE PARKED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,860.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

2006 HONDA, LX, 2WD PILOT WAS MAKING A SLOW TURN IN INTERSECTION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOTED. FELT LIKE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN TURNED ON BUT HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON. ACCELERATION WAS STOPPED USING THE BRAKE. 2 SIMILAR INSTANCES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT HAD THE BULB REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CERTAIN OF THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED BUT BELIEVED IT WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92292 UPDATED 04/18/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER LIGHT FAILED AGAIN. UPDATED 05/31/12

WET FLOORS IN FOOTWELL AREA. COMMON PROBLEMS ON MANY YEARS OF PILOT/RIDGELINE VEHICLES. HONDA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE UNDER FACTORY BUMPER-BUMPER WARRANTY AND HONDACARE EXTENDED WARRANTY, YET HONDA IS AWARE AND ISSUED A TSB SURROUNDING FOOTWELL LEAKS. *JS

I JUST BOUGHT A USED HONDA PILOT AFTER HAVING A BABY, NEEDING A BIGGER AND SAFER CAR FOR MY KIDS. 5 DAYS AFTER BUYING MY CAR THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT.3 WEEKS LATER IT CAME BACK ON AND AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN FULL BRAKES WERE APPLIED FOR NO REASON. MY FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THANK GOD NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME.I HAD NO IDEA WHY THAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. SO I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH WHAT THE VSA SYSTEM, NOT THINKING THE BRAKING HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE VSA SYSTEM, THEN I COME ACROSS A HONDA FORUM AND FIND OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF OTHER PILOT OWNERS, AND THAT THE BRAKING IS CONNECTED TO THE VSA SYSTEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. UNFORTUNATELY ALOT OF PEOPLE TAILGATE AND IF THIS WERE TO HAVE HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I WILL ALSO BE WRITING A LETTER TO HONDA TO SEE IF THERE ANY KIND OF RECOURSE FOR US PILOT OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES SEIZED AND FAILED TO RELEASE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, THE PLASTIC SUPPORT CLIPS ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK PANEL DISLODGED AND THE SEAT PANEL FELL OFF COMPLETELY. I TRIED TO REATTACH THE PANEL BUT THAT FAILED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER (CONCERNING THIS AND ANOTHER ISSUE) AND AFTER BEING TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FAULT, THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE BACK PANEL AS A "GOOD WILL" GESTURE. THE PANEL WAS REPLACED (NEW). I NOTICED THAT THE FIT WAS NOT CORRECT AND MENTIONED THAT TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO AND WITHIN THREE WEEKS THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I, AGAIN, CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY ORDERED A NEW PART, AGAIN, AND REPLACED IT. I AM STILL NOT HAPPY WITH THE "FIT" OF THE PART. I HAVE HAD THE SEAT PANEL REPLACED FOR ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS NOW AND IT HAS NOT FALLEN OFF YET. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE THE END OF MY ORDEAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE PLASTIC SUPPORT CLIPS DISLODGED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BACK PANEL AND RESULTED IN THE PANEL BECOMING PARTIALLY DETACHED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SUPPORT CLIPS WERE REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW BACK PANEL FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02/06/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR TO THE CLIPS WERE MADE BY THE DEALER TWICE WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IF THEY REPLACED THE CHEAP PLASTIC CLIPS, IT WOULD FALL AGAIN SINCE THE PLASTIC SLOT WHERE THE CLIPS SLIDE INTO BECOME BENT EACH TIME IT FALLS OUT. THE PANEL FALLS OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. UPDATED 02/10/12

THE REAR DOOR/HATCH OF OUR 2006 HONDA PILOT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE LATCHING MECHANISM. THE ACTUAL MECHANISM ON THE REAR HATCH HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME AND IS ABLE TO MOVE FREELY ABOUT. THIS CAUSES THE REAR HATCH TO NOT LATCH, LATCH PARTIALLY, OR LATCH BUT STILL ALLOW THE REAR HATCH TO SLIGHTLY MOVE. THE LATCHING MECHANISM IS ONLY BEING HELD IN PLACE (IN A CONFINED AREA) BY THE PLASTIC PANELING OF THE CAR. SINCE THE LATCH IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, THE MOVEMENT OF THE MECHANISM DETERMINES IF THE REAR HATCH IS GOING TO LATCH OR NOT. WHEN IT IS LATCHED, THE ONLY ITEM SECURING THE MECHANISM IS THE PLASTIC PANELING. THE MECHANISM ITSELF IS NOT DEFECTIVE OR BROKEN HOWEVER; THE WAY THE MECHANISM HAS BEEN SECURED SEEMS TO BE THE ISSUE. THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS HOW A DOOR LATCH MECHANISM COULD BECOME DISCONNECTED AND ALLOW FOR AN INCIDENT TO POSSIBLY OCCUR. *TR

LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR SPEAKER WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. ON AND OFF FOR YEARS NOW. *TT

ON MULTIPLE TIMES, WHEN I START THE IGNITION, A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE REAR STEREO SYSTEM SPEAKER. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. IT HAPPENS 50% OF THE TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. IT IS ANNOYING BUT I READ THAT SOMEWHERE THAT THIS COULD BE RELATED TO FAILED ANC (ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION UNIT) AND THE COST COULD BE $500. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THIS FREE OF COST. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER GETS UNBEARABLY HOT! THE SEAT SEEMS TO ONLY WARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE, BUT IT IS EXTREMELY HOT!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ROLLING DOWN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, IT WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. A POPPING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE WINDOW WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL IT BACK UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ACTUATOR FOR THE WINDOW FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,912.

I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF MY GARAGE IN MY 2006 HONDA PILOT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. I HAD MY FOOT RESTING LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE OFF. *TR

I INSTALLED MY RADIAN80SL REARFACING WITH LATCH TWO DAYS AGO -- I AM AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS IT'S BEEN HAVING IN CERTAIN VEHICLES SO I WAS EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS TO CHECK THAT IT WENT IN TIGHTLY, THE SUPERLATCH STRAP WAS NOT LOOSENING, THE ADJUSTER WAS NOT ON THE EDGE OF THE BELT PATH, THE TAB WAS NOT EASY TO PUSH DOWN, ETC. THE STRAP WAS COMPLETELY TIGHT AND I FELT I HAD A VEHICLE THAT WAS FREE OF PROBLEMS, SO I WENT AHEAD AND USED IT THAT WAY. (I TYPICALLY USE A SEATBELT INSTALL IN A DIFFERENT SEATING POSITION, BUT THE LATCH INSTALL IS EASIER.) TWO CHILDREN HAVE RIDDEN IN THE SEAT SINCE THEN -- 34 & 36LBS -- WITHOUT INCIDENT. TODAY I WENT TO REMOVE THE SEAT, AND NOTED THAT THE SUPERLATCH STRAP WAS LOOSE. I WOULD GUESS THERE WAS ABOUT AN INCH BETWEEN THE RADIAN ITSELF AND THE LATCH ADJUSTOR. I DO HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH IF NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EXACT EXTENT OF THE LOOSENING. I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED SUNSHINE KIDS BUT WILL DO SO SHORTLY. I WILL ALSO BE INSTALLING SOLELY WITH THE SEATBELT FROM HERE ON OUT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=PILOT). *TR

2006 HONDA PILOT-SEVERE INTERIOR LEAK IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD, EXTENDING TO DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. UNKNOWN HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING. THE CARPET IS SATURATED. THE CARPET PAD UNDERNEATH IS ALSO SATURATED. MILDEW, MOLD AND BODY RUST WILL DEVELOP. HONDA ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN (07-010) FOR THIS PROBLEM ON FEB. 8, 2007. DEALER DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE BULLETIN WORK, DUE TO OUTSIDE OF THEIR 3 YEAR WINDOW. NO ACCIDENTS/ VEHICLE DAMAGE PRIOR TO FINDING SOAKED CARPET. REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE PER MANUFACTURER'S SCHEDULE. VEHICLE STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. LACK OF NOTICE ABOUT SERVICE BULLETIN CAN LEAD TO MOLD ISSUES, BY EXTENSION TO RESPIRATORY ISSUES. HONDA CAN PREVENT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM BY NOTIFYING OWNERS, NOT WAITING FOR THEM TO DISCOVER SATURATED, SOAKED, AND IN SOME INSTANCES FROZEN CARPET INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY TRAVELING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO HER HOME. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

MY 2006 HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND THE AUTO LUNGED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT THIS DID NOT SLOW ME DOWN QUICKLY ENOUGH. I THEN MANAGED TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE HIGH REVVING STOPPED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 11:00AM EASTERN MARCH 01, 2011, THE PILOT HAD 57789 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A CHEMICAL ESCAPE FROM THE AIR BAGS THAT BURNED THE CONTACT'S RIGHT HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE HE WAS MOVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING BY SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE INVOLVED IN TWO CRASHES. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VIBRATION ON 2006 HONDA PILOT I OWN A 2006 HONDA PILOT AWD. I HAVE MADE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT VIBRATION ON MY CAR TO HONDA DEALER AND HONDA HEADQUARTER, HOWEVER THEY CLAIM THEY DO NOT FEEL VIBRATION I FELT. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ON LINE AND I AM NOT ONLY ONE. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAS SAME PROBLEM AND WHO BEEN TOLD IT IS NATURE OF THAT CAR. I HAVE CHANGED MY TIRES AND ADD ACURA MDX MODIFICATIONS, IT IMPROVED HOWEVER VIBRATION STILL EXIST. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F0758/0 THIS IS JUST ONE SITE AND THERE ARE MANY MORE. IS THERE ANY THING NHTSA CAN DO? OR DO WE HAVE TO JUST LIVE WITH IT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 5 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED UNKNOWN INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT YET STATED THE FAILURE POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE HOT WIRE FRONT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR POWER INVERTER. THE DEALER CUT THE AIR BAG FROM THE VEHICLE USING A RAZOR BLADE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A TRAILER PACKAGE THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,971.

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING GARAGE GOING SLOW AND THE HONDA PILOT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, THE RPMS WENT UP AND SLAMMED INTO THE CEMENT WALL IN THE GARAGE IN LESS 5 SECONDS. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. *TR

MY HUSBAND HAD 3 EPISODES OF SURGING WHILE EXITING HIGHWAYS OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO IN MY 2006 HONDA PILOT. EACH TIME HE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. AFTER DRIVING AT SUSTAINED SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, I SLOWED TO PULL OFF AT THE EXIT RAMP, WHICH WAS AN INCLINE, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, THE ENGINE MADE A SOUND AS IF IT WERE RACING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WITH PUTTING MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND APPLYING ALL THE STRENGTH OF BOTH FEET. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT DID STOP, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ROAR. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT IMPEDING THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT PUSHED DOWN, IT WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER EXAMINED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG - NO CODES HAD BEEN TRIGGERED. WE HAD YET ANOTHER EVENT WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING THIS TIME ABOUT A MONTH LATER, AND MYSELF AND TWO OTHER WITNESSES IN THE CAR. HONDA HAD A REGIONAL PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER EXAMINE THE CAR AFTER THE SECOND EVENT AND HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS FRIGHTENED AND VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY WERE NOT DOING SOMETHING MORE TO FIND AND REMEDY THE PROBLEM. A HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR THEN CONTACTED ME TO REVIEW THE EVENTS AND TOLD ME HE WOULD TAKE THE ISSUE "TO THE ENGINEERS" BECAUSE IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL THAT 2 DRIVERS WOULD EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM IF IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. HE CALLED BACK AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINEERS (WHO DID NOT LOOK AT THE CAR) SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM CALLED BRIDGING, WHERE YOU ACCIDENTLY PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE BRAKING. HE DID NOT ADDRESS WHY NEITHER ONE OF US HAD EVER EXPERIENCE "BRIDGING" THE FIRST FEW YEARS THAT WE OWNED THE CAR, WHEN WE BOTH HAD DRIVEN IT EXTENSIVELY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR HAS 52K MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO DEAL WITH IT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. I KNOW THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AND NEITHER DID MY HUSBAND.

MY 2006 HONDA PILOT EX-L EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA) AT 3:53 P.M. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2010 NEAR OUR HOME ON KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA. WE WERE DRIVING AT AROUND 20 MPH AND AS WE GENTLY BRAKED IN APPROACH OF THE STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE OPENED UP NEARLY FULL THROTTLE AT JUST ABOVE 5000 RPMS. MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY AND FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKE AND PLACED THE GEAR IN PARK. WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ROAR AT 5000 RPMS UNTIL HE TURNED IT OFF AT THE IGNITION AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS. HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE RPM IMMEDIATELY SHOT UP TO 5000 RPMS AGAIN, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IN PARK. THE TACHOMETER STAYED AT THE 5000 RPM LEVEL CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL HE AGAIN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AT THE IGNITION AFTER ABOUT 45 SECONDS. WE WAITED A FEW MORE SECONDS AND RE-STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN. THAT TIME, THE ENGINE STARTED AT A NORMAL RPM AND WE DROVE HALF A BLOCK TO OUR HOUSE. WE RECORDED A VIDEO OF THE SECOND EPISODE OF 5000 RPMS WITH A CAMERA WE HAD WITH US. WE PROVIDED THE VIDEO IMMEDIATELY TO AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. AT THE REQUEST OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, I TOOK OUR PILOT TO BRICKELL HONDA IN MIAMI ON MARCH 1. I SHOWED THE VIDEO OF THE SUA TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, GEORGE RUIZ, ON HIS COMPUTER. HE WAS ASTOUNDED BY WHAT HE SAW AND EXPRESSED HIS GENUINE CONCERN THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. HE SAID UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD THE ENGINE OPERATE AT 5000 RPMS WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING DEPRESSED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER, KEVIN MCCLUNG, ALSO INSPECTED THE CAR. AMERICAN HONDA DETERMINED THE PILOT WAS OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO PICK UP THE CAR ON MARCH 5 AND DID SO ON MARCH 8. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. MY HUSBAND SPOKE TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER TERRY NIELSEN ON MARCH 3 WHO COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE VIDEO. *TR

ON DEC 4,2007 I TOOK MY 2006 HONDA PILOT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN WINNIPEG MB CANADA FOR ENGINE REVVING ISSUES. I EXPLAINED HOW WHEN GOING TO BRAKE AT AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE JOLTED AHEAD AS THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV HIGH- RPM GREATER THAT 4000 - AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS BOUNCING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ERRATICALLY. I WAS BRAKING LOWLY AT FIRST BUT WHEN THIS STARTED I USED TWO FEET ON THE BRAKR TO PREVENT ME FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT JUST FINALLY STOPPED. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN BUT WITH THE TOYOTA RECALLS I WONDER WHETHER HONDA HAS THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT THIS OCCURRENCE FOR ME. NOTICE: MILEAGE ON VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS 38000 KILOMETERS AND THE SPEED I WAS GOING WAS 50-60 KM PER HOUR. I COULDN'T ADJUST THAT IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES TO REFLECT THE METRIC SYSTEM WE USE UP HERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. THERE WAS ALOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR STEREO SYSTEM SPEAKER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED OR THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION UNIT (ANC). THE COST OF THE SERVICE REPAIR WAS $500.00. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 02/01/11 *LJ UPDATED 03/21/11

TODAY WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 PILOT, I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 33MPH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IT WAS VERY QUICK, ALMOST LIKE A LUNGE. I HIT THE BREAK AND IT DID SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE STRANGE THING ABOUT THIS IS, THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWO OTHER TIMES THAT I CAN RECALL. IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN QUITE A WHILE BUT I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS, AND IT WAS SOMETIME DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. I NEVER HAD IT CHECKED OUT BECAUSE IT HAD ONLY HAPPENED TWICE AND FROM EXPERIENCE, IF YOU BRING IT TO THE DEALER, UNLESS IT DOES IT FOR THEM, THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE IT. I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THIS HAVING HAPPENED, EVEN WITH THE TOYOTA RECALLS, UNTIL IT DID IT TO ME AGAIN TODAY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET, HOWEVER I WAS NOT GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE AT THE TIME. I WAS NOT BRAKING. I WAS MAINTAINING MY SPEED. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT REMEMBER THE ROAD CONDITIONS OR SPEED THE OTHER TWO TIMES THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA PILOT WHICH I BELIEVE HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS TOYOTA'S RECENT RECALLS ABOUT STICKY ACCELERATION. I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS SUV AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM DURING THE VERY FIRST YEAR ITSELF. THAT TIME MY VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP ON A STOP SIGN. THE PROBLEM I FACED WAS WHEN I APPLIED BRAKE, THE CAR DIDN'T STOP AND IT CONTINUED IN THE ACCELERATION MODE AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER CROSSING THE STOP SIGN. I HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY TO THE HONDA DEALER, FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED TO ME SAYING THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. IN FACT THEY LAUGHED AT ME THAT I DIDN'T APPLY THE BRAKE PROPERLY. THE DEALER DIDN'T DOCUMENT MY CONCERN. AFTER THAT TILL NOW (ALMOST 4 YEARS) I AM EXPERIENCING THIS KIND OF PROBLEM QUITE OFTEN. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO BRAKE AN ADDITIONAL 2 OR 3 FEET AHEAD OF MY PROPOSED STOP AS THE VEHICLE MAY NOT STOP WHERE I THINK IT SHOULD STOP. IF IT DOES NOT STOP, I BRAKE HARDER AND AT THAT TIME I HEAR THE ACCELERATION IS STILL ON. I ALWAYS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM MAINLY BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS QUITE RANDOMLY LIKE MAYBE A COUPLE OF TIMES EVERY MONTH. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY TRIGGERS THIS. RECENTLY AFTER READING ABOUT THE TOYOTA RECALL, I HAVE A FEELING THAT MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND I NOTIFIED THE AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY. THEY ACTUALLY DIDN'T SHOW MUCH INTEREST IN ADDRESSING MY PROBLEM MAINLY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE ALREADY HAS 52K MILES AND THE WARRANTY PERIOD (60K MILES) WILL END SOON. SHOULD I BE REALLY CONCERNED? ARE THERE ANY INDEPENDENT SERVICE ENGINEERS WHO CAN TAKE A LOOK AT MY VEHICLE? *TR

I EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS INCIDENT OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 HONDA PILOT EX-L ON FEBRUARY 8, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 A.M. EST NEAR THE REAR GARAGE ENTRANCE TO THE OFFICE TOWER. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE GARAGE ENTRANCE AT UNDER 10 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED ROARING TO 5000 RPM. I IMMEDIATELY AND WITH MAXIMUM FORCE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH FORTUNATELY DID STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN PARK, AND THE ENGINE NEVER DEVIATED FROM THE 5000 RPM LEVEL. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AT THE IGNITION AND WAITED MAYBE A MINUTE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO 5000 RPM. I SHIFTED BACK TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN AT IGNITION. I WAITED ANOTHER MINUTE, AND RESTARTED AGAIN WITH THE SAME FRIGHTENING RESULT. A KENT SECURITY OFFICER FOR THE MIAMI PARKING AUTHORITY WITNESSED (SAW AND HEARD) THE ENTIRE INCIDENT AND OFFERED ASSISTANCE. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND HE PUSHED IT BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE ENTRANCE AND TO THE CURB, OUT OF TRAFFIC, WHILE I STEERED WITH NO POWER. I WAITED MAYBE THREE TO FOUR MORE MINUTES AFTER THAT AND DECIDED TO TRY RESTARTING THE CAR ONE MORE TIME TO MOVE IT TO TRY TO MOVE IT INTO THE GARAGE. THAT TIME, IT STARTED NORMALLY. I SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND DROVE IT INTO THE GARAGE AND PARKED. WE ARE TRYING TO OBTAIN THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE INCIDENT. AMERICAN HONDA EXAMINED THE CAR AT BRICKELL HONDA IN MIAMI, DRIVING IT 64 TOTAL MILES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER 3 DAYS, AMERICAN HONDA IN CALIFORNIA (CHRIS SCHROEDER 800-999-1009 EXTENSION 117703) DECIDED THERE WAS NO NEED TO CONDUCT ANY FURTHER TESTING AND DECLARED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HE EXPRESSED NO CONCERN THAT IT PRESENTED ANY DANGER IN THE FUTURE AND THAT AMERICAN HONDA WOULD DO NOTHING UNLESS I COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT A SERVICE FACILITY. *TR

HI , I HAVE 2006 HONDA PILOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES,SOMETIMES WHEN IT GOES OVER POT HOLE OR THROUGH WATER OR LITTLE ICE THE BRAKES STOP WORKING AND IT MAY CAUSE BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE SPEEDING UP SUDDENLY EVEN WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. HE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO RE-START THE VEHICLE AND SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE ISSUE DID NOT RE-OCCUR SO HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. HE HAD A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AT THE TIME THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. HE HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A STEEP HILL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL FLIPPING OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND COMING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70000. UPDATED 12/10/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. UPDATED 12/10/09

BEGAN NOTICING A MUSTY SMELL IN THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER BY A SLOSHING SOUND THAT EVENTUALLY MANIFESTED ITSELF INTO A ROLLING WAVE OF WATER THAT SWEPT OVER MY FLOOR MATS. WATER IS SATURATING THE CARPETS (THINK OF A WET SPONGE) AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH UNDETERMINED POINTS AT OR NEAR THE FIREWALL. THIS DEFINITELY OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN RAIN, WHEN DRIVEN OVER WET AND SNOW-COVERED ROADS, AND WHEN SITTING IN A CAR WASH. I HAVE NOT DETERMINED IF IT OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE SITS UNUSED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER HAS REMOVED, CLEANED, REINSTALLED, AND RESEALED A "BODY PLUG" THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY IMPROPERLY SEALED AT THE FACTORY; YET, EVEN AFTER THIS SERVICE WORK, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. SEARCHING THE WEB, I'VE NOTICED OTHER HONDA PILOT AND RIDGELINE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF WATER LEAKAGE PROBLEM; AND, WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS, DEALERS SEEM TO BE PUTTING "BAND AIDS" (CAULK) ON A VARIETY OF NOTED AND POTENTIAL ENTRY POINTS THROUGH THE FIREWALL, WHEEL WELLS, AND WELDED METAL JOINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND RECOMMENDED THAT A SPECIFIC TYPE OF FUEL BE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE HIGH LEVEL OF LETHAL BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,050.

INTERMITTENT NOISE (AS IF SOMEONE KNOCKED ON REAR WINDOW) WITHIN 5 SECONDS OF STARTING CAR. OCCURS AT ANY TEMPERATURE. *TR

AIR BAG COVER DISCOLORED AND COMPONENTS IMPRESSION VISIBLE. CONCERNED AIR BAG MAY BE AFFECTED AND NOT WORK PROPERLY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

CONDENSER DESIGN ON 2006 HONDA PILOT. CONDENSER IS EASILY DAMAGED BY ROAD DEBRIS AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A COMMON DESIGN FLAW ACROSS ALL HONDAS. THE NEWER MODELS HAVE MODIFIED THE GRILL TO PREVENT DEBRIS DAMAGE TO THE CONDENSER. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA PILOT SUV HAS HAD A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE DAY 1. WE HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED 20 TIME. WE HAVE HAD A HONDA DEALER PUT NEW TIRES ON OUR 2006 PILOT AND IT STILL HAS STEERING VIBRATION AROUND 70 MPH. WE NOW HAVE 40,450 MILES ON OUR PILOT AND WE STILL HAVE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATIONS. THE DEALER EVEN PULLED THE AXLES AND HAD THEM CHECKED OUT. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. I HAVE A 1997 FORD EXPLORER WITH 163,350 MILES ON IT AND I DON'T HAVE STEERING VIBRATIONS. *TR

RE: FAILURES OF TIRE VALVE STEMS 2006 HONDA PILOT NUMBER OF FAILURES: 2 1. EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURES COMMON FILLING OF TIRES WITH HIGH PRESSURE AIR LEAD TO DISINTEGRATION OF THE VALVE STEM. THE VALVE STEM SEPARATES AT THE THREADS FOR THE VALVE CAP, COMPLETELY EXPOSING THE TIRE FILLER VALVE. 2. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OF THE FOUR OPERATING TIRE VALVES IN THIS 2006 HONDA PILOT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONSEQUENCES, BUT THE EXPOSURE TO TIRE VALVE FAILURE FROM BEING EXPOSED IS OBVIOUS. 3. CORRECTION REQUIRES THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE VALVE AND ITS UNDERLYING TIRE PRESSURE SENDING UNIT. FAILURE MODE: THIS FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF THE USE OF SOFT ALUMINUM IN THE TIRE VALVE STEM, THE CUTTING OF SHARP, V-SHAPED THREADS ON BOTH THE EXTERIOR TO HOLD THE VALVE CAP AND THE INTERIOR TO HOLD THE VALVE AND TIRE PRESSURE SENDING UNIT. THE SHARPLY CUT THREADS, COMPARED TO CONICALLY CUT THREADS, RESULTS IN FRACTURE WHEN THE INTERIOR THREADS AND EXTERIOR THREADS CROSS, LEADING TO MINIMAL METAL BETWEEN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. THE FAILURE IN ONE CASE OCCURRED WHEN REMOVING THE VALVE CAP, COMPLETELY EXPOSING THE TIRE VALVE ITSELF. THE FAILURE IN THE SECOND CASE OCCURRED WHEN THE HIGH PRESSURE AIR FILLING VALVE (BRASS) ADHERED TO THE VERY SHARP EXTERIOR THREADS AND SIMPLY RIPPED THE VALVE STEM APART. NOTE THAT THE VALVE STEM IS COMPOSED OF A SOFT ALUMINUM, RATHER THAN HARDENED BRASS OR STEEL. I BRING THIS TO NHTSA SINCE, IN MY OPINION, THERE IS A REAL POSSIBILITY THAT THESE VALVE STEM FAILURES CAN LEAD TO RAPID DEFLATION OF THE SUBJECT TIRE, LOSS OF OPERATOR CONTROL, AND CONSEQUENT ACCIDENT AND INJURY IF THE VALVE STEM SEPARATES SUCH THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE TIRE VALVE IS DAMAGED. IN MY ESTIMATION, THIS IS AS SIGNIFICANT A PROBLEM AS WAS THE HISTORIC SUDDEN TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ISSUE. IN FACT, THIS PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN THE SAME UNEXPECTED LOSS OF TIRE INTEGRITY IF THE TIRE VALVE IS DAMAGED SUBSEQUENT TO A FAILURE IN THE VALVE THREADS. *TR

FRONT WHEEL VIBRATION. THE FRONT WHEEL ON MY HONDA PILOT VIBRATES AT 65-70MPH, THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON SIX (6) OCCASIONS HOWEVER THEY CANNOT FINDOUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. HONDA, CORPORATE SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT OFFER A SOLUTION EITHER. IS THIS GOING TO BE ANOTHER FORD EXPLORER TIRE-FRONTEND PROBLEM??? PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN MY 2006 HONDA PILOT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN I WAS TOLD THAT ALL SIX CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING AND THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE REAR ROCKER ARMS AND ALL RELATED PARTS, WHICH WERE REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE ALL CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING AND A RESET CODE WAS COMPLETED CRANK PATTERN RESET AND LEARN WERE PERFORMED. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THAT ALL CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING AND THAT I NEEDED TO SWITCH TO USING CHEVRON GASOLINE ONLY. THE FOURTH TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA IN CALIFORNIA. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR AT WILLETTE HONDA SOUTH SINCE AUGUST 19, 2008. I KEEP GETTING A DIFFERENT EXPLANATION FROM HONDA WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKETS, COOLING GASKETS AND INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TODAY (9/4/08), I WAS TOLD THAT THE PISTONS HAD TO BE ADJUSTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT'S THREE YEAR OLD CHILD WAS SEATED BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S HEAD IS A SEAT BELT THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ROOF, WHICH CROSSES INTO THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE SEAT BELT. WHILE PLAYING WITH IT, THE SEAT BELT SOMEHOW WRAPPED AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO UNWRAP THE SEAT BELT DUE TO THE CONNECTION OF THE SEAT IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE THE CHILD WAS TURNING BLUE DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN. SHE CALLED HONDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,000.

MY 2006 PILOT CAME WITH GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. DESPITE WHEEL BALANCING AND REGULAR ROTATIONS, THE TIRES WORE OUT, DOWN TO ZERO TREAD IN 20,000 MILES. THEY ARE PURE GARBAGE AND UNSAFE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ROCKS IN THE CONDENSER CAUSED THE A/C TO BREAK. *TR

THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ANNOYANCE SINCE THEN. SOMETIMES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE RADIO ON THERE WILL BE NO SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS. SOMETIMES AFTER DRIVING A WHILE, PERHAPS 20 MINUTES OR SO, THE RADIO WILL EMIT A LOUD ELECTRICAL POPPING NOISE AND SOUND WILL COME FROM THE SPEAKERS AGAIN. ALSO IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF LET SIT AND THEN TURNED BACK ON THE RADIO WILL START WORKING AGAIN. *TR

TRAVELING ON A DESOLATE HIGHWAY, I HEARD MY SON WHIMPER IN THE BACK SEAT. TO MY HORROR, I SAW THAT HE HAD TANGLED THE SEATBELT AROUND HIS NECK AND WAS BEING LIFTED FROM HIS SEAT BY IT. MY HUSBAND PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WE LUNGED BACK TO RELEASE THE BELT. WE THEN REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT TRAPPED BY HIS OWN SEATBELT BUT BY THE SEATBELT DESIGNED FOR A CENTER PASSENGER IN THE SECOND ROW. THIS BELT COMES DOWN FROM THE CEILING AND CONNECTS AT THE SEAT TO A LATCH DESIGNED WITHOUT A QUICK RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCHED BELT HAD BEEN RESTING AGAINST THE SEAT BEHIND MY SON'S RIGHT SHOULDER. PLAYING WITH THAT BELT, HE HAD PULLED IT FAR ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE RETRACTION FEATURE. THEN HE WRAPPED IT AROUND HIS HEAD. WHEN IT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN, HE PANICKED, AND IT SLIPPED DOWN AROUND HIS NECK AND TIGHTENED MORE. MY HUSBAND AND I GRABBED THE BELT WHERE IT CAME OUT OF THE CEILING TO STOP IT FROM RETRACTING, BUT IT WAS ALREADY TOO TIGHT TO GET OVER HIS HEAD. WE WERE STRUGGLING TO THINK STRAIGHT. NEITHER OF US KNEW HOW TO DETACH THE BELT AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO CUT IT. REALIZING THE DANGER HE WAS IN, MY SON STARTED SQUIRMING MORE. IN CALMING HIM, WE CALMED OURSELVES A LITTLE. THANKFULLY, I REMEMBERED A FRIEND MENTIONING HE HAD FOUND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL HOW TO DETACH THE BELT FROM THE LATCH BY STICKING A KEY IN A NOTCH ON THE LATCH. I GRABBED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND POPPED THE LATCH. MY SON WAS SAFE. HAD ONLY ONE PARENT BEEN IN THE CAR, HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD THE BELT TO KEEP IT FROM RETRACTING AND REACH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION - LET ALONE FIND THE VERY BRIEF MENTION OF THIS BELT'S OPERATION IN THE USER'S MANUAL. A DRIVER COULD BE UNAWARE OF THIS HAPPENING RIGHT BEHIND HIM. MY SON NEARLY DIED WITH US HELPLESSLY STANDING BY. ANOTHER CHILD SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW TO BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED (WWW.KSL.COM/INDEX.PHP?NID=148&SID=2169050). PLEASE RECALL THIS DANGEROUS SEATBELT CONFIGURATION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. IT WAS A MINOR CRASH. SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF HER VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. SHE IMMEDIATELY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE REPAIR SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

THE RADIO IS CONSTANTLY LOSING RECEPTION WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP. SOMETIME IT WILL RECONNECT WHEN ANOTHER BUMP OR HOLE IS HIT. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE ANTENNA THAT IS DEFECTIVE. *AK

THE NEW '2006 HONDA PILOT HAD LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON IT, AND WATER WAS SOMEHOW GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROOF AND UNDERNEATH THE CAR , AND WAS SOAKING THE FRONT CARPETS. I WOULD HAVE NEVER NOTICED IT IF I HAD NOT DECIDED TO VACUUM THE CARPETS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS I NOTICED A DARK SUBSTANCE UNDERNEATH THE SEATS, AND NOW I REALIZED IT WAS WATER TURNED TO ICE. I REALIZED WHENEVER IT RAINED WATER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, AND REMAINED FOR A FEW WEEKS UNLESS ONE TOOK OUT THE MATS. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11733A I VISITED THE I ABOVE INTERNET SITE AND NOTICED I AM NOT ALONE. I HAVE SEARCHED FAR AND WIDE AND COULD NOT FIND THIS PILOT WET CARPET ISSUE TO BE EITHER A RECALL OR A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. WAS HONDA TRYING TO KEEP THIS A SECRET? AS OF 05/08/2007 THE PILOT WAS STILL AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP BEING FIXED. THEY REPORTED TO ME THAT THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE PATCHING UP ALL THE LEAKS. A COPY OF MY FIRST OF MANY INVOICES TO COME WAS ENCLOSED. WE PERFORMED BULLETIN 07-010. RECHECKED FOR LEAKS. WATER STILL COMING IN VEHICLE. WATER COMING IN BY FIREWALL WE REMOVED BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY, REMOVED BOTH FRONT INNER FENDER WALLS, AND FOUND WATER COMING IN FROM PILLARS ON ROOF NEAR WINDSHIELD. WE SEALED THE BODY SEAM. WATER TESTED AGAIN. AND IT WAS NOT LEAKING ANYMORE. *AK I GUESS IT'S STILL LEAKING BECAUSE I AM STILL DRIVING A LOANER CAR.

OUR 2006 HONDA PILOT (13,535 MILES) HAD A BLOWOUT OF THE PASSENGER REAR TINE ON JANUARY 10,2007. THIS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 84 IN DANBURY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WAS OPENED NOT THE TIRE TREAD. THE AAA DRIVER TOLD MY WIFE IT WAS A BLOWOUT NOT CAUSED BY RUNNING OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. MY WIFE ALSO STATED THAT SHE DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING. ARE THERE ANY ISSES WITH THE REMAINING TIRES? BRIDGESTONE 235/70R16 B/STONE DUELLER. *JB

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 HONDA PILOT DO NOT SHINE VERY FAR WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. THERE IS A DIVIDER BAR BETWEEN LOWER (LOW BEAM) AND UPPER (HIGH BEAM) LIGHTS THAT LIMITS THE DISTANCE THE LOW BEAM SHINES WHEN AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL AND PROCEEDING UP ANOTHER HILL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CENTER SEAT BELT IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT LOCKED CLOSED AROUND A 5 YEAR OLD OCCUPANT, AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE SEAT BELT CONTINUOUSLY TIGHTENED EVERY TIME THE OCCUPANT MOVED, RESULTING IN AN ABRASION ACROSS THE STOMACH OF THE CHILD. THE SEAT BELT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CUT TO RELEASE THE CHILD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA PILOT AND AM EXPERIENCING EXTREMELY POOR TRACTION WITH THE FACTORY-INSTALLED GOOD YEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. THEY SPIN ON TAKEOFF IN BOTH DRY AND WET CONDITIONS, AND HANDLE POORLY. I ALSO HAVE A LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT USUALY OCCURS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH. THE NOISE COMES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND ENDING ABRUPTLY. I'VE NOTICED THAT A QUICK ROMP ON THE ACCELERATOR CAUSES IT TO END QUICKER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH SPEAKER FEEDBACK AND HONDA HAS NO CORRECTIVE MEASURE AS OF YET. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD PASSENGERS SIT IN THE REARMOST SEATS AND THEY CONFIRM THAT THE NOISE IS NOT FROM THE SPEAKERS BUT CLOSER TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE 2006 HONDA PILOT, THERE WAS A LOUD ROAMING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, WHILE THE CAR WAS CRUISING AT ANY SPEED, IT WOULD JUST START AND STOP AT ANY MOMENT, IT SOUNDED LIKE A RACING CAR REVVING IT ENGINE TO THE LIMIT. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY SPENT ABOUT 2 DAYS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT, THEY SAID IT WAS SOME SORT OF SPEAKER OR SENSOR THAT WAS RELAYING INFORMATION TO THE CARS COMPUTER AND WHAT WE WERE HEARING WAS FEEDBACK. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, SO THEY UNPLUGGED IT SO THAT WE WOULDN'T HEAR THE NOISE. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP THREE TIMES AND I AM GOING BACK FOR A FOURTH ATTEMPT TO GET THE TIRES BALANCED. THE DEALER IS WORKING WITH ME, BUT THESE TIRES ARE GARBAGE. THEY CAN'T BE ADEQUATELY BALANCED BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *NM

NOTE: SYSTEM DID NOT LET ME PUT IN THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE 235/70/16. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 HONDA PILOT EX AND WANTED TO EXPRESS MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. I PURCHASED THE PILOT FOR A FEW REASONS, ONE BEING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A 5 STAR SAFETY RATING WHICH IS NOT COMMON AMONG SUV VEHICLES AND SECOND BECAUSE OF HONDA'S RELIABILITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. THIS IS MY 5TH HONDA THAT I HAVE PURCHASED AND I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANYTHING BUT HONDA'S. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE JUNK. I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT HATE THE TIRES. I DON'T JUST HATE THE TIRES BUT I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WITH THESE TIRES. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE AT ANY MOMENT IT IS GOING TO HYDROPLANE. ALSO, WHENEVER I STOP IN THE RAIN MY ABS BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING ACTIVATED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THESE TIRES. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AT SOME PILOT AND TIRE DISCUSSION BOARDS AND FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES ON OTHER PILOTS AND ALSO OTHER VEHICLES (SO IT IS NOT THE VEHICLE BUT THE TIRES). *JB

WE RECENTLY PURCHASE A CERTIFIED USED HONDA PILOT. WE WERE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND THE PILOT STALLED. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND IT NEVER RAISED THE RPM LEVEL. I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND CRANKED IT, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO A PARKING LOT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, AND ASKED THEM WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. THEY HAD NO IDEA. ONE WEEK LATER WE WERE PULLING OUT INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC FROM A PARKING LOT FROM A DEAD STOP AND IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE PILOT REGAINED ITS SPEED AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE THEN TOOK THE PILOT TO DOBBS HONDA ON MENDENHALL ROAD IN MEMPHIS (901)795-5900) AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGE, BUZZ SMITH. THERE WAS NEVER A WARNING LIGHT SAYING SOMETHING WAS WRONG. MR. SMITH TALKED TO THE HONDA SERVICE REPS AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE VSA AND PROBABLY WHEEL OR YAW SENSORS. BUZZ WANTED TO TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF WE COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER ABOUT 20 VERY HARD AND FAST TURNS (DONUTS ALMOST), IT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM ONE TIME. HE SAID THAT THE VSA SHUTS EVERYTHING DOWN IF IT DETECTS A MAJOR SKID OR G-FORCE. THE TWO TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY WAS UNDER VERY NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE PULLING INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC ON DRY, CLEAN PAVEMENT. THEY FINALLY DECIDED TO SEND A INSTRUMENT TO HOOK UP TO THE PILOT. WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN, I AM TO PRESS A BUTTON TO RECORD A 30 SECOND SNAP SHOT OF WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS AND IS DOING. I ASKED, WHAT IF WE ARE IN ON-COMING TRAFFIC? THEIR RESPONSE, WELL, WE HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THAT POINT. I HAVE NOW OPENED UP A CASE? FOR REVIEW WITH HONDA. IF YOU COMPARE THE WAY THAT THE SERVICE MANGER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO HOW IT HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY, THEN THERE IS NO COMPARISION. *JB

WHEN I BRAKE ON A DECLINE, SO FAR AS I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE '06 HONDA PILOT FOR A WEEK, SOMETHING APPEARS TO MOVE FROM UNDER THE CAR, MOVES FORWARD MAKING A LARGE COLLIDING SOUND. HONDA DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *JB

WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES, I BEGAN NOTICING A VIBRATION PROBLEM ON MY '06 HONDA PILOT. VIBRATION FELT IN SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL. ALTHOUGH CAN BE FELT AT LOWER SPEEDS, MORE PRONOUNCED @ 55 - 70 MPH. MAY HAVE BEEN THERE FROM DELIVERY, BUT DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE ANY SMOOTH ROADS HERE IN PA. FOR FIRST FEW WEEKS. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM AND WORKED FOR TWO DAYS TO ELIMINATE, CHECKING TIRE BALANCE, DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS AND RUN-OUT ON ROTORS. REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND SEEMED TO LESSEN THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OTHER DEALERS AND HONDA APPEAR NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AS DISCUSSED ON HONDA FORUM BOARDS. SCHEDULED ANOTHER VISIT TO DEALERSHIP. *NM

1)FUEL GAUGE INOPERABLE 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (ALWAYS READS EMPTY). ATTEMPT # 3 TO CORRECT PROBLEM SCHEDULED TOMORROW. 2) POPPING /CRACKLING NOISE FROM RUBBER GASKETS AT DOORS. SERVICE PEOPLE SAY IT IS NORMAL, HOWEVER MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS ON THE NET. *JB

AFTER DRIVING MY LEASED 2003 PILOT FOR 3 YEARS, I KNEW HOW IT HANDLED ON TURNS AND HOW IT STOPPED IN EMERGENCIES. BARELY 100 MILES INTO MY 2006 LEASE, I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON A RAINY ROAD DUE TO AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME, AND REAR-ENDED A CAR WHEN MY ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP IN TIME, DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY 2003 PILOT WOULD HAVE STOPPED AT LEAST 6 FEET BEFORE THE NEXT VEHICLE. KNOWING MY 2003'S STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN ABS KICKS IN, I WAS FLABBERGASTED THAT THE NEW CAR DIDN'T COME CLOSE TO STOPPING IN TIME. I NOTICED ONE TIME SINCE THAT THE ABS SYSTEM JUST DOESN'T COMPARE TO THE 2003, AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS A RESULT. ANOTHER DANGEROUS THING IT HAS DONE TWICE IS FISHTAIL IF I ACCELERATE GOING INTO A TURN OR CURVE. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEP'T USED ALL KINDS OF COMPUTERS TO TEST THE BRAKES, AND TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE, AND SAID IT FUNCTIONED FINE, AND MAYBE I'M JUST NOT USED TO A 2WD. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS NEW CAR, IT'S NOT SAFE, AND WOULD RATHER HOLD ON TO MY 2003 PILOT. I KNOW THEY THINK I'M CRAZY, BUT I'D RATHER BE CONSIDERED CRAZY THAN HAVE MY EPITAPH READ, "I TOLD YOU THERE WAS A PROBLEM." *JB

FUEL SLOSHES IN FUEL TANK AND PHYSICALLY MOVES THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDEN STOPS OCCUR. HONDA CORPORATE SAYS THIS IS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL, THEREFORE, TAKE NO ACTION TO CORRECT/REPLACE THE TANK OR VEHICLE. I'M GRAVELY CONCERNED THAT THIS DESIGN FLAW MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC IF ROAD SURFACES ARE COVERED WITH PACKED SNOW AND/OR ICE. *JB

MY 2006 HONDA PILOT SUV HAS HAD A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE DAY 1. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHO GLADLY PERFORMED 2 TIRE BALANCES BUT THE VIBRATION DOESN'T GO AWAY. THE VIBRATION IS FELT AT ANY SPEED HIGHER THAN 63 MPH. ON LONG HIGHWAY DRIVES, MY ARMS UPTO MY ELBOWS VIBRATE FOR VERY LONG THAT I HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK FOR 20 MINUTES AND JUST SHAKE THE HECK OUT OF THEM. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF 3 OTHER PILOT OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE WHO REPORT THIS ON WEBSITES LIKE WWW.HONDAPILOT.ORG/FORUMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED NUMEROUS TIMES AND LANDED ON IT'S TOP DUE TO THE IMPACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. BOTH OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS; HOWEVER THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD THE OCCUPANTS TO THE SEAT AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT UNBUCKLE; HOWEVER THERE WAS TOO MUCH SLACK IN THE BELT THAT DID NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE SIDE POST. AS A RESULT, BOTH OF THE OCCUPANT'S HEADS HIT THE WINDSHIELD SUSTAINING INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND RIBS. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A COMPLETE LOSS.

PURCHASE A NEW 2006 HONDA PILOT 2WD ON 2/23/06. ON 2/27/06, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD SEVERAL FEET, AND FRONT TIRES KEPT SPINNING LOOSING TRACTION, AND THE BACK OF THE CAR HAD A FISH TAIL MOTION. I TESTED THE CAR ON A FLAT SURFACE IN THE RAIN, AND THE FRONT TIRE SPINNING STILL OCCURS. I TESTED THE CAR ON THE SAME INCLINE DURING DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, AND THE CAR ROLLS BACK ONCE YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE MECHANIC FOR A TEST DRIVE, HE SAYS THE NEW 2006 HONDA PILOTS ARE ALL EXPERIENCE THE SAME ROLL BACK AND TRACTION PROBLEMS. SPOKE WITH HONDA'S REGIONAL CASE MANAGER ON 3/6/06, HIS RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A 4 WD PILOT OR LEARN TO DRIVE WITH BOTH FEET, YOUR LEFT ON THE BRAKE AND RIGHT FOOT ON THE GAS SO TO EASE THE CAR AND PREVENT ROLL BACK AND LOSS OF TIRE TRACTION. THEY WOULD REPORT IT TO THE HONDA ENGINEERS, BUT I HAD NO OTHER OPTIONS. I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATION FOR ME. THERE ARE MANY SITUATIONS THAT I WOULD BE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE AND ROLL BACK AND LOSS OF TIRE TRACTION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO CARS BEHIND ME, OR EVEN PEDESTRIANS THAT MAY BE CROSSING BEHIND OF ME IN A MALL PARKING LOT OR ANY STACKED PARKING LOTS THAT HAVE RAMPS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATE 50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO VISIBILITY ABOVE 12 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE MEETS FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS AND NO REPAIRS ARE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/22/2006 - *NM

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA PILOT IN DEC 2005. FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES WERE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY. THE VEHICLE DAILY LOOSES TRACTION AND SEVERAL TIMES AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TRACTION IS BAD ON WET AND DRY CONDITIONS. WHEN CONTACTING HONDA CORPORATE, THEY SAY IT IS THE TIRE AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. GOODYEAR SAYS THAT WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH HONDA. CLASSIC RUNAROUND. HOWEVER, WHEN I REVIEW THE GOODYEAR WEB SITE, IT PROVIDES TIRE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VARIOUS VEHICLE TYPES. WHEN I REVIEW THE HONDA PILOT RECOMMENDATION (WITH AN SUV CLASSIFICATION-WHICH IS APPROPRIATE ACCORDING TO THE HONDA WEB SITE, WHICH LABELS THE PILOT A SUV), THE GOODYEAR WEB SITE DOES NOT RECOMMEND THE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY. HOWEVER, IT YOU LABEL THE SUV A PASSENGER CAR (WHICH IT IS PATENTLY NOT), THEN THE INTEGRITY COMES UP AS THE RECOMMENDED TIRE. I HAVE ALMOST EXHAUSTED ALL MY OPTIONS AND AM LEFT WITH FRUSTRATION AND CONCERN. MY WIFE OR I WILL IMMANENTLY BE IN AN ACCIDENT, AND I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT HONDA WILL BE CULPABLE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BY OFFERING TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE (WHICH IS 2X THE PRICE TO THE INTEGGRITY TIRES-WHICH IS WHY I SUSPECT THEY ARE SELLING THE VEHICLE WITH THE SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER INTEGRITY TIRES) FOR THE RECOMMENDED TIRES, HONDA AND GOODYEAR ARE NOT LISTENING. *JB

GAS MILEAGE FOR THE VEHICLE IS NOT AS ADVERTISED. I AM GETTING 20 MPG FOR MIXED USE DRIVING (MOSTLY HIGHWAY). THE EPA ESTIMATES ARE 20/28. *NM