1. Honda Pilot
  2. Problems
  3. 2004
  4. Unknown Or Other

2004 Honda Pilot Unknown Or Other Problems

15
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 15 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi4
150–400k mi3
100–150k mi2
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 23, 2019 · 23,460 miles

    Unknown Or Other

    Convertor spitting metal which lead to my transmission going bad.

    ODI 11246136

  • March 2, 2018

    Unknown Or Other

    While driving my honda pilot i noticed the mileage was reading more then i went. I'm not sure how to go about this but i think this is unfair.,

    ODI 11076440

  • November 23, 2017

    Air Bags · Unknown Or Other

    Malfunction lamp is on and airbag light coming on when hooked up to a device it said nothing was wrong for the maintence light to be on then the malfunction lamp came on.it was stationary

    ODI 11048337

  • October 1, 2017 · 160,000 miles

    Unknown Or Other

    Ignition. I am unable to get my key to turn in the ignition to turn the vehicle on. Sometimes i cannot even get my key to go all the way in as well. Stationary.

    ODI 11041565

  • September 23, 2017

    Unknown Or Other

    Odometer fraud, this vehicle was auctioned on mar 14,2017 with odometer reading 222,805m and sold to second owner by tampering the odometer to 122,927 on apr 17,2017. I purchased this honda pilot on sep 23,2017 with the odometer reading 125,715. I have not registered the vehicle to dmv, this need to investigate and seeking help to get out of this deal. I tried calling odometer fraud services [redacted] but no one is…

    ODI 11030045

  • March 9, 2017

    Unknown Or Other

    Hasn't been in an accident that i know of. Just bought it in march of 2017.

    ODI 11046412

  • September 8, 2016 · 100,000 miles

    Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    Ignition key gets stuck in the ignition and does not turn. Several people have complained about this problem, but honda is charging for the known defect in the tumbler system used with their special key system. People are told that this is normal wear, but this does not make sense that all cars expire at the same time and the fix involves replacing the entire ignition including the keys, leaving the owner with one…

    ODI 10904845

  • February 5, 2016 · 200,332 miles

    Seats · Unknown Or Other

    While driving to work this morning (cold morning, on city street) i turned my driver seat heater on high. The driver side seat heater was on for about 20 minutes when suddenly the back became very hot. It started to smell and my back was slightly scalded before i realized what was happening. I quickly turned my seat heater off and soon after turned my car off to investigate. The back portion of the seat (middle…

    1 injury

    ODI 10824537

  • June 10, 2015 · 120,228 miles

    Steering · Unknown Or Other · Wheels

    Suddenly car started making bad noise from engine. I went to store to fix it. They saying its factory recall and we can't fix it. I didn't find any information from your website. Also it's very risky. I suppose to drive my car from michigan to virginia but the auto technican told me wil be risk it's will stop your wheel and you will in big accident. Sears auto didn't fix my car. They refer me to go honda dealer for…

    ODI 10725188

  • September 12, 2014 · 164,104 miles

    Unknown Or Other

    The 2004 honda pilot had a recall notice affecting the ignition (nhtsa reference #12v573000). My key was able to be removed without the vehicle being in park. The exact symptoms of the recall. I checked with honda and they said my vehicle was already fixed. I took it in and they did fix the car, but claimed it had nothing to do with the recall. Either there is a secondary issue that needs to be addressed or they are…

    ODI 10763604

  • October 15, 2013 · 72,000 miles

    Electrical System · Seats · Unknown Or Other

    When the driver side heated seat is turned on the seat gets so hot that it literally burns the skin on anyone sitting in the seat. It happens on both low or high setting. The seat then begins to emit smoke. *js

    ODI 10609102

  • May 11, 2011 · 97,400 miles

    Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    Defective shift interlock allowed the ignition key to be removed while vehicle was parked and left in gear. The unoccupied vehicle rolled approximately twenty feet, coming to rest after contacting a parked vehicle (vehicle #2). Owner of vehicle #2 was loading bags into her trunk and was warned by a bystander to get out of the way- which prevented her from being hit by the rolling vehicle. No injuries were reported,…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10403299

  • October 24, 2009 · 110,326 miles

    Unknown Or Other

    On-board diagnostic system information code p0740 on 10/24/2009 at 110,326 miles and again on 09/15/2011 at 162,313 miles. Dealer replaced 4th gear pressure switch at ~$265 each occurrence. Transmission replacement was also a proposed option. This is a widespread problem which is demonstrated after warranty expiration and there is no honda recall or technical service bulletin that addresses this. Buyers rarely…

    ODI 10425737

  • January 1, 2009 · 70,000 miles

    Suspension · Unknown Or Other

    Started at approx. 70,000 miles. Car shutters/vibrates (as though going over a soft rumble strip) when going approx. 45 mph. Stops once i let off gas or accelerate. Initially happened only once in a while. Now it happens consistently. *kb

    ODI 10452356

  • November 6, 2004

    Unknown Or Other

    Frame and structure tends to shake and make noise whenever vehicle is driven at about 50 mph. The noise sounds like a helicopter over the vehicle. *ak the consumer was told that was how the vehicle was designed. *jb

    ODI 10101032