Honda Pilot Power Train Problems
- 559
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 17
- Years with records
- 2003–2019
- Stored years
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 559 stored complaint records:
- 25 indicate a crash
- 11 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Automatic Transmission · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 154 |
| 1–30k mi | 117 |
| 60–100k mi | 99 |
| 30–60k mi | 75 |
| 150–400k mi | 70 |
Complaint evidence
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Power Train
Took my vehicle to lithia honda of salem oregon with under bumper to bumper and powertrain warranty with transmission jerking(service manager: brent called me advised that software he will take care off but flushing trans. Fluid as per mnfg> known tsb is not and we need to pay.
ODI 11308334
Power Train
First when i bought the vehicle new after one month a message popped up saying 'transmission problem' on the dashboard and the car only had 2,000 miles on it. I took the car to honda dealer. They didn't do anything and said don't know what happed and they were able to remove the message without doing any repair. Now the 2018 honda pilot has 24,000 miles on it , the vehicle jerks and i felt the transmission flared…
ODI 11308095
Power Train
I bought a cpo 2016 honda pilot ex 3/23/2019. I have a transmission jerking issue and bring back to freeway honda, santa ana, in sep 2019. They flush the atf and the situation turns back days later. I bring it back in 1/29/2020 and ask for same transmission issue. But they show tire pressure check on the invoice. I really wondered they try to hide the defect and won't find out any problem in this vehicle by…
ODI 11309028
Power Train
While under moderate acceleration at a range of speeds (10-40mph), there is a surging rpm and a shudder seemingly from the power train. Problem seems to be more apparent with light to heavy loading an an incline. This problem is intermittent but seems to be getting worse. Two dealerships have not wanted to attempt to fix problem if not covered by factory warranty in spite of a honda service bulletin 17-014 that…
ODI 11306485
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving 45mph the vehicle made a grinding sound and the rpm's fell without warning. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. Upon investigation the contact had associated recall nhtsa campaign number: 04v176000(power train) with the vehicle failure. The vehicle had not…
ODI 11302352
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
On two separate occasions i have experienced my car notifying me of a transmission issue and kicking it into neutral on its own. The first time this occurred back at the end of november, used auto start and got into my car shortly after. Turned on the car and placed into reverse. Still stopped, pulling up my gps and heard the alert and saw on my dashboard 'stop driving when safe. Transmission problem. See manual" it…
ODI 11300341
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
Power Train
Honda pilot 2016 jerks when accelerating that causes the transmission fluid to burn so it requires multiple transmission fluid flushes from the burnt oil. It is a safety concern when accelerating to pass other vehicles and something honda should be fixing so their cars don't keep overheating flequently and destroying the transmission.
ODI 11296622