general problems of the 2004 Honda Pilot

Six problems related to vehicle speed control 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.

1 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 08/17/2016

The accelerator sometimes freezes and I cannot press it down. When I press very hard it releases and goes too fast from the stop position. I was in the school zone stopped when I tried to start again, it froze. The guard was trying to make me go, I was trying but pedal was frozen. When I pushed very hard, it went very fast from stop. The cop saw me clocked me and gave me a $360. 00 ticket. I tried to explain the problem. Did not believe me. This has happened several times but never this bad. I have sent to the shop and was told it was the throttle body.

2 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 06/02/2014

Upon taking off at the stop light I accelerated to 35 miles an hour then changed lanes as I was nearing my destination ,the car sped out of control and reached speeds over 65 miles an hour,I stood on the brake and stepped on the emergency brakes while steering the vehicle away from other vehicles, the emergency brakes stopped the vehicle, I had a new ignition switch put in at a cost to me of 700. Dollars six month in the fall of 2013. . This was a most dangerous incident, people must know this. , I tried to re[port it online to NHTSA it said ''25 '' complaints only. ???.

3 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 08/04/2012

I was parked in the driveway on a completely flat surface. I put the car in reverse to back out of the driveway. I touched the accelerator pedal lightly to get the car moving, the car accelerated wildly. I stomped on the brake, which went to the floor. I had time to look down and see that my foot was on the brake pedal and to stomp on the emergency brake. The car did not slow down at all. The vehicle continued accelerating until it smashed into a tree going approximately 30 mph (estimated). A couple hours before the wreck a previously unseen brake error light came on the dash. The shop it was taken to refused to look into the brakes, accelerator, master cylinder or the transmission. They stated there were no codes triggered, though they could provide no proof that they even had the necessary equipment to read the codes. State farm insurance refuses to investigate because the vehicle was a total loss. This from a stand still on a flat surface. It was horrific. I would like the vehicle inspected to determine if there was a mechanical failure.

4 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 08/07/2010

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. When the driver of the vehicle engaged the brake pedal the vehicle accelerated into the store window causing bricks to fall off of the building. The vehicle was towed to a Honda dealer who stated that they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. There were no prior warnings or failures. The failure mileage and current mileages were 102600.

5 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 07/27/2006

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. While the contact's wife pulled into a parking space at 5 mph, with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle lunged forward and the engine revved. The contact drove over a curb and crashed into a wall. The air bags deployed and two occupants were injured. A police report was filed. The contact has yet to take the vehicle to the dealer or a mechanic. The current and failure mileages were 22,000. The brakes would not stop the vehicle. The vehicle had a defective air control valve and throttle. The consumer stated he experienced the problem 1 year prior to the accident. The vehicle was totaled. Updated 09/18/07.

6 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 05/24/2004

Tachometer surges upward but the vehicle doesn't go any faster and I am not pressing the accelerator. Then some times it will drop dramatically. First visit dealer said could not duplicate, second trip they replaced egr valve. It is better but still does not drive like a new vehicle.


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