Paint Problems of Honda Pilot - part 1

Paint peeling off and bubbling on hood. It's a manufacture defect. Honda will not take responsibility for the hood. I had the roof (repainted in 2018)and right passenger door panel (repainted 2021) repainted because of the same peeling problem since it's all the same original paint from when we bought it new in 2014.

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The paint near the moon roof is peeling and exposing the vehicle body to corrosion. Honda previously issued a service bulletin (19-057) that extends the warranty to 7 years from purchase date for 2013-2016 Honda Pilot wihth moonroof and painted white diamond pearl. I brought this to the dealership and they said this vehicle is not covered, even though it's clear there is a paint defect that is covered under the service bulletin, for the prescribed vehicle make, model, and year.

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Paint is peeling on driver side door and top of vehicle (moonroof area). Stationary in my garage.

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We bought a "white diamond pearl" color Honda Pilot new from a Honda dealership. We noticed paint peeling from the roof a couple of years ago that has gotten progressively worse. Now, about 1/3 of the paint is gone from the roof as it just blows away in pieces when I drive. Recently we noticed a new spot of peeling on the hood that was being held in place by the clear bra. Last week while driving on the highway it came loose and flew toward my windshield. I am lucky there was no one next to me because I initially thought it was a large rock coming up from the road and swerved. There's now an additional large spot of missing paint on the hood. In doing some online research, there seems to be a problem with this specific paint color. There is no hail or other damage to the exterior of the car where the paint is peeling. We are now seeing small areas of peeling on the doors as well.

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I purchased my third Honda, a 2013 Honda Pilot in 2017 from my local Honda dealership. In 2019, I received a recall notice from american Honda stating that we could have the cost of repainting our recalled vehicles covered if we had damage. At that time, I did not have any issues with the paint on my Pilot. Well, a couple weeks ago, a huge amount of paint on my roof was missing all of a sudden. I contacted american Honda as it stated on the recall notice and was told the recall period and my warranty had expired. Nevertheless, I was told a claim was opened on my behalf and that I needed to take the car to my local Honda dealership for a diagnosis. I was then sent to an authorized body shop for an estimate. After having to contact american Honda and the local dealership multiple times, I was told by the body shop that Honda would only cover 60% of the $1700 cost (which was only for the roof to be repainted) and that eventually the rest of the vehicle will also start to peel. I feel cheated and this is truly a lack of customer service on the part of american Honda and proctor Honda. How do you sell vehicles knowing that there is an issue with the paint coming off and then not be willing to fix the issue??.

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Paint is peeling off in sheets on the roof above the windshield. There was no damage causing this and the paint is white pearl.

Pearl white paint peeling off top panel of lift gate.

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The paint is peeling on the roof of my 2014 taffeta white Honda Pilot. I was told that my VIN number is not eligible for the warranty. I am not sure how specific VIN numbers become eligible for the paint warranty extensions.

The paint is peeling between the windshield and the moonroof. This vehicle is stored inside a garage and there is no reason why the paint should be peeling. The local dealership, cape girardeau Honda stated there is not extended recall for this issue and I've emailed Honda corporate customer service and have yet to get a response.

Noticed paint peeling off the roof, between the windshield and the moonroof for no reason while my car was parked in my driveway. No dings or dents in the area. Called Honda headquarters to report the problem and they said they can't help. Then I want to go wash the car so I could apply some touch cup paint to seal it up and it starting to peal off ever more. Just pealing way and spreading. Also noticed a small patch of rusting under the rear trunk.

2014 Honda Pilot white paint color, paint peeling from the middle of the top of windshield to sunroof.

The white pearl paint is peeling off, separating from the primer. I brought it to a body shop and they said it looked like a manufacturing defect and I should file a complaint because it will probably spread to the whole car.

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Paint chipping, coming right off on the hood while driving in the rain.

Paint started peeling off of hood and bubbling on roof. Honda certified collision expert say manufacture defect. Honda will not take responsibility for the hood. They will cover the cost to replace painting roof but refuse to repaint hood. Terrible customer service when you call corporate. Told me to wait until enough complaints come in and then they may consider it.

White paint peeling off in chunks between windshield and roof. Noticed when parked. Dealer said its not under the 2019 issued extended warranty for 2014 Honda Pilots painted white.

Complaints involving paint peel from Honda Pilot recall. Vehicle paint is peeling at roof line common to where windshield install and sunroof install. Quality of paint is not issue. Manufacturing process is the issue. Most likely a result of poor workmanship due to preparation of metal prior to application of paint either manually or electrostatic application. Will request full repaint of vehicle from dealership at manufacture expense. Vehicle is garaged in 70-75 degree environment and is driven typical miles for age of vehicle. No known external issue such as chemical spill hail or other damage has occurred on area of concern or any other area. Original owner of vehicle. Bought new from excellent dealership. Dealership has done 100% of all maintenance and repairs including tire replacement, tune ups, etc.

2013 Honda Pilot with only 31k miles and paint is peeling off. Honda issues a TSB bulletin and are covering roofs and tailgates that are peeling. So they have admitted there is a paint defect but the problem is its the same paint/primer used all over the car. Mine is peeling at to of back door and around front and back window. I know it's only going to get worse. Body shop said they've seen a good deal of white Hondas with this same issue and said there is obvious defect in primer causing paint adherence issues. They are 1500 people on a facebook page that have the same issue also. How can Honda continue to get away with treating customers this way. This is my 4th Honda but its looking like my last unless Honda steps up and does the right thing!!!.

Paint peeled off on roof between windshield and moon roof while driving. Approximately 10� by 12� is the size of the peel. The area of the peel has never come in contact with any foreign objects nor were their any scratches or dent or dings.

Paint peeling in multiple areas on vehicle. Started on inside passenger side fender along hood line and roof between top of windshield and sunroof. Paint peeling is showing up in new places and progressively peeling daily.

The paint is peeling off my white Honda Pilot above the windshield between the moonroof and windshield. The car was sitting when I noticed it. The car has roughly 60,000 miles on it.

Large section of white diamond pearl paint peeled away from the roof of vehicle between the windshield and the sunroof. Further searching on the internet indicates this is a widespread defect from the factory and Honda refuses to acknowledge their is an issue. This has been reported across the Honda line with white vehicles from their alabama plant. I have personally seen 2 other white Pilots with same peeling in my area alone along with many photos from other owners across the country.

Paint is starting to peel on vehicle. Started on roof of car from the sunroof down to the windshield. Photo provided. Now the paint is peeling on front fender and on hood of car.

Paint is peeling down to the metal between the windshield and the sunroof. The car was parked when it was noticed. The car is garaged.

The paint is peeling off of my Pilot. It is only 6 years old. Worried about potential rust and compromise of the integrity of the car. Honda will not take responsibility though it is a well-documented problem.

My paint is peeling. This is happening to my mothers Honda Pilot also.

My 2013 Honda Pilot has paint peeling off. The paint is missing off from the roof between the windshield and the sunroof. It started out small didn't think anything of it until more started falling off. I started searching online and noticed others having the same problem. I emailed Honda and they are not acknowledging the problem and said I'm out of my warrenty. There is definitely a defect in the paint that was used.

I had two big issues (some small issues as well) for my 2016 Honda Pilot. First is the paint issue, the paint on the door was off and the doors were rusted pretty bad. I spent a lot to time go back and forth with the dealership, both of us were tired of this issue. Another issue just happened to me today, "keyless start system problem" showed up today, the walk away auto-lock feature does not work anymore, after couple of drives, the error message goes away, but the walk away feature still does not work. I have searched online and I believe a lot of owners have this issue. My car just went out of warranty at about 38k miles, and I saw online a lot of owners saw this message around this mileage. I have been a long time Honda owner, but this new Pilot makes me very upset all the time. A lot of issue. A lot. . .

Paint peeling from the roof in large chunks. Seems to be related to TSB apas09282017903.

Exterior paint: taffeta white vehicle paint fading after 4-5 years from roof top, sides, back trunk area, and hood.

On 2018, the paint on the roof began to peel in chunks between the windshield and moonroof. Additionally, the whole body paint began to fade regardless of how often it was washed and waxed. The issue was brought up to a local dealer and they were only willing to paint the roof and side because it was the only thing that had been identified as a vehicle recall matter. The roof has been fixed but now the car looks awkward as one portion is very shiny while the rest looks horribly faded. The rest of the paint has only become worse as the time progressed. Why isn't anyone at Honda corporate not fixing this? it is a known quality defect and no fix is being done. I asked a body shop for a quote to see how much it would be to paint the rest of the vehicle. $8000. 00 to fix the issue!!!.

Paint chipping from roof of car. You can see the gray primer. Honda refuses to acknowledge problem. Said my car has too many miles. It has 60,000. It is well taken care of.

I have a 2013 Honda Pilot with about 85,000 miles. A few months ago we noticed paint peeling off of the hood. We contacted rusty wallis Honda about this and they covered the repairs only at 50%, which left me paying about $450 for the repair which was a total manufacturer's defect. I told them I was unhappy with this but they said the decision was final. Apparently there is some sort of regional manager that makes these decisions, called the "dpms". The body shop manager agreed that it was a defect and told me that they had had problems like this in the past. A few weeks after we got the hood repaired we noticed the same problem happening on the roof of the car. We contacted rusty wallis again and they stated that they would only cover this repair at 50% which leaves me paying about $650. I again told them I was unhappy with this. I called american Honda customer service and they told me that I could schedule a meeting with the dpms. So I called managers and supervisors at rusty wallis. I have even sent rusty wallis a personal email, only to get no calls or emails returned at all from anyone. Someone from american Honda customer service finally called me and said that the dpms would not meet with me and that the decision was final. I can't help but feel completely helpless in all this. It is ridiculous that a 5 year old car's paint would be uncontrollably peeling off. This could just keep happening over and over again until the entire car gets repainted. I know that Honda has had class action lawsuits about their paint in the past but apparently is hasn't happened for this model yet.

I have majot paint removal on the roof of my Honda Pilot. It just comes off in sheets when we are driving. We took it to our local Honda dealer and they said we didn't wax the car enough and that was why it was happening. A car that is 5 years old should not have paint coming off in sheets. It is so bad that I now have to worry about the roof getting rust because the paint comes off down to the metal.

Paint between windshield and sunroof started to peel, and has continued to deteriorate quickly. Will have to have it repainted. Recently, paint has now started to peel from the hood.

Paint on the roof peeled off from one day to another.