2005 Honda PILOT problems and owner complaints

2005 HONDA PILOT EX WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT.. ~90% BRAKE FAILURE ON VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS... 06/15/2005 AND 06/24/2005. TAKING TO HONDA OF CONCORD (CONCORD NC) TO BE REVIEWED... MAY OR MAY NOT REPAIR DEPENDING ON IF THEY CAN "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM BUT ARE AWARE OF SOME CASES OF THE MASTER CYLINDER GOING COMPLETELY OUT FOR A "MOMENT". ALERTING YOU ALL IN CASE THIS HAPPENS TO OTHERS AND TO HAVE ON RECORD.

Owner-reported narrative. 223 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126729 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, HIT A SMALL STANCHION WITH MY REAR BUMPER. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO PULL FORWARD AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, ONLY STOPPING WHEN I CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10157398 at NHTSA ↗

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AT AROUND 4:30 PM. JUST LIKE ALWAYS AROUND AT CERTAIN PART OF THE FREEWAY THE TRAFFIC BEGAN AND EVERYONE WAS SLOWING DOWN. I BEGAN TO PRESS ON MY BREAKS. THIS IS WERE THINGS ALL WENT TO FAST AND ARE KIND OF WEIRD. GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, MY SUV WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND IT JERKED TO THE LEFT. THERE WERE A LOT OF BAD, SCARY NOISES, ONES THAT AUTOMOBILES SHOULDN'T MAKE. LUCKILY, I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE ELSE. MY THOUGHT BEFORE I GOT OUT OF THE CAR WAS THAT I TOTALLY SLAMMED INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN. HOWEVE…

Owner-reported narrative. 32,323 miles reported. Look up ODI 10158376 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA PILOT THAT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE 5TH TRANSMISSION LEAK. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10167415 at NHTSA ↗

MAKE: HONDA PILOT 2005 PLEASE ALSO REVIEW: HTTP://WWW.HONDAPILOT.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=4117&PERPAGE=15&PAGENUMBER=27 WHICH HAS 27 PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 PILOT. I HAD THE HITCH INSTALLED BY HONDA. I NOTICED SOME VIBRATION LOWER THAN 70 MPH BUT ASSUMED THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CAR. LO AND BEHOLD, WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING STARTING AROUND 69MPH, PEAKING AT AROUND 76 MPH AND FADING TO "NORMAL" AT AROUND 80 MPH. THE VIBRATION FEELS LIKE A WHEE…

Owner-reported narrative. 45 miles reported. Look up ODI 10129822 at NHTSA ↗

2005 HONDA PILOT EXL CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AS A RESULT OF SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND TRACTION.*MR THE CONSUMERS LAWYER STATED ON FEB 2, 2005 THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMERS LAWYER BELIEVED THE CRASH AND RECALL WERE IDENTICAL. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10131284 at NHTSA ↗

YESTERDAY, MY DAUGHTER'S 2005 HONDA PILOT WITH 71K MILES SINCE NEW, WAS ROLLING ALONG AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE 66 WHEN BRAKES ENGAGED BRINGING CAR TO SUDDEN STOP. SEVERAL CARS BEHIND HER HAD TO TAKE DEFENSIVE ACTION TO PREVENT PILING UP. VSA LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES TO A POINT WHERE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO HONDA BY AAA. SAME THING HAPPENED IN OCT 2008 (ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO) BUT OCCURRED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AND CAR COULD BE DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSI…

Owner-reported narrative. 71,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10257672 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO BRAKE MODE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN STOP. THE FAILURE CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, CAUSING ITEMS TO BE THROWN FROM THE SEAT ONTO THE FLOOR. DURING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH PRODUCED A LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE CODE AND A BRAKE SENSOR CODE. THE DEALER TESTED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. THEY ALSO NOTIFIE…

Owner-reported narrative. 58,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10260943 at NHTSA ↗

CVT FAILURE. PLEASE SEE CSC-10024235-7187.PDF. MORE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. MANY CUSTOMERS JUST "NURSED ALONG" TO GET PAST EXTENDED WARRANTY. APPROPRIATE, EFFECTIVE, AND PRESCRIBED REMEDIES ARE NOT APPLIED (IAW WITH ABOVE REFERENCE). APPEARS HONDA IS NOT PROVIDING A SAFE REMEDY FOR THIS SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM. CAR FREQUENTLY STALLS, JUST WHEN THE DRIVER IS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. LESS THAN ONE HOUR ON THE INTERNET (VARIOUS BLOGS) REVEALED WELL OVER 100 PAGES OF DISSATISFIED OWNERS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. ATTEMPTS T…

Owner-reported narrative. 87,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10306020 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE BRAKES DECELERATED ON THEIR OWN. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 12/23/11... UPDATED 02/17/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO FAIL AND THE BRAKES TO APPLY INVOLUNTARILY. UP…

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10366406 at NHTSA ↗

TL*- THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA PILOT IN AUGUST 2005. IN SEPTEMBER 2005, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER SPEED BUMPS OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DESERT HONDA OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ON FEBRUARY 2007. THE SERVICE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER AS OF FEBRUARY 1…

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10182387 at NHTSA ↗

CONSUMER QUESTION ABOUT 2005 HONDA PILOT RECALLS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HER VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE TWO RECALLS FOR THE FUEL TANK AND THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *KB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10223973 at NHTSA ↗