2011 Honda Pilot

RATHER THAN TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, DECIDED TO TRY LOCAL SHOP INSTEAD. CLICKING & POPPING NOISE CONTINUE IN STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT. SOUND GETTING WORSE AND CAN NOW HEAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEREAS BEFORE, WAS JUST TURNING ON ROADS. WAS TOLD BY LOCAL TECHNICIAN THAT SOUND COMING FROM INSIDE THE STEERING SHAFT AND WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $500 TO REPAIR. BLOWER MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING, PURCHASED NEW BATTERY, AND ALSO TOLD RIGHT FRONT CV AXLE LEAKING OIL, ANOTHER $400 TO REPLACE. SURPRISE SURPRISE, WAS TOLD AGAIN (THIRD TIME NOW HAVING OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST 4 YEARS) THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS DOWN TO 50%. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE AGAIN IS UPWARDS OF $600 PLUS LABOR. SERIOUSLY?! *JS

HAVING HAD THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE (APRIL 2012 & JUNE 2012) AND REPLACED FRONT TIRES AFTER FIRST ROTORS, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE ON DOWNHILL, SUPPOSEDLY CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO HEAT UP. LOCAL VAIL SERVICE TECHNICIAN THINKS UNDERLYING HONDA ISSUE HOWEVER AFTER TAKING TO HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY DID NOT SEE ANY PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTED THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS. SERIOUSLY?! THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE MODEL & YEAR OF VEHICLE. *JS

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA PILOT TOURING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A HONDA CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED ON 03/17/2011. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 33194 MILES AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 92000. WE LIVE IN MADISON, WI. DURING 2013-14 WINTER SESSIONS THERE WERE MANY DAYS THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD HERE. ONE DAY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD (PROBABLY -10 F), I TOOK THE CAR FROM MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR LITTLE OVER 8HOURS. AS SOON AS, I CAME OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, I NEED TO TAKE LEFT. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKE TO STOP, THE BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PRESS THE BRAKE. AFTER COUPLE OF BLOCKS, I WILL COME TO A T JUNCTION AND I NEED TO TAKE LEFT ON THAT. THE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP AT THE JUNCTION. THE CAR WASN'T STOPPING AND I TOOK A HARD RIGHT TURN. AGAIN I TOOK A HARD RIGHT TURN IN 100-200 FEET. THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING AT ALL. AFTER SO MANY TIMES OF PRESSING HARD, FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKE AND STOP THE CAR. IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT THINKING THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO CRASH SOMEWHERE. I CALLED MY HONDA TECHNICIAN AND HE MENTIONED THAT IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER AND I SHOULD CALL HIM AGAIN IF THE PROBLEM RETURNS. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES, I FACED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AFTER A FEW MINUTES EACH TIME. I TOOK TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER IN FEB 2014 (OR AROUND THAT TIME). THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL CALL HONDA TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS SINCE ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE (NOT PILOT) REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN I WENT TO TAKE BACK THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX TO THIS ISSUE. THE WORKAROUND IS TO RUN THE CAR FOR A WHILE BEFORE I DRIVE. SOMETIMES WE FORGET AND THE PROBLEM IS COMING REPEATEDLY EVEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS IN SINGLE DIGIT. I FACED THE PROBLEM JUST A FEW DAYS BACK TOO. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER ANYONE ELSE USING HONDA VEHICLE REPORTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFO. *TR

I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I PUSHED THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM WAS, MY BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING TO ANY INPUTS. I HAD TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN A DITCH IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY GOING 30MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *TR

THE BRAKES DIDN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED ME TO STRIKE A TREE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL AND IT SENT US ON PART OF A GRAVEL ROAD AND THEN OFF THE ROAD. I ENGAGED THE BRAKES UPON IMPACT AND HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP BEFORE HEADING INTO TREES. THE VEHICLE DID SLOW, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH, WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR BEGAN EMITTING A CHIRP UPON BRAKING AT ABOUT 46000 MILES. RECENTLY THE BRAKES BEGAN "GROWLING" WHEN APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MPG APPROXIMATELY 3 MPG OVER THAT TIME PERIOD. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE METAL ON METAL AND THAT THE FRONT BRAKES HAD 20% REMAINING ON SOME PART AND 40% ON OTHERS. HE ATTRIBUTED THE PREMATURE AND UNEVEN WEAR TO RUST. HE DID NOT MENTION ANY ROTOR PROBLEMS BUT MY RESEARCH INDICATES THERE IS A ROTOR PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING. *TR

2011 HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCING A SEVERE VIBRATION ISSUES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (45MPH+). THE VEHICLE STABILITY, STEERING AND CONTROL DO NOT FEEL SAFE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. WE FIRST IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM WITH HONDA AT 39000 MILES IN 2012 AND THEY BALANCED THE TIRES. BROUGHT TO HONDA'S ATTENTION AGAIN AT 69000 MILES IN AUGUST 2013. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED FRONT AND REAR THE ROTORS FOR A CHARGE OF $478. STILL EXPERIENCING AT 80000 MILES AND THEY SAID WE NEED NEW FRONT ROTORS ($440) AND NEED TO REPLACE COMPLIANCE ARM BUSHINGS (FOUND COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS SPLIT AND TORN) FOR $736.95. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS A SERIOUS DEFECTIVE ISSUE THAT PERHAPS WARRANTS A RECALL. *TR

I WAS STOPPED IN A DRIVE THRU WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND 2 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. SUDDENLY ,WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD HITTING THE TRUCK IN FRONT ON ME AND FORCING THAT TRUCK TO HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF THEM. BUT IT DIDN'T END THERE. WHEN MY TRUCK ORIGINALLY LUNGED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND AFTER HITTING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, MY TRUCK ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP AND DOWN AND MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO BOUNCE OFF AND ON THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT I PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND WAS PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD TRYING TO MAKE MY TRUCK STOP. I WAS PRACTICALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKES, BUT I HAD NO CONTROL. THE REVVING AND BOUNCING OFF AND ON THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WENT ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. FINALLY, MY LEGS GOT TIRED FROM PUSHING SO HARD ON THE BRAKES I JUST TOOK THEM OFF AND THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED MOVING AND ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. WHEN ALL OF THIS WAS HAPPENING, MY SENSORS NEVER WENT OFF. ALTHOUGH WHEN MY TRUCK CAME TO A STOP , I PUT IT IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO SEE IF THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WAS OK. I NOTICED THAT I WAS WITHIN 2 INCHES OF HER BUMPER AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY TRUCK, THE SENSOR WAS ONLY BEEPING. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO HONDA OF BOWIE, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT AN INSPECTOR FROM AMERICAN HONDA AND THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM HONDA OF BOWIE WOULD INSPECT THE TRUCK THOROUGHLY. AFTER DOING SO, THEY INFORMED MY HUSBAND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK AND I AM VERY NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS WHEN DRIVING IT. I FEEL HONDA HAS LET ME DOWN AND IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

PURCHASED BRAND NEW PILOT IN JUNE 2011. I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 60 MPH AND WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHEN I HIT BRAKES. DRIVING BECAME VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF SHAKING. TALKED TO HONDA SERVICE DEALER ABOUT IT AND ISSUE IS ROTORS/BRAKES WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A CARE THAT'S UNDER 3 YEARS 36000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

PURCHASED A 2011 CERTIFIED USED HONDA PILOT IN JUNE 2013, 20,200 MILES, AFTER READING REVIEWS STATING THE RELIABILITY. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, NOTICES A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. HONDA SERVICE STATION SAID THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND RECOMMENDED RESURFACING AND NEW BRAKE PADS, BUT THAT THE WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THE COST. CALLED HONDA AND THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY - NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING WITH EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, JERKING, AND JUMPING INTO HIGHER GEAR WHEN COASTING TO A STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE HONDA SERVICE STATION AND WAS TOLD THAT IN ADDITION TO THE ROTOR ISSUE, THE TIRES WERE UNEVENLY WORN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED (24,000 MILES). THEY RECOMMENDED HAVING AN ALIGNMENT. WAS ALSO TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CLEARLY ISN'T THE CASE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR ALIGNMENT, TIRE ROTATION, AND BALANCE AND WAS TOLD THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY OFF AND HAVING THEM DONE DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO STATED THE ROTORS SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THEM TO WARPED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I'M VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT EVEN ON A SHORT HIGHWAY TRIP. A VERY EXPENSIVE, UNRELIABLE VEHICLE. *TR