Engine Problems of Honda Pilot

The Pilot cranks, but the engine intermittently fails to start. Honda recognizes problem, but offers no solution or time frame for a fix. Car was bought new, but Honda will not provide alternative safe vehicle.

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The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the engine rpms increased up to 3000. His foot was on the brake pedal but the vehicle continued to lunge forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the idle air control system had an internal failure on the ac motor which needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance because there were no recalls available. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 118,612. Updated 06/01/lj updated 06/02/11.

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Honda dealer tells me during my regular service visit that my front engine mount is broken and needs to be replaced. My 2004 Honda Pilot is hard to drive. 113,000 miles. 526. 00. Side mounts will need replacing soon.

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The engine motor mounts are cracked. This causes the engine to move freely and the steering gets harder. Eventually this will fail and lead to a lot more damage/safety concerns.

Had a Honda dealership service center complete repairs on warped front brake rotors. Dealership informed me that the front motor mount is broken and collapsed and that the right rear shock is starting to leak. The vehicle has 77,606 miles and has been well taken care of and regularly serviced. After researching these issues, it appears that the motor mount and rear shock failures are not uncommon issues for 2005 Honda Pilots.

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My 2006 Honda Pilot ex-l experienced sudden unintended acceleration (sua) at 3:53 p. M. On Sunday, February 28, 2010 near our home on key biscayne, florida. We were driving at around 20 mph and as we gently braked in approach of the stop sign, the engine opened up nearly full throttle at just above 5000 rpms. My husband immediately and firmly applied the brake and placed the gear in park. With his foot on the brake, not the accelerator pedal, the engine continued to roar at 5000 rpms until he turned it off at the ignition after about 30 seconds. He restarted the engine and the engine rpm immediately shot up to 5000 rpms again, with his foot on the brake and the car in park. The tachometer stayed at the 5000 rpm level continuously until he again turned off the engine at the ignition after about 45 seconds. We waited a few more seconds and re-started the engine again. That time, the engine started at a normal rpm and we drove half a block to our house. We recorded a video of the second episode of 5000 rpms with a camera we had with us. We provided the video immediately to american Honda customer service. At the request of customer service, I took our Pilot to brickell Honda in miami on March 1. I showed the video of the sua to the service manager, george ruiz, on his computer. He was astounded by what he saw and expressed his genuine concern that the car was unsafe to operate, regardless of whether his service department was able to find the source of the problem. He said under no circumstance should the engine operate at 5000 rpms without the accelerator being depressed almost all the way to the floor. The district service manager, kevin mcclung, also inspected the car. American Honda determined the Pilot was operating within normal parameters. We were instructed to pick up the car on March 5 and did so on March 8. No repairs were performed. My husband spoke to Honda customer service manager terry nielsen on March 3 who could not explain the video.

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I experienced a serious incident of sudden unintended acceleration in my 2006 Honda Pilot ex-l on February 8, 2010 at approximately 11:45 a. M. Est near the rear garage entrance to the office tower. As I was approaching the garage entrance at under 10 mph, the engine suddenly started roaring to 5000 rpm. I immediately and with maximum force pressed the brake pedal which fortunately did stop the car from moving forward. I shifted into neutral and then park, and the engine never deviated from the 5000 rpm level. I turned off the engine at the ignition and waited maybe a minute. I restarted the engine with my foot firmly on the brake pedal, and the engine immediately went to 5000 rpm. I shifted back to park and turned off the engine again at ignition. I waited another minute, and restarted again with the same frightening result. A kent security officer for the miami parking authority witnessed (saw and heard) the entire incident and offered assistance. I placed the car in neutral and he pushed it back out of the garage entrance and to the curb, out of traffic, while I steered with no power. I waited maybe three to four more minutes after that and decided to try restarting the car one more time to move it to try to move it into the garage. That time, it started normally. I shifted to drive and drove it into the garage and parked. We are trying to obtain the surveillance video of the entire incident. American Honda examined the car at brickell Honda in miami, driving it 64 total miles and could not duplicate the problem. After 3 days, american Honda in California (chris schroeder 800-999-1009 extension 117703) decided there was no need to conduct any further testing and declared there was nothing wrong with the car. He expressed no concern that it presented any danger in the future and that american Honda would do nothing unless I could duplicate the problem at a service facility.

Took 2004 Honda Pilot in for scheduled 75,000 maintenance. Two motor mount failures. Replaced failed parts. Checked online and found many references to identical problem.

Failed iac valve in 2003 Honda Pilot caused engine surge during parking. This resulted in an auto accident.

I bought a new 2009 Honda Pilot two month ago. I have driven 1350 miles on it. I could not start my vehicle after a week sitting in my garage. I have to jump or charge the battery in order to get it started . This had happened four times since I bought it.

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Defective motor mounts in Honda Pilot.

I own a 2003 Honda Pilot. Two of the four engine mounts are bad. From people I have talked to, it seems to be a common problem in many, many Honda Pilots. It seems to me to be defective for so many people to be having the same costly problem.

2 failures: 1) rear air unit failed at 50,000 miles / 5 years. 2) two motor mount broken (front and side) at 60,000 miles / 6 years.

Broken front engine mount detected on my 2004 Honda Pilot with 45000 miles. Noticed a vibration when starting out from a complete stop. First noticed problem about a year ago but dealer said they could not duplicate problem. Had vehicle serviced recently and was informed of problem. Have since learned that many other owners have had similar problems with their Pilots. Also had front lower control arm bushings replaced at 40000 at dealers advice. Vehicle is used strictly on paved roads and thought it was odd that they would go out so early.

2005 Honda Pilot ex has only 16,000 miles. I am its original owner. The car has begun to shut off while driving over the last two months. Engine quits without warning and immobilizer key icon flashes on instrument panel. Engine restarts when placed in park. This obviously is a huge safety and liability issue. Took it to the Honda dealer and no error codes were found in the ecu. They could not duplicate and returned car to me. In typical corporate style they will not do anything about it until they can duplicate or the unthinkable happens. I will return the car to the dealer every time it happens again and seek whatever remedy available to me by law. American Honda has been notified and this potential catastrophe waiting to happen is on record.

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. While the contact's wife pulled into a parking space at 5 mph, with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle lunged forward and the engine revved. The contact drove over a curb and crashed into a wall. The air bags deployed and two occupants were injured. A police report was filed. The contact has yet to take the vehicle to the dealer or a mechanic. The current and failure mileages were 22,000. The brakes would not stop the vehicle. The vehicle had a defective air control valve and throttle. The consumer stated he experienced the problem 1 year prior to the accident. The vehicle was totaled. Updated 09/18/07.

Gas mileage for the vehicle is not as advertised. I am getting 20 mpg for mixed use driving (mostly highway). The epa estimates are 20/28.

2004 Pilot has same starting problems as 2003. In cool/cold temperature engine will frequently not turn over on the first try. Engine will crank but will not start. 2nd or 3rd attempt usually works. Even when the engine has been driven and is completely warmed, the problem still occurs. Honda suggests turning the key until just before the engine starts (dash test lights come on) and wait a few seconds, then try. This helps sometimes, but is a poor (and frequently ineffective) way to start the vehicle. This is a widespread problem among Pilot owners that Honda refuses to acknowledge or correct.

2003 Honda Pilot has intermittent starting problems.