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2005 Honda Pilot Fuel System Problems

2 owner-reported fuel system complaints from NHTSA data

2
Complaints
1
Recalls
Feb 2007Jun 2013
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Fuel System Recalls (1)

RECALLCampaign #04V541000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, SOME FUEL TANKS WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED.

Fix: DEALERS REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. ALL OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2004.

Owner Complaints (2)

mediumFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jun 2013

I HAD THE MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY RECALL (RECALL: 13-026 VSA SYSTEM UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATES) WORK DONE RECENTLY. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AFTER I HAD THIS SERVICE DONE, I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN I MADE HARD LEFT TURN. SUDDEN ACCELERATION PERSISTED FOR ABOUT 3 TO 4 SECONDS. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING THAT TIME AND EVENTUALLY IT SUBSIDEED. I AM SUPSECTING THIS HAS SOMETHING TO WITH THE SAFETY RECALL FIX THAT WAS DONE. I HAD SLIGHTLY OVERSHOT THE LEFT I HAD TO MAKE AND MADE A HARD LEFT TURN THEN I REALIZED THAT VEHICLE WENT INTO A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I AM CERTAIN THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

NHTSA #: 10515390
mediumFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Filed: Feb 2007

TL*- THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA PILOT IN AUGUST 2005. IN SEPTEMBER 2005, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER SPEED BUMPS OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DESERT HONDA OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ON FEBRUARY 2007. THE SERVICE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2006. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE THEREWAS NHTSA RECALL 04V541000 ON THESE VEHICLES. WHEN EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER, HONDA WAS CONTACTED. THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED THAT HONDA WAS NOT HONORING THIS RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500, AND THE CURRENT WAS 10,000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA #: 10182387

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