Eight problems related to transmission noise have been reported for the 2004 Honda Pilot. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Honda Pilot based on all problems reported for the 2004 Pilot.
While driving around 30-50 miles an hour my vehicle has been making a shuddering noise with a vibration and while this is happening the rpms with move up and down with as the shuddering progresses. It seems as though this is a common problem with the year and make of the vehicle. I have taken it to the dealership to verify that I need to have my torch converter replaced and it will cost around $1700. 00 to fix it. I'm concerned for the safety of my vehicle as it could cause the whole transmission to go out.
Transmission made a very loud noise wheels locked up, and trans lost fluid through the drivers side. Upon closer examination I found that the entire transmission case had small cracks and the trans would lock-up as if there was something in the gears like a bolt or pin of sorts if driven even a couple of feet. Complete transmission had to be replaced, contacted dealer no coverage from Honda.
There is a growl/grind/shudder between 30-40 mph specifically at 1,500 rpms. The noise appears to be coming from the transmission or very close to the transmission. This issue is very hard to diagnose, however I already replaced the transmission once and the issue came back. Could I have purchased two faulty Honda transmissions?.
My 2004 Honda Pilot has been making a grinding/shuddering noise. Doesn't do it all the time, but usually when I'm going 35-40 mph. If I accelerate, the noise will stop. Can't duplicate it always, but sounds like something is seriously wrong in the transmission. Many, many other reports online of the exact same problem.
2004 Honda Pilot began making shuttering vibrating noise on deceleration at about 50,000 miles. Carried back to Honda dealership 3 times and told could not reproduce noise or vibration. I got in vehicle with shop foreman and was able to reproduce the noise for him with no problem. This was on the third trip to the dealership with 102,000 miles on the vehicle. We were told the transmission would need replacing. We were told Honda America would pay 40% of cost for "good faith". We still paid $2400. 00 for the repair. We looked on the Honda forums on the internet and there are hundreds of Honda Pilot owners with this same problem.
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at 55 mph the vehicle started making a noise and the automatic transmission light came on. The vehicle start jerking and suddenly locked-up causing the vehicle to stop in the middle of the highway. The contact restarted the vehicle but the engine kept locking up while driving. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer informed the contact that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the transmission and they told the dealer that they will cover 50 percent of the transmission repair. The contact stated the transmission should not have gone out at 83,000 miles and this could have caused a major crash on the highway. The failure mileage was 83,000.
My transmission makes a shutter/vibrating noise when accelerating at 25-50 mph.
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot ex. The contact stated that the transmission made a loud noise while the vehicle was in motion. The dealer diagnosed that there was no failure with the vehicle. The contact researched NHTSA campaign id number: 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission), but the VIN was not associated in the recall. The manufacturer denied any assistance with repair to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 127,000.