Honda Pilot owners have reported 3 problems related to rear axle spindle (under the suspension 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.
The bolts/ bushings that attach the lower left and right front damper bracket to the front suspension and the spindle nuts on the Pilot are loose and vehicle makes noise now and steering is off.
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Steering has felt loose for as long as I remember. Tires were lasting only 15k miles and front brakes go bad yearly. I have a good 1 to 2 inches of play turning the wheel to both left and right. I asked multiple mechanics to tighten the steering column down including Honda service department mechanics but they said it couldn't be done. When I moved farther away from my kids school in 2018 I had the car inspected by Honda for anything wrong since now my kids will be commuting 25 miles to school and back in it. Service told me my bushings were bad. My car had about 40k miles on it at that time. Also at that time no one mentioned that the part was previously on an extended warranty or that there was a recall on the spindle nuts that weren't tightened down correctly nor did I receive notification from Honda regarding those issues. From what I read online about these parts is that they are a huge safety issue as you can lose control of your vehicle at anytime. I really feel that the bushings went bad from the fact that the spindle nuts weren't tightened down and everything has been jiggling around and adding strain to the rest of the suspension. I think the extended warranty on the bushings wasn't enough. Honda needs to recall those parts as well. Please advise.
My wife and I were driving home on the night of June 2nd, 2010 and were turning on the street we live on when the right front wheel just laid over. We had it towed to the dealership and they informed us that they thought that either the bolts were not properly torqued at the factory or possibly they just broke. These were the bolts that hold the spindle on.
Problem Category | Number of Problems |
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Suspension problems | |
Front Suspension Control Arm problems | |
Suspension Noise problems | |
Rear Suspension problems | |
Front Suspension Wheel Bearing problems | |
Rear Suspension Shock Absorber problems | |
Rear Axle Spindle problems | |
Sway Bar problems | |
Automatic Stability Control (asc) problems | |
Front Suspension problems |