2011 Honda Pilot: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 16, 2023 · Electrical · 318,000 miles · VA

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 12V573000 (Electrical System) however, neither the VIN nor the year vehicle was included. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 318,000.

Filed Sep 28, 2022 · Electrical · VA

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled in the middle of the road. Due to failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic since the vehicle failed to restart. The independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with a defective ignition switch cylinder. The contact called the dealer and the manufacturer and was informed that there was no recall on her vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Sep 19, 2022 · Driver assistance, Engine · 80,000 miles · IL

The owns a 2011 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle started shaking abnormally and almost stalled. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and waited for several minutes before the vehicle regained stability functionality and the vehicle stopped shaking. The VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) warning light illuminated. The failure had occurred five times. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who diagnosed that the engine block was causing oil leaking from piston rings unto the spark plugs. The spark plug was replaced and the contact was advised to drive at speeds of 40 MPH or slower. The repair was provided as a temporary fix. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Oct 13, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 118,279 miles · MD

My 18 year old daughter was driving home 6/28/19 at midnight. Car died while driving. Coasted to side of road. Restarted and drove some. Same thing. Many lights came on. Coasted to side of highway. Tried one more time and made it home. Miles on odo: 118,279. The next morning I started the ca and tried to drive to dealership. After 3 miles, the same happened to me. I was able to pull over and had aaa tow it 5 miles to dealership. At dealership, the said many error codes came up but they recommended replacing the powertrain control module (PCM). I pd $1,410.16 to do this on july 2. I picked the car up and drove less than a mile and the same thing happened. I was able to start it again and then it happened as I coasted back to the dealership. They analyzed the car, talked with hq honda reps and they recommended checking the spark plugs. They did and all 6 were bad. However, they were just replaced at 102,42 miles about 1 year earlier. July 9. I decided to replace the spark plugs and the dealership to their credit only charged me $200 (cost of labor). I was hesitant to replace them as I was not certain they had identified the true problem. I was shocked after spending the $1,400 that it happened again. Ever since then I am wondering if this will happen again. I am also concerned because this problem of the car just shutting down is extremely dangerous, especially if you find yourself on the highway. So I would like someone to look into this and to see if this has happened to anyone else. Thanks.

Filed Jul 31, 2013 · Engine · 26,100 miles · PA

Our 2011 honda pilot stalled in traffic and had to be towed to the closest honda dealership. After several days of sensors and a starter being replaced it was determined that engine failure came from a shredded timing belt. Service department put on new belt and could not find root cause of belt failing at 26,000 miles.

Filed Jul 24, 2013 · Electrical · 27,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda pilot. The contact stated that the vehicle was shifted into park with the engine in operation when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the dealer where a diagnostic test was performed and the battery was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000..... Updated 10-17-13 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle completely shutdown with no warning, and it would not restart . The vehicle was towed to the dealer. An inspection revealed a dead battery.

Filed Dec 13, 2011 · Engine · 9,800 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda pilot. The contact stated that while driving approximately 87 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled after exhibiting a loud popping noise. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they advised the contact that the failure could have been caused by the electrical system but they could not confirm that it was the actual cause. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 9,800.

Filed Jun 15, 2011 · Electrical · 2,600 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2011 honda pilot. While driving 20 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning and she was unable to restart it. The dealer made five attempts to duplicate failure. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The current miles were 9,615. The approximate failure mileage was 2,600. Updated 07/26/11*lj updated 3/16/12