NHTSA Complaint #10940237 — 2006 HONDA PILOT
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10940237 |
| Vehicle | 2006 HONDA PILOT |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 195,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OR |
Consumer Description
THE VSA SYSTEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAS APPLIED THE VEHICLES BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING AS WELL AS WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 35 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE VSA LIGHT AS WELL AS THE ! VSA LIGHT COMES ON. THE VEHICLE COMES TO A VERY ABRUPT STOP, AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE. THE ONLY WAY I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IS BY DISABLING THE VSA SYSTEM COMPLETELY. LUCKILY IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM VERY WORRIED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR DUE TO JUST SIMPLY NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE PILOT INTO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL AND ALL SYMPTOMS SOUND THE SAME AS THE ISSUES MY 2006 PILOT IS HAVING. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH HONDA IS SIMPLY IGNORING THE ISSUE TO AVOID THERE OWN PERSONAL LOSS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT A MINOR ONE I FEEL MY AS WELL AS MY FAMILIES LIVES ARE IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. *TR
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