2012 Honda Pilot acceleration problems

Filed Dec 20, 2022 · Acceleration, Brakes · 149,400 miles · MN

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the vehicle experienced an increased RPM while the brake pedal was depressed. The brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard and the vehicle then unintendedly accelerated. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact made a local dealer aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 149,400.

Filed Sep 8, 2022 · Acceleration · 158,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at 32 MPH and pulling into a parking lot, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle stopped. There was no warning light illuminated. However, the failure reoccurred the next day. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was operating as designed. The contact stated that the ECO was engaging, causing the vehicle from dropping from number six (6) cylinder to number three (3) cylinder. The contact stated upon pulling into the car wash and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly. The contact depressed the brake pedal but it failed to respond and went all the way to the floorboard. The contact turned the steering wheel to avoid a pedestrian. The contact drove sideways and crashed into a building. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was unsure whether he sustained injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The dealer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000.

Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Acceleration · 32,200 miles · TX

While trying to stop at a red light on a regular city street last night my car kept on moving even when pushing really hard on the brakes!! I switched the gear to neutral and the engine made a very loud noise and I kept on moving the gear between neutral park and so till the gas pedal got disengaged and car went back to normal . Luckily no cars were in front of me and no one got hurt.

Filed Aug 29, 2017 · Acceleration · 78,000 miles · NJ · crash

I was in stop and go traffic in rush hour, traveling in the middle lane of a 3 lane interstate highway. One of my daughters was traveling in the front passenger seat and the other one was I seated behind me. I had been traveling for about 45 minutes at a maximum speed of approximately 20 MPH, as traffic would clear and then become congested again. I was maintaining about 5 car lengths between my car and the car ahead of me. I tapped my accelerator to move up which caused my pilot to shoot forward. I thought to myself it was lucky I had maintained a good distance with the car in front and applied the brakes to slow down. The car continued to surge, and I could hear the engine revving. I began screaming, and my daughter in the front seat was yelling for me to hit the brakes. I told her I was pressing the brakes, but the car continued to accelerate, despite my applying with great pressure on the brake. My daughter could also hear the engine revving. We slammed into the car in front of us, and continued moving. This car rear ended a pick up truck which finally stopped my pilot. Both front seat airbags deployed, and my car became attached to the car I rear ended. Luckily, everyone involved in the accident was able to walk away, but if the driver I had struck had passengers, there definitely would have been severe injuries. I received a ticket from a state trooper for failure to maintain a safe driving distance for an accident that was not my fault.

Filed Apr 16, 2017 · Acceleration · 74,500 miles · TX · crash

In two instances when pulling into a parking space at a slow speed with my foot on the brake, the pilot suddenly accelerated causing a collision with (1) a tree and (2) a building. In both cases my foot was on the brake. The first incident happened in 2014 and the second in 2017. Neither of the incidents caused bodily harm. In the 2014 incident police were not called and it was not reported to insurance. In the 2017 incident police were called and a claim will be filed with insurance.

Filed Jun 10, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 60,000 miles · NC · crash · 1 injury

On may 17, 2016, in my driveway, I was trying to move my 2012 pilot from beside my husband's vehicle to behind it so my son could pull into the driveway. I pressed the gas pedal to move behind my husband's truck and it moved up a little before it accelerated to a high speed slamming his truck into the garage and crushing it. I hit the brakes, but it didn't help. The engine was revving and tires were spinning as fast as they could. The airbag hit me in the face causing me to jerk the steering wheel to the right, which then caused the pilot to drive across my front yard at a high speed crashing into my neighbor's tree with my foot still on the brake! The engine only stopped when my husband ran out of my house and turned off the pilot. At that point, I didn't know what was happening because I had been hit so hard in the face by the airbag. The pilot was inspected today by honda corporate at a honda dealership against my better judgment. Of course after a thorough inspection, "no cause was found for unintentional acceleration." there seems to be a pattern of this same thing happening to other people and honda not taking responsibility. Something needs to be done before someone is seriously hurt!

Filed Jan 8, 2016 · Acceleration · 25,000 miles · TX

Two occurrences of car lunging forward 10-20 feet acting like being rear-ended. Foot was firmly pressed on the brake pedal and car lunges many feet, this occurred two times in one day. Two days prior to this incident, I was unable to successfully stop at an intersection as the engine would not rev down and braking was impossible to accomplish. Honda cars of mckinney tx is unable to diagnose the issue. Honda headquarters sent out a specialized technician who also can't replicate or diagnose the issue.

Filed Jul 29, 2015 · Acceleration · 40,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda pilot. While at a stop light, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate before going into a higher speed. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed Apr 14, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 48,180 miles · CA

Purchased the vehicle used from a franchise dealer and am the second owner. The engine hesitates at low speeds (approx. 10 MPH) when accelerating. This becomes apparent when attempting accelerate from a stop light, accelerating from a turn, merging onto a freeway, changing lanes, etc. It does happen periodically and I am unable to reproduce the issue on-demand, but it seems to happen daily whenever the car feels like it. I am surprised there is no recall issued for this, as I have already had a couple of near missing when trying to merge onto the freeway with steady flowing traffic and when crossing an intersection from one side of the street to the other. I have yet to take the vehicle to the dealer, as it is out of warranty and there does not appear to be a solution to this issue, so I want to understand what my options are. I'll be reaching out to american honda soon.

Filed Nov 17, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 20,000 miles · FL

Problem: while trying to accelerate, there is a resistance/hesitation that is felt in the gas pedal and the engine has trouble increasing RPM's. This is an intermittent issue. Case I: while in a parking lot, trying to pick up a little speed. Gas pedal has resistance and engine won't pick up speed. I keep my foot steady on the accelerator and then pilot picks up speed in a unexpected rush. High level of danger due to people present in the area; as there was an unexpected amount of speed. Case ii: road type: three lane road in each direction of traffic. While in the legal u-turn lane, I observe that there is enough distance to make a u-turn. From a stop I try to pick up speed (I was aiming for 5k RPM's, I know how far to press the gas pedal to get that response). A great resistance and lack of response from the gas pedal was felt. There was minimal acceleration happening and then after about 6 to 8 seconds, the engine was able to get to 6k RPM's. As the cars approached faster I almost got rear ended. As there have been more cases, these are to two most dangerous ones. *note: the resistance/hesitation of the gas pedal happens under any temperature in the cabin.