Keyless start system problem began showing up on the instrument panel a few months ago. It comes and goes and lasts for different lengths of time. 2 different honda dealers/service reps have not heard of this and do not know the fix. Should not have to spend upwards of $1000 for guess fixes. Spoke to honda and they do not have anything for a fix either. Hopefully honda will address to prevent critical issues. Date with this posting is the most recent date.
2016 Honda Pilot electrical complaints
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My 2016 honda pilot with 61,000 miles on has recently given me the kelyess start system warning. It seems that this is a problem with pilots from this model year. It also seems that dealers do not know how to fix it. It appears many people have tried numerous things, without any luck. I do not wish to pay for the dealer to fix something that may not be fixable. What can be done about this?
"keyless start system problem" has been popping up on my dashboard for past month while I'm driving. I have 51,000 miles on pilot. Doesn't seem to affect car yet but I have read online that others are having this problem which is causing issues with car not starting. Online comments suggest honda has no clear resolution on what is causing this.
As I was parking my car this morning, the keyless start system problem error popped up. I started the car again just to make sure it would start, then turned it off again and then dropped off my kids at daycare. When I started it 5 minutes later, the car started and ran fine, but the system error light continues. We recently had the pilot at the dealership because an emission error light came on and suddenly the car would not shift or accelerate properly. All three sensors were replaced (only the damaged one was covered under warranty) and the car was again running fine, but now this new error light.
Keyless start system error displays on dashboard.
At 38000 miles the push button start began acting erratically. When the car is parked and turned off it takes 5 or 6 pushes of the break with succeeding depressions of the push start for the engine to fire up. Once it does turn over, an error comes up for keyless ignition
My 2016 honda pilot is showing the message on the dash which says that there is a problem with the keyless start system. It comes and goes from time to time, and I've changed the fob batteries with no fix. I had the vehicle back to the dealer and they said that the push button checked out ok, and suggested changing out the TPMS/keyless access control unit as a possible fix. At $600.00 cost and maybe no fix, I'm not happy. Many other owners have a similar problem, and its time in my opinion for honda to have a recall to remedy the issue. This issue only occurs upon starting the vehicle and stays on until shutting down the engine.
Our 2016 honda pilot has the auto stop/start feature ( used for saving gas when you are at a complete stop). There has been an issue that is dangerous- as you are driving and stop at a red light, the car with engage in the stop/start , but will then just turn off the car. It then asks for you to put your car in park. When you do the car completely turns off, but then wont allow you to turn the car back on. Takes around 30 seconds for the car to turn back on, but you are just sitting there with cars honking and almost rear ending your vehicle. This is happen almost every time the gas goes into the stop/start mode. It happened so much that we have now turned if off, which does help. First, I thought it was a battery issue , which we changed and nothing improved. I realize that this stop/start feature is relatively new car feature, but if there is going to be these issues- it is not safe, there needs to be an improvement to that part to prevent this. Not sure if this issue is happening with other people and if people are reporting that they are worried about honda's stop/start feature
"keyless start system problem" message showing up on screen and going away randomly. Doesn't seem to be affecting start engine or anything else yet, but maybe it's a defective glitch or something.
Suddenly 'keyless start system problem' popped up when I put my car into park.
Ever so often all of the engine warning lights will cycle. It will sometimes last for 3 days and then reset itself. Then about a month or so later the lights will start cycling again. The car was stationary. The car had just been started. Before starting the car I did open and close the back hatch. The very first time the 5 lights cycled is when the back hatch jammed when closing. It hit something in the door jamb. The warning lights were: trailer stability assist problem, hill start assist problem, vehicle stability assist problem, power steering problem and emissions system problem.
Error display: keyless start system problem vehicle was stationary, after started. In motion, while driving error displayed and mp/h change without accelerating to even over 100 mp/h when if fact driving about 60 mp/h.
I have a 2016 touring pilot with just over 38,000 miles. Since about 25,000 miles I have felt that there was an odd hesitation with the auto-off feature that I'd not noticed during the initial period of ownership. The issue escalated to the point which it would actually stall out at an intersection and the vehicle would not turn back on for a few minutes. The dealership replaced the battery and said that they could see the error and that there was an issue caused by the battery. A few months later the issue started to happen again and stalled for my wife again with our kids in the car at a busy intersection. The car went back into the dealership and they have now had it for close to 6 weeks with little to no update as to what is going on. This is a horribly unsafe issue and I know for a fact that many people are having the same issue as referenced in this blog: https://www.piloteers.org/forums/114-2016-third-generation-pilot/157005-elite-shuts-off-stop-light-5.html the fact that honda can not come up with a fix for the issue is a very scary thought. We as consumers need someone to help hold honda accountable to provide a safe driving experience for our families.
Idle stop fuel saver feature causes car to stall when brake is disengage. My car has stalled numerous times. It does not allow a quick restart. It has to reset before car can restart engine. Honda blogs site on this issue is numerous. This presents a hazard for car stuck in the middle of the road and in traffic conditions. Please help. Honda has not provided any solutions.
My car intermittently gives me a warning about a "keyless start system problem," which began a couple of months ago. While I cannot detect any impact on the actual start or running of the vehicle, I'm concerned that the engine could cut out while driving which is obviously potentially unsafe or that the car won't start at some point and will leave me stranded. Because the indicator goes on and off, it's difficult to have it fixed and my online research indicates that the dealers frequently have no idea what causes this problem and that it's expensive to fix. Many honda owners are complaining of the same problem online.
I've had this car stop and turn off suddenly at intersections as I was pressing on the gas to accelerate after waiting for a res light. Now I'm getting an error that say 'keyless start system problem.' this happens right as I get in the vehicle and press the engine start button.
On and off, the past several months we've been getting "keyless start system problem" when attempting to start the car. Sometimes I get the issue once, then it starts after that. But recently I've had to try to start the car 10+ times before it finally works. For some reason it appears to have slightly better luck after I lock the car doors. In looking at carcomplaints.com and piloteers.com, there are a ton of people with the same issue. There are multiple threads regarding the complaint, but here is one example: https://www.piloteers.org/forums/114-2016-third-generation-pilot/142385-keyless-start-system-problem-error-2.html?amp=1
Beginning about 4 or 5 months ago with about 38000 or 39000 miles on my vehicle I started to receive the message "keyless start system problem" on my dashboard display. As of now, this message appears to have no affect on the operation of the vehicle. However, I must admit I hold my breath every time I start the car and also am concerned that it will have some disastrous effect at a very inopportune and dangerous time. This message comes and goes - sometime lasting a couple of start/stop/restart cycles, sometimes hours or days at a time. Only appears or disappears with the starting of the car - never (yet) after the engine is running. I have discussed this problem with 3 dealers and none is familiar with it. From what I have been reading (on honda pilot user group forums) dealers have just been replacing parts that sound like they could have something to do with the problem. I have written american honda in ca - am awaiting reply.
We have had multiple, ongoing problems with our 2016 honda pilot elite since early on in our ownership. When I try to go after coming to a stop, the car tries to stall and has stalled several times in the middle of the road. When it stalls, it has switched itself to neutral and for several minutes, it will not let me do anything to try to get the car going again such as change gears, start the car, etc. As I try to get it going, it will tell me that I need to start the engine to change the gear back to drive but will not do anything when I press the start button. Further, there are several issues with the infotainment system: the back up camera goes black, the entire system reboots while driving, the audio screen freezes and audio ceases while driving, the entire screen goes black except the time line on top while driving, and the navigation screen blacks out while driving. Despite providing video and photographic evidence of the issues, honda kept saying they couldn't replicate it and thus couldn't test it, but when I was able to bring it to them with the screen frozen, they said there were no tests they could run. They finally tried replacing the infotainment system, but the issues returned. These issues are on top of the fact that they replaced the dvd player because it was looping. We feel we have received a lemon and that these issues cause a hazard during what should be normal operation of our vehicle.
Sensors in ho da pilot not work correctly. Example: "keyless start system problem"truns on even tho there is nothing wrong with it. This occurs when car is turned on. Locks will not lock/unlock when pressing and of the buttons on driver, passenger or trunk. This occurs when car is stationary.
When trying to start vehicle you receive 'keyless start system problem'. Taken to the dealer twice and not able to diagnose the issue. Vehicle has 49000 miles today and have had this intermittent issue since 42000 miles. Fob batteries have both been replaced and supposedly reprogrammed. Still unable to resolve. Let me know if and how you were able to resolve the issue.
"keyless start system problem" issue keeps popping up on dashboard
I have 45000 miles on a 2016 pilot ex. I recently began getting a keyless start system problem error message in the instrument cluster. Engine will not start, have to constantly keep pressing the start botton and stepping foot break. Also notice my "walk away lock feature" stopped working. I check online and a lot of honda pilot owner are having the same issues. Please help investigate. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda pilot. While operating the vehicle and while at a stop light, the auto idle stop feature activated normally, but the vehicle would not immediately restart when the driver released the brake pedal and depressed the accelerator pedal. The failure occurred on several occasions. During the failure, several instructional prompts appeared, explaining how to restart the vehicle. On one occasion, the vehicle could not be restarted and was towed to sterling mccall honda (22575 hwy 59 north, kingwood, tx 77339). While at the dealer, the vehicle operated normally and the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,000.
My vehicle has multiple system error messages that have come on and off when turning on the car and some have became much more frequent and remain on while driving. 1. Keyless starting system error- happens frequently when vehicle is turned on and remains on while driving. 2. Antilock brake system error- when vehicle is powered on and remains on for about 20 mins after driving vehicle and returns when car is powered on. 3. Charging system error- was coming on occasionally and as of today has came on every time the vehicle is powered on and remains on while driving. 4. Brake system problem- occasionally comes on when car is powered on and comes off after driving vehicle. Also, the most recent issues I've had was the driver seat does not warm up when seat warmer is turned on and while driving the vehicle at approximately 30mph vehicle begins to jerk as if it is struggling to drive. These problems have become much more frequent and have become a safety concern for me and my children.
Have a keyless start system problem on my 2016 honda pilot. Light is on from the time you turn the vehicle on. It will occasionally go off but then reappear when the vehicle is started again. Had the key fob in my pocket and the vehicle would not lock when the button on the door was pressed. Had to use the remote to lock the vehicle. Need to have the keyless access replaced for $500+ part is currently on back order with no eta. According to blogs other pilot owners have had the same issue could this be why the part is on back order with no eta?? Overall not happy with the vehicle. Have had nothing but issues.
I have been getting a keyless system start error upon starting my car since 32,000 miles. It has been intermittent and the local honda dealership has been unable to correct this issue. This issue has become less intermittent as time has gone on; meaning that the problem/error message is nearly constant. I have changed the battery in both keyless remotes, but this has not corrected the issue. The dealership has tried to reset the error code and update the computer. Neither of these have corrected the issue. The message did go away for a day or two, but has returned. This issue has also caused the car to no longer use the away lock system and my keyless remote does not work at times and/or the auto lock switch in the cars. This issue has happened while the car was stationary. The error message will bing as a reminder while the car is on. I have also had the message suddenly appear while driving down the road. My local dealership stated that they have notified honda of this issue, but there has been no response from honda. This issue was reported over a month ago. I am afraid that this issue may cause the vehicle to not come on or possible shut the car off while in motion. I am already apprehensive with the locks not working properly at times because of this issue.
While driving car, the panel will show "key fob not detected". When a door is opened, it will beep and display "key fob not detected"
2016 honda pilt lx, 38000 miles "keyless start system problem" light comes on every few days. The dealership told me that it was a problem with a ground wire and that they fixed it but few days after my visit the light came back up.
I receive a keyless start system problem error message that comes on when the car is started. I have changed the batteries in my remotes and sometimes the message goes away for a day or two. I have put a brand new battery in the car and the message went away for a day and then returned. The message comes and goes randomly.
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