Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 MPH, a rattling noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle. The rear brake light panel then became detached from the vehicle and flew across the highway. The contact was ale to retrieve the panel and upon further inspection, discovered that the rear brake light was ripped from the panel by the rear bumper. The vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed for repair. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.
2008 Honda Pilot body complaints
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Rear tailgate latch mechanism fell out of mount. 2 of 3 screws were found completely loose after partial removal of rear tailgate interior trim. Issue happened in store parking lot loading groceries; tailgate would not latch shut and drove home at slow speed with all dome lights on (honda does not give a position switch option for on*door*off as I have seen in many other vehicles owned). Due to serious safety issue of having unlatched tailgate opted to effect immediate repair upon return to home address. I have reinstalled all 3 screws and used blue loctite thread lock as it appears no thread lock was previously used. I am a mechanical engineer and was concerned that a) very small diameter screws relative to size of item being secured and b) no locking mechanism to hold torque on the screws. There are many complaints of various honda models with similar issue on internet at honda owner discussion boards. There are even step by step instructions with photos how to fix posted on a honda owners discussion board; yet when I check honda's official tsb list - there is not even 1 tsb for the tailgate latch loose issue; so it is likely many owners (as myself) have opted to take the diy approach for the solution. My professional opinion is this is poorly designed since the attachment mechanism (3 screws) to hold the latch body to the tailgate panel could become loose from nominal in-city daily driving (proof that the torque on the fasteners is not holding under normal use).
2008 honda pilot. The consumer was informed by honda that there is a label inside the seats that says do not cut.*dt the door panel was broken and the seats were coming apart. The seats were changed from cloth to leather and the drivers side window would not roll down.
The electric cords in my car has been bitten by rodents for 5-6 times in the past year. Every time my car could be started or the warning lights are on. My car is parked in open parking lot. But this kind of problems just happened to my car, not my neighbors'. And it also happened to my friends who have the same model. I believe there are designing problems which are very dangerous.
I own an 2008 honda pilot (automatic) and would like an investigation of this vehicle's inability to hold in gear on an incline. The pilot will roll backwards when in drive without stopping on an uphill incline, and will roll forward when in reverse on a downhill incline. I live near san francisco and driving in that area is nearly impossible in an automatic that will not hold its gear. It is worse than a manual transmission because you can't control the gear engagement with a clutch. I am forced to drive with my left foot on the brake and right on the accelerator in order to avoid rolling backwards into following vehicles or cross traffic. I believe this is a defect with not just my vehicle but with all honda pilots prior to 2009, as honda advertised the 2009 model with a new 'anti-rollback' feature. The 2008 model is lacking this feature, but I have driven other automatics of all other types and sizes and never had this problem. In my research, it seems there is a problem with something called a 'torque converter' that could possibly be retrofitted or modified to fix this problem. I have complained to the honda dealer in my area but with no satisfaction. This is an extremely dangerous issue. After one day in s/f, stuck on an uphill slope in gridlocked traffic, I completely burned out my brakes and nearly struck cars behind me on several occasions. Please investigate and recommend a method of recourse as I can not seem to get honda to pay any attention to my concern. Thank-you.
2008 honda pilot with design quirks. Consumer states that the vehicle was missing two valve caps, rear mud flaps were installed after purchase at her expense, radio/cd/dvd not mp3 capable, roof rails are incomplete. *kb the consumer also stated there was a wind noise coming from the vehicle. When the sunroof was tilted open, there was an annoying sound.
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