NHTSA Complaint #10884033 — 2016 HONDA PILOT

THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THE LOCAL DEALER ASKED ME TO STOP BY A WEEK LATER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THIS MADE ME BELIEVE THAT IT MAY NOT BE A BIG ISSUE AS THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND IT ALARMING AFTER KNOWING ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS THE CAR WAS DISPLAYING. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE NEXT DAY, THE DASHBOARD STARTED DISPLAYING ERROR MESSAGES LIKE EMISSION ERROR AND TRANSMISSION ERROR, STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED DOWN ABRUPTLY COMING ALMOST TO A HALT. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 70 MPH AS MAX SPEED, I MANAGED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE AND ON THE SHOULDER. I WAS TRAVELING WITH FAMILY, INCLUDING CHILDREN, AND IT WAS A VERY AGONIZING EXPERIENCE. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I LEFT THE VEHICLE FIXED THE ISSUE BY REPLACING A CAP WHICH WAS CAUSING LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. PART NUMBER 06233-5J4-000 WAS REPLACED.