NHTSA Complaint #10496730 — 2013 HONDA PILOT

PURCHASED A 2013 HONDA PILOT ON 12/28/12. I BEGAN TO NOTICE A VERY ANNOYING VIBRATION/SHUDDER IN THE CAR AS WELL AS HEAR A RUMBLING NOISE. IT'S OCCURRING AT MANY DIFFERENT CONSISTENT SPEEDS AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO ACCELERATE TO A HIGHER SPEED WHERE IT MAY NOT OCCUR. I FIND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT SPEED. SO, WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVING THE STATED 65MPH SPEED LIMIT, I MUST INCREASE MY SPEED TO GREATER THAN 65MPH IN ORDER FOR THE RUMBLING NOISE AND VIBRATION TO STOP. OBVIOUSLY, SPEED LIMITS ARE POSTED FOR SAFETY REASONS. ADDITIONALLY, I FEEL THIS DEFECT SEVERELY DIMINISHES THE RESALE VALUE OF THE $34,000 VEHICLE AS I'M SURE ANYONE WHOM NOTICES THE VIBRATION/SHUDDER/RUMBLING FEELING AND SOUNDS WILL NOT BE INTERESTED IN BUYING THE VEHICLE FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE. I AM ALSO QUESTIONING THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF THIS JUDDER'/VIBRATION WILL HAVE ON THE VEHICLE. MY EFFORT TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER CONTINUES, BUT THUS FAR THEY HAVE TOLD ME IT'S TORQUE CONVERTER JUDDER AND IT'S A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. I'VE RESEARCHED TORQUE CONVERTED JUDDER PROBLEMS AND FEEL THERE HAS TO BE A SOLUTION, YET HONDA MORE THAN LIKELY DOESN'T WANT TO ABSORB THE COST OF REPAIRS AS THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN MANY OF IT'S PILOTS. ON THIS WEB SITE THE ISSUE WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE 2012 VEHICLES. THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER OWNERS VOICING THEIR DISPLEASURE WITH THIS PROBLEMS ON OTHER WEBSITES. ONE BEING WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG. YOUR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR