2009 Honda Pilot

WE PURCHASED THE 2009 HONDA PILOT FROM IN MID-SEPTEMBER IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - ONE PREVIOUS OWNER, SERVICED REGULARLY, TIMING BELT REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AT 100,00 MILES.IN NOVEMBER 2018,AS AGREED UPON WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WE BROUGHT THE PILOT INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR FOR THE BACKUP CAMERA, A TEAR IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT ARMREST AND WE ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE EMISSIONS AND ENGINE BE CHECKED AS THE ENGINE AND EMISSIONS LIGHTS WERE ON. THE BACKUP CAMERA AND TEAR WERE REPAIRED AND GRACE'S ASSURED US THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT AND EMISSIONS LIGHT WERE OKAY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CARED, FOR (OIL CHANGED ETC) AND LESS THAN AVERAGE MILES HAVE BEEN PUT ON IT AS I WORK LOCALLY. HOWEVER, ON SUNDAY, MARCH 24 AT 11:40 AM, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON 64 IN VIRGINIA AND SUDDENLY THE PILOT SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF 64. AS I DID, SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I COULD SMELL GAS, SMOKE AND OIL AND I GOT OUT QUICKLY AS I WAS AFRAID THAT IT WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE - I HAD NO IDEA WHAT COULD BE WRONG OR WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AS WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH, IT AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND AGAIN, GRACE'S LOOKED AT IT IN NOVEMBER. AS THE CAR BEGAN TO COOL OFF A STATE TROOPER AND MY HUSBAND ARRIVED AND WE WERE ABLE TO CHECK THE OIL AND THE COOLANT - THERE WAS OIL IN THE CAR AND COOLANT BUT IT WAS QUICKLY LEAKING ALL OVER THE GROUND AND THE STATE TROOPER COULD NOT PUT UP FLARES DUE TO FEARS OF FIRE. WE CALLED TRIPLE A AND WE EVEN FOUND A PIECE OF THE MOTOR THAT HAD BROKEN OFF (WE HAVE THE PICTURE AND THE PIECE) AND TRIPLE A TOWED THE VEHICLE A MECHANIC. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MOTOR/ENGINE SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY BROKE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS RIDICULOUS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO ALL. WE ARE CONTACTING HONDA AS WELL AS THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING ENGINES IN 2009 HONDAS.

I PURCHASED MY PILOT 4 YEARS AGO, IT WAS OWNED BY ONE PERSON PRIOR TO ME. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IT STARTED SEEING RUSTING BY MY TAILGATE HANDLE AND NOW ITS THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL ON BOTH SIDES. I SEE THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS BUT WAS TOLD I DO NOT FALL UNDER THIS DUE TO THE TIME LINE. VERY UPSET THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED WHEN ITS A KNOWN ISSUE THROUGH HONDA! VERY FRUSTRATING BUYING A CAR AND SEEING THE ISSUES AND NO ONE CAN HELP. I CLEARLY GOT THE LEMON PILOT, WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING MY PILOT, I NEEDED NEW EXHAUST CATS AND ALL AND THEN A NEW MOTOR DUE TO OIL ISSUES AND A FUEL PUMP, THE LIST GOES ON.. WHEN WILL HONDA TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY KNOW ARE PROBLEMS!

"EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL BURN" VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE OIL LIFE MINDER AND MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS THE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE OIL LIFE DROPS TO 15% AND BELOW. BUT VEHICLE NEVER MADE IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE WITHOUT ADDING/TAPPING OFF TWO 1 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAD CALLED THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THEY HAD THE OIL CHANGE DONE AND SAID TO RETURN BACK AFTER 1000 MILES TO CHECK THE OIL. RESULT TO THAT THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE OIL BURN IS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. BUT THE REMAINDER OF THIS OIL CHANGE RESULTED TO ME TAPPING OFF TWO 1 QUART ENGINE OIL WITH 30% OIL LIFE LEFT. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT A LOT OF SIMILAR MODEL IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL BURN AS WELL. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE COST TO FIX THE ISSUE IS AROUND $3,800! I WANT THE MANUFACTURER TO RELEASE THIS ISSUE TO THE PUBLIC AS A RECALL AND TO OFFER TO FIX THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN/MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS BRAND WAS SAID TO BE KNOWN FOR RELIABILITY BUT NOT REALLY AND I DON'T THINK SO. I CONSIDER NOT BUYING THIS BRAND AGAIN AND DEFINITELY WILL WON'T RECOMMEND.

I NOTICED GASOLINE SMELL FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND WHEN IT IS IN PARK AFTER USE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. DID NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE ENGINE OR UNDER THE CAR THAT WAS LEAKING. THEN ONE DAY, I OPENED THE HOOD AGAIN AND FOUND THAT A MIST OF GASOLINE WAS COMING FROM A HOLE/CRACK FROM THE FUEL FEED HOSE FITTING AND FUEL FEED LINE THAT RUNS BACK UNDER THE CAR TO THE FUEL TANK. I NOTIFIED MY MECHANIC AT AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS SHOP. THEY FOUND THAT THE GASOLINE MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE O RING AND INTO THE PLASTIC COVERING OF THE METAL FUEL FEED FITTING HOSE LINE AND ATE THROUGH THE PLASTIC AND CAUSED IT TO LEAK. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW FUEL FEED LINE. IT COST ME $790.74 TO HAVE IT REPLACED.

DESDE EL AO PASADO COMO EN JULIO O AGOSTO MI CARRO ME HA ESTADO GASTANDO DEMASIADO ACEITE Y TIRA DEMASIADO HUMO, YA ME HAN DICHO VARIOS MECNICOS QUE ES PROBLEMA DEL MOTOR EL LTIMO MECNICO ME DIJO DEL PROBLEMA QUE TIENEN LOS MOTORES V6 DE HONDA Y ME RECOMEND QUE HICIERA UN RECLAMO ACA CON USTEDES, Y YO ESTUVE LEYENDO LO QUE SALE EN INTERNET SOBRE EL PROBLEMA DE ESOS MOTORES Y PIENSO QUE MI AUTO EST DENTRO DE UNO DE ESOS DAADOS

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE ENGINE STARTED BURNING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OIL. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK THE OIL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENGINE WON'T SEIZE ON ME. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA ABOUT THIS. BEING THAT I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR AND IT WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME AND AM NOW TASKED WITH FINDING OUT IF HONDA WILL FIX IT. JUST WANTED TO PUT THIS PROBLEM OUT THERE.