Honda PILOT brakes problems
1,651 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
9,225 owner complaints analyzed
62 distinct recall campaigns
65,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2003 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 4,226 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
1,651 of 9,225 complaints match this topic (17.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10007895 · 2003-02-20 (February 20, 2003)
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER MORE THAN 3" DEEP, INSTEAD OF THE WATER BEING DIVERTED OUT AND AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, IT IS DIVERTED AS A MASSIVE WALL OF WATER ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS NECESSARY TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE, AS VISION IS 100% OBSTRUCTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT DAYS. TWICE IT WAS DURING HEAVY RAIN, WHERE WATER WAS POOLING BY THE CURB, BUT WAS NOT YET OVER THE CURB. ONCE IT WAS DURING DRY WEATHER, BUT THERE WAS A DEEP PUDDLE OF WATER IN A LOW SPOT IN THE ROAD. IN ALL 3 SITUATIONS IT POSED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZA…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007895 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10015375 · 2003-04-08 (April 8, 2003)
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB
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Owner report 10046481 · 2003-11-06 (November 6, 2003)
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY PRODUCED A NOISE. DEALER STATES THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10046481 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10060896 · 2004-03-10 (March 10, 2004)
I OWN A HONDA PILOT 2003, EVERY TIME I START MY SUV AND PRESS THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME I HEAR A LOUD NOCKING SOUND. USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE SUV IS NOT IN USE FOR A WHILE. I TOOK THE SUV TO THE DEALER FOR DIFFERENT ISSUE AND I ASKED THE SERVICE PERSON ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE TOLD ME THAT THE SOUND IS COMMON ON PILOT. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY TOLD THAT I NEED TO TAKE THE SUV FOR AN INSPECTION AND NOT TO GO BY WHAT THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE SUV TO THE DEALER YET. BUT, I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THERE IS A …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10060896 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10067859 · 2004-04-26 (April 26, 2004)
LOUD "CLANK" NOISE FROM BRAKE CALIPERS THE FIRST TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AFTER CHANGING DIRECTION (FORWARD TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO FORWARD). THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE NEW; THE DEALER SERVICE REP STATES "THEY ALL DO THAT", AND SAID HE WAS SURPRISED HONDA HAD NOT COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF FIX BECAUSE THEY WERE GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY DISCONCERTING NOISE.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 12 miles reported. Look up ODI 10067859 at NHTSA ↗