Honda Pilot Air Bags Problems
- 572
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 16
- 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 572 stored complaint records:
- 85 indicate a crash
- 60 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- takata recall · 38 records
- passenger side · 16 records
- side airbag · 10 records
- front passenger · 8 records
- airbags deployed · 8 records
- takata airbag · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 70 |
| 100–150k mi | 57 |
| 150–400k mi | 53 |
| 1–30k mi | 30 |
| 30–60k mi | 28 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Air Bags · Body
We were hit on the drivers and passengers sides of the vehicle by another vehicle that was travelling at an estimated 90-100 mph, and the airbags did not deploy. My vehicle was travelling at about 50 mph on an interstate when it was struck on the driver's side first. The force of that impact pushed my vehicle into a large box truck on the passenger's side. The police stated that the airbags should have deployed with…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 11307300
Air Bags
PASSEGER SIDE AIRBAG OFF
ODI 11299765
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle struck a deer. The contact stated that only the passenger's side air bag deployed. The local police department had the contact drive the vehicle to a rest area. A police report was filed. No injuries were reported. The following day the contact went to the doctor and was diagnosed with whiplash and a…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11301366
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda pilot. While driving on the highway, the contact's wife adjusted the sun visor on the passenger side and the air bags suddenly deployed without warning. There were no injuries. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road. The contact drove to an unknown chevrolet dealer to try to get the air bags to deflate. The contact was given a pair of scissors to…
ODI 11291289
Air Bags · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Engine is revving on its own @ 3000 rpm with no foot on the gas pedal or driving 15 mph and the engine is @ 4500 rpm with no foot on the gas pedal. My wife was in the pickup lane at my children's school and she told me that she had to hold the brake down & turn off the ignition because it felt like the honda pilot was going to accelerate on its own into the pickup line at the school. Now you see why i said this…
ODI 11287178
Air Bags · Seat Belts
While driving on the highway the side airbag by the driver popped out and blew up. No collision no blown tires. The vehicle was in motion on a highway
3 injuries
ODI 11281748
Air Bags · Power Train · Service Brakes
The gear shifter will not gauge is stuck in one position
ODI 11280157
Air Bags
I took my pilot to the honda dealer for the airbag recall but they refused to reset the red warning light on the dashboard. Does this mean the air bags are still defective?
ODI 11270623