general problems of the 2019 Honda Pilot - part 2

Unknown. There is a popping and static sound coming from the speakers. Also, the check turner or radio is not available. A notification will be displayed on the screen when the vehicle hits a bump in the road, or the street is not smooth.

While stopped at a busy intersection the vehicle stalled and would not restart. Everything went blank. We believe it was the idle stop start feature malfunctioning. Lost all vehicle power including hazard lamps, speedometer, and gauges. Vehicle was previously in for recall on farka cables and idle stop start update. Honda dealer replaced battery 2 months prior.

The vehicle occasionally has trouble starting, and the engine takes a while to take off while I'm driving and we're merging on an interstate.

My 2019 Honda Pilot with approximately 74k miles suddenly display a transmission problem warning. We were on a freeway, slowing down from approximately 70 mph to 50 mph. As the vehicle slowed, it shudder, the speed dropped and clanking noise was heard as I pressed the gass pedal to gain some forward momentum. The transmission warninig displays comes on, and the speed dropped. We limped to the nearest Hondas dealer in carson , CA. It appears there's is an ongoing class action lawsiut by Hondas Pilots owner due to same problems that I just experienced. I am shocked for such a problem with Hondas vehicles, with low mileage. Not expected this with Hondas.

Failed torque converter/software results in car surging during moderate acceleration. This is unsafe when vehicle will not accelerate properly under load. The problem was repaired by the dealer who indicated this issue to be a widespread problem with this car. There were no warning messages.

Transmission fluid is burning up within 15,000 miles or less. When the flood is going bad the vehicle studders as you accelerate and it's not safe. Ive seen a lot of people online with the same issue. Contacted Honda of America and they also know about the issue and are not doing anything to help.

2019 Honda Pilot ex-l awd; approximately 76k miles; all routine maintenance performed as scheduled power train (Jun-2023)-- had to replace both seals on on transmission / transfer case within the same month as case was leaking transmission fluid. Problem has been confirmed and repaired by two service centers (one seal each) with one at dealer and one at independent service center. No warning lights or indicators, just fluid leaking. Results could have been catastrophic transmission failure. Also replaced "burned" transmission fluid. Fuel / propulsion system (Jun-2023) -- per service technician at dealer, loose / failing spring in high pressure fuel pump / fuel joint pipe. Per independent service center, if / when pump fails, fuel will spill into the engine. No warning lights or indicators, just noise when starting and accelerating. Trying to schedule service to address this but service centers and dealers are booked and part seems to be hard to come by taking 1-2 weeks to obtain. Neither of these issues should be happening at 75k miles and certainly not on a Honda.

Jumping when shifting and shifting delays.

Car is at 56k mileage. I was at a stop light engine was running, when I took my foot off the brake and tried to accelerate the engine died, the dashboard flashed a collision warning, (there were no cars or animals near my car), then all the screens dashboard behind steering wheel and on middle console all went blank. I restarted the car and made it home fine. Drove the car the next day for several stops (street and highway driving), then the same thing happened at a stop light and it restarted and I made it home fine. The third day there were no problems while driving 30+ miles streets and highway. The fourth day, drove about 15 miles to work and all was fine. Drove about 13 miles street and highway just fine. Ran an errand and car would not restart. Pressing the engine start button resulting in clicking but not engine start, headlight flashing, and the dashboard behind steering flashing various warning messages (cycled through several as I held the start button down, collision, braking system failure, power steering, etc. ) but never started. Let it rest for ~3 hours and still would not start, same result with clicking and flashing headlights and warning messages.

The transmission has slipped now twice while driving. The car keep on giving jerks hard after the car starts moving the car is in automatic drive mode. During acceleration, the car will jolt forward, also when using the brakes. The dealer did recognize the problem but said it is not covered by warranty and that transmission needed to be flushed… which was going to cost $740 and parts extra. After initial diagnostics recommended to flush transmission fluid 3 times. For even diagnose they charged me $179 . I have done maintenance on time transmission fluid was change before 30000 miles for the first time and now they are asking to flush it 3 times ,as per Honda manual recommendation every 30000 miles we need to change transmission fluid . They should replace either transmission or do the service free of cost under powertrain warranty(60000 miles) as I only have 46800 miles within 4 years of purchase.

I am writing you today to discuss ongoing transmission problems that I am having with my 2019 Honda Pilot elite awd. On two occasions in the past several months, the transmission has reacted unexpected shifting into neutral on it's own and giving the error message "stop driving when safe" "refer to owners manual". This has happened both on a busy interstate in heavy traffic and at low speeds while backing out onto a busy residential street. In both cases, my wife was driving with my children in the car. The incident yesterday had her stuck in the middle of a residential street with a Honda Pilot that would neither go forward nor back, finally went into park, and would not engage forward gears until the care was restarted 4 times. My family was terrified and embarrassed. This could have resulted in a broadside or t bone impact if traffic had been busier or distracted. We took a picture of the dashboard fault and took the vehicle immediately to northside Honda in san antonio, TX. The service manager jose stated that they were unable to read any faults recorded by the computer and that I knew as much as they did about the problem at that time. He stated that they would be happy to hang onto my car for several days and try and make it act up and give a code. I told him there was no way that I knew as much as they did as I don't make a living servicing and repairing Honda vehicles. This is the job I expect them to be able to do. I was also told that they would not just start replacing things randomly. In the end, I have a Honda Pilot back that my wife is afraid to drive in what is a very busy city. I purchased this vehicle for the safety and reliability I expect from Honda. I am well aware that Honda knows there are substantial issues with the zf9 speed they are putting or have placed in these vehicles. This is a safety concern for me and my family and I want someone to reach out to discuss this issue further.

While stopped at a traffic light on a busy street, the transmission shifted by itself from drive into neutral. The vehicle would not move forward and it would not let us shift it back into drive. I finally suggested to my wife that we turn the car off and see if that would help. After doing do , we were able to regain control of the car and shift it back to drive. We had another incident when the vehicle was almost new where we were turning left and the transmission just stopped as if we had shifted into neutral. We were able to continue without restarting the vehicle, but this is potentially a very dangerous situation. We reported this incident to the dealer with no resolution.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while stopped, the vehicle independently shifted to neutral. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate or shift to drive. The vehicle had to be turned off and restarted and the vehicle to operated correctly. The contact stated that the failure occurred several times. The contact also stated that there was a clicking noise coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

When stopped at a red light the engine shifted from drive to neutral on its own. The brake became stiff and it took shutting off and restarting the car multiple times before it would shift. This is the third instance of this vehicle shifting to neutral on its own. After the previous times (they occurred within the same day- one shifting from park to neutral and the other similar to this experience, also at a red light), I took the car into the dealership where it came back showing no codes and could not be replicated while there. It is a push button electric shifter and the vehicle has had multiple recalls and service bulletins for electronics (all repaired) and has experienced issues beginning one month after I purchased the car brand new.

This is a 2019 Honda Pilot with start stop function. There is a noticeable delay in activation and getting longer with time; this is a 3 year old vehicle. During 2 other instances, the system failed and vehicle would not start on a public street. During these failures and delays, other than the obvious collision safety issue, the safety systems are unavailable via a message on the dash. When it eventually starts back up it functions normally. This is clearly the system prematurely failing or the system prematurely killing the battery (which has a normal functional life of 5 - 7 years).

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times, and the dealer replaced the starter, fuel injector, transmission fluid, and transmission plug; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

Vehicle failed to restart after stopping at a red light. Had to completely turn off the vehicle and restart it for it for engine to fire back up. Auto stop feature was on. Power seemed to suddenly go down and then the car was in park. Took couple of tries to start up as the car went into neutral in between.

In the past I have reported an issue with the auto stop to price Honda. They sent me away saying nothing was wrong. Last night my car died while coming to a stop. No warning. No engine check lights. The emergency flashers wouldn't work nor doors or windows and I was stuck in the middle of the road with my children without hazzard lights. No way to put car into neutral unless you have a special tool which even the Honda dealership couldn't help me with. This was not disclosed when we bought the car and was stuck in high traffic for over 2 hours until a mechanic came and finally got my car to start and move to side by switching the battery along with other stuff. He stated the battery should not have died in drive and something is wrong. I see this is a known issue when looking at your website. I do not feel safe driving this Honda Pilot. It can shut down at any time without warning and leave us stranded. Not being able to move into neutral in its self is safety hazzard especially with no hazzard lights. Price Honda (david) was very rude and brushed me off telling me no one is going to call me back over this. However their manager (craig) called me shortly after and even acknowledged the known issue and said could take years to recall. This is not ok and why wasn't any of this disclosed. We should know that we need a tool (and know how to do it since in the engine) to save us if our car breaks down so we can at least get to side of road! I see this issue is being investigated by you, not sure whybitbwas not discloaed especially when I already reported to Honda. My kids and I could have died yesterday. Single lane road no shoulders no flashers and cars flying past us. Not ok especially for this type of car that I bought brand new! I need assistance with this please before someone does get hurt.

2019 Honda Pilot ex-l with 52k current miles. Very jerky and rough transmission gear shifts from 1st to 2nd especially noticible on the upshift. It shakes the whole car to the point driver and passengers are startled. It does not happen all the time, but when it does occur, the car must be pulled over, the engine turned off and restarted to make the problem go away, which might indicate that it is a programming/electronic issue. If the car is not restarted, the problem persists. Started noticing this problem around the 37k miles, but got worse and more often to the point at 38k the car was taken to a Honda dealer to address the problem. The dealer suggested a transmission fluid replacement, and it was done at my cost. The problem has now returned at 52k current miles. It took two restarts to stop the jerking this time. The transmission fluid was checked upon return to my home and it is still good, red in color, not black. This is a serious and reoccurring problem which needs to be addressed as soon as possible. If the transmission breaks down during driving, it might cause a crash and resulting injuries. Thank you.

Two incidences occurred within one hour. When in park the vehicle suddenly shifted to neutral and began to roll backwards. The second incident occurred 30 minutes later. When stopped at a traffic light the vehicle again shifted into neutral on its own and would not allow you to switch to drive with out turning off the vehicle and then back on again. Both could have resulted in catastrophic injury. This vehicle has been recalled (and repaired) multiple times for electrical issues and has all push button gear shifts. It is up to date on all recall and service notices and maintenance.

-automatic start/stop feature -vehicle's engine did not restart after the auto start/stop engaged while in rush hour traffic. Also the vehicle will immeadiatly or on start will shift the transmission in neutral. Leaving the family in the middle of a unprotected left turn in the middle of a now red light intersection, this is dangerous and unsafe. I will also as you come to a complete stop after traffic on the highway hits a back up. - I have taken the vehicle in the same Honda dealership they have not been able to "reproduce" the problem. At the 1st attempt they recommended a new battery, but the problem is still occuring. I have given them video evidence in the hope they will have a solution to this safety defect. -the dealership currently has my vehicle at its service department and I was told by the service manager that he is coordinating with his service representive for a possible solution. No other agencies have looked at the vehicle thus far. -sometimes the start/stop indicator on the dash illumates sometimes there's a delay. The message given my the dash reads "gear position is n. Release accelerator pedal" the message that reads if you have the transmission in d than press the n button reads completely different and cannot be duplicated other than when the vehicle shifts into n on its own after a auto start/stop. -this issue started occurring randomly at 57,000 miles now at 59,000 its occuring more frequently and is causing unsafe situtations while in operation of the vehicle.

Vehicle is shutting down at red lights / stop signs; when this happens engine goes into idle mode. But pressing the gas pedal to resume travel, vehicle immediately shuts down. The vehicle needs to be turned off, and restarted. Restart is not always successful on first attempt, leaving vehicle stranded in congested traffic areas until it the issue clears. This type of event has had more than one occurrence.

The transmission on this vehicle will will shudder when at high rpms and low speed such as when leaving a stop sign or traffic light. This shudder delays acceleration and can cause a safety issue when pulling out into traffic and leaves you not able to get out of on-coming traffic's way quick enough.

Experiencing judder/hesitation when car reaches a speed where it has to shift from first to second gear and from second to third gear. Sometimes it feels more like a jerk. Issue mostly occurs after the car has warmed up, so after around 3-4 miles of driving the car. Second issue was rpm fluctuation when car is at steady acceleration. Judder issue first occurred back in June 2022 when the car has ~63000 miles. It started with a sudden jerk, felt like someone hit the car from behind, this happens when the car is trying to shift from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3. Issue was very intermittent at that time and restart of car would make it go away. But issue will come back every few weeks. Issue increased around ~68,762 miles, so took the car to my local auto repair shop on 8/31/2023. The shop performed maintenance listed below – •transmission flush / fluid atf dw-1 / transmission service •oil change •differential front and back service/flush •cooling system flush and new anti-freeze •fuel injection service issue was still ongoing, so decided to take the car to Honda authorized service center on 9/27/23, they were able to duplicate the judder experience and performed snapshot and diagnosed car and advised vehicle needs torque converter. Wanted to go for second opinion, so scheduled an appointment with another Honda service center, they informed me that the transmission fluid was very dark and performed the flush of automatic transmission fluid (atf) 3 time. Issue frequency has reduced after the flush, but every few weeks the car experiences judder/hesitation while shifting and usually turning off the engine and back on helps resolve the issue. All this while no engine lights came on.

Reported to dealer twice and could not be replicated. They just tell me they have never heard of this problem. While at a traffic light the vehicle either shifts into neutral, park or second gear. Sometimes I press the accelerator and it does not go even though I’m in drive. I gave up with the dealer but it is scary when people behind you honk and I could be rear ended because I’m scrambling to press the transmission buttons or restarting. A few incidents, I had to turn off and restart. I have learned if it is running and in drive but does not go, I press the drive button several times to make it go or turn off and restart in lines of traffic. This vehicle has bells and whistles but falls short with engine and transmission. I currently own 5 Honda vehicles and 12 Hondas over the years. This vehicle is the one I feel the least secure in being dependable. It has 16,000 miles on it and has been problematic since approx 7,500 miles.

Start / stop and engine failure. When I have the start/stop feature enabled there have been numerous occasions where the car has stalled and will not restart. This has happened in critical traffic situations and has almost caused multiple accidents and injury. In addition, the engine has cut off while driving through parking lots and stopping for pedestrians; during this time I need to reset the entire car to get it to start back up while stuck in the middle of the street. One other occasions the start stop has failed where the car does restart but the entire car resents and delays me from moving until this is finished. I have taken the vehicle back to the dealer to review and they say everything is working as designed.

As described in power train TSB a20-029 (but so far associated only with 2019 Pilot awd touring and elite) - my 2019 Pilot awd transmission has intermittent harsh or jerky upshifts with steady acceleration. The vehicle lags, failing to accelerate properly. This creates a safety issue when merging, turning into active traffic, etc. The issue was inspected via diagnostic snapshot at jenkins & wynne Honda in clarksville TN on may 3, 2022. Output graph confirmed transmission lag occurring consistently throughout tech drive. Issue first appeared in April 2022 at approximately 32,000 miles, just 2,000 miles past 30,000 mile service completed in Jan. 2022. All vehicle service maintained according to manufacturer timeline and recommendations.

Intermittently when starting my vehicle while seated or using the factory remote start, the vehicle will move/drive forward up to several inches. I took videos of this and have taken it to the Honda dealer 3 separate times. The most recent time, they told me it was acceptable and that Honda says it can move up to 5” and be within acceptable tolerances. This is very unsafe due to my vehicle moving when unoccupied and with the parking brake set. The problem was confirmed and reproduced by the dealer. When I voiced my concern about the safety aspect, I was told that there should be nothing within 4’ of my vehicle. I feel unsafe to park my vehicle because I can’t control how close someone parks in front of me. I feel unsafe to park in my garage because I don’t want my car to drive forward and hit my property. I don’t want my daughter any where near my car when I am simply starting it.

We own a 2019 Honda Pilot touring (VIN 5fnyf5h94kb040880). We purchased our vehicle from checkered flag Honda in norfolk, virginia in June 2019. This vehicle has 32,096 and is still under the factory bumper to bumper warranty. We have been experiencing an issue with the systems auto-start stop feature. The vehicle's engine stops at a red light, and when we release the brake, on numerous occasions the vehicle fails to restart the engine and stalls in the middle of the road. This has happened more than 15 times since we have owned the vehicle and puts us in an unsafe situation. We took our vehicle in for service at checkered flag on 08/12/2021 and explained the problem we were having to the service technicians. During that visit, they were not able to duplicate our engine stalling issue (see service record attached). Since 08/2021, this issue has continued to occur 6-8 times since August. The engine attempts to restart itself after letting off the brake or after a set period of time, however after attempting to crank the engine, the car beeps and has to be restarted manually. When attempting to restart the car manually, the car will not start the next 2-3 attempts, and will eventually restart after multiple presses of the engine start button. This is extremely unsafe as we are not able to move the vehicle, sometimes for a few minutes. According to the service records, the technicians performed a battery check, and the battery was fine.

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the transmission had erroneously shifted from the drive position to the select position causing the vehicle to hesitate and sputter. After turning the vehicle off and restarting the engine the failure had self corrected. On one occasion while parked with the engine idling, as contact was exiting the vehicle the transmission erroneously shifted out of the park position and began to drive forward knocking the contact to the ground and driving over the legs. During the incident the driver sustained injuries to both legs and a fractured arm. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who reprogrammed the transmission. No further information was available. Later while operating the vehicle warning messages began to displayed including service engine, power train and the warning message "danger pull over immediately". The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 52,000.

I started the Honda Pilot drove on a driveway about 30 feet to an intersection. When clear I accelerated onto the road. The car was very slow to accelerate and I slowly rolled onto the road barely avoiding an oncoming car. While in my lane I stopped and observed an awd warning light on the dashboard. I turned the engine off then restarted the engine. The awd warning light was off and the car drove normally. The next day when starting my car to leave a parking lot the awd warning light appeared on my dashboard. I turned the engine off then restarted the engine. The awd warning light was off. I drove home without the awd warning light reappearing.

Unexpected movement: incident #1. Car parked on level pavement in park gear but manual brake not set. I pressed brake and started the engine. Then lifted foot from brake (while car is still in park) and the body moved forward 6-8 inches before I could reapply the brakes. Incident #2 car parked in park facing steeply downhill. Engine running with gear in park. Pressed reverse button and lifted foot from brake but before I could hit the gas, the car rolled forward downhill about two feet before I could reapply the brake. Once the brake stopped the car then the reverse gear engaged and I was able to go from brake to gas pedal without rolling.

Transmission jerking/hard shifting. Loses acceleration, especially when approaching a yield or left turn (I. E. Slowing down then accelerating to make the turn, car stalls when accelerating) when taken to 2 different dealerships I was told they couldn’t diagnose problem and at the second one I was mansplained that it was probably “user error” bc it’s a “computerized transmission”. Informed them this was the third vehicle I’ve had with this type of transmission, one of which whose transmission broke and I’m fully aware of what a jerking, stalling and improperly functioning transmission felt like. Needless to say, no one would “diagnose” the problem and it has progressively gotten worse. More jerky, harder shifting. Can feel it sitting at an idle stop and sometimes when I press the gas pedal to accelerate it’s a good 2-3 seconds before the vehicle jerks into motion. I also have a video of the rpms dropping for no reason at 30 mph when the speed did not drop.

My 2019 Pilot elite has 16,400 miles on it just started a couple months ago where I would get to 2425 miles an hour in the car with lunch or lurch it happens also sometimes when I get to 30 some miles an hour it all lurcher lunch. Last Friday I made a left turn onto a major street and went to accelerate in the car just wouldn't do anything it wouldn't accelerate it slow down and I had to pull over to the side and put my flashers on I had to wait a while probably a minute or so and then I could press my foot on the excelerator and go forward. This lurching or lunging does not happen all the time it could be on a city street when it happens it can be when I go to accelerate to get on the expressway I have mentioned this to my mechanic at Honda and they don't seem to know what the problem would be I'm wondering if there is recall that I might've missed or there's some thing that someone knows I can't be the only one that this is happening to.

On July 3, 2020, after reversing out of my garage onto my driveway, I put the car in drive and when I pressed the accelerator, the car shifted into park on its own. I tried again and it did it again. My husband and kids were in the car and my husband said "it did this to me the other day too. " I got my phone out and took video of it occurring two more times. Each time I put the car in drive and pushed on the accelerator, it shifted into park on its own after moving forward. It did this with or without a seat belt on. The video is an mp4 file and there does not seem to be a way to attach it online, but I am happy to provide it upon request.