88 problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2005 Honda Pilot. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Honda Pilot based on all problems reported for the 2005 Pilot.
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that shortly after refueling, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration, causing the speed to increase to approximately 45 mph while approaching stopped traffic. While pressing the brake pedal to avoid a collision, the vehicle continued to accelerate and crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. During the air bag deployment, the air was deflated, causing the driver's head to contact the steering wheel. Also, the contact indicated that metal fragments were present during the air bag deployment. The contact sustained a lacerated left wrist and lacerations to the chest area. The driver also sustained contusions and bruised to the head, ankles, and legs, along with neck and back stiffness, which will all require medical treatment. No other injuries were known regarding the second vehicle occupants. A police report was taken at the scene, and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failures was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failures, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 150,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving 25-35 mph, the vehicle slowed down unexpectedly, and the brake pedal was hard and slow to respond when depressed. The contact stated that the steering wheel was pulling to the left, and it was difficult to correct the steering wheel. The vehicle was difficult to control. The vsa light was illuminated. There was a triangle with an exclamation mark symbol displayed on the instrument cluster. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the vsa module had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because the parts were on backorder. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 173,273.
In the highway the car brakes for no reason for a moment than it release.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated the vsa light stays illuminated in her vehicle. The contact is unable to deactivate the conntrol module:the contact is referencing the failure to (NHTSA campaign number: 13v092 components service brakes, hydraulic, traction control system) the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 154,000 tp.
2005 Honda Pilot with 145k miles suddenly started to apply brakes without warning while driving on straight, flat, dry roads at moderate speeds. If has also occurred at highway speed, but never associated with skidding, sliding, etc. The brakes appear to apply differentially, causing a swerve that needs to be corrected quickly to avoid collision with traffic. The vsa light comes on, and the triangular vsa disconnect light comes on. They both go out after the car is shut off and restarted. The local Honda dealer says there is no recall for this, but that they had reprogrammed the car's vsa during an earlier service visit.
The brakes are applying randomly without applying pressure on the brake pedal. The vsa light remains illuminated and it is unsafe to drive. 13v092 is the recall bulliten I believe applies to my vehicle, but when I search my VIN, it shows no unrepaired recalls. I have verified that the vsa subharness has not been installed prior to my purchase of the vehicle. My manufacture date falls between the timeline of this recall and also my VIN begins with 2hk, which is specified in campaign 13-026 as requiring vsa sub harness installed. I have taken it to my local Honda dealer and they have told me that it does not qualify for the recall because it is "VIN specific".
When driving down the slope on the curb my car apply the breaks without any input.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving about 20 mph, the vehicle accelerated out of control, and crashed into a stationary police cruiser. There was no warning. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The driver and the front passenger sustained injuries that did not require immediate medical attention. The contact's vehicle was damaged and was towed to a tow yard. The dealer was not called and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that two weeks earlier, while driving about 10 mph, the brakes locked up momentarily and released when the contact stepped on the fuel pedal. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000. Fe.
My car was not part of the Honda Pilot vsa recall (https://. . Read more...
Car will apply brake to itself causin a swerve or a jerk and the vsa light will come on and as sson as u turn off the ignition the light will turn off. And will happen again when it wants too. Any car appky brake by itself is unsafe and will cause a accident especially when driver have no control of it. . . This needs to be addressed immediately and recalled and fixed. This is not the only Honda Pilot doing this. There were quite a few.
Unfortunately, our each vehicle has been targeted and caused car accident from 2010 to present day. In 2012, our Mazda mpv 2006 engine was destroyed or replaced at the work place during working at hilton hotel. Our accura mdx 2002 VIN # 2hnyd18612h509321 and current Honda Pilot 2005 VIN # 5fnyf18645b010202 were under controlled and involved car accident in 2017 and 2018 because of targeting. I have noticed and reported to local police and insurance behalf of this cases which can stop suddenly or slowly. Its depend on how they controlled and pre-arranged accident to be happened on a pointing time. Surely, many life and vehicles are very dangerous. We desperately need safety cars and people in our community in order to avoid crushing cars and people from now and future. Please help.
Driving my Honda Pilot truck eastbound on the left lane at about 40 miles an hour, had the foot on the gas petal, the brake made a groaning noise and the truck started to slow down rapidly. To a full stop. The brakes went on and was so scared, because I looked up on my rear view mirror and there was a SUV driving behind me. He did see me , and he had to swerve into the opposite lane. My heart sank. He got out of his SUV and he started to yell at me. I told him the truck came to a stop it malfunctioned and they were lights on my dashboard . As he walked away back into his SUV and drove off I sat there. I put the car in park looked at my manual and shut off the vehicle and turned it back on and the indicators on my dashboard we're gone. I called up my husband to let him know. Before I shut the car off,, two indicators came on vsa and a warning sign. I know there was a recall it in 2013 I did get that fixed as I took it to a Honda dealership. About two years ago it happened again I was on the belt parkway in new york and the Pilot made a noise and it stopped on its own there were more than two lights flashing on my dashboard that day. And I was driving slower on the parkway because of traffic. So, the impact wasn't so scary . Two lives were saved that day. I called Honda recall case #06490313. Since my husband had to bring his car in to get fixed I also took my Honda. The company's name is hardmans auto ,they also order parts from the Honda dealership also located in the same town. Did cool Honda auto service but the manager named mark hasn't called me back yet. Will call again today to get my Pilot checked.
My 2005 Honda Pilots brakes are on. I started the vehicle and shifted into reverse, the brakes are fully engaged. I shifted into drive, same thing. The emergency brake is not engaged. I cannot drive the vehicle.
Vehicle stability assist recall completed in 2013 has failed to address vsa issues. Vehicle will randomly apply brakes while driving in normal conditions, possibly presenting a hazard to driver, passengers, and other vehicles on the road. When the brakes are applied, the vsa light illuminates and must be reset. There are multiple documented occurrences of this online with multiple owner/operators, and the fact that the previous recall has not been effectively must be addressed. Thank you for your time and attention.
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.
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle slighty swayed from the left and the right with a shuttering sensation. The vsa system warning indicator illuminated. The contact turned off the vehicle to disengage the warning indicator; however, the failure recurred. The contact found in the owner's manual that the vsa warning was an indication that the brakes and stability controls were experiencing a malfunction. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and several failure codes appeared; however, they were not able to completely indicate what the nature of the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
To whom it may concern, my 2005 Pilot model exl has 90,000 miles. Recently the vsa light started to come on randomly while I was driving the car. Whenever that happened there would also be a loud ¿chunk¿ noise that accompanied it and for a fraction of a second the brakes and steering wheel would lock up. However today when it happened, I could not turn off the vsa function and the worst part was that the malfunction of the vsa had locked the brakes once while I was driving on the road. Due to the malfunction I lost control of the car for a few seconds and although this only occurred one time, it was an extremely frightening experience.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at about 10 mph, the speedometer dropped down to zero. She stated that the vsa light came on and the breaks automatically engaged. The contact pulled to the side and turned the vehicle off for a few minutes and then restarted it. The failure recurred and the contact notified a local dealer who did not offer any help, citing that the vehicle was not in any recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,00.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle the abs and vsa warning lights had illuminated and when pressing the brake pedal the vehicle the brakes malfunction creating a longer stopping distance. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 13v0920000 (braking system). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 119,000. Jft.
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I was parking , when the car jolted forward, I hit the brake, but the car accerated going onto the pavement of the shopping centre, breaking two sides of a brick pillar. Both sides of the front of the car doors were destroyed and the main front, the car was a totall loss. The airbags, never came out.
Honda Pilot was serviced at ed voyles Honda on 10/22 and picked up on 10/23. Extensive service performed on car. . . Timing belt, transmission, air bags replaced per recall, engine mounts replaced, oil changed, etc. Picked up car on 10/23. On 10/24 backed out of driveway and put car in drive gear. Car accelerated without me putting foot on acceleration. Could not stop vehicle. Acceleration continued and increased. Only way to stop car was to run into a tree. Not sure if caused by recent work or I have read now that 2005 Honda Pilots have had issues with unprovoked acceleration. Usaa insurance company has totaled car and car is at junk yard now.
I heard a loud thumping or grinding sound from the front of the car and the brakes engaged on their own. At the same time the vehicle stability warning light came on (yellow triangle). Over next three weeks this happened three times, seemingly randomly. On one occasion the "yaw sensor" code was triggered. The vsa recall in 2013 was performed by the dealer in 2013.
The first incident happened while turning, car came to a stop, jerked the wheel almost hitting another car; all without warning. A child passenger was in the back seat and was thrown forward hitting her head on the passenger front seat and seat belt locked causing her to have a seat belt bruise. Vsa (light), the vsa activation light (triangle with exclamation inside) were both illuminated. SUV was taken to local dealership to perform the recall work. Two weeks later, same thing but this time I was going about 55mph on highway, SUV came to almost a complete stop within a short distance. Grinding feeling and with the vsa indicator lights on. Almost hit someone when the wheel jerked and caused me to go into the right lane and almost hitting someone, kids were in the SUV one in the passenger side front and the other in back same side. Seat belt once again left a bruise on their chest and caused the front passenger to have strained his neck. This is a vehicle that cause great concern. I am now afraid to allow my son to drive this vehicle with this problem continuing. The dealership has said that they have preformed the recall bulletin and I will need to fix this on my own. This is not satisfactory at all.
1st incident-I was traveling at a slow rate of speed (approx. 25-30 mph). Heard a growling sound & car suddenly braked on its own. I also felt as if I had lost steering ability. The vsa light flashed on then off during the incident. 2nd incident- same as above only a week later. 3rd incident- about 2 weeks later. My wife was driving the car. Had slowed down to enter the ramp to get on the highway. Again the car made a grinding sound, the vsa light came on momentarily while the car applied the brakes on its own. All of these incidences occurred after the car was serviced for the vsa recall(13-026) on may 6, 2015. Previous to this service, we had never had any issues with the vsa. We believe that by having this recall performed, has caused another malfunctioned as a result. I have read some much more frightening incidences than ours on your site. So we are now driving our car with the vsa off! please investigate before someone seriously gets hurt.
2005 Honda Pilot. Lawyer wrote in on behalf of client. Sudden malfunction which resulted in personal injuries according to the letter, the brake system locked up, while his client was traveling at a high speed.
While driving around a bend towards a red light, without my foot on the pedal my car made a weird shutter or brake pulsing, I thought I had gone over some ripple strips. When the the light changed, I proceeded to make a right turn in a busy intersection, when going almost 30 & out of the turn, my Pilot came to an unassisted abrupt stop! im so lucky the person behind me didnt rear end me! it sounded like the transmission was grinding & the tires were locked. I waited a few seconds let go of brakes & the vechile began to move but in 5 ft it did it again. Towed to dealer who cant seem to find or recreate the problem. Multiple brake, abs, vsc & electrical alarms were reported by dealer but still no solution. This car is unsafe to drive and by multiple reports this is a widespread problem.
As I was approaching a left turn lane I applied the brakes gently and the left front brake momentarily grabbed causing the vehicle to swerve into the oncoming traffic and the vsa lights activated. This has occurred 9 times in the last 300 miles. I took the vehicle to the dealer immediately and they told me they could not duplicate the problem and they found no problems with the car. Never had a problem until the "recalled" vsa module was replaced less than 6000 miles ago. The dealer tells me that the vsa module is not under warranty.
I had let the car warm up for about 20minutes before I left. About 8:30am Saturday Dec. 14th 2013 my 2005 Honda Pilot started to accelerate on its own at a very high rate of speed. I tried to push on the brakes but it would not stop. I started praying to jesus and saying out loud god please! god please! god please! I know this sounds a little dramatic but it was very scary! I got off on the side of the road and by the grace of god something gave way. Either the accelerator stopped accelerating or the brakes finally worked but I was able to get the car to stop. From one worried car owner to another who may have had this problem or that might have this problem. I now know that I could put it in neutral and maybe turn the key off to also to get it to stop.
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stability assist (vsa)warning indicator illuminated as the steering wheel seized. The steering wheel independently released after several seconds and the vehicle resumed normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 13v092000 (service brakes, hydraulic , traction control system) however, after the recall remedy was performed the failure recurred twice and the vehicle was taken back for repairs each time. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled and the vsa warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 93,000.
While driving on the highway, the vehicle's vsa engaged locking up the brakes. We were very lucky to have not caused a serious accident. It happened again why leaving the highway for side streets. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. We are extremely concerned as the vehicle had just been to the dealership for the recall involving the involuntary command of vsa engagement. This is absurd that these vehicles are allowed to still be on the road with such a serious flaw that could result in loss of life.
After the recal of vsa it happens that the SUV experiencing the symptom of excessive braking and vsa light comes out. . . Before the recall we haven't experiencing this vsa problem. . I don't know in some reason why it comes out after the recall had been made. . First occurrence I bring it to the dealer and advise that they been check , fixed and inform it won't come out any more . . After two weeks it happend again and mynsuv will bring again to the dealer for the second time. . . I feel they make me feel worse this recall that been made . . . Is there any advice ????.
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the brakes engaged independently and the stability assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was repaired under a recall associated with NHTSA campaign number 13v092000 (service brakes, hydraulic, traction control system) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 72,000.
2005 Honda Pilot. Consumer writes in regards to a defective vsa electrical control unit recall notice and seeks reimbursement for repairs. The consumer stated without warning, the vehicle came to a complete stop in the middle of the intersection. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop, where the vsa/abs modulator assembly was replaced.