NHTSA Complaint #10692341 — 2003 HONDA PILOT

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING AND TRACTION FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. DEALER VISIT ON MARCH 14, 2014 DID NOT PRODUCE A CAUSE. MORE RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM 40 MPH FOR A RED LIGHT WITH FULL BRAKE PRESSURE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AT THE TIME. I HAD TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY DISPLAYS THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND "VTM-4" LIGHT QUITE CONSISTENTLY. TRACTION IS ALSO INTERMITTENTLY COMPROMISED BY SOME UNKNOWN PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE VTM-4 LIGHT IS ON, THE AWD FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE IS DISABLED. WHEN IT IS ON, IT CANNOT BE DISABLED WITH THE SWITCH ON THE DASH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS ORDERED ON OCTOBER 29, 2014 BUT HAS NOT YET BECOME AVAILABLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN ON MARCH 2, 2014 AFTER I RECEIVED ANOTHER AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. THIS NOW INCLUDES THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS THE DRIVER SIDE. AIR BAGS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR ANOTHER TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THEY WILL CALL...............!