2015 Honda Pilot Power Train Problems
- 8
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
3rd time in 12 months that the check engine light begins flashing and the car begins to lose acceleration power and vibrates excessively. Recent issue happened while driving off of the freeway and at a stop light. The previous 2 occurrences it is determined to be an engine misfire. The last time oil spotted in spark plug indicating that the piston ring is faulty.
ODI 11298201
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2015 honda pilot ex-l hesitates to accelerate when turning. It mostly happen when turning right, when i turn and try to accelerate the gas pedal becomes non responsive. This is very unsafe. There's no acceleration while merging into traffic! I have taken the car to dealer in 3 occasion but they said they can't duplicate the issue. I wrote to honda america inc. But they said the same thing. They can't help me with…
ODI 11220630
Power Train
Transmission and drivetrain vehicle in motion from start up. Engine/transmission sounds as though it should shift but does not make smooth shift from 1 gear to next. Vehicle has vibration as result of transmission not making a shift up to next gear.
ODI 11166000
Power Train · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Within a few seconds and while applying the brakes, the brakes seem not to engage, but then engage, the engine revs up. The engine stays idled up until the brakes are released. Two occurences happened in one day and doesn't duplicate for the dealership. Two weeks pass and another occurrence happened. The incidents occur while already attempting to brake. The car skidded like the wheels were locked. The first…
ODI 11165861
Engine · Power Train
At about 55000 miles my pilot started jerking/hesitating at all speeds, any road, usually after shifting gears both up and down. Now i bought it in february 2017 certified pre-owned so all recommended scheduled maintenance should have been performed. So, i took it in for diagnosis and the dealer in dublin oh said the transmission fluid needed to be triple flushed flushed 3 times!!! Since i needed a vehicle to drive…
ODI 11122875
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda pilot. While driving 55 mph and activating the driver side seat heater, the gear shifter was encountered and shifted into neutral. As a result, the vehicle lost power and failed to accelerate. The contact placed the gear shifter back into drive and was able to resume normal operation. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician was…
ODI 10846177
Engine · Power Train
Almost immediately after purchase, notice car shuddering and shaking at 35-50mph and then even higher speed limits. Went to purchasing dealer service department and they told me this is a common problem associated with vcm system. Took car for three subsequent repairs over next year to another honda dealer. Even after downloading new pcm and vcm / torque management software update provided by honda, problem still…
ODI 10862902
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
I purchased a new top of the line honda pilot ex-l back in 2005. My wife drove it for nine years and took impeccable care of it. I started driving it a year ago when we leased a 2013 cr-v for her. A couple of weeks ago, i was making the three mile journey to work when i noticed that my heat was no longer working. After work, the car had some transmission slip when leaving the parking lot. I stopped home briefly to…
ODI 10702326