NHTSA Complaint #11339277 — 2020 HONDA PILOT

I BOUGHT A 2020 NEW HONDA PILOT ELITE ON OCTOBER 2, 2019 WITH 245 MILES ON IT. I BROUGHT MY PILOT ELITE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 26, 2019 AFTER DISCOVERING A POPPING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A FIRECRACKER GOING OFF THAT SEEMED TO BE BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH WHILE DRIVING.MILEAGE WAS AT 3,956 AT THIS TIME. ON JANUARY 17, 2020, I BROUGHT MY HONDA PILOT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. IT DEVELOPED A POPPING NOISE AGAIN BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH SOUNDING LIKE A FIRECRACKER GOING OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING. ON FEBRUARY 5, 2020, THE HONDA PILOT WAS ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT BACK IN. IT WAS POPPING AND CRACKING THIS TIME IN THE AUDIO UNIT BUT NOW ALSO DOOR LOCKS WE'RE MAKING NOISE WHEN IN STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTROL PANEL HAD ALSO SHUT OFF A COUPLE TIMES WHERE YOU ONLY SAW A DARK SCREEN AND IT WOULD REBOOT. ON JULY 14TH, AFTER HEARING THIS LOUD POPPING NOISE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS WORSE WHEN YOU GO AROUND ANY TYPE OF CURVES OR ON BUMPY ROADS. IF THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY STRAIGHT AND SMOOTH, I DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS WHOLE ORDEAL IS SCARY BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE DISTRACTION FOR ME AND I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGAIN TODAY THAT HONDA IS AWARE AND WORKING ON THIS ISSUE. HE STATED A RECALL IS COMING OUT FOR IT AS WELL AS THE ODYSSEY AND PASSPORT BUT THEY ARE MAKING THE PARTS FOR IT BEFORE THEY RECALL IT. HE SAID THEY CAN PUT A BAND-AID ON IT IN THE MEANTIME UNTIL THE PART CAN BE MADE. SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS, I'M WORRIED THEY ARE COVERING UP THE ISSUE AND WAITING FOR MY WARRANTY TO BE UP. ALSO, THE SENSOR THAT TELLS YOU WHEN A VEHICLE OR OBJECT IS CLOSE TO YOU IS FAULTY. I WILL BE DRIVING WITH NOTHING AROUND ME AND IT TELLS ME TO BRAKE AND GOES INTO ITS 'SAFETY MODE' WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE A WRECK.