Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the engine stalled and failed to restart without warning. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician stated that the timing belt had dislodged and caused internal damage to the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
2004 Honda Pilot engine complaints
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While vehicle is at idle,vehicle mis-fires and shakes entire vehicle. Placed on o.b.d. Scanner and no errors or codes found. Brought to dealer and dealer also cannot find problems. Changed spark plugs twice,no leaks,no cross contamination nothing...but poor gas mileage and bad shaking at idle...
Having manufacturer's recommended maintenance done was given notice that both front motor mounts are cracked and need to be replaced. This seems to me to be unusual and while no incident has occurred it does not seem to be a safe development and could cause some significant problem if not replaced or is not discovered and the vehicle were involved in a crash.
On july 25 ,2013 around 8:00am am starting my 2004 honda pilot , to move my car to avoid parking tickets at 8:30am. After 5 minutes of warming the engine I decided to drive around to find a parking space to avoid a ticked.around 8:14am I found a parking space and the car is parked.later around 3:00pm I decided to go to my girlfriend house ,I see the my car parked and a free parking space in front of my apartment. To avoid tickets the next day I moved the car. Around 3:02 the car is parked in front of my apartment. Around 9:50 pm am walking home and I see the hood of my car open.the engine was all burned including headlights there was no wire everything melt.neighbors where sitting outside as usual ,they told me that it started around 3:30 and that small amount of smoke was coming out of the left side of the engine .fire department took like 15m !!!!to arrived.car had 105,000 miles. I wasn't using the car that often ,the night before the fire I drove the car for 15 miles back and forward. My ensures don't cover fire. No more honda thanks!!!
Transmission fail-description of problem: heat build up between the countershaft and secondary shaft second gears in the automatic transmission, eventually leading to gear tooth chipping or gear breakage. Contacted honda and was told that there were no recalls for this VIN and because the service work was not completed by honda they claim no responsibility for their design flaw. A very expensive engineering/design problem that was flawed from the beginning and then burdened/blamed by honda on the consumer.
The transmission shakes and stutters as if it is stalling at speeds of 35 to 50 miles an hour. It will not go in reverse or forward. Engine starts but it will not go.
Noticed slight vibration of the engine while sitting in driver's seat at idle. I thought it was an ignition problem. No engine problems were diagnosed at a repair facility. At a later date while my vehicle was at an authorized honda dealer being serviced for an unrelated the federal safety agency safety recall notice 12v‑573, I was informed that the front, side, and rear engine mounts were broken. I had them replaced at my own expense. I later read on the internet that there are an alarming number of pilot owners with similar mileage reporting broken engine mounts. This appears to be a serious manufacturer safety defect. A recall should be issued and owners who have already replaced the engine mounts should be reimbursed.
Honda service advisor reviewed the completed shift interlock recall service with me and said the front and side engine mounts were broken. He informed me that this is a safety issue and they needed repair. Cost to repair is $435 for front mounts and $220 for side mounts. There are a number of engine mount failures reported on this website. This is a safety issue as well as a design/engineering defect/flaw and should be repaired on a recall at honda's expense.
Went to dealer for a recall service and maintenance, also ask dealer to check for an issue about car makes a clunking sound some where in front engine when turn right. They found the front/right engine mount was broken, need to be replaced both of them and cost $820. I found a lot of pilot owners has same issue. I think honda should issue a recall for this.
Went to dealer and they said vehicle has bad engine mounts, and need to be replaced. Note that we also have a 2003 acura mdx, and the dealer also told us that some engine mounts needs replacement. We checked some blogs for acura mdx and honda pilot owners, and found a lot of owners with same issues. Some are being replaced every two years. We owned a v6 toyota for 15 years, never had this issue. We hope the federal safety agency will check this, because it is a known issue to owners and acura/honda will never admit. I'm sure if the federal safety agency will get repair records for this "engine mount" issues, it will be a lot. From what I read, this affects drive shafts due to excessive movement of the engine.
Took vehicle in for 90,000 mile service at local honda dealer and received call stating that the motor mounts needed to be replaced as they were broken/cracked. Motor mounts (front/side) were repaired as it clearly required repair for safe operation. Cost to repair $475.00, no labor was charged for the side mount as it was already accessible for the timing belt replacement.
I've had vibration/noise issues around 40 MPH while in top gear, I've noted accelerating forces a downshift, or I can manually shift to d3. Either action gets rid of the problem.
Vibration in steering wheel, clunking sound from engine compartment, I took the car to the dealer who found the front engine mount was broke.
My 2004 honda pilot has a shudder at 30 MPH. It feels as though you are driving over the rumble strips. I am starting to experience poor shifts at other speeds now as well. I understand that the problem is most likely the result of a faulty torque converter. Repairs include replacing the torque converter and the transmission as well as updating the PCM. Honda recalled over a million 2003/2004 pilots but my VIN is just passed the last VIN recalled. However, there are many 2005 pilot owners experiencing the exact same failure. Acura also issued a service bulletin that repairs the faulty components for all 2003 and 2004 mdx owners (inside and outside of warranty). Honda should take responsibility for the failed transmissions in the later 2004 pilots and 2005 years as well.
Motor mounts broken at 60,000 miles.
Honda dealer tells me during my regular service visit that my front engine mount is broken and needs to be replaced. My 2004 honda pilot is hard to drive. 113,000 miles. 526.00. Side mounts will need replacing soon.
On the above date while on a local interstate my car failed to respond to acceleration. Instead the engine revved and then began clunking and making horrible noises. I drifted to the side of the road as I had no control of the motor. I had the car towed to my dealership. They said the was a "catasrtophic failure" of my transmission. I had had no warning of any kind. I have always had all my warranty work done in a timely fashion including all transmission work. My dealer estimated a repair job costing $4,400. I got 2 other estimates including one from trusted car mechanic who told me he recommended a jasper transmission (total rebuild) and it included a "work-around" for my make, model, and year car's transmission "problem"
The engine motor mounts are cracked. This causes the engine to move freely and the steering gets harder. Eventually this will fail and lead to a lot more damage/safety concerns.
My engine mounts on my 2004 honda pilot went for the second time. My car has 115,000. I purchased this car new from the honda dealership and kept up with all the maintenance.
Front engine mount found damaged and recommended replacement at $450 by honda service. Driven 91k miles, and seems like a lot of others are reporting same issue at same mileage.
Honda dealer indicated during routine oil change that front engine mount is cracked and needs to be replaced. The engine mount is one of the very important parts that secure the engine and honda must take action to ensure that the part is safe and not creak and get weak. This is a serious safety hazard and honda should make an effort to investigate and recall and replace the engine mount in all those vehicles which are affected.
Front and side motor mounts on 2004 honda pilot need replacement after only 89k miles of city driving.
Dear sir/madam, my 2004 honda pilot has 58k miles on it. I scheduled a 60k major maintenance on 3/19/2010. But on 3/18/2010 on my way back home, the check engine light was on, the car got vibration and smoke. I sent my car to the dealer immediately at about 7:00 pm on 3/18/2010. On 3/19/2010, the dealer called me and said the no. 5 spark plug came out and burned out the coil, it's a very unusual situation. I went to the dealer to check the damages: the spark plug only has the metal portion left, the coil burned out and only 1/3 or 1/2 left, the cylinder head got some damage too and some metal chips remained in the cylinder head and cylinder. I did the oil changes and maintenance at dealership regularly and drove the car gently. I don't think this incident is related to my driving style. It has to be quality issue on either the coil or the spark plug. But I am not a mechanics and don't know if this happened to other cars. Although the car is out of warranty (3 years/36k miles), I really think it's a serious quality issue. Honda needs to take care of this issue. I am unlucky, this happened to me, I am lucky, it happened to me not on highway. Hope the authority can do some investigation and urge honda to resolve this issue. Thanks.
I own a 2004 honda pilot and was told when I got an oil change at 90k that the engine mounts were cracked and needed to be replaced. Seems like this should be a recalled part if it is that common.
I have a 2004 honda pilot. Honda dealer technician informed me that the front and side engine mounts are cracked and need to be replaced. I never heard of this from anyone. I checked internet for other honda owners. There are a number of reporting with the same problem. Should this not be a part defect?
Took 2004 honda pilot in for scheduled 75,000 maintenance. Two motor mount failures. Replaced failed parts. Checked online and found many references to identical problem.
Honda pilot 2004; motor mounts failure noted in 8/09.
Engine motor mount needed replaced to pass pennsylvania inspection.
Informed by the dealer that the motor mounts on my 2004 pilot were cracked and that I would start to notice this in vibration of the vehicle. Dealer told me that this was something seen quite often in the pilot and odyssey. 2004 pilot with 91k miles.
Broken front engine mount detected on my 2004 honda pilot with 45000 miles. Noticed a vibration when starting out from a complete stop. First noticed problem about a year ago but dealer said they could not duplicate problem. Had vehicle serviced recently and was informed of problem. Have since learned that many other owners have had similar problems with their pilots. Also had front lower control arm bushings replaced at 40000 at dealers advice. Vehicle is used strictly on paved roads and thought it was odd that they would go out so early.
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