Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2021 Honda Pilot

Table 1 shows four common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2021 Honda Pilot. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (37 problems). The second most common problem is related to the adaptive cruise control (33 problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Honda Pilot


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2021 Honda Pilot

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

The Honda Pilot completely lost power on my husband's way home from work in a snow storm. It would not start but it did yesterday. It sounds like clinking/clunking when started but stalls out if you try to put it in drive or reverse. It has a brand new battery.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

My dash is lit up like a christmas tree. The cmbs has a serious issue, every safety feature has been disabled. Please refer to the he provided picture.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

Component inspected by Honda dealer it’s the forward camera it has already malfunctioned and no longer works I only have 62,000 miles on my Pilot. This seems excessive there is definitely a defect in these vehicles. The incident is the warning lights that came up and no longer worked   Read details...


Forward Collision Avoidance related problems in other Honda Pilot model year vehicles:



Pilot Service Bulletins
Pilot Safety Recalls
Pilot Defect Investigations