2006 Honda Pilot: engine stalls while driving

Filed Mar 31, 2023 · Brakes, Engine · 112,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the vehicle stability assist system, ABS, check engine, and brake system warning lights illuminated. The contacted stated that after pulling over, placing the gear shifter into park(P) and turning off the vehicle, the vehicle was able to restart but was unable to accelerate above 15 MPH. The contact also stated that after coming to a stop at a stop light, the failure recurred, and the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it remained awaiting diagnostic test and repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.

Filed May 8, 2020 · Driver assistance · 250,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where they diagnosed the vehicle with a defective vehicle stability assist(vsa). The contact had not taken the vehicle to an authorized honda dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 250,000.

Filed Feb 16, 2019 · Engine · 113,000 miles · NY

While driving my vehicle on the highway at approximately 60 MPH I heard a ticking noise for about 5 seconds then it went away. Shortly thereafter my vtm-4 light came on and shortly after that my check engine light started blinking. This caused my car to stall out at a traffic light in a 4 way intersection at 11pm. With the help of a person who happened to be walking by, the vehicle was pushed into a restaurant parking lot. After getting it towed to a mechanic, I was told that the spark plug in cylinder 2 shot up out of the cylinder, damaged the threads and exploded. I have been seeing this issue on many forums with this same exact problem. Now I am without a vehicle for an issue that has been common with these engines but not addressed as a recall.

Filed Aug 16, 2018 · Engine · 150,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. Also, the vehicle started to decelerate, the steering and braking ability seized, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted, but the lost of acceleration continued. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the camshaft position sensor failed and needed replacement. The contact stated that the vehicle was currently being repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed May 31, 2012 · Transmission · 117,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis. The dealer advised the contact that there was an internal transmission failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised that they would further investigate. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 117,000.

Filed Jun 26, 2006 · Driver assistance · 8,000 miles · MS

We recently purchase a certified used honda pilot. We were making a left turn into on-coming traffic and the pilot stalled. I was pressing the gas pedal and it never raised the RPM level. I then turned the ignition off, put the vehicle in park and cranked it, put it in drive and was able to move to a parking lot. I called the dealership that I purchased the vehicle from, and asked them what may have happened. They had no idea. One week later we were pulling out into on-coming traffic from a parking lot from a dead stop and it shut down again. The pilot regained its speed after coming to a complete stop. We then took the pilot to dobbs honda on mendenhall road in memphis (901)795-5900) and spoke with the service manage, buzz smith. There was never a warning light saying something was wrong. Mr. Smith talked to the honda service reps and they thought it was the vsa and probably wheel or yaw sensors. Buzz wanted to test drive to see if we could duplicate the problem. After about 20 very hard and fast turns (donuts almost), it duplicated the problem one time. He said that the vsa shuts everything down if it detects a major skid or g-force. The two times that it happened to my family was under very normal driving conditions while pulling into on-coming traffic on dry, clean pavement. They finally decided to send a instrument to hook up to the pilot. When the problem happens again, I am to press a button to record a 30 second snap shot of what the vehicle was and is doing. I asked, what if we are in on-coming traffic? Their response, well, we have to duplicate the problem. I called honda customer service at that point. I have now opened up a case? For review with honda. If you compare the way that the service manger was able to duplicate the problem to how it happened to my family, then there is no comparision.