Cruise Control Problems of Honda Pilot

1. Car flashes brake and sometimes brakes on its own when it detects an object along the side of the road or when a car may be approaching in the opposite lane or in a center turning lane. This has nearly caused an accident on two different occasions. Each time the lane we are in is clear and usually doesn't even have a vehicle in front of us. 2. When in cruise control the acc will detect a vehicle in front of us going maybe 2 mhp slower than our set speed and our car will abruptly slow down to about 10 mph below the acc set point. Then it detects there is clear distance to the vehicle in front and will abruptly accelerate till it again detects the vehicle and then repeats the same actions - abrupt slowdown - abrupt acceleration and so on vs. A gradual slowdown to match the vehicle in front speed and holding steady at that speed. I have set the distance detection to each setting and it makes no difference. 3. Lane keep assist is plain down dangerous. Tried to merge onto a busy highway with turn signal on and the lka would not let us merge and jerked the wheel back to the right and the vehicle abruptly hit the brakes when there was nothing in front of us. Nearly caused traffic behind to rear end us. 4. Hands free cell feature is not hands free if connected to apply car play. This was not what we were lead to believe at the time of sale. Honda has some serious issues with the Honda sensing and a recall is a must as these issues will eventually cause an accident and I have to assume already have. To date the car is unsafe with the sensing on and if I turn it off I risk liability with my insurance as they provide discounts because of the Honda sensing safety features.

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When I started the car, put my car into reverse mode as I was moving out (backward) the rear view camera screen will go black and will not display after the error "network communication lost" on the screen. It takes at least a minute to two until it restart, sometimes more than 10 mins or it restart and go black again. Another multiply times, same error happened, and everything went black, the center infosystem and the drivier information screen. (see picture) the gps was lost, so I am not sure if I am still on the right path, I have no idea how fast I am going, or if any of the driving assistance are still active. I. E. Cruise control, lane departure warning/assistance, speed meter tires pressures if any other warnings. All these started happening in around middle of June. Now, this error is happening everyday, every drive, I have went to dealer service center to have them check and fix the error. They said they reset the system and should not see this error anymore, but I am still seeing this error even after they service the car. I went back to have it services at least 3 times already, they told me they did some wiring, reset the console and it shouldn't happen again, but still seeing this problem as of today.

The vehicle has frequently had an issue with the infotainment system glitching which leads to the lkas (lane keep assist), aac (adaptive cruise control), and lane departure system to fail while the vehicle is in motion. When turning the car off after these issues occur, the infotainment system will stay on, draining the battery. The vehicle has been taken to a Honda dealership. The dealership stated that an update would fix this issue. Once we informed them and they confirmed that the system was already updated, they told is there was nothing we could do. The only way we can stop the infotainment system from staying on is by removing the fuse for the infotainment system. We have contacted Honda and they have refused to do anything about this.

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On October 24, 2019 at approximately 10:00 am cst. Engine completely lost power while driving at approximately 65 mph on interstate I-80. Was in the left lane passing vehicle in right lane. Another vehicle was ahead of mine. Tapped the brakes to slow a bit as vehicle in front was merging right after passing. Hit the gas pedal and all power to the engine was lost for about 1. 5 - 2 seconds. Tachometer dropped to 0. Took my foot off the gas and then re-engaged. Power to engine came back on and was able to resume normal vehicle operations. Auto engine on/off feature was disabled. Regular cruise control was on, had been set but wasn't currently engaged. Parking sensors were on. Lane departure was off. Forward collision warning on. No other issues for the rest of the 1300 mile (round) trip. We have had this vehicle for about 1 year and this is the second time this has happened. First time was not reported or documented. If engine/power hadn't been restored, there could have been a serious accident. This cannot be normal vehicle operation. Please look into this Honda and NHTSA.

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The issue is related to the Honda infotainment system. After only 2000 miles the system began having issues. While the driver is driving, the center display and the display on the control panel will frequently go blank. When this happens the driver is unable to activate or deactivate specific safety controls including lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control and automatic braking. The automatic braking warning is also lost when the display goes out. The driver also loses the speedometer. From the center display, the driver is unable to use the backup camera, the radio, navigation and the ability to make hands free phone calls.

Within one week of purchase, I returned to dealer - gps unit sends me directions and distances far longer than any other gps - dealer spent an entire ray uoloading/downloading/updating - still sends me much longer distance and time directions. I am on road for my work. This has me not be able to use the gps that is the reason I "bought" a higher trim level - useless! longer distance adds to my fuel bill, adds detrimental impact to carbon footprint and environment, impacts my schedule for work and travel - immensely. **cruise control** - dangerous and puts me at risk for even speeding tickets. Car cruises up to ten miles "faster" than the settings I have it on sporadically. Also - at times, as the car cuises on its' own, higher than the set speed to control car at. . . The speed set - also "elevates" with the car speed elevating out of control! this car is risking my life and well being. Contraty to nhtsb article on how cars are safer. . . . No - they are putting lives at risk and drivers at mercy of higher expense and loss of time in schedules for dealers to investigate and still have car with issues. - Honda-link has been useless whe-n I have been stranded with warnings blaring on screen of my new as of 8-5-19 car! this is my 3rd Honda Pilot - most unsafe car I have ever owned and far from the peace of mind, my other Honda's have given me. I have videos I can share when someone reaches back out to me. I need help - dealers and myself are caught in Honda issues that Honda won't acknowedge or make right for me as a consumer. This is a brand new car I have already lost time, money, business while being caught in the middle of this commundrum unfairly. There is a class action suit out against Honda - why are any of us consumers having to endure so much stress and loss and life risk, because Honda is becoming like too much of corporate America?.

Randomly the center counsel display will go blank as well as the driver's side display which contains the speedometer. Also failing at the same time is the dvd player. We also experience a �popping� noise through the speakers, even with audio system turned off. This usually is what happens first, then error messages (for example: �radio unavailable�, �no audio connection for fm�, �network communication lost�, �check tuner�), then screen goes blank. When this happens while the driver is driving, they are unable to activate or deactivate specific safety controls including lane keep assist, cruise control, automatic braking etc. The automatic braking warning is also lost when the display goes out, as well as the speedometer. When this happens , both display screens turn off and go black, which are huge safety concerns. From the center display, we lose the back up camera, radio, navigation, dvd player and ability to make hands free phone calls among other things. This can occur daily, every time the car is driven, or sporatic and not happen for a few days at a time. Car was purchased brand new in April 2019. Problem began in the beginning of August 2019, exact date unknown. Problems occur while the car is in motion or stationary, city streets, highway and at any speed and any time.

Our "network" components were not working. At high speeds, the adaptive cruise control would not brake properly and could have caused an accident. The "brake" sensor is not working properly. Upon taking to dealer for service, service technician said that this "network" issue has occurred on other cars. Strongly recommend an immediate inquiry to this issue as it affects the safety features touted by the car manufacturer, Honda. The solution is to reconnect the network components, this has still not resolved our issue.

There are several issues and they have happened many times - all related to electrical system, speedometer and infotainment defects. The infotainment and dash display including the speedometer shut off while driving. This includes the speedometer, all safety features, cruise control shutting off while driving. Also the audio will completely shut off while driving and I will have no audio for hours at a time. Also there are pops and crackles out of the speakers every time I drive the vehicle. I have detailed documentation for these issues including videos of the issues happening while driving. Dealership has attempted to repair several times and the issues get worse, not better.

Driving back from a trip and was trying to exit the highway and when I engaged the gas pedal the car would not accelerate. It happened so fast that I thought I did something wrong. Once I got back on the highway I drove about 100 miles and was in a construction zone. I did not have cruise control engaged and was traveling between 55-60 mph. At one time I let off the gas pedal and when I pressed the gas pedal to accelerate the car would not respond. My speed dropped from 55 mph to 25 mph which I was constantly pressing the gas pedal. I was almost hit from the rear and all of a sudden the car started accelerating due to continually pressing the gas pedal. This specific incident lasted about 10 seconds. My car is at the Honda dealership which they cannot figure out the issue since no error code was generated. I've contacted Honda customer service and they are advising to take the car to another dealership for a second opinion.

This happened to me twice. Seems to be when using cruise control for over 1. 25 hrs. When you press the cancel button on the steering wheel to cancel the set cruise control, the cars "check engine" light starts flashing. The engine will continue running but there is little to no power when stepping on the accelerator. Driver must pull over, turn off car and then restart. This is incredibly dangerous at high speeds or crossing over oncoming traffic! I brought the Honda Pilot back to the dealership. The service manager told me that both he and the district rep. Had the same thing happen to them last month with their 2019 Honda Pilot. Neither of them had any advice for me. But they were notably quite worried about the possibilities of this and immediately asked to hook a computer up to my car to try to find an error code. They found none! again, incredibly dangerous!!! apparently the Honda engineers aren't aware of why this is happening! I was told to "just keep driving it" we can't have the only three 2019 Honda Pilots that are doing this. . . . . . I fear someone will get injured.

If I set cruise control and go down a hill or incline it does not maintain the cruise control and continuously gains speed up to 10-15 miles over what it is set at. Could go higher, but I notice it and hit the brake which shuts it off. I brought this to the attention of the dealer where I purchased the car and they say this is normal and there is nothing wrong with it. I disagree and see this as a safety issue.

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The adaptive cruise control system is defective and dangerous. Slams on the brakes when approaching vehicles inside considered safety zones. Slows vehicle from 75-80mph on the freeway to less than 60mph. Vehicles behind forced to brake to avoid collision. Changing lanes the vehicle failed to resume highway speeds in a acceptable manner potentially causing vehicles in that lane to brake to avoid collision. In traffic the system is so jerky it can't be used. The system also fails to recognize an open lane and resume speed. The system also responds to vehicles to the driver's side lane and slows down and won't resume speed. In left or right turns on the freeway at freeway speeds the system reacts to vehicles across lanes and slows the vehicle to less than a safe operating speed causing a potential danger to not only the car we are in but to cars following behind . The collision avoidance system also malfunctions by the "brake" warning light comping on for seemingly no reason.

The adaptive cruise control system is dangerous. The vehicle slams on the brakes when approaching vehicles ahead and the vehicle behind me then has to slam on their brakes. This has happened multiple times. So far I have avoided an accident, but there have been times that it was a very close call. The vehicle behind me had to swerve to another lane to avoid hitting me. The system is very jerky, speeding up and slowing down when following a vehicle ahead. It will speed up by 2-3 mph and then slow down and speed up again. I have made sure that the windshield is clear to allow for the camera to see the vehicle in front of me. I had a previous Ford motor vehicle and their adaptive cruise control worked wonderfully.

In the morning, on January 27, I had my 2 year old and 4 year old in the vehicle and I was driving my son to school. Less than a mile from home, going between 30-35mph, I tapped the brakes as I approached a bend in the road and after a brief initial pause (as you would expect), the car suddenly started rapidly accelerating - I started pressing the brakes to no avail - vehicle did not slow down - at this point I was in the curve and was unable to keep the vehicle on the road. I hit a small tree and continued careening out of control until I crashed in a ditch, hitting a wood hydro pole (thankfully not concrete) - both airbags deployed - I suffered a broken ankle, bruised ribs and seat belt abrasions - my 2 year old required stitches on her eye lid and eyebrow due to impact with her cup that she was holding at the time (we're lucky her sight wasn't affected). My son suffered no physical injuries but 1 month later is still talking about it. Vehicle was a complete write off. Had approximately 161,000 miles at time of incident. Cruise control was likely on but wasn't in use. Similar issue happened on 2 previous occasions. 1st at least 8 months ago and then again about 3 weeks before accident (was going to address with dealer at next oil change) but on two prior occurrences surge occurred when brakes were tapped to disengage cruise control - same pause/surge but not nearly as intense and stopped immediately when brakes were pressed again. After the accident I noted that there are several reports of the same thing happening to other people. No idea how fast it was going when it crashed but it "felt" like at least 50mph. This is terrifying when it happens, I don't want to see this happen to anyone else. I shudder to think what would have happened if this had occurred at an intersection or on the expressway - we might not be here. . . Also mailing letter to manufacturer.

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My car has a variety of dangerous behaviors in the driver assist functionalities that could either cause or fail to prevent an accident. I have only driven it 2,000 miles but observed these many times. I reported these to the dealer and was told the car was fine. Adaptive cruise control issues: - fails to detect vehicles in odd situations, such as a truck where the rear of the body protrudes out from the rear wheels, as if the radar is only at ground level, or if a vehicle is driving in my lane but one tire is in the other lane, or a wide load which occupies all of the adjacent lane and half of my lane, or a "bobtail" truck. - after an empty stretch, upon coming up to a slower car, rather than slow gradually by easing off the gas, the car will get very close to the car and then rapidly brake, causing drivers behind me to nearly rear-end me. Collision mitigation: - all of these trigger "brake" messages to be displayed, which is just 1 step before the brakes being auto-applied, which could cause me to be rear-ended. - false alarms while merging from lefthand onramps where a pending collision with the jersey barrier is detected - false alarms by the hills adjacent to the road when going around a sharp turn on back roads - false alarms when cresting a hill with a curve after the hill and it thinks an oncoming car will be hit, because it can't see the lane markings past the hill lane keep assist: - partially goes into exit ramps on its own if in the right lane, causing other drivers to think I am leaving the lane and start to merge themselves - is confused by lines of tar and will depart the lane on its own - often "fights" with the lane departure mitigation around corners - tries to prevent me from giving other vehicles some buffer when passing them, if they are wider or drifting toward me. - does not alert when it stops being able to detect the lines.

At various speeds there is a very annoying shuddering and vibrating and growling at 45 mph to 68 mph. Just when your ready to have a smooth ride on the highway it begins to shudder in eco. . . On a straightaway while free wheeling and while I am on cruise control . . . If you accelerate or decelerate, it will cease for a second and begin again. . I have even stayed at 68 mph to see how long it would last on a straight away while it was shuddering. . . . And it continued . . . Until I decelerated. . I also get these small bucks and surges , . Or a feeling of pulling me along but feeling like I am going to fall out of my seat at the same time. . In eco. Until the shuddering stops and then it feels smooth again, for a minute. . . . And then the shuddering begins again. . . . My tires are balanced and I have had an engine mount neutralizing. . . The Honda Pilot has vcm. . . It is very uncomfortable to your ears the vibrating. . . On top of your peace of mind on your way home from a day at work. . . . Looking forward to relaxing listening to the radio to ease yourself before you get home to your family life. . . Wow. . . Not relaxing at all !!! something is definitely wrong with my vehicle. . . .

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While driving on the german autobahn I accelerated from 65 mph to pass at which point the engine revved beyond anticipated response for accelerator pressure. I removed my foot from the accelerator, but speed and engine rpm continued to increase. Cruise control was not engaged, but I re-verified by toggling the switch to off (unlighted), while applying brakes. Brakes 'fought' against continued acceleration for approximately 10 seconds before I recovered authority over brakes and accelerator. Estimated maximum speed for the duration of the incident was 85-90 mph. I drove the remainder of the trip (approx 100 miles) without further incident, and without attempting to use cruise control. Vehicle is currently at a certified Honda mechanic's shop for evaluation.

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2006 Honda, lx, 2wd Pilot was making a slow turn in intersection and sudden acceleration was noted. Felt like cruise control had been turned on but had not been turned on. Acceleration was stopped using the brake. 2 similar instances in the past 6 months.

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The contact owns a 2011 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the vehicle cruise control was set at 60 mph. When the contact depressed the brake to deactivate the cruise control, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph. The cancel button was also depressed, but vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact had to apply the emergency brake in order to bring the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that they would return the contact's call at a later date. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 1,175.

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The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact was attempting to enter a residential driveway traveling 5 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing her to crash into her home. After the crash, the contact noticed that the cruise control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact was awaiting the results of diagnostic testing. The current and failure mileage was 45,000.

Cruise control buttons on steering wheel are not lighted and are the only way to engage the cruise control. I was driving and trying to find the right button to engage when I ran onto the shoulder of the road, luckly there was no wreck. I think this is a safety hazard trying to find the right button in the dark is distracting from the driving process.