There are 3 owner-reported lighting complaints for the 2017 Honda Pilotin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
DIFFERENT WARNING PROBLEMS SHOWS UP ON DASHBOARD COMES ON AND OFF SOMETIMES. TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY ITS FUEL INJECTORS.
VEHICLE LED HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT. ONCOMING TRAFFIC FLASHES HIGH BEAMS AT ME THINKING MY BRIGHTS ARE ON CREATING A HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MANY TIMES I AM BLINDED BY THE BLINDING LIGHTS OF THEIR HIGH BEAMS BEAM LIGHTS BEING FLASHED AND HAVE GONE OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE BLINDNESS. I HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED HELP. THE DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS WITH LITTLE EFFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED RECENTLY. IT HAS LED HEADLAMPS, AND WAS A LATE MODEL 2017 RECENTLY PURCHASED AS A NEW VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FREQUENT EVENTS OF ONCOMING VEHICLES FLASHING THEIR HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN RESPONSE TO THE PERCEPTION THAT MY HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. AS A RESULT OF THIS, I HAVE TO FLASH MY HIGH BEAMS IN RESPONSE TO LET THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC KNOW MY HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT ON. SOMETIMES OPPOSING TRAFFIC LEAVES THEIR HIGH BEAMS ON IN RETALIATION TO THE PERCEPTION MY HIGH BEAMS ARE ON CREATING A TEMPORARY CONDITION OF BLINDNESS ON MY PART AND HAS CAUSE ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. I NEED YOUR HELP IN GETTING AMERICAN HONDA TO HELP RESOLVE THIS. THANKS YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
EVERY TIME WE DRIVE AT NIGHT, ONCOMING DRIVERS TURN THEIR BRIGHTS ON, THINKING OUR LED HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT. TOOK IT TO DEALER, THEY SAID THERE IS NO CURE. ( GURLEY LEEP HONDA, ELKHART, IN. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. DID NOT TALK TO DEALER UNTIL ANOTHER OWNER OF A 2017, CONFIRMED HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026