2005 Honda Pilot Body & Structure Problems

Your VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) light turned on while driving on the freeway, causing your car to jerk suddenly and nearly push you into another lane. The light turns off when you restart the car but keeps coming back on. Other 2005 Honda Pilots have recalls for this same issue, but your vehicle's VIN doesn't show any active recalls.

VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST CONTROL MODULE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING BY THEMSELVES... VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND CANNOT TURN THE VSA LIGHT OFF... HONDA DOESN'T LIST THIS VIN NUMBER AS UNDER RECALL THAT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLES UNDER RECALL. UNIBODY REAR UNDER FRAME AND SUSPENSION MOUNT CORRODES AND RUST DO TO WATER COLLECTING UNDER VEHICLE INSIDE THE UNIBODY. THERE IS NO WEEP HOLES FOR WATER TO DRIP OUT AND THE SUSPENSION MOUNTS CORRODE AND HAVE COME OFF THE VEHICLE.

OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT HAS A LEAK INTO THE FRONT INTERIOR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I HAVE SEARCHED ON LINE EXTENSIVELY AND HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING LEAKS ON THE EARLY MODELS. PAGES OF COMPLAINTS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, HONDA IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. I HAVE TRIED A NUMBER OF THINGS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. IS THERE A RECALL OR A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM? IT SEEMS WIDESPREAD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TAILGATE NOT REGISTERING AS CLOSED. UPON INSPECTING I DISCOVERED THAT THE LATCH ON THE TAILGATE WAS MOVING FREELY IN THE TAILGATE. IT WAS UNSECURED. UPON REMOVING THE PLASTIC TAILGATE TRIM, I SPOTTED THREE SPECIALIZED MACHINE BOLTS. THESE WERE TRAPPED BY THE TAIL GATE TRIM LOOSE UNCONNECTED. I DETERMINED THAT THESE BOLTS HELD THE LATCH IN POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE TAILGATE LATCH TO THE DOOR AND RESTORE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY. I BELIEVE THAT MORE LOCKS WILL REVEAL TO BE IMPROPERLY SECURED FROM THE FACTORY. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN REAR ENDED OR HAD ANY POST FACTORY REPAIRS. THE RISK OF INJURY DUE TO DEFECTIVE TORQUING OF THESE MACHINE BOLTS IS REAL AS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE TAILGATE COULD COME OPEN EJECTING PEOPLE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

WHILE PARKED, UPON NORMAL CLOSING OF THE REAR HATCHBACK DOOR, THE LICENSE PLATE & FRAME CAME OFF MY CAR AND FELL TO THE GROUND. I PICKED IT UP TO RE-ATTACH TO THE DOOR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL SURROUNDING THE BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF FROM THE CAR LEAVING GAPING HOLES IN THE HATCHBACK DOOR. THE LICENSE PLATE CAN NOT BE ATTACHED TO THE CAR WITHOUT SOME FORM OF BODY WORK OR CREATIVE MACGYVER TYPE SKILLS. MY PLATE FELL OFF THE CAR WHILE PARKED. MY CONCERN IS IF IT HAD FALLEN OFF WHILE MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED. IT COULD HAVE HEADED STRAIGHT FOR A VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN BEHIND/BESIDE ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED WATER PENETRATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

2005 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC SAID THE LOCK ROD WAS BROKEN IN THE DOOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PICKED UP HER VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE DOOR PANEL WAS DAMAGED. ABOUT EIGHT INCHES OF THE PANEL WAS BROKEN OFF. THERE WERE ALSO DEEP SCRATCHES IN THE DOOR PANEL ITSELF AND THE BLACK METAL ON THE DOOR HAD DENTS IN IT. *JB

2005 HONDA PILOT WITH LEAK UNDER PASSENGER FLOOR AFTER IT RAINS. TAKEN TO DEALER, REPLACED SEALS AROUND DOORS. TOOK CAR HOME, IT RAINED, FLOOR SOAKING WET. CALLED DEALER, BROUGHT CAR BACK, WATER TEST DONE. COULD NOT LOCATED LEAK BUT FLOOR OF CAR WAS SOAKING WET AFTER WATER TEST. DEALER SAID DEFINITE LEAK IN THE CAR BUT COULDN'T BE FIXED UNTIL THEY LOCATED SOURCE. SEARCHED INTERNET FOR PROBLEM.... SEEMS A LOT OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA CORPORATE CLAIMS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS BUT HAVE OPENED A CLAIM FOR ME AND WILL INVESTIGATE. EXTENDED WARRANTY NOT GOOD ON THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE OR HOW THE WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE WATER WAS DAMAGING THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PREMATURE RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,500.

2005 HONDA PILOT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AS THEY ARE SCHEDULING THESE TYPE OF REPAIRS ARE BEING SCHEDULED 2 TO 3 WEEKS AHEAD OF TIME. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND CAN CAUSE MUCH MORE DAMAGE. HONDA IS TRYING TO GET OUT OF A COSTLY DEFECTIVE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAD MY FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED TWO WEEKS AGO ON MY 2005 WITH 75,000 MILES. I SUSPECT THEY HAD BEEN TORN FOR 5,000 MILES OR SO. LOTS OF LOW LOAD CLUNKING DURING THROTTLE APPLICATION, AND EVER SO SLIGHT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. WHICH I HAD NEVER NOTICED, UNTIL DRIVING IT AFTER THE REPAIR AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DEAD STILL. BUT IT STILL IS DISAPPOINTING TO SPEND $450 FOR (2) MOTOR MOUNTS ON A 3 YEAR OLD TRUCK. SHOULDN'T HONDA TO DO A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

I HAD MY 2005 HONDA PILOT IN THE SHOP FOR 60,000 MILE CHECK-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON THE RIGHT FRONT AND THE REAR LEFT. I THINK THIS IS ENTIRELY TOO FEW MILES FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO BEGIN TO FAIL. *TR

THE PART THAT HAS FAILED IS THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT ON MY 2005 HONDA PILOT EX-L. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IS NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE IS 3 YRS OLD AND HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE A 390 DOLLAR BILL TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED THE SIDE MOTOR MOUNT WILL EVENTUALLY GIVE AND CAUSE UNDUE STRAIN ON THE TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. FRONT MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED. OLD MOUNT IS AVAILABLE. *TR

THE DVD SYSTEM IS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. THE ROOF MAKES OCCASIONAL LOUD RATTLING NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON A LITTLE BUMPY ROAD. IT SOUNDS LIKE TWO METALLIC SURFACES ARE BANGING INTO EACH OTHER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 55 MPH WITH THE REAR WINDOWS OPEN, THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES DISCOMFORT TO THE OCCUPANT'S EARS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB THE LEATHER SEATS WERE CRACKING.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE DAYTIME IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NUMBERS WERE GREY COLORED AGAINST A DARKER GREY BACKGROUND. AT NIGHT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS VERY EASILY SEEN BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTING. THE CONTACT CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE LEATHER OVERHANG COULD OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAUSE IT CAUSED A LARGE SHADOW OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS THE DESIGN WITHIN THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CONTACT MAY CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN AFTER MARKET INSTRUMENT PANEL AVAILABLE FOR THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHE FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER TYPE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK