NHTSA Complaint #10984402 — 2005 HONDA PILOT

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10984402
Vehicle	2005 HONDA PILOT
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	May 3, 2017
Date Filed	May 9, 2017
Mileage	194,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE STEERING WILL RANDOMLY LOCK UP AND SWERVE TO ONE SIDE OF ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS BRAKES ACTUATE AND VSA ACTIVATION INDICATOR AND SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA ON 02/29/2017 WHERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT VSA WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED IN 2013. TECH CHECKED THE SYSTEM FOR CODES AND FOUND: 25-1 YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE, 61-1 BATTERY VOLTAGE FAILURE, 83-1 ECM/PCM RELATION FAILURE, 108-1 VSA SYSTEM CONTROL STATUS FAILURE. TECH RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE BATTERY. BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY OWNER THAT SAME DAY. VEHICLE EXHIBITED SAME RANDOM BRAKING AND STEERING ISSUES NOTED EARLIER ON 05/03/2017 WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. VEHICLE WILL NOT BE DRIVEN AGAIN UNTIL YAW RATE SENSOR IS REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 194,000 MILES ON IT.

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