Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. While driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle lost power as it jerked. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. All warning lights on the instrument cluster illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the timing belt and engine oil filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the software needed to be upgraded. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.
2006 Honda Pilot engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. While driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle completely shut down and the vsa light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
Attention!!! All pilot/oddy/ridgeline/3.5 v6 honda owners. Check your plugs and coils just wanted to get the word spread around there is a serious issue with the honda 3.5 v6 engine which can lead to serious damage to the cylinder head and possibly the entire engine. I didn't learn of this until recently, when the spark plug in the #5 cylinder shot out of the head and destroyed the coil, and trashed the threads. I found a bunch of different people this has happened to, and all of the results aren't good. The extended warranty which was through honda care denied my claim because they said it was damage from the spark plug and they don't cover spark plugs. What a load. If they want to play that game, what the heck would they ever have to cover? Sorry sir, there's a short in your electrical system but it's because of the insulation in the wires and we don't cover damage from the insulation... Grrrrrr... So I called honda and we'll see if they can do something for us as loyal honda customers - I even mentioned that we've got a honda crv... Sigh... Honda has a duty to manufacture and sell safe vehicles and to fix or pay for safety defects in its vehicles," "instead, honda has refused to acknowledge any responsibility for the alleged defect and forced its customers to pay for the repairs out of their own pockets. Like yours truly, engine blown and now I own money on a car that I can not drive. I want to start a class action lawsuit but without a supporting incident I would not be able to do this please responds to this message.
On the day that the fire occurred, I drove the car approximately 8-10 miles round trip between10:30-10:45 a.m., and then the vehicle was parked in my garage for 3 hours. After that, I drove my car approx. 1 mile, and it was parked outside for a little over an hour. Then, about 30-45 seconds after I began driving my car back home, my son noticed smoke. I didn't see the smoke and thought my window was hazy, so I continued driving. About 1/2-1/4 mile from my home, I saw a little smoke coming from under the hood and my engine began sputtering. It was during this time, I noticed that different indicator lights began displaying. However, my temperature gauge showed normal levels. Because I was so close to home, I decided to continue to drive into my driveway, where I parked and exited the car and noticed additional smoke and flames under the hood. I extinguished the flames with a fire extinguisher. The honda dealership service office and my insurance company investigated the cause of the fire, which was determined to be an electrical fire caused by the alternator, and the timing belt, battery, alternator and portions of the engine compartment had to be replaced. I was informed there was nothing I could do to prevent this. My insurance paid for the damage. Thankfully, I was close to home when this happened, and could put out the fire on my own, otherwise, the danger to myself and my children and the damage to my vehicle would have been much worse.
Tl* the contact owns 2006 honda pilot. The contact stated that when driving, an abnormal noise was heard from the engine. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine piston was worn and made contact with the cylinder. As a result, the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v382000 (engine). The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 66,000. Updated 8/19/14*cn updated 08/24/2017
Transcooler failure has flooded radiator with transmission fluid & transmission with coolant ruining both major components.
Overheats when driving less than 30 miles. I changed the radiator and the thermostat. Now, the honda stopped working on the highway in the middle of the night. Repair man said that the head gasket needs to be replaced for $5,000!!! Honda needs a recall! I googled the problem and other consumers are having the same issue!!
Hello,I have a honda pilot 06 I am just going to a bad rap now my car engine had a miss fire on cylinder 2 and 5 and on top of all that my piston is blown but I had a warranty 100000.00 what are the odds the expire because my engine just hit 100331 they would not honor it they saying it cause by the spark plug for real there something on this engine there are not telling us I made so much research that I was maze with the complain I saw and this is why I am responding to you ,and now I have no car and I can not afford a engine right now I am taking them to a small claims and bbb and anything that I can out them out there for selling a car that there is a problem with the engine but there are not admitting to it I need support on this so I can have a legit case .
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. The contact stated that the engine block was fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. Updated 9/4/13 *cn the engine block was cracked. However it was replaced at a cost of $ 2,400. The engine cracked also affected the catalytic converter. The engine light illuminated, and a diagnosis revealed the spark plugs were damaged. The consumer paid $500 for a tune-up and replacement of the plugs and hoses. After the vehicle was serviced, it began to overheat. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where they added coolant.
Engine light started coming on even though vehicle was running ok. Stopped and had a diagnostic check done. It said that all 6 cylinders were misfiring. The light stayed on for 2-3 days then went off. The auto drove fine the whole time. This has been happening off and on ever since. I keep having it checked and same thing... All 6 cylinders misfiring.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle began to lose acceleration power. The vehicle was able to be driven with extreme caution to the contact's residence and was later taken to a private mechanic, where it was determined that cylinders 1-6 were misfiring. The contact was also advised that there was a computer failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.
The catalytic converter was replaced on the vehicle at around 60k. The check emission light was going on and off the past few weeks (starting in july 2012). Took the vehicle to the dealer. Now at around 90k (august 2012), the replaced catalytic converter needs repairs (approximately $1000 in repairs). Why is the vehicle having problems again with the catalytic converter? Shouldn't the life of the catalytic converter be more than 30k-60k?
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. While parked, the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised the contact that the head gasket and the radiator would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 84,860.
2006 honda, lx, 2wd pilot was making a slow turn in intersection and sudden acceleration was noted. Felt like cruise control had been turned on but had not been turned on. Acceleration was stopped using the brake. 2 similar instances in the past 6 months.
I was backing up out of my garage in my 2006 honda pilot when the vehicle suddenly accelerate. I had my foot resting lightly on the brake and I was able to stop the vehicle safely. I was then able to drive off.
My 2006 honda pilot experienced sudden acceleration this morning while driving at about 25 MPH. The engine suddenly revved up and the auto lunged forward. I applied the brake but this did not slow me down quickly enough. I then managed to get the car in neutral and tapped the gas pedal until the high revving stopped. The incident occurred at 11:00am eastern march 01, 2011, the pilot had 57789 miles at time of incident.
My 2006 honda pilot ex-l experienced sudden unintended acceleration (sua) at 3:53 p.m. On sunday, february 28, 2010 near our home on key biscayne, florida. We were driving at around 20 MPH and as we gently braked in approach of the stop sign, the engine opened up nearly full throttle at just above 5000 rpms. My husband immediately and firmly applied the brake and placed the gear in park. With his foot on the brake, not the accelerator pedal, the engine continued to roar at 5000 rpms until he turned it off at the ignition after about 30 seconds. He restarted the engine and the engine RPM immediately shot up to 5000 rpms again, with his foot on the brake and the car in park. The tachometer stayed at the 5000 RPM level continuously until he again turned off the engine at the ignition after about 45 seconds. We waited a few more seconds and re-started the engine again. That time, the engine started at a normal RPM and we drove half a block to our house. We recorded a video of the second episode of 5000 rpms with a camera we had with us. We provided the video immediately to american honda customer service. At the request of customer service, I took our pilot to brickell honda in miami on march 1. I showed the video of the sua to the service manager, george ruiz, on his computer. He was astounded by what he saw and expressed his genuine concern that the car was unsafe to operate, regardless of whether his service department was able to find the source of the problem. He said under no circumstance should the engine operate at 5000 rpms without the accelerator being depressed almost all the way to the floor. The district service manager, kevin mcclung, also inspected the car. American honda determined the pilot was operating within normal parameters. We were instructed to pick up the car on march 5 and did so on march 8. No repairs were performed. My husband spoke to honda customer service manager terry nielsen on march 3 who could not explain the video.
I experienced a serious incident of sudden unintended acceleration in my 2006 honda pilot ex-l on february 8, 2010 at approximately 11:45 a.m. Est near the rear garage entrance to the office tower. As I was approaching the garage entrance at under 10 MPH, the engine suddenly started roaring to 5000 RPM. I immediately and with maximum force pressed the brake pedal which fortunately did stop the car from moving forward. I shifted into neutral and then park, and the engine never deviated from the 5000 RPM level. I turned off the engine at the ignition and waited maybe a minute. I restarted the engine with my foot firmly on the brake pedal, and the engine immediately went to 5000 RPM. I shifted back to park and turned off the engine again at ignition. I waited another minute, and restarted again with the same frightening result. A kent security officer for the miami parking authority witnessed (saw and heard) the entire incident and offered assistance. I placed the car in neutral and he pushed it back out of the garage entrance and to the curb, out of traffic, while I steered with no power. I waited maybe three to four more minutes after that and decided to try restarting the car one more time to move it to try to move it into the garage. That time, it started normally. I shifted to drive and drove it into the garage and parked. We are trying to obtain the surveillance video of the entire incident. American honda examined the car at brickell honda in miami, driving it 64 total miles and could not duplicate the problem. After 3 days, american honda in california (chris schroeder 800‑999‑1009 extension 117703) decided there was no need to conduct any further testing and declared there was nothing wrong with the car. He expressed no concern that it presented any danger in the future and that american honda would do nothing unless I could duplicate the problem at a service facility.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. While driving approximately 50 MPH on normal road conditions, the engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer for diagnostic testing, which indicated that the engine misfired. The technician replaced the head gasket and recommended that a specific type of fuel be placed in the vehicle. The high level of lethal build-up in the engine contributed to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on six separate occasions for the same failures, but there were no resolutions. The failure mileage was 24,000 and current mileage was 39,050.
Condenser design on 2006 honda pilot. Condenser is easily damaged by road debris and not covered under warranty. I checked the internet and this is a common design flaw across all hondas. The newer models have modified the grill to prevent debris damage to the condenser.
The check engine light kept coming on in my 2006 honda pilot. I took the car into the dealership three times for the same problem. The first time I took the vehicle in I was told that all six cylinders were misfiring and that there was a service bulletin on the rear rocker arms and all related parts, which were replaced. The second time I was told that the all cylinders were misfiring and a reset code was completed crank pattern reset and learn were performed. The third time I was told that all cylinders were misfiring and that I needed to switch to using chevron gasoline only. The fourth time the light came on I contacted american honda in california. My vehicle has been in the repair at willette honda south since august 19, 2008. I keep getting a different explanation from honda what is wrong with the vehicle. I was told that the head gaskets, cooling gaskets and injectors had to be replaced. Today (9/4/08), I was told that the pistons had to be adjusted.
Gas mileage for the vehicle is not as advertised. I am getting 20 mpg for mixed use driving (mostly highway). The epa estimates are 20/28.
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