Honda Pilot Change Vehicle

"Replaced front brake pads and turn roator"

"More wear than I expected for this age of vehicle; squeaky pedal"

"noise"

"routine break wear"

"Front brake service is typically needed between 15,000 and 25,000 miles"

"Had a problem with rotors warping. One set only lasted 6000 km. Problem was with the compliance bushing. It took the dealer a long time to find the issue . There was also a hidden recall on the bushing."

"Noise when braking"

"front rotors worped . Rear pads wear out very soon"

"rotors get warped. we are on our 4th set of brakes. One of the periods for bakes repalcement was 4 months"

"brakes failed during mountain travel in CA. Needed to have new brake shoes at 40000 miles"

"The car shakes/vibrates when braking."

"Even wear on all brake shoes"

"Front end rotors warped and under hard braking caused handling issues. Front end vibrations were extremely intense"

"The front brake rotors warp at about 18,000 miles. OEM rotors and pads have been replaced with aftermarket slotted and dimpled rotors"

"Needed new rotors"

"120000 miles rotors turned twice and replaced entirely once"

"The rotors warp under normal driving. We changed the pads on time but there was a lot of vibration when applying the brakes. Mechanic said our rotor were warped so we had them resurfaced. This was about 9 months ago. It has started vibrating/pulsing"

"My rotors have been replaced 3 times with no brake pad wear. They grind after it rains or if the cars been sitting. I was told by the dealership that it's the way I drive that is causing the wear on the rotors"

"It could be a combination of rotor and calipers that cause vibration when break is applied. The problem appears to be fixed after the front pads are replaced and the rotors are resurfaced, but it repeats within one year"

"frequent resurface"

"Car squeaked when the car was in reverse. The dealer could not fix the problem, so a local mechanic who specializes in Honda found and corrected the problem. The brakes!"

"Repeated door lock failures"

"doors lock by themselves without pushing any buttons.honda service dept has not fixed the problem"

"Burned out"

"Within a short few weeks, my headlights, fog lights and daytime running lights have burnt out. Sometimes it was rectified by replacing a fuse and other times by replacing a bulb."

"heated seats stopped working late fall early winter"

"Interior light switches failing - intermittent"

"Intermittent front map light. Replaced map light assembly, covered under Honda Care 100,000 mile warranty"

"Interior map lights inop"

"front interior lights stopped working about 8 months ago"

"The interior driver and passenger light no longer come on"

"one reading light went out"

"Overhead cabin lights by driver and passenger seating stopped working and cannot be fixed."

"The key fob broke off and was totally unusable. We had to order another key...wait for it to come in and then have the key cut at the dealership. We also had to take the car back to the dealership bringing ALL the keys in at one time to have them reprogramed. It was expensive and a major hassle. The dealership admitted that the key is NOT well designed"

"The keyless entry works intermittently. The dealer has replaced the battery twice, but that did not solve the problem. Since they did not have the problem when they tried it, they have done nothing else about it"

"Key fob works intermittently to open and/or lock door"

"The key fob is held together by a tiny screw. The plastic at the top of the key broke off requiring me to purchase a new key and have it reprogrammed."

"I had to have the sensor replaced"

"Has defective tpms sensor. Could not be repaired by independent shop as they could not reboot system after replacing sensor."

"Work intermittently at best"

"Wipers haven’t worked correctly in years"

"needed replacement"

"Fan turns on, but a/c does not cool the air. Have not fixed yet"

"After the heater has been on for approximately 1 hour, you can hear a click like a damper is changed and then cool air replaces warm air in the front air vents and the vehicle gets cold enough to need a blanket to keep warm regardless of the degrees setting. It works fine for the first hour."

"when driving more than an hour, heater clicks and stops warm air and switches to cool air"

"see previous response, when heater stops functioning adjusting the degree setting doesn't change the temperature of the air flow from the front vents"

"The defrost does not work on passenger side. Have not taken it in yet for maintenance"

"The motor switch that controls the amount of air coming out of the vents failed. It was repaired under an extended warranty"

"Front A/C blower fan would stop working intermittently."

"AC shuts down after approximately 1 hour in humid weather. Fan sounds like it is blowing, but nothing comes out of the vents. Shut off the ac for 10 mins or so and ac begins to work again. Never resolved since 2010."

"Blower motor stopped working. Replacing the blower motor fixed the problem."

"The relay that operates the AC clutch failed"

"Stopped putting out cold air. Relay went out. Seems too early for something like this to happen"

"heater starts blowing lukewarm air after driving 1-2 hours, it's like a sensor is defective and drops the heater temperature way too low"

"after driving for approximately 60 minutes the heater makes a clicking sound and then starts blowing much cooler air from the front air vents, it's uncomfortably colder than what it originally blows and increasing the temp degrees higher doesn't stop the cool air flow."

"It was diagnosed as a leak but would have to change out major parts to access so we declined to repair since we may sell with on the year -leak is minor so I have only had to replace refrigerant once in past 6 months and still no need - we will see how well this holds through hot summer months -"

"I had a sensor failure. When it was repaired the Honda dealer also said all of the refrigerant was gone, but they could not identify any leaks. It was several hundred dollars to fix"

"Vehicle is in shop today to diagnose cause of leak"

"Two valves (relay and schrader) needed to be replaced and freon added"

"The sun roof leaked during heavy rain"

"Front end noise, that was not rectified in 4 dealer visits. After 5 years, it was partially resolved when Honda recalled a part, then a year later, when the noise got worse again, I complained again, and dealer replaced something in the steering linkage. The noise abated but it is starting up again after a year"

"Interior noises especially the glove box, also the interior trim is not holding up well. Arm rests have worn through"

"rear door/hatch is not holding up well Also the glove box has always been difficult to keep the squeaks under control"

"front suspension noise when braking at low speed on uneven surfaces"

"Rattle noise from the back right side. It goes away with spray (wd40) comes back in couple of weeks. So annoying"

"front bushings"

"rear compartment noises, similar to old station wagon types, constant little noises"

"Rattle under the steering panel that cannot be located and is only present 65% of the time. Squaring in the back passenger area. Possibly due to suspension"

"There was a noise in the right front wheel. The dealer never figured out what it was."

"Not very soundproof"

"The wind noise is unbearable in this car. You cannot ride with the windows down at any speed over 25 mph"

"a lot of road noise when rear windows are lowered"

"head and rings replaced due to issues with the cylinder cut out system"

"Caused car to shake. Was replaced due to Honda extending warrantee"

"Pistons had to replaced"

"Eco system failed, back to dealer 4or5 time for missing, bucking and knocking they finally agreed to rebuild 3 cylinders to correct the problem"

"There is a know problem with this model where the piston rings allow oil to escape in piston chamber causing plugs to foul, excessive oil consumption"

"The engine started to use oil (not a leak). When it got to 1 quart in 1200 miles Honda replaced the short block at their expense. The new block is starting to use oil again but at a lower rate. Design problem?"

"This vehicle was consuming more oil than we thought was normal (1.5 - 2 liters every 5000 kms.). We fought with the dealership for 2 years before the admitted that a quantity of these engines came from the factory with faulty piston rings. The dealer"

"Pilot was burning oil (3 or 4 quarts between changes) had a series of fouled plugs, engine warning lights on,etc. Class action suit brought against Honda which I found out about on my own,never notified by Honda. Local dealer finally agreed to repla"

"2010 Honda Pilots had seal failures between the spark plug and the engine. The seals all had to be replaced. One dealership in NJ was great and gave me all the information I needed regarding the issue they knew was happening with the engine. The dealership in PA were I had it fixed wasn't certain but after some analytical work on their part plus a call to hq they said they would cover it. That recall is limited so they basically know there is an issue but also telling people if they have a car with so many miles it'll be your responsibility. I feel bad for those people who have to get $ 2k fix not knowing that Honda has a system wide problem with those seals."

"Several trips and time spent they finally fixed it"

"Needed to replace the rings on three cylinders"

"This problem had been identified in 2015 and was rectified by the dealer, but the engine still had a "whining" noise, that over time, continued to get worse. I took the car to another dealer who identified the problem again and replaced the timing belt again"

"The car engine developed a slight ticking noise. When I took the car in to the dealer for regular maintenance, they ran a diagnostics test and noted that the timing belt and camshaft had been affected. They replaced the timing belt and camshaft, under extended warranty, but we had to use a rental car for about a month while they confirmed the problem, sorted out the warranty and fixed the car."

"Shortly AFTER the ECO (economy, that is high manifold vacuum) light comes on there is a slight clunk. The vibration starts just after the clunk. If one then accelerates the vibration disappears."

"Drive shaft had to be replaced at 150000 miles because Honda design doesn't allow for simple u-joint replacement."

"axel worn at wheels replaced"

"had to replace both axles. I do take the vehicle off-road"

"Wheel bearing replacement was hard for dealer to diagnose"

"Relay failure on ac clutch circuit"

"A relay switch failed in December preventing the A/C to defog the windshield. The A/C would not come on"

"Compressor relay failure. AC would not operate. Replaced Relay."

"The AC would work intermittently , which became a problem last summer. I eventually troubleshot the issue since the compressor would only engage occasionally or not at all when AC was needed. After doing some research and testing i found out that the compressor just would not engage because of a faulty electrical relay. Its apparently a problem with the Honda Pilots around this time. It was annoying however I'm glad a simple relay replacement (which i did myself) and not a bad compressor."

"The light for the stability control has come on several times and we spent several hundred dollars fixing what Honda said was wrong. The light just keeps coming on. We finally stopped taking it back in because we ran out of money to fix problems that didn't correct the problem,"

"Car started cutting out. Honda replaced spark plugs . Did not help then they replaced valves and head gasket. Said was under warranty. Took several trips and rental cars and personal time to get it repaired"

"Oil is burning up in the engine. A 1/4 of the tank every month"

"Frequent oil leaks, could never diagnose problem"

"ring around 3^ cylinder leaking oil, was replaced by dealer at no charge"

"Service problem from valve adjust by independent repair shop."

"Apparently this is a problem that Honda is aware of. We were told by our mechanic that we had something called a "deep engine oil leak" that would translate to very costly repairs. A common problem in 2010's and others"

"Had to spend 3k in expenses to fix Honda Pilot. All oil seals had to be replaced as the car was leaking in multiple areas. Technician wrote following on analysis of problem... Oil pump seals leaking. Oil pan leaking Timing belt tensioner leaking"

"No oil leak. Only Option for OIL. Car burns oil. About a quart a month. Mechanic says class action against Honda is active about excessive oil burning in some engine models."

"When accelerating from around 20mph, the vehicle sometimes shudders as if the transmission was slipping."

"My mechanic told me this was a common problem with the Pilot and other truck chassis Honda transmissions built in the US. He said that you can repair it several times before needing a new transmission but that eventually transmission failure is on the horizon for this model Honda"

"The transmission hesitates or something, jerking the car when shifting into 2nd. It happens sporadically"

"Engine shutters when accelerating between 2nd and 3rd gears"

"Warning light had to take to transmission shop to repair"

"Had to replace a gear sensor"

"Sensor shuts down cylinders to improve average gas mileage. This causes premature plug and cylinder issues. Honda warrenties this but it is still a pain."

"Spark plugs had to be change to rectify a misfire condition which was indicated by a technical service bulletin concerning the cylinderanagement system"

"Whoever changed the spark plugs for the last owner, only changed the front bank. The rear bank, behind the engine, where not changed"

"Fault with variable cylinder caused plug to crack"

"Spark plugs throwing codes, engine running rough, having to replace at 77000 miles. I thought these new plugs were suppose to last 100,000 miles"

"The dash lit up with lights; Honda dealer replaced 3 spark plugs; said Honda had extended the warranty on our vehicle and if we had any other trouble to bring it back; we will have to take it back next week for it is running rough and getting poor ga"

"Replaced ALL spark plugs (hundreds of dollars) twice. The first at the dealership where they denied this being a Honda issue. Research revealed oil leak and spark plugs go hand in hand and are supposed to be covered under extended warranty"

"I became aware that excessive oil consumption and spark plug failures were due to faulty technology that temporarily disables some cylinders for better fuel economy."

"Passenger front airbag pump was recalled and replaced free of charge by Honda."

"handle of lift gate broke off. mounting hardware had rusted"