2016 Honda Pilot: gas smell in the cabin

Filed May 1, 2025 · Fuel system · 25,000 miles · OH

The contact's son owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that her son smelled a gasoline odor in the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that the odor was very strong and that her son had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the fuel pump gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the vehicle had not been taken to another mechanic or dealer. The contact researched online and related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The contact stated that her daughter-in-law had asked the dealer if the vehicle was covered under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) and the contact was advised that the VIN was not included. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

Filed Nov 2, 2024 · Fuel system · AZ

Vehicle has strong fuel smell after driving. And took to mechanic and fuel is leaking out

Filed Sep 5, 2024 · Engine, Fuel system · MS

The vehicle will delay driving with auto turn off enabled almost causing collisions. Then vehicle delays switching gears. Not daily The vehicle smells like gasoline occasionally after a fill up. O2 censor replaced twice. Electrical system issue

Filed Feb 24, 2024 · TX

getting intermittent exhaust fumes inside the cabin. co2 and other exhaust gasses getting inhaled by my family

Filed Jan 13, 2024 · Engine, Fuel system · OK

Since 2021 the vehicle has stalled everywhere we go and has a gas/electrical burn fume. The vehicle had stalled in the middle of the highway and didn't allow us to shift it into any gears while flashing all dashboard lights. The vehicle was towed to Legend driven Honda where they couldn't find any issues and said they just reset the transmission code. For our peace of mind, we thought it would be best to have the full work up on the transmission since the dealership seemed incompetent with our vehicle's malfunction. The vehicle continued to stall and even had trouble starting up at times with the continued gas fumes. Well, it wasn't long before the issue returned and we were back to where we started, along with our A/C unit failing on us. We left the vehicle idle in the driveway for a bit as it was a safety concern for our families' wellbeing. We later received a recall notice on the auto-idle stop mechanism which we figured must have been the issue all along. We took it back to the dealership where they did their full inspection and came up with our transmission needing its regular full work-up which we had proclaimed that we already had done in the earlier months. After the alleged recall fix, the problem continued. We took the vehicle back and were told it was our battery and recommended our timing belt be replaced otherwise it would cause major issues down the road(it was concerning to us as these issues were never brought up the multiple times we had brought it in for the initial issues). Surely, we had it all fixed and replaced for the safety of our families well being having had our vehicle stall numerous times on the road which has now caused our children to be frightened of driving anywhere. Well on return home from the dealership, the vehicle did not stall, 2 hours later went to turn it on, it did not want to start and made a loud knocking noise. Currently towed to a different dealership

Filed Jun 8, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · 160,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving 50-55 MPH, the vehicle started jerking. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact depressed the brake pedal and continued driving at slower speeds. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The contact also stated that the vehicle lost motive power while reversing. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was an oil leak. The oil pan, rear main seal, the engine mount, the crankshaft speed sensor, the spark plugs and the transmission mount were replaced. The contact stated that other unknown repairs were completed. However, the failure persisted. Additionally, the contact stated that the hood of the vehicle would fail to remain open as needed and would close independently. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The contact also stated that she smelled a strong gasoline odor inside the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Filed Dec 12, 2019 · Fuel system · 49,000 miles · NC

After fueling, no topping off, drips or leaks, very strong gas odor in interior. So strong couldn't drive. Had to leave it sit with open windows. Strong fuel smell continued throughout day, continued milder smell, but very noticeable next day. Went to dealer, they found no problems. Keeping it overnight. After research honda knows about problem but has no current fix or offers of buyback.

Filed Mar 26, 2019 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · MT

Cabin fills-up with gasoline fumes when at rest/ide/not moving. Fumes come from air vents and only happens when pulling air from outside. No gasoline smell occurs when air system is in re-circulation mode. Gasoline smell goes away when car is in motion. I took it to the honda dealership in bozeman, mt and they stated they cannot find anything wrong and the computer does not find anything wrong. Technicians say they can't smell the fumes but every passenger that rides in my car can eventually smell the gasoline fumes. I think the technicians can't smell it since they are desensitized from being exposed to gas fumes routinely, so not their fault. Gasoline smell can also be detected when in the garage (car not running) and no other source of gasoline is in the garage (garage doors were left open for 15 minutes to evacuate any fumes from when car was on prior to gas smell). This started to occur approx. November 2018. I searched online and found a forum of others having the same problem. Some state that technicians eventually found liquid gas in the evaporation canister. Forum here: https://www.piloteers.org/forums/114-2016-third-generation-pilot/99809-gas-smell-cabin.html I will keep taking my pilot back to dealerships until the problem is fixed and will suggest checking the evap. Canister. This is a very unsafe problem to be occurring with honda not taking the problem seriously. This is not the fault of the dealership technicians but with honda itself.

Filed Mar 26, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · VA

There is a gasoline smell inside the car and outside I dont see any leaking but the smell is making me worry

Filed Oct 6, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 33,000 miles · IL

Honda pilot 2016 model with 30000 miles has stalled on highway interstate suddenly within 2 min of signalling messages of engine temperature too hot, transmission system problem, emission system problem etc...and went into neutral mode with failure of brakes. Car would not respond to brakes as it went to neutral state. Also noticed a burning or gasoline smell inside the car . I had to apply parking brake to stop the vehicle from moving on highway which could have LED to a major crash. As I was not on the speeding lanes, things were not worse. I had to call 911 and they helped me move my car to a shoulder and later towed to honda dealership. This was the second time happening for the same issue where earlier it happened on a local road. The same dealer kept the car for a week and returned the car saying its fixed.within 30 min of driving into the highway, it stalled again this time the situation being on highway. The car is now returned to same dealer who fixed first time and is under investigation.

Filed May 27, 2018 · Fuel system · 300 miles · WA

Car intermittently fills with gasoline fumes when being fueled. Has happened many times since new; local dealer verified fumes recently, but could not duplicate or repair it.

Filed Feb 16, 2018 · 38,000 miles · PA

16 honda pilot touring awd smells of a very, very strong odor of exhaust/gasoline coming into the vehicle at idle. Also, vehicle smells like gasoline in my garage when I come out in the morning. Many similar complaints listed online. Remedy? It is so bad that I am getting headaches and can't drive the vehicle. Going to service on 02/21/2018.