2005 Honda Pilot Engine Problems

The Honda Pilots Engine Mounts are constantly having to be replaced prematurely than any other vehicle I have ever owned. This is an extremely dangerous part failure and an expensive cost to have. This dealership explained this is a known issue with these Hondas, yet no help or solutions from the manufacturer. There has to be some form of help or accountability for this type of negligence.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

USING EXCESSIVE OIL 120K USING 2 QT EVERY 2,300 MILES WITH NO VISABLE LEAKS

LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY EVEN WHEN ACCELERATOR ENGAGED. HAD TO PULL OVER THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE BUT SENT AWAY AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NEAREST HONDA DEALER CITED A RADIATOR LEAK THAT LIKELY GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINE.

CAR WAS HARD SHIFTING UNTIL I GET HOME. PULLED UP DRIVEWAY, COULD NOT GET INTO "PARK". VERY HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN OTHER GEARS, UNABLE TO PUT INTO "I" OR FIRST GEAR AT ALL. HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL ON FLAT SURFACE BECAUSE CAR WOULD ROLL EVEN WITH EMEGENCY BRAKE ON. HAD TO UNHOOK BATTERY CABLE TO SAVE ON JUICE. HAD THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS , PROBLEMS.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TODAY TO GET THE CURRENT RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF AND ALSO TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE MOTOR MOUNTS. I'VE READ QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILING AROUND 55,000 MILES AND ABRUPT/HARSH SHIFTING IN THE TRANSMISSION IS A GOOD INDICATOR OF THE DEFECT. DEALER JUST NOTIFIED ME THAT 2 MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED (FRONT AND SIDE MOUNTS). THEY REPLACED THEM BUT AT MY EXPENSE, UNFORTUNATELY. NOT SURE WHEN THE MOTOR MOUNTS EXPIRED SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE, I'M THE SECOND OWNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON MY PILOT IS 159,000 SO I ENTERED 159,000 MILES FOR THE VEHICLE INCIDENT. BUT THE 3 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT, I HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED AN ABRUPT OR HARSH SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE. I FEEL WITH A LOT OF HONDA PILOT OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DEFECT, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THANK YOU, [XXX] PS, HERE'S A COUPLE OF FORUMS/BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG/FORUMS/18-MAINTENANCE/22774-ANYONE-CHANGED-MOTOR-MOUNT.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/PILOT/2005/ENGINE/MOTOR_MOUNTS_BROKEN.SHTML HTTP://HONDA-TECH.COM/HONDA-ACCORD-1990-2002-2/HOW-MUCH-REPLACE-MOTOR-MOUNT-95083/ INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY SHE HEARD LIKE A WHIRRING SOUND AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. SHE PULLED ON THE SIDE AND NOTICED FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SIDE OF ENGINE. WE HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TALKING TO THE AGENT, THEY TOLD US THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO RADIATOR AND RADIATOR COOLANT/TRANS FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. COST OF REPAIRS: $1130 TO FLUSH OUT THE FLUIDS AND 5000 TO FIX TRANSMISSION. MY PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE UPTO DATE WITH THE SERVICE CHECK-UP AND UPSET THAT THIS WAS NOT PREVENTED FROM HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137000.

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED COMBINING FLUIDS AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. LOSS OF ABILITY TO DRIVE/MOVE VEHICLE WITH FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND REQUIRES A NEW RADIATOR AND REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. A RECOMMENDATION FROM HONDA TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR EVERY 100,000 MILES WOULD HAVE PREVENTED HAVING TO REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. SUBSEQUENT TO REPAIR, OIL REMAINS IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND HAS CAUSED FAILURE OF A COOLANT LINE DUE TO OVER-PRESSURIZATION. THE VEHICLE, WITH MULTIPLE CHILDREN IN IT, HAS BEEN STRANDED TWO MORE TIMES DUE TO COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH THE COOLANT. MY WIFE WAS STRANDED WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN. WE HAD THE RADIATOR CHANGED AND COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY SINCE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED COMBINING FLUIDS AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. LOSS OF ABILITY TO DRIVE/MOVE VEHICLE WHILE ON A RURAL ROAD BETWEEN CITIES DURING A SNOWSTORM WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND REQUIRES A NEW RADIATOR AND REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. A RECOMMENDATION FROM HONDA TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR EVERY 100,000 MILES FOR A MARGINAL FEE(SIMILAR TO THE TIMING BELT) WOULD HAVE PREVENTED HAVING TO REPLACE / REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED COMMINGLED FLUIDS AND CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. LOSS OF ABILITY TO DRIVE/MOVE VEHICLE WHILE IN MIDDLE OF MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS ON A CIRCULAR ON-RAMP TO A HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER UPON ACCELERATION SO THE ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR SLOWED DOWN. I MADE IT OFF THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SO I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WASN'T CLICKING INTO PLACE PROPERLY BUT IT WAS. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE BLEW OUT & THE RADIATOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ADAPTER BECAUSE THERE ARE NO THREADS LEFT ON THE RADIATOR TO GRAB THE CONNECTOR. HE SAID IT WAS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ON LINE ON A NUMBER OF WEB SITES FROM OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MOST PEOPLE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS RUIN BOTH WHEN MIXED TOGETHER. MY CAR IS STILL AT THE MECHANICS, SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION YET, BUT THE POSTS INDICATE THAT THE CAR IS NEVER THE SAME. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD ENOUGH JUICE TO PULL OVER TO SAFETY. APPARENTLY THERE ARE NO RECALLS FROM HONDA IN SPITE OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE SEEN. REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE & THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MOSTLY WITHIN THE 100,000 MILE RANGE, GIVE OR TAKE. IF I GET RID OF THE CAR BEFORE OR AFTER FIXING IT, IT WOULD ONLY BE A PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT CONSUMER & THAT'S NOT REALLY FAIR. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE CURRENT OWNERS FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENTS ON THOSE CARS THAT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM AND RECALL/REPAIR THE PARTS ON THE ONES THAT HAVEN'T. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE BECAUSE MY CAR COULD HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED A SERIOUS & POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING PORTION OF THE RADIATOR CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY FREEWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. UPON DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH I SEE THAT HUNDREDS OF 2005 HONDA PILOTS HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE EXACT SAME PART CAUSING THE SAME CONDITION. THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION AND COSTING THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY PROBLEM EXISTS. IT IS PLAINLY EVIDENT THAT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THIS PART EXISTS. ANY ENGINEER WHO EXAMINES THE DATA OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET MUST COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. THIS IS DEFECTIVE! THIS IS DANGEROUS! OWNERS SHOULD BE PARTIALLY COMPENSATED FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT DEALER SERVICE CENTER AS HAVING 2 CRACKED / BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS. AFFECTED MOUNTS ARE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE AND FRONT MOUNT. BASED ON SIMILAR ANECDOTAL REPORTS ON INTERNET FORUMS (PILOTEERS.ORG AND OTHERS) THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON HONDA PILOTS AND ODYSSEYS OF THIS VINTAGE. THEY SHARE THE SAME CHASSIS. IT ALSO APPEARS THE RIGHT AND FRONT MOUNTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. *JS

1 FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED

RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING LOSS OF MOTION. THE CAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD AND COULD NOT MOVE ON ITS OWN POWER. FROM CONTACT WITH OTHER HONDA PILOT AND HONDA RIDGELINE OWNERS, I LEARNED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. THE SINGLE RADIATOR UNIT COOLS BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2005 PILOT EX IN 2009. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER 1 MONTH OF DRIVING FOR HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THOUGHT THIS MUST BE HOW IT SHIFTS. HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED A SLIGHT RADIATOR FLUID SMELL. NO ONE COULD FIND ANY LEAK. ABOUT 3 YEARS LATER AT 110,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WHEN THE RADIATOR GAVE OUT. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND ON OUR WAY HOME LEAVING US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO BE TOWED BACK INTO TOWN (APPROX 30 MILES) AND HAD TO SPEND AN EXTRA NIGHT UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE FINISHED. $637.00 REPAIR FOR THE RADIATOR. 2 MONTHS LATER NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING. TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL GUY WHO SAID IT WASN'T HOOKED UP RIGHT WHEN THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR. CORRECT HOOKUP, PRESSURE TEST AND RECHARGE AIR SYSTEM WAS $186.00. A WEEK LATER AFTER EXPLAINING THE RADIATOR PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL REPAIR GUY WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED TWICE TO TRY TO SAVE US FROM FUTURE TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. $292.00 FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH RELATED TO THE RADIATOR FAILURE. NOW A MONTH AND A HALF LATER WE HAVE A SHUDDER BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AND A NOISE AT ABOUT 55 MPH THAT SOUND LIKE A PIECE OF METAL DROPPING OFF THE CAR. ASKED THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY BOTH SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION PLACE, AFTER READING ALL THE SIMILAR STORIES OF OTHER 2005 HONDA PILOTS, THE DEALERS WILL OVER CHARGE AND NOT EVEN ADMIT TO THIS KNOWN ISSUE. THE STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN MADE US GO WITH THE MOST COMPETENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DOES THIS EVERY DAY. SO IT'S THE FOURTH OF JULY AND WE ARE WITHOUT THE FAMILY CAR TODAY. SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP TOMORROW WITH THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $3,915.00. TOTAL BILL; $5,031.00 FOR A FAILED RADIATOR. THIS IS WRONG. HONDA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND BE MADE TO RECALL IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED AS COOLANT BEGAN OVERFLOWING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE RADIATOR AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION COOLER, TRANSMISSION AND ALL OF THE LINES FROM THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN ACCORDING TO VA INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69K MILES AND BEING SERVICED REGULARLY, HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN? NEED TO PAY OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE IN ORDER TO PASS VA SAFETY INSPECTION. NOTICED MANY OWNERS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 45 MPH, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT THE MIDDLE FRONT SPARK PLUG (I BELIEVE IT'S #5) AND COIL PACK DAMAGING THE RADIATOR AND STALLING THE VEHICLE. THE SPARK PLUG WAS ORIGINAL AND HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED. THE SPARK PLUG THREADS WERE STRIPPED REQUIRING AN INSERT TO REPAIR THE HEAD. THE COIL PACK WAS BROKEN AND THE TWISTED WIRES BLEW THE IGNITION COIL FUSE. THE EXPELLED COIL PACK AND/OR SPARK PLUG (I NEVER DID FIND THE SPARK PLUG) ALSO PUT A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A STABILITY CONTROL REPAIR, THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT SPECIFY IF THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS FRACTURED OR WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

AT 30-40 MPH THE PILOT SHUDDERS SIGNIFICANTLY AND DOES SO FOR ABOUT .5-3 SECONDS. THERE IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN OR OTHER FLAW IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER (WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A FAILED TRANSMISSION). DESPITE WHAT APPEARS TO BE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS NATIONWIDE, HONDA WILL APPARENTLY NOT NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE DRIVING DANGERS ARE OBVIOUS, AND CONSUMERS ARE LEFT WITH REPAIR BILLS OF $3,000.00 - $5000.00. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NHTSA. *TR

TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO RISE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND FOUND THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. THE COOLANT WAS MIXING WITH THE ATF. ALL THE ATF FITTINGS TO THE RADIATOR SHOWED SIGNS OF RUSTING. IN MY OPINION THE RADIATOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ARE FAULTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED OIL AND COOLANT FLUID LEAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD BECOME CORRODED INTERNALLY, ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT TO MESH. AS A RESULT, THE FLUID ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 12/7/12 *CN

TRANSMISSION COOLING PORTION OF RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE RADIATOR AND MIX WITH COOLANT. TRANSMISSION DRAINED AND CAUSED CAR TO STOP. INTRODUCTION OF ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR AT 37228 MILEAGE AND 85031 ON 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE RADIATORS ARE FAILING AT THE TRANSMISSION FITTINGS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATORS. THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HONDA IS DENYING THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS BUILT INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR. THE COOLER SITS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR. THERE ARE TWO TRANSMISSION FITTINGS ON THE OUT SIDE OF THE RADIATOR THAT ATTACH TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS BRINGS TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR COOLER, COOLS THE FLUID AND RETURNS IT TO THE TRANSMISSION. NOW INSIDE THE BOTTOM RADIATOR SITS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH IS JUST A SMALL PIPE WITCH IS ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION FITTINGS. WHEN THE FLUID ENTERS THE RADIATOR COOLER IT GETS INSTANTLY COOLED AND RETURNED TO TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE COOLER IS SUBMERGED IN RADIATOR FLUID. THIS IS BECAUSE THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR IS THE COOLEST AT THE BOTTOM. WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THE TRANSMISSION FITTINGS ARE RUSTING AWAY AND FAILING ALLOWING RADIATOR FLUID TO ENTER THE RETURN LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN RADIATOR FLUID ENTERS THE TRANSMISSION THE TRANSMISSION IS DONE. YOU NEED A REPLACEMENT. THESE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL HONDAS AND NISSAN. THE TWO CAR COMPANY'S USE THE SAME MANUFACTURING FOR THE RADIATOR. THE COMPANY IS DENSE. THE FAILING ON HONDAS AND NISSAN. IF YOU LOOK INTO THIS MATTER YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THIS. I REPLACED TWO RADIATORS FOR THIS TRUCK SO FAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM FOR $1400 SO FAR. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THIS RADIATOR AND HONDA REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PEOPLE ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FIXED BY HONDA AND NISSAN. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICE A SHUDDER WHEN YOU REACH A SPEED OF 35-40 MPH. WE IN TURN TOOK IT INTO HONDA TO HAVE IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND TO TEST DRIVE, I EVEN DROVE THE HONDA WHILE THE SERVICE MAN WAS IN THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT SHUDDER. IT IS STILL HAVING THE SHUDDER PROBLEMS, I AM TAKING IT IN FOR THE 4TH TIME FOR SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE AND MAYBE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG AND WHY IT SHUDDERS. FROM RESEARCH WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY HONDA PILOT OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE 98 TOTAL DISCUSSIONS ON THIS WEBSITE ( HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/HONDA/PILOT/2005/CONSUMER-DISCUSSIONS.HTML) DISCUSSING THE SAME PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING, I TRULY HOPE THAT HONDA IS GOING TO STAND GOOD ON TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM OR WE WILL NO LONGER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT --- 60,000 MILES -- GARAGE KEPT. INTERNAL TRANSMISSION HOSE INSIDE RADIATOR BURST WHILE SITTING IN MY GARAGE ALLOWING TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR COOLANT TO MIX AND LEAK. NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE WITH SAME VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD FOR LAST SEVEN YEARS AND 132,000 MILES, ALTHOUGH WE WANTED TO KEEP IT TO 200,000 MILES. LAST SATURDAY, OUT OF NOWHERE, IT STARTED TO LEAK THICK, PINK LIQUID ON OUR DRIVEWAY. IT APPEARED TO ME, AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE RADIATOR. IT WAS A COLD DAY SO I STARTED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER, WATCHING THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE LIGHT ON THE WAY. THE CAR ONLY WENT TWO MILES BEFORE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A WEEK AND THREE DAYS WHILE I RENT ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN PILOT'S AFTER GOING OVER 100,000 MILES (CATASTROPHIC RADIATOR FAILURE THAT LEADS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE). HONDA SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT OWNERS REPLACE THE RADIATOR COMPONENTS THAT LEAD TO THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE BEFORE THE OWNER HAS TO REPLACE BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BOUGHT A NEW CAR IF I HAD KNOWN THIS WAS COMING UP ON THE HORIZON, BUT NOW MY INVESTMENT IN THIS VEHICLE WILL BE TOO HIGH TO GET RID OF IT. IT SEEMS THAT WITH SOME PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, $5000 TO $7000 OF REPAIRS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, AND I BET THE HONDA DEALER DOES NOT OFFER ME $5K TO $7K IN TRADE IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS WITH AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,776. UPDATED 02/03/12*LJ UPDATED 03/21/12

NOTICED VEHICLE LEFT A LARGE PUDDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND IT APPEARED SOMETHING HAD LEAKED/SPRAYED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS SIDE. TOOK TO MECHANIC. DIAGNOSIS OF PROBLEM (PARAPHRASED AS BEST AS I CAN RECALL)- TRANSMISSION COOLING PART FAILED AND LEAKED INTO RADIATOR CAUSING TRANS FLUID AND ANTIFREEZE TO MIX, FLOW THROUGH ENGINE AND SPRAY OUT. MECHANIC STATED IT'S SOMETHING HE DOESN'T SEE OFTEN AND IT'S A MAJOR REPAIR (THINK 1K). A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH 05 HONDA PILOTS AND THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW OR DEFECT AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING. HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT/ADDRESSED IN TIME TO REPAIR WITHOUT HAVING CAUSED ADDITIONAL MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITH MY HONDA PILOT EX 2005 AT 01:00 AM ON 08/25/2011. I TRAVELED FROM HOUSTON TO DALLAS, TEXAS, THE SPARKPLUG NUMBER 5 BLEW OFF DURING DRIVING AT 65 MPH ( 99 MILES FROM DALLAS ). MY HONDA PILOT WAS REPAIRED AT HONDA DEALER ON NEXT DAY. TOTAL COST WAS $3,325.14. THE SPARKPLUG ( THAT BLEW OFF ) WAS ORINGINAL FROM HONDA AND ALL SPARKPLUGS WERE NEVER BEEN REPLACED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. MY HONDA PILOT ONLY HAS 94,500 MILES. I THOUGHT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I SENT THIS PROBLEM TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY IGNORED MY REPORT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT A SHUTTERING NOISE WHEN TRAVELING LOW SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. NO ELSE HEARD THIS BUT ME. HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH A WINDOW SWITCH (WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) ASKED THE HONDA MECHANIC IF HE HEARS A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. HE SAID HE HEARD NOTHING. KEPT DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND NOW THE NOISE IS LOUDER AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND NOW THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE,OTHER HONDA PILOT OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO HONDA INSTALLATION OF A BAD OR FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. SO NOW I AM FORCED TO DIG DEEP INTO MY POCKETS TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION. SINCE FINDING SO MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE OR ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM, I THINK THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU. *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE, NOTICE A PINK-BROWN FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY. HAD PILOT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PILOT WAS BOUGHT & SERVICED. INFORMED TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES IN RADIATOR HAD DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO RADIATOR & RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN ASKED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A 6 YR OLD PILOT WITH ONLY 59 K MILEAGE NO ONE HAD THE ANSWER. RECOMMENDATION WAS NEW RADIATOR & 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES, COST $906.29. I ASKED FOR SOME KIND OF ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR, BECAUSE OF THE YEAR, MILEAGE & ALL SCHEDULE SERVICES WERE PERFORMED @ THE DEALERSHIP. HERE COMES THE ALABAMA SHIM-SHAM. I WAS INFORMED TO CALL HONDA OF N AMERICA. HONDA OFFERED ME $300 TOWARDS THE REPAIR COST,I SAID THE OFFER WAS UNACCEPTABLE, THEY OFFERED $450, THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE. A FEW DAYS LATER HONDA CALLED BACK OFFERING 400, I ASKED WHAT HAPPEN TO THE 450 OFFER, THEY OFFERED 450 AGAIN. I INFORMED HONDA I NEEDED AN OFFER OF 600, THEY AGREED, I'M WAITING FOR THE CHECK IN THE MAIL. 4 DAYS AFTER I TOOK THE PILOT FROM THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP THE TRANSMISSION WENT. DEALER INFORMED ME REPLACEMENT COST WOULD BE $5200. INFORMED DEALER I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED BECAUSE DISINTEGRATED TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HERE COMES THE ALABAMA SHIM-SHAM AGAIN. DEALER & HONDA WOULD PAY $2500, I WAS TO PAY REMAINING COST $2700. I INFORMED THEM THAT THE OFFER IS UNACCEPTABLE. DEALING WITH HONDA & DEALER THEY STATED THE NEW COST TO ME WOULD BE $500, I INFORMED BOTH I NEED A BETTER OFFER THAN THAT, THE NEXT OFFER WAS FOR ME TO PAY $250, I ACCEPTED THAT OFFER. HONDA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 05 PILOT TRANSMISSIONS & TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. THEY KNOW IT BUT WON'T ADMIT IT. TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE DISINTEGRATING @ THE 5 - 6 YEAR MARK REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE LOOK AT FOR THE REASON WHY. *TR

THE FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNT FOR MY 2005 HONDA PILOT NEEDS/NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE SIDE MOUNT REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE FRONT MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I UNDERSTAND THAT A DAMAGED ENGINE MOUNT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ COMMENTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN AN ENGINE MOUNT TO BE WORN FROM THE SEVERAL VEHICLES I'VE OWNED AND WHEN I MENTION IT TO MY FRIENDS THEY ARE SHOCKED TO LEARN OF THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. IT'S ANALAGOUS TO HAVING A BAD SCREW OR BOLT WHICH IS VERY RARE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. PERHAPS HONDA OF AMERICA INSTALLED BAD MOTOR MOUNTS ON THESE CARS AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY ROAD I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH SO I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND FOUND A COIL LAYING ON THE GROUND ALONG WITH SOME OTHER PLASTIC PIECES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK HEAD ALONG WITH THE BLOWN COIL THAT I HAD PICKED UP. THE SPARK PLUG WAS NEVER RECOVERED EVEN THOUGH I RETURNED TO THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO STRUGGLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM SWAYING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYDAY SINCE SEPTEMBER 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

HIGH ENGINE WHINING SOUND. WITH ONLY 78,00 MI, DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW ENGINE MOUNTS. UPON CHECKING THE INTERNET I'VE FOUND MANY OTHER CASES WHERE THIS HAPPENS AND IT'S ALL AROUND 80,000. SURE SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT EX WITH NAVIGATION, 81K MILES APPROX. PROBLEM: - NO 2 SPARK PLUG AND THREAD (COIL) BLEW OUT DURING IN-TOWN DRIVING, THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS DAMAGED CAUSING EXTENSIVE RE-CONDITION EXPENSE. - ALL SPARK PLUGS ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINALS, WE HAVE NO RE-COLLECTION THAT ANY SPARK PLUG HAS BEEN REPLACED SINCE WE HAVE NOT REACHED THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TUNE UP SCHEDULE OF 105K MILES. SERVICE HISTORY WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN CA BACK IN DEC 2004. WE FOLLOWED ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES BY HONDA. ALL SERVICES, EXCEPT A RECENT OIL CHANGE, WERE DONE BY HONDA DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE COUNTRIES. THE RECENT OIL CHANGE WAS DONE BY A LOCAL GARAGE, AND NO WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE SPARK PLUGS AS CONFIRMED BY THE GARAGE OWNER. COMMUNICATIONS WITH HONDA - BASED ON MY DISCUSSION WITH HONDA AMERICA ON NOV 19. 2010, THEY WERE WILLING TO OPEN A CASE IN ORDER TO TRACK THE COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THE MATTER FURTHER SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. INVESTIGATION: WE BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A LATENT DEFECT ON CERTAIN SPARK PLUG (OR ON THE ENGINE ITSELF) IN CERTAIN HONDA PILOT. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, A SIMILAR FAILURE HAPPENED IN ANN ARBOR, MI, IN MARCH 2010 TO A 2004 HONDA PILOT. IN THAT CASE, THAT CAR HAD 58K MILES ON IT AND THE NO. 5 SPARK PLUG CAME OUT CAUSING SIMILAR DAMAGES TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE NO EVIDENCE IF THE ANN ARBOR INCIDENT HAS THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG OR NOT. HOWEVER, IT IS JUST ONE CASE TOO MANY FOR A MANUFACTURER WITH A VERY GOOD RELIABILITY REPUTATION. LIKE THE OWNER IN ANN ARBOR, WE ARE SO LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. HOPE THE AUTHORITY WILL INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER FURTHER AND URGE HONDA TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT.

2005 HONDA PILOT RADIATOR COIL FAILED CAUSING FLUIDS TO MIX AND TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT RADIATOR HAD PREMATURELY DETERIORATED CAUSING FAILURE. HAD A NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED AT $500- SYSTEM FLUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES....JUST ABOUT A MONTH LATER- RADIATOR FAILED AGAIN. REPLACED BUT VEHICLE IS STILL NOT RUNNING WELL. AT @40 MPH VEHICLE SEEMS TO RANDOMLY "REV AND STICK"- LET OFF GAS AND IT PASSES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS WHEN OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT'S TRANSMISSION STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WE WERE NEARLY REAR-ENDED 3 TIMES ON A 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT STREET, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR AND MY FAMILY PUSHED TO A SIDE STREET. OUR CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE RADIATOR DISENTEGRATING AND THEN METAL PARTS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE'VE TAKEN METICULOUS CARE OF THE CARE AND HAD ALL SERVICE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER. IN FACT, WE HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED JUST 5 MONTHS AGO AND ONLY 9,500 MILES AGO.

THE "D" FLASHES WHILE DRIVING, INDICATING SOMETHING IS WRONG, BUT HONDA CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES, HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. *TR

THE "D" FLASHES WHILE DRIVING, INDICATING SOMETHING IS WRONG, BUT HONDA CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES, HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT HEATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL MOTOR ASSEMBLY BLOWS HOT AIR OUT OF VENTS. NO MATTER IF YOU ADJUST TEMPERATURE OR PUT ON AIR CONDITIONER THE COLD AIR DOESN'T COME THREW VENTS INSTEAD HOT AIR IS BLOWING THREW. I HAD CAR CHECK AT SHOP AND THEY SAY THE TEMPERATURE MIX MOTOR STAYS IN HOT POSITION. *TR

RADIATOR WAS APPARENTLY STRUCK BY ROCK AND CRACKED. THE HONDA PILOT WAS IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO DEALER FOR FACTORY REPLACEMENT. WITHIN TWO MONTHS THE NEW RADIATOR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND CAUSE OF CRACK WAS UNDETERMINED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET AUTO BLOGS THERE APPEAR TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING CRACKED RADIATORS IN HONDA PILOTS FROM RANDOM ROAD DEBRIS. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COMMON IN THE ACCORD OR OTHER MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES SUGGESTIVE TO ME THAT THE REPEATED OCCURRENCE OF CRACKED RADIATORS IN THE HONDA PILOT IS A RESULT OF FAULTY DESIGN. THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE OR INJURY IF THIS CONTINUES. *TR

1. NORMAL VEHICLE USAGE LED TO FAILURE 2. THE FRONT AND RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT FAILED LEADING TO VIBRATION AND CLUNKY SHIFTING. 3. VEHICLE OWNER PURCHASED AND INSTALLED NEW MOTOR MOUNTS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 HONDA PILOT. PURCHASED NEW AND CHOSE HONDA AS AN ?INVESTMENT? AS THE REPUTATION IS IMPECCABLE FOR SAFETY. I LIVE IN FL AND TRAVEL 70 MILES DAILY, CHOSE TO PAY THE PRICE FOR A HONDA AS MY PURCHASE WAS FOR THE LONG HAUL. I LIVE IN AN UPSCALE AREA, WORK IN THE MEDICAL COMM. IN AUG 2007 I CHANGED JOBS AND WORK NEAR A LARGE HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION AREA. IN NOV, 2007 MY AC UNIT BEGAN MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE, THEN A HORRIFIC SMELL ENSUED. INVESTIGATION BY HONDA REVEALED MICE INFESTATION IN THE AC UNIT. THE REPAIR WAS $8K AND TOOK ONE MO. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE FELT IT WAS AN ISOLATED HORRIFIC DISTURBING ONCE IN A LIFETIME DISASTER! MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME IN JAN 08. OVER THE PAST WK MY AC UNIT BEGAN MAKING A RUMBLE, I RET'ND TO HONDA ASSUMED THERE WAS A LOOSE FITTING. TO MY SURPRISE, ANOTHER MICE INFESTATION IN THE AC UNIT! MY INS. HAS BEEN AGAIN NOTIFIED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE. I HAVE LOCATED A SITE WOMBAT NATION, INTERESTING THAT 90% OF THE VEHICLE COMPLAINTS WITH RODENT INFESTATION ARE HONDA?S! I CONTACTED YOUR CUST SERVICE LINE, SPOKE WITH JAMAL WHO CONFIRMS HONDA HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A PROBLEM. DO YOU REALLY EXPECT THIS CONSUMER TO BELIEVE THAT NONE OF THESE OTHER HONDA CONSUMERS HAVE CONTACTED HONDA? THEY DENY THE KNOCK SENSOR PROBLEM. THEY DENY THE SERVICE BULLETIN 06012004-NHTSA 10014213? SHAME ON HONDA??FORGET THE FACT THAT MY INVESTMENT IN A HONDA IS LOST, HAVE THEY CONSIDERED THE MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS OF HANTA VIRUS? DO THEY NOT REALIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS CONDITION AND THE FACT THAT THE HONDA IS HARBORING RODENTS? BEING THE VEHICLE IS #1 IN SAFETY FEATURES, IT MOST CERTAINLY WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE SAFEST WITH CHILDREN! JUST IMAGINE, MICE IN YOUR CAR WITH YOUR BABY!THIS MATTER MUST BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. I AM CONTACTING EVERY CONSUMER ADVOCACY SERVICE POSSIBLE TO GET THE WORD OUT. JUST IMAGINE THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF HWY DRIVING AND SEEING A MOUSE IN YOUR CAR! PLEASE ADV YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT EX HAS ONLY 16,000 MILES. I AM ITS ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. ENGINE QUITS WITHOUT WARNING AND IMMOBILIZER KEY ICON FLASHES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. ENGINE RESTARTS WHEN PLACED IN PARK. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A HUGE SAFETY AND LIABILITY ISSUE. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND NO ERROR CODES WERE FOUND IN THE ECU. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND RETURNED CAR TO ME. IN TYPICAL CORPORATE STYLE THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THEY CAN DUPLICATE OR THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS. I WILL RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALER EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND SEEK WHATEVER REMEDY AVAILABLE TO ME BY LAW. AMERICAN HONDA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THIS POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN IS ON RECORD.

RADIATOR FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF PROTECTION, RESULTING IN PUNCTURE, LOSS OF COOLANT AND ENGINE OVER HEATING. POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. *JB