NHTSA Complaint #10330179 — 2010 HONDA PILOT

2010 HONDA PILOT TOURING HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ABS AND VSA SENSOR WIRES WERE SEVERED CAUSING BOTH FEATURES TO BE DISABLED. THE SENSOR WIRE GOES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO EACH REAR WHEEL AND IS TOTALLY UNPROTECTED. ALSO, THE SENSOR AND WIRE ARE ONE PIECE AND SHOULD HAVE A CONNECTOR RATHER THAN ONE PIECE SO IT COULD BE REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE WIRE SHOULD BE ENCASED IN A WIRE CONDUIT (THE FLEXIBLE WIRE CONDUIT THAT COULD BE PURCHASED FROM A PARTS STORE.) THIS WOULD ADD SOME LEVEL OF PROTECTION. AND A MERE TREE BRANCH IN THE ROAD CAN SEVER THE CABLES. THE MANUAL SUGGESTS THAT THE ILLUMINATED WARNING LIGHTS, IF IGNORED, CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. I WAS IN A LONG TUNNEL AND COULD NOT EVEN PULL OVER. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS FLAW. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THESE TWO FEATURES FUNCTIONING. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR