2004 HONDA PILOT Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

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

2004 HONDA PILOT WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35-45 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHUDDER. AS TIME HAS PASSED THIS IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY A ND AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ACURA. I KNOW THE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2004 PILOT BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT MINE WAS NOT INVOLVED. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 131,567 MILES. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALER SINCE PURCHASE. TOOK IN A CAR THAT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE & LEFT WITH A $3,000 BILL. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE CAR WAS NOW GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. DROVE SEVERAL BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD & AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE, JUST RAN AS IN NEUTRAL. FINALLY GOT INTO DRIVE BY DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND. WENT BACK TO DEALER WHO COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WENT HOME & PROBLEM PERSISTED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO DROVE & DUPLICATED PROBLEM. STATED THAT I NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $4,800.I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER $4800 ON TOP OF $3000 SO CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE I DRIVE MY FATHERS 26 YEAR OLD TOYOTA CRESSIDA WHICH RUNS FINE....

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT (PURCHASED NEW AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED) WITH 89,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER/VIBRATION THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 30-50 MPH. THE VIBRATION BEGAN OCCURRING AT ABOUT 75,000 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...

MY VEHICLE IS HAVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY NEED TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY DIAGNOSED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SAID THE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MOST 2003 AND 2004 HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STOPPED AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE AND I TOOK IT IN BEFORE BUT WAS TOLD DIFFERENT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AFTER CHARGING US FOR EACH AND EVERY ITEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CONCLUDED IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAVE JUST OVER 70,000 MILES AND OUR CERTIFIED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY 2011. THE WORST IS THAT OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY IS BASICALLY WORTHLESS. GLAD WE PAID FOR THAT ONE. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT EX I HAVE THE "D" GEAR FLASHING FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR

TRANSMISSION DRIVE D LIGHT IS BLINKING. TOLD NEED A NEED 4TH SPEED CLUTCH PRESSURE SWITCH. ERROR CODE P1740? I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS CONSUMER WEB SITES. HONDA SHOULD HAVE THIS RECALLED AND PAY FOR REPAIR. *TR

THE FIRST SYMPTOM OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCED WAS A SHUTTER/JERKING OF THE CAR AT A LITTLE UNDER 30 MPH. WE TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE CONDITION. THE SHUTTER AND JERKING THEN STARTED HAPPENING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AT WHICH TIME THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE REPLICATE IT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PULLED AND INSPECTED. THERE WAS HEAT BUILD UP AND DISCOLORATION. ONE OF THE COMPONENTS WAS TOTALLY BURNT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND COULD NOT BE REBUILT. HE WROTE THAT THERE WAS HEAT BUILD UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT 2ND GEAR. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CALL HONDA USA BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUE THAT YEAR. I CALLED HONDA USA. HONDA SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM LOCATED BY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

2004 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS/VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT 30-50MPH. RPM GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND HONDA SAYS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT AND CAN'T REPLICATE IT. *TR

WE HAVE 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH 94000 MILES, TODAY WE HAD IT SERVICED AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $4450. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. ALL SCHEDULE MAINTENANCES ON TIME AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *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 CONFIRMED, 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 POWER 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...

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION MAKES A SHUTTER/VIBRATING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AT 25-50 MPH. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT EX-L IS HAVING A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE (VIBRATION/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING). I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET, BUT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AT DIFFERENT INTERNET SITES. *TR

I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT SHUTTER SINCE NEW. I NEVER THOUGHT ANY THING OF IT UNTIL I STARTED COMMUTING WITH IT. IF I GIVE THE CAR MORE GAS THE SHUTTER WILL NOT HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION WILL SOON SELF DESTRUCT. THE "D" ON THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR STARTED BLINKING. I HAVE 86,000 MILES TO DATE. I AM CAUTIOUS I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS THING DUE TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF INTERNET THREADS. I WAS A LOYAL HONDA OWNER. PLEASE RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. *TR

PROBLEM: AT LOW RPM IN 4TH GEAR AND SPEEDS 25 TO 35 MPH, THERE IS SPORADIC VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED. THE ISSUE GOES AWAY IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED OR REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65+ MPH AS WELL, ALSO AT LOW RPM. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE BY THE DEALER THAT HAS RESULTED IN REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION IN THE PILOT. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT RECTIFIED, USERS HAVE REPORTED THAT IT COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN CHANGE OF GEARS TO A LOWER GEAR WHICH COULD RESULT IN SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. THE DEALER HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED IN ITS ENTIRETY IN ORDER TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING. ONLY 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION. UPON RESEARCH FOUND THIS TO BE A LARGE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MANY CONSUMERS. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT BEGAN MAKING SHUTTERING VIBRATING NOISE ON DECELERATION AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. CARRIED BACK TO HONDA DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND TOLD COULD NOT REPRODUCE NOISE OR VIBRATION. I GOT IN VEHICLE WITH SHOP FOREMAN AND WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE NOISE FOR HIM WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS WAS ON THE THIRD TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH 102,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. WE WERE TOLD HONDA AMERICA WOULD PAY 40% OF COST FOR "GOOD FAITH". WE STILL PAID $2400.00 FOR THE REPAIR. WE LOOKED ON THE HONDA FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HONDA PILOT OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NOT CHANGING GEARS CORRECTLY; SHE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD ACCELERATE THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE. THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

2004 HONDA PILOT EX WITH 122,000 MILES THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN JUNE 2010 AND HAS PERSISTED EVER SINCE. WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION WILL "SHUDDER". IT TYPICALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 25-55 MPH. WHILE THE DURATION IS BRIEF (15 SECONDS OR LESS), IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, AT LEAST ONE TIME DURING EACH DRIVING OCCURRENCE. IN ADDITION TO THE SHUDDER, AT LOW RPMS THE CAR WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING AND BEGIN TO JERK UNTIL THE CAR IS SLOWED DOWN OR UNTIL THE GEARS ARE ABLE TO ENGAGE AT A HIGHER RPM. AT THIS TIME, I AM NOW AWARE OF A RECALL THAT WAS CONDUCTED IN 2003-2004 THAT INVOLVED NUMEROUS CARS OF VARIOUS MODELS. HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE POSTS AND DOCUMENTS THAT I HAVE READ FROM NHTSA ON THE RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSING SERIOUS SHUDDER AND POSSIBLE LOCK-UP. *TR

I OWN A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS ABOUT A 'SHUDDER' THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 30-50 MPH. IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING OVER A WASHBOARD IN THE ROAD AND IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL YOU PUSH DOWN OR LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT, BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER TESTS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT MAYBE SOMETHING THAT HAS TO GET WORSE BEFORE THEY CAN FIGURE IT OUT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT TOOK ME 1 MINUTE ON THE INTERNET TO FIND COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE AS MINE, WITH A DIAGNOSIS. *TR

AROUND 35-45 MPH, LOUD NOISE IS PRODUCED INSIDE MY 2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 117,000 MILES. IT SOUNDS AS IF GEARS ARE NOT ENGAGING, AND ARE RATHER CHIPPING OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE NOISE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND THE NOISE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HAPPEN. NOW THE NOISE HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AROUND 35-45 MPH AS I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR A BIT. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC(WHO I TRUST) AND TOLD HIM TO CHECK IT OUT. HE STATED THAT A RECALL WAS OUT FOR THE 2004 HONDA PILOT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. I TOOK THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED THE RECALL, AND THEREFORE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE (TRANSMISSION NUMBER 2 I WILL CALL...

2004 HONDA PILOT THAT MAKES A "WASHBOARD" SOUND BETWEEN 30 - 45 MPH. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AS TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH HAS NOW DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM STARTED IN LATE 2008 WHEN VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I AM AWARE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN HONDAS AND ACURAS. HONDA IS NOT MAKING THE SITUATION RIGHT AND LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH A SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSE FOR SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT. *TR

2004 HONDA PILOT DRIVELINE VIBRATION. THE 2004 HONDA PILOT WE OWN SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES VERY LOUDLY WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 25-50MPH. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CAR. (FAMILY OWNED SINCE NEW) THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HONDA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM. HONDA HAS STATED THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE OR SAID THEY FIND NO PROBLEM. HONDA DID COMPLETE A RECALL AND INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT AT 12K MILES. THIS WAS THEIR ATTEMPT TO QUELL THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND HONDA HAS ISSUED TSB 06-003(9 JUNE 2007) AND IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER, THUS CAUSING PREMATURE DESTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S AGE/MILEAGE AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND OR TRANSMISSION, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS...

I JUST RECENTLY (IN NOVEMBER) PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE TRANSMISSION STARTING CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS LIKE I SLAMMED THE BRAKES ON BUT THANKFULLY I WAS JUST GOING UP OUR DRIVE WAY AND NOT DRIVING FAST. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND IT KEPT MESSING UP. THEN THE GREEN LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE D WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND PARKED. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY PLUGGED IT INTO THE COMPUTER AND IT WAS A TRANSMISSION CODE. THERE WAS ALSO A 2-3 SHIFT MALFUNCTION. THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND MY CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS """FIXED""" IN MAY 2006. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION, JUST INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT TO KEEP IT LUBRICATED! APPARENTLY THAT DID NOT HELP ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE CHIPS OF METAL IN THE FLUID! EVERYONE I TALK...

TRANSMISSION NOISE/VIBRATION AT LOW RPMS WHILE DRIVING IN 4TH GEAR. DOES NOT MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING IN D3. RECALL WORK WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALER WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. RECALL STATED THAT TRANS COULD "LOCK UP" WHILE DRIVING. HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH ACURA MDX WHICH USES THE SAME TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS. *TR

OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT BEGAN MAKING NOISES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST, THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE WE HAD RUN OVER A PAPER CUP WITH THE RT FRONT TIRE. THIS SMALL SOUND GOT MORE FREQUENT. WE NOTICED IT HAPPENED MOST OFTEN WHEN WE WERE MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED -- BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER SAYS WE NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE TORQUE AND TRANSMISSION AT $3,500. OUR PILOT HAS 78,000 MILES.WHEN I PULL UP INFORMATION FOR OUR VIN, IT SHOWS 3 SAFETY NOTICES/RECALLS INCLUDING THE ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION (RECALL NUMBER: 04V176000)THE RECALL BEGAN ON APR 21, 2004 AND I REMEMBER GETTING A NOTICE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT HONDA AMERICA SAYS THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NO. AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE START JERKING AND SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE KEPT LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER THAT THEY WILL COVER 50 PERCENT OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT AT 83,000 MILES AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

2004 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION GEAR PROBLEMS....GEARS ARE ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. *TR

FLASHING D INDICATOR IN 2004 HONDA PILOT - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODEL HAS ABOUT 92,000 MILES AND DURING DRIVING DEMONSTRATED A FLASHING "D" DRIVE INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY ADVISED PRESSURE SENSOR ON 4TH GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPEARS NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS EXIST ON THE INTERNET FOR 2003 AND 2004 HONDA PILOT VEHICLES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY WHEN THE D (DRIVE) LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I DROVE LESS THAN A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN AT SCHOOL, I PUT THE CAR IN P (PARK) AND THE D LIGHT KEPT BLINKING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT INTO THE SCHOOL TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN, WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE D LIGHT WAS NO LONGER BLINKING. I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC THIS MORNING AND IT IS APPARENTLY A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SO NOW I NEED TO TAKE THE DAY OFF OF WORK AND GO GET IT LOOKED AT. I'M SURE IT WILL ALSO BE A PRICEY FIX IF THE TRANSMISSION IS INVOLVED. I AM DEFINITELY NOT HAPPY CONSIDERING I HAVE JUST OVER 80K MILES ON MY PILOT, AND HONDA VEHICLES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE. WAS THERE A...

2004 HONDA PILOT V-6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PREMATURE FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING, TRANSMISSION TO SLIP WHEN CLIMBING HILLS OR ATTEMPTING TO PASS AND ALSO CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP WHEN TRAVELING AT ROAD SPEED. THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED IN RECALL ON OCTOBER 29, 2004 BUT ONLY INCLUDED A LIMITED VIN RANGE. VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED AFTER THE VIN RANGE WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT WERE NOT RECALLED AND HONDA DEALERS AND AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. THEY ARE HARD PRESSED TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL ITSELF UNLESS YOU TELL THEM YOU REALIZE THERE WAS A RECALL AND GIVE THEM THE DETAILS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED. SHE STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 04V176000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106,000. UPDATED 09/16/09 *BF UPDATED 09/17/09.*JB

MY 2004 HONDA PILOT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION AT ~60,000 MILES WITH REPAIR FEE OF $4,000. I FOUND THIS RECALL INFORMATION. I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS RECALL INFORMATION IN THE PAST. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. I AM READING THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE LOCKED UP. THIS IS ALARMING AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MANY OTHER FAMILIES (INCLUDING MY FRIENDS) WHO DRIVE THE PILOT. THE REASON WE PURCHASED THE PILOT WAS TO TRANSPORT OUR FOUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIENDS. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DETAILS: ON SOME MINI VANS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE. CONSEQUENCE: GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD PARTIALLY REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE THE OTHER HALF AVAILABLE TO PAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 01/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/08/09.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY, 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON HONDA, PILOT 2004, AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER, THE CAR JERKED AND STARTED TO KNOCK. I HAD TO SPEED UP AGAIN TO 60 MPH AND THE SOUND WENT AWAY. I PUSHED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD AND NO HELP. I FINALLY SLOWLY SLOWED DOWN THE CAR. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE (VT-4) LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS STILL ON. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04V176000) FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *JB

RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. JEFF WYLER HONDA 859-283-2727. DEALERSHIP HAD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AND JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. TMECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

A BRAND NEW (2 WEEKS) PILOT WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES. I AM NOW HEARING A CLUNKING/THUMPING NOISE WHEN I SHIFT THE GEAR FROM D->N AND THEN IN TO R. THIS NOISE IS NOT HEARD WHEN SHIFTING JUST FROM N->R. LOOKS LIKE THIS NOISE IS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS KIND OF PROBLEM SO SOON IN A BRAND NEW VEHICLE.