Honda PILOT transmission problems
1,217 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
1,217 of 9,225 complaints match this topic (13.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10089908 · 2004-08-27 (August 27, 2004)
TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000, HONDA [phone removed]. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10089908 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10090345 · 2004-09-03 (September 3, 2004)
AFTER THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V17600 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED WHEN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK
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Owner report 10090377 · 2004-09-03 (September 3, 2004)
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR. EARLIER, TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED FOR DIRT IN THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER STATED ON THE RECALL THAT OIL JET WAS NOT DEFECTIVE, AND DID NOT NEED SERVICING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DISCOLORATION IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10090377 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10094654 · 2004-09-29 (September 29, 2004)
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MECHANIC REPLACED THE OIL SET PUMP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
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Owner report 10095526 · 2004-11-15 (November 15, 2004)
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. WHEN THE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AS IT SHOULD. THE OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY WOULD DO IS SPRAY THE PEDAL WITH SILICONE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS FUNCTION IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS SAID TO BE DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP. THE STEERING MADE A CLICKING AND OR GROANING SOUND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE NOISE WAS NEAR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *SC
Owner-reported narrative. 12 miles reported. Look up ODI 10095526 at NHTSA ↗