2016 Honda Pilot: transmission slipping

Filed Aug 6, 2026 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 60,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware that the transmission was slipping. The contact stated that the failure had occurred after the vehicle had been driven for two to three hours. In addition, the contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera screen flashed on and off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure was not duplicated. The transmission fluids were flushed. The contact stated that the transmission fluids had been flushed and refilled four times within the year. The contact referenced an unknown recall repair for the rear-view camera; however, the VIN was not associated with a recall related to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Feb 4, 2026 · Body, Locks · 100,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at slow and moderate speeds, the transmission was slipping, and the vehicle lurched and jerked. The failure was more evident while driving uphill. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the torque converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving and exceeding 40 MPH, the hood was flapping. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 21V932000 (Structure, Latches/Locks/Linkages); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Sep 4, 2025 · Engine, Transmission · PA

Transmission slipping and motor making a grind sound since like 120k and dash problems and paint chips every were paint is coming off on its own. I did not about that i can do a complete here.

Filed Sep 4, 2025 · Transmission · PA

transmission slipping

Filed Mar 16, 2025 · Engine, Fuel system · DE

Fuel pumps has gone bad twice, transmission slips gear makes clunking noise

Filed Dec 9, 2024 · Engine, Transmission · 86,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a loud knocking sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that while test driving the vehicle after the repair, the transmission was slipping. The vehicle was then towed to a transmission specialist. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

Filed Nov 13, 2024 · Transmission · MI

Purchase Honda Certified with around 38,000 miles. Within days of owning became apparent there were drivetrain issues. In higher gears while cruising at speeds between 25 and 60 MPH, the car would pulse -- the speed goes up and down and the tachometer indicated same with RPM pulsing. I've had the vehicle at the dealership shop 7 times and very little was done to remedy. Very nearly one year later - near the end of the extended warranty they finally correctly identified, acknowledged and made an attempt to solve with a triple flush of the transmission fluid. That seems to have solved the pulsing issue, but a couple months later the transmission began making a loud clunking judder noise when shifting lower gears while accelerating. Also apparent the transmission is slipping. Very poor gas mileage and tach shows unreasonably high RPMs for given speed. Vehicle still has less than 60,000 miles and is undriveable. Been sitting undriven in my driveway for nearly 3 months. Of course the pulsing behavior that was evident for a year was a bit of a driving hazard. Now the clunking transmission is also a hazard. Only a matter of time until there is a major failure. Only once, briefly, have I seen a warning indicator.

Filed Apr 17, 2024 · Transmission · NJ

Transmission slip/jerk/clunk when going above 2 RPMs. This has happened before 3 times with the first time happening in 2019, then 2022 and then again on [XXX], 2024. I've taking it to the dealer all 3 times and they performed a transmission fluid flush since apparently the transmission fluid gets too hot and needs to be flushed every so often. This last time they told me I needed a new torque converter ($5,500) to fix the issue. This a huge safety issue especially when driving in the highway as the cars loses speed and begins to jerk. I see similar issues with the 2017-2019 models [XXX] ) which sound the same as to what's happening to the 2016 models. There are a ton of complaints on the web for 2016 Pilot which the federal safety agency should take into consideration. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Dec 1, 2021 · Transmission · FL

For the last couple of months, the transmission has had gears slipping out of gear and takes a few seconds to find the gear to accelerate up to speed. I've taken it to the dealer twice to address the issue but it's still causing an issue.

Filed Oct 16, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 70,000 miles · OR

Purchased a 2016 pilot ex-l certified used with 8k. While pressing the brakes, they would go pretty far down before engaging. If I let up on the pedal and press again, they immediately grab like they are supposed. I have taken the vehicle in several times, brakes bled and flushed, still the same. I was informed that honda says the distance of brake pedal pressing down is 2" is normal. I also had issues with the screen going out, and the driver side vent wouldn't stay up, and the A/C wasn't cooling property. Also the system wont connect to my phone randomly. I now had a problem with the transmission. Makes a rattling noise while driving/coasting at any speed. Have taken it in and was told it was the bumper and hood noise. After paying for that, I still have the noise. The rpms jumps from under 2 to just above two, then down again. When the rpms do this the noise happens and also the econo mode turns off to white, then green again. Now it feels like when this happens the transmission feels as iff it is trying to go into gear, slipping. Now when driving and trying to pass, it seems to slip. It is definitely a safety issue! Come on honda please fix the issues.

Filed Aug 31, 2018 · Transmission · 48,000 miles · NC

While traveling on I-95 at about 75 MPH, every warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The car slowed down and changed into neutral. We were able to coast to the shoulder but the car in park. We did not turn the car off bc we wanted A/C as long as possible (occurred on june in ga, hot). The car would not go into gear so we had to have the car was towed to dealership. The following day at the dealership, they where able to get an error code to appear. After contacting american honda, the technician was told that honda is aware of the issue. He was told to clear the code and if the code reoccurred to replace the transmission but if not, they would not do anything. Well, the code would not duplicate even after the dealership tried for multiple days. We drove back to ga for our 4 hour drive home and prayed it would make it back to home. Luckily it did; however, the transmission slips in low gears and we are just waiting on it to happen again. By the way this is not the first time all of the warning light came on. It happened twice in town during the month of may. They did a service update and replaced all of the fuel injectors (out of pocket as it was not under warranty). It is really troublesome that honda knows about the issue and I personally had this happened three times & have a car with a transmission issue. The last occurrence was a huge safety hazard as we had our family & dog and stuck on the side of the road for over 2 hours in trying to get the car towed. Please american honda fix this issue.

Filed Jun 22, 2018 · Transmission · 30,000 miles · FL

My 2016 honda pilot with 32k on the odometer has major transmission issues. It jerks / slips on acceleration and downshifts when you come to a stop. I am bringing it in for service but from what I have read from other owners this seems to be a major problem with honda.