2005 HONDA PILOT Electrical System Problems

Airbag is deactivated due to failure of both crash sensors on the vehicle. Replacement parts are on national backorder.

Was traveling down the road, had an electrical burning smell coming from my dash and around steering wheel. Low beams then shut off going down road pulled over but still had high beams but no low beams.

I parked my car in front of my house at 10pm the following morning my neighbor came to tell me my car was on fire. It had been raining the previous night. My driver window was not completely closed so rain got in my car. There was black smoke coming out of the window. When I opened my door, the driver seat & driver door was on fire. I grabbed the hose & put out the fire.

2005 PILOT WAS REPAIRED UNDER VSA RECALL IN 2013. AS OF THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, AGAIN I EXPERIENCED SAME EXACT VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUES PRIOR TO REPAIR. THIS PAST WEEK WHILE I HAD MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, WE ALMOST LOST OUR LIVES. A SEMI DRIVER INSTEAD RISKED HIS OWN LIVES TO KEEP FROM SLAMMING IN THE BACK OF US. WE TOOK OUR PILOT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT HAS SERVICED OUR VEHICLE OVER THE YEARS AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO RECOGNIZE ISSUE AND INSTEAD POINT TO THE SAME THING I AM NOW READING HERE ONLINE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES IT IS THE YAW SENSOR AS THE ISSUE, NOT FAULTY REPAIR. IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT PILOT OWNERS ARE NOW ONCE AGAIN ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES ALL OVER AGAIN. HOW MANY LIVES WILL BE LOST OR CHANGED FOR THE WORST BEFORE HONDA IS FORCED TO RECKON...

FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK MY 2005 HONDA PILOT SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER AND DIES, BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS. IT SCARED ME 2 DEATH.

THE YAW RATE LATERAL ACCELERATION SENSOR IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN HONDA'S 2013 RECALL OF THE VSA. THE VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE VSA RECALL, WHICH WAS FIXED ON MY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST YEAR WITH VERY LOW MILES, ONLY DROVE FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE IT STARTED HAVING ISSUES. STARTED OUT HAVING THE VSA TRIANGLE LIGHT ON DASH AND LOSING POWER (LIMP MODE) ONLY AFTER COMING OUT OF A TURN AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR AWHILE. INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE AFTER ROUGHLY 30 MINUTES OF THE VEHICLE RUNNING THE VSA ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE DURING THE DRIVE. SEVERITY OF THE VSA/LIMP MODE GOT WORSE, NO POWER FOR LONGER AT A TIME AND THE HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH CABIN. TOOK TO HONDA COMPLAINING OF THESE ISSUES, COULDN'T REPLICATE IT SO NOTHING WAS WRONG. ONE MONTH AGO, MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING THE...

THE BRAKES ARE APPLYING RANDOMLY WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VSA LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. 13V092 IS THE RECALL BULLITEN I BELIEVE APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE, BUT WHEN I SEARCH MY VIN, IT SHOWS NO UNREPAIRED RECALLS. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE VSA SUBHARNESS HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. MY MANUFACTURE DATE FALLS BETWEEN THE TIMELINE OF THIS RECALL AND ALSO MY VIN BEGINS WITH 2HK, WHICH IS SPECIFIED IN CAMPAIGN 13-026 AS REQUIRING VSA SUB HARNESS INSTALLED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS "VIN SPECIFIC".

OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE EXPERIENCED THE CAR'S DASH WARNING LIGHTS TURNING ON FOR 1-2 SECONDS AND THE RADIO MAKES A PUFF SOUND PRIOR TO THIS OCCURING...THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED PRIOR ON YOUR SYSTEM. SEE INCIDENT# 10458594. SECOND ISSUE IS REGARDING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FOR THE HEATING / AC CONSOLE. THE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON YOUR SYSTEM. SEE INCIDENT # 10440512, 10418459, 10345735. BOTH ISSUES OCCUR WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

STARTER/ELECTRICAL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO COME ON AND STAY ON. ALSO THE STARTER DOES NOT WANT TO START AT TIMES.

FAULTY ELECTRICAL ISSUE. CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF AND GO DEAD ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS. THIS WAS REPORTED TO HONDA AS A SAFETY CONCERN BUT NO ONE EVER FOLLOWED UP WITH THE COMPLAINT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED UNEXPECTLY WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION WITHOUT WARNING. WORSENS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THIS WAS REPORTED 10 YEARS AGO AND EVEN. AGAIN ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO WITH NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA. OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY.

UNEXPECTED FOR THE THE KEY IGNITION STOP WORKING. I NEVER HAVE ANY KIND OF PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION KEY STOP WORKING WITH MY OTHER CARS. THIS COME TO SAFETY CONCERN WHEN IF IT HAPPEN WHEN YOU ON A LONG VACATION TRIP AND ALL THE SUDDEN YOUR CAR IGNITION KEY JUST STOP WORKING AND YOU ARE FAR FROM HOME AND WORK OR DON'T KNOW ANYONE AROUND THERE TO HELP. HOW COULD ANYONE EXPECTED THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN TO HONDA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BTM-4, BFA, ABS, AND TPM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT HEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

PROBLEMS WITH VSA AND VTM 4 LOCK. VEHICLE SLOW DOWM WHILE DRIVE AROUND 30 MPH.

FIRST ISSUE. HONDA IS FAILING TO MAKE PROPER NOTIFICATIONS CONCERNING RECALLS AND EXTENDED WARRANTEES. A WARRANTEE EXTENSION NOTICE FOR MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD WAS FORWARDED TO ME BY THE PERSON ACROSS TOWN WHO RECEIVED MY NOTICE. LAST YEAR THE SAME PERSON FORWARDED TO ME A TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE HE RECEIVED FOR MY 2005 HONDA PILOT. I PURCHASED MY 2005 HONDA PILOT DIRECT FROM HONDA AND MY ACCORD FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. BOTH VEHICLES ARE IN THE HONDA SERVICE DATA BASE WITH MY CORRECT NAME, ADDRESS, AND VIN. I HAVE NO CONNECTION TO THAT ADDRESS, AND THE RESIDENT THERE DOES NOT HAVE MY NAME OR ANY HONDA VEHICLES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO HONDA SERVICE AND THE HONDA RECALL CENTER ABOUT THIS. YET, IN MARCH THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WITH MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE ON MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD (PURCHASED FROM A HONDA DEALER),...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRASH SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL, THE DEALER SAID THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $200. I HAD THAT DONE AND THE SECOND DAY FOLLOWING, IT WAS ON AGAIN. IT INTERMITTENTLY LIT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. NOW IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS ON. I SEE SIMILAR ISSUES LISTED. GOD FORBID THEY DON'T WORK WHEN I NEED THEM. NOT THRILLED WITH THE PILOT. TRANSMISSION LIGHT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTS (BLINKING D). I HAD THIS FIXED YEARS AGO AFTER THE DEALER SAID NEW TRANS FOR $3,000. I DIDN'T BITE ON THAT ONE BECAUSE THE SHIFTING WAS SEEMLESS. SEEMS THAT MECHANICS MAYBE RELY ON COMPUTER TOO MUCH. HAD SWITCH CHANGED OUT AND IT STOPPED FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. NOW IT'S ON INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. TIRE PRESSURE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM. ELECTRONICS STINK!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTROL. A POLICE OFFICER USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON THE RIGHT HAND THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,300.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR FAMILY'S 2005 HONDA PILOT. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHTLY WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE BREAKING IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND THEN APPEARANCE OF THE VSA LIGHT. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO FIRST INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEN INDICATED THERE WAS A VSA WIRE HARNESS RECALL (NHTSA 13V-092) BUT THAT IT DID APPLY THE VSA LIGHT GOING ON AND THEREFORE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. A VSA LIGHT DIAGNOSTICS WHICH I INDEPENDENTLY PAID FOR INDICATED A YAW RATE FAILURE CODE (25-01). THIS LIGHT VSA LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF WITH AN INTERMITTENT CONTEMPORANEOUS RELATIONSHIP TO BRAKING. ON 2/25/15 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY (NO VSA LIGHT ON), APPLIED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY AND THE CAR BRAKED SEVERLY EVEN ONCE HER FOOT WAS OFF THE BRAKE AND PULLED THE CAR IN THE...

WHEN ON HIGH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER WILL LITERALLY LEAVE BURN MARKS ON MY RIGHT LEG. IT HAS WORKED NORMAL UNTIL THIS FALL WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND IT BURNED MY LEG. IT CAN NOT BE ON MORE THAN A MINUTE OR WILL LEAVE BURN MARKS ON THE RIGHT LEG. THE LEFT SIDE STILL SEEMS NORMAL. I CHECKED AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS, BUT IN LOOKING INTO IT HAD HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND THE SEAT HAS STARTED TO SMOKE.

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR STARTED TO FAIL. POWER WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN WORKED AGAIN. NOW THEY ALL WORK BUT THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WORKS EXCEPT FOR THE REAR DRIVER'S WINDOW. IT DOES WORK IF DONE DIRECTLY FROM THE DOOR BUT NOT FROM THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL. ALSO, POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I CHANGED THE FUSE BUT IT BLOWS EVERY TIME WE USE THE LOCKS. THERE IS SOME SORT OF SHORT. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING $500 TO FIX IT. THERE ARE SOME OTHER LIGHTS IN THE MAIN PANEL THAT GO ON AND OFF EVERY SO OFTEN. IT JUST SEEMS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SIDE TO THE CAR IS DETERIORATING BY THE DAY. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURING THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING, DAMP, OR SNOWING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FOR NO REASON IT LOSES POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, AND THE CAR ACTS AS IF THE BATTERY HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 20 TIMES. THIS IS A DEFECT. I AM REPORTING, BECAUSE I REALIZE THIS NEEDED TO BE REPORTED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER HAS OCCURRED WITH THE ORIGINAL BATTERY, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER BATTERIES OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR. IT APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICALLY RELATED. THE LOSS OF POWER RESULTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND NO POWER. LUCKILY, EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. IF THIS EVER OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT COULD RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I TRIED TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT COME ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TRIED AGAIN, AND THE LOW BEAMS CAME ON. AFTER THE LOW BEAMS STARTED WORKING AGAIN I TRIED TO TURN THE HIGH BEAMS ON, AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK, AND HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS ONLY AFFECTS THE LOW BEAMS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSES FEE. IT IS NOTED IN THE RECALL WHICH IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 12V136000 THAT THE DEALER WILL REPLACE EITHER THE WIRING HARNESS OR THE LIGHTING SWITCH AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE (WHICH IS CLEARLY DOCUMENTED). HONDA NEEDS TO LET THE DEALERS THAT THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO FIX...

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE KEY IN THE SLOT IT HAD SOME RESISTENCE. ALMOST LIKE I WAS USING THE WRONG KEY. CAR WAS UNABLE TO START BECAUSE THE KEY DID NOT GO IN PROPERLY. TRIED TO USE WD40 TO LOOSEN THE TUMBLERS BUT DID NOT WORK. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TAKE TO MECHANIC. KEY STILL WORKED ON THE DOOR. *TR

SOME OF THE A/C ILLUMINATED LIGHTS WENT OUT AND BACK ON AGAIN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHTS FOR ONLY SOME OF THE A/C CONTROLS ARE OFF AND APPEAR NOT TO COME BACK ON. FAN SPEED, OFF, RECIRCULATE, REAR DEFROST, AND THE MODE BUTTONS ARE THE ONES CURRENTLY NO LONGER ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A BEND TOWARDS A RED LIGHT, WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL MY CAR MADE A WEIRD SHUTTER OR BRAKE PULSING, I THOUGHT I HAD GONE OVER SOME RIPPLE STRIPS. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION, WHEN GOING ALMOST 30 & OUT OF THE TURN, MY PILOT CAME TO AN UNASSISTED ABRUPT STOP! IM SO LUCKY THE PERSON BEHIND ME DIDN'T REAR END ME! IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS GRINDING & THE TIRES WERE LOCKED. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS LET GO OF BRAKES & THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE BUT IN 5 FT IT DID IT AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALER WHO CANT SEEM TO FIND OR RECREATE THE PROBLEM. MULTIPLE BRAKE, ABS, VSC & ELECTRICAL ALARMS WERE REPORTED BY DEALER BUT STILL NO SOLUTION. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND BY MULTIPLE REPORTS THIS IS...

SEAT HEATER WAS USED ON DRIVERS SIDE. . GOT VERY HOT, SMELL SMOKED, LEG HAD SUPERFICIAL BURN. SMELL PLASTIC BURNING. *TR

THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASIONS WITH ME DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ADDITIONALLY WITH MY WIFE DRIVING (SHE DRIVES IT THE MOST). I STARTED THE VEHICLE, PLACED IT IN GEAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE IT UP THE STREET. AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I GLANCED AT THE SPEEDOMETER, AND NOTICED THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND SRS LIGHT ON. THIS PUZZLED ME BECAUSE WE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN REGULAR MAINTENANCE LIGHTS (FILTERS, OIL CHANGE, ETC). I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, RESTARTED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AFEW WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DIFFERENCE WAS THAT THIS TIME I NOTICED IT RIGHT AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND DRIVING OFF. THINKING IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE GLITCH IN THE IGNITION, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS IN A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY AFTER SOME TIME HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL THEN SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REINSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

ON 6/17/2013 DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED OF 65MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE "D" GEAR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO BLINK CONTINUOUSLY. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I LOOKED INTO MY OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH INFORMED THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I MIND YOU I JUST SPENT ALMOST $700.00 ON 6/15/2013 FOR SUSPENSION MAINTENANCE INFORMED THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY POPULAR WITH THE HONDA PILOTS AND IT'S MOST LIKELY MY 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL COST $350.00 TO REPLACE THIS PART. WHEN I PREVIOUSLY LOOKED UP THE PART NEEDED AND HOW TO POSSIBLY DIY; I FOUND THAT THE PART ONLY COST BETWEEN $34.00 AND $40.00 AND A BEGINNER CAN CHANGE THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED WHERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *TR....UPDATED 06-19-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN DOORS OPENED NOR WHEN MANUALLY SWITCHED ON. UPDATED 06/26/2013 *JS

THE VSA LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT COME ON WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND THE FRONT BRAKE AND STEERING LOCKS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING ME TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON THE DASHBOARD OF OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT AND IT HAS BEEN A COMMON COMPLAINT OF OTHER OWNERS ON INTERNET FORUMS. IT BECOMES A HAZARD AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE BUTTONS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHICH I BELIEVE IS AN EXTREME HAZARD THAT TAKES THE EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR LONGER THAN NEEDED TO ADJUST SETTINGS. NO OTHER PLACE IN THE DASH HAS HAD THE BULBS STOP WORKING BUT IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO EVERYONE'S CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS. I THINK THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD SIMILAR TO SOMEONE USING A PHONE IN THE CAR AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG, (!), VSA, VTC AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL LIT UP. HORN STOPPED WORKING AS DID ALL CONTROLS FROM STEERING WHEEL (CRUISE, RADIO AIRBAG LIGHT). I PULLED OVER, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK BUT LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WENT TO HONDA IN FT PIERCE, FL. WAS TOLD IT'S PROBABLY A LOW BATTERY. REPLACED BATTERY, LIGHTS ALL STAYED ON. CONTACTED JOHNSTON HONDA IN STUART, FL. HEAD MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND IF HE RAN IT ON DIAGNOSTICS, IT COULD TAKE 8 HOURS AT $80 AN HOUR AND HE STILL MAY NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT THIS LEMON TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO RAN ON DIAGNOSTICS FOR 2 HOURS. COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM SO HE DID NOT CHARGE. AS ALMOST ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOVE, WHILE DRIVING AT 35 TO 40 THE CAR STARTS TO SHUDDER AS THOUGH IT WILL TURN OFF. WAS TOLD IT'S POSSIBLY...

ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS IN A/C HEATING PANEL BURNED OUT. EVERY ONE, AND JUST IN THIS PANEL. ALL THE OTHER DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE FINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS MODEL AND IS WIDELY REPORTED IN HONDA PILOT FORUMS. THE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ONE IS FORCED TO TURN ON THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS TO ADJUST THE DASHBOARD CONTROLS. *TR

I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM MONTANA ON SATURDAY NIGHT (TO SPOKANE, WA); WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR SUNDAY MORNING, MY KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I WORKED ON IT FOR 90 PLUS MINUTES AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF THE IGNITION. DURING THIS TIME HOWEVER, THE KEY DID NOT EVER TURN IN THE IGNITION THEREFORE EVERYTHING REMAINED "LOCKED". I IMMEDIATELY TRIED THE SAME KEY ON THE DRIVERS DOOR; NO LUCK. IT DID HOWEVER OPEN THE BACK HATCH AND THE PASSENGER DOOR, BOTH MANUALLY (THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE KEY, SO I WAS USING IT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY UNTIL I GOT A NEW BATTERY). SO, WITH THIS INFORMATION I WENT DOWN TO LARRY MILLER HONDA, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE IN A BORROWED VEHICLE. WHILE THERE I WAS APPROACHED BY A SALESMAN AND I EXPLAINED MY DILEMMA: "UNABLE TO TURN KEY IN IGNITION, THEREFORE...

VEHICLE LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED CHARRED WIRE AND MELTED CONNECTOR. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY HONDA FOR THE SAME MODEL ON AN EARLIER MODEL YEAR (NHTSA ID 12V136000). HONDA PART DESIGNATIONS AND FAILURE DESCRIPTION MATCH RECALL. I WOULD RECOMMEND HONDA EXPAND RECALL TO COVER ALL EFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER DARK, WE SUDDENLY LOST BOTH DIM HEADLIGHTS. HAVE TRIED REPLACING BULBS, FUSES, RELAYS, STEERING COLUMN SWITCH AND NOTHING AS WORKED. CHECKED RECALLS ONLINE AND THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED IN THE 2003 PILOT TO WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL. SAME PARTS I UNDERSTAND. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO STOP AND FIGURE OUT THAT WE STILL HAD BRIGHT LIGHTS AND COULD CONTINUE HOME, BUT HAVING 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND DRIVING BLIND WAS A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF RECALL. *TR

THE LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING, THE WIRES IN THE TERMINAL SWITCH KIT BURNED UP. THIS VEHICLE USES THE SAME KIT AS THE 2003 THAT WAS RECALLED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING TWICE WITHIN THREE MONTHS. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PART WAS RECALLED FOR 2003 PART. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN AND A BURNING SMELL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TT

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER OVER THE PAST MONTH OR SO. THEY ARE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWS DOWN AND THEN RECOVERS AND BEGINS RUNNING AGAIN. DURING THIS TIME THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD GO OUT AND FLASH AND THERE IS A POPPING SOUND AT TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THERE WAS LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL TO DASH BOARD SYSTEM INCLUDING THE RADIO. THE RADIO NEEDED THE CODE REENTERED WHICH IS NORMAL FOR WHEN ALL BATTERY POWER IS LOST TO THE VEHICLE. I HAD THIS CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS. THEY CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, CONNECTIONS AND THE SYSTEM FOR ANY ERRORS AND NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESA, VSA/VSC AND...

MY WIFE CALLED ME ONE MORNING ON HER WAY TO THE SHOP. SHE WAS FRANTIC SAYING "MY STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'M JUST ABOUT A MINUTE FROM THE SHOP. SHOULD I PULL OVER OR JUST TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOP?" I TOLD HER, IF IT'S NOT TOO BAD AND SHE IS THAT CLOSE JUST KEEP COMING UNLESS IT GETS WORSE. WHEN SHE MADE IT TO THE SHOP, I PULLED OFF THE PLASTIC COVER AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. AND FOUND THE YELLOW WIRE GOING TO THE HEADLAMP SWITCH BURNT. THE MOLEX PLUG AND HEADLAMP SWITCH WERE ALSO MELTED. I CALLED LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND ASKED THEM IF THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. THEY SAID NO. ALSO SAYING THIS NEVER HAPPENS. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW HEADLAMP SWITCH AND MAKE REPAIRS TO THE WIRING AND PLUG. I OWN AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. IF...

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED FORWARD 3 TIMES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE SUDDEN STOP ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR MAINTAINING A STEADY SPEED, AND IT WAS LIKE I STOMPED ON THE BREAK RAPIDLY THREE TIMES AND THEN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE ISSUE BUT SAID THAT THE BATTERY WASN'T PUTTING OUT THE PROPER AMOUNT OF AMPS AND WAS LIKELY RESULTING IN THE COMPUTER SENDING FAULTY MESSAGES. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE FIXED WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THEN THE ISSUE RECURRED ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2012. WHILE ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 30 MPH, THE CAR VIOLENTLY CAME TO...

THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS INSIDE OUR HONDA PILOT HAVE ALL BURNED OUT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE LIGHT BULBS DO NOT LIGHT UP. PLEASE FIX THIS HONDA! *KB

DISPLAY LIGHTS ON SEVERAL BUTTONS ON CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT ARE NOT LIT UP,THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE & MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AT NIGHT.CHECKED ALL FUSES,ALL TTARE INTACT.DEALER STATES PROBLEM NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY .I CHECKED VARIOUS SITES & NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS .PLZ NOTIFY IF THERE ARE ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS TNKS. *

LIGHTS FOR HVAC SYSTEM DO NOT ILLUMINATE. UNABLE TO SEE CONTROLS FOR DEFROSTER, A/C, HEAT, ETC. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

SRS WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS, THEN GOES OFF AND SEEMS OK FOR A WHILE. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON BRIEFLY AND GOES OFF. LATELY IT HAS COME ON AGAIN AND HAS NOT GONE OFF FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS STRAIGHT. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS ON MY 2005 HONDA PILOT ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND THESE LIGHTS FAILED AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PILOT. *TR

SRS WARGNING LIGHT ON. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BOTH SRS FRONT IMPACT SENSORS ARE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FRONT AIRBAIGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY ROAD I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH SO I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND FOUND A COIL LAYING ON THE GROUND ALONG WITH SOME OTHER PLASTIC PIECES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK HEAD ALONG WITH THE BLOWN COIL THAT I HAD PICKED UP. THE SPARK PLUG WAS NEVER RECOVERED EVEN THOUGH I RETURNED TO THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT.

BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT AIRBAG SENSORS FOR MY 2005 HONDA PILOT EXL FAILED SIX MONTHS APART. IN THE FIRST CASE, IN FEBRUARY 2009, THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING BACK TO PENNSYLVANIA FROM NORTH CAROLINA. EXAMINATION AT THE HONDA DEALER IN PA DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE TWO FRONT SENSORS HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OTHER SENSOR FAILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS CORROSION AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. IN BOTH CASES, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT HAVE OPERATED HAD THEIR BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE FAILURES WERE, "JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS". HAVING WORKED WITH PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS IN THE PAST AND HAVING WORKED WITH NEARLY ALL AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES (INCLUDING TOYOTA AND HONDA IN JAPAN), I DOUBTED THIS EXPLANATION. THESE WERE...