Complaint volume
842 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Honda Pilot Complaints
842 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Honda Pilot, grouped by component category.
842 Total complaints
13 Crash reports
5 Fire reports
11 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are engine, electrical system, fuel system, gasoline. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 13 crash reports, 5 fire reports, 11 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 185 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 33,864 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to engine, electrical system, fuel system, gasoline?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Honda Pilot?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Honda Pilot
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How severe are the 2019 Honda Pilot complaints?
13 Crash
5 Fire
11 Injury
0 Fatality
19 Towed
8 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Honda Pilot complaint categories?
ENGINE 90
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 87
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 70
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 70
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 61
POWER TRAIN 39
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 37
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 30
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 25
BACK OVER PREVENTION 21
842 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFORMATION SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH CONTROLS ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WITHIN THE VEHICLE, WAS EMITTING A POPPING/ CRACKING NOISE AND SHUTTING DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNS BLANK AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER, SEAT HEATERS, ETC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (VANN YORK HONDA LOCATED AT 422 EASTCHESTER DR, HIGH POINT, NC 27262 PHONE NUMBER 866-207-1275) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THE MATTER AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,700 |
| Jan 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VEHICLE COMPUTER SYSTEM CRASHES FREQUENTLY. ALL VOICE CONTROLS AND HANDS FREE APPLICATIONS STOP WORKING. COMPUTER SCREEN DOES NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, LOCKED AND LEFT OVER NIGHT. NO AUDIO FROM ANY SOURCE. UNABLE TO MAKE OR RECEIVE PHONE CALLS. FRONT AND REAR PROXIMITY SAFETY SENSORS DON'T FUNCTION APPROPRIATELY. REAR VIEW SAFETY CAMERA STOPS WORKING. MANY FUNCTIONS WITHIN COMPUTER MENU BECOME INACCESSIBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 14 TIMES WITHIN AN 11 MONTH PERIOD. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME OF DAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,500 |
| Jan 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | LOUD CRACKLING IN SPEAKERS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC OR TALKING ON CAR PHONE. BLUETOOTH AND AUXILARY CONNECTIVITY COMPROMISED BY ABOVE COMPLAINT. MICROPHONE ON CAR PHONE RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING CAUSING MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. TRACTION CONTROL GOES OUT IN THE SLIGHTEST WEATHER CONDITIONS I.E. LIGHT SNOW/SLEET | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,000 |
| Jan 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2019 HONDA PILOT ELITE CENTER CONSOLE, DASH, INFOTAINMENT, NAVIGATION SYSTEM RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING AND GOES BLANK UNDER ALL CONDITIONS DRIVING, AT LIGHT, PARKED ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. DISPLAY SAYS CONNECTING AND NO SIGNAL EVEN FOR FM RADIO. THIS IS DANGEROUS DISTRACTION AND LEAVES US UNABLE TO ADMINISTER NAVIGATION, SAFETY ITEMS OR ANY OTHER ON BOARD INFORMATION. PARKING SENSORS, AUTO BRAKING AND LANE DEPARTURE DOES NOT WORK. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,000 |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE DRIVER DISPLAY AND THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM OF THE HONDA PILOT CONTINUOUSLY GOES BLANK AND NOT SURE WHAT OTHER EFFECTS IT HAS ON THE VEHICLE AS THE DRIVE IS UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEED THEY ARE DRIVING OR IF ANYTHING ELSE IS WORKING IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN USING SPEED CONTROL OR OTHER DEVICES. THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS, AND STATIONARY. FIRST THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM DOES BLANK AND THE DRIVER SETTINGS, | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,238 |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE DASHBOARD HAS A POPPING/CRACKING NOISE ALL THE TIME LIKE ELECTRIC SHORT WHEN LISTENING TO MUSIC OR RADIO IT SOUNDS LIKE A SCATCH CD ALL THE TIME OR IF THE STEREO ITS OFF STILL DOES IT I HAVE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES THEY SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT ARE WAITING ON HONDA FOR THE NEXT STEP BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF CARS AFFECTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HOPE THEY DO A RECALLED TO FIX THIS | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | MY 2019 HONDA RANDOMLY BRAKES WHILE I'M DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING SOMEONE TO REAR END ME, AND OTHER TIMES ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE IN ACCIDENTS. IN ADDITION, AT 19K MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT (STARTED CATCHING, MAKING A GRINDING NOISE) WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, ONCE RESTARTED IT DECELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT, EMISSIONS LIGHT AND BLIND SPOT LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD. | Crash: No Fire: No | 19,099 |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE FOLLOWING OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS: RADIO CRACKLES AND POPS. THE RADIO DISPLAY GOES BLANK AND WILL NOT WORK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO HOURS. THE FOLLOWING OCCUR SPORADICALLY: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER) GOES BLANK WHILE DRIVING. THE RADIO AND REAR VIEW CAMERA SWITCH BACK AND FORTH REPEATEDLY (I HAVE VIDEO). MULTIPLE MESSAGES POP UP WHEN THE RADIO ISN'T WORKING. THE FAN SPEED BUTTON CAN TRIGGER THE RADIO SETTINGS. THE FRONT HEATER DISPLAY GOES BLANK. THIS OCCURRED ONCE: I WAS DRIVING UP A VERY SMALL INCLINE ON A DRY ROAD AT 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT COULD GO. THE VSA INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I HAD TO STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, STOP THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS ELECTRICAL OR AN ENGINE PROBLEM. I'VE TRIED TO NARROW THE CONDITIONS (RAINY, COLD, STATIONARY, OR MOBILE) DOWN BUT THERE IS NO PATTERN. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,000 |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | OUR 2019 HONDA PILOT HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH STARTED AROUND 11K MILES, THE DASH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT, CRACKLING NOISES COME FROM THE SPEAKERS, THE BACKUP CAMERA'S GO OUT, RADIO QUITS WORKING, PHONE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK, INABILITY TO TURN ON OR OFF SAFETY FEATURES. AT TIMES ON CURVES THE VEHICLE WILL THINK A CAR COMING TOWARDS US IS HEADING INTO OUR CAR AND WILL APPLY THE BRAKES STRONGLY. WE ARE AFRAID THE LIGHTS OR BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NEXT BE AFFECTED BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS WE HAVE READ ABOUT BY OTHER OWNERS. HONDA ADMITS THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SAY THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON IT. YET THEY CONTINUE TO SELL NEW CARS TO CONSUMERS KNOWING FULL WELL THE PILOTS HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH COULD LEAD TO UN-SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS OR ACCIDENTS. ASKED THEM TO BUY BACK THE CAR WHICH THEY REFUSED TO DO AS THEY SAID "THE CAR IS STILL DRIVE ABLE". I AM AFRAID TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR. I AM PURSUING OTHER MEANS OF TAKING ACTION AGAINST HONDA. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,000 |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | RANDOMLY THE CENTER COUNSEL DISPLAY WILL GO BLANK AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DISPLAY WHICH CONTAINS THE SPEEDOMETER. ALSO FAILING AT THE SAME TIME IS THE DVD PLAYER. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE A 'POPPING' NOISE THROUGH THE SPEAKERS, EVEN WITH AUDIO SYSTEM TURNED OFF. THIS USUALLY IS WHAT HAPPENS FIRST, THEN ERROR MESSAGES (FOR EXAMPLE: 'RADIO UNAVAILABLE', 'NO AUDIO CONNECTION FOR FM', 'NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST', 'CHECK TUNER'), THEN SCREEN GOES BLANK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE DRIVER IS DRIVING, THEY ARE UNABLE TO ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATE SPECIFIC SAFETY CONTROLS INCLUDING LANE KEEP ASSIST, CRUISE CONTROL, AUTOMATIC BRAKING ETC. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING WARNING IS ALSO LOST WHEN THE DISPLAY GOES OUT, AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS , BOTH DISPLAY SCREENS TURN OFF AND GO BLACK, WHICH ARE HUGE SAFETY CONCERNS. FROM THE CENTER DISPLAY, WE LOSE THE BACK UP CAMERA, RADIO, NAVIGATION, DVD PLAYER AND ABILITY TO MAKE HANDS FREE PHONE CALLS AMONG OTHER THINGS. THIS CAN OCCUR DAILY, EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN, OR SPORATIC AND NOT HAPPEN FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME. CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2019. PROBLEM BEGAN IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST 2019, EXACT DATE UNKNOWN. PROBLEMS OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, CITY STREETS, HIGHWAY AND AT ANY SPEED AND ANY TIME. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2019 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 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 VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Nov 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FAILED AND THE SCREEN TURNED OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN IT STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN EAGLE HONDA (855-562-7994, LOCATED AT 5311 LEMMON AVE, DALLAS, TX 75209) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED WHEN THE REPAIRS COULD BE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THEM THAT SHE WANTED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300. | Crash: No Fire: No | 300 |
| Nov 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PURCHASED A 2019 PILOT ELITE IN FEBRUARY AND IN MAY ISSUES STARTED WITH A CRACKING NOISE THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE SPEAKERS. IT THEN BECAME ISSUES WITH THE INFOTAINMENT, SPEEDOMETER AND DVD PLAYER BLACKING OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED A WIRING HARNESS, THIS FIXED THE ISSUE FOR A MONTH THEN IT ALL RETURNED. NEXT THEY REPAIRED SOME CONNECTORS, THIS FIX LASTED A COUPLE MONTHS WITH INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS OF BLACKOUT. NOW THE BLACKING OUT IS HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY AGAIN. THE DEALER IS NOW BEING TOLD TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WHICH IS BACK ORDERED FROM HONDA. ALL TOLD THIS VEHICLE HAS SPENT > 30 DAYS IN THE REPAIR SHOP TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUES. ISSUES HAPPEN AT CITY OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES AS IT ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ITSELF. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,000 |
| Nov 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PURCHASED PILOT ON APRIL 2019. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM ON JUNE 2019 (MOVING AND STOPPED- CITY AND HIGHWAY). SYSTEM KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN, DISCONNECTING PHONE CALLS, PLAYS MUSIC AS IF LOOSES CONNECTION (FM, AM AND SAT). THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT IT SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY AND TURNS BLACK DISPLAYING "NO NETWORK CONNECTION". THIS ISSUES ARE DISTRACTING AND MAKE THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE UNTIL FIXED. AS WE APPROACH THE FORTH APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM HONDA ADVISED ME THAT THE EARLIEST THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE IN IS DECEMBER 11. MEANWHILE I HAVE AN EXPENSIVE DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT BECAUSE I REFUSE TO LET MY FAMILY TRAVEL IN THAT CAR. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER AND INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUT OFF AND RESTART AT RANDOM. IN ADDITION, THE SPEAKERS CRACKLE, THE RADIO STOPS WORKING, THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER SCREEN HAS TURNED OFF TWICE AND THE ONLY (TEMPORARY) SOLUTION WAS FOR THE DEALER TO RESET THE SYSTEM. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WILL FREQUENTLY FREEZE OR CRASH, DISABLING FEATURES INCLUDING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, RADIO AND REAR VIEW CAMERA. THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO CYCLE OVER AND OVER UNTIL YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,500 |
| Nov 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AS I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH MY FOOT COVERING THE BRAKE THE CAR RPMS SHOT UP AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SLAMMING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS STANDING AS HARD AS I COULD ON BRAKE AND IT WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR THAT WAS HIT HAD SOMEONE STANDING BEHIND IT LOADING HER GROCERIES, THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED HER CAR TO HIT HER AND KNOCK HER TO THE GROUND. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Medical attention | 5,000 |
| Nov 2019 | SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | CLICKING NOISING WHEN IN REVERSE OR TURNING AND ALSO STALLS BETWEEN 40AND 50 MPH TRANSMISSION HAS HARD TIME SHIFTING ALSO SENSITIVE BREAKING SYSTEM ALWAYS BREAKING LIGHTS COMES ON OR IT WILL SUDDENLY BREAK BY ITSELF.ALL THIS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION | Crash: No Fire: No | 16,400 |
| Nov 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | "NETWORK CONNECTION LOST" WHEN USING INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. DASH/SPEED CLUSTER GOES BLACK AND REBOOTS IN MID DRIVE. "FM UNAVAILABLE" DISPLAYED WHEN LISTENING TO RADIO. COLLISION WARNING "BRAKE" MESSAGE DISPLAYS RANDOMLY. SANDY/POPPING NOISES RANDOMLY IN SPEAKERS. ALL OF THESE I CAN NOT REPRODUCE ON THE SPOT, IT IS RANDOM THAT I CAN TELL AT THIS POINT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,000 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | ON 11/09/19 AT OR AROUND 800PM PST, MY REAR HATCH WINDOW EXPLODED FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING A SPIDER-WEB PATTERN. NOTHING TOUCHED THE WINDOW. HOWEVER, APPROX ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THIS EVENT I DID ACTIVATE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER FOR ONLY 5 MINUTES. STEVENS CREEK HONDA IN SAN JOSE, CA ADVISED THIS BROKEN WINDOW WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. AS A NOTE, THE HONDA DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPT SAID THE BACK WINDOW WAS BACK-ORDERED AND NO ETA AS TO WHEN A BACK WINDOW WOULD OR COULD BE SHIPPED. NOW, I AM DEALING WITH | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,700 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | AT 800 PM PST IN NORTHERN CALIF, MY BACK WINDOW EXPLODED, CAUSING A SPIDER-WEB PATTERN. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND I HEARD A ROLLING/CASCADING CRUNCHING SOUND. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT CAUSED THAT SOUND UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. AFTER SEEING THE DAMAGE, I TAPED IT UP AND CALLED MY INSURANCE. STEVENS CREEK HONDA ADVISED IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,700 |
| Nov 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING ON THE THROUGHWAY I HEARD POPPING NOISE WHEN I HIT A BUMP, THEN GETS WORSE AND LOST MY RADIO SOUNDS AND CONTROLS ON MY INFOTAINMENT. I LOST MY SPEEDOMETER AND MY INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM COMPLETELY OFF THEN RESTARTS SEVERAL TIMES SAYING LOST NETWORK CONNECTION UNTIL IT COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. I CANNOT TURN IT ON BY PUSHING THE POWER BUTTON. I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE POPPING NOISE BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT UNTIL IT GOT WORSE. MY SPEEDOMETER WAS BLANK WHILE DRIVING. I STARTED HAVING THIS ISSUE AFTER TWO WEEKS ON PICKING UP THE CAR BRAND NEW.I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX OR HAVE A FIX! | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,500 |
| Oct 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | SPEEDOMETER AND CONTROL HEAD COMPLETLY BLANK-- DEAD | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,000 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOW/SOFT. ALSO, WHEN IN STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES LOWER AND I HAVE TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKES. I TOOK MY CAR TO STEVENS CREEK HONDA IN CALIF AND THEY BLED MY BRAKES THIS HELPED A LITTLE BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE MY BRAKES LOOKED AT AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID MY BRAKES WERE NORMAL. NOW, I AM GOING TO UPGRADE MY FRONT PADS WITH A NON-HONDA BRAKE PAD. I HOPE THIS WORKS AND DOES NOT VOID MY WARRANTY. HONDA USES LOW GRADE PADS I BELIEVE BECAUSE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE EX-L USES A LOW WATT (LOW GRADE) LIGHT BULB MAKING DRIVING A NIGHT DANGEROUS SINCE IT IS HARD TO SEE. I HAD TO UPGRADE THE LOW BEAM BULBS FOR THE SAME REASON I HAVE TO UPGRADE THE PADS: SAFETY. PLEASE HELP. THE 2019 HONDA PILOT BRAKES ARE A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM. GO TO HTTPS://WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG/ AND READ THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS HONDA FORUM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,500 |
| Oct 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PURCHASED 2019 HONDA PILOT ELITE IN FEBRUARY 2019. NOTICED A POPPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING IT HOME THAT SOUNDED LIKE SAND OR ROCKS SLIGHTLY AMPLIFIED HITTING THE WINDSHIELD INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS CONTINUED AND OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS IT BECAME APPARENT THE SOUND WAS NOT ACTUALLY FROM THE WINDSHIELD BUT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPEAKERS/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN AUGUST A LOUD CRACKLING SOUND INTERRUPTING THE SATELLITE RADIO STARTED HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOLLOWING PERIODS OF THE ORIGINAL POPPING SOUNDS. BY OCTOBER, THAT LOUD POP HAS BEEN FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE BLACKOUT OF THE SYSTEM SCREEN (BOTH) INCLUDING THE SPEED, ETC. FOLLOWED AFTER 30 SECONDS - A MINUTE BY THE SYSTEM RESTARTED. PRIOR TO THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CASES OF APPLE CAR PLAY SHUTTING DOWN DURING PHONE CALLS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN. I HAVE 27,000+ MILES AS OF 10/15/19, DRIVE A LOT AND NO DEALER CLOSE BY AND ALSO DEPEND DAILY ON HAVING THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED THE DEALER CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM THIS WEEK AND THEY ADMITTED HAVING A PILOT IN THE SHOP NOW WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR FIX YET. SUGGESTED I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND LEAVE IT WITHOUT THEM KNOW HOW LONG IT MIGHT BE. AGREED I WOULD CALL BACK AND SEE WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO ON THE PILOT THEY ALREADY HAD IN THEIR SHOP. HAVE SINCE THEM FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR REPORTS WITH 2019 PILOTS ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS WITH ALL REPORTING HONDA NOT ADMITTING TO A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AND ALSO NO PERMANENT REPAIRS. PROBLEMS HAVE ALWAYS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AT FULL SPEED. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED BACKUP CAMERAS GOING OUT BUT I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM EXCEPT WHEN DRIVING AT FULL SPEED BUT EXPECT THAT BACKUP CAMERA WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN OUT HAD I BEEN STOPPED AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM. I THINK HONDA SENSING SAFETY FEATURES NOT AFFECTED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 26,500 |