Check Engine Light On problems of the 2011 Honda Pilot

I was informed that the way the engine was built, when the vehicle goes into eco-mode 2 cylinders shut off. In the 2011 models, the same 2 shut off every time, this causes the other cylinders to wear prematurely. Engines are now built to randomly shut off 2 cylinders. I'm very curious to know why a recall was not issued l. Seems like a very poor business practice on Honda's part. I got this vehicle because I am expecting and needed a bigger vehicle but it is definitely not looking like I would ever recommend a Honda to anyone at this point based on the fact I bought the vehicle December 19th and was only able to drive it for a month. I've been without a vehicle for over a month and am not sure when I will get the vehicle back. It's completely unacceptable. I got in my vehicle to take kids to school and my check engine light was flashing. Instead of taking the kids to school I took the car to the dealership, in the meantime every light on the dash came on. Once we got to the Honda dealership where they had the tools to fix whatever was potentially wrong, we were informed of the issue with the cylinders. I am looking into the lemon laws in georgia. It is insane that the warranty will only cover an engine with the same problem, only less miles for 2400. So in order to get an engine that I feel safe with my children in the car, I have to come out of pocket another 3000. I will also have to replace the catalytic converters as a result of the wear on the engine from Honda's faulty design.

While doing routine driving the check engine light, vsa light, and vtm-4 light all came on and stayed on. The vehicle seemed to be running normally so I pulled over, turned off the vehicle and restarted it. Then only the check engine light stayed on. I continued to drive and about 10 minutes later the vsa light and vtm-4 lights came on again. I called my dealership and made an appointment. They said the vehicle could be driven with the check engine light on. I researched the issue online and found that a possible cause was a known issue regarding rings and pistons on v6 Honda engines from 2009 to 2013 that allows the oil to seep past the rings and foul the plugs and that there was no recall from Honda. When the dealership looked at the issue they said the vehicle was reporting that cylinder 2 had misfired once (they did not state that it was due to oil fouling the spark plug but my adviser implied that was the cause when he mentioned to keep an eye on the oil levels and change the oil at 5000 miles). They replaced all of the spark plugs and updated the vsa software per a TSB (technical service bulletin??) from Honda. The service adviser told me the issue might never reoccur, or it might, and that I should keep an eye on the oil level monthly, and change the oil every 5000 miles max (I've used mobil 1 fully synthetic since the vehicle was purchased new. . . And super unleaded gas). If it happens again I'll attempt to push the dealership to replace the rings and pistons as they are doing for some customers. If it doesn't happen again I'll need to sell the vehicle in the next 3 years before the extended 8 year warranty on this issue expires, which is too bad because it's been mostly a great vehicle, in great condition, and with low miles. Honda really should be doing a recall on this, but instead it seems they would rather lose customers and future sales.

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the engine was consuming oil excessively and several months later, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the short block needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 69,000.