2016 Honda Pilot Engine Problems
- 79
- 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 79 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- idle stop · 17 records
- auto idle · 10 records
- foot brake · 9 records
- engine idle · 8 records
- system problem · 8 records
- several times · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 32 |
| 30–60k mi | 30 |
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine
While stopped at a freeway off ramp. The car automatically shut off the engine per the start/stop feature. When the light turned green the car did not restart and instead completely shut off and put itself into park. I had trouble restarting while traffic built up behind me. This is not the first time this has happened. It is a very dangerous and disconcerting problem.
ODI 11307767
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
On january 13th, i left my home to pick up my son, julian, 3 years old, at preschool. His preschool is approximately 3 miles from our home. I picked him up, and drove the same distance back to our house, arriving home around 4:45pm. I had no unusual warning notifications or any unusual experience driving to and from the preschool. I parked the car in our driveway. Julian and i exited the vehicle, and walked to our…
Fire reported
ODI 11299501
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda pilot. While operating the vehicle, the check engine indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to heather cannon honda (3415 n 14th st., ponca city, ok) where it was diagnosed that an emissions system upgrade was needed and five of the six fuel injectors were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but…
ODI 11291269
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Car brakes by itself, shakes the steering wheel and shuts off and loses power ranging in speeds from 20 -60mph. On double lane roads to interstates in the rain and sunny dry days.
ODI 11281633
Electrical System · Engine
Twice now my 2016 honda pilot elite with auto idling stop feature has stalled at intersection lights. While stopped at the red light the engine goes off and normally when i lift my foot off the brake it restarts and accelerates when i push the gas pedal. However, in these instances when i lifted my foot off the brake and went to accelerate, the engine completely stalled. A couple of warning lights came on,…
ODI 11271053
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda pilot. After purchasing the vehicle from an unknown used car lot and traveling 65 mph, the vehicle stalled. Also, the emissions and transmission failure indicators illuminated. The voice command instructed the contact to pull over as soon as possible as the vehicle completely shut off and lost braking and steering ability. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and…
ODI 11270983
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle continues to completely shut down (engine completely turning off, all lights turning on in console, requiring vehicle to be placed in park and then ignition button pressed to restart engine.) when stopping at a redlight. Continues to get worse and more frequent. Took to dealer and they say nothing is wrong. Please fix this! My families safety is top concern@
ODI 11269866
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
While stopped at a traffic light the car put itself into park without my (the driver) knowledge. When the light turned green i attempted to accelerate however the car was in park. I attempted to shift the car into drive and it would not do so. I had to turn the car off and then back on in order to place the car into drive and proceed through the intersection.
ODI 11269264
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Previous complaint nhtsa id 11111894 submitted 7/17/18. For car stalling after entering into auto idle stop. Replaced battery in august 2018 and didn't have any problems until now. Has happened at least 3 times now in sept. And oct 2019.. At first, radio or dvd player would cut out but has progressed to full on stalling after entering auto idle stop. Same problem as before and all other complaints. After car goes…
ODI 11278720
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
2016 pilot does at red lights when it goes into hybrid/idle mode. Car takes several minutes to restart.
ODI 11265769
Electrical System · Engine
Car turns off completely while driving, does not respond to attempts to restart right away
ODI 11252274
Electrical System · Engine
The honda pilot has a feature called auto engine idle stop. To meet emission standards, this feature puts the engine into a stop/off mode when you brake for more than 3 seconds. However, this feature sometimes causes the car battery to fail and the car to stall. This could happen when stopped at a traffic light or on a highway stopped in traffic. If the battery hasn't had enough time to recharge, the car might stall…
ODI 11245132
Electrical System · Engine
Our honda pilot shuts down while being operated, typically while attempting to resume driving after having been stopped at intersections, making turns, red lights, etc. All electrical components become unresponsive, including starter, shift controller, hazard lights, etc. Typically takes to 5 minutes to restart, leaving us stranded in traffic; an incredibly dangerous situation. This has occurred (5 times so far)…
ODI 11255719
Body · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I bought this vehicle as a "certified pre owned by honda" and four days after the purchase the car was parked in my driveway, in "park" when i hit the start/stop engine button and the vehicle didn't start. Alarms started to go off so i assumed it was the key was still inside the house. As i went inside to check, maybe a few seconds, when i went back outside the vehicle was gone. I found it in my front yard. It had…
Crash reported
ODI 11240689
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
While stopped at a traffic light the car put itself into park without my (the driver) knowledge. When the light turned green i attempted to accelerate however the car was in park. I attempted to shift the car into drive and it would not do so. I had to turn the car off and then back on in order to place the car into drive and proceed through the intersection.
ODI 11231392
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
While idol at red light, the automatic idol kicked in for power save yet jerked and all red light indicators turned on, including parking breaks, and car seized up. No power, no ability put car in park or drive. On/off switch no reaction to turn car on or off. No brake function. I sat in an unresponsive vehicle at very busy intercetion. Luckily the vehicle behind me was stopped and only laid on their horn for 2 red…
ODI 11230891
Engine
CAR WON'T START. KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM
ODI 11230884
Electrical System · Engine
When driving in eco mode the car shuts partially down at red lights and other stops as is expected, but lights, radio, ac., etc still function. Every 5 or 6th time my car now shuts off completely and requires me to restart it.
ODI 11252277
Electrical System · Engine
When my car stops while applying the break paddle completely, the car may start 'idle stop' which turns off the engine. The engine may restart either by releasing the break paddle or when ac or battery needs the engine to turn back on. We have had multiple occurrences where the car will completely reset the electrical system shutting down all the lights, displays, radio and engine, and it may or may not restart the…
ODI 11230198
Electrical System · Engine
My honda pilot will stall out when coming out of the auto start/stop feature at an intersection. This problem started happening in july 2019 after having the transmission double replaced. This problem has now happened four different times and extremely dangerous for my wife and kids who are left stranded at an intersection. My wife has to attempt to recycle the power to the pilot by holding down the power button to…
ODI 11280570
Electrical System · Engine
Car shuts down and stalls when idle stop engages very frequently over the past year in the middle of the intersection or highway. Have taken in to honda dealers multiple times but they cannot recreate the problem and say the battery tests ok yet recommend changing the battery?!
ODI 11231357
Engine
Several times while stopped in traffic or at a traffic light the engine stop feature has not worked properly. The engine turns off completely and does not automatically restart. The suv has to be placed in park and restarted manually. I plan on bringing it in next week to have them look into it.
ODI 11228239
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
The engine idle stop feature not working properly. When the vehicle is at a stop the engine turns off like intended. Sometimes the radio turns off and restarts immediately. Randomly when you take you foot off the gas the entire vehicle and all functions turn off. In order to turn the vehicle you need to press the ignition button and set the vehicle in park. This is very dangerous in stop and go traffic. The most…
ODI 11222280
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
This has happened several times and honda has been unable to replicate. It has happened on the freeway and on city streets. The car is in drive and my car has an engine idle so that when traffic comes to a halt the engine cuts out to conserve gas. On many a occasion it will not just automatically start but will instead kick the vehicle into park. It is extremely scary as it will then not start as if the battery is…
ODI 11221559
Engine
2016 honda pilot , 68441 miles on it. Emissions system problem displayed on dash. Service advises it needs a software update and that there will be a charge for it. Complaint filed with honda. Customer should not be charged for software updates that the manufacturer failed to get right. Imagine if you had to pay for every update that microsoft issues? Software update did not correct problem and will not be refunding…
ODI 11221269