general problems of the 2006 Honda Pilot

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The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled with the vehicle stability assist system, abs, check engine, and brake system warning lights illuminated. The contacted stated that after pulling over, placing the gear shifter into park(p) and turning off the vehicle, the vehicle was able to restart but was unable to accelerate above 15 mph. The contact also stated that after coming to a stop at a stop light, the failure recurred, and the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it remained awaiting diagnostic test and repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.

Car was parked. I started it up and put it in reverse and it did not move. I put it back in drive and didn�t� move, waited for a few minutes, tried again and the brakes squeezed really tight but was back to normal. Drove to work and on the way back brakes got tight and started to overheat and smoke came out of the passenger side front wheels. Stopped by the side of the road, waited for half an hour until cooled down and called a tow service. Call local Honda dealer and they do not have a recall even though there are more than 200 complaints.

Braking system to apply braking force with no driver input at any time.

The vsa device will engage after a mile of driving and will not. Allow you to accelerate quickly you must slowly press the pedal. Models before 2006 were part of a recall (13v-092) however same issue on 2006 is not part of the recall.

While driving the vehicle the vsa light and triangle light will come on and the brakes will apply hard with very little pressure applied to brake peddle. Sometimes the vsa light will come on as soon the vehicle is started and will have the same problem with the brakes . Turning off the vsa button after starting the vehicle does not make the problem go away , have almost been rear ended several times since this happens ,the brakes stop the car then the vsa light comes on . The Honda dealership reprogrammed the vsa module but shortly afterward the same problem occurs . Now they say it needs a new vsa module at $2000 plus dollars, seems like I am not the only 2006 Pilot having the same problem, only have 74000 miles on vehicle for having it 13 years this happens on city streets at 40 mph or so afraid to get on the highway because I wouldn't want this to happen at 60-70 mph. While this seems to be an intermittent problem it may go several months with out a problem or the vsa light coming on then it happens out of the blue.

The vsa light started to come on randomly while I was driving the car. Whenever that happened there would also be a noise and smell as metal grinding against metal. This accompanied with a fraction of a second the brakes and steering wheel would lock up.

Brakes are locking up while driving without me stepping on the brakes.

This is the exact issue that the 2005 Honda Pilot has with its vsa the recall for this is NHTSA recall # 10694296 with over 625 complaints. As everyone describes after one mile of driving the vsa will come on if you attempt to accelerate when on it will engage the brakes but not fully so it shutters and rpm soar but you go no where causing daily near miss accidents. Honda dealers acknowledge this module is the issue but due to the 2006 not being on the govt recall list they will not repair or replace you have to pay to have it done at a cost of 1650. 00. The Honda mechanic showed me the whitepaper Honda has on how to replace this module and the issue it creates but unwilling to stand behind repairing it for free only offer a 125. 00 discount on the repair. So im clear 1. Vsa light comes on stays on and vsa switch will not turn this function off as it is designed to. 2. When you attempt to make rapid acceleration the vehicle will not respond just shutters. 3. You have to make a slow smooth acceleration up to your desired speed. 4. You also when backing the vehicle will hear a loud thud and feeling like you were rear ended due to the brakes locking and unlocking.

My wife's Honda Pilot 06 has been experiencing almost catastrophic vsa symptoms while driving normal speeds. Brakes iwill lock up without pressing brakes and abs will come on and all vsa lights. Have towed vehicle twice to mechanic and problem clears itself and then without warning happens again thankfully no ones been killed. Contacted Honda they deny any issues with vsa system.

When driving my Honda Pilot (2006) the check engine light will com one with indicating a problem with the vsa. What happens next is the car slows down significantly and comes to a complete stop. Which means you can be on the highway and the car slows down. I check to see if there was a recall on this issue, and there is one for the 2005 model, not the 2006. However, it is the same problem, which means the problem was not fixed in the next model year. I reached out to Honda corporate and they indicated that they had no recall for this issue for the 2006 model and could not help me. I told them it was the same issue as the 2005 and apparently the problem was not fixed in the next still no help. Please note the following concerning the 2005 model. Tsa action number: ea13002 model year 2005. Same problem. On March 14, 2013, american Honda motor CO. , inc. (Honda) submitted a defect information report to NHTSA identifying a defect in the vehicle stability assist (vsa) system in approximately 183,576 model year (my) 2005 Honda Pilot, Acura rl and my 2005-2006 Acura mdx vehicles (NHTSA recall no 13v-092). The population and failure counts provided pertain only to the my 2005 Honda Pilots that were the subject of this investigation. Honda's recall addresses two conditions in the vsa system that could result in inappropriate brake activation.

I had just started slowing down to turn at a stop light when the vsa warning light came on and my car became hard to steer. It almost came to a complete stop but I was at a major intersection and had no choice but to try and keep driving to avoid getting hit. I somehow managed to get it turned but it didn't want to speed up when I tried to accelerate. I managed to get into a parking lot and turned it off. I let it sit for a few minutes as we caught our breath (two of my kids were with me and it had scared them too) and then cranked it up again. The vsa light was gone but when I put it in reverse to see what it would do, it wouldn't move. It was like the parking brake was on. I then realized that's what it seemed like as I was driving when it happened. I'd thought the car wasn't wanting to run but it was like the brakes were on. Anyway, the brake pedal was stiff and I couldn't push it at all. I tried pumping the pedal to see if it would release but even though I could put the car in either park or drive, it wouldn't move. It was like the parking brake was on or I was holding the brake, neither of which was true. I called a nearby shop and two technicians came to where we were. They cranked it up and everything seemed okay but it was taken back to the shop where they ran every test possible and drove it three different times but nothing happened. They're perplexed as to what's wrong. I came home and got online only to find that there are tons of postings online about the exact same thing happening to others but only the 2005 Pilot has been recalled. Honda, I love my Pilot and don't want to get rid of it nor do I not want to buy another one when the time comes. But, I'm not putting my kids' lives in danger nor my life in danger to drive the car I love. Please, please, please consider recalling the 2006 models as well since there's definitely a problem with them too.

While attempting to slow at a traffic light, I applied pressure to the brake pedal only to have the pedal push to the floor and act as though there were no brakes. The anti-lock brake system engaged and threw me and my passenger forward. Then the vsa light came on. I was able to reset the light by turning the vehicle off and on. The problem is intermittent and very frightening.

On three separate occasions over a two-day period, the vehicle momentarily brake hard when very light pressure was applied to the brake pedal. The vsa (vehicle stability assist) warning light came on when this occurred but did not stay illuminated after the vehicle was shut off and restarted. These incidents occurred December 23rd and 24th, 2013, and the temperature was approximately 20-30 degrees. No injuries occurred, but thankfully no other vehicles were behind us when it happened. This sounds like the same issue that the 2005 Honda Pilots were recalled for, however, the local Honda dealership will not include my model in the recall and will therefore charge me for any fix that might occur.

I just bought a used Honda Pilot after having a baby, needing a bigger and safer car for my kids. 5 days after buying my car the vsa light came on, so I took it to the dealership and they said they fixed it. 3 weeks later it came back on and as I was driving with my kids in the car all of a sudden full brakes were applied for no reason. My foot was not even on the brake pedal, thank god no one was behind me. I had no idea why that had just happened. So I went online to research what the vsa system, not thinking the braking had anything to do with the vsa system, then I come across a Honda forum and find out this has happened to alot of other Pilot owners, and that the braking is connected to the vsa system. This is a dangerous hazard and should be addressed ASAP before someone gets killed. Unfortunately alot of people tailgate and if this were to have happened on the freeway it could have been deadly. I will also be writing a letter to Honda to see if there any kind of recourse for us Pilot owners.

I have a 2006 Honda Pilot which I believe has a similar problem as Toyotas recent recalls about sticky acceleration. I am the first owner of this SUV and noticed the problem during the very first year itself. That time my vehicle failed to stop on a stop sign. The problem I faced was when I applied brake, the car didn't stop and it continued in the acceleration mode and finally stopped after crossing the stop sign. I had reported this problem immediately to the Honda dealer, from where I purchased the vehicle. They inspected the vehicle and returned to me saying that they didn't find any problem. In fact they laughed at me that I didn't apply the brake properly. The dealer didnt document my concern. After that till now (almost 4 years) I am experiencing this kind of problem quite often. Because of this problem, I have to always make sure to brake an additional 2 or 3 feet ahead of my proposed stop as the vehicle may not stop where I think it should stop. If it does not stop, I brake harder and at that time I hear the acceleration is still on. I always ignored this problem mainly because this happens quite randomly like maybe a couple of times every month. I have not been able to figure out what exactly triggers this. Recently after reading about the Toyota recall, I have a feeling that my vehicle also has the similar problems and I notified the american Honda company. They actually didn't show much interest in addressing my problem mainly because my vehicle already has 52k miles and the warranty period (60k miles) will end soon. Should I be really concerned? are there any independent service engineers who can take a look at my vehicle?.

Hi , I have 2006 Honda Pilot having problems with brakes,sometimes when it goes over pot hole or through water or little ice the brakes stop working and it may cause bad accident.