2016 Honda Pilot Complaint Log

9-SPEED TRANSMISSION IN THE "TOURING" TRIM LEVEL OF 2016 HONDA PILOT HAS AN ELECTRONIC PUSH-BUTTON SHIFTER. THIS SHIFTER INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO RESPOND TO FIRM BUTTON PUSHES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC WHEN SHIFTING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE OR VICE VERSA IN PARKING SITUATIONS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND FIRMLY DEPRESSING THE SHIFTER BUTTON TO REVERSE DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED IN THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKE. THIS HAS NECESSITATED EMERGENCY BRAKING TO AVOID COLLISION. NO WARNING MESSAGE OR CHIME IS GENERATED DURING THESE FAILURES, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR RESPOND TO THE BUTTON PRESS. DEALER SERVICE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DURING COASTING OR LIGHT BRAKING. SURGING ROUTINELY OCCURS AT MODERATE SPEEDS ( 35-45MPH ) WHEN COASTING DOWNHILL ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY. SURGING HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS, AND HAS NECESSITATED EMERGENCY BRAKING TO AVOID COLLISION. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY HAS ACKNOWLEDGED SIMILAR BEHAVIOR IN ANOTHER MODEL THAT SHARES IDENTICAL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WITH THIS VEHICLE ( ASIDE FROM DIFFERENCES IN TUNING ), THE 2016 ACURA MDX, AND A SOFTWARE REPAIR CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY FOR THAT VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME, NO SOFTWARE REPAIR HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2016 HONDA PILOT TOURING. SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY A LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.

ENGINE HOOD BENDS IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN HIGH WINDS & WHEN PASSING COMMERCIAL TRUCKS: LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COME OFF AT ANY MOMENT, TO STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. EXPERIENCED THIS ON THE SAME HIGHWAY ON EVERY TRIP FROM CALIFORNIA TO ARIZONA AND BACK.SPEED WAS 75 MPH (LEGAL LIMIT). WILL VIDEO TAPE THIS ON THE NEXT TRIP.VERY FRIGHTENING! HAS BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES RE THIS ISSUE: THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS AND NO REPAIR OFFERED.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE TOP OF MY CAR. THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. WHEN I LOOKED THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I COULD SEE SOME PIECES FLYING. THANKFULLY, THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS FAR AWAY ENOUGH THAT THEY WERE NOT HIT BY THESE GLASS PIECES AND ALSO HAD MY INTERIOR SLIDER CLOSED. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF BOTH MY SLIDER WASN'T CLOSED AND/OR THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS CLOSE TO ME. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS, I CONTACTED HONDA AND ADVISED THEM OF THE INCIDENT AND BROUGHT IT IN TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. THEY HAVE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT GLASS FOR MY SUNROOF. I'M STILL WAITING FOR IT COME IN. I ALSO WENT ONLINE AND RESEARCHED SUNROOFS BREAKING OUT OF NOWHERE AND DID COME ACROSS MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS THAT IT MAY BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY WITH NEWER VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY ARE BUILT LIGHTER WITH THINNER METALS AND THINNER GLASS. THE GLASS USED ON SUNROOFS MORE COMMONLY IS TEMPERED GLASS, NOT LAMINATED GLASS. TEMPERED GLASS IS MORE PRONE TO SHATTERING WHEN PRESSURE BUILDS UP INSIDE THE CAR. WHEN I SPOKE TO HONDA CORPORATE AND THE DEALER, NEITHER ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT KIND OF GLASS WAS ON THE SUNROOF BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW. I HOPE THIS MATTER CAN BE FURTHER LOOKED INTO. I HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN WORSE.

IT SURGES WHEN COMING TO AN INTERSECTION GOING 15 MPH WITH FOOT OFF GAS AND FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. IT HAS SURGED SEVERAL TIMES OUT INTO THE INTERSECTIONS. SERVICE BULLETIN 16-008 COVERS OVER 50,000 HONDA PILOTS BUT THE DEALER TELLS ME MY PILOT IS JUST SHORT OF THE LISTED VIN NUMBERS. I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALER THIS OCCURS IN COOLER WEATHER BELOW 40 DEGREES AND IF PEOPLE ARE CROSSING THE INTERSECTION AND IT SURGES THE PILOT COULD HURT OR KILL SEVERAL PEOPLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM CAUSE IT DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THEY HAD IT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SNAP/CLUNK THAT CAN BE HEARD AND SLIGHTLY FELT THROUGH FOOT WHEN APPLYING OR RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR AND ALSO APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A COLDER (PROBABLY LESS THAN 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT) OUTSIDE TEMPS. HONDA DEALER HAD LOOK AT IT TWICE AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 THREE TIMES SO FAR WITH THE FOURTH VISIT BEING THIS MORNING 2/10/2016. SO FAR THEY ADJUSTED BOLTS AND FASTENERS ON VISIT ONE. ON VISIT THREE THEY REPLACED THE CENTER DRIVE SHAFT. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. BECAUSE THERE IS NO KNOW DIAGNOSIS AT THIS TIME ITS UNCLEAR IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

SAFETY RECALL 15V-668 ACTIVE, IT APPEARS CAR ALARM & SECURITY SYSTEM WAS COMPROMISED BY ANOTHER CAR REMOTE. IN SAMS PARKING LOT I APPROACHED MY VEHICLE AND OPENED REAR DECK AND WHILE LOADING ITEMS IN CAR A HORN STARTED BLOWING ANOTHER SUV IN LEFT PARK SPACE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING BUT IT WAS MY CAR HORN BLOWING, NO LIGHTS ON, OTHER CAR OWNER OPENED HIS REAR DECK AND LOADED ITEMS, MY WIFE GOT OUT HER KEY AND SILENCED MY CAR HORN, WE LEFT & TRAVELED 8 MILE, STOPPED, GET OUT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT LOCK WITH DOOR HANDLE, KEY FOB ORMANUAL LOCK ON DOOR. DIC DISPLAYED KEY NOT RECOGNIZED, ALL OUTSIDE LIGHTS STAY ON 10 MIN, I CRANKED CAR GOT ON I 20 I DID NOT HEAR DOORS LOCK.DIC NORMAL I OPENED MY DRIVER DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR OPENED AT 70 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. GOT HOME SHUT OFF CAR TRIED LOCK / UNLOCK SEVERAL TIMES OK LIGHTS GO ON/OFF IN NORMAL MANER. I HAVE A DEALER APP FOR RECALL 12-22-15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

EVER SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR THE RADIO RECEPTION HAS BEEN VERY BAD AT ALL TIMES MOVING OR PARKED.. THIS IS WITH AM/FM AND XM RADIO. THE ONLY WAY I CAN LISTEN TO MUSIC IS USING MY CELL PHONE VIA BLUETOOTH. I HAVE TAKEN MY PILOT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEED TO WAIT FOR AMERICAN HONDA TO FIGURE OUT A FIX FOR THIS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EVEN CHECKED ALL 6 PILOTS ON THE LOT AND THEY ALL HAD THE SAME ISSUES. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND I NEED TO WAIT FOR A FIX. MY CASE MANAGERISSUED ME A $400 HONDA LOYALTY CARD WHICH CAN BE USED FOR PARTS OR SERVICE AT ANY HONDA DEALER (SHE SAID THE CARD FOR FOR MY TROUBLES). I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE END NOVEMBER 2015 WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL 2016 HONDA PILOTS, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS IN THE ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30PM, MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING ON NORTH I-75 IN SOUTHWEST OHIO. BESIDES OURSELVES, WE HAD OUR TWO YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE CAR'S COMPUTER STARTED DISPLAYING A CHANGING SERIES OF WARNINGS GENERALLY INDICATING VARIOUS SYSTEM FAILURES. THE CAR BASICALLY STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. SINCE WE WERE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER. IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE OR LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LITTLE IF ANY CHANCE OF MOVING OVER TO THE CURB. THE CAR, WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, WOULD HAVE SHUT DOWN LEAVING US IN THE PATH OF VERY FAST MOVING CARS AND TRUCKS. THE ONLY OUTCOME WAS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY HIGH-SPEED REAR END COLLISION. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO OUR HONDA DEALER APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AWAY. ON NOVEMBER 27, THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30PM. THIS TIME WE WERE 400 MILES FROM HOME TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 11-E, BETWEEN GREENEVILLE AND JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE. I CAUGHT THE FAILURE EARLY ENOUGH BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT OF AN OUT-OF-BUSINESS STORE. THIS TIME INSTEAD OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, WE HAD TWO ELDERLY GREAT GRANDPARENTS. THE DEALER THAT HANDLED THE FIRST INCIDENT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE SECOND DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A FUEL PUMP RELAY NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED. THIS RELAY REQUIRES A SPECIAL TOOL TO INSTALL IT. SEE ATTACHED LETTER WITH ATTACHMENTS FOR ALL DETAILS INCLUDING SERVICE INVOICES.

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN THE TAILGATE WINDOW ON MY EIGHT DAY OLD, 2016 HONDA PILOT FORCEFULLY EXPLODED. IT BLEW SHARDS OF GLASS 15 FEET BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE FORCE BROKE THE REAR WINDOW WIPER AND BENT THE WINDOW WIPER ARM DOWN. ALL THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE GARAGE, BUT NOT FAR FROM IT. NO ONE WAS AROUND THE CAR. MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE BACK YARD AND HEARD THE EXPLOSION. OUR HONDA DEALER SAID WE PRESSED THE WIPER INTO THE WINDOW CAUSING PRESSURE WHICH BROKE THE WINDOW. I WAS DRIVING ALONE IN THE CAR. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN BEHIND THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SHREDDED BY FLYING GLASS. IT DIDN'T DROP TO THE GROUND IT FLEW 15 FEET BEHIND THE CAR. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF PEOPLE ARE NEARBY AS ON A CITY STREET OR PARKING LOT. FROM THE INTERNET I SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER VEHICLE MAKERS, NOT JUST HONDA.

I WRITE TO YOU TO CONVEY MY SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING A NEW HONDA 2016 PILOT. MY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE MY CONCERNS WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. WERE MET WITH TEPID RELUCTANCE AND A CAVALIER NEGLECTFUL ATTITUDE. 1.AT HIGH SPEEDS (55-75 MPH) THE VEHICLE OVERSTEERS AND DURING EMERGENCY AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS BECOMES UNSTABLE. TWICE WHILE AVOIDING DEAR ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND WAS SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT ROLLING THE VEHICLE OVER. I OWN AND HAVE DRIVEN A 2003 PILOT FOR OVER 180,000 MILES AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS SORT OF ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE SUSPENSION IS INCORRECTLY DESIGNED AND THAT UNEXPECTED AND UNNECESSARY ROLLOVERS ARE IMMINENT. 2.THE 'AUTO IDLE OFF' FEATURE TURNS THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF AT CERTAIN TIMES AND UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. IT TAKES BETWEEN 900 AND 1,300 MILLISECONDS TO RECOVER POWER TO THE WHEELS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. UNLIKE HYBRID VEHICLES (FROM WHICH THIS FEATURE WAS TAKEN), THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE ELECTRICAL MOTOR TO PROVIDE TORQUE TO THE DRIVETRAIN WHILE THE ENGINE RESTARTS AND AS A RESULT, THERE IS DELAY IN ACCELERATING. IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF TIMES, THIS IS OF NO CONSEQUENCE HOWEVER IN A SMALL FRACTION THIS DELAY INCREASES THE RISK OF COLLISION. ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK, I EXPERIENCE A DELAY IN ENTERING DENSE TRAFFIC WITHIN SHORT INTERSTATE MERGE LANES. THIS DELAY OF ABOUT ONE SECOND IS ENOUGH TO REMOVE MY MARGIN OF ERROR AND INCREASES THE RISK OF COLLISION DURING A MERGING MANEUVER. WHILE THERE IS A SWITCH TO DEFEAT THIS FEATURE, IT RESETS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND REMEMBERING TO OVERRIDE IT EVERY TIME IS INCONSISTENT WITH HUMAN MEMORY AND PERFORMANCE.

THE FOUR DOORS MUST RECEIVE AN USUAL AMOUNT OF FORCE FOR NORMAL CLOSURE. WE ARE ALWAYS LEAVING A DOOR AJAR WHEN WE EXIT. FROM THE INSIDE MUST PULL DOOR WITH MORE THAN USUAL FORCE. BEST TO KEEP HAND ON DOOR UNTIL CLOSED WHICH I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DO IN A NEW CAR AND I HAVE PURCHASED NUMEROUS NEW CARS OVER THE YEARS. THE DOOR FEELS LIKE DEAD WEIGHT - HAS ALMOST NO CLOSURE FORCE. IT HELPS SOME TO OPEN A WINDOW OR ANOTHER DOOR TO RELIEVE THE BACK PRESSURE BUT STILL IS NOT A NORMAL DOOR CLOSURE. I HAVE GONE TO THREE DEALERS AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE NO THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. I HAD A 2009 PILOT AND THE DOORS WORKED JUST FINE. ONE HONDA DEALER SAID THE DOOR IS LIKELY TOO HEAVY FOR HARDWARE.

FRONT END CREEKING/LOUD POP WHEN TAKING OFF AND TURNING. NOT CONTINUOUS. HAD IT TEST DRIVEN BY HONDA DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TWICE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL... AND NEVER CHECK UNDER THE VEHICLE. ALSO, HONDA RECALLED SOFTWARE FOR NAVIGATION PANEL... BUT THE SAME ISSUES HAVE ARISEN AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX DAYS LATER. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN BACK TO THE CONTACT, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED A FEW DAYS LATER AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

MY 2016 HONDA PILOT EXL SENSING HAS VERY POOR HEADLIGHTS FOR SEEING THE ROAD SURFACE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH THE DRIVING/FOG LIGHTS TURNED ON WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE ALSO NOT THE BEST ON DISTANCE OBJECTS. I LEAVE THE SWITCH IN THE AUTO POSITION SO I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF SOMETIME TO SEE IF THEY ARE EVEN ON AT NIGHT OR IF IT IS JUST THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS THAT ARE ON. WITH THE VEHICLE STATIONARY ABOUT 8 FEET FROM MY GARAGE DOOR THE HEADLAMPS BEAM HAS A SHARP CUT OFF FOR ANY OBJECTS ABOVE 33 INCHES AND FOR ANY OBJECTS BELOW 21 INCHES. THIS PRESENTS A NARROW HORIZONTAL BEAM OF LIGHT OF ABOUT OF ABOUT 12 INCHES, THIS MAY BE THE NEW STANDARD OR GREAT FOR FOG, BUT IT MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE IN A CAR I BOUGHT PRIMARILY FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. THE CONTACT ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ROOF RAIL COVERS BLEW OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. POOR FIT ON FRONT ROOF RAIL COVER MOLDINGS LEAVES AIR GAP. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE THE 8 FOOT STRIPS OF RUBBER, PASTIC MOLDINGS TO FLY OFF VEHICLE. THIS HAS SERIOUS ACCIDENT POTENTIAL AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS. ONLINE FORUMS ARE FLOODED WITH SIMILAR ISSUES ON ALL TRIM LEVELS OF THE 2016 HONDA PILOT.

MY CAR HAS A VARIETY OF DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS IN THE DRIVER ASSIST FUNCTIONALITIES THAT COULD EITHER CAUSE OR FAIL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT 2,000 MILES BUT OBSERVED THESE MANY TIMES. I REPORTED THESE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FINE. ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES: - FAILS TO DETECT VEHICLES IN ODD SITUATIONS, SUCH AS A TRUCK WHERE THE REAR OF THE BODY PROTRUDES OUT FROM THE REAR WHEELS, AS IF THE RADAR IS ONLY AT GROUND LEVEL, OR IF A VEHICLE IS DRIVING IN MY LANE BUT ONE TIRE IS IN THE OTHER LANE, OR A WIDE LOAD WHICH OCCUPIES ALL OF THE ADJACENT LANE AND HALF OF MY LANE, OR A "BOBTAIL" TRUCK. - AFTER AN EMPTY STRETCH, UPON COMING UP TO A SLOWER CAR, RATHER THAN SLOW GRADUALLY BY EASING OFF THE GAS, THE CAR WILL GET VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR AND THEN RAPIDLY BRAKE, CAUSING DRIVERS BEHIND ME TO NEARLY REAR-END ME. COLLISION MITIGATION: - ALL OF THESE TRIGGER "BRAKE" MESSAGES TO BE DISPLAYED, WHICH IS JUST 1 STEP BEFORE THE BRAKES BEING AUTO-APPLIED, WHICH COULD CAUSE ME TO BE REAR-ENDED. - FALSE ALARMS WHILE MERGING FROM LEFTHAND ONRAMPS WHERE A PENDING COLLISION WITH THE JERSEY BARRIER IS DETECTED - FALSE ALARMS BY THE HILLS ADJACENT TO THE ROAD WHEN GOING AROUND A SHARP TURN ON BACK ROADS - FALSE ALARMS WHEN CRESTING A HILL WITH A CURVE AFTER THE HILL AND IT THINKS AN ONCOMING CAR WILL BE HIT, BECAUSE IT CAN'T SEE THE LANE MARKINGS PAST THE HILL LANE KEEP ASSIST: - PARTIALLY GOES INTO EXIT RAMPS ON ITS OWN IF IN THE RIGHT LANE, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO THINK I AM LEAVING THE LANE AND START TO MERGE THEMSELVES - IS CONFUSED BY LINES OF TAR AND WILL DEPART THE LANE ON ITS OWN - OFTEN "FIGHTS" WITH THE LANE DEPARTURE MITIGATION AROUND CORNERS - TRIES TO PREVENT ME FROM GIVING OTHER VEHICLES SOME BUFFER WHEN PASSING THEM, IF THEY ARE WIDER OR DRIFTING TOWARD ME. - DOES NOT ALERT WHEN IT STOPS BEING ABLE TO DETECT THE LINES

WHEN'S NEXT MOTION GOING ABOUT 50 MPH OR ABOVE, TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, AND A LARGE TRUCK PASSES US GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE HOOD FLEXES QUITE A BIT. ALSO FLEXES AND BOUNCES WHEN GOING THROUGH THE DRYING STAGE AT A CAR WASH. IT IS EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE AND CONCERNING. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF IT LIFTING AND BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CARS BEHIND ME.

FRONT SEAT HEADREST ARE ANGLED TO FAR FORWARD AND HURT MY NECK!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. AFTER LIFTING THE HOOD, FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600.

Meticulously maintained 2026 Honda Pilot with less than 90,000 miles experienced a catastrophic engine failure while driving on highway. Dealership diagnostic found code P0305 and commented, "the engine bearing failed resulting in a catastrophic failure. Cut open oil filter and found bearing material inside. Recommending a used or new engine." This same vehicle / year has a NHTSA Recall Number: 23V-751- 2016 & 2018-2019 Pilot Conn Rod Inspect Recall- there is a manufacturing defect of the engine crankshaft, the connecting rod bearing can prematurely wear and seize. The issue is my vehicles VIN# is NOT included in the recall, event though the failure code and bearing material found in oil filter indicates a high degree of similar root cause as the recall. There are other public forums and social media platforms with owners of 2016 Honda Pilots that are describing exactly same experience- well maintained, engine failure that are NOT included on recall. I've already had around $600 of towing and diagnostic tests. This needs to be further investigated.