2005 Honda Pilot Other Problems

Your Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system is unexpectedly activating on dry, straight roads, forcing your car off the road or into the opposite lane. This has happened 3 times in the past year, and the VSC warning light comes on when it occurs (though it clears after restarting). Even though Honda performed a recall that added a capacitor and cleaned a ground connection, you're concerned this temporary fix doesn't address the underlying yaw sensor problem. The issue may require inspection or replacement of the yaw sensing circuit or yaw sensor itself.

CURRENT PROBLEM IS THE VSA LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER RESETTING THE VSA BUTTON. ALSO HAS CAUSED A TRIANGLE WITH ! ON THE DASH TO LIGHT UP' CAR STARTS OFF STATIONARY, IGNITION ON AND RUNNING WITH THE TRIANGLE WITH !, AFTER DRIVING THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON. ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH.

A BRACKET CONNECTING THE DRIVER SEAT TO THE BASE HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO TO BE MOBILE. THE SEAT MOVES ON THE BASE DURING TURNS AND STOPPING OR WHEN I SHIFT MY WEIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT WILL SEPARATE FROM THE BASE CAUSING INJURY TO ME OR OTHER OCCUPANTS.

WE HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE MOUNTS ON BOTH VEHICLES FOR AS LONG AS WE'VE HAD THE VEHICLES. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON OWNER FORUMS AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PERVASIVE. AMERICAN HONDA INC. HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNCOOPERATIVE IN HELPING OWNERS WITH THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, EVEN WHEN VEHICLES HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. IT SEEMS AS IS THIS PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC AND THE PRODUCT OF A DESIGN FLAW OR A CASE PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE. IT IS NOT CREDIBLE THAT HONDA WILL NOT OWN UP TO ITS MISTAKES . I SUPPOSE SINCE NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED BY THE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES HONDA FEELS SECURE. I COULD FIND NO EXAMPLES OF FATAL ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, BUT PERHAPS YOUR RESOURCES ARE GREATER THAN MINE. IF SUCH A TREND IS DISCOVERED I WOULD URGE YOUR AGENCY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AGAINST HONDA. MANY PEOPLE ARE RELUCTANT TO MAKE THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE EXHORBITANT PRICE OF PARTS AND LABOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

ON COLD TEMPERATURES, AND WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES WILL SUDDENLY APPLY ALL BY ITSELF AND THE VSA OFF AND A TRIANGLE (WITH EXCLAMATION) LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STRONGLY JERK AND SWERVE FOR A SECOND. TURNING OFF THE VSA BEFORE DRIVING, THE SUDDEN BRAKE WILL NOT HAPPEN. I CHECKED RECALLS FOR MY VIN BUT THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

CURRY HONDA IN CHAMBLER GA HAS BAITED ME IN FOR AIRBAG RECALL TWICE, MOST RECENTLY TODAY, AND THEN PERFORMED OTHER WORK AND DAMAGED PARTS REQUIRING EVEN MORE REPAIRS.

I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL OR CRUSING SAFE SPEED IN NEIGHBORHOOD VERY CLOSE TO MY OWN. WITHOUT CAUSE, COLLISION OR THE MEANS TO ACTIVATE, ALL FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE RESULT WAS A FRACTURED SPINE, REQUIRING MULTIPLE SURGERIES. THIS INCIDENT NEEDS TO BE HEARD.

MY 2005 HONDA PILOT BRAKES HAVE AUTOMATICALLY SEIZED UP A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR BUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS (MAY 2012). ALL 4 TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED HAVE BEEN AT LOW SPEEDS (10-20 MPH, THANKFULLY!!!) AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING UP AFTER IT HAS SAT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE HONDA DEALER TWICE IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS (MAY 2012) THE DAY AFTER IT OCCURRED AND BOTH TIMES THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND A PROBLEM. THE FIRST THREE TIMES THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON BUT NO CODE TRIPPED IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED NO DASHBOARD INDICATION OCCURRED. IT OCCURRED 3 WEEKS AGO, 1 WEEK AGO AND YESTERDAY BACK TO BACK SO THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTENSIFYING. SO FAR, FOR A TEMPORARY FIX, I HAVE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO STOP FOR A WHILE. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, YESTERDAY THE BRAKES SEIZED UP AS I WAS DRIVING BUT NO DASH INDICATION CAME ON. BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, ONCE THE BRAKES RELEASED, I A DECIDED TO DRIVE FORWARD TO TRY AND GET IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION ONLY TO HAVE THEM SEIZE UP AGAIN ABOUT 100 METERS LATER. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RETURN HOME WHERE IT SITS CURRENTLY. *TR

DRIVING AND NOTED MOTOR NOT RUNNING GOOD. LOOKED DOWN AT TEMPERATURE AND SAY OVERHEATING PAST THE H MARK. NO WARNING LAMP ON. GOT OUT FOUND SPILL OF GRAY FLUID UNDER ENGINE. OIL LEVEL OK BUT TRANY FLUID DRY. TOW TO GARAGE. WORKING ON IT . STATES FAILURE OF TRANMISSION COOLER LOCATED IN RADIATOR THAT SUCKED OUT TRANY FLUID INTO RADIATOR AND OUT OF OVERFLOW. NO WARNING AT ALL OF PROBLEM AT ALL. NOT SURE YET IF TRANSMISSION DAMAGED. RIGHT NOW OVER$12OO OO REPAIR BILL TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND FLUSH ALL OUT. WANTED THIS VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST 200,000 MILES. MAINT. UP TO DATE AND WELL MAINTAINED.

CONSUMER QUESTION ABOUT 2005 HONDA PILOT RECALLS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HER VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE TWO RECALLS FOR THE FUEL TANK AND THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *KB

SUSTAINED VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOUT 45 TO 75 MPH. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THIS IS A "CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE". STARTED THE FIRST DAY I DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT WITH 50 MILES ON IT.

VEHICLE: HONDA PILOT 2005 EX-L, PURCHASED ON 12/2004 WHENEVER I DRIVE MY HONDA PILOT I HAVE PAIN IN MY RIGHT EAR. A WEEK FROM TODAY, I STOPPED BY MY DEALER AND TEST DROVE THE EXACT SAME MODEL FROM THE DEALER, AND I DID NOT HAVE NAY PAIN IN MY EAR.*AK I WENT TO SEE AN (EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALIST, AND ACCORDING TO MY DOCTOR, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH MY EAR AT ALL. DOCTOR SUGGESTED THERE COULD BE SOME KIND OF CHEMICAL IN MY CAR THAT PROBABLY CAUSED SOME REACTION IN MY EAR. I HAVE A HONDA, ACCORD THAT I DRIVE REGULARLY, I DO NOT HAVE ANY EAR PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORD.*AK