2012 Honda Pilot engine complaints

Filed Aug 7, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 6,000 miles · NY

This is first summer for my brand new honda pilot 2012 lx car and I notice when AC in on and car is not moving there is some kind of moaning very loud noise coming from the engine. I took my car to the dealer from where I purchased this vehicle. I was informed that honda motors is aware about this issue in 2012 pilot. I am very surprise and upset that despite honda motor is aware about this issue, till the date honda motors did not solve this problem. The noise coming is very loud when AC is on and when car is not moving. This noise is very annoying. I am having migraine almost every day because of this very load moaning noise coming from the car. I already contacted honda but they did not solve this problem as of yet or there is no recall. It is almost been one year honda pilot 2012 model came out. Please help urgently. Thanks

Filed Apr 4, 2012 · Engine · 200 miles · PA

I purchased my 2012 honda pilot on tuesday march 27, 2012 with 113 miles on it. Within 2 days I experienced for the first time when trying to start the vehicle it times out after 7-10 seconds and I have to try again. Now, 8 days after the purchase it has happened 6 times. I did research on the new model and it seems to have been a known issue since the fall of 2011. If I would have known I would have never signed on the dotted line and I want the issue rectified. I contacted the dealership immediately and they said it was a new issue that has no fix currently. After a the 3rd incident I filed a formal complaint with honda in california and I haven't heard anything. No offer to take the car back, no offer for a safer vehicle that works properly. I just want a working car-- I am paying money for a vehicle that is known to be faulty and no one seems to know what to do about it. I was told I was the 5th person in the dealerships district to have this issue but still I have this faulty vehicle that is unreliable.

Filed Apr 2, 2012 · Engine · 5,000 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda pilot. While traveling 45 MPH, the contact noticed that the vehicle had suddenly shut off without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the camshaft assembly was replaced. The current and the failure mileages were 5,000.

Filed Mar 29, 2012 · Engine · 500 miles · NC

The pilot cranks, but the engine intermittently fails to start. Honda recognizes problem, but offers no solution or time frame for a fix. Car was bought new, but honda will not provide alternative safe vehicle.

Filed Mar 22, 2012 · Engine, Fuel system · 63 miles · MA

2012 honda pilot - does not start consistently. Consistently has a rough start, and often stalls. Within days of owning my brand new 2012 honda pilot, the car stalled when I attempted to start it in my garage. I immediately brought the car into the dealership. The dealer's service department could not find a problem. They kept the car for the day, then reported to me that honda of america is aware of the problem and trying to fix it. They promised to keep me posted on the status of the honda of america engineers progress on the issue. Six weeks went by, and the problem persisted with intermittent calls from my local service manager. I was told not to bother to bring it in for service each time it stalled because they were waiting for a recall/fix from corporate. After six weeks, multiple stalls, which were all reported to my dealer as requested, I was then advised, by my dealer to contact honda of america myself get some results. I spoke with honda of amercia's nice, but useless customer service representative for two weeks, and got fed up with her inability to do anything other than agree that my problem was unacceptable. Then I called the gm of the dealership, explained my frustration & continued problems with my brand new honda pilot. He claimed to not have heard of my problem before, and quickly agreed to fulfilled my request to trade my vehicle in for a different car, same model - 2012 honda pilot in the hopes that my car was a lemon. Within less than 24 hours of owning this second 2012 honda pilot, my new car stalled. I have recently been on youtube and discovered that this is a common problem with the 2012 honda pilots, and has also been reported with some 2011 honda pilots. This is unacceptable for a new car to be so unreliable.