2016 Honda Pilot: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jun 5, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · PA · crash

Unintended Acceleration While at a standstill , on a hill, holding a foot on the break pedal , I lifted my foot from the break pedal to drift forward down the hill, (without ever getting near the gas pedal ) The car accelerated at a very high RPM. I pressed down on the break pedal to stop the car, but it was at such a high RPM rate that I was unable to stop the vehicle from hitting another vehicle in front of me, caroming off of it and my vehicle landed atop a hugh shrub suspending it several feet in the air. My vehicle was totaled and the vehicle it hit was severely damaged. There were no serious bodily injuries to any passengers in either vehicle. There are two issues here. The unintented acceleration, and the inability of the breaks to stop the vehicle.

Filed Sep 12, 2020 · Transmission · 5,000 miles · OR

When accelerating from a stop or low speeds there is a noticeable hesitation before the vehicle will begin to accelerate. It is almost as if the vehicle is hunting for the proper gear and engine RPM before beginning to move. On occasion it will also surge forward once the transmission engages. It is quite unsafe when pulling out into traffic especially across traffic.this has been an occurrence since the vehicle was new. We thought maybe it had to do with the "eco" mode but have determined it happens with or with out this mode on. We have brought this to the attention of the dealer we purchased from and they said they had no resolution from honda.

Filed May 28, 2019 · Body, Engine · 83,000 miles · CA · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda pilot. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle lunged forward and the contact smelled fumes. Also, the vehicle stalled while driving various speeds. The contact pulled over and it took numerous attempts to restart the vehicle. While driving various speeds, a piece of the fender on the front driver and passenger sides fractured and struck a person in the head. All the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired by multiple unknown dealers and independent mechanics and the catalytic converter was replaced four times and two injectors were installed; however, the failures continued. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 83,000. The VIN was invalid.

Filed Nov 28, 2018 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 21,000 miles · CA · crash

On saturday november, 24, at approximate 9:45 am I was driving uphill and noticed my engine was making an odd sound. It made it when I accelerated, but stopped as soon as I took my foot off the gas. As I got to the top of the hill, there was no more sound. About 1 minute later I pulled into a shopping center, the car was on a slight upward angle, and I was going to turn into a parking spot, when all of a sudden my car accelerated on its own valition. I was approximately 2-3 feet away from a parked car, and my car felt like it was going full speed towards this car. At the time, I believe my foot was on the brake, which made it even more shocking why the car was propelling forward. I quickly stomped on the brake again and the car came to a stop. It hit the parked car with two occupants.

Filed Feb 13, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 3,500 miles · CA

On numerous occasions I have had all of the indicator lights on on my dash, including the lkas, collission mitigation, adaptive cruise control, road departure, and various notifications for my bluetooth, radio, and navigation come on. Also, my back up camera will have a black screen and then my maps will be gray with no information. My car will suddenly brake when there is no one in front of me and surge forward as I'm trying to come to a stop, like my brakes aren't working. I also can't make any phone calls using the system, as it wont recognize any voice tags and instead gives me every contact in my phone book that may have a home number. Recently the ABS is activating as I turn my wheels to the right while backing out of parking spaces. These may happen while driving or while stationary. It just isn't safe. I've had people slam on their brakes to avoid my car as it suddenly stops for no reason and have feared that I may rear end someone due to it lurching forward, so now I stop really far back from other vehicles. I'm also experiencing a popping noise coming from my speaker system that seems to occur whenever my AC compressor switches on and off, leading me to wonder if I'm experiencing electrical issues with this vehicle. I've taken it to the dealer so many times and they say that they can't "duplicate" this. So I show them the photos and the videos. I'm not alone with many of these problems. I see others complaining as well. Honda needs to repair our vehicles or buy them back. I've always loved honda's but after my experience with this vehicle, they may have lost me as a customer. My family's safety is too important to leave in the hands of a corporation that cares more about their bottom line, than their customers.

Filed Feb 13, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 3,500 miles · CA

On numerous occasions, beginning just months after purchase, I have had all of the indicator light turn on on my dash, including the lkas, collision mitigation, adaptive cruise control, road departure and various notifications for my bluetooth, radio and navigation come on. Also, my backup camera will have a black screen and then my maps will be gray with no information. My car will suddenly brake when there is no one in front of me and surge forward as I'm to coming to a stop and the RPM's will raise, it's like I'm sliding over ice for a short period of time. I also can't make phone calls using the system, as it won't recognize any of my voice tags. And instead will give me every contact in my phone book with a home number when I ask for it to call home. Recently the ABS is activating as I turn my wheels to the right while backing our of parking spaces, either on a driveway or flat surface. These may happen while driving or stationary and just turning the car on. It just isn't safe. I've had people slam on their brakes to avoid hitting me as my car decides to suddenly stop for no reason and have fear that I may rear end someone due to it lurching forward while stopping, so now I stop even further away from vehicles and objects - just in case. I'm also experiencing a popping noise coming from my speaker system that seems to occur whenever my AC compressor switches on or off or if I'm using my door locks, leading me to wonder if I'm actually having electrical issues. I've taken it to the dealer numerous times and they of course say that they can't duplicate the issues. So I show them all of my photos and videos. I'm not alone with many of these problems. I see others complaining of similar issues as well. Honda needs to repair our vehicles or buy them back. I've always loved hondas but after my experience with this vehicle, they may have lost my business.

Filed Dec 9, 2016 · Transmission · 5,000 miles · TX · crash

I backed out of a parking space at work, and when I braked and pressed the drive button, the car did not shift. After several tries the car went into drive. I drove out of the parking lot onto a side street. However, after accelerating up to the 20 MPH limit, the car apparently jumped down to 2nd and had to be shifted back into drive. After a block or two, I stopped at an intersection, waited for the light to change and accelerated after turning left onto a city street. After about six blocks I braked, turned left, then right in to a parking lot. I continued across the parking lot at about 10 MPH until I neared a parking space. As I began the left turn into the space, I applied the brake and slowly entered the space. I continued to turn at a slow speed with light brake pressure when suddenly the car surged forward and crashed into the front of a parked vehicle, damaging the front of both vehicles.

Filed Mar 4, 2016 · Brakes, Engine · 1,700 miles · GA · crash

2/4/16: backed out of garage, put car in park, lowered garage door. Was about to exit vehicle to adjust passenger side mirror, car surged forward, crashing through garage door. Brakes would not stop vehicle as it was crashing through the garage; immediately applied emergency brakes, car finally stopped against shelving in garage and wten became wedged in garage. Car experienced severe damage to front, hood, top, sides and could not be removed from garage until garage doors were removed by garage door company the next day. On 2/5/16 took car to honda dealer. Said they needed time to investigate, would need until monday, 2/15 when manufactuere's rep could be there; gave loaner vehicle to use in interim. Car still had dealer tag, one month old. On 2/17, received a call from service manager stating that honda rep's investigation found nothing wrong with vehicle and that I would need to look to my insurance company to repair vehicle. I was told to return loaner vehicle that day, which we did. There was over $2,000 damage to home; and $8,836 damage to vehicle. I find it amazing that honda could find nothing wrong with vehicle. I know for a fact that the car was in park and nothing would make it stop. The car is brand new - honda knows that something is wrong; there are other vehicles that have had the same problem. I will not feel safe in the car for one minute when the repairs are completed (taking 24 days to repair). And, it is a damaged vehicle with the dealer tag still on it!