Two problems related to starter have been reported for the 2017 Honda Pilot. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Honda Pilot based on all problems reported for the 2017 Pilot.
At apprx 50k miles (March 2020), display panel intermittently indicated "keyless start system problem" and now (sept 2020) that error code is constant. For a few days recently the error code disappeared, but it came back. . . The code shows when you start the car. The car does start every time but I am worrying that one day it may not. I googled the problem and did some of the remedies (change the fob battery, press the brake for 30 secs while the car is on) but the error code remains. Seems a lot of others are having this issue. I called the local Honda dealership and spoke with a service rep who said he comes across the problem a few times every week and does replace the keyless starter button.
We live in san francisco and do a lot of urban driving (aka, there's a ton of stop signs). When the a/c is not on, the engine turns off almost every time we stop. After owning the brand new vehicle for about a year, the radio and lights started turning off when the car would start back up at a stop sign/light. The power to the lights actually started to dim before they turned off completely. Eventually, the car failed to start back up on its own a few times. We took it in to the dealer and they replaced the starter under warranty. The problem went away. We're now 2 years + 4 months into owning the car and the lights are starting to dim again when the car is starting back up at stop signs/lights -- I'm hoping it fails again before the 3 year warranty is up so we can get it replaced again for free. This feels like a manufacturing defect to me -- one that's exacerbated by the frequency of stops in an urban environment and a starter that isn't built to withstand that kind of use. This should be investigated for a recall.