2012 Honda Pilot

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VTM4 LIGHT COME ON AFTER OVER AN HOUR OF DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLS HAS WHILE DRIVING AND THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS NOT EFFICIENT. IN ADDITION WHEN THE CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE FOR A FEW DAYS, MAYBE 2-3, AND I START DRIVING, THE WHEELS MAKE SOME DEEP BRUSHING NOISE. THIS GETS WORST WHEN I BRAKE. SOMETIMES IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING UNDER THE HOOD OR AROUND THE ENGINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2012 HONDA PILOT- I PURCHASED USED WITH 9K MILES. I HAVE PUT APPROXIMATELY 5K MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED AN ENGINE VIBRATION SIMILAR TO BEING IN THE WRONG GEAR IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION- AS I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A "HUNTING" ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION- THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE MORE I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE MORE IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE ENGINE AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION. THE VIBRATION IS VERY ANNOYING AND NOT NORMAL. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP-UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. TOO MANY ISSUES OUT THERE WITH OTHERS WITH SAME COMPLAINTS. IF HONDA DOES NOT CORRECT SOON IT WILL TELL ME A LOT ABOUT THE QUALITY STATUS OF THEIR BRAND. THIS IS MY 4TH HONDA AND WILL CERTAINLY BE MY LAST THAT IF HONDA FAILS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. LET'S SEE IT HONDA- CLOCK IS TICKING... *TR

MY VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT DOES NOT BEHAVE THIS WAY ALL THE TIME. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN OR WHILE I AM CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPEN, THE ECO LIGHT ON MY DASH GOES ON AND ON... THE VIBRATION SEEMS LIKE I AM DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE, AND FAILED TO SHIFT TO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS THE VCM IN MY VEHICLE BEING FAULTY. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY MECHANIC TELLS ME IT IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I AM AFRAID MY VEHICLE MAY STALL IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE ACCIDENT. THE OTHER ISSUE I AM HAVING IS I OCCASIONALLY SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE FUMES IN MY VEHICLE CABIN WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT SEEMS THE GASOLINE FUME IS ENTERING MY VEHICLE FROM THE ENGINE. CAN'T TELL WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. PERHAPS THROUGH THE AC VENT. *TR

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH A STRANGE ENGINE VIBRATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I EMAILED HONDA 3 TIMES AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. I FINALLY CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD I HAVE TO CONTACT A LOCAL DEALER. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO HONDA 3 TIMES AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE SECOND TIME I DROPPED IT OFF I WAS TOLD THEY "DID SOME ADJUSTMENTS", BUT THEY DID NOT INDICATE WHAT THEY DID AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN AND TOOK THE MAIN MECHANIC ON THE FREEWAY TO SHOW HIM THE NOISE. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE NOISE AND SAID THAT IT WAS VIBRATION FROM THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE MANAGED ELECTRONICALLY SO THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. HE TOLD ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL HONDA HOPEFULLY COMES OUT WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2012 HONDA PILOT TOURING- VEHICLE IS HAVING VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE GOING IN AND OUT OF VCM - VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. HAPPENS REGULARLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.THE VIBRATION/SHUTTERING IS BOTH FELT AND HEARD. THE DEALER HAS SAID THIS IS NORMAL WITH THIS ENGINE AND VCM TECHNOLOGY. I HAD A 2005 PILOT WITHOUT THE VCM SYSTEM AND WAS VERY HAPPY, I BOUGHT THIS ONE WITHOUT A TEST DRIVE. HAD I KNOWN THIS PROBLEM EXISTED, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. *TR

CAR IS HAVING VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE GOING IN AND OUT OF VCM - VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. HAPPENS REGULARLY AT 70 MPH WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL, ON FLAT HIGHWAY GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL THE VIBRATION STARTS. THIS COMES AND GOES, AND I COULD NOT YET REPLICATE WITH THE DEALER. MANY PEOPLE WITH V6 ENGINES WITH VCM IN IT FROM HONDA ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE IT STARTED IN THE PILOT AND IS HAPPENING WITH THE ODYSSEY AS WELL. HONDA WOULD BE FORCED TO LOOK INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS VIBRATION AS IT APPEARS PRETTY WIDE SPREAD. *TR

FROM A DEAD STOP OR SLOW ROLL, THE ENGINE FAILS TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE IS A SLIGHT DELAY FROM THE PRESSING OF THE ACCELERATOR TO THE ENGINE RESPONDING, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRYING TO CLEAR INTERSECTIONS, TURNING ON TO A HIGHWAY, TURNING FROM A BLIND CURVE AND MANY OTHER SITUATIONS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A COMPUTER UPDATE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR RESPONSE DELAY. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE, AS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC, THE RESPONSE DELAYS AND THEN RESPONDS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CANNOT DEPEND UPON RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR WHEN YOU MAY NEED IT. HONDA UPGRADED A PROGRAM EARLIER AND THERE WAS IMPROVEMENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TEST RESULT DID NOT IDENTIFY A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHANGED THE MAIN COMPUTER BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE STALLING ISSUE. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,800.