2005 Honda Pilot Brakes Problems

IN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BRAKES FOR NO REASON FOR A MOMENT THAN IT RELEASE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE SLOPE ON THE CURB MY CAR APPLY THE BREAKS WITHOUT ANY INPUT.

MY 2005 HONDA PILOTS BRAKES ARE ON.I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKES ARE FULLY ENGAGED.I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, SAME THING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE TESTED AND THE KNOCK SENSOR AND SUB HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CALIBER WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, CALIBERS, MASTER CYLINDER, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY 2005 PILOT MODEL EXL HAS 90,000 MILES. RECENTLY THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENED THERE WOULD ALSO BE A LOUD 'CHUNK' NOISE THAT ACCOMPANIED IT AND FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. HOWEVER TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED, I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE VSA FUNCTION AND THE WORST PART WAS THAT THE MALFUNCTION OF THE VSA HAD LOCKED THE BRAKES ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND ALTHOUGH THIS ONLY OCCURRED ONE TIME, IT WAS AN EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE.

THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON, AND BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS AND VSA WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

2005 HONDA PILOT. LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT. SUDDEN MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN PERSONAL INJURIES*CW ACCORDING TO THE LETTER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, WHILE HIS CLIENT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. *JB

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS LIT. FIRST INTERMITTENTLY, NOW CONSTANTLY. WAS DIAGNOSED ($120 AT BURNS HONDA FOR TAKING A READING OFF ON-BOARD COMPUTER) TO BE A FAULTY RIGHT-FRONT IMPACT SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS OUT OF THE PART, SO I NEED TO WAIT FOR IT TO BE SHIPPED. THE CAR WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE SENSOR JUST STOPPED WORKING (RUSTED OUT?). THE SAME THING HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MONTHS PRIOR WITH A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. DO HONDA'S ELECTRONICS PARTS HAVE OPERATIONAL LIFE OF 100,000 MILES? I FEEL THE AIRBAG SENSORS SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND REPLACED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA)WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK FOR REPAIRS EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE VSA WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S VSA ENGAGED LOCKING UP THE BRAKES. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHY LEAVING THE HIGHWAY FOR SIDE STREETS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL INVOLVING THE INVOLUNTARY COMMAND OF VSA ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS ABSURD THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED TO STILL BE ON THE ROAD WITH SUCH A SERIOUS FLAW THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF ALARM SYSTEM IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALARM SYSTEM WENT OFF, WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER MADE EVERY EFFORT, TO STOP THE HORNS FROM BLARING. SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. HE ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET HELP, TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE TIRES WOULD NOT ROLL, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HORNS WENT OFF, AS WELL AS THE VSA WAS LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE NEXT THE DAY, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 13V092000. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL, DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED.

2005 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY REPAIR SERVICE FROM DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID NOT CLEAR THE (VSA) BRAKE LIGHT FROM THE DASHBOARD.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) EVERY TIME THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. PM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

2005 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE VSA ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE VSA/ABS MODULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A ABRUPT STOP AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO CEMENT BARRIERS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VSA WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN FORWARD MOTION IN DRIVEWAY/GARAGE. TOOK VEHICLE OUT FOR TEST DRIVE AND COULD NOT REPLICATE. *TR

WHILE EXITING A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR THE BRAKES LOCKED WITHOUT THE DRIVER APPLYING PRESSURE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE CENTER PAINTED MEDIAN WITH EXTRA GAS AND STILL UNDER UNWANTED BRAKING. ONCE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR 30 SECONDS OR SO THE BRAKES RELEASED. THE DRIVER THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW SPEED ALONG THE CURB TO OUR HOUSE WITHIN 2 MILES. IT'S NOW PARKED AS WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. A CALL TO METRO HONDA IN MONTCLAIR WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE. THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THE RECENT HONDA RECALL ON THE ISSUE. THE VSA LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. *TR

IN MARCH OF 2007, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT STARTED BRAKING ON ITS OWN AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. WE DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 2012 WHEN THE VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN ABOUT 5 TIMES IN A WEEK. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN STATEN ISLAND WHEN THEY TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED FOUR NEW TIRES, AND TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WITH THAT DIAGNOSTIC I TOLD THEM THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT SINCE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SINCE WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE, WE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM DISABLED, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RESURFACED. THE ONLY BAD PART IS THAT WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE TRADITIONAL BRAKING SYSTEM WITH NO ABS CAPABILITY. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ANY UPDATES ON YOUR INVESTIGATION ON THE SUBJECT MATTER? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

GOING 30MPH VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES LOCKED. TOWED TO DEALER. PER REPORT BATTERY VOLTAGE FAILURE, ECM/PCM FAILURE. BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE, CAN RELATION FAILURE, INTERNAL POWER SOURCE FAILURE, ABS MODULATOR FUNCTION TEST ABNORMAL. ABS CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. *TR

2-15-2011 PRIOR COMPLAINT OF VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LOCKING THE BRAKES, OCCURRED 3 TIMES. HONDA HAD NO SOLUTION TO ABRUPT JARRING BRAKING. CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH VSA TURNED OFF. 1-2-2012 VSA, EVEN THOUGH VSA TURNED OFF, BRAKES LOCKED WHILE GOING 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, MIDDLE LANE, THEN BRAKED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD PULL OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. VERY CLOSE NEAR ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA 1-3-2012. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DIRECTOR AGAIN, SPOKE TO HONDA FLORIDA REP, NO IDEAS, DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH INTERNET & NHTSA DOCUMENTED. FINALLY I AGREED TO SPLIT REPAIR, SPENT $793.61 AND THEY REPLACED 57110-S9V-A61 MODULATOR ASSEMBLY VSA. HONDA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT THE BRAKING WAS CAUSED BY, OR THAT THEIR VSA REPLACEMENT THAT DAY WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM. IF VSA OFF WHY DID IT HAPPEN 5 MORE TIMES? SINCE NHTSA HAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THIS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM I WANTED YOU TO HAVE AN UPDATE. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND MY VSA LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKES GRAB AND THE VEHICLE SWERVES AS IF I HAVE SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES. MY FOOT IS ON ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME NOT THE BRAKES. LIVE ON AN ICY, WINDING ROAD WITH LOTS OF SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY. HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE NOW. ONCE THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES LOCK MOMENTARILY THE VSA LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON TILL VEHICLE TURNED OFF. FIRST TIME THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS NO LOCKING OF BRAKES. JUST THE LIGHT. NOW THE BRAKES LOCK UP MOMENTARILY EVERY TIME I DRIVE. EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

YESTERDAY WAS THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCE OF A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING (BUT RANDOM, NOT CONSTANT) SINCE SEPTEMBER. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY. THE PILOT HAS BEEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES RANDOMLY BY ITSELF. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I GENTLY APPLIED BRAKES AND ALSO WHILE I'VE BEEN ACCELERATING. THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES IT HAPPENED THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON MY DASH BUT THEN THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. IT WENT OFF AGAIN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I HAD MY BRAKES, PADS, AND ROTORS CHANGED AND THE BRAKE LINES FLUSHED. SINCE THEN NO LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON. THEN YESTERDAY, VERY SUDDENLY, THE CAR BEGAN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME I'M SURE I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SUDDEN BRAKING WAS SO SEVERE. I COASTED FOR A BIT, TRIED TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES GENTLY AND THE CAR BROKE AGAIN THROWING ME FORWARD. IN TOTAL, IT "STOPPED SHORT" ABOUT 5/6 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A PARKING SPOT. IT HAPPENED WHILE BOTH BRAKING AND ALSO TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED BY THE CAR, IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND AND SENSATION. SOMETHING SIMILAR TO GOING HIGH SPEED OVER A RUMBLE STRIP FOR A LONG TIME. NO LIGHTS ARE ON MY DASH NOW AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. DRIVING MY CAR IS LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE. MOST OF THE TIME IT DRIVES GREAT AND I LOVE IT, AND THEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR BRAKES AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND INTENSITY. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR WHO SUDDENLY SLAMS ON THE BRAKES REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU MAY BE DOING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE ABS AND VEHICLE STABILITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SPUN IN FULL CIRCLE THREE TIMES BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERY CODE FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOWED UP WHEN PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, BUT SUGGESTED THEY REPLACED THE VEHICLE STABILITY AND ABS MODULES. THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

WHILE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY FROM MY HOME THE CAR'S BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THEIR OWN. THE NEXT 1/4 MILE WHILE TRYING TO REACH A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE VSA LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER THEN READING THE OWNERS MANUAL I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. AT THIS POINT THE VSA LIGHT WAS OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. VERY CONCERNED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AGAIN SINCE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR MAJOR ROAD AN ACCIDENT WOULD BE LIKELY. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN 2 AND 4 YEARS OF AGE AND THIS IS THE VEHICLE WE USE TO GET THEM AROUND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND REVIEW OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, VSA AND THE VSA ACTIVATION INDICATOR WARNING LAMPS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (20-50 MPH) THE CAR MAKES A LOW GRINDING NOISE AND RAPIDLY BRAKES/DECELERATES WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING TOUCHED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR YEARS; HOWEVER, RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS. THE DRIVER (MYSELF) AND THE PASSENGERS (USUALLY MY TWO CHILDREN) IN THE CAR LURCH FORWARD AS THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY AND I. THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN ANYWHERE IN THIS CAR WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THESE INCIDENTS. IN FACT, ON DECEMBER 8, 2012 ANOTHER CAR ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF US. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER 2005 HONDA PILOT OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATED ERRONEOUSLY, BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR NEARLY AN HOUR. I CAME TOWARD A STOPLIGHT, PUT THE BRAKES ON, WHICH SEEMED TO FUNCTION FINE. THEN WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JARRED TO A SHAKY STOP- ALMOST LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE WORKING. I TOOK IT HOME, STOPPED THE CARE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN DECIDED TO TAKE IT BACK OUT TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO TURN I ACCELERATED BRIEFLY AND THEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP- LIKE SOMEONE HAD STEPPED ON THE BRAKES BUT I DID NOT STEP ON THEM. THE CAR NEVER STOPPED RUNNING OR NEVER STALLED, I JUST HAD NO ACCELERATION FOR A MOMENT. I THEN DROVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MY MECHANIC DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE. ONE OF THE MECHANICS DROVE THE CAR WITH ME IN IT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. HE DROPPED ME OFF AT MY HOUSE AND WHEN HE WAS ACCELERATING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I SAW THE CAR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT NO BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON AT THE BACK OF THE CAR. HE WAS ABLE TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY- THE CAR NEVER SHUT OFF AND STILL FUNCTIONED- AND HE ASKED ME IF THAT WAS THE ISSUE AND I SAID YES. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD IT A TRANSMISSION PLACE WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS WRONG AND WE THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE ACTUALLY PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE EITHER AND CURRENTLY CANNOT GET IT TO HAPPEN TO THEM. AND NOW I HAVE NO CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL I KNOW IT HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR

VSA SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. FRONT LEFT BRAKE ENGAGES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VSA WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS LATER TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE CONTACT SEEING AN INVESTIGATION OPENED IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12028 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 60. I PUT ON MY BLINKER AND WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE TO THE LEFT LANE NEXT TO ME. A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE SPED UP AS I STARTED TO MOVE LEFT. I TURNED BACK SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND TAPPED MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I HAD A HARD TIME CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS NEXT TO ME OR BEHIND ME, BECAUSE I WENT INTO THE RIGHT LANE NEXT TO ME AND THEN ONTO THE BIRM LANE. THE CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE ROAD WAS DRY- THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME AND THAT THE ONLY CARS ON THE HIGHWAY WERE AHEAD OF ME. *TR

STARTING ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WHEN OUR HONDA PILOT 2005 REACHED A LITTLE OVER 100K MILES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM STARTED FREAKING OUT. WHEN GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH ON STRAIGHT DRY ROADS THE BRAKES WILL SUDDENLY APPLY THEMSELVES WITH NO PRESSING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL! LUCKILY IT HAS LASTED ONLY A SECOND AND THEY ARE SUDDENLY RELEASED, BUT IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING AND IF I WERE NOT LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD AND HOLDING TIGHT TO THE WHEEL THE CAR EASILY COULD HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD (IT SEEMS TO BE PREDOMINANTLY THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE - I THINK THE LEFT SIDE ONLY DID IT ONCE.) THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON DIFFERENT DAYS IN THE PAST MONTH. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS 5-15MPH WHILE TURNING WE HAVE STARTED TO HEAR A "CLUNKING/SCRAPPING" SOUND OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES "ADJUSTING" - IS HOW I'D DESCRIBE IT? THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PRESSED, BUT THEY SEEM TO BE CONFUSED. THE SOUND IS SIMILAR TO HOW IT WOULD SOUND IF WE ACTUALLY HIT AN ICE PATCH WHILE DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES - KIND OF A CLUNKING OR BRACING SOUND TO PREVENT SKIDDING, BUT THE ROAD IS DRY. AND FINALLY JUST YESTERDAY THE BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE BECOME PERMANENTLY STUCK IN THE SLIGHTEST/TEENIEST LEVEL OF APPLICATION - THEY JUST SOUND LIKE THEY ARE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR KIND OF HUMMS. THIS DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR COMPLETELY AND TURNED IT OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES AND STARTED AGAIN? THIS TIME THE ROADS WERE VERY WET AND POSSIBLY IT STARTED WHEN WE HIT A SLIGHTLY SLICK SPOT? BUT THEN DIDN'T LET UP TILL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF? THE BRAKES HAVE A SENSATION LIKE THEY WILL SUDDENLY GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING OR MAYBE EVEN NOT APPLY IF I NEED THEM TO?! WE DRIVE A 7,6 AND 4 YEAR OLD IN THIS CAR EVERY DAY. PLEASE REQUIRE HONDA TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ASAP! THANK YOU. *TR...UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY GOT VERY HOT AND STOPPED. THERE WAS A CLUMPY REDDISH-BROWN FLUID LEAKING. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, AND POSSIBLY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/10/2017*JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECELERATED. TIRES ACTUALLY SCREECHED DUE TO THE RAPID DECELERATION. THE BRAKES PULSED OFF AND ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PRESSING AND RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN RE-STARTED IT AND CONTINUED ON WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. IF A CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME IT CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS MY VEHICLE STOPPED SO ABRUPTLY I SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 5 YRS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES, THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 6 MOS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DATE HERE IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. IT HAS OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED. IT IS RANDOM AND I HAVE GONE AS LONG AS A YEAR BETWEEN INCIDENTS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO A DEALER BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND NOT POSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE, AND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON-LINE INDICATE THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A FIX AND DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. MY EXPERIENCE IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP12002 AND PE12028. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUE RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SINCE THE BRAKES HAD ENGAGED AND FAILED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATE 50MPH AND BRAKES RANDOMLY APPLY WITHOUT PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. VEHICLE COMES TO DANGEROUS AND VIOLENT STOP. SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT LOWER SPEEDS BETWEEN 25MPH TO 35MPH. VIOLENT BRAKING HAPPENS BOTH WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED AND ALSO RANDOMLY WITHOUT PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND HONDA CLAIMS IT HAS NO REAL SOLUTION. HONDA DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTER HAS DUPLICATED EXACT MALFUNCTION AND REQUIRES HONDA TO ASSIST THEM WITH FINDING A SOLUTION. NOW BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY HONDA ON HOW OR IF THEY CAN REPAIR ISSUE, WHICH LEAVES VEHICLE SAFETY IN QUESTION. *TR

BRAKES ACTUATED ON THEIR OWN SEVERAL TIMES. CAR CAME TO ABRUPT STOP MOMENTARILY BUT THEN THE BRAKES RELEASED ON THEIR OWN. STARTING HAPPENING TODAY AND OCCURRED SIX TIMES DURING A COUPLE MILE CAR RIDE. ONLY HAPPENED SPORADICALLY. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. *TR

DRIVING AT AROUND 45-50 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, AS I PRESSED MY BRAKE SUDDENLY TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING ON TO MY LANE, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT SWUNG VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE AS I TRIED TO STEER IT AWAY FROM VEHICLES AROUND ME SO AS NOT TO HIT THEM. IT FINALLY CAME TO A HALT AFTER SLAMMING ON TO THE VEHICLE THAT CAME ON TO MY LANE CAUSING ME TO BRAKE SUDDENLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE PERSON WHOSE CAR I HIT AND WHO WATCHED ME FROM A CLOSE RANGE TOLD ME LATER THAT HE WAS WORRIED THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO TURN OVER. FOR ME, THE SCARY PART WAS WHEN I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR BY STEERING IT. I SWERVED IT LEFT & RIGHT SO AS NOT TO HIT OTHERS BUT FELT AS IF SOMETHING ELSE WAS CONTROLLING THE SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. I SUSPECTED IT WAS SOME KIND OF COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND THOUGHT ABOUT REPORTING IT TO HONDA BUT DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO DO THAT. I AM REPORTING IT NOW AS I READ YESTERDAY ON USA TODAY THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING A SIMILAR-SOUNDING PROBLEM THAT ANOTHER CONSUMER REPORTED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACTIVATE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, VIOLENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD OR SOFTLY I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS ANOMALY HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I COULD NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS UNPREDICTABLE AND WENT AWAY WHEN I WOULD GET THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURN OFF THE KEY. IT WOULD NO LONGER BE HAPPENING, SIMILAR TO REBOOTING A COMPUTER. NO DASH SYMPTOM LIGHTS WOULD APPEAR DURING THESE INCIDENTS. PLEASE ADVISE IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH HONDA SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12028. *TR

STOPPING IRREGULARITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY UNSAFE FEELING FROM A DRIVERS PERSPECTIVE! NON-SOLID FEELING BRAKE PEDDLE PLUS A TENDANCY TO NOT STOP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. FRONT BRAKE PADS OR CALIPER SYSTEM HAVE MADE A VERY DETECTABLE (FROM INSIDE THE PILOT WITH THE WINDOWS UP) SNAP / CLACK NOISE WHEN ENGAGING BRAKES DURING FASTER THAN NORMAL STOPS FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MORE THAN ON ONE OCCASION - (REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS WITH NEW ONES SEEMS TO HELP / KEEP THEM NEW / THICK).. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOURTH YEAR PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,450.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH MY 2005 HONDA PILOT'S BRAKES ENGAGED ON THEIR OWN. THE BRAKES STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR JETTED TO THE LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN WHILE STOPPING. DURING THE EVENT THERE WAS A LOUD GROANING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I MADE MY WAY INTO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED HOME WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN 1/2 MILE LATER AT 30 MPH, BRAKES TO THE FLOOR,LOUD GROANING SOUND. AT THIS POINT I WAS TERRIFIED AS MY 3YR DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AND WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR. THE VSA LIGHT POPPED ON AFTER THE SECOND EVENT.CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE SHOP WHERE WE WERE TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN WHO INSPECTED AND DROVE THE VEHICLE THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE EVENT 2X. THEY STATED WE HAD A PROBLEM W/THE VSA OR ABS SYSTEM AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTED THAT WHEN THEY HOOKED THE CAR UP TO THE COMPUTER THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM WAS READING "NO DATA".THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO HONDA THE NEXT DAY AND WE WERE TOLD WE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM W/OUR ABS OR VSA SYSTEM. THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HONDA CONCLUDED THAT MY BRAKE PADS/ROTORS & TIRES NEEDED REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL SHOP WE TOOK IT TO STATED OUR BRAKES AND TIRES WERE FINE AND WOULD NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING. WE TRUSTEDHONDA AND COMPLETED THE REPAIRS THEY REQUESTED OUTSIDE OF THE DEALERSHIP. NEW BRAKES & TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND WE HAVE HAD 4 ADD.'L INCIDENTS SINCE THESE ?REPAIRS? HAVE BEEN MADE. ALL OF THE INFO WE RECEIVED FROM THE FIRST SHOP THAT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WAS RELAYED TO HONDA NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE ADAMANT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A VSA OR ABS PROBLEM. CLEARLY THEY WERE WRONG. WE ARE TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER NEXT TUESDAY .THE VEHICLE REMAINS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WE ARE VERY DISPLEASED AT HOW HONDA IS HANDLING THE SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED AND THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *JS

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED FORWARD 3 TIMES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE SUDDEN STOP ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR MAINTAINING A STEADY SPEED, AND IT WAS LIKE I STOMPED ON THE BREAK RAPIDLY THREE TIMES AND THEN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE ISSUE BUT SAID THAT THE BATTERY WASN'T PUTTING OUT THE PROPER AMOUNT OF AMPS AND WAS LIKELY RESULTING IN THE COMPUTER SENDING FAULTY MESSAGES. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE FIXED WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THEN THE ISSUE RECURRED ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2012. WHILE ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 30 MPH, THE CAR VIOLENTLY CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AGAIN, WE WERE LUCKY TO NOT BE NOT REAR ENDED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP, BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY ASSESSED THE COMPUTER AND NOTED A FAULTY EGR VALVE AND REPLACED IT. THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT, THEN THE ISSUE RECURRED FOR A THIRD TIME, AGAIN AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE SAME THING OCCURRED; THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AFTER THE SENSATION OF STOMPING ON THE BREAKS SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN, AND THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THEIR ASSESSMENT IS LEADING THEM TO BELIEVE THERE IS A FAULTY ABS SWITCH OR BRAKE BOOSTER. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS, WE AREN'T CONFIDENT THAT ANYONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HOWEVER, IF YOU READ THE FORUMS ONLINE, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH MY YEAR, MAKE/MODEL AND AT THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE AS MY CAR. IF WE CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR, WE ARE SCARED WE MAY INJURE OURSELVES OR OTHERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTER FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,236 UPDATED 04/10/12*LJ UPDATED 04/23/12

VEHICLE ENGAGED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES RANDOMLY AS COMING TO STOP. VSA LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN DISAPPEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD START. ACCELERATION AFFECTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH AND ON SIDE ROADS AT 20-40 MPH. NO INDICATOR LIGHT WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED AS TO ISSUE WITH CAR. CAR WOULD LURCH RANDOMLY BOTH BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. FIRST DEALER TOWED (WILLET HONDA, MORROW, GA) DID NOT FIND ISSUE AND SENT DRIVER ON WAY. CAR LURCHED RANDOMLY LESS THAN ONE MILE DRIVE OUT OF THE DEALER SERVICE LOT. SECOND DEALER SERVICE STATION (ED VOYLES HONDA, MARIETTA, GA) CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA FOR ISSUE. IDENTIFIED AS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING FULL BRAKE FAILURE INCLUDING ANTILOCK BRAKES AND VSA SYSTEM. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS $1565.16. NO INDICATOR AT ALL TO INDICATE FAILURES. WILLET DEALERSHIP SHOULD NOT HAVE RELEASED VEHICLE TO OWNER WITH SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT .. PURCHASED USED HAD FOR 2 WEEKS AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP 4 TIMES WITH 2 PASSENGERS IN CAR. OCCURRED WHILE TAPPING BRAKES AT ABOUT 30 MPH ALSO HAPPENED TWICE WITH OUT TAPPING BRAKES. TAKING IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN RELEASED WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE BRAKES ENGAGED INVOLUNTARILY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE THE BRAKES RELEASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. DURING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,213. *VIN CORRECTED SMCH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE, SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE VSA LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR HAD FAILED BUT THEY COULD NOT SEE A BLATANT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,864.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE BRAKES DECELERATED ON THEIR OWN. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 12/23/11... UPDATED 02/17/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO FAIL AND THE BRAKES TO APPLY INVOLUNTARILY. UPDATED 04/2412 UPDATED 05/03/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STOPPED MOVING WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY DIAGNOSED AND DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115900.

THE BRAKES IN MY 2005 HONDA PILOT SUDDENLY APPLY THEMSELVES. OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ONCE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY WIFE RECENTLY HAD IT HAPPEN ONCE TO HER JUST AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN. IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR. I'VE SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED ON OTHER WEB SITES...ONE WAS GOING 60 WHEN IT HAPPENED. TWO HONDA DEALERS DID DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NOTHING. THEY COULD NOT "REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM"...NO SURPRISE SINCE IT'S RANDOM! THE LAST TIME (INCIDENT DATE BELOW) MY WIFE WAS OUT OF TOWN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SECOND DEALER. (THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACE BY THEM BUT WE'VE PUT LESS THAN 150 MILES ON IT SINCE THEN.) I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE MECHANICS SINCE IT HAPPENS SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS...BUT WHO KNOWS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKES FELT SOFT AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE A FEW YEARS AGO FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,513.

2005 HONDA PILOT BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. HAS OCCURED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. OPERATOR NOT TOUCH BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

3/20/10. 2005 HONDA PILOT EX WITH 110K MILES. BRAKE PEDALS FEEL 'SOFT' AND GRADUALLY EXHIBIT A PEDAL HEIGHT THAT GETS LOWER (CLOSER TO THE FLOOR) BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE A WEEK AGO, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME BEING PARANOID. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS BE INCREASING VERY SLOWLY OVER TIME.THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 3/16/10 HONDA RECALL TO MODIFY THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST' (VSA) MODULATOR FOR ONLY 344,000 ODYSSEYS AND 68,000 ELEMENTS. I'M CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MONDAY. KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY REPLACED BOTH MY FRONT AND BACK BREAKS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. THE 2005 HONDA PILOT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 3/16/10 RECALL. *TR

MY WIFE WAS CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH A WEEK AGO, UNDER VERY GOOD ROAD CONDITION, WITH HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, WHEN SHE TRIED TO DODGE THE PASSENGER CAR FROM THE NEXT LANE, HER BRAKE WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY, SUDDENLY HER CAR MADE LOUSY BANGING SOUND AND SLED 3 TIMES IN RAPID TOWARD LEFT AFTER TOWARD RIGHT, AND LEFT AGAIN. LUCKILY NO CONTACTS WAS MADE WHILE IN DEVASTATING MOMENT. BEFORE HEADING TO DEALER, TODAY SNOWY DAY, DRIVING 10 MPH TO MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL DROPPING, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS SIMILAR BUT NOT SO PANORAMIC. BARELY AVOID TO COLLISION WITH POLICE PATROL CAR ON OPPOSITE LANE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD SUDDENLY SEIZED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE MOVED IN ANY DIRECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35000.

BT SHIMMY? IS THIS A NEW DANCE? NOT!!!! DANGEROUS VEHICLE~BRAKES TRANSMISSION? SHIMMY? AUGUST 25, 2009 '05 HONDA PILOT BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. DID THOROUGH INVESTIGATION WHEN THIS STARTED IN MAY: BRAKES LOCK UP AND VEHICLE VEERS AND STOPS WHILE GOING OVER 35-40 MPH. I AM A JOURNALIST AND DID RESEARCH. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS: HONDA SAYS THEY DON'T LISTEN TO 'WEBSITES' WHAT ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS HONDA? THIS WAS FIXED FOR $500 BACK IN MAY AND HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS IN THE VEHICLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DANGER DANGER DANGER. JACK OF DIAMONDS SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN TYLER TEXAS WANTS TO ARGUE ABOUT IT. SALES MANAGER SAYS I CAN LEAVE IT THERE ~ B/C HE IS SURE NOTHING IS WRONG AND WILL RESELL IT!!!! TYLER, TEXAS. FURTHER: STRANDED IN GREENVILLE, TEXAS MOST OF THE DAY WITH CHILD. UNSAFE UNSA UNSAFE. BRAKES? TRANSMISSION? SHIMMY? I DON'T KNOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO BRAKE MODE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN STOP. THE FAILURE CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, CAUSING ITEMS TO BE THROWN FROM THE SEAT ONTO THE FLOOR. DURING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH PRODUCED A LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE CODE AND A BRAKE SENSOR CODE. THE DEALER TESTED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. THEY ALSO NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND OPENED A CASE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 58,000.

HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES YESTERDAY. ONCE WHILE DRIVING ~40MPH THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, THROWING ITEMS FROM THE SEAT INTO THE FLOOR. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS BRIEF AND I DROVE ~2 MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE VSA INDICATOR LIGHTS (CAUTION AND OFF) CAME. MANUAL STATES VSA CAN RESET BY TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON (MUST BE A MICROSOFT SYSTEM). DROVE THE CAR TO WORK. LATER LEFT WORK AND WENT ABOUT 5 MILES BEFORE THE VIOLENT SUDDEN STOP EVENT. FOLKS THIS IS SERIOUS PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DUE TO THE VIOLENT NATURE OF THE CAR STOPPING. CAR IS AT THE DEALER RIGHT NOW, THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE EVENT , YET AND CLAIMED THE COMPUTER COULD NOT READ ANY CODES. THEY HAVE A CALL INTO THE FACTORY. REFERENCE THREAD AT WWW.HONDAPILOT.ORG HONDA PILOT .ORG > GENERAL > PROBLEMS > VSA APPLIES FULL BRAKE FOR NO REASON. *TR

2005 HONDA PILOT EX HAVE APPLIED SUDDEN BRAKE WHICH COMPLETELY STOPPED THE CAR. IT HAPPENED THREE TIME IN THIS WEEK (2/2 - 2/4). THE WEATHER IS COLD AFTER A MINOR SNOW, THE ROAD IS WET OR DRY. BUT EACH TIME THERE WERE SNOW AND SALT RESIDUE ON THE ROAD, WHEN THE CAR ROLL OVER IT, THEN IT HAPPENED. MOVING SPEED WAS BETWEEN 20 - 30 MPH. SINCE IT WAS SLOW SO NOT ACCIDENT OCCURRED, OTHERWISE MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FROM BEHIND. *TR

I HAVE HAD A 2005 HONDA PILOT FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS, THE BRAKES APPLY THEMSELVES. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT. THE HONDA COMPANY MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE LAST INCIDENT OF THIS TYPE OCCURRED LAST NIGHT, THE DATE SHOWN BELOW. *TR

BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRVING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. KEEPS HAPPENING. NEARLY REARENDED THIS LAST TIME. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT I AM NOT ALONE. YET HONDA DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS, THEY CALLED HEADQUARTERS AND NO ONE HAS HEARD OF THIS. THEY WANT US TO COME AND GET IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT ISN'T SAFE TO HAVE YOUR CAR LOCKS ITS BREAKS OUT OF NO WHERE. NO WARNING AT ALL. ANOTHER PERSON ON THE INTERNET REPORTS IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY!!! CAR SWERVED ALL OVER, CARS HONKED SWERVED TO MISS THEM. THEY HAVE A CLAIM NUMBER WITH HONDA AS WELL. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IS ACTING LIKE I SHOULD JUST FORGET ABOUT IT AND DRIVE THIS CAR. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA PILOT FORM MY HOME AND MADE A LEFT TURN OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF IT. IT WENT AWAY AND I CONTINUED DRIVING SLOWLY (ABOUT 15 - 20 MPH) TO SEE IF I COULD DETECT SOMETHING FURTHER WRONG OR IF I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING. AS I FOUND NO INDICATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE I CONTINUED ON. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY ONE CITY BLOCK THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOWED ITSELF TO A CRAWL. I DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES! THE NOISE AGAIN OCCURRED WHILE THIS HAPPENED. THE NOISE, I REALIZED, WAS SIMILAR TO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING DURING A HARD STOP. THIS OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES IN RAPID SUCCESSION AND THEN WENT AWAY. I CONTINUED ON TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND APPLIED THE BRAKES MYSELF. THEY SEEMED TO WORK OK. AS I PROCEEDED , THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN APPLIED THEMSELVES (WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ACTION FROM ME) ANOTHER FOUR TIMES. AT THIS TIME THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT OFF, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF IT DID TURN OFF OR NOT. I DROVE ANOTHER TWO TO THREE MILES WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. ON MAY 10, APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AS DIRECTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND THE VSA LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON. LATER THAT DAY, WHILE DRIVING WITH FOUR PEOPLE IN THE PILOT I HAD MADE A LEFT TURN AND HAD ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES AGAIN APPLIED THEMSELVES, THE PILOT DIVED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AGAIN, I DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PILOT DID THIS ITSELF. THE VSA LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN AND I FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS SEEMED TO WORK ONCE AGAIN. AS EVERYONE IN THE PILOT HAD THEIR SEAT BELTS ON, NO ONE WAS INJURED. *JB

2005 HONDA PILOT EX WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT.. ~90% BRAKE FAILURE ON VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS... 06/15/2005 AND 06/24/2005. TAKING TO HONDA OF CONCORD (CONCORD NC) TO BE REVIEWED... MAY OR MAY NOT REPAIR DEPENDING ON IF THEY CAN "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM BUT ARE AWARE OF SOME CASES OF THE MASTER CYLINDER GOING COMPLETELY OUT FOR A "MOMENT". ALERTING YOU ALL IN CASE THIS HAPPENS TO OTHERS AND TO HAVE ON RECORD.