Headlights problems of the 2016 Honda Pilot

Three problems related to headlights have been reported for the 2016 Honda Pilot. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Honda Pilot based on all problems reported for the 2016 Pilot.

1 Headlights problem

Failure Date: 01/13/2020

On January 13th, I left my home to pick up my son, julian, 3 years old, at preschool. His preschool is approximately 3 miles from our home. I picked him up, and drove the same distance back to our house, arriving home around 4:45pm. I had no unusual warning notifications or any unusual experience driving to and from the preschool. I parked the car in our driveway. Julian and I exited the vehicle, and walked to our front door. As we approached the front door I smelled smoke, and looked back at the car. I noticed a small flicker in the passenger side lower headlight. Upon closer look, I realized this was in fact a flame. Julian and I left our bags on the porch, stepped off of our front porch, and moved away from the house and car, and called 911. As we waited for the fire department, we watched this small flame grow to full flames, engulfing the engine, front hood, and front of the car. The police and fire department arrived, and put out the fire. The car was towed out of our driveway. A police report was filed with the montclair police dept. Officer anthony swan #232 patrol division montclair police headquarters, 647 bloomfield Ave. , montclair NJ 07042 aswan@montclairnjusa. Org report # 20-005325 I then called our insurance provider, usaa, following the incident. They have taken the car into their possession and initiated an origin & cause investigation. We purchased the car new. We have not been in a collision. The car has been serviced twice annually. It was serviced last week. It has ~30,000 miles on it. The dealer that sold us the car, paul miller Honda, in NJ, has been unresponsive, telling us to reach out the the national Honda office. I have filed a case with Honda, and have been told someone will reach out to me. That has not happened.

2 Headlights problem

Failure Date: 09/22/2016

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the illumination level from the headlights was at an unsafe brightness level. The contact had difficulty seeing while driving at night. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 40.

3 Headlights problem

Failure Date: 10/02/2015

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact recently purchased the vehicle; however, the headlights were dim. The contact adjusted the headlights and stated that they could not replace the headlights. The failure mileage was unknown.


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