2004 Honda Pilot: water leaks into the cabin

Filed Dec 3, 2018 · Body · CA

Our pilot front passenger floor gets soaking wet when it rains! Our car is parked in a driveway and stationary. After a rainstorm is when we find the soaked carpeting on the passenger side of the car. The water seeps under the passenger seat where mold can form. The seats are difficult to remove and the area can't be vacuumed effectively. There seems to be either faulty harness plugs or another area in front tire flaps that the company didn't seal resulting in soaking wet carpets that can show signs of mold. I have very bad allergies and this is not acceptable. I also have my children, grandchildren and sometimes great grandchildren in this car and I'm afraid that any mold could compromise our health! Why isn't honda taking care of this issue when there are literally hundreds of complaints online concerning this issue? We have been having this issue for the last three years and it's getting ridiculous. There are hundreds if not thousands of this same complaint online!

Filed Dec 24, 2012 · Body · 150,000 miles · OR

We first noticed in oct. 2012 that the carpet and mat floor boards on both the front driver and passenger sides of our car were wet with water. It is now dec. 2012 and the problem has worsened. The wet carpet is causing a mildew smell in our car which we cannot get rid of, as the carpets are getting wetter each time it rains. The car also fogs up constantly due to the inside moisture, making visibility extremely difficult. Once the temperature drops the wet floors are sure to freeze, thus causing another hazard: slippery feet near the break and accelerator. It is reasonable to suppose that there will be rust and eventual deterioration if the problem is not fixed. There seems to be a structural problem with the car on both sides where there is water dripping in from possibly the wheel well or right above the wheel well. In looking on line, we see several honda pilots and ridgelines with exactly the same problem, improper structural seals breaking down and causing water to drip onto the floorboards of the car. Honda is aware of the problem (we called our dealership) but will only fix it if the car is still under warranty. Seeing that this is a safety issue, and a known common structural problem with the car, it would seem to me that honda should fix the problem.

Filed Jan 9, 2012 · Body · TX

My 2004 honda pilot started to leak water in both passenger and driver side. Both the passenger and driver carpet is getting soak and wet. I took it to david mcdavid honda dealer, at irving, tx. They could not figure out where the water is coming from . They want to keep the car for an entire day to see what causing this issue. They want to charge $99.00 per hour. (very expensive option...I would say). I went online, there are hundreds of people seems to having the same issue with water leakage with honda pilot. I am trying my best to keep the car dry but my concern is that water leakage might cause to get mold inside the car, which is major health hazard. I already saw the rust under the carpet( some part of carpet look red rust spot). Was there a recall on that issue? Is honda treating this problem as a structural defect? Thanks.

Filed Mar 14, 2010 · Body · 9,000 miles · WA

2004 honda pilot - purchased a brand new vehicle from the dealer that I am referring to in this complaint - the problem: a serious water leak problem on passenger side floor. It has gone through warranty work within first 10000 miles but the dealer could not find the water leakage problem after 8 hours of work in their body shop. The vehicle experiences a severe water leak problem in to the passenger floor every winter season (in pacific northwest, rainy season is the winter season) ever since the warranty work (that they could not find any root cause) was done in 2004. I recently called the same dealer and they said it is out of warranty and I need to pay a considerable deposit even for the dealer service department to take a look at something that they could not fix back in 2004 as a warranty work. With this serious interior water leak condition, the vehicle starts to smell bad inside and takes a lot of effort (my own time in every winter) to soak up water off the carpet floor inside of my pilot every time it rained. I am not sure what the extend of the residual damage it may have on my vehicle that I cannot visibly see where the leak is coming into inside of the vehicle but it certainly will bring down the value of my honda pilot in case I want to trade or sell. This is totally unacceptable situation for the honda pilot owners to tolerate. I need to go out there and soak up more water out of my pilot after I submit this complaint.

Filed Mar 6, 2010 · Body · 83,000 miles · OK

Water leaks in every time it rains and gets both front carpets wet. Honda denies the problem; I know I'm not along because others can be found on the web. I also know that this is a body seem failure but honda wants to charge you hundreds because it's out of warranty.

Filed Feb 9, 2010 · Body · MA

2004 honda pilot - inside compartment water leak. For 2 years we have had water coming in the front foot wells. We have had the car looked at by different dealerships and private repair shops. The dealerships said it was the windshield, which we have replace twice, and the private repair shop sealed all areas that come into the car. I've call honda corporation twice and have complained. They said that they haven't had enough calls on this problem to make it a recall. There are plenty of people on line (honda.org) that have complained about the same problem. Most people don't realize that the water is coming in until the carpets are soaked.

Filed Oct 30, 2008 · Body · NY

Water leaking into front driver and passenger floor.