2013 Honda Pilot Service Brakes Problems
- 36
- 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 36 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 13 records
- steering wheel · 7 records
- brakes applied · 4 records
- highway speeds · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 22 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Suspension
When the brakes are applied the front end starts to vibrate as the car is moving on streets, roads, highways and interstate highways. Not during a turn, yet. Just moving forward. There has been no accident as of yet but, i am fearful that the vibration will not allow the car to stop in time to save my life as well as who ever i hit. This is a dangerous situation. The pilot was taken to the local honda dealership…
ODI 11233488
Service Brakes
2013 honda pilot. Consumer writes in regards to warped rotors. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired by the manufacturer, but the failure recurred. *js
ODI 11196316
Service Brakes · Steering
I have had shaking in steering wheel at 60-70 mph and brakes cause the car to shudder. The brakes grabbed when lightly touched them at 70 mph to avoid a truck that pulled into my lane. Afraid that vehicle will lose control due to sudden brake and shudder in steering.
ODI 11156556
Service Brakes
This will be the 3rd time in less than 80,000 miles that i have had to have the brake rotors and pads replaced due to the brakes excessive steering shake at any speed. This condition has to be due to a structural problem with the brake hardware making it both costly and dangerous. Dealership wants to take my money and ignore the problem.
ODI 11120457
Service Brakes · Steering · Unknown Or Other
When driving on the highway between the speed of 60-80 mph, the steering wheel shakes very noticeably making it very uncomfortable to drive with the vibration. I have had tires replaced and the wheels rebalanced and nothing seems to fix the problem. I have been dealing with this for months and no service station is able to fix the problem. Fearing that something may happen when driving on the highway or when my…
ODI 11123041
Service Brakes
I have a 2013 honda pilot ex 4wd with 52,610 miles on it. In very cold weather (around 5 degrees f or less) the brakes don't function correctly when the car is first started. There is a lot of pedal resistance and it only goes down about a third of the way or less. During this time, the brakes are barely engaging (it takes 3 feet to make a stop that would normally only take 6 inches). Then suddenly the pedal will go…
ODI 11063256
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
It was a sunny and very hot day, temperatures above 90 degrees. The vehicle was proceeding west on a 2 lane in town street, with no curbs, with one vehicle in front, stopped at the intersection to a 2 lane highway. As the vehicle was approaching the railroad tracks, with a slight incline, the driver applied the brakes for the stop sign after the railroad tracks. As the driver applied the brakes, the car accelerated…
Crash reported
ODI 11010302
Service Brakes
After only 25000 miles, when braking, steering wheel vibrates excessively. Stopping vehicle from higher speeds dangerous as car steering becomes unsteady. Diagnosed warped front rotors. Normal city driving. Replaced rotors and pads. Vibration is now gone.
ODI 10995704
Service Brakes
Braking at highway speeds, 5-70mph, car shakes like crazy, rotors are warped after 25000 miles. When applying brakes the car front end shakes very badly. Rotors are honda oem.
ODI 10980356
Service Brakes
As posted by several other customers, i have had multiple problems when the brakes are applied at moderate to high rates of speed going downhill. The car begins to vibrate or waver. I have now had the rotors shaved the third time and am sure they will need replacement soon. Each time they repair it lasts for a short period of time. I have been told in the past this is common with this vehicle. I called honda…
ODI 10897809
Service Brakes · Steering
My honda pilot ex-l model has 36500 miles. It all started after 20000 miles, breaks started feeling spongy and takes longer distance to stop the vehicle. When i took it to dealership, they told me the breaks are working as designed. Now my steering is shaking vigorously when i apply break after 40 mph speed. Anything lower that speed steering is less shaky but i can feel the steering is shaking even in that speed.…
ODI 10894342
Service Brakes
For the past 8 months, i have been having a problem with the car excellerating while i was braking. The dealership looked at the car on 3 occasions and stated that there was no problem with the transmission. Because of a recent scare while driving, i took the car to someone who knows about cars. After a test drive, he concluded that the brakes were not engaging properly giving the feeling that the car was…
ODI 10881240
Service Brakes
Honda pilot 2013 vehicle front rotors were turned very early in vehicle ownership due to shake/shimmy/poor braking ability of vehiicle. Vehicle is now back in shop and honda recommends replacement of front rotors due to severe warping. Vehicle skaes/shimmies and difficulty braking is again experienced. Service advisor explained honda has manufactured the rotors with "cheap" materials and encourages "no sudden…
ODI 10818585
Service Brakes
Front brake rotors are extremely poor for this vehicle - i have re-surfaced two different sets of rotors 3 times each now and they continue to warp. The oem ones lasted 12k miles before warping then needing resurfaced. I then bought an aftermarket set from advance auto parts and they warp at less than 10k miles before having them re-surfaced. They seem to warp the easiest when traveling at highway speeds and just…
ODI 10807899
Service Brakes
When braking from highway speeds to exit off ramp, car shimmies violently. Steering. Difficult to maintain control of vehicle as steering wheel is also violently shaking. Through research appears to be common known defect of the factory installed brake rotors. Replaced tires, had aligned. Did not correct. Honda used faulty, dangerous and inferior original parts. Nhtsa should force honda to issue recall. Failure of…
ODI 10897421
Service Brakes
Brakes have bad vibration when stopping at speeds around 60 mph.
ODI 10785410
Service Brakes
When traveling at high speeds (over 60 mph) and applying the brakes, the steering wheel begins to vibrate violently. Most likely, the rotors are warped. I contacted the dealership to see if the rotors were still covered under warranty, they said they were not covered, but a lot of people were having the same issue as me. This could be very dangerous if the brakes are compromised.
ODI 10744027
Service Brakes
Severe vibration when braking at speeds greater than 50mph. Problem started at approximately 19,000 miles. Honda dealer cut rotors and problem recurred again at 40,000. Rotors are defective and needed to be replaced.
ODI 10849792
Service Brakes
Brake pedal is soft, goes down several inches before the brakes engage. Took car to right honda in scottsdale, az. They said all honda pilots do that. This is not safe and should be fixed. Website chat rooms have complaint after complaint on this very topic. *tr
ODI 10684132
Service Brakes
Rotors warped. This is a continuous problem regardless of how many times it is "fixed".
ODI 11164518
Service Brakes
Tl*the contact owns a 2013 honda pilot. The contact stated when the brakes were applied, the vehicle vibrated and the steering shimmied. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rotors needed to be replaced. The failure had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000. The vin was…
ODI 10678499
Service Brakes
Premature wearing of the front brakes and rotors. Pulling, vibrating, difficulty stopping started early and increased over time. Purchased the car april 2013. Replacements done october 2014 at 24,800 miles. Honda would not reimburse us for the repairs
ODI 10816620
Service Brakes
The brakes started to vibrate when applied. This happened with only 16000 miles. It was very frightening to my wife. Now the car has 35000 miles and the brakes are bad again. *tr
ODI 10608008
Service Brakes
I have a 2013 pilot and i'm finding my brake pedal goes to the floor while stopped at a light. I have 5,000 miles on the vehicle and i'm being told this is normal by the dealership. My thinking is having a brake pedal going to the floor is not normal for any vehicle. I believe the dealer is not addressing the concern and pushing away from the real solution. *tr
ODI 10554599
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda pilot. The contact stated that the brakes failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not available. The failure and current mileage was 2,000.
ODI 10552896
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