2005 Honda Pilot Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 89
- 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 89 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- light came · 14 records
- rate sensor · 14 records
- warning light · 13 records
- stability assist · 11 records
- brake pedal · 10 records
- light comes · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 29 |
| 60–100k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
2005 honda pilot with 145k miles suddenly started to apply brakes without warning while driving on straight, flat, dry roads at moderate speeds. If has also occurred at highway speed, but never associated with skidding, sliding, etc. The brakes appear to apply differentially, causing a swerve that needs to be corrected quickly to avoid collision with traffic. The vsa light comes on, and the triangular vsa disconnect…
ODI 11255147
Electronic Stability Control
While the pilot is in motion, the vsa braking system intermittently applies brakes even when not touched by the driver. This happens frequently on city streets at low speed (25-30mph); not willing to test this on open highway at high speed due to risk of crash.
ODI 11130234
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
My car was not part of the honda pilot vsa recall (https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/honda-recalls-182000-vehicles-for-faulty-vehicle-stability-assist-system.html) but it is doing exactly what they said was a problem in 182000 other vehicles. The vsa warning light comes on + stays on when the engine is running. Please help. I did not recieve notice that my vehicle was recalled and it does not show . On your web site…
ODI 11124367
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Car will apply brake to itself causin a swerve or a jerk and the vsa light will come on and as sson as u turn off the ignition the light will turn off. And will happen again when it wants too. Any car appky brake by itself is unsafe and will cause a accident especially when driver have no control of it... This needs to be addressed immediately and recalled and fixed. This is not the only honda pilot doing this.…
ODI 11123108
Electronic Stability Control
While driving normally in any condition the vehicle without any warning will make a bang noise, shudder and brake without applying the brakes. The vsa light comes on and the vehicle will not function correctly until after the car is turned off and restarted. This has happened many times. The vsa recall was done yet the vehicle continues to have the same issues.
ODI 11120722
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle stability assist control module is malfunctioning and the brakes are activating by themselves... Vehicle stability assist warning light is on and cannot turn the vsa light off... Honda doesn't list this vin number as under recall that it has the same problem as the vehicles under recall. Unibody rear under frame and suspension mount corrodes and rust do to water collecting under vehicle inside the unibody.…
ODI 11100349
Electronic Stability Control
Driving 35 mph in right turn breaks being applied by themselves very dangerous vsa light coming on after event
ODI 11096739
Electronic Stability Control
Vsa system activates brakes without any input from driver under normal driving circumstances. Vsa light came on, car braked on its own on highway at 65mph, car pulled to the right; same thing happened during gentle left turn at 15mph. I believe this to be a defective yaw rate sensor. My vin was not included in recall in 2013, #13v092000. Local dealer replaced battery stating that failing a load test could cause vsa…
ODI 11092508
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Faulty electrical issue. Car will just cut off and go dead especially when it rains. This was reported to honda as a safety concern but no one ever followed up with the complaint. This should have been a recall. Car will just cut off and steering wheel locks. This occurs at any speed unexpectly without warning. Occurs while car is in motion without warning. Worsens with heavy rain. This was reported 10 years ago and…
ODI 11083787
Electronic Stability Control
Honda performed a vsa recall but today when i received the vehicle from honda dealership after service, i received the vehicle with vsa warning light. I never had that warning light. The defect occured in honda service centre. They were not taking responsibility. After great pursuation they told that they will investigate and i will have to pay for repairs. After investigation they informed that 3 tpms sensors were…
ODI 11064769
Electronic Stability Control
Driving 65 mph brakes applied by themselves, vehicle swerved and almost lost control vsa light came on. Took it to dealer on jan. 17/18 . Vsa needed replaced. Repair done on 3/6/18, we did not drive until repair done. Then on 3/31/18 it occurred again, same problem, brakes applied by themselves and vehicle swerved and again a struggle to control it. Called dealer, they will have to do a diagnostic to determine if…
ODI 11082511
Electronic Stability Control
Pilot runs fine. But check engine and vtm4 light may go away and come back anytime. Stupid codes show up and go away. Rep.lot of sensors etc still same problem. Also when driving the d driving light starts flashing.very annoying. Called honda corporation, stupid we deal case separately..very upset with the way of dealing the problem. If customer is complaining, match to similar other problem and handle the case…
ODI 11152109
Electronic Stability Control
Vsa malfunction causes vehicle to apply brakes automatically at random times. Was driving down a [redacted] and the vsa system applied the brakes causing the vehicle to veer into the other lane (oncoming traffic) - fortunately i was able to steer the vehicle back in to the correct lane without incident! This is not the first time either. I did some research and found that honda has recalled some 2005 pilots for this…
ODI 11057322
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
Unfortunately, our each vehicle has been targeted and caused car accident from 2010 to present day. In 2012, our mazda mpv 2006 engine was destroyed or replaced at the work place during working at hilton hotel. Our acura mdx 2002 vin # [xxx] and current honda pilot 2005 vin # [xxx] were under controlled and involved car accident in 2017 and 2018 because of targeting. I have noticed and reported to local police and…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11228941
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Driving my honda pilot truck eastbound on the left lane at about 40 miles an hour, had the foot on the gas pedal, the brake made a groaning noise and the truck started to slow down rapidly. To a full stop. The brakes went on and was so scared, because i looked up on my rear view mirror and there was a suv driving behind me. He did see me , and he had to swerve into the opposite lane. My heart sank. He got out of his…
ODI 11051397
Electronic Stability Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. While the contact's wife was driving 35 mph, the vehicle stability assist activated unnecessarily, which caused the vehicle to swerve out of control. The vehicle was taken to piazza honda of springfield (780 baltimore pike, springfield, pa 19064) where it was diagnosed that the vehicle stability assist unit failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.the…
ODI 11024638
Electronic Stability Control
Vsa system comes on while driving the car. I took it to the honda dealership, they replaced yaw rate sensor, but i still have the problem. Unsafe to drive
ODI 11015797
Electronic Stability Control
Vsa warning light continues to come on. Car will apply brakes without driver hitting the brake pedal. Car will swerve to one side when brakes are applied by vsa mechanism. This has happened numerous times. Very dangerous there should be a recall but honda does not show one for this vin, but other pilots in this year have recalls. This is a very dangerous issue and honda needs to fix this.
ODI 11010304
Electronic Stability Control
Vehicle steering will randomly lock up and swerve to one side of roadway at highway speeds as brakes actuate and vsa activation indicator and system indicator lights come on. Vehicle was taken to honda on 02/29/2017 where service department confirmed that vsa wiring harness was replaced in 2013. Tech checked the system for codes and found: 25-1 yaw rate sensor failure, 61-1 battery voltage failure, 83-1 ecm/pcm…
ODI 10984402
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Vehicle stability assist recall completed in 2013 has failed to address vsa issues. Vehicle will randomly apply brakes while driving in normal conditions, possibly presenting a hazard to driver, passengers, and other vehicles on the road. When the brakes are applied, the vsa light illuminates and must be reset. There are multiple documented occurrences of this online with multiple owner/operators, and the fact that…
ODI 10972045
Electronic Stability Control
Brakes engaged on their own while driving down the road. Huge safety issue and vehicle control was lost and vehicle slid and skidded into opposite lane of traffic. Warning lights vsa came on and vehicle drove like the emergency brake was engaged. Cleared after engine turned off, then happened the second time when getting on interstate in rush hour traffic. Car behind me had to turn towards ditch to avoid collision…
ODI 10957908
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact received a recall repair remedy from mcgrath city honda (6720 w grand ave, chicago, il 60707, [redacted]) to address the vsa, but the remedy failed to provide a solution. The contact later experienced abnormal involuntary braking with the steering pulling to the right for a brief moment and then the vsa warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to…
ODI 11054252
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
On cold temperatures, and while the car is moving on the highway, the brakes will suddenly apply all by itself and the vsa off and a triangle (with exclamation) light comes on the dashboard. This causes the vehicle to strongly jerk and swerve for a second. Turning off the vsa before driving, the sudden brake will not happen. I checked recalls for my vin but there are no open recalls. Please investigate.
ODI 10935946
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
Problems with vsa and vtm 4 lock. Vehicle slow dowm while drive around 30 mph.
ODI 10908034
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle slighty swayed from the left and the right with a shuttering sensation. The vsa system warning indicator illuminated. The contact turned off the vehicle to disengage the warning indicator; however, the failure recurred. The contact found in the owner's manual that the vsa warning was an indication that the brakes and stability…
ODI 10904939