Vsa Warning Light On problems of the 2005 Honda Pilot - part 1

The yaw rate lateral acceleration sensor is faulty and should be included in Honda's 2013 recall of the vsa. The vehicle has the exact symptoms of the vsa recall, which was fixed on my vehicle. I purchased the car last year with very low miles, only drove for a few months before it started having issues. Started out having the vsa triangle light on dash and losing power (limp mode) only after coming out of a turn after driving vehicle for awhile. Increased to the point where after roughly 30 minutes of the vehicle running the vsa issue would happen at least once during the drive. Severity of the vsa/limp mode got worse, no power for longer at a time and the horrible grinding noise directly underneath cabin. Took to Honda complaining of these issues, couldn't replicate it so nothing was wrong. One month ago, my vehicle started having the un-commanded braking problem. Driving at 55 mph, the slightest touch to the brakes causes the vehicle to hard brake, causing a swerve at least going that fast. It has done this un-commanded braking more than once, I have been afraid to drive it and at least got it 30 minutes to my Honda dealer, which I also purchased the vehicle from. It was diagnosed with the faulty yaw rate lateral acceleration sensor. I have argued with Honda for the last three weeks over the issue, ultimately to be told that it was not included in the final recall, even though the investigation names the yaw sensor as possibly being implicated in the malfunction. $994 for the sensor alone. It is absolutely dangerous and even the dealer recommends it be fixed immediately, yet Honda has declared no fault.

The vsa light is coming on and staying on.

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.

While driving on a long road trip, the car spontaneously engaged the abs in an intermittent manner. Vsa light came on. Stopped and restarted the car. Exactly the same thing happened after a little while. Stopped and restarted the car with the vsa system manually turned off. Exactly the same thing happened after an hour or so. Engagement of abs was intermittent. As detailed in the attached document, we have take this to numerous Honda repair centers and the problem has persisted. We have experienced the spontaneous and intermittent engagement of abs only during long highway driving. In-between each repair, we have driven the car in the city nearly every day without any problems. However, each time we have taken the car for a long trip, we have experienced the problem after a few hours of normal driving. This problem has occurred while driving normal speeds during perfectly normal (not raining or slippery) conditions.

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.

While driving normally in any condition the vehicle without any warning will make a bang noise, shudder and brake without applying the brakes. The vsa light comes on and the vehicle will not function correctly until after the car is turned off and restarted. This has happened many times. The vsa recall was done yet the vehicle continues to have the same issues.

Vehicle stability assist control module is malfunctioning and the brakes are activating by themselves. . . Vehicle stability assist warning light is on and cannot turn the vsa light off. . . Honda doesn't list this VIN number as under recall that it has the same problem as the vehicles under recall. Unibody rear under frame and suspension mount corrodes and rust do to water collecting under vehicle inside the unibody. There is no weep holes for water to drip out and the suspension mounts corrode and have come off the vehicle.

Driving 35 mph in right turn breaks being applied by themselves very dangerous vsa light coming on after event.

Vsa system activates brakes without any input from driver under normal driving circumstances. Vsa light came on, car braked on its own on highway at 65mph, car pulled to the right; same thing happened during gentle left turn at 15mph. I believe this to be a defective yaw rate sensor. My VIN was not included in recall in 2013, #13v092000. Local dealer replaced battery stating that failing a load test could cause vsa code. Problem happened again, now local dealership found yaw rate sensor error code.

Honda performed a vsa recall but today when I received the vehicle from Honda dealership after service, I received the vehicle with vsa warning light. I never had that warning light. The defect occured in Honda service centre. They were not taking responsibility. After great pursuation they told that they will investigate and I will have to pay for repairs. After investigation they informed that 3 tpms sensors were required. I agreed to do the repairs. At the end of the day they still returned the vehicle with vsa light now asking to replace abs modulator at a cost of $1528. 03 plus taxes. I understand that there is a problem with Honda's vsa system and Honda fell short of the desired corrective action in the 2013 class action suite. It is a major safety issue and Honda should do a recall to completed rectify the defect. Really need your help. Internet forums are flooded with many people facing similar problems. I have necessary paper work from Honda dealership and the same can be furnished on demand.

Driving 65 mph brakes applied by themselves, vehicle swerved and almost lost control vsa light came on. Took it to dealer on Jan. 17/18 . Vsa needed replaced. Repair done on 3/6/18, we did not drive until repair done. Then on 3/31/18 it occurred again, same problem, brakes applied by themselves and vehicle swerved and again a struggle to control it. Called dealer, they will have to do a diagnostic to determine if the problem is under warranty? this is safety issue for which I have contacted Honda America and they do not believe it is an issue that they need to address. Something needs to be done, I do not believe it was properly address in the Honda recall of 2013.

Vsa warning light continues to come on. Car will apply brakes without driver hitting the brake pedal. Car will swerve to one side when brakes are applied by vsa mechanism. This has happened numerous times. Very dangerous there should be a recall but Honda does not show one for this VIN, but other Pilots in this year have recalls. This is a very dangerous issue and Honda needs to fix this.

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.

Brakes engaged on their own while driving down the road. Huge safety issue and vehicle control was lost and vehicle slid and skidded into opposite lane of traffic. Warning lights vsa came on and vehicle drove like the emergency brake was engaged. Cleared after engine turned off, then happened the second time when getting on interstate in rush hour traffic. Car behind me had to turn towards ditch to avoid collision as I had no control over my vehicle. Drove to nearest dealer and they immediately saw the vsa light and warning symbol and said it was related to recall. Later changed their minds and said yaw rate sensor needs replaced at a total cost of $1150. Encouraged me to write to Honda for some relief in costs however that complaint fell on deaf ears. I have owned 5 Honda's and currently own 3 . They claim if they are not purchased new no customer has any loyalty based on their criteria. Seriously. . . . How do they think the Honda resale value is established and is so good !!!! very disappointment in the rude woman name caroline regional customer service rep in our area. She claimed all car problems are life threatening. Maybe consider Toyota next time.

When driving vehicle, it brakes suddenly, swerves, and makes a clunking noise as if you just hit something in the road. The vsa lights both come on in the vehicle. This is the 2nd time my yaw sensor has failed since the initial vsa recall in 2013, which I completed. . When googling this issue, it is all over the internet with other Honda Pilot drivers. This is very dangerous and almost caused a wreck with each instance.

Vsa light randomly comes on when going around corners at low speeds and has a grinding noise, or when driving at highway speeds the car pulls sharply. The car has been to the dealer several times and the last time they said the vsa modulator needs to be replaced at a cost of about $2000.

While driving in normal conditions at any speed at any time it on any type of roadway feels as if the brake is being slammed on and pulls the car slightly to the left without any input from the driver. I have this occur daily. The vsa light and many times the tire pressure light immunimate just prior or at the time of the event. It is at the Honda dealer who first wanted me to replace the rear end but they say it is a faulty sensor and are replacing it for about $800 but they are still not sure that is the problem. I saw the recall for 2013 part of the vsa and they say that was fixed back then. So what is going on now this continues to be a major safety issue and costly.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vsa light and the tire pressure warning lights illuminated. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was diagnosed but not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Vsa warning lights came on while I was driving on highway and the car suddenly applied brake itself for no reason. I almost lost control of the car due to panic of unknowing what happen. I pulled the car over and took a quick picture of malfunction vsa warning lights. Then, I turned off the engine and start again later to check if anything has gone wrong. Vsa lights went off and the car is driving as normal. I had notified this vsa warning lite on ignition before the cold start in the morning to local dealer since last year. They said that they can't find any error code in diagnosis. In lately incident, they finally took the matter seriously then they found yaw sensor error code but they still can't guarantee the vsa problem will be solved. I wish ahc will look into this vsa problem to help out the owners and I think there are many other people having same problem like me.

Random, repeated and sudden breaks apply; car slows down dramatically. Vsa light may come on, may not. This occurred several times. The first time it occurred was on a trip to PA. The car would suddenly slow by more than 20 mph. We were thrown hard into our seat belts. We went to a Honda dealership in pittsburgh. They wanted to sell me 4 new tires stating the problem was due to tires not wearing even. This was hard for us to believe. It was extremely dangerous. We had to veer off the road many times to avoid accidents! google search on vsa car suddenly breaking - first 'hit' was a 2013 recall on the vsa harness and sensor. We received no information on the recall. Honda pittsburgh fixed the recall free. Then 8 weeks later in maryland the car began to do the same exact thing. We emergency stopped at a local auto center. Their system code showed faulty "abs brake system" they kindly reset the codes, but the car continued to exhibit same. We then went to salisbury, MD. Honda. They said we needed a new vsa module despite the diagnostic showing no codes stating we had a faulty vsa. The only vsa module was in ohio and would take a week to get to maryland, and cost us $1,710! all other vsa modules were on back order. We were on vacation and could not stay an additional week. Nor did it make sense to us to replace the vsa module when salisbury Honda said it was "working as designed". I have a legal formal complaint registered with Honda America. I urge you to do the same. Winston salem, nc Honda feels it is the yaw sensor. However, they have had my car for 5 days and are unable to duplicate the problem or show a code. I feel a recall should now be made for a yaw sensor. Better yet, Honda America should replace all vsa modules for free before someone is killed!! .

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. While driving approximately 60 mph, the brakes engaged independently. As a result, the vehicle swerved from left to right and the vehicle stability assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 13v092000 (service brakes, hydraulic, traction control system); however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the yaw rate sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,000.

Sitting in a parking lot and the vsa light came on. Looked it up and saw the recall on the vsa so intended to get it checked out. A couple days later I'm tooling along at freeway speed and for a brief second it felt like someone slammed on the brakes and released, and the vsa light came on. Took it to the dealership and the codes they found were for some sort of a power drop and blamed it on a possible power outage or drop at some point. Maybe alternator, battery or something, but they didn't find anything wrong with any of those, but it cost me $125. 00 to be told they don't know. The vsa recall was completed in 2012 for the wiring harness. Today (a week later) I'm going about 25 on a surface street and the exact same thing happened, so I took it to the dealership without turning off the engine and possibly clearing any codes. What they came back with was a faulty yaw sensor code, but they want to keep it for a couple days to do further research. I'm told it is connected to the main computer and if it is the yaw sensor then the main computer has to be replaced, at a cost of $1650. 00 (they will credit toward the repair the $125. 00 I paid last week for the non-answer). In reading online, I'm not the only person who has had this issue. Also reading online a quick review seems to lead me to believe that the sensor can be replaced by itself, separate from the main computer, at a much lower cost.

My daughter was driving our family's 2005 Honda Pilot. She applied the brake lightly which resulted in excessive breaking in the left front wheel and then appearance of the vsa light. I brought the vehicle to the Honda dealer who first indicated there was no recall and then indicated there was a vsa wire harness recall (NHTSA 13v-092) but that it did apply the vsa light going on and therefore had nothing to do with the recall. A vsa light diagnostics which I independently paid for indicated a yaw rate failure code (25-01). This light vsa light has continued to intermittently go on and off with an intermittent contemporaneous relationship to braking. On 2/25/15 my daughter was driving the vehicle on the highway (no vsa light on), applied the brakes lightly and the car braked severly even once her foot was off the brake and pulled the car in the same front right direction as before forcing her to swerve along side a passing truck. The vsa light went on after the event occurred. Calling the Honda dealer today, the service manager indicated that Honda does not have a recall on this matter once the part for the 13v-092 recall was replaced. In reviewing safer car. Gov NHTSA campaign id number dp12002 it describes well what has occurred twice and which has not been corrected by the recall service performed. I have also contacted Honda USA. I believe Honda has inadequately evaluated the relationship of similarly reported events regarding unexpected car brake assist with mild application of the brake since the vsa wire harness recall repair did not resolve the unexpected and inappropriate vsa/esc/ba system logic response. It is not clear why Honda is not addressing my matter under this recall (NHTSA 13v-092) and the referenced NHTSA dp12002, and further investigating under a known safety recall.

My 2005 Pilot model has 108,000 miles. The vsa light started to come on while I was driving the car. Whenever that happens for a fraction of a second the brakes and steering wheel would lock up and vsa light remains on until vehicle is turned off. The stability control recall 13v092000 was performed July 2013, it was to fix this problem. Local Honda dealer found yaw rate sensor failure and wants $1,100. 00 to replace.

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.

I went to Honda dealership on may 30, 2014 in fremont California for the safety recall campaign - installing subharness. After the dealership installed new harness for the safety of vsa (vehicle stability assistance) on the 30th of may 2014, vsa light is on when I pickup the car and the service advisor at the dealership said it was yaw rate sensor failure according to the code scanned. Before the recall, the car was ok, without the vsa light on. Basically I am driving the without vsa after the recall from Honda.

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.

Traveling 45-60 miles per hour, vsa light comes on and vehicle comes to a complete stop, no warning no brake lights nothing, vsa recall has been performed 3 times now, along with yaw rate sensor. After repairs done again on 07/28/2015 lasted until 09/09/2015 when traveling 45 miles per hour and vehicle stopped again almost causing a major accident. Anyone else out there experiencing these difficulties ?.

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 vehicle would apply additional brake force on the driver's side front wheel while the driver use the brake to slow the vehicle on a downhill road. The extra brake force only last 1 second or 2 but it caused the vehicle steer to the left and the vsa come on. In several occasions, the vehicle crossed the lane to the oncoming traffic. The vsa light will come on until I trun off the igintion. The Honda dealer initially suggest it was related to the vsa recall but after performing the recall work 4 times, the issue still exist. They finally determined the yaw sensor was causing the problem and replace it.

While exiting a driveway at approximately 5 miles per hour the brakes locked without the driver applying pressure. The driver was able to get the vehicle to the center painted median with extra gas and still under unwanted braking. Once the car came to a complete stop for 30 seconds or so the brakes released. The driver then drove the vehicle at a slow speed along the curb to our house within 2 miles. It's now parked as we are afraid to drive it. A call to metro Honda in montclair was of no assistance. They said my vehicle was not effected by the recent Honda recall on the issue. The vsa light remains illuminated as well as the system warning light.

First incident, my wife was driving approximately 45 mph when 2005 Honda Pilot began to vibrate and make a "groaning" noise or a noise almost like when you drive on a gravel road. 2005 Honda Pilot was also (while vibrating and making noise) abruptly slowing down/ stopping without depressing the brake pedal. It would also do this while applying the accelerator. Second incident was later that same day. I picked the 2005 Honda Pilot up from my wife as she was now to afraid to drive it. After about 10 mins of driving, I was doing about 55 mph and the 2005 Honda Pilot made the same noise and vibration as described above and also slowed down abruptly as if I hit the brakes(which I didn't). About another half mile was a traffic light as I began to slow down for light I applied the brakes gently and as I applied the brakes the brake pedal left my foot and the 2005 Honda Pilot came to an abrupt stop. This happened two more times so I pulled into a parking lot because I did not feel safe driving at that point. When I stopped in the parking lot I noticed my vsa indicator light was on. It would not turn off until I turned the 2005 Honda Pilot off. Same day I took my 2005 Honda Pilot to the local Honda dealership and they have not been able to reproduce the symptom.