2007 Honda Pilot Complaint Log

I WAS ABOUT 1 MILE FROM MY HOME WHEN MY 2007 HONDA PILOT STARTED TO CHOKE, ALL MY WARNING SIGNAL LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY CAR DIED. NO SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY HOOD. HAD IT TOWED TO BRAMAN HONDA WHERE THEY SAID I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THERE WAS COOLANT MIXED IN MY OIL, OIL IN MY COOLANT AND MY RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND BOTH HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR PRIOR TO THIS GAVE ME NO WARNING OF IT OVERHEATING WHAT SO EVER. THEY SAID MY CAR WENT TO 285 DEGREES, BUT I WAS NEVER GIVEN ANY WARNINGS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY CAR OR THIS PROBLEM, NUT THE NIGHT BEFORE WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY CAR SMELLED SO BAD LIKE GAS, THAT I HAD TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW . I WAS THINKING IT CAME FROM OUTSIDE, ANOTHER CAR. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR OFF AFTER I GOT HOME, THE ENGINE FAN WAS SO LOUD, I THOUGHT I LEFT MY CAR RUNNING! WHEN I GOT HOME THE NEXT DAY FROM HAVING MY CAR TOWED, I NOTICED THE SAME GREENISH BROWN FLUID THAT WAS ALL OVER MY ENGINE ON MY DRIVEWAY. IT MUST HAVE BLOWN WHEN I GOT HOME OR WAS ABOUT TO. *TR

I JUST MERGED ON THE HIGHWAY GETTING OFF THE ON-RAMP. I SAW AHEAD OF ME THAT THE CARS WERE SLOWING DOWN. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WASN'T SLOWING DOWN I FELT SOME KIND OF VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE. I JUST KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND I SAW THAT THE CAR IS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND JUST KEPT GOING. I KEPT TELLING THE CAR TO STOP, STOP, STOP... AND IT DIDN'T STOP AND I KNEW IT I WILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME... AND IT DID.

SRS (AIRBAG MALFUNCTION) RED LIGHT CAME ON 2007 HONDA PILOT EX FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE SRS RED LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE AGE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH ZERO ACCIDENT HISTORY. WORRIED ABOUT SO CALLED "HONDA RELIABILITY". THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NO DOUBT. *TR

I WAS STARTING TO PULL INTO THE GARAGE TO PICK UP MY MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND KEPT INCREASING SPEED AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THIS IS A DOUBLE CAR SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND MY DAUGHTERS CAR WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GARAGE SO PROCEEDING AT A SLOW CAUTIOUS SPEED IS NECESSARY. THE HONDA PILOT PROCEEDED TO SLAM INTO THE TWO REFRIGERATORS AND ONE FREEZER CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZER, THE HOUSE HAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE ME TO JAM MY TOE, FRACTURE MY WRIST IN TWO PLACES, AND SPRAIN MY BACK. I HAD PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED WITH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. WHEN I CALLED TO CANCEL THE APPOINTMENT AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN THEY DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED OR SURPRISED. I AM CONCERNED TO FIND ON THE ARFC WEBSITE THERE ARE THREE SIMILAR RELATED INCIDENTS. EVEN THOUGH THE BODY DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED, WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN?

SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM 2007 HONDA PILOT. CAUSE WAS A FRAYED CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CABLE BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND THE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE AND BOUNCED DOWN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT STRIKE CARS TO THE REAR. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SPARE TIME MOUNTING SYSTEM. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT IN MY 2007 HONDA PILOT AND HAD BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT. I WAS ABOUT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO A SIDE STREET AND WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT ON A MAJOR ROAD. THERE WAS A RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION. AS I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE SIDE STREET, MY TIRE GOT STUCK ON THE CURB. I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO GET OVER THE HUMP AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AN EYE WITNESS SAID IT APPEARED THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED TO 30 OR 40 MPH IN JUST 2 OR 3 SECONDS. I IMMEDIATELY LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE PEDAL. THE ONLY CONTROL I HAD OVER THE CAR WAS THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS HEADED STRAIGHT FOR A TELEPHONE POLE AND LIGHT FIXTURE ACROSS THE STREET OPPOSITE THE PARKING LOT. I BELIEVE I HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE AND LIGHT POLE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN MY CAR SWUNG AROUND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION I WAS ORIGINALLY HEADED. THE IMPACT RESTORED MY CAR BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR THEN RESUMED WORKING AGAIN. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS RIPPED OFF MY CAR, THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS BASHED IN BY THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE WINDSHIELD HAD A CRACK, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS NO LONGER ALIGNED AND COULD ONLY OPEN A FEW INCHES, THE MUD FLAP FOR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS RIPPED OFF, THE RIGHT SIDEVIEW MIRROR WAS RIPPED OFF, BOTH DOORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE CRUSHED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SEATBELT LOCKED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED ON IMPACT. THE EYE WITNESS WAS STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND WAS SHOCKED AT HOW QUICKLY THE CAR ACCELERATED. IT APPEARS THAT GOING OVER THE BUMP AND LIGHTLY APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL AFTERWARDS TRIGGERED SOMETHING IN THE CAR. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME CAUSING MUCH DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN FROM SCENE BY AMBULANCE. MY VEHICLE IS PROBABLY NOT REPAIRABLE AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. OTHER OWNERS OF 2007 HONDA PILOTS HAVE HAD SAME EXPERIENCE OF BRAKES FAILING TO WORK. (ALL NUMBERS BELOW ARE APPROXIMATE AS THIS INTERNET REPORT DOES NOT ALLOW STATING RANGES FOR THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE, SPEED, ETC.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY ABRUPTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE FURTHER INSPECTED BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WITHIN SIX MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UPON EACH OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN MY 2007 PILOT WITH 60,000 MILES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. WHEN I PRESS THE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. IT TAKES THE PRESSURE OF BOTH FEET ON THE PEDAL TO MAKE THE CAR STOP. AIR IS BEING COLLECTED IN THE LINES AND HAS TO BLED ALMOST DAILY. HONDA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BEING A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER. AT NO TIME WAS THERE AN INDICATION THE BRAKES WERE FAILING. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS A RARE ISSUE AND WILL NOT COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

SINCE ORIGINALLY GETTING OUR 2007 HONDA PILOT WE HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE 6 SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I CURRENTLY HAVE THIS ISSUE AGAIN AND THE DEALER HAS SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE IT NOW HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND I NEVER KNOW IF I TRULY HAVE A PROBLEM. I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR WORK AND AM TRAVELING AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. *TR

I GOT 2007 HONDA PILOT. I READ ABOUT THE HONDA ELEMENTS AND ODDYSEYS RECALL REGARDING WITH THE BRAKES. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA PILOT 2007 SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHY? EVERYTIME WHEN I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN BRAKE I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE REAL DEEP TO STOP. AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO DOUBLE PUMP ( DOUBLE BRAKE FOR BETTER BRAKE). I HOPE FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION , NOBODY WANTS TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN SOME TOYOTA'S DEFECT INCIDENT??? NOT YET, NOT YET, NOT YET BUT WHY YOU HAVE TO WAIT? *TR

THIS IS REGARDING MY HONDA PILOT LX 4WD 2007 MODEL. 5 OUT OF 10 TIMES WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE IT WILL MOVE FORWARD BY A FEW FEET, I HAVE TO THEN BREAK AND AFTER THIS THE CAR WILL REVERSE PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENS EVEN IF I AM TRYING TO REVERSE ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED, THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKES BEGAN TO LOCK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED ONCE AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED TWICE ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,710.

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA PILOT EX. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS THAT THE BRAKE/ OEM TIRES (GOODYEAR MADE INTEGRITY) ARE NOT RESPONSIVE WELL DURING SUDDEN BRAKING ON DRY ROAD. THE TIRES WAS NOT ABLE STOP THE CAR FROM SLIPPING AND CAUSE THE ABS BRAKE TO BE ACTIVE. I CONTACT HONDA DEALER A COUPLE TIMES AND WERE TOLD THAT THE CONDITION WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR, NO PROBLEM FOUND. I THEN REPLACED ALL TIRES TO MICHELIN. NOW THE CAR BRAKING IS MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE. *TR

INCONSISTENT BRAKE PEDAL ON 2007 HONDA PILOT. AMOUNT PF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK VARIES AT ALMOST EVERY INSTANCE. AT TIMES, THE PEDAL IS SPONGY AND GOES TO THE FLOOR. OTHER TIMES IT BARELY MOVES AT ALL AND THE TRUCK STOPS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. I HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2009. WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED 1/2010 I HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK THE FRONT BRAKES BUT HE SAID THEY WERE NEW AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I WAS GREATLY SURPRISED TO HEAR ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE 2007 ODYSSEY AND RIDGELINE AND CANNOT BELIEVE THE PILOT WAS NOT INCLUDED. MY DAUGHTER FREQUENTLY DRIVES MY PILOT AND HAS ALSO NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ODYSSEY AND RIDGELINE RECALL. I BELIEVE THE BASIC MECHANICS ARE THE SAME SO HOW CAN A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS ON TWO TRUCK BASED VEHICLES NOT APPLY TO A THIRD? *TR

IN OUR 2007 HONDA PILOT THERE IS NO ROOM FOR THE DRIVER TO EXTEND THEIR LEFT LEG. THERE'S A RAISED PLATFORM TO REST THE LEFT FOOT ON, BUT I FIND THAT UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER JUST A SHORT TIME. WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE USED VEHICLE, I HAD BOTH LEGS EXTENDED EQUALLY BUT EXPERIENCED A SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO STOP ABRUPTLY. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, I FOUND MY LEFT FOOT WAS UNDER THE BRAKE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW. OUR TOYOTA CAMRY ALSO HAS A RAISED PLATFORM BUT ALLOWS SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR ME TO EXTEND MY LEFT LEG WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH PROPER VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR

NO CRASH, HOWEVER I QUESTION THE STRENGTH OF THE GLASS USED IN WINDSHIELDS ON 2007 HONDA PILOTS. I HAVE REPLACED MY THIRD WINDSHIELD IN 3 YEARS. *TR

WE BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA PILOT EX-L IN 2009. SOON AFTER PURCHASING WE NOTICED INTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY, THE LIGHTS FOR THE BUTTONS IN THE AC HEAD UNIT ARE ALL OUT. IN ADDITION, THE DOME LIGHT WORKS SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS JUST FINE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS FROM OTHERS ON THIS ISSUE AND FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TYPICALLY LAST MANY MANY YEARS ON MOST VEHICLES. *TR

NYLON SIDE PANEL OF THE BACK PORTION OF THE DRIVER SEAT HAS A ROW OF EMPTY STITCH HOLES JUST UNDER THE PLEAT WHERE THE SIDE AND THE LEATHER SEAT PANELS ARE STITCHED. THE HOLES STARTED TO EXPAND AND BECOME LARGER EVENTUALLY CAUSING A TEAR. OTHER HOLES ARE JUST BEGINNING THE PROCESS AND ARE STARTING TO EXPAND. WENT TO MY DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT IS HAPPENING BECAUSE OF GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. UNSATISFIED, HE TOLD ME HE WOULD HAVE REGIONAL INSPECTOR LOOK AT IT. SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT MAKE A DETERMINATION AND WOULD SEND PICTURE TO A HONDA ENGINEER. SERVICE MANAGER TOOK PICTURE WITH HIS CELL PHONE. THREE WEEKS LATER AFTER CHECKING BACK WITH THEM I'M TOLD IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T FIX IT WITH GOODWILL. HONDA ADVERTISES 3 YR, 36000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS IS NOT COVERED. NO EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN. *TR

2007 HONDA PILOT VIBRATION AT SPEEDS 65 AND HIGHER. BOUGHT NEW TIRES, HAD THEM BALANCED THREE TIMES BY 2 DIFFERENT TIRE COMPANIES. DEALER (FRANK ANCONA HONDA-OLATHE, KS)SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE ON THE PILOTS. THEY SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE WRITTEN ON INTERNET THREADS AND BLOGS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA BASICALLY SAID I'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE VIBRATION & TOLD ME IT WAS A WASTE OF TIME FOR ME TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN. *TR

AFTER SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE, I DECIDED TO BRING MY 2007 HONDA PILOT IN TO CHECK THE RADIATOR. ALTHOUGH, THE GAUGES DID NOT INDICATE OVERHEATING AND I DID NOT OBSERVE ANTIFREEZE COOLANT LEAKING, THE ODOR WAS BECOMING EXTREMELY STRONG. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SO I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A BIG O TIRE STORE TO INSPECT THE COOLANT SYSTEM. IT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED AS A CORE ENGINE HEATER PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A HOSE LEADING TO THE REAR AC/HEATING SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THE FACTORY PLACED THE CLAMP OVER THE HOSE AND NOT OVER THE NOZZLE. THIS DIRECTLY LED TO THE PUNCTURE OF THE HOSE AND SUBSEQUENT LEAKAGE OF ANTIFREEZE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FLOORING OF MY VEHICLE. A REQUEST TO AMERICAN HONDA TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR WAS DISMISSED SINCE I DID NOT BRING MY VEHICLE INTO A HONDA DEALER. MY COMPLIANT IS TO SEEK RECOVERY OF $450 FOR THE SERVICE REPAIRS AND ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO REPLACE THE ANTIFREEZE SOAKED CARPET AS WELL AS CLEAN ALL REMAINING RESIDUE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN JANUARY 2006. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, I HAVE 53,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS DUE TO FAULTY ASSEMBLY AT THE FACTORY, I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. THANKS *TR

WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID FREEZES AT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS STRAIGHT. IT ALSO HAPPENED ONE TIME BEFORE. DEALERS ARE CLEARLY AWARE OF A DESIGN DEFECT WITH HONDA PILOT, THEY SAY THERE IS NO FIX OR REPAIR AVAILABLE, AND CAN ONLY FLUSH AND THAW THE LINE. THIS IS CLEARLY AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE, WHEN THERE IS SNOW OR ICE NOT HAVING WIPER FLUID IS A VERY VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. I WAS 2 HOURS FROM HOME ON THE KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY WITH NOWHERE TO GO AND UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV HIGHLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FACTORY CLIP ATTACHED TO THE CLAMP OF THE TRANSMISSION LINE. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CLIP SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE VEHICLE'S PRODUCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I FELT VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE WORN. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE RESURFACED AND NEW BRAKE PADS APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN 18 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 15,000 MILES SINCE IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. IT HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MONTHS SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED THE SECOND TIME WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. HONDA SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 HONDA PILOT. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS WARPING UNTIL HONDA CHANGED ITS DESIGN FOR THE ROTORS FOR THE 2007 PILOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING FAST OR LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,875.

I WAS DRIVING ON A MASSPIKE (I-90) AT 60 MPH AROUND 5 PM WESTBOUND. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, EVERYTHING JUST WENT OUT IN THE CAR, THE ENGINE JUST DIED ON ME, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, NAVIGATION, ETC. NEITHER THE ACCELERATOR NOR THE BRAKE WORKED ON ME. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE. BUT I COULDN'T TURN THE EMERGENCY SIGNAL ON BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POWER. IN ADDITION, WINDOWS DIDN'T OPERATE EITHER SO I COULDN'T EVEN LET OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD THAT I WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED AAA AND THE STATE TROOPER. WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THEM TO COME OUT, ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE POWER CAME BACK ON BY ITSELF. SO I FINALLY TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND TRIED STARTING THE CAR AGAIN. AND IT STARTED AND I DROPPED OFF THE CAR AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND ALSO LUCKY MY 7-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND THEREFORE, I FILED A COMPLAINT TO HONDA. AFTER 4 DAYS, CASE MANAGER FINALLY CALLED ME BACK TELLING ME THEY WILL FIX THE CAR. THE MECHANIC THINKS IT'S A BATTERY CABLE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THAT CAR BRAND NEW AND DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT NOW. ACCORDING TO THE CASE MANAGER, BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO OTHER THAN FIXING THE CAR "OUT OF COURTESY." I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THAT CAR, NOT ESPECIALLY WITH MY LITTLE GIRL. THEY CAN'T EVEN GUARANTEE ME THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN THEY "FIX THE PROBLEM" THEY THINK IS THE CAUSE. *TR

2007 HONDA PILOT ONLY 14 MONTHS OLD, A/C QUIT WORKING. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS A BROKEN COMPRESSOR DUE TO "ROAD DEBRIS". PART WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $600 TO VEHICLE OWNER, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE LARGE OPENINGS OF THE GRILL ROAD DEBRIS CAN EASILY DAMAGE THIS COMPONENT ANYTIME. HONDA OFFERED NO OPTIONS OR SOLUTIONS. *TR

PLASTIC PART ON THE TETHER STRAP (TO ADJUST IT) BROKE (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=PILOT). *TR

2007 HONDA PILOT ,NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT STALLING AND DRIVABLE ISSUES, TOOK PILOT TO DEALER WITH SAME COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE LIGHT, STALLING,DEALER FOUND SEVERAL CODES IN SYSTEM DROVE PILOT HOME ON THE EVENING OF THE 24TH DROVE TO WORK ON THE 25TH AND THAT WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND WITHIN SEVERAL HOUR OF THAT THE PILOT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE RUNNING! FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CONCENTRATED NEAR COWL OF PILOT THEN CONSUMED WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HEAVILY DAMAGED INTERIOR. *TR

MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN OVERSIGHT CREATED A POTENTIALLY FATAL COLLISION. MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN INCLUDES TRAVEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO POSITIONS LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS DESIGN OVERSIGHT ALLOWS THE DRIVER'S FOOT TO TRAVEL LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE BRAKING. THIS RESULTS IN THE DRIVER UNKNOWINGLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WAS A VICTIM OF THIS DESIGN OVERSIGHT BUT FORTUNATELY I RESPONDED QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL TO THE PEDESTRIAN I WAS AVOIDING. *TR

CAR ACCELERATED AND BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS WAS A FATALITY ACCIDENT. WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLEAR DAY. REPORTS SHOWED THE DRIVER HAD NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN THEIR SYSTEM. I HAVE THE BLACK BOX DATA THAT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE SCENE AND CAN FORWARD IT TO YOU AS AN ATTACHMENT.

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT A HIGHWAY AND I GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WHILE MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I CAME TO A STOP AND NO PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED. I KEEP DRIVING AND SAME THING HAPPENED. THE SECOND TIME, THE WARNING TRIANGLE LIGHT AND VSA LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKING OR STABILITY SYSTEM OF THE CAR SINCE ADDITIONAL BRAKING IS APPLIED WHEN NOT NECESSARY. AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME. *TR

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA MUSIC LINK. *NJ ***NAR*** A HONDA REP SAID THE MUSIC LINK SYSTEM COULD SEARCH AND PLAY MUSIC FROM AN I-POD . THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WOULD NOT WORK AS IT WAS ADVERTISED . THE CONSUMER STATED KNOW ONE TOLD HIM THE PARTICULAR MUSIC LINK SYSTEM HE WANTED WAS BEING DISCONTINUED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM FIXED WHICH HAD BEEN FAULTY FOR 2 YEARS. *JB

07 HONDA PILOT EX, THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTING, RADIO BUTTON LIGHTS AND THE DOOR AJAR ON/OFF, CRUISE CONTROL AND SUNROOF BUTTON LIGHTS HAVE ALL GONE OUT. I BOUGHT THIS BRAND SPANKING NEW AND WITHIN 2-3 YEARS THESE LIGHTS WENT OUT. SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT HONDA HASN'T MASTERED BECAUSE I SEE FORUMS THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUUE. I DON'T HAVE $300-400 TO TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT TO REPLACE BULBS. MAYBE A MANUFACTURE RECALL SHOULD BE SET IN PLACE.

2007 HONDA PILOT WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND KEEP IT STOPPED. EVENTUALLY THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, BRAKES FINALLY ENGAGED AFTER STOMPING ON THE PEDAL FRANTICALLY HE STATES. *KB

TIRES SLIP CONSISTENTLY UPON RIGHT TURN IN RAIN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE AND LOSE CONTROL. NO MATTER HOW SLOW I MAKE THE TURN. THIS OCCURS EVEN WHEN STOPPED BEFORE SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT DID THIS BEFORE. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17.

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA PILOT WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. THEY ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684. I HAVE 11,700 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS RIDING TODAY IN A LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND HYDROPLANED ACROSS THE LANE AFTER RUNNING THROUGH SOME STANDING WATER. THE TIRES ARE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR INTEGRITY, SIZE 175/70R13 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A FUNNY SOUND AND THEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE STABILIZER FAILED WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY THE TIRE, ALONG WITH THE SHOCK ABSORBER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GAS STATION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND A MECHANIC ARRIVED AND CHANGED THE TIRE. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER. THE HONDA DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT GOODYEAR WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE; HOWEVER, THEY STILL HAVE NOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT AND THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THAT TIME. HONDA SENT THE REMAINS OF THE TIRE TO GOODYEAR. GOODYEAR SENT A DISCLAIMER, WHICH STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD A LEAK THAT CAUSED IT TO BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD A MECHANISM IN HER VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE INFORMED HER IF THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE CURRENT MILEAGE, DOT NUMBER, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,853.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE CONTACT NOTICED ENGINE OIL LEAKING THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK CASTING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE OIL PAN PLUG WAS LEAKING. THE SECOND TIME THEY STATED THAT OIL WAS SEEPING THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000.

I HAVE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES AS OEM ON HONDA 2007 PILOT WITH 14K MILES. I WAS ONLY VEHICLE OF 8 WITH 2 BLOWOUTS WHILE TRAVELING ROCKY ROAD TO CAMPING SITE. TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED, VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERLOADED, AND I WAS TRAVELING AT SAME SPEED (SLOW) AS ALL OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

HEAVY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION IN THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE PURCHASED ON 21ST JULY 2007 TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLE INSTEAD TRY TO REPAIR ON 22ND JULY 2007 WHICH VIBRATES THE ARMS AND CHEST OF THE DRIVER. SHARP HIGH FREQUENCY NOISE CREATED BY SIDE WINDSHIELDS OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER CAUSES IRRITATION IN THE EARS WHICH CAUSES PSYCHOLOGICAL HEARING OF SOUND EVEN WHILE WE SLEEP SILENTLY. NO CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO RECTIFY THE SOUND BY THE DEALER NOR READY TO EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DECELERATING FROM 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

My 2007 Honda Pilot has an electrical problem! If my car sits more than 4 days without being driven or started the battery goes dead! I’ve had it to Honda & they can never find a problem! I bought new batteries & it still is the same. Weather has nothing to do with it. It happens summer & winter. Honda told me something drains the battery but no idea. This has been a problem since being new!

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE RACED TO 3500-4000 RPMS. I PUT IT NEUTRAL AND STOOD ON THE BRAKE. THE SHIFTED GEARS FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AND REVERSE, AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED WITH A POP AND WENT BACK TO 1500. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT, BUT I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. THIS WAS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE IN A WEEK IN A 2 WEEK OLD HONDA PILOT WITH 180 MILES ON IT. *AK

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 5/25/2007 THE TIRES ALWAYS SLIP IN WET WEATHER. NO MATTER HOW SLOW YOU STOP OR HOW SLOW YOU START OUT FROM A STOP THEY SLIP 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE "GOODYEAR INTEGRITY" TIRES THAT HONDA PUTS ON THE PILOT'S. ALL THE COMPLAINTS ARE ABOUT IT SLIPPING IN WET WEATHER AND HOW UNSAFE IT IS. THE COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.HONDAPILOT.ORG. THE TIRES ARE SUPPOSEDLY CAR TIRES AND NOT SUV TIRES AND THE WEIGHT OF THE PILOT IS TOO MUCH FOR THE TRACTION OF THE TIRES IN WET WEATHER WHICH POSSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN STOPPING ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO STOP FAST. I MADE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE TIRES, I PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM HONDA NOT FROM ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THERE REPUTATION OF A GREAT VEHICLE AND I CURRENTLY FEEL UNSAFE WITH THIS VEHICLE OR I KNOW THIS IS A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN OR I WANT IS MY TIRES REPLACED TO A SAFE TIRE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES, HONDA PLACED UNSAFE TIRES ON VEHICLE. *TR

2007 HONDA PILOT WITH 2,200 MILES. PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY ON AN EXIT, WE SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NOT KNOWING THE CAUSE, WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (NO BREAKDOWN LANE, SO WE WERE MOSTLY OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE). WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE, SO WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BREAK IN THE CONDENSER COOLING COIL DUE TO A ROAD OBJECT HITTING THE UNPROTECTED COIL. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET SHOWED DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS FOR HONDA VEHICLES (BUT VERY FEW FOR OTHER MANUFACTURERS). HONDA SAID THAT THIS WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BUT AFTER COMPLAINING TO HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY PAID FOR THE PART. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, WHO PAID FOR THE LABOR. I PAID FOR THE TOWING. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT SEEING THE WHITE SMOKE WITHOUT KNOWING THE CAUSE CAN MAKE THE DRIVER BE STOPPED IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION TO DO PROBLEM DETERMINATION, LEADING TO VARIOUS POSSIBLE INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. VERY BAD VISIBILITY!*AK

NEW VEHICLE TAKEN IN AFTER APPROX 4 MOS OF OWNERSHIP DUE TO FLOORBOARDS BEING FLOODED WITH WATER ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER ADVISED THAT PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPAIRED WITH TAPE PER HONDA SERVICING GUIDELINES. ONE YEAR LATER, SAME PROBLEM SURFACED AGAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER REMOVED SEATS AND CARPET AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE FIREWALL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER IS REPAIRING, HOWEVER AM WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ALSO QUESTIONING SAFETY OF VEHICLE ONCE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETE. *TR

REAR DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE 3 SCREWS SECURING THE DOOR LOCK TO THE DOOR FELL OUT (OVER TIME) ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN. *AK