general problems of the 2006 Honda Pilot

The left rear frame of the vehicle is rusted out where the rear drive line bolts to the body or frame. Causing the rear drive line to have the ability of failing to stay attached to the vehicle. The rear suspension also connects at the same area. Just a huge rotted out hole at the moment.

While pulling into a parking lot a loud bang happend in our 2006 Honda Pilot. We thought we had bottomed out. It turns out that the rear subframe, suspension, and drive train had fallen out of the rear crossmember. This is due to premature rust and inadequate metal used in the rear subframe. The rear subframe and suspension is only being held in with 2 more rusty bolts. This vehicle is not rusty anywhere else and is in excellent condition. It does have 165,000 miles on it. The vehicle is no longer safe to drive . I hate to think what would have happened at 70 mph on the highway with my family. This is a serious safety issue and needs to be addressed immediately. The certified Honda dealer that I took it too says they can't fix it, and the vehicle is junk. The vehicle is in excellent condition in every other aspect. The failure is obviously a manufacture defect. I have e-mailed Honda, but they have not responded to me except for a auto response e-mail. This vehicle is worth about $6000 before this happened.

Transcooler failure has flooded radiator with transmission fluid & transmission with coolant ruining both major components.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving on the interstate at approximately 55-60 mph, the vehicle independently decelerated to 5 mph. The contact became involved in a crash. There was one injury reported. The dealer was made aware of the failure an advised the contact to stop driving the vehicle. The failure mileage was 133,000.