2004 HONDA PILOT Power Train Problems

DRIVING ON FREEWAY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIS-ENGAGED ( AS IF I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ). WHILE "COASTING" I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SAFELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED AND WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY AGAIN. I TOOK SURFACE STREETS FOR THE TEN MILE TRIP HOME AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT 45 MPH, MAKING A "WHOOSH' SOUND AND SLOWING ABRUPTLY, IF BRIEFLY. *TR

TO START OFF I BOUGHT MY PILOT USED FROM HONDA WITH ABOUT 83,000 MILES ON IT A YEAR AGO. WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR AT A STEADY 30MPH TO 45MPH IT SHUTTERS AND MAKES NOISES AS IF I'M DRIVING OVER ROAD TURTLES. IT'S VERY VIOLENT UNTIL I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I TALKED TO HONDA AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I ASKED IF IT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND THEY TOLD ME THERE HAD NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S MINE AND MY WIFE'S ONLY CAR RIGHT NOW. IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THERE FAULTY TRANSMISSION PUTS MY FAMILIES LIFE IN DANGER EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT. HONDA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF US FREE OF COST DO TO THERE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT ARE...

PULLED VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE SHOP. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION TO TAKE KEY OFF RING FOR TECHNICIAN. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK BUT STILL IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY. A MINUTE AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE CAR ROLLED DOWN SLIGHT INCLINE AND INTO AND ACROSS 3 LANES OF BUSY 40MPH TRAFFIC. TWO VEHICLES SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AMAZINGLY MISSING BROADSIDING THE VEHICLE. A SECOND CHANGE IN THE TIMING WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY RESULTED IN THREE CAR ACCIDENT AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED WHEN MY PILOT GETS BELOW 50 MPH IT GETS A SHUDDERING TO IT (NOT ALWAYS BUT MOST TIMES DRIVING IN THE CITY), ALMOST LIKE ITS DRIVING OVER A WASHBOARD. DURING A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP I TALKED TO ANOTHER HONDA PILOT OWNER WHO WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TELL HER WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. SO AFTER MORE INVESTIGATING SHE TOOK IT TO A NON-HONDA REPAIR PERSON WHO TOLD HER THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TO USE A PRODUCT CALLED SHUDDER FIX. MY QUESTION IS IF HONDA IS HAVING THESE COMPLAINTS WHY ARE THEY NOT FIXING THIS ISSUE AND STILL SELLING THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM? I LOVE MY HONDA OTHER THAN THAT, BUT FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE WORKMANSHIP. *TR

TRANSMISSION MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND TRANS LOST FLUID THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION CASE HAD SMALL CRACKS AND THE TRANS WOULD LOCK-UP AS IF THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE GEARS LIKE A BOLT OR PIN OF SORTS IF DRIVEN EVEN A COUPLE OF FEET. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONTACTED DEALER NO COVERAGE FROM HONDA. *TR

APPARENTLY I DID NOT PLACE THE CAR IN PARK BUT WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. LEFT THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR, THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO BUSHES WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. I NOW MAKE SURE I ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE TO MAKE SURE THE CAR DOES NOT ROLL. *TR

THE SHIFT INTERLOCK ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE PILOT BEING IN PARK. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN A PARKING LOT. LUCKILY THE LOT WAS FAIRLY FLAT, SO IT DIDN'T ROLL FAR OR HIT ANYTHING (OR ANYBODY!). A HONDA DEALER CONFIRMED THE ISSUE, AND CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT IT. HONDA SAID THEY WOULDN'T FIX THE ISSUE DUE TO THE MILEAGE, AND THE FACT THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED (FROM CARMAX). *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60 MPH. NO WARNING, NO BLINKING LIGHTS, SOUNDS, SHUDDERING ETC. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT COLLISION! I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD $5000-$5500 FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TRANSMISSION RECALL OF 2004. THIS IS DANGEROUS! I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME AND THAT THERE WAS NO COLLISION. *TR

I WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON A COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY TO GET THE CAR MOVING, THE CAR ACCELERATED WILDLY. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE, WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TIME TO LOOK DOWN AND SEE THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TO STOMP ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING UNTIL IT SMASHED INTO A TREE GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH (ESTIMATED). A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE THE WRECK A PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN BRAKE ERROR LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THE SHOP IT WAS TAKEN TO REFUSED TO LOOK INTO THE BRAKES, ACCELERATOR, MASTER CYLINDER OR THE TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED THERE WERE NO CODES TRIGGERED, THOUGH THEY COULD PROVIDE NO PROOF THAT THEY EVEN HAD THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO READ...

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS A SHUDDERING SOUND WHEN I GO ABOVE AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT BUT CAN BE LOUD. MY LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD TO GET A HONDA ENGINEER OUT TO LOOK AT IT AND IT IS VERIFIED TO BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE RESEARCHING IT HERE AND ON THE INTERNET. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT HONDA HAS NOT RECALLED THESE KNOWING THAT IT IS SUCH A WIDE SWEEPING ISSUE WITH PILOTS. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 123000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER/VIBRATION THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 30-50 MPH. THE VIBRATION BEGAN OCCURRING AT ABOUT 98,000 MILES. AT SPEEDS OF 30-50MPH THE VIBRATION OCCURS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AND CONTINUES UNTIL I EITHER PUSH DOWN HARDER ON THE GAS PEDAL OR LET OFF IT COMPLETELY. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON HONDA VEHICLE OWNER FORUMS. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE ON THE HONDA MADE ACURA AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN ACURA RECALL. THE DEFECT WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A VEHICLE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE PART RATHER THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND HONDA SHOULD...

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 35-45 MPH THE CAR EXPERIENCES SHUDDERING FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, PERHAPS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY BE BAD WHEEL BEARINGS. THOSE TURNED OUT TO BE FINE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO SAID IT NEEDED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SERVICED. THAT DID NOT STOP THE SHUDDERING. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE HONDA PILOT / ACURA MDX WITH THE 3.5L V6 IN THE 2003 - 2008(?) RANGE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM ON A LARGE SCALE, RESULTING FROM A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10022468 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO THE 2003-2004 ACURA MDX BUT MY EXPERIENCE AND THAT OF HUNDREDS OF HONDA PILOT / ACURA MDX OWNERS SHOWS THAT THE ISSUE IS MUCH BROADER IN SCOPE. *TR

I'VE HAD VIBRATION/NOISE ISSUES AROUND 40 MPH WHILE IN TOP GEAR, I'VE NOTED ACCELERATING FORCES A DOWNSHIFT, OR I CAN MANUALLY SHIFT TO D3. EITHER ACTION GETS RID OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING AT SLOW SPEED. *JB

THERE IS A GROWL/GRIND/SHUDDER BETWEEN 30-40 MPH SPECIFICALLY AT 1,500 RPMS. THE NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR VERY CLOSE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE IS VERY HARD TO DIAGNOSE, HOWEVER I ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AND THE ISSUE CAME BACK. COULD I HAVE PURCHASED TWO FAULTY HONDA TRANSMISSIONS? *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL PREVIOUSLY BU THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF AND HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE GIVE HIM A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,104.

TORQUE CONVERTER STUTTERS AT 25-30MPH. VERY DISTURBING AND CAN RESULT IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WHILE DRIVING. *TT

LAST YEAR OUR HONDA PILOT BEGAN OCCASIONALLY HAVING A SHUDDERING SOUND, LIKE DRIVING OVER A METAL GRATE. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHEN DECELERATING SLIGHTLY AROUND 40 MPH. OVER THE PAST YEAR THIS HAS BEGUN TO OCCUR REGULARLY RATHER THAN OCCASIONALLY AND FOR A LONGER DURATION AND LOUDER. NOW THE D LIGHT HAS BEGUN FLASHING. FROM RESEARCH I AM EXPECTING TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS. *TR

PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER RECALL WORK (04V176000) OIL JET KIT INSTALLATION ON 2004 PILOT. HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING ALL TRANSMISSIONS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. HOW COULD HONDA POSSIBLY DETERMINE THAT NO DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED TO THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE OIL JET KIT INSTALLATION THAT VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 15K RECEIVED AS A "FIX". ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW THE END CONSUMER GETS THE SHAFT IF THEIR FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE SURVIVED THE RESULTS OF THE FAULTY PART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING NORMAL AND SLOWLY ACCELERATING, AT THE SPEED OF 35-45 MPH A "SHUDDERING VIBRATION" OCCURS. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND SHIFTING GEARS AROUND 40 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSIS. BOTH DIAGNOSTICS LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING/SHUDDERING NOISE. DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, BUT USUALLY WHEN I'M GOING 35-40 MPH. IF I ACCELERATE, THE NOISE WILL STOP. CAN'T DUPLICATE IT ALWAYS, BUT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG IN THE TRANSMISSION. MANY, MANY OTHER REPORTS ONLINE OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BEGAN TO HEAR "RUMBLE STRIP" NOISE. HASN'T OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, BUT NOISE CONTINUES BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT HAS A SHUDDER AT 30 MPH. IT FEELS AS THOUGH YOU ARE DRIVING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS. I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE POOR SHIFTS AT OTHER SPEEDS NOW AS WELL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY THE RESULT OF A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. REPAIRS INCLUDE REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS UPDATING THE PCM. HONDA RECALLED OVER A MILLION 2003/2004 PILOTS BUT MY VIN IS JUST PASSED THE LAST VIN RECALLED. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY 2005 PILOT OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. ACURA ALSO ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REPAIRS THE FAULTY COMPONENTS FOR ALL 2003 AND 2004 MDX OWNERS (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY). HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS IN THE LATER 2004 PILOTS AND 2005 YEARS AS WELL. *TR

SHUTTER IN THE TRANNY FROM 25-45 MPH IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

AT 30-40 MPH WHILE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE VIBRATES OR SHUDDERS. THE SYMPTOM STOPS IF I LET OFF THE GAS OR IF I INCREASE THE ACCELERATION. DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. *TR

PURCHASED A USED 04 PILOT FROM A CAR DEALER AND DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF OPERATION I HEARD SHUTTERING NOISES LIKE GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP. I RESEARCHED THIS ON LINE AND WAS HORRIFIED TO FIND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (TORQUE CONVERTER) AND A RECALL BY ACURA FOR SAME REASON. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER TO GET MY MONEY BACK AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE PILOT BY TRADING IT FOR ANOTHER TRUCK ON THE LOT. I FEEL SORRY FOR THE NEXT PERSON WHO UNKNOWINGLY (NOT LIKE HONDA) PURCHASES THIS WITH THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY TO DRIVE THEIR KIDS AROUND IN AND ARE IN A POSSIBLE DEATH TRAP! SHAME ON HONDA, DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL BEFORE YOU KILL PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH UP AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR WHILE THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE BEYOND 30 MPH. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS WITH A ROARING NOISE AND THEN SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

I TOOK MY HONDA PILOT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE D LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEY FOUND CODE P1740 INDICATING A 4TH PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FOR $5,109 + TAX TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. I DISCOVERED THE RECALL ISSUED FOR THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2003-2004 HONDA PILOTS, BUT WHEN I CALLED HONDA, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA WOULD DENY SERVICING MY VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH JUST 130,000 MILES NEEDED TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED.IT WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. ON AUGUST 6, 2004 MY PILOT BASED ON A HONDA SAFETY RECALL - INSTALLED A OIL JET KIT TO THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE MY CAR HAD 15, 232 WHICH I THINK WAS OVER BY 232 MILES REQUIRED TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IS COMPLETELY SERVICED AT THE HONDA DEALER. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS INTERMITTENTLY FROM 20-35 MPH. DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR 50% OF $4000.00 BILL. *TR

I OWN A 2004 HONDA PILOT WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH 106000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER/VIBRATION THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. THE VIBRATION BEGAN OCCURRING AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES. AT SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH THE VIBRATION OCCURS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AND CONTINUES UNTIL I EITHER PUSH DOWN HARDER ON THE GAS PEDAL OR LET OFF IT COMPLETELY. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THRU NHTSA HAS FOUND 43 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE ON THE HONDA-MADE ACURA AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN ACURA RECALL. THE DEFECT WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A VEHICLE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. MY HONDA PILOT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE PART RATHER THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY. I PAID $4500 FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY FAILED ALTOGETHER. VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. UNSAFE SITUATION. NO WAY TO ACCELERATE AND NO WARNING TO PULL OVER. *TT

I AM FIRST OWNER OF MY PILOT (MY FIRST HONDA) AND I TOO AM SUFFERING FROM THE 35-45MPH SHUDDER FROM THE KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT'S WORSE THAN JUST SHUDDERING, IT IS GRINDING TO SHIFT DOWN AND SOUNDS LIKE A SEMI TRUCK GEARING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS. I STAY ON THE INTERSTATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND SPEED THROUGH TOWN TO KEEP IT ABOVE 40MPH WHERE IT HAPPENS THE WORST. HONDA CORPORATE INSISTS I PAY THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REVIEW (ANOTHER $90 BILL) BEFORE TALKING TO ME BUT INSISTS THERE IS NO RECALL BEYOND WHAT WAS DONE IN 04V176000 , BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I DON'T HAVE $5000 TO SPEND ON REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. EVEN PRIVATE PARTY IT'S $3K. IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

NOT SURE IF THIS IS CONSIDER A POWER TRAIN PROBLEM, BUT NO OPTION REGARDING A TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE BOX. MY 2004 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS VERY BAD WHEN I AM GOING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. I AM SO EMBARRASSED WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND IT DOES IT. I HAVE 116,352 MILES ON MY VEHICLE NOW AND IT SHUDDERS ALOT. I HAVE BEEN READING THE CONSUMER REPORT AND THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THE 2004 HONDA PILOT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURED MALFUNCTION AND NOT THE OWNER'S FAULT, BUT I AM A FEMALE AND IT IS ASSUMED FEMALES DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THEIR VEHICLE THAT THEY DRIVE EVERYDAY TO WORK. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, I...

FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BAD. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER /VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 HONDA PILOT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 18 MONTH NOW TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO HEAR OR EXPERIENCE WHAT I WAS WITH MY VEHICLE. FINALLY WHEN THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD IT COULD BE HEARD AND FELT. IT WAS FINALLY HEARD/FELT BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LOCAL HONDA DEALER. WHEN I WAS TOLD WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THAT IT WOULD COST $2500 TO FIX, I GOT A SECOND OPINION, WHEN THAT OPINION WAS CONFIRMEND, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF. I DID NOT FIND ANY RECALLS BUT FOUND THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE MANUFACTURER OF POWE TRAIN/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS:TORQUE CONVERTER. I WAS LIVID THAT THERE WERE SO MANY COMPLAINT WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW OR...

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF THE HONDA CARS ARE GETTING RECALLED FOR BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED. YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR IS NOT IN PARK. MY WIFE ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT A SAFETY POLE. SHE IS ALWAYS AFRAID OF DOING IT AGAIN WITH OUR KIDS IN THE CAR. I CALLED HONDA ABOUT THE REPAIR AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOME HONDA CARS CAN GET RECALLED BUT MINE WILL NOT. I CALLED HONDA AND ASKED ABOUT THE COST OF THE REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN APRIL OF 2009, THE DRIVE GEAR KEEP BLINKING. CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID TO TURN OFF ENGINE AND IT SHOULD GO AWAY. IT DID GO AWAY, ONCE THE ENGINE IS OFF. THEN IN JULY 2009, IT BLINK AGAIN, AND IT GO AWAY ONCE THE ENGINE IS OFF. NOW THE DRIVE GEAR BLINKING LIGHT IS ON MORE FREQUENTLY THEN BEFORE. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THE D DRIVE IS BLINKING. *TR