NHTSA Complaint #10934143 — 2016 HONDA PILOT

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10934143
Vehicle	2016 HONDA PILOT
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	December 7, 2016
Date Filed	December 9, 2016
Mileage	200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2016 HONDA PILOT EX-L AWD IN NOVEMBER 2016 (MANUFACTURED IN OCT-2016) AND EXPERIENCING SOME TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHEN ECO BUTTON IS ON. WHEN DRIVING AROUND IN ABOUT 30 MPH, SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION HAS DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS AS IF IT CANNOT DECIDE IF IT NEEDS TO MOVE UP OR DOWN THE GEAR. THEN IT SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN THE LOWER GEAR AND FEELS LIKE AS IF THE GEARS ARE GRINDING. I CAN ALSO FEEL THE GEARS GRINDING IN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. AT THIS POINT, I AM ABLE TO SMELL METAL BURNING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING - SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GETTING OVERHEATED. WITH ECO OFF, I HAVE OBSERVED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTS SMOOTHLY AND SWIFTLY. *TR

Related Complaints for the 2016 HONDA PILOT

Other POWER TRAIN Complaints

#11716412 — February 7, 2026 — To Whom It May Concern, I am submitting this complaint to report ongoing engine and emissions system problems with m...

#11698236 — November 7, 2025 — Honda is aware of thousands of 9 speed transmission failures. but worst of all they tell you that you failed to chang...

#11691530 — October 6, 2025 — The front facing camera on my pilot failed over a year ago. We took the vehicle to honda its over 2,000 to fix it. Wh...

#11689356 — September 24, 2025 — Complete engine failure on highway

#11688922 — September 22, 2025 — I own a 2016 Honda Pilot AWD with approximately 160,000 miles. Within a week of purchase, the engine suffered a crank...

Recent Complaints for the 2016 HONDA PILOT

#11719717 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — February 22, 2026 — Our fuel pump went out, causing us to be stranded and having to have our Honda Pilot toward 45 minutes away to the Ho...

#11719739 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — February 22, 2026 — When driving vehicle shuts off for no reason. Then I have to put my four-way on and turn my vehicle back on. It has ...

#11719096 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — February 19, 2026 — Three times at a stop light my car goes into the engine idle stop mode and when the light turns green my car won’t ge...

#11718622 — ENGINE — February 17, 2026 — On Friday, January 30th, I took my car into Bill Pearce Courtesy Honda in Reno NV, to get a pretty big service done f...

#11718289 — ENGINE — February 16, 2026 — The engine began sputtering and then shut off. I had it towed in to a third party mechanic we frequently use, and the...