2006 Honda Pilot

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2023· SUSPENSION

  Dave at Beard Auto Repair in downers grove, Il told me: Whole rear subframe rotted away from the main frame Shock support rotted away Suspension completely detached - not safe to drive AT ALL. Not even for 5 minutes. Subframe holds all your suspension One severe bump could make wheels fall off and roll away Im thinking the recall on the older CRVs should probably be extended to Pilots as well since I'm having similar issues as listed in this recall article. [XXX] Honda Corportate told me to bring to nearest dealership and have them inspect and provide diagnosis so they can assess what they can do for me. They’ve have it for 2.5 months. I’ve called and emailed 30 times and still have not been given an answer. I see online that tons of people in rust belt states are having the exact same problem with this exact same model and year. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 12/29/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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

• 12/27/2019· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  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.

• 12/27/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/22/2011· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 12/20/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  About 9 days ago our Honda Pilot (parked, off, keys out of ingnition) had a malfunction in the drivers side heated seat and caught fire burning half the seat and the door, this could have happened while driving which makes this a massive safety issue, I had previously had my car checked out only days prior to incident and nothing was found. There was no indication, warning lights anything to tell us this would happen No one has checked the car since because we have no money and the car is no longer legal to drive

• 12/19/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 12/11/2007· SEAT BELTS

  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

• 12/08/2022· AIR BAGSCrash

  The contact owned a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, another vehicle rear-ended her vehicle, causing her vehicle to crash into another vehicle from the driver's side front door. The rear bumper and exhaust pipe detached. The driver's side air bag did not deploy. The contact sustained a back injury and received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the residence, where it was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened. Prior to the failure, the dealer had previously performed a recall repair for the driver's and passenger's side air bags. The failure mileage was approximately 187,000.

• 12/08/2014· AIR BAGS

  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

• 12/05/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 12/04/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  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.

• 11/30/2020· STRUCTURE,ENGINECrash

  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

• 11/26/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 11/22/2019· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  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

• 11/20/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 11/19/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 11/15/2016· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 11/15/2013· SEATS

  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

• 11/13/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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

• 11/13/2006· SEAT BELTS

  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.

• 11/12/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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

• 11/08/2024· SEATS

  While driving, the seat came off the base and something was loose, the seat basically will fall back if you just lean back, while stop and go the seat will also move back, something is loose or broken, this is a defect from Honda. Yes this can be inspected upon request this is dangerous because the seat can break off and just fall back anytime not only impact the driver safety while it can also hurt someone sitting behind it No the seat has not been inspected by anyone other during oil change check was told to have someone to look at it. No there is no warning or message or any symptoms before the failure

• 11/08/2016· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 11/08/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

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

• 11/06/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/06/2008· STEERING

  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

• 11/05/2020· ENGINE

  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.

• 11/05/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  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.

• 11/04/2013· ENGINE

  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

• 11/01/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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.

• 10/30/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINECrashFire

  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.

• 10/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  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

• 10/27/2014· VISIBILITY

  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

• 10/27/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  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.

• 10/25/2016· SEATS

  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.

• 10/25/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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

• 10/24/2018· ENGINE

  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.

• 10/24/2014· AIR BAGS

  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

• 10/22/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 10/20/2020· SUSPENSION

  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

• 10/20/2015· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 10/20/2014· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 10/19/2013· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 10/18/2025· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES

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• 10/17/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 10/17/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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.

• 10/09/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  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

• 10/09/2006· TIRES

  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.

• 10/08/2018· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  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.