CarComplaints.com Notes: Previously we had awarded the 2010 Pilot "Seal of Pretty Good", but have since removed that honor due to all the continuing complaints about excessive oil consumption.
This Honda Pilot oil consumption defect was subject to a class action lawsuit in 2013. However not all 2010 Honda Pilots were covered by the settlement & by now the warranty extension has expired. The oil consumption complaints keep coming in.
Can't express how frustrating the ongoing vibration is in this Pilot. Have owned it for 6 years and had it in well over 7 times and the vibration remains to date! documenting the many times I have brought back to dealer and get more and more mad about the incompetence and incomplete evaluations of the issue.
I bought a 2010 Honda Pilot used with low miles. around 50,000 miles or so a vibration in front end started. Had two front end alignments at different shops, axle replaced and motor mounts. Nothing has worked. I have read that thousands of people have complained about the same issue. I bought the car thinking that if there is a brand you can rely on for quality it's Honda. This car is a POS for the money I paid. Wife drives the car so I have to listen to her complain about it.
I have done plenty of research and Honda doesn't acknowledge there's a problem with the VCM which stands for something like variable cylinder management. It shuts down a couple cylinders to conserve fuel when driving at certain speeds.
- Mark V.,
Naugatuck, CT, US
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This is an ongoing issue since purchasing the Pilot new in '09. I will document the number of times I have taken it in, been told it is fixed and left with the same problem.
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Typical dealers pointing fingers at each other; told to go back to the previous dealer who resurfaced rotors.
- Peter F., Pearland, TX, US