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?
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2020 Honda Pilot
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING THE DASH DISPLAY BLACKS OUT INTERMITTENTLY IN ADDITION TO A CONSTANT POPPING/CRACKING SOUNDS FROM THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2019-21 HONDA PILOTS IN ALL TRIM MODELS EXCEPT LX. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED THE SERVICE TICKET TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT ARE ON A PARTS BACK ORDER UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER. RECOMMENDED SOLUTION IS TO INSTALL/REPLACE THE FAKRA CONNECTOR SET AND MOST SERVICE CORDS ASSOCIATED THE MOST BUS NETWORK. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,000 |
| Aug 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AFTER TRAFFIC CLEARED PRESSED ON THE GAS AND CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED REVVING REALLY LOUD. LOOKED AND IT SAID IT WAS AT 6000 RPM EVEN THOUGH I WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS. THE CAR THEN STARTED DECREASING SPEED WITHOUT ME TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I QUICKLY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THAT IT FINALLY STOPPED REVVING SO LOUD. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN AND DRIVING. IT THEN STARTED FLIPPING FROM SHOWING THE BLU-RAY INFO TO APPLE CARPLAY REPEATEDLY ON THE INFO SCREEN. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BOUGHT A 2020 HONDA PILOT EX-L IN ALBUQUERQUE FROM GARCIA HONDA IN MID JULY 2020. FIRST WEEKEND AFTER PURCHASE, I TOOK A 2 HR TRIP (ONE WAY) WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS (5YO AND 10MO). ON MY WAY BACK, I STARTED HEARING CRACKLING NOISE COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS, ALL WHILE LISTENING TO RADIO AND 'GOOGLE MAPS' DIRECTIONS. THE CRACKLING NOSE BECAME MORE SEVERE/PERSISTENT, THEN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUT OFF; FIRST DISPLAYING "NETWORK CONNECTION LOST", THEN OFF COMPLETELY. AT SOME POINT, AFTER THE CENTER INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM DISPLAY WENT OFF, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO SHUT OFF (ONLY DISPLAYED ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND GAS FILL LEVEL). YES, WITH MY KIDS STILL IN THE CAR... WHY WOULD HONDA KEEP ON SELLING VEHICLES THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THIS WAY? VERY LIKELY PART OF THE REASON IS TO HELP JUST CONTINUE TO HELP THEMSELVES AND THEIR POCKET BOOKS, ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF MY KIDS' SAFETY. NICE GOING HONDA CORPORATES!! PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR KIDS THEN LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING! IN THE PAST WEEKS SINCE THE VEHICLE PURCHASE, SEEMS I HAVE SPENT MORE TIME AT THE DEALER (3 TIMES, 4TH TIME SCHEDULED... AND THRESHOLD FOR 'LEMON' LAW) THAN WITH MY KIDS. THE SERVICE MANAGER (ANDREW NEUFELD) AND PERSONEL AT GARCIA HONDA ARE VERY ATTENTIVE BUT HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THIS ISSUE. SO I'M STUCK WITH A VEHICLE I DON'T DARE TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I TEND TO BE LESS OPTIMISTIC THAN MOST BUT A FAIR CONCERN OF MINE IS THE FOLLOWING: HONDA DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE ISSUE, NOR CAN THEY FIX IT. DO THEY KNOW WHAT ALL IS REALLY AFFECTED? ARE OTHER SYSTEMS (OR SYSTEM OUTPUTS) IMPAIRED? WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM LANE DEPARTURE AND FRONT COLLISION WARNING WHEN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DECIDE TO SHUT OFF? BACK UP CAMERA GOES OFF... A NO -NO WITH KIDS AROUND THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Crash: No Fire: No | 70 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE INFOTAINMENT CENTER GOES BLANK, STATICS WHEN ON, SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER SCREEN GOES OFF, OR THE THE ENTIRE INFOTAINMENT CENTER GOES AWAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,290 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I GOT THIS CAR ONLY 1 WEEK; I HEARD THE NOISE FROM STEERING WHEEL AND THE PROBLEM WHEN I HIT GAS AND SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. ON JULY 13, I DROP THE CAR TO FIX FOR 2 DAYS. THEN, ONLY 2 WEEK AFTER I HAVE EXPERIENCED CANNOT HIT GAS AND I CANNOT HIT THE BRAKES. THE ALL ENGINE LIGHT, BREAK LIGHT, TSA LIGHT AND OTHER 3 LIGHTS IS COMING. I HAVE TO TOW MY CAR TO DEALER SHOP. THIS CAR IS BAD CAR | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | WE PURCHASED A NEW 2020 HONDA PILOT TOURING ON JULY 11,2020. AFTER 2 DAYS WE NOTICED STATIC,C CRACKLE AND POPPING SOUNDS FROM THE RADIO AND THIS HAPPENS WITH THE CAR IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL. THEN THE DASH GOES COMPLETELY BLACK AFFECTING THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL THE GAUGES, BACKUP CAMERA, ETC. TOOK CAR BACK TO WOLFCHASE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. BUT AMERICAN HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE CAR BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A RECALL WAS ISSUED. NO REGARDS FOR OUR SAFETY AT ALL. AS OF TODAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 WITH 637 MILES ON THE CAR HONDA STILL HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE PURCHASED 3 VEHICLES FROM HONDA BUT AFTER THIS, ITS OUR LAST. VERY UNHAPPY AND DISSATISFIED WITH HONDA AT THIS POINT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 541 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUTS OFF AND RESTARTS ON ITS OWN, NEAR CONSTANT LOUD POPS AND CRACKS ARE HEARD IN SPEAKERS. SPEEDOMETER DISAPPEARED AND WENT BLACK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, BACKUP CAMERA SHUT OFF DURING USE, NAVIGATION AND RADIO FAILS AND STATES 'CHECK TUNER' INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM GOES BLACK AND UNABLE TO TURN BACK ON. 'MOST NET OFF' DISPLAYS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN SYSTEM SHUTS OFF. SYSTEM IS ESSENTIALLY UNUSABLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. HORN MAY HAVE ALSO STOPPED WORKING DURING BLACK SCREEN. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I DRIVE AN 2020 HONDA PILOT ELITE. AFTER 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING THE CAR THE WINDSHIELD HAS STARTED MAKING NOISES. IT WOUNDS LIKE THE WINDSHIELD JUST SHATTERED OR IS SHATTERING. THE NEXT SOUND IS LIKE A THOUSAND SMALL PEDDLES HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE NOISE FIRST HAPPENED IT ALMOST MADE ME WRECK BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMEONE THREW SOMETHING INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN MOTION. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA USA TWICE AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS BEEN REPAIRED OR FIXED OR DONE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WE PURCHASED A NEW 2020 HONDA PILOT, TOURING MODEL, FROM STOKES HONDA NORTH IN NORTH CHARLESTON, SC ON JUNE 27, 2020. WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS, WE EXPERIENCED PERSISTENT STATIC COMING FROM THE FRONT SPEAKERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE RADIO ON AND REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THIS ISSUE RESULTED IN DISTRACTED DRIVING ON EACH OCCASION. ON JULY 14, 2020, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DASHBOARD PANELS WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AFFECTING THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, FUEL GAUGE, NAVIGATION, CRUISE CONTROL, BACK-UP CAMERAS, ETC. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED SEVERAL HOURS LATER WHILE IN STREET TRAFFIC. WE WENT IN PERSON TO NOTIFY STOKES HONDA ABOUT THIS SERIOUS CONCERN AND TO INITIATE OUR WARRANTY AGREEMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH HONDA PILOTS; THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY SOLD US THE VEHICLE; AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT FELL UNDER OUR WARRANTY GUIDELINES. AS OF TODAY, THE SAFETY CONCERNS HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND STOKES HONDA REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 300 |
| Aug 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE FORWARD COLLISION SYSTEM IN OUR 2020 HONDA PILOT WILL ALERT US TO BRAKE, SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND BEEP WITH NOTHING IN FRONT OF US OR WILL DO IT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE ALERT ZONE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND AN ISSUE. WE CAN BE ON BACKROADS, MAIN STREETS AND RECENTLY ON EMPTY BRIDGES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,279 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR PARK, THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM MAKES AN AWFUL CRACKING/POPPING SOUND. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE DOORS LOCK, ETC. LAST WEEK, THE SOUND GOT SO INTENSE THAT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND RADIO SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS CAR HAS GONE INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM WILL BRAKE FOR NO REASON - WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FEELING THAT IT WOULD BE ONE OF THE SAFEST OPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTING MY FOUR CHILDREN. HOWEVER, I HAVE BECOME QUICK TO REALIZE THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A RECENT RECALL RELEASED BY HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD REPAIR IT THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I SEE THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME COMPLAINT AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE BECOMES SERIOUSLY HURT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILE IN MOTION, VEHICLE HAS VERY LOUD AUDIBLE POPS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FIRST IN MAY AND AGAIN IN JULY, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN GOING OUT MULTIPLE TIMES, INCLUDING LOST ACCESS TO BACKUP CAMERA AND NAVIGATION. SCREEN SHOWS NETWORK CONNECTION LOST. A DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WORKING FOR TWO WEEKS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY INSPECTING THE MOST BUS CONNECTORS PER HONDA TSB BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE POPS THUS FAR. SEE PAPERWORK IMAGE BELOW FOR INITIAL ATTEMPTED FIX IN MAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2020. AFTER LESS THAN ONE MONTH, WE BEGAN HEARING POPPING & CRACKLING FROM THE SPEAKERS. THE RES BEGAN FREEZING TO THE POINT THAT THE DVD PLAYER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. POPPING & CRACKLING CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY, TO THE POINT WHERE THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN WOULD DISPLAY "NO CONNECTION" ON EVERYTHING--CARPLAY, SIRIUSXM, FM RADIO, ETC. THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN, AS WELL AS THE GAUGE CLUSTER (INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, REAR BACK-UP CAMERA, ETC.) THEN BEGAN GOING COMPLETELY BLACK WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY, AND REBOOTED MULTIPLE TIMES. WE HAVEN'T EVEN MADE A PAYMENT YET ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THE LAST WEEK. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN PERMANENT FIX. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH WHAT A SAFETY ISSUE THIS IS. YES, THE POPPING IS INCREDIBLY ANNOYING, BUT IT'S TERRIFYING TO BE DRIVING AND HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER, WARNING LIGHTS, BACKUP CAMERA, ETC. HONDA CORPORATE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 700 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DISPLAY SCREEN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND SEVERAL OTHER FUNCTIONS WERE NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUTHER ST. CLOUD HONDA LOCATED AT 1500 HWY 23 WEST, WAITE PARK, MN 56387, WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED AN UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL WIRING AND CONNECTORS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. *BF*JB | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ALL PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AFTER OWNING THE CAR AND HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. SPEAKER POPPING / CRACKLING PROBLEM - CAN BE VERY LOUD AND PERSISTENT AND ANNOYING RADIO FREEZES AND IS INOPERABLE SPEEDOMETER GOES BLACK (NO SPEED INDICATORS) WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL OUTSIDE MIRRORS HAVE AUTO COLLAPSED AT LEAST ONCE THE RANDOM NATURE OF THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LEAVE WORRY THAT SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC MAY RANDOMLY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND EITHER START A FIRE OR CAUSE A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT, OR LEAVE ONE STRANDED WITH AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE. HONDA JUST ANNOUNCED SW UPGRADES THAT SUPPOSEDLY FIX THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE, BUT HAVE YET TO ANNOUNCE A FIX FOR THE OTHER BIZARRE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. AND TO TOP ALL OF THIS OFF, WITH THIS BEING A WELL KNOWN ISSUE, DEALERSHIPS CONTINUE TO SELL THESE CARS AND IN MY OPINION THAT IS POOR ETHICS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 300 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2020. AFTER LESS THAN ONE MONTH, WE BEGAN HEARING POPPING & CRACKLING FROM THE SPEAKERS. THE RES BEGAN FREEZING TO THE POINT THAT THE DVD PLAYER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. POPPING & CRACKLING CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY, TO THE POINT WHERE THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN WOULD DISPLAY "NO CONNECTION" ON EVERYTHING--CARPLAY, SIRIUSXM, FM RADIO, ETC. THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN, AS WELL AS THE GAUGE CLUSTER (INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, REAR BACK-UP CAMERA, ETC.) THEN BEGAN GOING COMPLETELY BLACK WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY, AND REBOOTED MULTIPLE TIMES. WE HAVEN'T EVEN MADE A PAYMENT YET ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THE LAST WEEK. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN PERMANENT FIX. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH WHAT A SAFETY ISSUE THIS IS. YES, THE POPPING IS INCREDIBLY ANNOYING, BUT IT'S TERRIFYING TO BE DRIVING AND HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER, WARNING LIGHTS, BACKUP CAMERA, ETC. HONDA CORPORATE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,000 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE INFOTAINMENT AND SOMETIMES THE DASH GO BLANK. PRIOR TO LOSING ALL SIGNALS AND VISUAL, THERE IS LOUD POPPING NOISES AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE ROCKS HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, BUT IT ENDS UP WITH INFOTAINMENT LOSING ALL COMMUNICATION AND DASH SOMETIMES GOING BLANK. THIS HAPPENED IN JANUARY 2020 WITH ABOUT 1000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAS HAPPENED ON/OFF OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. IN JULY IT HAS BEEN A DAILY OCCURANCE AND NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | FOLLOW-UP ON COMPLAINT #11340119. JULY 26, 2020. AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED IN COMPLAINT, 2020 HONDA PILOT INFORMATION SYSTEM POPPING NOISE: NOW THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO INFORMATION SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY BLACKING OUT: NO SPEEDOMETER INFORMATION, NO TELEPHONE, NO BACK-UP CAMERA. ALL INFORMATION SYSTEMS GO BLACK FROM 10 SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES. JUST BEFORE THIS HAPPENS EMERGENCY BREAKING NOTIFICATION IS DISPLAYED. NO DISPLAY ON FREEWAY FOR SPEED, LANE ASSIST MALFUNCTIONS AND BACKING SENSORS DO NOT WORK. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HONDA SAYS IT CANNOT FIX SYSTEM. ONLY HAVE 1900 MILES ON VEHICLE. THOUSANDS OF LIVES ARE AT STAKE. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NHSTA? WAIT FOR FOLKS TO DIE? | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,900 |
| Jul 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE MODE AS I WAS MOVING OUT (BACKWARD) THE REAR VIEW CAMERA SCREEN WILL GO BLACK AND WILL NOT DISPLAY AFTER THE ERROR "NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST" ON THE SCREEN. IT TAKES AT LEAST A MINUTE TO TWO UNTIL IT RESTART, SOMETIMES MORE THAN 10 MINS OR IT RESTART AND GO BLACK AGAIN. ANOTHER MULTIPLY TIMES, SAME ERROR HAPPENED, AND EVERYTHING WENT BLACK, THE CENTER INFOSYSTEM AND THE DRIVIER INFORMATION SCREEN. (SEE PICTURE) THE GPS WAS LOST, SO I AM NOT SURE IF I AM STILL ON THE RIGHT PATH, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING, OR IF ANY OF THE DRIVING ASSISTANCE ARE STILL ACTIVE. I.E. CRUISE CONTROL, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING/ASSISTANCE, SPEED METER TIRES PRESSURES IF ANY OTHER WARNINGS. ALL THESE STARTED HAPPENING IN AROUND MIDDLE OF JUNE. NOW, THIS ERROR IS HAPPENING EVERYDAY, EVERY DRIVE, I HAVE WENT TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THEM CHECK AND FIX THE ERROR. THEY SAID THEY RESET THE SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT SEE THIS ERROR ANYMORE, BUT I AM STILL SEEING THIS ERROR EVEN AFTER THEY SERVICE THE CAR. I WENT BACK TO HAVE IT SERVICES AT LEAST 3 TIMES ALREADY, THEY TOLD ME THEY DID SOME WIRING, RESET THE CONSOLE AND IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT STILL SEEING THIS PROBLEM AS OF TODAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,300 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | BOUGHT NEW 2020 BLACK EDITION HONDA PILOT ON MAY 2,2020 WITH 11 MILES ON IT. IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 6/15/20 AFTER DRIVING ONLY 3 MILES I NOTICED A BAD BURNT SMELL AS I WAS ENTERING A PARKING GARAGE, NOT THINKING IT WAS MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NEW AND THERE WERE NO DISPLAY LIGHTS INDICATING ANYTHING. I THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY HOOD ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO SEE A FIRE BALL DROP FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF MY HOOD. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS ALERTS ON THE CAR PANEL THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WE HADN'T DRIVEN THIS CAR MUCH DUE TO COVID, PROBABLY ONLY HAD AROUND 400 MILES ON THE CAR. CAR FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS FAR AS I KNOW. | Crash: No Fire: Yes | 400 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | POPPLING NOISE FROM SPEAKERS. ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS IN DIGITAL DISPLAYS. REPLACED WIRING HARNESS. 700 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM, INFORMATION CUTS OUT...COULD LEAD TO CRASHES OR MALFUNCTIONS. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE. HAPPENS STOPPED, DRIVING, OR PARKED. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. WHAT ARE YOU GOING DO DO NHSTA | Crash: No Fire: No | 200 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE CAR MAKEING POPING SOUNDS A.D THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD GOING OUT AND I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THERE. SCREEN IS OUT I CAN NOT SEE MY SPEED AND IT HITS THE BRAKES WHEN EVER IM DRIVING AND I ALMOST CRASHED WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. I AM WORRIED FOR THE SAFTY OF MY KIDS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,000 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY INFOTAINMENT CENTER AND DASHBOARD SPEEDOMETER HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS WHILE I DRIVE. LOOKING ONLINE THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2019 MODELS AND NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WAS MADE. I WAS NOT INFORMED WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT THESE ISSUES EXISTED AND WHEN TAKING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP NO LONG TERM FIX TO THE PROBLEM IS OFFERED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE NAVIGATION AND DVD OPTIONS THAT I NOW AM NOW ABLE TO USE YET I STILL PAY THE PAYMENT FOR THEM. TO ME HONDA IS NEGLIGENT BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM YET THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT WHEN I CALL ABOUT DOING ANYTHING TO IT I AM TOLD THEY HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IT WHICH COULD TAKE SECONDS OR IT COULD TAKE A WEEK THEN THEY OFFER NO TIME TABLE ON HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO FIX IT. THEY ALSO DO NOT OFFER A COURTESY VEHICLE WHILE THEY FIX THE DEFECT. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM EITHER THIS PROBLEM CAN OCCUR ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD AT ANY TIME DRIVING OR PARKED. THE LAST TIME IT WAS ON WAS 7/12/2020 AND IT HAS BEEN OFF SINCE | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I BOUGHT A 2020 NEW HONDA PILOT ELITE ON OCTOBER 2, 2019 WITH 245 MILES ON IT. I BROUGHT MY PILOT ELITE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 26, 2019 AFTER DISCOVERING A POPPING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A FIRECRACKER GOING OFF THAT SEEMED TO BE BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH WHILE DRIVING.MILEAGE WAS AT 3,956 AT THIS TIME. ON JANUARY 17, 2020, I BROUGHT MY HONDA PILOT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. IT DEVELOPED A POPPING NOISE AGAIN BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH SOUNDING LIKE A FIRECRACKER GOING OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING. ON FEBRUARY 5, 2020, THE HONDA PILOT WAS ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT BACK IN. IT WAS POPPING AND CRACKING THIS TIME IN THE AUDIO UNIT BUT NOW ALSO DOOR LOCKS WE'RE MAKING NOISE WHEN IN STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTROL PANEL HAD ALSO SHUT OFF A COUPLE TIMES WHERE YOU ONLY SAW A DARK SCREEN AND IT WOULD REBOOT. ON JULY 14TH, AFTER HEARING THIS LOUD POPPING NOISE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS WORSE WHEN YOU GO AROUND ANY TYPE OF CURVES OR ON BUMPY ROADS. IF THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY STRAIGHT AND SMOOTH, I DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS WHOLE ORDEAL IS SCARY BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE DISTRACTION FOR ME AND I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGAIN TODAY THAT HONDA IS AWARE AND WORKING ON THIS ISSUE. HE STATED A RECALL IS COMING OUT FOR IT AS WELL AS THE ODYSSEY AND PASSPORT BUT THEY ARE MAKING THE PARTS FOR IT BEFORE THEY RECALL IT. HE SAID THEY CAN PUT A BAND-AID ON IT IN THE MEANTIME UNTIL THE PART CAN BE MADE. SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS, I'M WORRIED THEY ARE COVERING UP THE ISSUE AND WAITING FOR MY WARRANTY TO BE UP. ALSO, THE SENSOR THAT TELLS YOU WHEN A VEHICLE OR OBJECT IS CLOSE TO YOU IS FAULTY. I WILL BE DRIVING WITH NOTHING AROUND ME AND IT TELLS ME TO BRAKE AND GOES INTO ITS 'SAFETY MODE' WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE A WRECK. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,500 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK-UP CAMERA AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATOR CORRECTLY WHILE IN REVERSE OR IN MOTION, WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE BEING HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GERALD HONDA OF MATTESON (5505 AUTO CT, MATTESON, IL 60443) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE APPLE CAR PLAY SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,300 |