NHTSA Complaint #11366203 — 2020 HONDA PILOT
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11366203 |
| Vehicle | 2020 HONDA PILOT |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 3,850 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHERE MY SPEEDOMETER IS AND APPS ECT ARE TURNED BLACK WHERE I COULDN'T EVEN SEE HOW FAST I WAS GOING , BUT BEFORE THAT HAPPENED MY STEREO WAS CRACKLING AND CUTTING OUT AND THEN BLACKED OUT AS WELL AND THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE IT RECORDED FOR MY RECORDS. THEN WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WHAT THEY SAID AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WOULD FIX THE DASH WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BUT AS SOON AS I CAME IN MY CAR THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON THE DASH OF MY STEREO, WAS STILL CUTTING IN AND OUT AND I COULDN'T USE MY BLUETOOTH LIKE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO OR LISTEN TO MY RADIO THROUGH THE INTERNET OR JUST REGULAR FM RADIO. I ONLY HAVE 3800 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR JUST SHY OF 5 MONTHS. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO SPEND 40K FOR A VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T EVEN WORK PROPERLY. ALSO BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I ASKED THE SALESMAN AT TRACY HONDA WHO THEN ASKED HIS SALES MANAGER MY QUESTION IF THERE WERE STEREO PROBLEMS IN THE VEHICLE I WAS BUYING LIKE THE ONES I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT AND RESEARCHING AND THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS A MODEL ABOVE MINE AND THEY HADN'T HEARD OF IT AT FIRST. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE DASH TURNING BLACK AND THEY RESPONDED WITH THE SAME THING. SO TECHNICALLY THEY SOLD ME A VEHICLE WITH A RECALL AND LIED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WERE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE I EVEN BOUGHT IT. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD TO ME AS A USED VEHICLE DUE TO THE RECALLS ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE I PURCHASED. WHEN I TOOK MY PILOT IN FOR MY RECALL THE SERVICE GUY SAID THAT HIS 2019 CIVIC DOES THE SAME THING AND HE JUST LIVES WITH IT AND THAT'S KIND OF PATHETIC ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ACTUALLY WORK AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP DO YOU STILL HAVE VEHICLES AND CAN'T EVEN HAVE A STEREO THAT WORKS IN A CAR SOMETHING SO BASIC.
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