Complaint volume
470 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
2020 Honda Pilot Complaints
470 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2020 Honda Pilot, grouped by component category.
470 Total complaints
10 Crash reports
5 Fire reports
10 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 electrical system, engine, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 10 crash reports, 5 fire reports, 10 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 144 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 15,993 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to electrical system, engine, unknown or other?
- 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 2020 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.
2020 Honda Pilot
Build buyer checklist Compare with other years Sends year, make, and model to pre-fill your checklist.
How severe are the 2020 Honda Pilot complaints?
10 Crash
5 Fire
10 Injury
0 Fatality
11 Towed
6 Medical attention
What are the most common 2020 Honda Pilot complaint categories?
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 88
ENGINE 41
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 37
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 22
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 21
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 16
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 16
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 15
POWER TRAIN 15
470 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | AIR BAGS | UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING. THE VEHICLE SMELLED STRONGLY OF SMOKE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED BURNS FROM THE AIRBAG, THOUGH IT'S UNCLEAR IF THEY WERE CAUSED BY CHEMICAL OR FLAME. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed Medical attention | 5,000 |
| Nov 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | 2020 HONDA PILOT TOURING 1,156 MILES - 3 MONTHS OLD. VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE AND APPLYING BREAKS. LOUD SOUNDS COMING THROUGH SPEAKERS AS IF YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH HAIL. TUNER LOST, NETWORK CONNECTION FAILED, DASHBOARD BLACK. VEHICLE CAN ALSO APPLY BREAKS WHEN NO OTHER CAR IS AROUND. LATEST SYSTEM FAILURE CAR STALLED WHEN APPLYING BREAKS AT AN INTERSECTION. ALSO DRIVER PASSENGER MIRRORS INDEPENDENTLY MOVE WHILE DRIVING. SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CONTROL BOX AND GAUGE CONTROL MODULE WITHOUT FIX. NOW TIGHTENED WIRES BEHIND BLU-RAY PLAYER. SENSING/BREAK ISSUES ARE UNKNOWN TO HONDA AND HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,156 |
| Nov 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AFTER HAVING KNOWN RECALL ISSUE REPAIRED, ELECTRICAL/SOUND SYSTEM STILL CONTINUES WITH AGGRESSIVELY LOUD CRACKING AND POPPING NOISES. THE NOISES AT TIMES ARE OUT OF THE BLUE, CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO BE STARTLED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL FREEZE UP AND BLUE TOOTH/VOICE ACTIVATED FEATURES WILL STOP FUNCTIONING. THESE ISSUES OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY. NO IMPROVEMENT AFTER THE RECALL REPROGRAMMING WAS COMPLETED DESPITE BEING TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN IT WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |
| Oct 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MULTIPLE TIMES THIS VEHICLE INDICATES THAT MY CAR HAS CROSSED CENTER LINE WHEN IT HASN'T AND HAS ACTIVATED ONE OR MORE "SAFETY" FEATURES INCLUDING AN ALARM AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKER. TODAY MY VEHICLE ACTUALLY APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN ANOTHER CAR WAS APPROACHING ME IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. I HAVE HAD CAR INTO DEALERSHIP 1 TIME FOR THESE ISSUES AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Oct 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHERE MY SPEEDOMETER IS AND APPS ECT ARE TURNED BLACK WHERE I COULDN'T EVEN SEE HOW FAST I WAS GOING , BUT BEFORE THAT HAPPENED MY STEREO WAS CRACKLING AND CUTTING OUT AND THEN BLACKED OUT AS WELL AND THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE IT RECORDED FOR MY RECORDS. THEN WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WHAT THEY SAID AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WOULD FIX THE DASH WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BUT AS SOON AS I CAME IN MY CAR THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON THE DASH OF MY STEREO, WAS STILL CUTTING IN AND OUT AND I COULDN'T USE MY BLUETOOTH LIKE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO OR LISTEN TO MY RADIO THROUGH THE INTERNET OR JUST REGULAR FM RADIO. I ONLY HAVE 3800 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR JUST SHY OF 5 MONTHS. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO SPEND 40K FOR A VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T EVEN WORK PROPERLY. ALSO BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I ASKED THE SALESMAN AT TRACY HONDA WHO THEN ASKED HIS SALES MANAGER MY QUESTION IF THERE WERE STEREO PROBLEMS IN THE VEHICLE I WAS BUYING LIKE THE ONES I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT AND RESEARCHING AND THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS A MODEL ABOVE MINE AND THEY HADN'T HEARD OF IT AT FIRST. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE DASH TURNING BLACK AND THEY RESPONDED WITH THE SAME THING. SO TECHNICALLY THEY SOLD ME A VEHICLE WITH A RECALL AND LIED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WERE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE I EVEN BOUGHT IT. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD TO ME AS A USED VEHICLE DUE TO THE RECALLS ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE I PURCHASED. WHEN I TOOK MY PILOT IN FOR MY RECALL THE SERVICE GUY SAID THAT HIS 2019 CIVIC DOES THE SAME THING AND HE JUST LIVES WITH IT AND THAT'S KIND OF PATHETIC ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ACTUALLY WORK AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP DO YOU STILL HAVE VEHICLES AND CAN'T EVEN HAVE A STEREO THAT WORKS IN A CAR SOMETHING SO BASIC. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,850 |
| Oct 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | FIRST MONTH I BOUGHT VEHICLE 10/2019 BEGAN HEARING LOUD CRACKING AND POPPING NOISE WHICH AT FIRST THOUGHT WAS WINDSHIELD. AS IT CONTINUED WE REALIZED WAS COMING THROUGH SPEAKERS. THEN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AND RESET WITH VARIOUS MESSAGES. MAINLY "NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST". OTHER MESSAGES AS RADIO NOT AVAILABLE WOULD ALSO COME UP. SCREEN WOULD GO BLACK. THEN SPEEDOMETER / TACHOMETER DATA SCREEN WOULD GO BLACK AND REBOOT. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD LOOSE WIRES FROM DVD SYSTEM. THEY 'REPAIRED'. WITHIN TWO MONTHS ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE BEGAN AGAIN. REAR VIEW CAMERA WOULD NOT COME ON. OR IT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING FORWARD DOWN THE ROAD. SYSTEM WOULD REBOOT AND GO BLACK SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY. TOOK BACK TO DEALER. THEY WERE NOW AWARE OF PROBLEM IN OTHER VEHICLES. TOLD ME NEEDED NEW WIRING HARNESS. THEY KEPT CAR FOR A WEEK AND REPLACED WIRE HARNESS. VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS THEN PROBLEMS ALL CAME BACK. SCREENS ALL WENT BLACK REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING, OR STATIONARY. IT DIDN'T MATTER CONDITIONS BUT ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SHUT DOWN AND REBOOT. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO EVERYTHING WENT BLACK AND HAS REMAINED OFF. VEHICLE IS NOW BACK AT DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME TO TRY AND FIX PROBLEMS. THEY TOLD ME THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE BACK UP CAMERA AND SPEEDOMETER PORTION. AND TRIED TO TELL ME THERE MUST BE A LINK IN THE WIRES SOMEWHERE THAT THEY NEED TO LOCATE. OBVIOUSLY HONDA MUST BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS IN OTHER 2020 HONDA PILOTS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY SPEEDOMETER OR INFORMATION SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,500 |
| Oct 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HAD AN IMPACT CRACK (SUPPOSEDLY) ON THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO INDENTION. THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS PERFECTLY SMOOTH BUT YOU COULD SEE IT. REPAIRED BY SAFELITE. A WEEK LATER HAPPENED AGAIN. LARGE CRACK, SAME SIDE. SAFELITE FOUND A "CHIP" THE SIZE OF A PENCIL TIP NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT THEY SAID CAUSED THE WINDOW TO CRACK. THEY STATED THAT THESE WINDSHIELDS ARE NOW QUITE FRAGILE BECAUSE OF THE THINGS PLACED INSIDE OF THEM AND IT COULD EASILY HAPPEN AGAIN. HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET, I IMAGINE, BECAUSE WE ONLY DROVE TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. DIDN'T SEE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. SO, IT CRACKED LATER, NOT WHEN WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR. THE CRACK NOW IS NOW ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS "CHIP" IS THE SIZE OF THE POINT OF A PENCIL TIP. THIS SECOND PROBLEM IS ON THE SAME SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE) OF THE CAR AS THE FIRST ONE. THE FIRST ONE ALSO WAS PERFECTLY SMOOTH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLASS.....WHICH WAS STRANGE BECAUSE IF A ROCK HAD HIT IT I WOULD THINK IT WOULD HAVE CHIPPED THE GLASS ON THE OUTSIDE. NO CHIP INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,000 |
| Oct 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ISSUE #1 : I WAS DRIVING IN HIGHWAY WITH GARMIN NAVIGATION TURNED ON, THE DISPLAY REBOOTS WITH AN ERROR "NETWORK CONNECTION LOST". ISSUE #2: WHILE CONNECTING MY IPHONE WITH GOOGLE NAVIGATION, THE DISPLAY GETS STUCK AND REBOOTS AGAIN. SERIOUS ISSUE WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR WITH NAVIGATION ON. ISSUE #2: REAR CAMERA SOMETIMES DOESN'T SHOW UP OR THERE IS A DELAY WHEN GEAR IS SWITCHED TO REVERSE. ISSUE #3: WHEN A USB IS CONNECTED TO PLAY AUDIO/VIDEO, THE DISPLAY FREEZES AFTER SOMETIME AND REBOOTS AUTOMATICALLY. SIMILAR ISSUE WITH BLUE RAY DVD. | Crash: No Fire: No | 512 |
| Oct 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | THE CMBS (COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM) IS TOO SENSITIVE. MULTIPLE TIMES, THE CMBS HAS ACTIVATED WITHOUT A VALID REASON. 1 EXAMPLE, I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE PASSING A SLOW MOVING 18 WHEELER IN THE RIGHT LANE. I WAS PASSING THE 18 WHEELER IN A CURVE AND MY SUV SUDDENLY BRAKED BECAUSE IT THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO THE 18 WHEELER. I WAS IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE TIME AND I CAN ONLY THINK THE SYSTEM WAS CONFUSED BY THE SPEED DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE TRUCK IN A TIGHT CURVE. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES ON TWO LANE ROADS, THE SYSTEM WILL FLASH "BRAKE" EVEN IF I AM NOT CROSSING THE CENTER LINE. I THINK THE CMBS IS TOO SENSITIVE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,000 |
| Oct 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2020 HONDA PILOT TOURING HAS COMPLETE BLACK OUT OF ALL ELECTRONICS AND THE DASH BOARD SINCE PURCHASE REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONARY. POPPING AND CRACKING CONSTANTLY THROUGHOUT AND BEHIND DASH/WINDSHIELD REGARDLESS IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. THERE IS NO WAY TO MEASURE ENGINE SPEED, FUEL, OIL PRESSURE, OR WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN. TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES ARE OCCURRING SINCE PURCHASE, AND THE DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUES, BUT DOES ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THESE SAFETY AND ELECTRICAL FAILURES ARE FACTORY BORN, AND HONDA HAS FAILED TO FIND OR PROVIDE A FIX. WITH ALL SYSTEMS FAILING, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WILL BRAKE WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING SLOW OR AT HIGH SPEEDS, REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT NOTHING IS AROUND THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND RETURNED TO THE FACTORY BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED OR INJURED. THE CURRENT RECALLS DO NOT FIX ANY OF THE ELECTRICAL SAFETY ISSUES. THESE CARS REQUIRE A TOTAL REWIRE OF FAULTY HARNESS WIRING WHICH IS A FIBER OPTIC DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY, THEREFORE, SOFTWARE UPDATES DO NOT AND WILL NOT FIX THESE SAFETY ISSUES. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES REQUIRE A TOTAL REWIRE. HONDA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO CONTINUE DRIVING THESE DEATH TRAPS!. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8 |
| Oct 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | BRAKES ARE TOO LOW AND SOFT.IDLING IS ROUGH DURING COLD START.I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER LAST SEPTEMBER 28,2020 BUT DEALER DID NOTHING.TECHNICIAN SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.THE DEALER IS HOLLER HONDA IN ORLANDO FLORIDA.THIS IS MY FOURTH HONDA AND ONLY EXPERIENCE THIS.BRAKES ARE LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME.ALWAYS STOPPING TOO CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,100 |
| Sep 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V439000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. MANSFIELD MOTOR GROUP (1493 PARK AVE W, MANSFIELD, OH 44906, (419) 529-4000) WAS CONTACTED AND FAILED TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,999. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,999 |
| Sep 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE REAR CAMERA FAILS AS A RESULT OF THE CENTER CONSOLE (INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM) SHORTING OUT. THIS ALSO CAUSES DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A LOUND CRACKLING AND POPPING NOISE FROM THE AUDIO SYSTEM WHICH IS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Sep 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | NEARLY CONSTANT CRACKLE/POPPING THROUGH SPEAKERS LARGELY RELATED TO BODY FLEXING. THE ROUGHER THE ROAD SURFACE, THE MORE EVIDENT THE NOISE BECOMES. CLEARLY A MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. A TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT MAY OCCUR AFTER APPLYING AN OPEN HAND SMACK TO THE DASH SURFACE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. POP/CRACKLE IS EVIDENT EVEN WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM POWERED OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMPLETELY FAILS OCCASIONALLY AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF AND ON TO HAVE THE DISPLAY RETURNED. VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE! BASED ON MY LONG EXPERIENCE IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, THIS IS SOME SORT OF GROUNDING OR CONNECTOR ISSUE'OR POSSIBLY AN INTERMITTENT SHORT CIRCUIT (ALTHOUGH NO FUSES HAVE BLOWN). THE ISSUE STARTED SOON AFTER PURCHASE 10/2019 AND CONTINUES THROUGH TODAY, 9/18/2020. | Crash: No Fire: No | 200 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING VEHICLE CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM WINDSHIELD AND RADIO HAS STATIC . DRIVE ON SMOOTH ROAD DOES NOT DO IT .IT DOES IT WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR GOING UP CURBS .CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 8 25 2020 PICKED IT UP TODAY 8 26 2020 DROVE IT HOME PULLED UP IN DRIVEWAY STARTED CRACKING TURNED AROUND BROUGHT IT BACK .SERVICE DEPT SAID THEY KNOW ITS A PROBLEM SERVICE CHIEF TECH SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WIRING ISSUE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,750 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | EVER SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. FIRST STARTED WITH CRACKING AND POPPING SOUNDS WITH THE SPEAKERS, EVEN WHEN ALL AUDIO WAS OFF IN THE CAR IT WOULD STILL MAKE THE NOISE. THEN THE DVD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. NEXT THE CRACKING AND POPPING STARTED ALL THE TIME AND IT WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE PHONE CALLS WITH BLUETOOTH IN THE CAR. FINALLY AFTER THE 3RD TIME BACK THE SPEAKERS WERE 80% FIXED AFTER A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT FROM CORPORATE. THEN MY AUTOMATIC BRAKING STARTING HAVING SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. AT FIRST IT WAS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND ONLY ONCE IN A BLUE MOON. NOW, LIKE THE OTHER ISSUES, IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT IN ONCE AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT BUT WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT IT HAD BEEN TRIGGERED. SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR BACK IN LESS THAN TWO FULL WEEKS IT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 12 TIMES ON DIFFERENT ROADS (OPEN HIGHWAY, PLACES WITH NO CARS OR TREES, AT NIGHT OR DAY IT DOESN'T MATTER). I AM NOW AWAITING ANOTHER CALL BACK ABOUT GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED. OH AND THERE WAS THAT TIME THAT MY BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, CAN'T FORGET THAT. OVERALL, INCREDIBLY UPSET ABOUT HOW MUCH WE SPENT ON A BRAND NEW LEMON. | Crash: No Fire: No | 13,800 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | CRACKLING AND POPPING AROUND THE DASH AREA OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WILL BLIP OR COMPLETELY GO OUT. WHILE DRIVING THE WHOLE DISPLAY PANEL HAS BLACKED OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MIN BEFORE THE DISPLAYS CAME BACK ON. ALSO WHILE IN MOTION, THE BACK UP CAMERA WILL BLACK OUT. PROBABLY THE WORST ISSUE IS THAT RANDOMLY, ON THE FREEWAY OR IN TOWN, THE CRASH SENSOR DETECTS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T THERE AND THE "BRAKE" WARNING FLASHES AT ME. THE CAR HAS EVEN BRAKED FOR ME, WHICH THANKFULLY HAPPENED IN TOWN WHILE NOT AT A HIGH SPEED. THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES STARTED WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE FIRST TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, THEY SAID IT WAS CRIMPED WIRING BY THE FACTORY. THE "REPAIR" LASTED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS. THREE MONTHS LATER, TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, 3 TIMES IN THE SHOP, AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT/CAN NOT BE FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW TELLING ME THEY HAVE A TSB FOR THE POPPING/CRACKLING BUT THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. WE'LL SEE. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA ON THIS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,500 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MAIN DASHBOARD DISPLAY GOES DARK, ALONG WITH INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. CRACKS AND POPS HEARD FROM THE SPEAKERS. HANDS FREE STOPS WORKING. WE'VE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS WEEK A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS APPLIED THAT SEEMED TO MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE. WITH MAIN GAUGES AND HANDS-FREE NOT WORKING THE VEHICLE IS NOT EASILY OR SAFELY DRIVEN. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2020 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRONIC SPARKING FROM DASH DISPLAY. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED A NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH. THE SPARKING AND GROUNDING BLANKS OUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DASH DISPLAY. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THERE WAS NO KNOWN FIX. *JS | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | AUDIO CRACKLES, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AUDIO SCREEN REBOOTS RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENT CONNECTION LOST | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,400 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES, WENT BLACK AND THERE IS A HORRIBLE POPPING AND CRACKLING SOUND COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS. THE SOUND SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK TO "FIX" IT. ITS BEEN 3 1/2 WEEKS AND NOW ITS STARTED BACK UP AGAIN. THIS IS A NEW 2020 PILOT WITH 1060 MILES ON IT PURCHASED ON 6/24/2020 | Crash: No Fire: No | 600 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE CENTER DASH INFOTAINMENT DISPLAY FOR BACKUP CAMERA AND OTHER FEATURES WENT DEAD (BLACK) WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON A NEW 2020 AWD HONDA PILOT TOURING PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2019. AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES A LOUD INTERMITTENT "POPPING" BEGAN COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS. IT INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND BECAME CONSTANT OVER TIME. A FEW DAYS AGO, AUGUST 10, 2020 WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,700 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE SOUND WAS AT IT'S WORST AND THE DASH CONSOLE SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I HAD TO BACK OUT OF A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WITHOUT ANY REAR VISIBILITY FROM A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE WHICH FELT VERY UNSAFE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,700 |
| Aug 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THERE IS A CRACKLING/POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE INFOTAINMENT CENTER. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE RADIO IS PLAYING AND ON CALLS. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND ANNOYING SINCE IT IS VERY LOUD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME AND HAS NOT STOPPED OR DIMINISHED IN VOLUME. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INFOTAINMENT SCREEN GOES BLANK, INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BLANK, RADIO, LOOSE BACKUP CAMERA, RADIO, GPS. THE RADIO INTERMITTENTLY WORKS, AND HAS A STATIC OR CRACKING SOUND. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, OR STATIONARY, WHILE IN THE CITY OR ON A HIGHWAY. I GET MESSAGES SUCH AS NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST, NO AUDIO CONNECTION, CHECK TUNER. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHERE I LOST THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND DID NOT HAVE A SPEED INDICATOR, AND HAVE BEEN BACKING AND LOOSE MY BACKUP CAMERA. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, THEY PULLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE FOR OVER AN HOUR, THEN CAME TO THE WAITING ROOM AND TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY PARTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY COULD GET THE PARTS. IT WAS AS THOUGH THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID UPDATE THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE, BUT THE SAFETY PROBLEMS PERSIST. I HAVE VIDEO ON MY PHONE OF SOME OF THESE OCCURRENCES, AND CAN UPLOAD THE INVOICES I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP.*DT*JB | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | POPPING, CRACKING EVEN IF RADIO OFF. SOMETIMES LIGHT PINGS LIKE ROCK HITTING WINDSHIELD SOMETIMES LOUD LONG STATIC SOUND. RADIO CUTS ODD AND ON. NAVIGATION SCREEN WILL CUT IN AND OUT AND GO BLANK (BLACK). SPEEDOMETER DIAL WILL REBOOT AND OR GO BLANK AND REBOOT. THIS IS ALL WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE REAR VIEW CAMERA NOT COME ON WHEN FIRST PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP. IT DID COME ON AFTER PUTTING CAR INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO REVERSE. WE HAD RECALL WORK DONE YESTERDAY 8/10/20. 20-047 6MB002018-21 AND 20-051 6HR002019-20 PICKED CAR UP TODAY AND POPPING AND CRACKING NOT FIXED. HAD SERVICE TECH RIDE WITH ME AND HE HEARD IT AND ALSO WITNESSED THE RADIO/NAVIGATION SCREEN GO OUT. THE 'CLUSTER' DID NOT GO OUT DURING THIS TIME. UNSURE IF THE CLUSTER WILL GO OUT AGAIN BUT THE OTHER ISSUES ARE NOT FIXED. HE PUT IN A TICKET THAT STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM AT THIS TIME AS HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. THESE ISSUES OCCURRED ON HIGHWAYS, PARKING LOTS, STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,350 |