general problems of the 2004 Honda Pilot

My car was running just fine I've had no issues the whole entire time I have owned it till now and I cannot put the key in the ignition it takes me like 10 minutes or more to put the key in and if I take the key out when I get to my destination it takes me 10 minutes or more to put the key in again just to drive somewhere else or back home. I'm pretty sure that it should be on a recall but I don't know what it would be. And it doesn't matter which way I put the key in it will not go in and I have three keys and each key does the same thing.

Key will not not turn in ignition to start car. Tried spare key and all suggestions from google, turning steering wheel, brakes, disconnecting battery. Locksmith charge to repair $300+, per comments on google better to replace or will happen again. Cost to replace $600+. Tried tapping around key hole with screwdriver & hammer while someone turned key, did not work.

Okay I've only owned this vehicle about 5 or 6 months when I first got it didn't have any trouble after about 2 weeks I noticed when I would back up and made like a growling sound but no trouble with the transmission drove it no trouble except for some electrical trouble for some reason my battery kept going dead at night it had a garage check it out and they said there's a short somewhere and we started pulling bulbs and fuses didn't find anything so I had to unhook the battery each night so I don't have to get a jump in the morning okay on to the next issue is no problems until this past Sunday the 7th of October and I had pulled into a country exxon station left it running ran inside the door for 2 seconds back out my car was gone hear it had jumped gear roll backwards and thank god it didn't hit anybody or hit the pump is stop within inches so I got in it put it back in park it was still running and try to put it in drive it when go so I shut it off waited 325 minutes started it up again it went into drive drove only about a thousand feet and then it would move and had to be towed home now I don't have any documents but I can but I can get them for murphy's garage but I can get them for murphy's garage and my.

My 2004 Honda Pilot has been losing power. While I'm out on the road! three times in one month and then no lights are on on the dash. Runs great but it just loses power. While I'm driving! it almost killed me and my children while taking them to school.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral without warning and the engine stalled. When the key was inserted in the ignition, it was able to be easily removed. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (colonial Honda of dartmouth, 225 state road, dartmouth, MA, 02747), but could not be diagnosed because no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was persistent. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

When I stop, and turn off the motor, the key will not come out of the ignition. When it finally does, it sometimes (most of the time) wont go back in. When it does, it will not turn, thus, you cannot start the car. Sometimes it will turn on, and start the car, but most of the time, you have to sit in one spot, and wait til it gets ready. Im afraid that im going to get stranded every time I am able to leave the house. Especially with the upcoming cold weather.

Keys can be take out of the ignition key cylinder at any time, engine on or off, in park or reverse or drive. Seems like a worn out ignition cylinder.

Had my car serviced for 4 recalls: 12-056 -manufacturercampaignid:12-056 lighting switch harness wear, mfr campaign/safety recall notice:13-011 -manufacturercampaignid:13-011 shift interlock, mfr campaign/safety recall notice:16-047 -manufacturercampaignid:16-047 passenger airbag inflator. I went to pick up my car at the dealership and it was driven to me. I went home and it drove perfectly fine. Yesterday, I tried starting it and a couple things happened, as I inserted my key, it got stuck halfway or so. I pulled the key out and reinserted. It worked again. I headed out to work. Leaving work, it happened again, the key got stuck, I pulled it out, reinserted it, and repeated that a few times. The key finally went in. Later that evening, I was going to the store. The key inserted just fine, but then it wouldn't turn. The next morning, a repeat. This should be a recall.

In 12/2015, the engine and vtm4 light turned on and concurrently, the car was difficult to drive as the engine revved and transmission shifted. Upon inspection by Honda, they found that the electrical wires in front and back were chewed on by rodents. They stated that the soy coated wires were a known issue and it should be covered by my insurance. State farm stated that it was not covered. I had to pay the total bill of $1,543. 33.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that there was a progressing failure in which the key would not turn over to start the vehicle. The gears also failed to shift into park multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and repair. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v573000 (electrical system) and was unable to determine if the failure may randomly happen again. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 174,171. Dyd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while parked the key was inserted but failed to the start the ignition . The failure was persistent. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000. Ec.

Noticed an extreme hot spot on drivers side lower seat cushion when heated seats are on hi or lo. Spot is so hot that you cannot let it touch your pants without burning you. I have read many accounts of this same issue with other Honda owners that ultimately resulted in a fire. Now drivers side lower seat cushion heating element no longer works. Drivers side back and passenger side heating elements still work.

We were on another summer trip and the airbag warning light came on. This is the big red light to the far left of the panel. Calling Honda in franklin TN they had no idea what could happen while continuing to drive the vehicle. Calling another dealership they assured me that it was most likely a sensor and the airbags would simply not deploy. Honda as recalls now for bad airbags. 1- our 2004 does not fall into the recall period 2 - Honda should pay for any issue related to bad airbag technology regardless of how old the car is, just like they do with seat belts. If we would have been in a wreck during the time that light was on, the airbag would not have deployed. 3- any part of the airbag/sensor/ seatbelt system should not be merely covered under a limited warranty. It should be covered for the life of the car. This is a safety issue. If they cannot stand behind the safety of the car they need to get out of the business.

Ignition lock-cylinder/assembly was defective and a recall was issued which the dealer did not honor. Ignition key could not be extracted. The vehicle was park in driveway and turned off to open gate. The key could not turn nor be extracted.

When the driver side heated seat is turned on the seat gets so hot that it literally burns the skin on anyone sitting in the seat. It happens on both low or high setting. The seat then begins to emit smoke.

When we turn on the seat warmer in the front passenger seat of our Honda Pilot 2004, we smell a strong odor of rubber or foam burning. Now our seat warmer will not work at all. We've stopped using the seat warmer due to concerns of a fire starting.

On July 25 ,2013 around 8:00am am starting my 2004 Honda Pilot , to move my car to avoid parking tickets at 8:30am. After 5 minutes of warming the engine I decided to drive around to find a parking space to avoid a ticked. Around 8:14am I found a parking space and the car is parked. Later around 3:00pm I decided to go to my girlfriend house ,I see the my car parked and a free parking space in front of my apartment. To avoid tickets the next day I moved the car. Around 3:02 the car is parked in front of my apartment. Around 9:50 pm am walking home and I see the hood of my car open. The engine was all burned including headlights there was no wire everything melt. Neighbors where sitting outside as usual ,they told me that it started around 3:30 and that small amount of smoke was coming out of the left side of the engine . Fire department took like 15m !!!!to arrived. Car had 105,000 miles. I wasn't using the car that often ,the night before the fire I drove the car for 15 miles back and forward. My ensures don't cover fire . No more Honda thanks!!!.

The key was difficult to insert into the ignition. Once in, the key was then virtually impossible to remove. Furthermore will not turn as it is stuck in between off and accessory positions. Hours were spent jiggling, bringing a locksmith to make attempts at removing without success. The Honda Pilot had to be towed to dealership. This happened within 1 day of a serviced recall for the interlock lever which involves the ignition and the steering column shifter.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that she received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 12v573000 (electrical system) and took the vehicle to the dealer for service. The dealer advised that they would not repair the vehicle because the shifter interlock did not need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired per the recall. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. The current mileage was 113,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 12v573000 (electrical system) and 14v700000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

When turning on the driver's side seat warmer it got extremely hot. Recently it actually burned the seat foam and began to smoke. I will not use it anymore for fear of a fire. Thank you for looking into this issue.

Drivers side back powered window does not work. It went down automatically and does not go up while driving automatically. Almost caused a car crash.

Driver seat heater gets extremely hot to the point that burns are possible. Afraid that a fire may occur so stopped using. There appears to be a widespread occurrence when searching the internet. No recall by Honda.

Pilot rolled away while it was parked, I had key in my hand, it hit a concrete flower pot. Damaging my right fender bumper mirror. Policeman got inside Pilot took key in and out of ignition several times,while it was in gear. I drove the car to Honda dealership told them what happened. They admitted it should not do that, but did nothing to help. After hearing of recall in Jan. I contacted Honda about the incident telling them they should fix my Pilot since it was there fault this accident happened. They had me send them information about what happened. The police report ect. They had me take the Pilot to dealership and leave it 5 hours. When Honda called me back a week later they refused to take responsibility for accident because the key does not come out of ignition when dealership had it, it does not do this all of the time , but it did happen in July 2012 long before I knew about recall and I have police report and witness to prove it did. My insurance has gone up because of accident plus I have to pay deductible, when this was not my fault. Honda has recall on Honda so how could they not be responsible? could you please help me with this?.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while stopped in a parking space, the key was removed from the ignition and the contact noticed that she had not shifted the gear in park. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the brake switch would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

Drivers heated seat caught the seat on fire.

On my 2004 Honda Pilot, the srs (airbag) warning indicator light on the dashboard mysteriously remains on even though there have been no other changes to the vehicle. The Honda dealer wants $80 just to look at it! this is outrageous; it's clearly a failed component that should be covered under the safety portion of the vehicle's warrantee for the lifetime of the vehicle. There are many other Honda owners who have experienced this warning light and they report it is nearly always a failed passenger seat sensor that Honda is replacing under a TSB; however my local dealer claims to know nothing of the TSB and want me to pay for this.

Key could be removed without vehicle being in park. No damage occurred, but car did roll at times. Vehicle was repaired by dealer at a cost of $446. 03, (10/05/11, 163538 miles). Dates and mileage of first occurrence are approximate.

Overheating of drivers side seat heating elements, followed by failure of units.

I have a 2004 Honda Pilot and I am having the same problem that a lot of the Honda cars are getting recalled for but my vehicle is not listed. You can remove the key while the gear selector is not in park. My wife rolled forward and hit a safety pole. She is always afraid of doing it again with our kids in the car. I called Honda about the repair and they said it was not a recall. I don't understand how some Honda cars can get recalled but mine will not. I called Honda and asked about the cost of the repair and they told me it was going to be expensive.

Dear sir/madam, my 2004 Honda Pilot has 58k miles on it. I scheduled a 60k major maintenance on 3/19/2010. But on 3/18/2010 on my way back home, the check engine light was on, the car got vibration and smoke. I sent my car to the dealer immediately at about 7:00 pm on 3/18/2010. On 3/19/2010, the dealer called me and said the no. 5 spark plug came out and burned out the coil, it's a very unusual situation. I went to the dealer to check the damages: the spark plug only has the metal portion left, the coil burned out and only 1/3 or 1/2 left, the cylinder head got some damage too and some metal chips remained in the cylinder head and cylinder. I did the oil changes and maintenance at dealership regularly and drove the car gently. I don't think this incident is related to my driving style. It has to be quality issue on either the coil or the spark plug. But I am not a mechanics and don't know if this happened to other cars. Although the car is out of warranty (3 years/36k miles), I really think it's a serious quality issue. Honda needs to take care of this issue. I am unlucky, this happened to me, I am lucky, it happened to me not on highway. Hope the authority can do some investigation and urge Honda to resolve this issue. Thanks.

2004 Honda Pilot SUV 9/9/2008 front ac blower resistor replaced $230 (miles 68,197, also had 100 miles bumper to bumper warranty but was told by dealer it was not covered. 1/25/2013 (miles 134,000) front ac air mix motor replaced $501,rear ac/heat does not work was still in 100 mile warranty it has a bad blower resistor I still have not replaced it. To top it off when it rains my driver and now front passenger floor mats are getting wet from the underneath the protective mat (miles 105,000)! your attention to this above matter is most appreciated.

Honda Pilot engine light keeps coming on. Since purchase date of 10-12-04 it has been in the Honda service dept 3 times. Engine light keeps coming on and cylinders are misfiring causing the Pilot to lose power while driving. After stopping and turning off the engine for awhile it will start up again and usually the engine light will not come on again. This has happened 3 times since it was in the Honda service dept.

Consumer experienced hard starting and other mechanical problems. The dealer indicated that this was normal and made no repairs to the vehicle.