2005 HONDA PILOT Power Train Problems

I BOUGHT A USED 05 PILOT 1 YEAR AGO FOR MY WIFE AND BOYS. VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER AT AROUND 30-40 MPH. I REMEMBER MY MOTHER HAVING THIS SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER ACURA MDX AND SHE WAS TOLD SHE NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED UP WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO OUR PILOT AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE! ACURA EVEN PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN (06-003) ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY OWNERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GOODWILL CONSIDERATION TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. THIS SHOWS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND EXPECTED TO HAVE MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS. HONDA PILOT HAS THE SAME ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AS IT IS THE SAME COMPANY AND NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL!!! IF I AM EXPECTED TO...

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED COMBINING FLUIDS AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. LOSS OF ABILITY TO DRIVE/MOVE VEHICLE WHILE ON A RURAL ROAD BETWEEN CITIES DURING A SNOWSTORM WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND REQUIRES A NEW RADIATOR AND REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. A RECOMMENDATION FROM HONDA TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR EVERY 100,000 MILES FOR A MARGINAL FEE(SIMILAR TO THE TIMING BELT) WOULD HAVE PREVENTED HAVING TO REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND HIGH RPMS UPON ACCELERATION. WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB HILL SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED AND MADE IT A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE IT STOPPED. I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET OUT OF HARM'S WAY PRIOR TO THE CAR GIVING OUT COMPLETELY.THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. A MECHANIC TOOK A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND EXPLAINED THAT TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE BOTH RUINED AND WOULD BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID MIXED CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION AND IT ALSO HAS CAUSED THE NEED FOR FLUSHING OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE MADE INTERNET POSTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR A RECALL BY HONDA AS IT SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT IS THE RESULT OF...

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A RURAL 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO ONE BEHIND ME, THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO SLIP AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT WAY UP. THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. THIS LASTED 3 OR 4 SECONDS AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IN A FEW MINUTES, I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT ENTERING THE VILLAGE OF SARANAC LAKE, NY. THE 2005 HONDA PILOT STOPPED RUNNING. I TRIED TO RESTART AND NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND OPENED THE HOOD. I SAW A LIQUID THAT LOOKED LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK LEAKING UNDER THE ENGINE. AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE, THE MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT THE RADIATOR LEAKED AND ALLOWED THE ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRUCK WOULD NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND MAYBE A NEW TRANS AND OR ENGINE. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE...

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED COMMINGLED FLUIDS AND CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. LOSS OF ABILITY TO DRIVE/MOVE VEHICLE WHILE IN MIDDLE OF MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY. *TR

THE HONDA HAS STARTED SHUDDERING WHEN BETWEEN 30 - 40 MPH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE SHUDDERING MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT TIMES AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I WAS ON A CIRCULAR ON-RAMP TO A HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER UPON ACCELERATION SO THE ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR SLOWED DOWN. I MADE IT OFF THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SO I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WASN'T CLICKING INTO PLACE PROPERLY BUT IT WAS. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE BLEW OUT & THE RADIATOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ADAPTER BECAUSE THERE ARE NO THREADS LEFT ON THE RADIATOR TO GRAB THE CONNECTOR. HE SAID IT WAS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ON LINE ON A NUMBER OF WEB SITES FROM OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MOST PEOPLE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE...

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.

HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING PORTION OF THE RADIATOR CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY FREEWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. UPON DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH I SEE THAT HUNDREDS OF 2005 HONDA PILOTS HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE EXACT SAME PART CAUSING THE SAME CONDITION. THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION AND COSTING THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY PROBLEM EXISTS. IT IS PLAINLY EVIDENT THAT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THIS PART EXISTS. ANY ENGINEER WHO EXAMINES THE DATA OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET MUST COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. THIS IS DEFECTIVE! THIS IS DANGEROUS! OWNERS SHOULD BE PARTIALLY COMPENSATED FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR. HONDA SHOULD BE...

THERE IS A SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING AROUND 35-40 MPH. I HAVE CHANGED THE FLUID, AND SPOKE TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS, AND THEY ALL SEEM TO JUST BLOW IT OFF . OR SAY THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. BUT WHILE READING THE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DRIVE TRAINS. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL OF THE TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER PARKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE ACCELERATION AT LOW TO MEDIUM SPEEDS. ONGOING ISSUE AFTER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. FIRST INCIDENT AT 93,000 MILES AND INTERMITTENT PROBLEM CONTINUES AT 112,000 MILES AFTER 3 REPAIRS. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF UNSAFE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON 2005 HONDA PILOTS YET HONDA MOTORS REFUSES TO ADMIT DESIGN FLAW. ACURA MDX WITH EXACT SAME DRIVE TRAIN AS THE HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUES BEING EXPERIENCED BY PILOT OWNERS YET HONDA MOTORS WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD UNSAFE ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT IS OVIOUSLY CAUSED BY AN DESIGN FLAW AS HONDA CORRECTED THE DESIGN IN THE 2006 MODELS. HONDA SHOULD BE MADE TO TAKE RESONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTS. *TR

RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING LOSS OF MOTION. THE CAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD AND COULD NOT MOVE ON ITS OWN POWER. FROM CONTACT WITH OTHER HONDA PILOT AND HONDA RIDGELINE OWNERS, I LEARNED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. THE SINGLE RADIATOR UNIT COOLS BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2005 PILOT EX IN 2009. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER 1 MONTH OF DRIVING FOR HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THOUGHT THIS MUST BE HOW IT SHIFTS. HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED A SLIGHT RADIATOR FLUID SMELL. NO ONE COULD FIND ANY LEAK. ABOUT 3 YEARS LATER AT 110,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WHEN THE RADIATOR GAVE OUT. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND ON OUR WAY HOME LEAVING US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO BE TOWED BACK INTO TOWN (APPROX 30 MILES) AND HAD TO SPEND AN EXTRA NIGHT UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE FINISHED. $637.00 REPAIR FOR THE RADIATOR. 2 MONTHS LATER NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING. TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL GUY WHO SAID IT WASN'T HOOKED UP RIGHT WHEN THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR. CORRECT HOOKUP, PRESSURE TEST AND RECHARGE AIR SYSTEM WAS $186.00. A...

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 WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED AS COOLANT BEGAN OVERFLOWING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE RADIATOR AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION COOLER, TRANSMISSION AND ALL OF THE LINES FROM THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

GOT INTO VEHICLE TODAY. PLACED CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PLACED IT BACK INTO PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE. IT FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR. I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. I MADE A QUICK STOP. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING. I DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING BADLY. IT STOPPED ACCELERATING COMPLETELY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAKE UP NTSB. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED CONSISTENTLY TO YOU AS A COMPLAINT AND POSTED ON NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND HONDA IS NOT STEPPING UP. MAKE THEM ANSWER THE COMPLAINTS. MOST...

AS SOON AS I STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, I SAW FLUID POURING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT ENGINE AREA.FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THAT MOMENT. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS OF, OR DASH BOARD ALERTS PREVIOUS TO THAT.( AND NOTHING ON THE STREET) THE CAR WAS TOWED ON A FLATBED TO MY SERVICE CENTER,WHICH IS A CERTIFIED HONDA SERVICE CENTER.. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A LINE FAILURE THAT ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX AND GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND COOLANT FLUSHED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED 6 TIMES WITH 28 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND AFTER DRIVING 16 MILES I AM AWARE THAT THE TRANNY IS COMPROMISED AND AM GOING BACK TO FLUSH AGAIN. MY SERVICE MAN MADE IT CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE ON THE TRANSMISSION. I AM A WOMAN WHO MAINTAINS HER CAR DILIGENTLY AND COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING TO...

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, A 2005 HONDA PILOT EX SHUDDERS AT OR BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH.IT HAS ALMOST COST ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY MY LIFE. THIS IS A "KNOWN" TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM TO HONDA,YET THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR SUDDEN,UNEXPECTED BRAKING,WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION IS TERRIFYING AND ALSO DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THE STEERING CONTROLS OFTEN VEER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 38 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND BECAME HESITANT WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHUDDER, JERK AND LOSE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 0-40MPH. STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE, ACCELERATION SEEMS TO STALL. AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON FREEWAY THERE IS SOME SHUDDERING BUT NOT AS NOTICEABLE. BRAKING OR REDUCING SPEED DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP THE SHUDDERING. ITS ALMOST PREDICTABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE COULD STALL ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING. *TR

I OWN A 2005 HONDA PILOT. I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE THAT IS INCREASINGLY GETTING WORSE- WHEN DRIVING 30-45 MPH, THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SHUDDER. IF I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR IT WILL LET UP. IT IS SCARY, THE WHOLE VEHICLE JOLTS REPEATEDLY. IF THE ENGINE IS JOLTING SO DRAMATICALLY, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THE STABILIZATION OF THE ENGINE IS BEING PUT IN JEOPARDY. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND COMPLAINT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED BY HONDA PROMPTLY. THE CONCERN IS NOT ONLY FOR THE VEHICLE ITSELF, BUT MOSTLY FOR THE LIVES THAT THESE VEHICLES CARRY. PLEASE GIVE ATTENTION TO OUR COMPLAINT BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. WE HAVE PAID FOR A SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR, SO PLEASE GIVE US ONE. THANK...

AS I TRY TO INCREASE SPEED, THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER AS IF IT DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS IS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IN THE RANGE OF 25-50 MPH. I HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR SUCCESSFULLY. IF I CONTINUE TO GIVE IT GAS IT CONTINUES TO SPUTTER UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROX. 30-35 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING I EXPERIENCED HIGH RPM'S AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS FLUID EVERYWHERE, EVEN DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR. AFTER HAVING THE PILOT TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LINES THAT RUN THE COOLANT HAD FAILED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID ANTI FREEZE HAD MIXED TOGETHER AND WERE INTRODUCED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY! I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED 27 TIMES IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY CLEAR THE SYSTEMS. THIS PROCESS COST ME $1000 AND THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT FAIL AS THEY HAD NO IDEA WHETHER THERE WAS INTERNAL DAMAGE OR NOT. WELL, IT DIDN'T WORK! THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING NOISES THAT IT NEVER HAD BEFORE AND SHIFTING ALMOST AT WILL. MY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION BECOMING UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA PILOT SOMETIME SHUDDERING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. TO MAKE THE SHUDDER STOP, I PRESS OR RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR BRIEFLY. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS WITH OVER 300 COMPLAINTS. THEY ALL STATE THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSE THE VIBRATION. HONDA STILL NOT RECALL. COUPLE OF TIMES SOMEONE ALMOST REAR END ME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT AND RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS ARE "CRACKED". AT ABOUT 25-45 MPH THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SHUDDER UNDER THE HOOD. IN SEARCHING THE NHTSA DATABASE I FIND MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SHUDDER AND SEVERAL SAYING THAT ENGINE MOUNTS ARE A PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL. THE REPORTS ARE IN SEVERAL AREAS INCLUDING ENGINE, SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS THE ENGINE MOUNTS COULD BE A COMMON DENOMINATOR. IF THE MOUNTS GO IT COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE INCLUDING LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHILE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE THEN HAD THE SAME EPISODE HAPPEN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHILE ACCELERATION. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE EPISODES SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE IS PROGRESSING AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. I HAVE INVESTIGATED SEVERAL FORUMS ONLINE WITH MANY POSTS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE HONDA AND SISTER ACURA. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO STEP UP AND BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE 2005 HONDA PILOT ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH . THE TIME WAS ABOUT 7:15 AM. THE ROADS WERE WET AFTER SOME MISTING LIGHT RAIN. I HEARD A RELATIVELY LOUD NOISE THAT STARTLED ME. THE NOISE LASTED FOR PERHAPS 2 SECONDS. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE INADVERTENTLY BEING APPLIED AND GRABBING OR PERHAPS SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR REAR END. I DO NOT REMEMBER THAT THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THEY WERE. I KEPT DRIVING AND WAS THEN MUCH MORE ATTENTIVE TO THERE POSSIBLY BEING SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER I HEARD AN ALMOST IDENTICAL LOUD SOUND. I DO REMEMBER THAT I WAS BRAKING AT THE TIME, BUT DUE TO BEING STARTLE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER SUCH. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE DECELERATED, BUT TO THE BEST OF...

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL TOWN SPEED (~25MPH) CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING AND SPEED DROPPED. PULLED CAR OVER TO COOL. STARTED TO DRIVE SLOWLY HOME AND SYMPTOM REPEATED. CAR TOWED TO HONDA. THEY DIAGNOSED AS RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING DUE TO FAILURE IN THE RADIATOR. DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED, ALONG WITH A RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER. ENGINE ALSO NEEDED EXTENSIVE FLUSHING. SUGGESTED COST WAS $6400 WITHOUT LABOR. AFTER REPAIRS, ENGINE DAMAGE COULD BE ASSESSED. THIS APPEARED TO BE A MINOR FAILURE IN THE RADIATOR THAT DESTROYED A SEPARATE SYSTEM AND MIGHT HAVE DAMAGED THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUID MIXED. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN 2005 HONDA PILOT STATED TRAILING A LIQUID. DROVE A QUARTER OF A MILE TO WORK TO FIND COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT. RADIATOR REPLACED, TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND SERVICED, AND COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED FINAL REPAIR COST $900. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THE HONDA PILOT AND SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT AND RESOLVED FOR OTHERS.*TR

VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE (VIBRATING) MORE THAN NORMAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH. ONCE I PASS 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD STOP SHAKE. *TR

ON A 3 HOUR TRIP, DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN ENGINE POWER DROPPED TO ALLOW ONLY 30-40MP AND APPROXIMATELY 6000 RPM. AFTER COOLING DOWN, IT WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO HIGHWAY SPEED. NEXT DAY, THE EXACT SAME ISSUES STARTED OCCURRING. HAD IT TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $5,000 TO REPLACE. *TR

2005 PILOT HONDA TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. RESEARCH ON THE WEB CONFIRMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM - FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT 50K MILES AND NOW HAS 142K. JUST SPENT $750 TO REPLACE THE PRESSURE SWITCHES, WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

D LIGHT TRANSMISSION FLASH AND I STOP THE CAR TO TRY RESET IGNITION KEY. THE D LIGHT NO FLASH NOW. BUT I THINK THAT IT WILL HAVE PROBLEM MY TRANSMISSION LATER ON. FOR MY SAFETY CONCERN I NEED A RECALL FOR MY CAR ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION TO KEEP HIGHWAY SAFE. *TR

TOOK MY 2005 PILOT IN FOR MAJOR SERVICE 100K . VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR INTERVALS OF FLUID REPLACEMENT AND OIL CHANGES AT NON HONDA SHOPS BUT WITH CERTIFIED COMPATIBLE PRODUCTS FROM VALVOLINE. MILEAGE ON CAR IS 107,928. PICKED UP CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT. WITHIN 7 MILES FLASHING D LIGHT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAR FEELS LIKE ITS LOSING POWER AND WON'T SHIFT. DEALER SAYS ITS COINCIDENCE. NO SLOWING OF TRANSMISSION NO WARNING WHEN DEALER DID MAJOR SERVICE AND ALL POINT INSPECTION WITH HONDA DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. CONTACTED DEALER WAS TOLD CAR SHOULD BE DRIVABLE TO BRING IT IN. CAR STALLED OUT JERKED BACK AND RPMS SOARED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR ENDED WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. DROVE CAR 20 MILES AN HOUR AND JERKED BACK AGAIN CAUSING ME TO BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF AND...

STARTED EXPERIENCING A SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH. APPARENTLY, THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 HONDA PILOTS. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AND TWO SHOPS WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. BOTH SHOPS TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE IN THE PILOT AND MDX. THE PROBLEM IS STILL INTERMITTENT BUT GETTING WORSE. *TR

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

2005 HONDA PILOT - SEAL OR TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS WERE EVIDENT. OWNER NOTICED LEAKING FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW. BOTH PARTS NOW REQUIRE EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS 86,000 MILES AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ISSUE BEFORE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL POSTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, WITH LITTLE OR NO APPARENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY HONDA OF THIS BROAD ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO "SHUDDER" AT MEDIUM SPEED, AND TWO TO THREE DAYS LATER WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP, CREATING LOUD BANGING NOISES AND SPILLING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE ROADWAY. *TR

I STARTED NOTICING A VIBRATION AT 34 TO 45 MPH. IT WAS DEFINITELY CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION UNDER THE HOOD. IT CAUSES MY 2005 HONDA PILOT TO VIBRATE, SHUDDER AND HESITATE AT THAT SPEED. I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEFORE IT WILL STOP. IT HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY AT THAT SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF A RED COLORED FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WITH THE VEHICLE MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE UPPER AND LOWER HOSE, THE RADIATOR, THE THERMOSTAT AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,145.

2005 HONDA PILOT WITH 106,750 MILES. I WAS STOPPED AT THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I CHANGED GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT DRIVE. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST HONDA DEALER. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE IN THE RADIATOR. COOLANT FLUIDS MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER WILL REPLACE RADIATOR($400), REFILL COOLANT, REPLACE THERMOSTAT, ATF LINES, CHANGED ATF FLUID 3 TIMES TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTS. TOTAL LABOR $685, TOTAL PARTS $800++. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH HONDA PILOT, ACURA MDX AND HONDA RIDGELINE. RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE LEAK IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE CHANGED HOWEVER THE NOISE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE 4X4 FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

WAS DRIVING ALONG A MAIN ROAD IN DELAWARE, AND MY "D" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL AND IT SAID THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT HAS CAME ON A HANDFUL OF TIMES, BUT SHUTS OFF AFTER I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON. I NOW AM EXPERIENCING A HARD SHIFT, AND A SHUDDERING (ALMOST LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL), AND A CLUCKING NOISE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND REALIZE THERE HAS BEEN MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE IN THE 2005 HONDA PILOTS. *TR

ITS A KNOWN ISSUE TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS IN 2005 HONDA PILOTS, CAUSES A REAL BAD SHUDDER. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND UPON REACHING THE DESTINATION AN INSPECTION UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A DARK BROWN MILKY SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TRANSMISSION COOLING PORTION OF RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE RADIATOR AND MIX WITH COOLANT. TRANSMISSION DRAINED AND CAUSED CAR TO STOP. INTRODUCTION OF ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR