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The paint of my car started chipping on the hood roof of the car and moved to the top of my car, making spots all over my car. the front chrome part of the car has started to wrinkle and is looking as it will be peeling soon as well. The radio part inside the car is also wrinkling, on top.
The vehicle makes uncontrolled loud noises. It is very intermittent and sounds like loud cracking/exploding of windshield. It sometimes startles the driver and makes the driver cringe. Leading to uncontrolled movement of steering wheel. Potential hazardous. Honda has acknowledged that there is a problem with several hundred thousand cars and done service bulletins (A19030B Version 3) and others. Our car now has been in for the same problem 7 times. Twice a specialist was working on the car in the last 22 months but the problem persists and is getting worse by the month. This is unacceptable and can lead to an accident but Honda does not want to take responsibility.
"Upgraded" from Odyssey to Pilot. The rear tailgate is motorized, like our old Odyssey. Unlike the Odyssey, when something collides with the motorized tailgate, there is nothing that stops the closure. When unloading the trunk, I pressed the button to close. I reached back into the vehicle to grab one more item and it hit my head and kept closing. It did not stop. Afterwards, I tried multiple times for it to reverse and the force needed to trip the safety is excessive for what would be considered safe. Knowing what the Odyssey was like, this is a major safety hazard.
Pilot was parked and when I went to get in it to leave, I noticed the rear window looked weird. Walked around back and the back glass had just exploded. Glass was bulging with a large missing piece. It was cracked all the way thru and on the passenger side was a big piece missing where a rear defroster module would be located. The glass was still creaking when I realized this happened. It was not caused by something hitting it as there was not glass in the inside. I think it was caused by the rear defrost which was not on at the time. Glad it did not happen when I was driving. Just happened, but if I know Honda, they will not stand behind their vehicles. "not our fault".
- Salem, SD, USA
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The infotainment unit is consistently shutting down. This includes the navigation, tv, radio and backup camera. This happens while vehicle is in motion.
Software update required to maintain rear view camera back up visibility. Two safety recalls on vehicle. I am stationed in germany and can't have any service recalls and I leave for the states April 6. germany currently doesn't have the capabilities to do the software update
The infotainment system is not functioning to include: Back up camera, phone hands free, maps, radio, clock, etc. The unit has been inoperable since December 2020.
Random popping noise, like sound of small rocks hitting windscreen. Occasionally the display where speedometer is goes out. Audio problems with random volume issues. Popping noise occurs whether audio system is on or off. Notice it more while in motion and going over bumpy road. Been to dealer 5 times and replaced wiring, amp, head unit, and still have issue.
While driving we noticed what sounded like small rocks hitting the windshield. As we drove the car more the crackling/popping noise grew with frequency and intensity. Now every time we drive we hear intermittent crackling/popping noises. At times it is very loud and constant. It sounds as though the windshield is cracking or going to crack. When I park the car and turn the engine off the crackling/popping noise is still heard. I am worried that this problem with progress and we may get instrumentation blackouts like others have gotten.
The display audio and entertainment disconnects and stay off during running the vehicle(in motion on any road and any speed), it does not work audio for direction map, radio, cd player. And unwanted cracks sound are heard while driving the vehicle which is distracting while driving the vehicle. Dealer mentioned issue should fix with two recall repairs, which eventually did not fixed. Following below recalls repair below did not fixed the issue. Recall# 20-051, front control box ota software update. Op# 0105B3, .3 hrs, temp# A20051A recall# 20-047 guage control module software update op# 7165A5, odd temp# A20047A, pass temp# A20047B, Pilot temp# A20047C..5 flat rate hrs
After having known recall issue repaired, electrical/sound system still continues with aggressively loud cracking and popping noises. The noises at times are out of the blue, causing the driver and passengers to be startled. The instrument panel will freeze up and blue tooth/voice activated features will stop functioning. These issues occur when the car is moving or stationary. No improvement after the recall reprogramming was completed despite being told by the service technician it would resolve the issue.
Multiple times this vehicle indicates that my car has crossed center line when it hasn't and has activated one or more "safety" features including an alarm and steering wheel shaker. Today my vehicle actually applied the brakes when another car was approaching me in the opposite lane. I have had car into dealership 1 time for these issues and they said it was fixed.
Had an impact crack (supposedly) on the windshield. There was no indention. The outside of the windshield was perfectly smooth but you could see it. Repaired by safelite. A week later happened again. Large crack, same side. Safelite found a "chip" the size of a pencil tip near the edge of the windshield that they said caused the window to crack. They stated that these windshields are now quite fragile because of the things placed inside of them and it could easily happen again. Happened on a city street, I imagine, because we only drove to a doctor's appointment. Didn't see it until the next morning. So, it cracked later, not when we were driving the car. The crack now is now about 18 inches long just sitting in the driveway. This "chip" is the size of the point of a pencil tip. This second problem is on the same side (passenger side) of the car as the first one. The first one also was perfectly smooth on the outside of the glass.....which was strange because if a rock had hit it I would think it would have chipped the glass on the outside. No chip inside or outside.
Issue #1 : I was driving in highway with garmin navigation turned on, the display reboots with an error "network connection lost". issue #2: while connecting my iphone with google navigation, the display gets stuck and reboots again. Serious issue while driving this car with navigation on. Issue #2: rear camera sometimes doesn't show up or there is a delay when gear is switched to reverse. Issue #3: when a usb is connected to play audio/video, the display freezes after sometime and reboots automatically. Similar issue with blue ray dvd.
The cmbs (collision mitigation braking system) is too sensitive. Multiple times, the cmbs has activated without a valid reason. 1 example, I was on an interstate highway in the left lane passing a slow moving 18 wheeler in the right lane. I was passing the 18 wheeler in a curve and my SUV suddenly braked because it thought I was going to crash into the 18 wheeler. I was in control of the vehicle the entire time and I can only think the system was confused by the speed differential between my vehicle and the truck in a tight curve. Several other times on two lane roads, the system will flash "brake" even if I am not crossing the center line. I think the cmbs is too sensitive.
2020 Honda Pilot touring has complete black out of all electronics and the dash board since purchase regardless if the vehicle is moving or stationary. Popping and cracking constantly throughout and behind dash/windshield regardless if the car is stationary or moving. There is no way to measure engine speed, fuel, oil pressure, or what gear you are in. Total electrical failures are occurring since purchase, and the dealer has no fix for the issues, but does acknowledge all of these safety and electrical failures are factory born, and Honda has failed to find or provide a fix. With all systems failing, the car is not safe to drive. The brake system will brake when you are traveling slow or at high speeds, regardless of the fact that nothing is around the vehicle. This car should be recalled and returned to the factory before more people are killed or injured. The current recalls do not fix any of the electrical safety issues. These cars require a total rewire of faulty harness wiring which is a fiber optic defect from the factory, therefore, software updates do not and will not fix these safety issues. All of these vehicles require a total rewire. Honda should be ashamed of themselves for allowing consumers to continue driving these death traps!.
Driving vehicle cracking sound coming from windshield and radio has static. Drive on smooth road does not do it.it does it when hitting bumps or going up curbs.car was taken to dealer 8 25 2020 picked it up today 8 26 2020 drove it home pulled up in driveway started cracking turned around brought it back.service dept said they know its a problem service chief tech said something about wiring issue.
Ever since I have purchased this car I have had nothing but issues. First started with cracking and popping sounds with the speakers, even when all audio was off in the car it would still make the noise. Then the dvd player stopped working. Next the cracking and popping started all the time and it was near impossible to make phone calls with bluetooth in the car. Finally after the 3rd time back the speakers were 80% fixed after a Honda representative came out from corporate. Then my automatic braking starting having significant issues. At first it was a random occurrence and only once in a blue moon. Now, like the other issues, it is progressively getting worse. I have already had it in once and they stated they could not replicate it but were able to see that it had been triggered. Since I have had my car back in less than two full weeks it has occurred at least 12 times on different roads (open highway, places with no cars or trees, at night or day it doesn't matter). I am now awaiting another call back about getting this issue fixed. Oh and there was that time that my backup camera stopped working completely, can't forget that. Overall, incredibly upset about how much we spent on a brand new lemon.
There is a crackling/popping sound coming from the infotainment center. It happens when the radio is playing and on calls. It is very distracting and annoying since it is very loud. This has been happening for some time and has not stopped or diminished in volume.
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- Bronx, NY, USA