2019 HONDA PILOT Electrical System Problems
241 NHTSA complaints on file
All Electrical System Complaints — Page 4
When vehicle was at a stop, then car turned off via the auto stop feature and did not turn back on its own. This happened twice. The first time it took a few minutes for me to be able to start the car. It kept shifting the transmission to neutral on its own, then I would shift it to park and when I pressed the start button it went back to neutral. This happened about 10 times on a row before I was able to restart the car. The second time I was able to restart it immediately.
In heavy traffic at the airport, when I was slowing down and stopping the Automatic Start/Stop functionality caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle then went into neutral on it's own. I put the vehicle in park and it would not start (As if the vehicle had a dead battery or alternator issue). I charged the battery and it still would not start. I have read several other forums on this MY and other Honda Pilot's where the vehicle will stall at intersections/stopping points and refuse to start despite several efforts. I see this as a serious safety issue if in heavy traffic on a free way or working to clear an intersection. I believe this issue needs addressed. Honda also states that it can not turn off the Auto Start/Stop feature.
The engine does not restart on its own after the auto start-stop shuts it off at a stop sign or stoplight. This happens so frequently that I am forced to turn off the functionality every time I start the car for fear that it won’t start again at the stop light.
During the highway trip the auto idle functionality did not resume after a full stop. The car engine stopped and transmission switched to neutral. It took multiple attempts to re start the car in the middle of a highway.
Took my Honda Pilot 2019 for emissions test Vehicle Emmssion inspection MVA VEIP told me they having issues with this 2019 Honda especially the Honda Pilot and added manufacturing issues. My $14 was refunded back. Can someone please look into this issue for us. My friend with Honda Pilot 2019 is having the sane issue.We keep getting extended dates to drive around gases are expensive. Please help
The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light and slightly releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle stalled. A message was displayed on the instrument panel on how to restart the vehicle after an Auto START/STOP failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the battery needed to be recharged. The battery was recharged however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,500.
The Auto Stop Start function is killing the car engine at intersections and on ramps. When the brake pedal is released, the car power stops and kills the engine. The car then has to be be in park and restarted - sometimes the car struggles to start. This has been happening for several months now - stating when the car hit about 30,000 miles - the car now has almost 38,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that after coming to a red light and stopping the vehicle, the fuel-saving feature malfunctioned and the vehicle would not immediately restart when releasing the brake pedal. Additionally, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. Occasionally, the vehicle would not start after being turned off. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the battery but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
The car stopped at a stoplight and the engine shut off from the normal start/stop function. When I tried to drive, the engine did not restart and the car was dead in the intersection. I was stranded for 2 hours due to unavailability of tow truck. It eventually was jumped, charged overnight, then was dead again the next day.
When the car is stopped it will sometimes turn off. It has happened at least twice in the last week - once in a drive through and once at a stop sign. The cat comes to a stop normally but when it is time to accelerate the engine turns off & the electrical starts acting weird. I have to power the car off and on a couple of times before I can get it going again. I took the car into Honda today and they could not find any problems with the car. I am scared that this will happen on the freeway during traffic and someone will come crashing into me.
Start / Stop and Engine failure. When I have the start/stop feature enabled there have been numerous occasions where the car has stalled and will not restart. This has happened in critical traffic situations and has almost caused multiple accidents and injury. In addition, the engine has cut off while driving through parking lots and stopping for pedestrians; during this time I need to reset the entire car to get it to start back up while stuck in the middle of the street. One other occasions the start stop has failed where the car does restart but the entire car resents and delays me from moving until this is finished. I have taken the vehicle back to the dealer to review and they say everything is working as designed.
Twice since purchasing the vehicle last year the automatic start/stop feature on the Honda has failed to restart the engine once we took our foot off the brake pedal. The first time was more than six months ago. We were at a light and the vehicle did not start after taking my foot off the brake when the light turned green. I tried putting it in park and then restarting the vehicle with the touch button but it didn't work. I tried with the remote start feature on the key and it would not start that way. At this point traffic was honking and going around us. I started pushing the park and neutral button to make sure it was in park, but nothing worked. I finally got the vehicle to restart by holding the start button on the dash for about 10-15 seconds. When I took it into the...
-The engine failed to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light with the Auto Start/Stop function. This has occurred on multiple occasions. -This started occurring in the summer of 2021. The first couple of times, the engine would stall but would immediately start up again after turning the back on. On one occasion, it stalled at a traffic light and it took about 30 seconds to get the engine back on. On or about 8/12/21, we were stopped at a traffic light at a busy intersection and the engine stalled and would not restart. We blocked a lane for over an hour until a tow truck was finally able to retrieve the car. The battery could not be jump started. -The car was taken to the Honda dealership and they said it was due to a faulty battery and replaced the battery. However, within 9...
The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the Auto START/STOP feature failed to operate as needed causing the vehicle to stall. The contact would restart the vehicle as an unknown message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on multiple occasions; however, the failure persisted. Recently, the contact stated that the vehicle had locked up after the failure occurred and the gear shifter would not move from the park(P) position. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000.
I stopped at a red light downtown. The auto engine stop/start did not start when the green light came. It was not possible to change gears or place the car in neutral. All lights and radio were working. Much anxiety because all other cars were honking. Could not get out of the car without risk of being hit by another car. Police came by and helped calling a two truck- $200 to tow to a parking place two blocks down the street. Car could not be place in neutral. Towed to a dealership, they replaced the battery. (surprising since all electrical was working fine) It has not happened again, but I am inactivating the automatic feature everytime I ride the car.
Having Crackling noise coming from the front dash of my car which interferes with the radio and the screen of my radio. Seems to be the electrical problem but if it’s shutting down the radio it’s possible that it could totally shut down my car while driving . It has become a safety issue. Break problem getting a pop/clicking noise in the front left & right tire has been put in shop 5 time never fixed.. they keep adding lubricant still have the same problem.. another safety hazard..
We own a 2019 Honda Pilot Touring (VIN [XXX]). We purchased our vehicle from Checkered Flag Honda in Norfolk, Virginia in June 2019. This vehicle has 32,096 and is still under the factory bumper to bumper warranty. We have been experiencing an issue with the systems Auto-Start Stop feature. The vehicle's engine stops at a red light, and when we release the brake, on numerous occasions the vehicle fails to restart the engine and stalls in the middle of the road. This has happened more than 15 times since we have owned the vehicle and puts us in an unsafe situation. We took our vehicle in for service at Checkered Flag on 08/12/2021 and explained the problem we were having to the service technicians. During that visit, they were not able to duplicate our engine stalling issue (see service record attached). Since 08/2021, this issue has continued to occur 6-8...
While at a stop light the idle stop engaged but when I lift my foot off the brake to begin moving forward the auto-start failed to start and vehicle reported battery failure. Put Pilot in park and made 3-5 attempts to restart before successful. Cars nearly rear ended me and my children who were in the back.
Car stalls at a stoplight. Battery was completely depleted so it wouldn't restart. I couldn't even open the windows on a hot day b/c the battery was depleted. Honda dealer in Richmond California tells me they can't replicate the issue and all the diagnostic tools they have indicate no problems. This is a serious safety issue that must be addressed.
We have had ongoing issues with the satellite cutting out and losing signal (can’t use GPS and the clock just says 8:00 no matter what time) since about 20,000 miles. The vehicle now has about 32,000 miles on it. The larger issue happened a few weeks back. We were driving the car, came up to a 4 way stop and the car turned off. Never came back on. Couldn’t put it in neutral and get the car pushed off the road because the shifter is electrical. Honda roadside and Honda service department both told us there is no override so we had to sit in moving lanes until a tow truck could come. Had the car towed and the service department said it was the battery. They recharged the battery and sent us home. Said the “cells” tested fine so they could just recharge it. Less than 3 weeks later...
Multiple vehicle battery failures. Vehicle fails to start after a vehicle is parked. Alternator is overtaxed and unable to maintain battery charge. Each time vehicle required “jump starting” Noted vehicle has approximately 13,000 miles. Battery passed “Honda “ test.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK THAT I'VE GOTTEN THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE ON MY TOUCHSCREEN
2019 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 20V-440. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT SENT NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. *JS
THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN GOES BLACK. NO REAR CAMERA VIEW SHOWN WHEN REVERSING. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A PUBLIC STREET
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER OCEAN HONDA (8442 US-19, PORT RICHEY, FL 34668, (727) 312-0759) AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED SHORTLY AFTER, THE DVD PLAYER FAILED TO TURN OFF AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V439000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 20V440000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A HARD RESET AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE SPEEDOMETER OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE...
THE TOUCHSCREEN UNIT ON THIS CAR, WHICH CONTROLS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND CONTAINS THE BACKUP CAMERA, NAVIGATION, AND ALL SAFETY CONTROLS HAS NOT WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE TOUCHSCREEN FREEZES WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE USED FURTHER WITHOUT PARKING THE CAR, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, OPENING THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND THEN RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, RESETS THE TOUCHSCREEN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE HONDA DEALER EIGHT TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT DESPITE HAVING WORKED DIRECTLY WITH HONDA SUPPORT TECHNICIANS. THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS WIRING HARNESSES AND DONE SOFTWARE UPDATES. ALL RECALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE CAR BY THE DEALER, INCLUDING THE TWO RECALLS IN LATE 2020 THAT WERE INTENDED TO ADDRESS THESE VERY ISSUES, AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE MOST RECENT INSTANCE WAS FEBRUARY 15, 2021. I...
MY 2019 PILOT ELITE HAS 16,400 MILES ON IT JUST STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WHERE I WOULD GET TO 2425 MILES AN HOUR IN THE CAR WITH LUNCH OR LURCH IT HAPPENS ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN I GET TO 30 SOME MILES AN HOUR IT ALL LURCHER LUNCH. LAST FRIDAY I MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR STREET AND WENT TO ACCELERATE IN THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IT SLOW DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND PUT MY FLASHERS ON I HAD TO WAIT A WHILE PROBABLY A MINUTE OR SO AND THEN I COULD PRESS MY FOOT ON THE EXCELERATOR AND GO FORWARD. THIS LURCHING OR LUNGING DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME IT COULD BE ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT HAPPENS IT CAN BE WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE TO GET ON THE EXPRESSWAY I HAVE MENTIONED...
THE RADIO/BACKING CAMERA/PHONE...PANEL GOES BLACK WHILE I AM DRIVING DAILY ON CITY STREETS OR THE HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES THE SPEED AND INDICATOR PANEL ALSO GOES BLACK WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVED IT.
THE CENTER CONTROL PANEL WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. NEVERTHELESS, THE CONTROL PANEL CONTINUES TO SPORADICALLY SHUT DOWN WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION. IT TYPICALLY STARTS WITH AUDIBLE CLICKS AND INTERMITTENT RADIO RECEPTION. I WILL THEN GET MESSAGES SUCH AS 'CHECK TUNER,' AUDIO SIGNAL LOST, 'NO AUDIO CONNECTION TO FM,' 'NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST,' AND 'MOST NETWORK LOST.' THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SHUTDOWN, GO COMPLETELY BLACK, AND THEN REBOOT. AT TIMES THE PANEL IS BLACK FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE. SOMETIMES THE REBOOTS ARE A CYCLE OF CONTINUING EVENTS FOR MY ENTIRE COMMUTE (ABOUT 35 MINUTES) OF JUST ONE REBOOT AFTER ANOTHER. DURING THIS TIME, THE BACKUP CAMERA, RADIO, AND CONNECTIVITY TO MY PHONE DO NOT WORK. IN FACT, UNLESS I TURN OFF THE BLUETOOTH ON MY PHONE, IT WILL MOMENTARILY CONNECT TO MY PHONE WHEN...
THIS IS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR TWO YEARS AGO. AUDIO CONSTANTLY GOES OUT EVERYDAY. WHEN I OPEN ANY DOOR IT TURNS OFF WITH OR WITHOUT BLUETOOTH CONNECTED. THERE IS NO FUNCTION TO THE RADIO, SATELLITE RADIO BLUETOOTH NOTHING. AND THERE IS A CRACKING STATIC SOUNDS IT MAKES. SCREEN MALFUNCTIONS, GOES BLACK THAN COMES BACK BUT NO WAY TO WORK IT WITH THE TOUCHSCREEN. HAVE HAD TO HONDA DEALERS 5 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED EVEN WITH THE RECALL DONE.
I PURCHASED BRAND NEW ELITE 2019 PILOT IN APRIL OF 2019. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE I HAD HORRIBLE STATIC COMING THROUGH ALL SPEAKERS, AT TIMES VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, RANDOMLY THE VEHICLE WOULD SENSE A COLLISION EVEN WHEN I WAS ONLY ONE ON ROAD, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON RANDOMLY AND OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WOULD OCCUR, BRAKE LIGHT FLASHES RANDOMLY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT ALL. . I HAVE TAKEN IT IN THREE TIMES NOW AND EVERY TIME I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TAKE VIDEOS OF IT WHEN IT OCCURS. THIS IS INSANE AS MY CELL PHONE IS DISABLED WHILE I AM DRIVING. SO, BASICALLY THEY ARE ASKING ME TO GET PHONE, ENABLE IT AND TAKE A VIDEO ALL WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH THE VEHICLE DOING ALL SORTS OF UNSAFE THINGS. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO...
MY 2019 HONDA PILOT BRAKE PEDAL GOT LOCKED UP, CAN'T START THE ENGINE WITH THE REMOTES ON ME. AND POSSIBLE MISSING WELDS.
CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETE AND DOESN'T START BACK WHEN USING AUTO IDLE STOP. I GOT STUCK AT AT HEAVY TRAFFIC ROADS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS FREQUENTLY. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER OR THE CAR; HESITATION AND RAVING WHEN GASING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO HONDA SERVICE FEW TIMES ALREADY, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES. AT LAST VISIT TO HONDA SERVICE, BATTERY WAS TESTED AND INSPECTED EVERYTHING ELSE AND WAS DOCUMENTED NO ISSUES FOUND. THIS ISSUE IS BEING HAPPENING SINCE APRIL. PLEASE ADVICE WHAT I NEED TO DO TO FIX THIS ISSUE. DID I BUY A LEMON?
THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM MAKES STATIC NOISE THE SEEMS TO REBOOT. NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST. DASH CONSOLE GOES BLANK FOR 1 MIN THEN SHOWS UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVER TIME YOU DRIVE THE PILOT. NO RADIO FUNCTIONALITY ANYMORE. HONDA DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX.
ON JULY 3, 2020, AFTER REVERSING OUT OF MY GARAGE ONTO MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SHIFTED INTO PARK ON ITS OWN. I TRIED AGAIN AND IT DID IT AGAIN. MY HUSBAND AND KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND MY HUSBAND SAID "IT DID THIS TO ME THE OTHER DAY TOO." I GOT MY PHONE OUT AND TOOK VIDEO OF IT OCCURRING TWO MORE TIMES. EACH TIME I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT SHIFTED INTO PARK ON ITS OWN AFTER MOVING FORWARD.IT DID THIS WITH OR WITHOUT A SEAT BELT ON. THE VIDEO IS AN MP4 FILE AND THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A WAY TO ATTACH IT ONLINE, BUT I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT UPON REQUEST.
THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE BUYING THE PILOT IN 2019. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FREEZES UP AND STOPS WORKING. THE USE OF THE BACKUP CAMERA, RADIO, GPS, AND ANY OF THE FEATURES ON THE SCREEN ARE NOT USABLE. WE NOTICE THIS HAPPENS A LOT WHEN WE TAKE FAMILY TRIPS. THE ONLY THING DIFFERENT WE DO ON TRIPS IS PACK THE CAR OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRUNK AND DOORS. TO GET THE SYSTEM TO WORK AGAIN YOU HAVE TO TAKE PARTS OFF TO GET TO THE CARS MAIN BATTERY AND DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE TO RESTART THE SYSTEM. WHEN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FREEZES YOU HEAR A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE OVER THE SPEAKERS LIKE THE ELECTRONICS ARE SHORTING OUT. IS THIS COMMON WITH THE 2019 HONDA PILOT? STOPING ON TRIPS TO REMOVE CAR PARTS TO GET TO THE BATTERY IS FRUSTRATING. I'M WORRIED IF THIS COULD LEAD TO...
OUR 2019 HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN MAKING STATIC LIKE POPCORN POPPING SOUNDS FOR SOME TIME. MY WIFE WENT INTO LABOR AND WE WERE RUSHING TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE POURING RAIN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE POPPING SOUND STARTED AGAIN AND ALL THE ELECTRONICS SHUT DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEED, NAVIGATION ETC. AND IT FELT QUITE DANGEROUS. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT A RESET HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND ALL THE ELECTRONICS SHOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. JUST THIS PAST FRIDAY, I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AFTER THE ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, AND THE POPPING STARTED AGAIN, I ASKED HER TO TAKE OUR HER PHONE TO VIDEO THE SOUNDS, AND MOMENTS LATER SHE GOT A SECOND VIDEO OF ALL THE ELECTRONICS SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. VERY FRIGHTENING. *TR
THE RADIO AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM GOES OUT OFTEN AND LOSES ALL SOUND. THE BACKUP CAMERA GOES OUT. NOW THE RADIO WON'T SHUT OFF WHEN THE CAR TURNS OFF SO HONDA RECOMMENDS DISCONNECTING THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY, WHICH IS A HAZARD. *TR
MALFUNCTION BACKUP CAMERA, INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM, ODOMETER DISPLAY: SINCE AROUND 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, VEHICLES ODOMETER DISPLAY AND INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM DISPLAY BLACKS OUT AND MALFUNCTIONS DURING DRIVING ALMOST DAILY. ALONG WITH THIS THE SOUND SYSTEM CRACKLES. IT ONLY RESETS ONCE THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY OFF. THE MALFUNCTION IS PRESENT WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. ALSO, DURING THIS TIME WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THE BACK UP CAMERA AS NO DISPLAY IS SEEN ON THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. THIS HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE NEAR MISS FROM ACCIDENTS DURING DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAYS (AS DRIVER CAN GET DISTRACTED/SCARED FROM THE CRACKLING SOUNDS) AND BACKING UP. ALSO WHEN THE ODOMETER GOES BLACK, WE ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEED OF THE CAR HENCE INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF EXCEEDING SPEED LIMIT UNKNOWINGLY.
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2019. AROUND MARCH 2019 THE SPEAKERS BEGAN TO MAKE CRACKLING AND POPPING NOISES AT RANDOM TIMES - BUT COULD RELIABLY BE REPRODUCED WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS. SOON THEREAFTER, THE MAIN DISPLAY WOULD INFREQUENTLY POP AND GO BLACK, THEN COME BACK ON. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR DEALER IN JUNE 2019, OBTAINED A LOANER, AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY, THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND WANTED TO KEEP IT LONGER. ON THE THIRD DAY, I PICKED THE CAR UP AND RETURNED THE LOANER AS WE HAD TO TRAVEL. THE DEALER SAID THEY STILL COULD NOT REPLICATE AND THAT THE ANY NOISE HAPPENING WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED WAS NORMAL. SINCE JUNE 2016, THE CRACKLING AND POPPING CONTINUES, THE BLACK OUT CONTINUES AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE NOISE HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON ALL KINDS OF STREETS AND SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS...
DRIVING GOING 25-30 MPH LISTENING TO THE RADIO. SUDDENLY THE RADIO GOES OUT WITH NO SOUND. 'RADIO UNAVAILABLE' MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON TOP OF THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN AND ON SOON AFTER A 'NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST' APPEARS IN THE CENTER OF THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE WHOLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM ALONG WITH THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY REBOOTS ITSELF. DURING THE REBOOT NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE,ETC IS SHOWING JUST A BLANK BLACK SCREEN (ALL THIS WHILE STILL GOING 25-30 MPH). AFTER REBOOT SPEEDOMETER IS OFF FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE IT COMES ON BUT THE SPEED IS NOT ACCURATE. SOUND TO RADIO SOON COMES BACK ON AS WELL AFTER REBOOT. AFTER 20-30 SECONDS THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES ACCURATE AGAIN. HAPPENED A SECOND TIME DURING THE SAME TRIP WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BUT NOT SEEING THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT SAFE!
THE ISSUE STARTED WITH CRACKING/POPPING IN THE SPEAKERS. WE THEN GET A WARNING SAYING "CHECK TUNER" AND THEN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AND THE DISPLAY BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTDOWN. WE LOSE ALL SAFETY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY DURING DRIVING AND MEANS WE HAVE NO WAY OF TELLING HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. USUALLY THE SYSTEM STARTS BACK UP. HOWEVER, ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM HAS NOT RESTARTED EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT DOWN. ON THE MOST RECENT OCCASION BOTH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AND THE DISPLAY BEHIND THE DASH HAVE NOT RETURNED EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. I CANNOT GET THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY AND CURRENTLY HAVE NO WAY TO TELL WHAT SPEED I AM GOING AS THE SPEEDOMETER LOCATED IN THE DASH DISPLAY IS OUT. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED IN ALL DIFFERENT SITUATIONS....
MY CAR CONTINUOUSLY IS WITHOUT A INSTRUMENT PANEL (WHERE MY SPEEDOMETER IS AND OTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY INFO) AND IS WITHOUT A AUDIO UNIT, CANNOT USE ANY FEATURES. THE POWER USB PLUGS DO NOT WORK. IF I DO NOT START MY CAR EVERY DAY AND LET IT RUN, IT WILL NOT START THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE 2 NEW BATTERIES FOR IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE, ESPECIALLY ON FREEWAYS OR ANYWHERE, I CANNOT SEE MY SPEED AT ALL, WHICH SCARES ME ON SCHOOL ZONES AND FREEWAY DRIVING. MY CAR IS UNDEPENDABLE, FEATURES I PAID EXTRA FOR DON'T WORK. I PAY OVER $500 A MONTH FOR A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE OFTEN. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 4000 MILES ON IT AND SCARED TO DRIVE IT OUT OF LOCAL AREA AND THIS IS HURTING MY WORK AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR MY CHORIC ILL SON. I BOUGHT...
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PANEL AND THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (GPS) CRASHED. THE SCREEN RESTARTED AND THEN TURNED ON IN AN UNUSABLE STATE (NONE OF THE BUTTONS WORKED). TO SAY THE LEAST, THIS EXPERIENCE WAS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MALFUNCTION OF THE PANEL COULD EASILY CAUSE A LOSS OF FOCUS ON THE ROAD AND LEAD TO A CRASH. THE CULPRIT IS HONDA INTEGRATION WITH APPLE'S CARPLAY. SEE THREAD LINK BELOW WHICH INDICATES THAT IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE FIX TO THE ISSUE I HAD TO DO A HARD RESET THE SYSTEM BY REMOVING AND REINSERTING THE PANEL'S FUSE. THREAD: HTTPS://WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG/THREADS/DISPLAY-AUDIO-CONSTANTLY-ON-IN-2019-PILOT.159521/
FOR THE FIRST TEN MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW 2019 HONDA PILOT TOURING I WAS TREATED AS ONE OF HONDA'S GUINEA PIGS. I WAS PUTTING MY FAMILY'S LIVES AT INCREASED RISK, LOSING TIME AT WORK AND GOING THROUGH IMMENSE STRESS WHILE HONDA ATTEMPTED TO SOLVE A MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. THROUGH MY EXTENSIVE PROACTIVE EFFORTS AND NUMEROUS TIMES LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER A SOLUTION WAS EVENTUALLY FOUND. AFTER THE FINAL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED IT BECAME APPARENT THE EXTENT OF THE IMPACT THE FAULTY WIRING HAD ON THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY AND FUNCTION. AFTER THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE WAS CORRECTED THE OVERALL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. NO MORE NEAR ACCIDENT CAUSING FALSE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING OCCURRENCES. NO MORE CRUISE CONTROL AND LANE ASSIST MALFUNCTIONS, RANDOM LOSS OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND BACKUP CAMERA OR OTHER FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCED SAFETY ISSUES....
THE HONDA PILOT'S DASHBOARD AND LCD TOUCH SCREEN WOULD RESTART RANDOMLY, FOR NO REASONS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD RESET (OR RESTART) SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WITHOUT LOGICAL REASONS. THE AMERICAN HONDA AUTOMOTIVE WAS NOT HELPFUL WHEN I INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.
THE INFOTAINMENT FAILS ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS WHICH MEANS THAT INTERIOR, ELECTRICAL FEATURES FAIL. EXAMPLES INCLUDE A BLACK OR GRAY SCREEN WHICH BLOCKS THE ABILITY TO SEE SPEED BEING DRIVEN, BLUETOOTH, RADIO, PHONE, NAVIGATION ALL FAIL WHICH CAUSES DRIVER TO TAKE EYES OFF ROAD TO ATTEMPT TO FIX OR DISCONNECT PHONE WHEN DRIVING. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE CAR BUT HONDA CONTINUES TO SAY (AFTER 9 MONTHS) THAT THIS IS A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" PROBLEM. THIS, ONLY AFTER MY 2ND REPAIR VISIT AND THEY HAD MY PILOT 8 DAYS AND REPLACED A DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER USED DEFECTIVE PART FROM ANOTHER PERSON'S CAR. HONDA IS KNOWINGLY PUTTING UNSAFE, DEFECTIVE CARS ON THE ROAD. PROBLEMS OCCUR WHEN DRIVING. SOME PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED. I HAVE MANY MORE PICS RANGING FROM MARCH 2019 THROUGH TODAY. PROBLEM FIRST REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP APRIL 2019. ONGOING WITH DEALERSHIP AND AMERICAN HONDA. I HAVE A FILE OVER...
THE VEHICLE HAS FREQUENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM GLITCHING WHICH LEADS TO THE LKAS (LANE KEEP ASSIST), AAC (ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL), AND LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM TO FAIL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF AFTER THESE ISSUES OCCUR, THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WILL STAY ON, DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT AN UPDATE WOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. ONCE WE INFORMED THEM AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS ALREADY UPDATED, THEY TOLD IS THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO. THE ONLY WAY WE CAN STOP THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FROM STAYING ON IS BY REMOVING THE FUSE FOR THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. WE HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.
DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT CONTAINS ALL GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ETC.) INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION. THE SCREEN GOES ENTIRELY BLACK AS IF THE CAR IS NOT ON, MEANING WE DO NOT HAVE A FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION WHEN THIS OCCURS. WE'VE HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT STILL ISN'T RESOLVED.
DASH AND MEDIA CONSOLE TURN OFF RANDOMLY. CAN'T SEE WHAT SAFTEY FEATURES ARE ON INCLUDING SPEED. DEALER HAD ONE OTHER PILOT IN TODAY WITH SAME ISSUE.
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