Alternator/generator/regulator Problems of Honda Pilot

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The auto shut turns the car off at a stop light and then the car will not restart. It usually needs a jump. The problem has been happening for three years in the winter. The battery has been replaced four times. I have traced to the issue to an overload of the electrical system. The alternator is not capable of pouring all of the devices in the car and thus the battery drains. If I run the heated seats and steering wheel, the battery will discharge within 30 minutes even if the car is driven at highway speeds. I have been stalled in the middle of intersections several times. The autostart feature needs to have the option to stay dis-engaged when the car is shut off. It is unsafe to have the car fails to start at stoplights or when trying to pull into traffic. The electrical system is designed improperly. Do the math. The load from the electrical accessories, two heated front seats, two rear heated seats, heated steering wheel, heated mirrors, heated rear windshield will easily overload the power of a standard alternator. The vehicle needs a larger alternator and a larger battery (maybe dual) with isolation so it can start at stoplights.

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Window regulators stop working and window can crash when driving. So far I have had to replace two regulators and one window.

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This is the 4th time now that we have had to bring out Pilot in to be serviced for the same thing. When we turn the car on, multiple errors come on out of nowhere. Power steering, the speedometer and many other things stop working. They reset it and it happens again. They have changed the battery and done something with the alternator but neither of these things fixed the actual problem.

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The gasket on the spool valve on older Honda Pilots is known to fail. The failure results in oil leaking onto the alternator which fill cause the alternator to eventually fail resulting in a loss of power to the vehicle. This recently to my wife while driving on a busy highway. Oil leaking from the spool valve fouled the alternator resulting in the loss of power to the vehicle including to the power brakes and power steering. This engineering failure causes a hazardous situation. The vehicle had been recently serviced by Honda for an oil change and the issue was not noticed. At minimal, Honda should recommend replacement of the gasket as part of routine service after a period of time or certain mileage. A simple google search identified this issue with older model Honda Pilots.

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart and was coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where diagnosed that the alternator and the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,038.

On the day that the fire occurred, I drove the car approximately 8-10 miles round trip between10:30-10:45 a. M. , and then the vehicle was parked in my garage for 3 hours. After that, I drove my car approx. 1 mile, and it was parked outside for a little over an hour. Then, about 30-45 seconds after I began driving my car back home, my son noticed smoke. I didn’t see the smoke and thought my window was hazy, so I continued driving. About 1/2-1/4 mile from my home, I saw a little smoke coming from under the hood and my engine began sputtering. It was during this time, I noticed that different indicator lights began displaying. However, my temperature gauge showed normal levels. Because I was so close to home, I decided to continue to drive into my driveway, where I parked and exited the car and noticed additional smoke and flames under the hood. I extinguished the flames with a fire extinguisher. The Honda dealership service office and my insurance company investigated the cause of the fire, which was determined to be an electrical fire caused by the alternator, and the timing belt, battery, alternator and portions of the engine compartment had to be replaced. I was informed there was nothing I could do to prevent this. My insurance paid for the damage. Thankfully, I was close to home when this happened, and could put out the fire on my own, otherwise, the danger to myself and my children and the damage to my vehicle would have been much worse.

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This has happened several times to my wife and daughter over the past month or so. They are driving along at any rate of speed and all of a sudden the car looses all power and the vehicle abruptly slows down and then recovers and begins running again. During this time the lights on the dashboard go out and flash and there is a popping sound at times. The last time it happened there was loss of all electrical to dash board system including the radio. The radio needed the code reentered which is normal for when all battery power is lost to the vehicle. I had this checked by a mechanic and they were unable to locate any problems. They checked the alternator, battery, connections and the system for any errors and nothing can be found. This is consistent with all other complaints associated with the esa, vsa/vsc and electrical systems as reported on this forum. I believe there is a major and dangerous bug in the system causing the car to loose power and control and any rate of speed. I also informed Honda customer service but they said that they are unaware of any problems (or I should say owning up to any of thier problems) and to issue a complaint through this forum. I'm afaid it's going to take a major accident and a loss of life, which is bound to happen based on the fact that the car comes to an abrupt halt, in order for Honda to own up to thier responsibility of spending the effort to identify this problem and issue a recall and get this fixed. I've been a Honda owner (currently 3 cars) for over 23 years. I'm beginning to loose loyalty and faith in the company and will definately strongly consider making a change to another make on my next purchase. Please Honda own up to the problem before someone is killed!.

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