Engine Exhaust System Problems of Honda Pilot

Honda Pilot owners have reported 4 problems related to engine exhaust system (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Honda Pilot based on all problems reported for the Pilot.

1 Engine Exhaust System problem of the 2010 Honda Pilot

Failure Date: 07/13/2017

Strong gas/exhaust smell in car cabin. Replaced air and cabin filters. Brought to Honda dealership in morgan hill, CA and they say nothing was wrong, or that the diagnostic information did not return any issues. The smell was acute. Happening all of a sudden and we did not notice it getting stronger with time. The smell is evident in the cabin with the a/c on/off, heat on/off, even with the recirculation set to off. Have to drive with the windows down to deal with the fumes.

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2 Engine Exhaust System problem of the 2008 Honda Pilot

Failure Date: 02/04/2012

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that after having maintenance performed on the vehicle, she started smelling burning oil fumes in the vehicle. The contact mentioned that white smoke was emitted from the exhaust pipes. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 132,000.

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3 Engine Exhaust System problem of the 2006 Honda Pilot

Failure Date: 05/24/2008

The check engine light kept coming on in my 2006 Honda Pilot. I took the car into the dealership three times for the same problem. The first time I took the vehicle in I was told that all six cylinders were misfiring and that there was a service bulletin on the rear rocker arms and all related parts, which were replaced. The second time I was told that the all cylinders were misfiring and a reset code was completed crank pattern reset and learn were performed. The third time I was told that all cylinders were misfiring and that I needed to switch to using chevron gasoline only. The fourth time the light came on I contacted american Honda in California. My vehicle has been in the repair at willette Honda south since August 19, 2008. I keep getting a different explanation from Honda what is wrong with the vehicle. I was told that the head gaskets, cooling gaskets and injectors had to be replaced. Today (9/4/08), I was told that the pistons had to be adjusted.

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4 Engine Exhaust System problem of the 2004 Honda Pilot

Failure Date: 05/28/2004

While driving/parking consumer smelled chemical fumes inside the vehicle. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

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