Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Honda Pilot

Honda Pilot owners have reported 373 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (153 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (118 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Honda Pilot


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Honda Pilot

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

The contact owns a 2024 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 mph, the brakes inadvertently activated after passing a truck on the highway. The contact stated that the vehicle unexpectedly slowed down to 40 mph.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Incident description: while traveling at 45 mph with adaptive cruise control (acc) active, the vehicle experienced a "phantom braking" event triggered by high-contrast shadows on the roadway.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

Emissions system problem- unknown reason   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2020 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving 25-35 mph and passing a vehicle on the left side of the vehicle, the vehicle stopped independently. The contact stated that the failure occurred while another vehicle was driving on the lane that was on the right side of the   Read details...

The Sensing System Camera problem

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the lkas, cruise control, and forward collision avoidance warning lights were illuminated, indicating that the safety features were inoperable.   Read details...




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