Honda Pilot Change Vehicle

"We've had issues with the parking and running lights since we had the car. They seem to go out quickly and consistently"

"Almost all lights for dashboard controls burned out."

"Lenses cloud"

"ALL THE LIGHTS!!! inside and out. They go out as if they were candlesticks inside the housing - I buy good replacement bulbs and do not touch them with my fingers, so it is not a user error problem. Within less than 2 years, most of the in-dash LEDs were burn out (same for our Civic). Dome lights in ceiling, headlights, tail lights, blinker lights, LEDs, fog lights - all of them have a very limited useful life. Something is up with the lighting system and perhaps electronics in general, give"

"New bulbs for headlights, marker lights and flasher seem to burn out very quickly"

"Low beam burned out on passenger side. Dealer fixed."

"high beams went out"

"I've had to replace a headlight only once so far so I consider that pretty good"

"headlight blurred by moisture inside sealed headlight"

"The heated seat on the driver's side stopped heating. We had the heaters replaced"

"Nearly all of the interior lights burned out. Controls for the overhead lights do not operate properly"

"When the doors open the front overhead light don't automatically turn on"

"Many of the function control buttons that light-up are burnt out, and are very difficult to replace"

"All bulbs lighting climate control buttons have burnt out"

"Dome lights above the console do not come on whrn door is opened."

"Multiple buttons that control radio/cd player, cooling sytem, and seat warmer are not working. Had it checked and was told it is not a fuse."

"The lights for the heating/cooling system and other panel lights have been unreliable since the car was one year old. And this is not a cheap repair as they need to remove the panel to replace the bulbs. I've gone without some as it is just a hassle"

"LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON APPROPRIATELY WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DOOR"

"The map lights quit working when the door was opened. The bulbs were not burned out. The problem was the switches in the compartment where the map lights are contained"

"Map lights work intermittently"

"Backlights on radio/climate control panels don't work. So have to turn on overhead lights at night to see knobs and buttons"

"Interior lights burning out or connection problems needing cleaned to get them working again"

"Remote door lock sometimes works and sometimes does not"

"low tire pressure indicator would come on when it was not low. And would not come on when tire was very low"

"TPMS indicator comes on but does not indicate what tire is low."

"Comes on randomly. With no low tire."

"My TPM light comes on sometimes even when the tires is full of pressure. It could be a problem with my sensor"

"Tire pressure monitor has started to become more unreliable as it occasionally reports a tire pressure warning but checking the tires manually they all are fine"

"Oxygen sensor light on"

"random warning lights that come and go with no resolution"

"Had to be completely replaced along with all sensors"

"bank #2 bad"

"The converter failed and had to be replaced"

"warning light on. dealer said catalytic converter bad. big cost to replace will attempt self repair"

"The flex pipe (exhaust manifold to exhaust pipe) has had to be replaced twice in the 13 years I've owned it. This is probably not unreasonable given the age. Rattling heat shields as well."

"The exhaust leak is preventing me from getting the vehicle inspected. It is 14 years old, but other than the error messages, has been incredibly reliable"

"For a relatively small leak, the repair costs were astronomical."

"The heat shield has fallen loose or rotted off its mounts for the exhaust but cannot be removed without removing the entire exhaust system costing potentially $1000s of dollars of work"

"It just rattles. I have not repaired. It is just an annoyance"

"Some heat shielding tears/rusts at fasteners. Other heat shielding rattles at certain RPM's."

"Heat shield fell off"

"Corrosion around the heat shield fasteners caused the shield to wear through and become loose and rattle"

"center bolt on mid heat shield broke through rusted heat shield. rattles at highway speeds"

"Airbag Recall"

"two manufacture recall for air bag problems."

"Airbags were recalled"

"Factory recall"

"Recall-Airbag detonators potentially failing"

"air bag recall"

"The airbag light comes on intermittently and wasn't replicated when in a dealer service center. Not sure how to diagnose the problem but had to pay the center to investigate only to tell me nothing."

"Having an airbag possibly explode metal parts into my face and torso was like driving around a ticking time bomb. Oh, and thanks to all the safety Nazis that mandate this shit through federal law."

"airbag was replaced after recall then srs light went on and need repair not covered by recall"

"My Honda was recalled twice because of airbag problems. We had trouble getting an appointment both times."

"Molding on the back of the driver's side door fell off"

"Paint has faded in blotches on hood, roof and side mirrors"

"Paint started to peel off in spots in certain crevices (along the edges under the hood, and along the doors)"

"Paint is peeling off the area which have plastic parts (rear view mirror covers, rear window shade, etc.), but not on the main body of the car"

"The paint is fading on the body of the car, not consistently but various parts are much worse than other; will need to repaint car eventially"

"Paint on roof between windshield and sunroof failed, cracked and peeled off causing a need for repair and repainting."

"Honda paint tends to peel off after 10 or so years."

"White paint models seem prone to patches of paint on hood and roof flaking off"

"Peeling and chipping of paint on lower door panels, leading to rust in spots. Papers to have a clear coating applied to lower panels that began to peel (looked like peeling sunburned skin) a few months after we bought it used. Not sure if it was an"

"Several places that paint is no longer there, rather small. Looks like rocks could have hit there but they are in places that rocks should not be hitting"

"Occurring in particular around door handles and seams"

"Clearcoat on driver-side door is peeling"

"It's rusting bad around the back panels next to the tires and the undercarriage"

"Rear bumper supports rusted and were replaced"

"above rear wheel wells on both sides"

"The paint is fading and has rust around the back tires."

"After paint peels off then rust starts."

"Rust is taking over."

"Rusting on rear body panel at seam. Can't be repaired."

"Rust on both sides: top of inside and outside of wheel well. Collision & repair company said that 2007 & 2006 Pilots were known for this issue."

"rust on the driver's side rocker panel"

"Appearing beneath paint in areas in which paint is cracking or bubbling"

"Replaced both calipers because one was sticking"

"Needed to replace the pads and rotors in the rear of the vehicle"

"I feel that the brake pads and rotors need replacing more often than they should. I feel they are under engineered."

"Rubbing noise on hard turns, replaced brake pad set, caliber pin boot straighten backing plate"

"it was expensive"

"pads wore out and had to be replaced"

"second set of brakes in 75,000 miles!"

"Normal brake wear, nothing mechanical just regular maintainance"

"Had pads replaced at 120000 miles Not listed but replaced the alternator at 115,000 miles"

"Rear calipers needed replaced even though they were serviced properly when pads and rotors were replaced causing pads to wear prematurely. Dust shield also loose due to rust."

"I have had to replace the breaks after about 22000 miles. This is the third set of breaks on the vehicle"

"The premature brake wear on one of my wheels could come from my tire either being out of balanced or the rim on the tire could be out of round"

"The passenger side rear brake is a weak link with this gen. Pilot and the '04 we had before. The brake proportioning seems to put extra wear on this individual brake causing the caliper to drag leading to the pads and rotor wearing at 2-3 times the n"

"Rear brakes wore out with light use at less than 30,000 miles. Front brakes wore out with light use at 35,000 miles. Rotors rusted also"

"Pads only last 35-40k miles. High propensity for calipers to stick doesn't help the pad life"

"brakes should have lasted longer. Excessive cost to replace brakes and rotors"

"Front pads wore down and squeaked. I replaced rotors and pads with highest quality"

"Replaced all 4 rotors & pads with new parts. Brakes are completely fixed"

"This is all part of the same premature failure of the breaks. A relative in the car maintenance business has advised me to engage the parking break whenever I have this car parked to extend the life of the breaks"

"Rotors warped and had to be replaced"

"Warped rotors"

"Alternator failed"

"It had to be replaced"

"Alternator failed while at speed on an interstate. Failure caused reduced power and “slipping” sensation. Had to cross 4 lanes to get to exit and crawled to a safe area to pull over. I was afraid if I came to a complete stop, I wouldn’t move again, which was correct."

"Quit charging and discharged the battery as it sat overnight"

"Alternator and belt needed replacement after 12 years."

"The alternator went dead with less than 100,000 miles. Honda doesn't make as worry free car as Toyota does"

"Alternator shorted out intermittently, requiring replacement"

"AM radio band is almost useless. Very heavy static even on local stations. FM band works fine, but range is not very strong"

"I have had to replace the battery every 2 to 3 years since I purchased the car about 7 years ago. Either battery quality is getting worse or the car has a problem maintaining adequate charge."

"Sears Die Hard battery needed replacement after 3 years"

"Crank shaft sensor went ou 2 weeks after replacing timing belt"

"the check engine light came on requiring servicing. I know it had to do with needing a major tuneup."

"Car failed to start"

"The starter had to be replaced. The main electrical cable had worn completely through."

"Original Starter stopped working, car would not start, had to be towed by AAA"

"Starter failed completely requiring tow and replacement"

"Was leaking. Needed replacement"

"Leaking"

"Required replacement"

"Radiator developed a very slow leak near one of the bottom corners"

"Radiator replaced due to a slow leak at glued end cap"

"The radiator has been replaced 3 times on this car. The first time was two month after purchase then one more time under warranty. Now a third time years later. Seems like a defect"

"Radiator cracked and failed. Replacement was $500 at an independent garage"

"Radiator was leaking at a welded connection and had to be replaced"

"Did not fail. Replaced it as a cautionary move since I was replacing the timing belt anyway."

"replaced the catalytic converter"

"Check engine light coming on, had to replace fuel cap twice"

"Replaced O2 sensor"

"Engine malfunction light has come on a number of times then goes off. Diagnosed as catalytic issue."

"Had to replace all to pass smog"

"1) Check engine light came on and the garage changed the O2 sensor and the problem was solved. 2) Before that the accelerator sensor had to be replaced since VSA would show on the gauge and the car would slow down. Then I would shut & restart car!"

"Sensor on transmission, about 2 hours to replace after special parts order, required two visits to shop"

"Ck engine light illuminates every couple weeks noting misfire on each of the cylinders. There is no indication in the performance that there is a problem so i clear the fault"

"To pass emissions that values need to be adjusted to the point that they clatter. I am told its common on these engines."

"My wife had been telling me the Honda dealership said she needs the timing belt replaced for a year. I said no because of the 1300 price tag. when the engine mounts went too, I negotiated them down from 2400 to 1700"

"There were two minor oil leaks in the engine. They were successfully repaired"

"Had to replace the rear main seal due to oil leak"

"rear seal leaking oil"

"Minor seal leak"

"within the first year, the system just stopped working. They replaced the computer/drive under the seat at least twice. The second replacement lasted just long enough to be out of warranty and the cost to have them fix it was astronomical. It works sometime, but usually just the map screen. If we utilize the driving directions, it powers down after 20 minutes or so and does not recover for a day or a couple engine start cycles. Also, the cost of the map dvds is complete highway robbery. Th"

"The navigation system quit responding. After researching I found the nav.disc was scratched and needed polished."

"the GPS navigation clicks on and off and it affects the radio because the radio then goes off as well. the GPS does this all the time clicking on and off"

"Navigation system failed due to bad DVD drive. Too expensive to replace drive so no longer have access to GPS. Screen will occasionally flash on but then goes off again"

"The radio is counter-intuitive for enabling audio for movies on the included DVD system while keeping the radio/CD audio playing. Knobs/buttons are confusing. Multi-disc player doesn't work reliably"

"the radio keeps turning off and sometimes on. It looks like I'll need to replace the radio to fix the problem"

"The check engine light sensor kept coming on. It turned out to be caused by wires that had been eaten by rats or squirrels and had to be replaced."

"One of the two tailgate arms failed"

"Left rear window mechanism failed"

"The mechanisms for the windows failed."

"One of the rear windows does not roll down using the driver master window control. However since it operates from the passenger's seat, and also rolls up from the driver's controls, it's a minor inconvenience that we never bothered to fix"

"One rear window sticks when trying to lower it"

"window motors fail a lot"

"Oil vapor seepage around passenger front CV drive shaft."

"A seal in the engine failed but at 160000 miles that is not unexpected. They had to pull the motor so the car was in the shop for a couple of days"

"Rough shifting, the "D" dash light was flashing and the transmission pressure sensor had to be replaced"

"the emissions control system stopped working, which caused the vehicle to stay in front wheel drive until we had it fixed."

"Had the flashing "D" light on the transmission gear indicator. Problem would come and go but then became more frequent so I had it repaired"

"Honda said timing belt needed regular maintenance changing. Because of this, water pump and serpentine belt was 'suggested' to be changed also. Bill was in excess of $1,200"

"Timing belt tensioner malfunctioned causing loud rattling noise while cold and warming up. Problem resolved once replaced"

"Timing belt had been replaced about the time I purchased it but the tensioner was not replaced and it wore out this year."

"Timing belts replaced per service recommendation"

"The transmission burnt out, the car had 156,000 miles on it but had all the fluid levels checked regularly. Decided to not repair since the cost of the repairs was almost as much as the car was worth."

"Went into service department within the week. Problem resolved."