CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012-2013 Honda Pilot have a small complaint trend of owners reporting the engine hesitates sometimes when accelerating.
While it's not a widespread trend with the Pilot, it's a little concerning because of the possibly safety ramifications. While it's certainly something to keep in mind, most Pilot owners are not experiencing this problem.
I was going up a slight grade (hill) when the transmission felt like it didnt want to shift into the next gear. I had my foot all the way down to the floor without having any power. The RPM's would get really had then my 2013 Pilot would jerk pretty hard and it would finally shift and the RPM's would drop back down to a normal range. I took my car in to the dealership and they test drove it and was unable to duplicate the problem so they sent me home with the car.
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I was going up a slight grade (hill) when the transmission felt like it didnt want to shift into the next gear. I had my foot all the way down to the floor without having any power. The RPM's would get really had then my 2013 Pilot would jerk pretty hard and it would finally shift and the RPM's would drop back down to a normal range. I took my car in to the dealership and they test drove it and was unable to duplicate the problem so they sent me home with the car.
- Katie M., Concord, CA, US