This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Just bought a 2005 Honda Pilot. I was informed by a mechanic that this vehicle was recalled for a rear support system rusting out and falling down. This vehicle has not been repaired. I need it repaired. Already one strut is loose!!
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated there was an abnormal bumping sound coming from the rear end of the vehicle. The sound was heard intermittently. The vehicle was taken to van's Honda located at (2821 S oneida St, green bay, wi 54304, (920) 499-5483) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the tie rods were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
I drove over a dip in the road then heard a noise from the rear of Pilot I thought it was the muffler and it the muffler seamed a bit louder then normal but after looking at it I did not see anything diff. But a couple of days later after driving some friends to the airport and exiting I heard a metal sounding noise so after pulling in the driveway and inspecting the area of the exhaust I noticed the drivers side of the rear frame/ suspension was lower then the right side. And looking closer I saw a bolt or whatever its called that holds the frame cradle rusted off and separated from the main frame also the right side looks very rusted and concerned it could separate as well and the whole rear frame suspension could drop. I now am going to have it towed to a frame shop it is risky to drive it in the current condition. This is very bad. What if when I was driving to the airport with passengers it collapsed on the highway please look into this
The complaint that I have is with lower subframe and the mounts have rusted out and is no longer safe to drive or any roads above 35mph. The driver side rear mount isnt attacked to anything bc of rust and the passenger side is rusted but not separated. The truck wobbles when U start going faster then 35mph. This happens when going straight, also while turning either direction and makes it hard to keep control if your not ready for it to happen especially. And there is a knocking noise when the truck goes into reverse that's what caused me to inspect the rear end, it's the metal hitting each other bc there is a small gap where there shouldn't be.
I recently purchased a 2005 Honda Pilot. It only has 117,000 miles on it. Motor and transmission are excellent. There was a knocking noise in the rear right passenger side. I had the shocks changed and was advised that the entire frame is rusted out. I did not notice the rust but my mechanic pointed it out to me and now I do not feel safe driving this car. Before I was advised of the rust damage I put all new brakes and tires. Im in six thousand on the car and now I have to scrap it. This seems like an issue that Honda should take responsibility for. How can the frame, chasis, and sub frame rot/rust out. This is not okay. I see many forums online discussing that this is common with older Honda vehicles.
- Stratford, CT, USA
Search CarComplaints.com for these popular complaint phrases...
Structural failure of both rear suspension sub frame mounts. While driving the vehicle, the ABS, AWD, traction control, and brake lights all came on. I connected my code reader and it indicated that the left and right wheel speed sensors had an open circuit. Upon visual inspection of the rear wheel speed sensors, wires, and connectors, I discovered that the rear two sub frame mounts had separated from the chassis, causing the rear portion of the sub frame assembly to drop 5-6 inches, which resulted in the rear wheel speed sensor wires getting pulled from their connectors. The rear portion of the sub fram is now resting on the exhaust pipe.
The rear cradle which has the drive shafts and rear differential has come unattached from rear crossmember due to the attachment points rusting through letting cradle and K member loose from 2 of the 4 attachment points.this seems to be a problem on several vehicles that I have seen.the crossmember rusts out from the inside out and lets the cradle loose from the vehicle causing complete suspension failure and loss of control of vehicle.
The cross frame where part of the rear suspension is mounted rusted so the mounts are no longer attached to the frame. The suspension hangs from the other points of connection when the vehicle is up on a lift. We drilled trough the section of the frame that was not rusted and reattached the mounts with steel rod. We would not of noticed if the vehicle was not up on a lift.
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. While making a left or right turn, the steering wheel made a bump or popping noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the struts, power steering pump, and sway bar failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 287,000.
I've owned this car for a year now and its been a great running vehicle. I noticed that the rear of the car had been sagging a bit but I didn't think anything of it because of the miles it had and figured the springs were just a little worn out. My wife pulled it in the driveway one afternoon and I noticed the rear of the vehicle was lower than normal (no additional weight in truck area). I looked underneath to inspect what could be the problem and saw that the rear suspension cradle that's mounted to the unibody cross member had broken the rear two bolts completely out from the cross member. I took pictures for documentation. This vehicle has many miles on it but it is only 10 years old and I feel that this should not have happened. I have never towed with this vehicle and never had anything over 200 pounds in the trunk area. In my opinion this seems like a serious safety issue because this could have ended much worse. I believe this is caused by water sitting in the cross member and rusting it from the inside out. The outside of the cross member has few signs of rust. Even though I haven't been able to find any information on this happening in the past I feel it needs to be brought to some attention before it becomes a real problem. Thank you.
At speeds of 35-40 mph under light throttle there is a shudder. Letting my foot off the accelerator and stomping back on it sometimes helps make it go away. It seems to be worse on inclines where the throttle is under load at the described speed. There is a hill in my neighborhood that it repeats almost every trip. It almost feels like the pavement is rutted perpendicular to traffic but doesn't happen in other cars. It also returns around 70-75 mph. I thought it was out of balance of tires but I have had an alignment done and asked the mechanic to look into the suspension to see if there was any play. He said there wasn't anything out of the ordinary. I have also taken it to a local repair shop which I trust and they drove it, inspected it from underneath and they too couldn't figure out the problem and chalked it up to out of balance tires. My Pilot has been through 3 sets of tires since I've had it and the problem is exactly the same with every set of tires. I have used Bridgestone, yokohama, and kumho tires trying to rule out brands.
Yes my 2005 Honda Pilot has developed serious kncking and shaking in suspension steering, called Honda they said its not covered under recall I fell it should be for safety reasons.
Honda Pilot 2004's compliance bushings cracked. If it is totally broken off. It can cause serious car steering problem or crash. I have seen this happen on every single 2004 Honda Pilot that my friends had as well my own Honda Pilot and possible later years of Honda Pilot.
When approaching 35-40 mph, my 2005 Honda Pilot begins to shutter and I feel a lot of vibration. I have got new tires, rotated, and balanced them thinking this would help the problem to no avail. When I pass 40 mph, the noise/vibration/shuttering stops.
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.
Vehicle pulls to the left and wheels shimmy on freeway. Purchased 4 new tires with front and back alignment, plus tire balancing on 08-01-12. Vehicle still pulls to the left and wheels shimmy when driving on freeway.
My Pilot has a very bad shake in the steering wheel whenever I reach speeds of 70mph. I've had three wheel balances (one road force balance), two alignments, rotors and brakes checked with no issues with those items. I've had to of the motor mounts replaced on the vehicle since I purchased it which I never had to do on any other vehicles I've ever owned. I told the Honda dealer that I think Honda corporation should do a recall on the motor mounts because all Pilot owners are complaining about the same issues. I still have the shaking in the steering wheel and I'm afraid that I might have to replace the third motor mount to resolve the shaking in the steering wheel. This is another expense that I can't afford but it doesn't seem Honda cares about their customers so I guess we have no other options since it seems we (Honda owners) can't get through to Honda corporation to help us!
Traveled ~15 miles at highway speed. Exited highway onto secondary roads thru a busy town. Traveling approx 30 mph. Car shuddered and speed dropped to about 10 mph. Transmission wouldn't shift out of low with RPM approaching 4000 RPM. Stopped at light, car stalled all sensor lights came on and flashed. Got it restarted, had to put in low to move...got it moving at ~3500 RPM, went a block to get off the main road into parking lot. Cooling fan running, but temp gauge showed no issue. Puddle of brown fluid formed under passenger side front of engine. Looked like fluid sprayed through front passenger side of engine compartment no indication on sensor lights or temp gauge that anything wrong prior to stall and all sensor lights came on. Had car towed to Honda...they diagnosed as 2 transmission cooling lines burst mixing the transmission and cooling fluid. Fix options...1) flush cooling & tranny system 5-7 times, replace radiator, filter, and lines for $1600-1800 but won't know if transmission needs replacing. 2) full replacement of radiator, lines and transmission $3800 or if option 1 chosen and subsequently transmission needs to be replaced it would cost the initial $1600-1800 plus an additional $4000 for a total of approx $5800. No indicator from dealer of the problem history for this vehicle. Had previously complained about shudder and the dealer replaced a wheel bearing first, then when kept complaining they replaced my rotors saying the rotors had warped...after being resurfaced only ~3600K miles prior. Learned lesson....investigate any problems on -line before you accept the dealer explanation.
2005 Honda Pilot vibrates or shutters at low speed approximately 20-40 mpg while pushing the gas pedal. Does not do this every time so back in 2007 when brought in to dealer they couldn't find any problem.
I recently purchased an '05 Honda Pilot from butler pre-owned dealership in butler, pa. The vehicle was leased for 3 years, and I worked the deal on the car on the internet. When a price was agreed to, I drove to butler to pick up the vehicle, however, I test drove it first. It had a very noticeable shimmy, and a shudder when driving at 50mph speeds and up. I told the salesman that this was unacceptable, so we returned to the dealership, and drove 3 other '05 Pilot on the lot, all with the same problem. The salesman and sales manager said this was a result of putting new tires on all of these vehicles, and after driving the vehicle for a while, the ride would smooth out. Well, I swallowed this line of crap, hook, line, and sinker, and after returning home, and driving the Pilot for a couple weeks, I replaced the new kumho tires with oem Goodyear integrity tires, and had the wheels balanced twice, once at Honda dealer, and again at local tire shop, with latest state of the art balancing machines. After all this, the shimmering and shuddering is still as bad as it was when I brought the vehicle home, and I cannot drive this thing at highway speeds. After much research on the internet lately, I have found literally thousands of complaints from Pilot owners with the same problem that I am having. I paid $16500 for this vehicle, and can't even drive it out of town, and I'm not going to sit still and accept this as my fate. First, at the very least, the dealer mis-represented this vehicle, and I should have some recourse in this respect. Second, Honda has obviously put out a defective product, which they should be willing to fix, or compensate the victims of this type of fraudulent product. I was very happy at the prospect of purchasing a quality vehicle, which my wife and family could enjoy for years to come, and felt justified in spending the money to do so. However, I now feel sick at the prospect of paying for this mistake for the next 6 years. Please help!
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
- Reynoldsburg, OH, USA