2005 Honda Pilot Steering Problems

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While driving at 25-35 mph, your Pilot slowed down unexpectedly and the brake pedal became hard and unresponsive. The steering wheel pulled strongly to the left and was difficult to correct, making the vehicle hard to control. Your dashboard showed a VSA warning light and a triangle with an exclamation mark. Your dealer diagnosed a failed VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) module that needs to be replaced to restore normal braking, steering, and stability control.

FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK MY 2005 HONDA PILOT SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER AND DIES, BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS. IT SCARED ME 2 DEATH.

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2005 HONDA PILOT WITH 145K MILES SUDDENLY STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT, FLAT, DRY ROADS AT MODERATE SPEEDS. IF HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BUT NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH SKIDDING, SLIDING, ETC. THE BRAKES APPEAR TO APPLY DIFFERENTIALLY, CAUSING A SWERVE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED QUICKLY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH TRAFFIC. THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE TRIANGULAR VSA DISCONNECT LIGHT COMES ON. THEY BOTH GO OUT AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, BUT THAT THEY HAD REPROGRAMMED THE CAR'S VSA DURING AN EARLIER SERVICE VISIT.

STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD SOUND WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT... TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY STATE THE STEERING COLUMN IS SEPARATING FROM THE MAIN CONTROLLING DEVICE

FAULTY ELECTRICAL ISSUE. CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF AND GO DEAD ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS. THIS WAS REPORTED TO HONDA AS A SAFETY CONCERN BUT NO ONE EVER FOLLOWED UP WITH THE COMPLAINT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED UNEXPECTLY WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION WITHOUT WARNING. WORSENS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THIS WAS REPORTED 10 YEARS AGO AND EVEN. AGAIN ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO WITH NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA. OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A BUMP OR POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS, POWER STEERING PUMP, AND SWAY BAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,000.

1ST INCIDENT-I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED (APPROX. 25-30 MPH). HEARD A GROWLING SOUND & CAR SUDDENLY BRAKED ON ITS OWN. I ALSO FELT AS IF I HAD LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE VSA LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF DURING THE INCIDENT. 2ND INCIDENT- SAME AS ABOVE ONLY A WEEK LATER. 3RD INCIDENT- ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ENTER THE RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN THE CAR MADE A GRINDING SOUND, THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON MOMENTARILY WHILE THE CAR APPLIED THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN. ALL OF THESE INCIDENCES OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR WAS SERVICED FOR THE VSA RECALL(13-026) ON MAY 6, 2015. PREVIOUS TO THIS SERVICE, WE HAD NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE VSA. WE BELIEVE THAT BY HAVING THIS RECALL PERFORMED, HAS CAUSED ANOTHER MALFUNCTIONED AS A RESULT. I HAVE READ SOME MUCH MORE FRIGHTENING INCIDENCES THAN OURS ON YOUR SITE. SO WE ARE NOW DRIVING OUR CAR WITH THE VSA OFF! PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN

FELT NO POWER WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO PULLOVER. AFTER RESTING THE VEHICLE I IT WAS OK. I FELT IT LAST YEAR IN MAY ALSO AND DEALER HILLSIDE HONDA IN NY JUST DID SERVICE AND POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGE AND CHARGED ME. I WILL GO BACK THUS WEEK. *TR

MY 2005 PILOT MODEL HAS 108,000 MILES. THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND VSA LIGHT REMAINS ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE STABILITY CONTROL RECALL 13V092000 WAS PERFORMED JULY 2013, IT WAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOUND YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE AND WANTS $1,100.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

YES MY 2005 HONDA PILOT HAS DEVELOPED SERIOUS KNCKING AND SHAKING IN SUSPENSION STEERING , CALLED HONDA THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL I FELL IT SHOULD BE FOR SAFETY REASONS . *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND THE VSA WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS I WAS APPROACHING A LEFT TURN LANE I APPLIED THE BRAKES GENTLY AND THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE MOMENTARILY GRABBED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE VSA LIGHTS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 9 TIMES IN THE LAST 300 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL THE "RECALLED" VSA MODULE WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 6000 MILES AGO. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE VSA MODULE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

BEGAN TO NOTICE SIGNIFICANT CLOCKWISE-COUNTERCLOCKWISE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING SPOUSE'S CAR. ATTEMPTED TO SOLVE PROBLEM BY HAVING TIRES CHECKED AND BALANCED; NO DEFECTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND REBALANCING DIDN'T SOLVE PROBLEM. WHEN UNSUCCESSFUL, TOOK TO SECOND FACILITY AND HAD TIRES BALANCED AGAIN WITHOUT RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, WHO BALANCED THE TIRES A THIRD TIME, WITH NOT RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUES EVEN AFTER REPLACING ALL TIRES, AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH HONDA PILOT CARS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, AND THAT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED ANY TECHNICAL ADVISE ON HOW DEALERS CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, A 2005 HONDA PILOT EX SHUDDERS AT OR BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH.IT HAS ALMOST COST ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY MY LIFE. THIS IS A "KNOWN" TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM TO HONDA,YET THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR SUDDEN,UNEXPECTED BRAKING,WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION IS TERRIFYING AND ALSO DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THE STEERING CONTROLS OFTEN VEER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA PILOT PROBABLY AROUND 40MPH, A NOISE, I TURNED ON THE CLOSEST ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND WAS HEADING UP HILL, THE RPM DIAL MOVED ERRATICALLY, THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO GO, THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHTS ON, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I HAD NO STEERING CONTROL, BECAUSE I WAS ON A HILL I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD DIED. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART SINCE WE WERE ON A 2 LAND ROAD WITH NO GUARD RAIL AND A STEEP DROP OFF BESIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT ON, A LIGHT CAME ON THE ALT TEMP. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE DOWN AND HAD TO WAIT FOR ASSISTANCE. WE LIFTED THE HOOD AND IT WAS NOT HOT COMING FROM INSIDE BUT THERE WAS A FLUID LEAKING. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER HONDA PILOTS. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS VEHICLE DIED WITH NO WARNING OR LIGHTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY THINK SOMETHING WHEN WITH THE RADIATOR WHICH LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY DON'T KNOW YET IF THE ENGINE IS DEAD UNTIL THE WORK ON THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON FROM HONDA, [XXX], IS NOT WILLING TO ASSURE ME THAT IF MY VEHICLE IS REPAIRED IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT WE WILL BE SAFE. MY FAMILY FEELS THAT THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN THAT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A CATASTROPHIC BREAK DOWN. WE HAVE OWN HONDA'S FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A COMPLAINT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKING AND STEERING PROBLEMS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A 11 OR 12 MONTH TIME FRAME TOOK IT TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT GET PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE AND NO REPAIRS DONE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS A MONTH AGO HONDA WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, MY HONDA PILOT ABRUPTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. IT FELT LIKE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTUATED. THE VSA AND TRIANGLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT WAS PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT STOPPED. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AN THE CONDITION CLEARED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING UNDER SLIGHTLY WET CONDITIONS AT A FAIRLY LOW SPEED (APPROX. 25 - 30 MPH) AND THE CAR SEEMED, MOMENTARILY, AS IF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD GONE FLAT AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT WITH A TRIANGLE AND AN EXCLAMATION POINT AND THE VSA LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE TIRE, TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR THE REST OF THAT DAY. THE NEXT MORNING, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT ALL NIGHT. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON, THE INDICATOR AND VSA LIGHTS WERE OUT, BUT THEN CAME BACK ON LESS THAN 30 MINUTES LATER WHILE IDLING. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS DAY WERE COLD, BUT DRY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE CAR TO LEITH HONDA. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITION WHILE DRIVING IT TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER DIDN'T INDICATE THAT THE VSA HAD EVEN BEEN ON. I PICKED THE CAR UP THAT NIGHT, AFTER THEY HAD CLOSED, AND EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM LESS THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER. I THEN EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, AFTER A COLD START, AND THEN AGAIN TODAY, ALSO AFTER A COLD START, BUT THIS TIME WHILE IDLING. THIS IS A SCARY AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THERE ARE LOTS OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FLOATING AROUND THE INTERNET. MY PARTICULAR EXPERIENCES HAVEN'T BEEN AS BAD (YET) AS OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED, BUT THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME (FRONT BRAKES MOMENTARILY LOCKING AND STEERING PULLING, IN MY CASE, TO THE LEFT). *TR

MY WIFE LOST CONTROL , 2 LANE PAVED ROAD 45 MPH (CAR DAMAGE FROM BUMPER TILL REAR END) COMING TO STOP IN A DITCH TO HER LEFT. NO OTHER VEHICLE/INVOLVED, REPORT WAS FILED WITH INSURANCE, CAR REPAIRED ( OVER $10,000 ) I ARRIVED AS POLICE OFFICER WAS INTERVIEWING MY WIFE @ OUR DRIVEWAY, SHE WAS STILL CRYING, NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENTS BEFORE, OR SPEEDING TICKETS ( VERY PASSIVE DRIVER, OUR KIDS WHERE IN THE CAR 3 AND 4 YEARS OLD @ THE TIME) HER EXPLANATION: THE CAR WAS GOING OUT OF THE ROAD TO MY RIGHT ON ITS OWN, I TRIED TO CORRECTED BUT THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING,I FELT THE CAR GOING INTO THE DITCH, I PULLED HARD , IT RESPONDED CROSSING THE LANE VIOLENTLY, TRIED TO CONTROL IT CAME BACK TO THE RIGHT HITTING THE STOP AHEAD SIGN, SWERVED AGAIN TO THE LEFT AND STOPPING @ THE DITCH.150 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION,BETWEEN TELGE RD. WESTBOUND AND GRANT RD. CYPRESS TX 77429 PREVIOUS OWNERS OF HONDA CRV, WE LOVE THEIRS CARS WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK, THINGS THAT HAPPEN, WE MOVED ON. SINCE THEN SHE/COMPLAINED/BRAKES WILL DISENGAGED AND ENGAGE AGAIN. THE CAR WILL STOP BUT A COUPLE OF FEET LONGER THAT INTENDED. 1ST. TIME I REPLACE BRAKE PADS, 2ND.TIME I TRIED TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE BUT NO LUCK. 3RD. TIME NEW BRAKE FLUID AND COMPLETE BRAKE INSPECTION. 12/2012 SHE TOLD ME AGAIN. I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK MYSELF EVERY DAY. 12/29/2012 COMING BACK FROM WORK, STOP SING, HIT THE BRAKES, RIGHT BEFORE THE CAR STOPS THE PEDAL SUNK COMPLETELY , NOISES CAME FROM THE WHEELS AS IF THERE WAS AND ON/OFF SWITCH BEING USE FOR BRAKING. THE CAR STOPS ABOUT 10 FEET LONGER THEN INTENDED. BEING CONCERN ABOUT A SOLUTION I STARTED LOOKING FOR ANY INFO ABOUT THIS ONLINE, SO IT COULD FIX IT THIS IS MY KIDS/WIFE VEHICLE. I DISCOVER ALL THE SIMILAR CASES ONLINE ,I WONDER IF THE STEERING REALLY WHEN OUT OF CONTROL ON ITS OWN , LIKE SHE SWORE TO MY IN 2008. *TR

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM ANDERSON HONDA OF PALO ALTO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VSA HAS ENGAGED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 10-35 MPH. THE VSA ENGAGED AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING AND AT THE FASTER SPEEDS ON THE STRAIGHT-A-WAY. WHEN THE VSA ENGAGES THE VSA LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT TURN ON. THE LIGHTS DO GO OFF AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND AT REST FOR A FEW MINUTES. MOST OFTEN WHEN THE VSA ENGAGES THE CAR SHUDDERS SLIGHTLY, BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL SHUDDER AND VIBRATE. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SLOWING MOMENTARILY. IN THE MOST RECENT EPISODE ON NOV. 27. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH DOWN HILL AND THE STEERING PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. *TR

DRIVING ALONG A TWO LANE HIGHWAY ON A 20 DEGREE MORNING AND COASTING AROUND A GENTLY CURVING CORNER TO THE RIGHT AT 45 MPH WHEN AN UNEXPECTED JARRING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT OCCURRED COUPLED WITH A LOSS OF SPEED AND THE VSA LETTERS AND A TRIANGLE INDICATOR LIGHTS LIT ON THE DASH BOARD.. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS GOT MY ATTENTION AND LUCKILY NOTHING WAS COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. I HAD NOT TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL AFTER THE INITIAL PROBLEM OCCURRED AND WHEN I SAW THE LIGHTS AND WENT ALONG MAYBE 200 TO 300 YDS IT DID IT AGAIN WHICH GOT ME VERY WORRIED. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND TRIED TO RESET THE CAR BUT TO NO JOY SO I DROVE THE REMAINDER OF MY COMMUTE TO WORK WITH THE VERY SAME LIGHTS LEFT ON. THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE WAS FINE BUT NOT SURE IF I AM SAFE DRIVING WITH THIS ANOMALY AND ESPECIALLY THE SUDDEN SELF BRAKING, WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN NEXT? *TR

MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENCES WITH OUR VSA SYSTEM IN OUR 2005 PILOT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 5-40MPH, THE CAR HAS LOCKED THE BRAKES AND STEERING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY WITH NO PRIOR INDICATIONS. I DID A BIT OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND NO SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. I SAW THAT THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AS OF OCTOBER, AND I AM HOPING TO FIND A SOLUTION SOON. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME. *TR

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND WHEELS SHIMMY ON FREEWAY. PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES WITH FRONT AND BACK ALIGNMENT, PLUS TIRE BALANCING ON 08-01-12. VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT AND WHEELS SHIMMY WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A TRIP ON THE NYS THRUWAY, THE DRIVER'S FRONT BRAKE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP AND DRAG THE CAR TO THE LEFT. WE WOULD HEAR A NOISE (ABS PUMP?) AND LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON THE DASH. THIS WOULD LAST ONLY A FEW SECONDS AT A TIME, BUT ENOUGH TO YANK THE WHEEL AND PULL INTO THE LEFT LANE. WE DID MAKE IT HOME. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE YAW/STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR. THEY REFUSED TO PROCESS UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY HAD BARELY EXPIRED. COST $820 TO FIX. I AM WRITING NOW BECAUSE I RECENTLY SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER WHERE YOUR AGENCY IDENTIFIED THIS VERY PROBLEM WITH 2005 HONDA PILOTS. *TR

THIS PROBLEM BEGAN EARLIER IN 2012 AND WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE DEALER IN JUNE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (45-75MPH), THE VSA SYSTEM ENGAGES, LOCKING ONE WHEEL FOR A SECOND OR TWO, AND PULLING THE STEERING WHEEL AS IF IN A SKID. WHEN THIS STOPS, THE VSA LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS A YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT. WHEN THE DEALER 'FIXED' THIS IN JUNE, THEY REPAIRED A TPMS SENSOR. THEY ALSO FOUND A BRAKE CALIPER STUCK AND FIXED THAT AS WELL AS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. SINCE JUNE THE ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED UNTIL YESTERDAY. IT HAS HAPPENED AT 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 DAYS, ALL AT @ 45 MPH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE AND IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE ON THE INTERSTATE, TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES OF ME DROPPED BACK BECAUSE THEY COULD TELL I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VSC WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR AND THE ABS SENSOR AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

MY PILOT HAS A VERY BAD SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER I REACH SPEEDS OF 70MPH. I'VE HAD THREE WHEEL BALANCES (ONE ROAD FORCE BALANCE), TWO ALIGNMENTS, ROTORS AND BRAKES CHECKED WITH NO ISSUES WITH THOSE ITEMS. I'VE HAD TO OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT WHICH I NEVER HAD TO DO ON ANY OTHER VEHICLES I'VE EVER OWNED. I TOLD THE HONDA DEALER THAT I THINK HONDA CORPORATION SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS BECAUSE ALL PILOT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. I STILL HAVE THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I'M AFRAID THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE THE THIRD MOTOR MOUNT TO RESOLVE THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS ANOTHER EXPENSE THAT I CAN'T AFFORD BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM HONDA CARES ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SO I GUESS WE HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS SINCE IT SEEMS WE (HONDA OWNERS) CAN'T GET THROUGH TO HONDA CORPORATION TO HELP US! *TR

IT WAS NIGHT, AND MY GIRLFRIEND AND I JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY, WE JUST TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET AND MADE IT 100 YARDS WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT OR I HIT SOMETHING AND IT DRAGGED, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO INSPECT, AND FOUND NOTHING. I DID NOTICE THE VSA AND VSA ACTIVATION INDICATORS ON, TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN RESET THE INDICATORS. ODDLY CONCERNED WE CIRCLED BACK TO CHECK FOR ANYTHING IN THE ROAD, THERE WAS NOTHING. IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER, AND THE INDICATORS CAME BACK ON. IT REPEATED ITSELF A THIRD TIME, AND I DROVE HOME VERY WORRIED IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. EACH INSTANCE WAS MOMENTARY AND IT PULLED HARD LEFT EACH TIME WITH A LOAD ANTILOCK BRAKE TYPE JARRING VIBRATION. FROM READING OTHER STORIES I CAN SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM ISN'T ONE OF A KIND, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE POST A FIX FOR IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA PILOT WHICH I BROUGHT AT THE END OF 2006. EVERY SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR WHEN I RUN OVER A RAIN PUDDLE THE STEERING LOCKS. I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY WHEN IT WAS A HUGH PUDDLE BUT IN MARCH 2009 I RAIN OVER A PUDDLE THAT CAME FROM A CAR WASH AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A NEW BELT. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT AND 3 WEEKS LATER IT RAINED AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY WHICH ALMOST LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2005 HONDA PILOT ON 06/25/2007. EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. I TOOK MY PILOT IN TODAY FOR INSPECTION(06/06/2009)AND HERE THEY TELL ME MY MOTOR MOUNT ENGINE NEEDS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THIS I HAD CALLED THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND TOLD THEM THAT MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I DRIVE CLOSE TO 65-70MPH. I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES THAT IT IS JUST MY ALIGNMENT "EASY FIX". LAST YEAR FOR INSPECTION I NEEDED TIRES GOT TIRES,ALIGNMENT CHECKED ASKED SERVICE PEOPLE AGAIN IF THE SHAKING WAS FIXED I WAS REASSURED IT WAS TO ONLY FIND OUT IT WAS NOT. NOW TODAY A YEAR LATER THIS HAPPENS AND TO FIND OUT IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF OTHER 2005 HONDA PILOTS MOTOR MOUNT IS GOING OUT. I'M OUTRAGED. I OWNED SEVERAL HONDAS THROUGH-OUT MY LIFE AND NEVER ONCE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEM. I USE TO OWN A CIVIC AND AN ACCORD. HONDAS ARE GREAT VEHICLES UNTIL NOW. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS. AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST HONDA I OWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO ROCK WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ORIGINALLY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 52,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2005 HONDA PILOT HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED ROTATED TIRES PROBLEM IS BACK NOW TIRES ARE WEARING ON EDGES ALIGNMENT DONE ON CAR 4 TIMES THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM WITH PTTR WILL GO OFF THE ROAD IN SECONDS IF NOT CAREFUL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

2005 HONDA PILOT EXL CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AS A RESULT OF SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND TRACTION.*MR THE CONSUMERS LAWYER STATED ON FEB 2, 2005 THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMERS LAWYER BELIEVED THE CRASH AND RECALL WERE IDENTICAL. *JB

MAKE: HONDA PILOT 2005 PLEASE ALSO REVIEW: HTTP://WWW.HONDAPILOT.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=4117&PERPAGE=15&PAGENUMBER=27 WHICH HAS 27 PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 PILOT. I HAD THE HITCH INSTALLED BY HONDA. I NOTICED SOME VIBRATION LOWER THAN 70 MPH BUT ASSUMED THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CAR. LO AND BEHOLD, WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING STARTING AROUND 69MPH, PEAKING AT AROUND 76 MPH AND FADING TO "NORMAL" AT AROUND 80 MPH. THE VIBRATION FEELS LIKE A WHEEL BALANCE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY THE DEALER IS TRYING TO HELP, HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THINGS WE HAVE TRIED: A. MAY 30 PROBLEM NOTED ON TEST DRIVE BEFORE PURCHASE BUT IGNORED AS A NEW VEHICLE/DRIVER INTERPRETATION PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS NOTED DAYS LATER THOUGH. B. JUNE 4 CAR TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION 1) TEST DRIVE SHOULD MINIMAL PROBLEM NOT DRIVEN AT 76 MPH THOUGH 2) DEALER (RICHARD/BRETT) ALIGNED WHEELS 3) SHORT TEST DRIVE (BELOW 76 MPH) INDICATES FIXED 4) LONGER DRIVE AT 69 THROUGH 80 MPH INDICATES PROBLEM STILL EXISTS 5) SUGGESTED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR A ''FORD'' HIGH-TECH REBALANCE C. JUNE 6 I AM NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN A FORD HIGH-TECH REBALANCE, BECAUSE THAT WOULD SIGN ME UP FOR EXPENSIVE REBALANCES FOR THE REST OF THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE A NORMALLY BALANCED WHEEL. TALKED TO RICHARD ABOUT SWAPPING TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TIRES IN FOR THE FRONT TIRES. HE WILL DISCUSS WITH THE SALES MANAGER. D. JUNE 7 I ROTATED THE BACK WHEELS TO THE FRONT TO DISQUALIFY THE WHEELS FROM THE EQUATION. CONSIDER DRIVING ANOTHER SIMILAR, NEW VEHICLE. F. JUNE 9 RICHARD DUDLEY CALLED BACK. TALKED TO HIM AND HE INDICATED THAT HE STILL NEEDS TO DO A FORCE ALIGN TO DISQUALIFY THE WHEELS. G. DEALER SWAPPED OUT TIRES FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. H. DEALER RADIAL FORCE BALANCED THE FRONT WHEELS.