2005 Honda Pilot Service Brakes Problems
- 92
- 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 92 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- warning light · 12 records
- service brakes · 10 records
- brakes hydraulic · 10 records
- light comes · 10 records
- hydraulic traction · 9 records
- failure mileage · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 29 |
| 60–100k mi | 28 |
| 150–400k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Body · Service Brakes
Honda pilot was serviced at ed voyles honda on 10/22 and picked up on 10/23. Extensive service performed on car...timing belt, transmission, air bags replaced per recall, engine mounts replaced, oil changed, etc. Picked up car on 10/23. On 10/24 backed out of driveway and put car in drive gear. Car accelerated without me putting foot on acceleration. Could not stop vehicle. Acceleration continued and increased. Only…
Crash reported
ODI 10658544
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
My 2005 pilot model has 108,000 miles. The vsa light started to come on while i was driving the car. Whenever that happens for a fraction of a second the brakes and steering wheel would lock up and vsa light remains on until vehicle is turned off. The stability control recall 13v092000 was performed july 2013, it was to fix this problem. Local honda dealer found yaw rate sensor failure and wants $1,100.00 to…
ODI 10653191
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
I heard a loud thumping or grinding sound from the front of the car and the brakes engaged on their own. At the same time the vehicle stability warning light came on (yellow triangle). Over next three weeks this happened three times, seemingly randomly. On one occasion the "yaw sensor" code was triggered. The vsa recall in 2013 was performed by the dealer in 2013. *tr
ODI 10660053
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
On 06/15/2014, around 6:00pm, while approaching a curve at approx 30 mph lightly applied brakes. Brakes locked up and vsa light came on. Had the car checked by dealership and told me the problem is the sensor of vsa, it happens mor and more often for last couple of months. *tr
ODI 10604579
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
The first incident happened while turning, car came to a stop, jerked the wheel almost hitting another car; all without warning. A child passenger was in the back seat and was thrown forward hitting her head on the passenger front seat and seat belt locked causing her to have a seat belt bruise. Vsa (light), the vsa activation light (triangle with exclamation inside) were both illuminated. Suv was taken to local…
2 injuries
ODI 10607195
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
1st incident-i was traveling at a slow rate of speed (approx. 25-30 mph). Heard a growling sound & car suddenly braked on its own. I also felt as if i had lost steering ability. The vsa light flashed on then off during the incident. 2nd incident- same as above only a week later. 3rd incident- about 2 weeks later. My wife was driving the car. Had slowed down to enter the ramp to get on the highway. Again the car made…
ODI 10734361
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving around a bend towards a red light, without my foot on the pedal my car made a weird shutter or brake pulsing, i thought i had gone over some ripple strips. When the light changed, i proceeded to make a right turn in a busy intersection, when going almost 30 & out of the turn, my pilot came to an unassisted abrupt stop! Im so lucky the person behind me didn't rear end me! It sounded like the…
ODI 10573143
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was approaching a left turn lane i applied the brakes gently and the left front brake momentarily grabbed causing the vehicle to swerve into the oncoming traffic and the vsa lights activated. This has occurred 9 times in the last 300 miles. I took the vehicle to the dealer immediately and they told me they could not duplicate the problem and they found no problems with the car. Never had a problem until the…
ODI 10567713
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I had let the car warm up for about 20minutes before i left. About 8:30am saturday dec. 14th 2013 my 2005 honda pilot started to accelerate on its own at a very high rate of speed. I tried to push on the brakes but it would not stop. I started praying to jesus and saying out loud god please! God please! God please! I know this sounds a little dramatic but it was very scary! I got off on the side of the road and by…
ODI 10556090
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stability assist (vsa)warning indicator illuminated as the steering wheel seized. The steering wheel independently released after several seconds and the vehicle resumed normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 13v092000 (service brakes,…
ODI 10555733
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled and the vsa warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 93,000.
ODI 10550914
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Traveling 45-60 miles per hour, vsa light comes on and vehicle comes to a complete stop, no warning no brake lights nothing, vsa recall has been performed 3 times now, along with yaw rate sensor. After repairs done again on 07/28/2015 lasted until 09/09/2015 when traveling 45 miles per hour and vehicle stopped again almost causing a major accident. Anyone else out there experiencing these difficulties ?
ODI 10763821
Service Brakes
While driving on the highway, the vehicle's vsa engaged locking up the brakes. We were very lucky to have not caused a serious accident. It happened again why leaving the highway for side streets. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. We are extremely concerned as the vehicle had just been to the dealership for the recall involving the involuntary command of vsa engagement. This is absurd that these…
ODI 10522038
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
After the recall of vsa it happens that the suv experiencing the symptom of excessive braking and vsa light comes out... Before the recall we haven't experiencing this vsa problem.. I don't know in some reason why it comes out after the recall had been made..first occurrence i bring it to the dealer and advise that they been check , fixed and inform it won't come out any more .. After two weeks it happened again and…
ODI 10522006
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the brakes engaged independently and the stability assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was repaired under a recall associated with nhtsa campaign number 13v092000 (service brakes, hydraulic, traction control system) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and…
ODI 10514201
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph and engaged the brakes. The vehicle came to a abrupt stop and then began to accelerate uncontrollably. The contact was unable to maneuver the uncontrollable vehicle and crashed into two cement barriers. The contact sustained minor back injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10512527
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle would apply additional brake force on the driver's side front wheel while the driver use the brake to slow the vehicle on a downhill road. The extra brake force only last 1 second or 2 but it caused the vehicle steer to the left and the vsa come on. In several occasions, the vehicle crossed the lane to the oncoming traffic. The vsa light will come on until i turn off the ignition. The honda dealer…
ODI 10520927
Service Brakes
Brakes went to floor when applied to slow down forward motion in driveway/garage. Took vehicle out for test drive and could not replicate. *tr
ODI 10505446
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
While driving i went to apply my brakes to begin slowing down, i only applied a very small amount of pressure when a grinding noise started and lasted only a few seconds then a slight jerk as if my car was braking on its own and then a warning light turned on (exclamation inside a triangle and the vsa letters appeared) this stayed on until i turned off the car. This has occurred now 4 times. Fortunately i only have…
ODI 10504289
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
First incident, my wife was driving approximately 45 mph when 2005 honda pilot began to vibrate and make a "groaning" noise or a noise almost like when you drive on a gravel road. 2005 honda pilot was also (while vibrating and making noise) abruptly slowing down/ stopping without depressing the brake pedal. It would also do this while applying the accelerator. Second incident was later that same day. I picked the…
ODI 10498193
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Accelerating at relatively low speed, usually just after stopping, heard audible "pop" through car radio, abs and emergency brake lights came on. Car braked rapidly, even though foot was on accelerator and not touching the brake pedal. Forced car to almost a complete stop. This same sequence of events happened three times within 30 minutes. Pulled car into parking lot and called honda service dept. They had never…
ODI 10494637
Service Brakes
Yesterday was the most recent occurance of a problem that has been ongoing (but random, not constant) since september. We purchased the car in july. The pilot has been slamming on the brakes randomly by itself. It has happened while i gently applied brakes and also while i've been accelerating. The first couple times it happened there were no lights on my dash but then the vsa light came on. It went off again after…
ODI 10493019
Service Brakes
While driving a short distance away from my home the car's brakes locked up on their own. The next 1/4 mile while trying to reach a safe place to pull over the brakes would lock and unlock without warning. Once pulled over and noticed the vsa light was illuminated. After then reading the owners manual i followed the instructions to turn the vehicle off and then back on. At this point the vsa light was off and i was…
ODI 10492006
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on the highway at approximately 45 mph, my honda pilot abruptly pulled to the left. It felt like the anti lock brakes actuated. The vsa and triangle light illuminated. The pilot was pulled off the highway where it stopped. The ignition was turned off and on an the condition cleared. *tr
ODI 10492007
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
I was driving under slightly wet conditions at a fairly low speed (approx. 25 - 30 mph) and the car seemed, momentarily, as if the left front tire had gone flat and an indicator light with a triangle and an exclamation point and the vsa light simultaneously came on. I pulled over, checked the tire, turned the car off, restarted it and everything was fine for the rest of that day. The next morning, i experienced the…
ODI 10491748
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