NHTSA Complaint #10510723 — 2011 HONDA PILOT

2011 HONDA PILOT EX-L WITH 46750 MILES HAS CRACKED COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS. PER DISCUSSIONS WITH SERVICE WRITER AT LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 2010 TO 2012 PILOTS. THEY STRONGLY RECOMMEND REPLACING THEM. UPON LOOKING UP THE ITEM ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF NOISE BY HONDA OWNERS ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THIS BUSHING ON VARIOUS MODELS AND YEARS. APPARENTLY, HONDA HAS OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF REDESIGNING THIS BUSHING. IF VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, ONE HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BUT IN A FEW CASES IT APPEARS THAT HONDA REDUCED THE COST OR MAY OF FIXED IT FOR FREE AFTER THE OWNERS PRESSED THEIR CASE. THE ONLY TIP OFF THAT I HAD ABOUT A PROBLEM WAS A SLIGHT THUMPING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. OTHERS PER THE INTERNET HAD PULLING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER OR JUDDERING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OR PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I AM NOT SURE HOW GREAT OF A SAFETY ISSUE THIS IS OR COULD BE IF THESE BUSHINGS WERE TO BREAK BUT IT IS APPARENT THE HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOT LETTING ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT OTHER THAN WHEN YOU TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE AND YOU ARE TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST. *TR