general problems of the 2005 Honda Pilot

The rear suspension got detached from a collapsed/rusted frame. Item # 11 sub-frame, rear suspension part # 50300-s9v-a01 the suspension is rubbing against the rear tires since the bolt flange (14x125 item# 14 part # 90160-s0x-a00) can’t be supported by the rusted/ collapsed frame affecting the rest of suspension parts item # 12 washer e subframe part# 50354-s3v-a00 and item#13 part# 50456-s3v-a00 washer f subframe mounting.

Ignition switch locked will not turn.

My vsa light came on when I was on the freeway and made my vehicle jerk almost pushing me into the next lane. It has been coming on and turns off when I restart the car and other cars of my same modal and year have recalls for this same issue but my VIN yields no results for a recall.

On dry asphalt the vehicle stability control (vsc) periodically activates forcing the car either off the road or into the opposing lane. This has occurred 3 times in the past year, always on dry asphalt going in a straight line. Thankfully I live in a rural area, were there other cars on the road one instant could have caused a head-on collision. The vsc light comes on when this happens but no permanent cel lights and the vsc light turns off after a restart. The recall work was done with the capacitor added to the circuit to smooth the signal and the ground connection under the driver side kick panel was cleaned according to the TSB, however, based on my experience and what has been reported by numerous other Honda Pilot owners this cheaper fix to replacing or repairing the yaw sensing circuit is concerning, particularly since Honda charges nearly $1000 for an oem yaw sensor.

Travelling on interstate w/ cruise speed set @ 70 mph. Vsa (vehicle stability assist) engaged with a brief grinding noise & pulled to the right. Very startling event. Vsa activation indicator triangle light came on, as well as, the vsa system indicator light. Have experienced the event a dozen or so times on both the interstate and roads with a speed limit of 35/40 mph, without use of the cruise control. We are original owners of the vehicle and it has been diligently worked on throughout & currently has 230,000 miles on it. Awaiting delivery of a new vehicle, but intend for my newly licensed son to drive the vehicle. Took it to my repair shop, but they couldn't replicate the issue. Replaced both front speed sensors, but the issue occurred on the interstate drive home immediately after. Hope to be able to drop the vehicle off for an extended period once I take delivery on my new vehicle. Worried the issue will occur in rain or snow & be even more dangerous. Repair shop ran diagnostic showing the yaw issue, but said the Honda generated code report only went up to 25 mph. Has always pulled to the right during activation and the grinding noise is very evident & startling. Kinda feels like maybe the abs anti-braking system engages on 1 tire for a brief few seconds in my non auto mechanic analysis.

My children bought this vehicle for me because I lost my job due to covid aftereffects and I had to return my kia soul 2014 to the creditors. I was delivering food boxes to the elderly when the at temp light came on and the transmission started to lockup I had to pullover because the car was running hot. It was very frightening so I couldn't get home. I have never had that happen to me. Goggleing this Honda brand there has been several complaints about this model but no Honda recall this car is dangerous! and should be either recalled or taken off the market as nto to never be ever resold.

I drove over a dip in the road then heard a noise from the rear of Pilot I thought it was the muffler and it the muffler seamed a bit louder then normal but after looking at it I did not see anything diff. But a couple of days later after driving some friends to the airport and exiting I heard a metal sounding noise so after pulling in the driveway and inspecting the area of the exhaust I noticed the drivers side of the rear frame/ suspension was lower then the right side. And looking closer I saw a bolt or whatever its called that holds the frame cradle rusted off and separated from the main frame also the right side looks very rusted and concerned it could separate as well and the whole rear frame suspension could drop. I now am going to have it towed to a frame shop it is risky to drive it in the current condition. This is very bad. What if when I was driving to the airport with passengers it collapsed on the highway please look into this.

Current problem is the vsa light on the dash will not go off even after resetting the vsa button. Also has caused a triangle with ! on the dash to light up' car starts off stationary, ignition on and running with the triangle with !, after driving the vsa light comes on. Engine is running rough.

We have been charged for multiple replacement of engine mounts on both vehicles for as long as we've had the vehicles. I've done some research on owner forums and the problem seems to be pervasive. American Honda inc. Has been completely uncooperative in helping owners with these expensive repairs, even when vehicles have been under warranty. It seems as is this problem is endemic and the product of a design flaw or a case planned obsolescence. It is not credible that Honda will not own up to its mistakes . I suppose since no one has been killed by the engine mount failures Honda feels secure. I could find no examples of fatal accidents occurring because of this defect, but perhaps your resources are greater than mine. If such a trend is discovered I would urge your agency to take immediate action against Honda. Many people are reluctant to make the repair because of the exhorbitant price of parts and labor. Thank you very much for your attention.

Starter/electrical the lights on the dashboard continues to come on and stay on. Also the starter does not want to start at times.

On cold temperatures, and while the car is moving on the highway, the brakes will suddenly apply all by itself and the vsa off and a triangle (with exclamation) light comes on the dashboard. This causes the vehicle to strongly jerk and swerve for a second. Turning off the vsa before driving, the sudden brake will not happen. I checked recalls for my VIN but there are no open recalls. Please investigate.

Curry Honda in chambler GA has baited me in for airbag recall twice, most recently today, and then performed other work and damaged parts requiring even more repairs.

When accelerating at approximately 35-40 mph the cars shakes and vibrates. If you let off the accelerator the shake will go away.

I experienced a sudden involuntary unintended acceleration, while I was slowly pulling into a perpendicular parking space in at a medical center parking lot. This happened on a nearly empty tank of gas at about 3:15 pm on Saturday 4/16/16. It was a hot day. The parking space was at a slight incline. I was moving very slowly nearly stopped, yet once I was about a third of the way into the space, while still gently breaking, my car suddenly lurched forward with tremendous force if I had completely floored the gas pedal. I reacted fast pushed the breaks hard with all my strength. Which engaged the antilock braking so I heard a "thud-thud thud" a loud repeated clunking-locking sound. My Pilot did stop before hitting a tree and the vehicle in the facing parking space. I did not hear the engine rev to the degree of the sudden forward motion. Nor did I hear revving resolve once it stopped. It was a very odd and frightening experience that baffled my mind. I tried to sort out the cause for a while to see if maybe I had without knowing it put my foot on both pedals. But I don't think so. I had sandals on, and in trying to reproduce the situation, or the position my foot would have to have been in to do that, was awkward and I would have felt the pressure on my foot of putting on the gas. And I was only slowly pressing the break not jamming on the break ¿ until I braked to stop the speed of it lurching forward. The degree of acceleration was as if the gas pedal was put to the floor which was not what my breaking foot was doing. The car did come to a stop just in time to not hit what was at the front of the parking space. I did not hear the engine noise rev at all. My best guess at the time was something went terribly wrong with the mechanics or electrical signals of the fuel injection to move so suddenly forward. Now I am worried about the safety of this vehicle.

On 9-9-15, our 2005 Honda Pilot abruptly stopped on emerald parkway - police assisted. Leaking fluid was clumpy red/brown and vehicle hot. Shop today says radiator and transmission and possibly engine need replaced and instructed us to contact a Honda dealer. This is our second safety complaint on this vehicle - 1st was dangerous "phantom braking" or inadvertant application on brakes in 2012, which Honda subsequently recalled in 2013. After reading thru complaints, I see the exact same problem - transmission line in radiator suddenly came loose and transmission fluid leaked into radiator and coolant leaked into transmission, ruining both has occurred numerous times. We anticipate a very expensive repair. . . . We are thankful this did not occur on the highway, during rush hour or with any of our 3 kids in the vehicle, and are angered at Honda's failure to recall this as well - as some said they did for 2003 and 2004 models?.

Was having trouble with the tailgate not registering as closed. Upon inspecting I discovered that the latch on the tailgate was moving freely in the tailgate. It was unsecured. Upon removing the plastic tailgate trim, I spotted three specialized machine bolts. These were trapped by the tail gate trim loose unconnected. I determined that these bolts held the latch in position. I was able to properly secure the tailgate latch to the door and restore proper functionality. I believe that more locks will reveal to be improperly secured from the factory. My vehicle has never been rear ended or had any post factory repairs. The risk of injury due to defective torquing of these machine bolts is real as in the event of a crash the tailgate could come open ejecting people from the rear of the vehicle.

While driving on the road at speeds betweeb 35-40 miles per hour the car begins to shudder intermitently. Also when driving between speeds of 75 to 80 miles per hour the same shudding occurs. I first thought may be it was the tires, but I purchased the vehicle with 85000miles on it with brand new tires. After several occurrences I took it back to the dealer for service. The service dept informed that it was the torque converter needed to be replaced and my 30 warranty had expired. After researching this I found out this problem exist with many Pilot owners but no recall was done.

My wife was driving to work when suddenly she heard like a whirring sound and the car just suddenly shut down. She pulled on the side and noticed fluid was leaking underneath the front side of engine. We have the vehicle towed to dealership. Talking to the agent, they told us that tansmission fluid leaked into radiator and radiator coolant/trans fluid leaked into transmission. Cost of repairs: $1130 to flush out the fluids and 5000 to fix transmission. My problem is that we're upto date with the service check-up and upset that this was not prevented from happening.

I had been driving for about 15 minutes when car suddenly failed to maintain speed and slowed from 45 mph to 30-35 mph. I could not get car to accelerate, engine was audibly strained and smoke was shortly evident from under hood. I put on my emergency flashers and pulled off the road as soon as it was safe to do so. No warning lights were illuminated. Smoke ceased when I turned the engine off. Upon exiting the car I observed a heavy stream of brown oily liquid draining from hood and additional blue oily fluid following shortly thereafter. I checked the fluid levels to find totally depleted transmission fluid and rapidly diminishing engine coolant. I called my Honda dealer service dept. And was advised not to drive the car and to have it towed to the service dept. Which I did. It was determined that a hose had disconnected and the radiator would need replacement. He could offer no explanation as to what caused the problem stating it had not seen it before. Total cost: $825. 00. Given the many internet complaints of this identical problem unreported to official agencies combined with those reported to Honda corporate and nhsta I am unconvinced that all Honda dealerships are unaware of this issue. I am, however, totally convinced that serious injury or death would have resulted had I been driving on a crowded highway at 70 mph when this hose disconnected causing an instantaneous loss of speed with impending engine failure. I am equally convinced that Honda corp. Is negligent in not admitting this to be a manufacturing defect worthy of a voluntary recall and financial reimbursement to it's customers. Nhsta is negligent in it's lack of attention to the serious nature of this problem and failure to mandate a recall.

Transmission overheated, over pressurized and sprayed out bleeder valve.

I have been having problems with my transmission since I financed it in 2009. I was driving and the d would constantly flash. I took it back to the dealership and they informed me they put to much fluid in the transmission. A few months back I started hearing hearing funny noises and when I go to make a u-turn the steering wheel will become locked and it will be hard to turn the wheel back. I thought I didn't have enough power steering fluid but once it was checked everything was full. Two days ago I am driving my car and go to turn and the car wouldn't move with the gear in drive. I had to cut it off and back on then it moved and kept stopping until I was able to park it. Once I went to go park it I put the gear in reverse and the car went forward now it don't move in any gear.

Srs warning light will not go out. Cannot afford diagnostics test or new sensors. Should be recalled for safety. Many other Honda Pilot owners have same problem. Thanks.

We have replaced all four window mechanisms on the Honda Pilot. I would consider this a manufacturer flaw that should be addressed and reimbursed by Honda. At a cost of over $500 for each window, a total of $2,000 for windows, this is a costly repair for a manufacturer defect.

I was driving at normal or crusing safe speed in neighborhood very close to my own. Without cause, collision or the means to activate, all front airbags deployed. The result was a fractured spine, requiring multiple surgeries. This incident needs to be heard.

The transmission line that goes into the radiator was dislodged and all the transmission fluid leaked out as well as coolant. The car had been driven about 4 miles and was parked at the time of the incident. There was no visible damage to the transmission line or the radiator but both had to be replaced according to the Honda dealer. The cost of replacement was $641. 55 and none of this was covered by Honda. We believe that this is a serious defect in the Honda Pilot and is a major problem in both the Honda Pilot and odyssey van. This connection was not damaged and simply let loose. It has occurred in many other vehicles at different amounts of mileage from my vehicle. This connection should never come loose under normal driving conditions and is a serious defect with significant safety concerns. The repair person at the dealer told me that they are seeing a lot of these problems and that the line simply blows out under the pressure from inside the radiator (he said about 110 psi) Honda should be held responsible for this defect and all Honda Pilots and odyssey vans should be recalled and the defect corrected before serious injuries occur. We believe you should investigate this further and have Honda take corrective action. As I investigated this I determined that in some cases the coolant and radiator fluid mix together and cause serious damage to the transmission. This is caused by the same problem but the repair cost go into the thousands $ because of the damage to the transmission.

While parked, upon normal closing of the rear hatchback door, the license plate & frame came off my car and fell to the ground. I picked it up to re-attach to the door and discovered that the metal surrounding the bolts had sheared off from the car leaving gaping holes in the hatchback door. The license plate can not be attached to the car without some form of body work or creative macgyver type skills. My plate fell off the car while parked. My concern is if it had fallen off while moving at a high speed. It could have headed straight for a vehicle or pedestrian behind/beside me.

Front and right side motor mounts are broken according to va inspection. The vehicle only has 69k miles and being serviced regularly, how could that happen? need to pay over $500. 00 to replace in order to pass va safety inspection. Noticed many owners has the same problem.

Radiator failed, causing loss of transmission fluid, causing loss of motion. The car stopped dead in the road and could not move on its own power. From contact with other Honda Pilot and Honda ridgeline owners, I learned that this type of failure occurs frequently at around 100,000 miles. The single radiator unit cools both the engine and the transmission fluid.

The airbag/seatbelt light came on while pulling out of a parking space. The vehicle has never been in any accidents. Many Honda Pilot owners are having the same problem. Honda says they are not responsible if the airbag does not deploy in an accident. This a known issue Honda should do a recall.