2005 Honda Pilot Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 35
- 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.
What owners report
- transmission fluid · 9 records
- radiator failed · 8 records
- causing transmission · 6 records
- transmission cooler · 5 records
- transmission cooling · 5 records
- radiator transmission · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 17 |
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
My wife was driving to work when suddenly she heard like a whirring sound and the car just suddenly shut down. She pulled on the side and noticed fluid was leaking underneath the front side of engine. We have the vehicle towed to dealership. Talking to the agent, they told us that transmission fluid leaked into radiator and radiator coolant/trans fluid leaked into transmission. Cost of repairs: $1130 to flush out…
ODI 10667880
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Transmission cooler line inside radiator failed combining fluids and causing the transmission to malfunction. Loss of ability to drive/move vehicle with family in the vehicle. This is a common failure and requires a new radiator and replace / rebuild the transmission. A recommendation from honda to replace the radiator every 100,000 miles would have prevented having to replace / rebuild the transmission. Subsequent…
ODI 10566941
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Transmission cooler line inside radiator failed combining fluids and causing the transmission to malfunction. Loss of ability to drive/move vehicle while on a rural road between cities during a snowstorm with my family in the vehicle. This is a common failure and requires a new radiator and replace / rebuild the transmission. A recommendation from honda to replace the radiator every 100,000 miles for a marginal…
ODI 10556338
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Radiator failed causing the transmission fluid to mix with the coolant. My wife was stranded with my four children. We had the radiator changed and coolant and transmission fluid flushed. The transmission has not functioned properly since the problem happened. *tr
ODI 10562967
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Transmission cooler line inside radiator failed commingled fluids and causing transmission to malfunction. Loss of ability to drive/move vehicle while in middle of multi-lane highway. *tr
ODI 10550335
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Had a sudden failure of the transmission cooling portion of the radiator causing a loss of power to the rear wheels while driving on the highway at 70 mph. If this had happened on a busy freeway it would have been very dangerous. Upon doing an internet search i see that hundreds of 2005 honda pilots have suffered the same sudden failure of the exact same part causing the same condition. This usually results in…
ODI 10548790
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
I was on a circular on-ramp to a highway. My vehicle started losing power upon acceleration so the engine revved but car slowed down. I made it off the ramp to the highway and was able to pull off to the shoulder. The car has an automatic transmission so i thought maybe it wasn't clicking into place properly but it was. I noticed a puddle of fluid. I had it towed to a mechanic who said that the transmission cooling…
ODI 10548701
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving 3 mph, the temperature gauge spiked as coolant began overflowing from the radiator. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that transmission fluid was found in the radiator and radiator fluid was found in the transmission. As a result, the radiator, transmission cooler, transmission and all of the…
ODI 10521658
Engine And Engine Cooling
Front and right side motor mounts are broken according to va inspection. The vehicle only has 69k miles and being serviced regularly, how could that happen? Need to pay over $500.00 to replace in order to pass va safety inspection. Noticed many owners has the same problem. *tr
ODI 10521788
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Radiator failed, causing loss of transmission fluid, causing loss of motion. The car stopped dead in the road and could not move on its own power. From contact with other honda pilot and honda ridgeline owners, i learned that this type of failure occurs frequently at around 100,000 miles. The single radiator unit cools both the engine and the transmission fluid. *tr
ODI 10524580
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
I bought the 2005 pilot ex in 2009. Brought it back to the dealer after 1 month of driving for hesitation in the transmission. Dealer couldn't find the problem. Thought this must be how it shifts. Have always noticed a slight radiator fluid smell. No one could find any leak. About 3 years later at 110,000 miles, transmission fluid and radiator fluid mixed when the radiator gave out. We were out of town and on our…
ODI 10523166
Engine And Engine Cooling
Temperature gauge started to rise. I stopped the car and found the radiator had failed internally. The coolant was mixing with the atf. All the atf fittings to the radiator showed signs of rusting. In my opinion the radiator design and manufacturing are faulty. *tr
ODI 10496020
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Transmission cooling portion of radiator failed causing transmission fluid to leak into the radiator and mix with coolant. Transmission drained and caused car to stop. Introduction of antifreeze into the transmission caused damage to the transmission resulting in need to replace transmission. *tr
ODI 10457878
Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Suspension
My pilot has a very bad shake in the steering wheel whenever i reach speeds of 70mph. I've had three wheel balances (one road force balance), two alignments, rotors and brakes checked with no issues with those items. I've had to of the motor mounts replaced on the vehicle since i purchased it which i never had to do on any other vehicles i've ever owned. I told the honda dealer that i think honda corporation should…
ODI 10461422
Engine And Engine Cooling
2005 honda pilot --- 60,000 miles -- garage kept. Internal transmission hose inside radiator burst while sitting in my garage allowing transmission and radiator coolant to mix and leak. Numerous other people have experienced same issue with same vehicle. Please investigate. Radiator and transmission failure. *tr
ODI 10450254
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Our 2005 honda pilot has been pretty good for last seven years and 132,000 miles, although we wanted to keep it to 200,000 miles. Last saturday, out of nowhere, it started to leak thick, pink liquid on our driveway. It appeared to me, and after looking at the owner's manual, that the issue was the radiator. It was a cold day so i started to drive to the dealer, watching the engine temperature light on the way. The…
ODI 10449570
Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate from stops with an abnormal increase in engine rpms. The vehicle eventually stopped accelerating completely. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that there was a catastrophic failure of the radiator and transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made…
ODI 10443412
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Noticed vehicle left a large puddle in the driveway. Checked under hood and it appeared something had leaked/sprayed in the engine compartment towards the passengers side. Took to mechanic. Diagnosis of problem (paraphrased as best as i can recall)- transmission cooling part failed and leaked into radiator causing trans fluid and antifreeze to mix, flow through engine and spray out. Mechanic stated it's something he…
ODI 10436813
Engine And Engine Cooling
The accident occurred with my honda pilot ex 2005 at 01:00 am on 08/25/2011. I traveled from houston to dallas, texas, the sparkplug number 5 blew off during driving at 65 mph ( 99 miles from dallas ). My honda pilot was repaired at honda dealer on next day. Total cost was $3,325.14. The sparkplug ( that blew off ) was oringinal from honda and all sparkplugs were never been replaced before the accident. My honda…
ODI 10427888
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Transmission would not engage into reverse, notice a pink-brown fluid in the driveway. Had pilot towed to dealership where pilot was bought & serviced. Informed transmission cooling lines in radiator had disintegrated, causing transmission fluid to leak into radiator & radiator fluid into the transmission. When asked how this could happen to a 6 yr old pilot with only 59 k mileage no one had the answer.…
ODI 10424501
Engine And Engine Cooling
I had complained about a shuttering noise when traveling low speeds of between 30-40 mph. No else heard this but me. Had another problem with a window switch (which was covered under warranty) asked the honda mechanic if he hears a noise in the engine. He said he heard nothing. Kept driving my vehicle and now the noise is louder and took it back to the dealer and they said its the torque converter and now the…
ODI 10424406
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving on city road i heard a loud bang and smoke appeared under the vehicle. The vehicle then started running very rough so i pulled off the side of the road. I got out of vehicle and found a coil laying on the ground along with some other plastic pieces. I had the vehicle towed to my mechanic. My mechanic examined the vehicle and found that a spark plug had blown completely out of the engine block head…
ODI 10397749
Engine And Engine Cooling
High engine whining sound. With only 78,00 mi, dealer told me i needed new engine mounts. Upon checking the internet i've found many other cases where this happens and it's all around 80,000. Sure sounds like a design flaw. *tr
ODI 10380176
Engine And Engine Cooling
2005 honda pilot ex with navigation, 81k miles approx. Problem: - no 2 spark plug and thread (coil) blew out during in-town driving, the cylinder head was damaged causing extensive re-condition expense. - all spark plugs are believed to be the originals, we have no re-collection that any spark plug has been replaced since we have not reached the manufacturer's recommended tune up schedule of 105k miles. Service…
ODI 10367661
Electronic Stability Control · Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the brakes decelerated on their own. The vehicle came to a complete stop and stalled. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000. Updated 12/23/11... Updated 02/17/12 *bf the consumer stated the…
ODI 10366406