Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Honda Pilot

Honda Pilot owners have reported 4 problems related to forward collision avoidance (under the forward collision avoidance 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 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2025 Honda Pilot

Failure Date: 03/28/2025

The contact owns a 2025 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was unable to detect the odor. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the forward collision avoidance feature independently activated, causing the vehicle to abruptly decelerate. During the failure, the message "reduce speed" was displayed, but no other vehicles or objects were nearby. The cause of the failure has not yet been determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 18,000.

2 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2021 Honda Pilot

Failure Date: 06/28/2021

The contact owns a 2021 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the forward collision mitigation system inadvertently activated. The contact stated that the brakes were independently activated. The brake and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated with an audible chime. The contact stated that the software independently reset and returned to normal driving. The contact stated that the failure became constant. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer on three occasions, but no repairs were performed. On the third service appointment the contact was advised that the manufacturer was aware of the failure and was developing a remedy. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,486.

See all problems of the 2021 Honda Pilot 🔎.

3 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2019 Honda Pilot

Failure Date: 11/06/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. While driving various speeds, the front driver side brake sensor activated erroneously, which signaled the contact to brake. In addition, the brake senor warning indicator illuminated. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notififed. The failure mileage was 110,000.

See all problems of the 2019 Honda Pilot 🔎.

4 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2016 Honda Pilot

Failure Date: 07/01/2018

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving, utilizing the engine idle feature, the vehicle would shut down while depressing the brake pedal. The contact stated the vehicle struggled to restart. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact had to depress the brake pedal, place the vehicle into the park, depress the brake pedal, and press the start/stop button several times for the vehicle to restart. The forward collision avoidance system would randomly depress the brake after the restart. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The mechanic informed her of several forward collision avoidance system error messages in the system. The contact stated that while driving and making turns or driving in stop and go traffic with the cruise control activated, the forward collision avoidance system inadvertently engaged. Additionally, while driving over a seam in the road the forward collision avoidance system engaged. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 53,908.

See all problems of the 2016 Honda Pilot 🔎.


Other Common Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Honda Pilot

Problem Category Number of Problems
Automatic Emergency Braking problems
128
Adaptive Cruise Control problems
78
Warnings problems
74
Forward Collision Avoidance problems
4
Sensing System Radar problems
1


Pilot Service Bulletins
Pilot Safety Recalls
Pilot Defect Investigations