2018 Honda Pilot: key fob or push-button start problems

Filed Jun 14, 2022 · Engine · LA

The automatic stop start on the engine fails to restart at lights and when stopping in heavy traffic. One time it happened luckily I was in a parking lot I had to get out of the car out of key fob range and it seemed to reset. Before I got out everything on the dash was frozen nothing would turn on or off. I’ve been pressing the button when I get in the car that overrides it but sometimes I forget. When it’s active and does restart at a red light it lurches ahead so much that you almost hit the car in front. It’s a horrible feature. This is ongoing problem.

Filed Jun 8, 2022 · Engine · DE

I just read about the auto stop / start difficulties applicable to my vehicle and reportedly corroborated by Honda. I may have twice experienced the same or similar failure. Fortunately, both of my experiences were in my driveway. Safety was a concern in that I could not start the car, and it was blocking my other vehicles. I am unsure of the date, but I think that both were last summer. My recollection is somewhat vague as these were a while ago, and I was able to rectify. In both cases, I pulled into the driveway. I am guessing that the auto stop turned off the engine when I came to a stop. I most likely only pressed the engine start/stop button and put on the emergency brake after coming to a stop. I usually do not press the park button as it unnecessarily restarts the engine. In both cases, tried to restart the car a few minutes later, but it would not start. I don’t know whether or not the car locked. I use the automatic lock feature but may have had a door or the tailgate opened. I don’t know whether or not I used my key fob at all in trying to restart, or whether or not I moved the key fob near the start button. I remember the car seeming like the battery was dead. In one of the cases, I definitely used jumper cables from another car. In the other, I may have used a charger. The article did say that a jump was required to restart in some cases. At some point, the car just came alive. In the case of the jumper cables from another car, I moved the car out of the way (rolled up several yards) and shut it off and then restarted. The car restarted strongly, and the car acted like nothing ever happened. It almost seemed like a security lockout had occurred. Until there is a fix, I would like to know is what sequence is needed to restart if I have this problem again? Can you please help me with this?

Filed Sep 24, 2021 · Engine · CA

around 30k miles the keyless system degrades. Car won't start, says key is not present. afraid of getting stranded somewhere. forum shows MANY people having this issue, I believe a recall for this is needed. Problem seems to just get worse and worse over time. happens with both key fobs, replaced batteries no difference. https://www.piloteers.org/threads/keyless-start-system-problem-error.142385/

Filed Sep 18, 2020 · Electrical · 17,000 miles · SC

Failure to start. My car was located in my driveway. As soon as I pushed the start button the car completely shut off no power to any part. No lights were working, nothing, couldn't even lock it with key fob. The car was completely dead. With only 17k mile on a almost 3 year old car this should not be happening. After I few minutes, checking the battery, and many attempts to start, it eventually started with a sputter and the gauges jumping.

Filed Mar 19, 2020 · Electrical · 28,000 miles · CT

The car locks itself while the key fob is inside the car after the driver closes the door from the outside. The key is now locked inside the car.

Filed Mar 19, 2020 · Electrical · 28,300 miles · CT

The push button start feature will not start the vehicle. No error messages are displayed. 4 to 7 repeated attempts must be made in order to start the vehicle.

Filed Oct 30, 2019 · Electrical · 4,500 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda pilot. The contact stated that all the windows rolled down when the unlock button on the key fob was touched while in the contact's pocket. The failure recurred four times. The contact called autonation honda at 303‑578‑6112 (located at 2999 west 104th avenue, westminster, co 80234) and was informed that the failure was due to a design flaw for which there was no remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that nothing could be done. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 4,500. The VIN was unknown.