2008 Honda Pilot

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

• 12/29/2013· POWER TRAIN

  HONDA CORPORATION IS AWARE OF A NON-CONFORMANCE ISSUE WITH THE HONDA PILOTS TRANSMISSION BUT HAS NOT PROVIDED A RECALL OR SOLUTION TO CONSUMERS. THE "TRANSMISSION" CAN FAIL BETWEEN 35K TO 157K MILES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MECHANICAL DEFECT WAS KNOWN IN 2000-2004 SECOND GEAR FAILURE AND AGAIN IN 2008 PRODUCTION TO BE LATER REDESIGN IN 2009 WITHOUT CONSUMER NOTIFICATION OF SUCH DEFECT. CONSUMERS HAVE FILED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO COMPENSATE BUYERS. WE THE UNDESIGNED EXPECT HONDA TO ADHERE TO THE "TOTAL REPAIR COST" ARE "REIMBURSE" THE CONSUMER FOR THEIR TRADE-IN LOST DUE TO TRANSMISSION DEFECT WHICH EVER TRANSPIRED AS A RESULT OF THE PRODUCT NON-CONFORMANCE ISSUE. *TR

• 12/28/2010· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP ON AFTER THE CAR START UP. 2008 HONDA PILOT. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. HONDA SAID A CONTROL MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 12/26/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MY FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY, I TURNED A SMALL CORNER AT 15 MPH AND MY BREAKS LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 20MPH NOW. IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES TO ME YESTERDAY. 4 TIMES. EACH TIME I WAS SHOVED FORWARD, AND LOST MOMENTARY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ALMOST HITTING A CURB. IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES ON THE ROAD. EACH TIME WITH CARS NEAR ME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THERE ARE KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT HAVE A THOUSAND OR MORE TO PUT INTO MY CAR RIGHT NOW. NOR CAN I RISK MY LIFE FOR A VEHICLE THAT I LOVE.

• 12/26/2009· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  I OWN AN 2008 HONDA PILOT (AUTOMATIC) AND WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS VEHICLE'S INABILITY TO HOLD IN GEAR ON AN INCLINE. THE PILOT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN IN DRIVE WITHOUT STOPPING ON AN UPHILL INCLINE, AND WILL ROLL FORWARD WHEN IN REVERSE ON A DOWNHILL INCLINE. I LIVE NEAR SAN FRANCISCO AND DRIVING IN THAT AREA IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN AN AUTOMATIC THAT WILL NOT HOLD ITS GEAR. IT IS WORSE THAN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE GEAR ENGAGEMENT WITH A CLUTCH. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND RIGHT ON THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO AVOID ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO FOLLOWING VEHICLES OR CROSS TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT WITH NOT JUST MY VEHICLE BUT WITH ALL HONDA PILOTS PRIOR TO 2009, AS HONDA ADVERTISED THE 2009 MODEL WITH A NEW 'ANTI-ROLLBACK' FEATURE. THE 2008 MODEL IS LACKING THIS FEATURE, BUT I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER AUTOMATICS OF ALL OTHER TYPES AND SIZES AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. IN MY RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING CALLED A 'TORQUE CONVERTER' THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE RETROFITTED OR MODIFIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY AREA BUT WITH NO SATISFACTION. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. AFTER ONE DAY IN S/F, STUCK ON AN UPHILL SLOPE IN GRIDLOCKED TRAFFIC, I COMPLETELY BURNED OUT MY BRAKES AND NEARLY STRUCK CARS BEHIND ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECOMMEND A METHOD OF RECOURSE AS I CAN NOT SEEM TO GET HONDA TO PAY ANY ATTENTION TO MY CONCERN. THANK-YOU. *TR

• 12/12/2017· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER HONDA LOOKED AT IT TWICE

• 12/12/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA INFLATORS

• 12/12/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF DELAYED RESPONSE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING IN RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 03/11/14

• 12/11/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL HAVE CONTACTED CLASSIC HONDA OF 4000 W COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32808 MORE THEN 4 MONTHS AGO AND WAS TOLD THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE IN 2 WEEKS. STILL HAVE NOT HAD A CALL BACK AND THE PART IS STILL NOT IN. SERVICE ISNT OPEN ON SUNDAYS AND THATS MY ONLY DAY OFF ALSO.

• 12/09/2021· STEERING

  I was starting my car and the steering column started smoking and smelling burnt. It was able to start up but started up rough. Car then turned off and when tried to turn on it would no longer start up again or even when key turned to start position was unable to move the car out of park. This happened on 12/03/2021 but has yet to be inspected due to mechanic has not had time. The safety of myself, son, and grandson was at risk due to the potential of it catching fire if smoking and burnt smell along with unable to move car out of park and could have been in an unsafe location and could have caused an accident. There were no warnings of any kind prior to the failure with the car.

• 12/08/2016· AIR BAGS

  RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 16V-344 NOTICE (PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR) IN LATE JUNE 2016. ORDERED AIRBAG PART AT MICHAEL HOHL HONDA IN CARSON CITY, NV 7/6/16. REPEATED INQUIRIES HAVE RESULTED IN BEING TOLD THE PART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE! THIS DELAY SEEMS UNREASONABLE.

• 12/07/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT GOING 30 MPH AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PERAON I TBONED ALL OF HIS DEPLOYED. NONE OF MINE WENT OFF.

• 12/01/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  WINCHESTER VA 22602 NOV 23 2018 7:38 PM . THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE DRIZZLE ON VERY DARK ROAD. I HAD TO KEEP HITTING THE HIGH BEAMS AND RUN ON THE DRIVING LIGHTS. WHILE HITTING THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN POSSIBLE.THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS OF HONDA PILOTS BUT IT DOES NOT COVER MINE AFTER GOING TO REPAIRPAL THIS IS A 9 MODEL YEAR PROBLEM.YOU CAN READ POST AFTER POST ON DIFFERENT SITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR AT THE TIME.

• 11/26/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND THE FOG LIGHTS HAVE TO BE USED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

• 11/25/2017· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  DRIVING 10-30 MPH BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE SHUTTERED AS BRAKES ENGAGED. AFTER BRAKE ENGAGED VSA WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED THE VEHICLES OFF AND VSA WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE SAME SERIES OF EVENTS OCCURRED AGAIN. IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES OVER TWO DAYS THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES. NOTE: THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO COMPLAINTS IN PRIOR YEAR PILOTS.

• 11/23/2018· SEATS

  BRACKET THAT HOLDS DRIVERS SEAT TO BASE MADE A POPPING SOUND TODAY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, AND AFTER ACCELERATETING FROM THE STOP SIGN THE DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN TO RECLINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THAT THE I BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE BASE HAD SHEARED OFF. THIS BRACKET IS RIVETED TO THE SEAT ITSELF BUT SHEARED OFF ADJECENT TO WHERE IT IS RIVETED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, THE SEAR SHOULD NOT BREAK FROM DAILY USE! THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT COULD BECOME POTENTIALLY FATAL.

• 11/20/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  Left headlight went out in July 2023 while traveling in Oklahoma. I had it replaced at a NAPA shop in Kansas shortly after. The headlight went out again while home in Charleston, SC in November 2023. I had it replaced again. 2 weeks later around roughly November 15th 2023 the light went out again.

• 11/19/2018· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  MY VSA WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE INFLATING MY TIRES PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I RAN A CODE SCAN ON IT AND NOTHING CAME UP.IF HONDA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHY DIDN'T THEY INCLUDE THE PILOT AS WELL, BOTH HAVE THE SAME CHASSIS.

• 11/10/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN ANY CONDITION THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING WILL MAKE A BANG NOISE, SHUDDER AND BRAKE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY UNTIL AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE VSA RECALL WAS not applicable to THE VEHICLE yet it CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. MY Mechanic advised me of a VSA code 25-1. I did a google search and found numerous accounts of this happening to people. My daughter was extremely emotionally impacted by this when it happened to her at freeway speeds. While the fix is replacement of an expensive component, there is no guarantee that it will eliminate the condition. I have been a loyal honda owner for over 40 years and find it unbelievable that the company has not taken ownership of this incredibly dangerous design flaw.

• 11/08/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL NOTICE OF RECALL RECEIVED JUNE 2016 IN JULY 2016 I CALLED NORTHWEST HONDA OF OWINGS MILLS TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALLED PART REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF ITS ARRIVAL VIA EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF PART ARRIVAL IN PINK CARD RECEIVED IN THE MAIL ON 11/1/16, 4 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL NOTICE. APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH APPOINTMENT DESK AT NORTHWEST HONDA OF OWINGS MILLS UPON RECEIPT OF CARD FOR 11/8/16 TO REPLACE AIR BAG. UPON ARRIVAL AT NORTHWEST HONDA I WAS TOLD THE APPOINTMENT WAS NEVER SCHEDULED, THEY WERE BOOKED AND I HAD THE OPTION TO WAIT 2 HOURS TO BE SERVICED. I HAVE WAITED 5 MONTHS FOR A RECALLED PART TO BE REPLACED IN MY CAR AND AFTER WAITING 5 MONTHS I AM TOLD TO WAIT 2 ADDITIONAL HOURS AFTER THE DEALER MADE A MISTAKE IN THEIR SCHEDULING. I REQUESTED FOR THE EXISTING DEFECTIVE AIRBAG TO BE REMOVED AND WAS ADVISED THIS CANNOT BE DONE BECAUSE IT IS AGAINST THE LAW. I REQUESTED FOR THE PART TO BE GIVEN TO ME SO I CAN HAVE ANOTHER DEALERSHIP INSTALL IT, I WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED BY LAW TO DO THIS EITHER. SO I AM FORCED TO WAIT FOR NORTHWEST HONDA TO NOT MESS UP MY RESCHEDULED APPOINTMENT ON 11/21, OR GET RID OF THE PART WHICH PER PINK NOTIFICATION WILL ONLY BE ON HOLD UNTIL 11/14.

• 11/06/2024· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Failure of Honda Pilot OEM jack. On 11/04/24 I was jacking up the right rear wheel of my 2008 Honda Pilot when the OEM scissor jack I was using suddenly and loudly broke, allowing the wheel to come down violently. Note that I was jacking the vehicle on a firm, level surface, using the reinforced jacking point as instructed in the vehicle manual, and that the vehicle did NOT fall off of the jack; the jack simply broke. I removed the jack from under the vehicle and inspected and tested it. The threaded rod in the jack would no longer turn smoothly and when testing the jack, it would not lift any weight without falling back down. Summary: Failure of 2008 Honda Pilot jack Failure did put me at risk when jacked wheel suddenly fell. Jack has not been inspected or tested by dealer, etc, Jack failed without warning. Incident not reported to police, insurance, etc. Jack IS available for inspection.

• 11/06/2014· STRUCTURE

  WATER IS COLLECTING ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FLOOR AFTER RAIN. DOESNT MATTER IF CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. *TR

• 11/05/2019· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I CAN BE DRIVING LIKE ON FREEWAY AND CAR RUNS GOOD BUT AS SOON AS I EITHER STOP OR GET READY TO TURN ON STREETS I GET A VSA LIGHT COMING ON AND CHECK ENGINE. I HAVE FOLLOWED WHAT THE MANUFACTURES MENTIONS IN BOOK TO TURN OF CAR AND THEN TURN BACK ON. THEN I GET SOMETIMES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON OR IT DOES STAY ON. SO I HAVE NOTICED THIS HAPPENING OFTEN WHEN I GOT LESS THAN 50 CAR WITH LIKE SHAKE AND ENGINE WILL NOT ALLOW FOR CAR TO MOVE IN GEAR.

• 11/04/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  HEATER AND AC HAS WORKED JUST FINE SINCE I BOUGHT THE SUV. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY FRONT CABIN HAS STOP BLOWING HOT AIR WHEN HEATER IS ON. IT WORKS JUST FINE IN THE BACK CABIN. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING IN TO THIS AND CAME TO FIND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A ISSUE WITH EVERYONE I HAVE INQUIRED THAT HAS OWNED A HONDA PILOT AND REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE I AM HAVING .

• 10/16/2018· POWER TRAIN

  MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND WENT I CHECKED THE CODE P0741 STATED TORQUE CONVERTER STUCK OFF.

• 10/15/2012· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR COURTESY MAP LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED A FUSE UNDER THE DASHBOARD AREA HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT WITHIN THE MAP LIGHT HOUSING WIRING AND ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECT WAS COMMON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

• 10/13/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. SHE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AFTER A RAINY DAY AND NOTICED THE CARPET ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED TWICE. AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 02/07/11

• 10/10/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY HONDA OFTEN GETS THE ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHT IS OFF.. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON, I HAD TAKEN IT TO DEALER IN WHICH THEY UPDATE MICROSOFT BUT IT COMES BACK AGAIN. THE DEALER RUNS THE CAR INTO THE COMPUTER AND DOESN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH ENGINE OR NOTHING ELSE.. BUT THE LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF OFTEN.. *TR

• 10/06/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PILOT LOSES POWER UPON ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING OR STOPING. IT APPEARS THAT IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE ON SHARP LEFT TURNS (EXAMPLE: LEFT TURN AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN). IT HAS ON RARE OCCASION HAD THE ISSUE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING RIGHT BUT MOSTLY WHEN LEFT TURNS ARE MADE. PILOT WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE ONE TIME WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND U-TURN BUT WERE UNABLE TO GATHER THE ERROR CODE OR IDENTIFY THE EXACT PROBLEM. BASICALLY WE WERE TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE CODE LIGHT ON DASH FLASHES AS POWER IS LOST TEMPORARILY AND IF YOU KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, POWER WILL BE RESTORED AND ERROR CODE IS TURNED OFF (TAKES JUST A COUPLE SECONDS FOR THE WHOLE ISSUE TO TAKE PLACE). SPEEDS ARE LESS THEN 15MPH OR STOPED THEN TAKING OFF. HAVE HAD THE ISSUE TAKE PLACE APPROXIMATELY 20-30 TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.

• 10/04/2025· SERVICE BRAKES

  the VSA and danger triangle lights are on

• 10/03/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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.

• 10/03/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) IN MAY 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. UPDATED 01/06/17*LJ *TR

• 09/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 09/30/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  3RD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BULB TO BE BURNT OUT AND SOCKET PARTIALLY MELTED. REPLACED BULB WITH MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED BULB. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME BULB THAT ORIGINALLY BURNED OUT. I HAVE A CONCERN FOR A VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO THIS OVERHEATING. *TR

• 09/29/2015· STRUCTURE

  THE PAINT ON THE TRIM PANEL ABOVE THE BACK WINDOW IS FADED AND THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING.

• 09/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  YOUR RECALL IS A TOTAL FRAUD. CALLED HONDA. GAVE INFO AND HAD APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR (4 WEEKS AFTER CALL..THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE 7 DAYS TO GET PART). GET TO THE DEALER (MANHATTAN HONDA)...THEY TAKE CAR, TELL ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PART BUT I NEED OVER $2000 IN OTHER REPAIRS...THEY WILL HAVE PART IN 7 DAYS AND WILL CALL...NOW IT IS 5 WEEKS LATER NO CALL..THIS IS TOTAL [XXX] AND THE HONDA DEALER IS A CROOK. THIS IS A TOTAL CON GAME!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 09/29/2010· POWER TRAINCrash

  2008 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE PARKED THE VEHICLE AT THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY. SHE PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND REMOVED THE KEY. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY BACKWARDS INTO THE NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT WAS STILL IN PARK. *JB

• 09/27/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SPED BACKWARDS WITH TREMENDOUS SPEED RAPIDLY CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL - VEHICLE RACED ACROSS THE CITY STREET SLAMMING INTO TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE - VEHICLE SPED UP AS DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE

• 09/23/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 09/21/2018· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  HONDA PILOT 2008 BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY, FOR NO REASON, WHILE DRIVING. OCCURRED AT 35MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, AGAIN AT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY. SUNNY DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 75 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. DRIVING STRAIGHT.

• 09/18/2025· SUSPENSION

  Rear Subframe Body Mount Rust

• 09/09/2020· STEERING,AIR BAGS,ENGINE

  NEW CAR, PROBLEMS JUST UNCOVERED.

• 09/07/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. I CONTACTED BROWN'S HONDA CITY AT 712 NORTH CRAIN HIGHWAY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061 TO ADDRESS THIS RECALL. MY INITIAL CONTACT WAS ON 7/8/16. I WAS GIVEN AN APPIONTMENT OF 7/15/16 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. THEY THEN CANCELLED MY APPOINTMENT AND SINCE THEN THEY KEEP PUTTING ME OFF SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS YET. IT HAS BEEN OVER 60 DAYS SINCE I FIRST CONTACTED THEM AND THE RECALLED PARTS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED.

• 09/05/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKING SIGN. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

• 09/03/2019· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CAR TO SLAM INTO THE CONCRETE PART OF THE ATTACHED GARAGE TOTALING THE SUV

• 08/31/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 08/30/2020· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKES ABOVE 30 MPH STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND BRAKES PULSE.DTC 84-1 AND ABS SYSTEM TEST SAYS THAT THE VSC/ABS LOSES COMMUNICATION ABOVE 30 MPH WITH NO NUMBER CODE SHOWN.

• 08/26/2025· SUSPENSION

  Had vehicle in for state inspection and was told the rear crossmember where the rear wheel assembly bolts into was rusting and should be fixed immediately.

• 08/20/2019· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE REAR OF THE CAR STARTED SWAYING SLIGHTLY. SEVERAL PASSING MOTORISTS MOTIONED ME TO PULL OVER. UPON INSPECTION, WE NOTICED THE REAR CHASSIS ON BOTH SIDES HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO TILT IN FROM THE TOP AND OUT FROM THE BOTTOM.

• 08/20/2016· STRUCTURE

  REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED. IT SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS WAY THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY BUT IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN IN MOTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OR PART. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE AND INSTALL PART AT MY COST. QUICK WEB SEARCH SHOWED THIS HAPPENING TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE.

• 08/18/2008· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AND WAS REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE IN HIS REAR. THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIM WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH AS WELL. FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. NONE OF THE EIGHT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,300.