NHTSA Complaint #11697736 — 2016 HONDA PILOT

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11697736
Vehicle	2016 HONDA PILOT
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 20, 2025
Date Filed	November 5, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	ID

Consumer Description

My wife was driving our pilot on the highway. It suddenly started to get a flashing check engine light and the car immediately and abruptly slowed down, and was not able to accelerator or keep speed with traffic around her. Then the car would lurch when trying to hold it stopped at a stop light or sign when idling. We took it straight to a mechanic and they ran a scan on the Pilot and said that the flashing check engine light was due to a severe engine warning and when they investigated they found that I had rod knocking in the engine and the engine would need to be replaced due to faulty rod bearings.

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