2007 Honda Pilot Electrical Problems

Your instrument panel warning light is on, indicating a problem with your driver's side airbag. The Honda dealer warned you that your airbag may not deploy in an accident, making it unsafe to drive. You're concerned about the safety risk and the expensive diagnostic cost, and you'd like this issue covered under a recall.

Your 2007 Honda Pilot's battery drains completely if the car sits unused for more than 4 days, even in warm or cold weather. Honda service has inspected the vehicle multiple times but cannot identify the cause, and replacing the battery hasn't solved the problem. The dealer suspects something is drawing power from the battery when the car is off, but they haven't determined what it is. You may need a professional diagnostic test to locate the parasitic drain and identify which component needs repair or replacement.

Your front blower motor resistor keeps burning out and failing, even after multiple replacements. This suggests an underlying electrical issue is causing the resistor to overheat and fail repeatedly. The underlying cause may need to be diagnosed to prevent continued part failures.

WE WERE TRAVELING THE FREEWAY AND AS WE DROVE DOWN THE ROAD THE LOW BEAMS TURNED OFF. FORTUNATELY HIGH BEAMS WERE STILL FUNCTIONAL.

While driving, both low beam headlights stopped working. High beams and all other bulbs still work. Checked filament of low beams and no burn or black residue.

ON 09/09/2019 1:00 AM I WAS AWAKENED BY NEIGHBORS THAT MY 2007 HONDA PILOT WAS ON FIRE, POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES, FLAME WERE IN SIDE DASH BOARD, CEILING, LEFT AND RIGHT QUARTER PANELS, SUN ROOF AND HOOD BURNED, FRONT BURNED, PLASTIC MELTING AND FIRE EVERYWHERE, FLAMES WERE 1 TO 2 FT. HIGH, ALL FRONT LIGHTS IN VEHICLE BURNED AND MELTED, WIRES HANGING, HALF THE FRONT VEHICLE TOTALED, DURING DAY LIGHT IT WAS VISIBLE TO SEE HALF THE DASH BURNED COLAPSED MELTED, YOU CAN SEE FUSE BOX PROTRUDING HANGING UNDER DASH. WIRE HARNESS, ELECTRONICS, COMPUTER, BURNED. THIS DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE DAMAGE INSIDE ENGINE UNDER HOOD, FLAMES WERE REACHING OUT OF HOOD. NEIGHBOR HAS SECURITY CAMERAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF CAR, WHEN SHE GETS BACK FROM TRIP WE'LL SEE HOW IT STARTED I HOPE. I HAVE POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE AND PICTURES ATTACHED; YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT AND INSPECT VEHICLE. IT'S A TOTAL LOSS.

WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. GOING 55 MPH WHEN THE LIGHTS OF THE RADIO AND THEN THE LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN THEY STAYED DIM MY VERTICAL WOULD LOSE POWER AND THEN WOULD GET POWER LIME THE GEAR WAS SLIPPING THEN CATCHING. IT WOULD MAKE THE CAR LUNGE FOWARD THEN STOP THEN LUNGE TOWARD AGAIN .THEN THE A/C STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON

COMPLAINT - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE. I REPLACED THE LAMP(BULB) AND CHECKED THE FUSES BUT THIS DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND PREVIOUS HONDA PILOT MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT WERE RECALLED FOR FAULTY HARNESS HEADLIGHT ISSUES. HOWEVER, HONDA HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE MODEL YEAR 2007 FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. MOST OWNERS ON FORUMS WITH 2007 PILOTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AT OR AROUND 150,000 MILES. MY PILOT HAD THE ISSUE SINCE 153000. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT AFFECTED. THE PROBLEM EXISTS WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY AND IS INTERMITTENT.

I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE LAMP(BULB) AND CHECKED THE FUSES BUT THIS DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND PREVIOUS HONDA PILOT MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT WERE RECALLED FOR FAULTY HARNESS HEADLIGHT ISSUES. HOWEVER, HONDA HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE MODEL YEAR 2007 FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. MOST OWNERS ON FORUMS WITH 2007 PILOTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AT OR AROUND 150,000 MILES. MY PILOT HAS 154,000. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT AFFECTED. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM THE YELLOW REFLECTOR BULB IS NOW NOT WORKING. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ENTIRE UNIT STOPS WORKING. THE PROBLEM EXISTS WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY.

RANDOM MISFIRE ON ALL 6 CYLINDERS DESPITE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (COIL PACK REPLACEMENT AND NEW SPARK PLUGS), VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT; I HAVE ONLY 112K MILES ON THE CAR. THESE ARE PERSISTENT ISSUES ON VEHICLES HONDA J-SERIES ENGINES, YET MY YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND SERVICE, PARTS, AND COSTS ASSOCIATED IS NOT COVERED BY THE DEALER WHILE OTHER YEARS ARE. THE MISFIRE ISSUES CONTINUE TO REOCCUR. I HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON. I WOULD LIKE THE CAR REPAIRED BY HONDA AND MY WARRANTY AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXTENDED, AS WELL, IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE REPAIRED BY HONDA. HTTP://WWW.SAFETYRESEARCH.NET/BLOG/ARTICLES/HONDA%E2%80%99S-REVENGE-AGAINST-PILOT-OWNER-WHO-SPARKED-RECALL HTTP://GOTACLASSACTION.COM/HONDA-NAMED-IN-CLASS-ACTION-OVER-DEFECT-IN-THE-VEHICLE-STABILITY-ASSIST-SYSTEM/

BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS FOR THE ON/OFF INDICATOR SWITCHES FOR AIR CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

AFTER LEAVING WORK AND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES TO THE LOCAL HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE MY 2007 HONDA PILOT CAUGHT FIRE SOMETIME AFTER I PARKED, SHUT OFF THE CAR, WALKED INTO THE STORE. I WAS IN THE STORE FOR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WHEN I HEARD THAT A RED TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. NEVER WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS MY CAR, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A TRUCK BUT AN SUV. AS MY CURIOSITY GOT THE BETTER OF ME, I WENT OUTSIDE THE GARDEN AREA TO SEE MY HONDA PILOT ON FIRE. AFTER CALLING 911 AND MAKING SURE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED I WALKED A LITTLE CLOSER TO SEE THE DAMAGE OCCURRING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED MINUTES BEFORE I WAS GOING TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THEY WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME OR I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY? THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG.... AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM THAT WEARS OUT ON THE COWLING ( THE METAL AREA BETWEEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE DASHBOARD). OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE WIRING AND SOME HAD SAID THEIR CARS HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN IS HONDA GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE AND DO A RECALL??? *TR

THE HAZARD,VTM 4 LOCK, AND CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS DO NOT HAVE ANY LED ILLUMINATION THUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THESE BUTTONS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE UNLESS TURNING ON THE CABIN LIGHT TO LOCATE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AS WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION. IT WAS DARK WHEN WE RETURNED HOME AND THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED VERY DIM WHEN USING LOW BEAMS. WE WERE IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND ABLE TO USE HIGH BEAMS FOR MOST OF THE TRIP. WHEN SWITCHING TO LOW BEAMS DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING THE ROAD. WHEN WE REACHED THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO USE LOW BEAMS MORE, IT WAS OBVIOUS SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I USED HIGH BEAMS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AT ONE POINT, I SWITCHED TO LOW BEAMS AS A CAR PASSED ME. THE LIGHTS WERE DIM AGAIN BUT SUDDENLY BRIGHTENED UP A SECOND AFTER SWITCHING TO LOW BEAMS (POSSIBLY DUE TO A BUMP IN THE ROAD?) AND I REALIZED WE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH ONLY FOG LIGHTS FOR THE PAST 30 MINUTES. WITHOUT THE FOG LIGHTS, WE DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE CRASHED WHEN WE DIMMED OUR HIGH BEAMS ON THE RURAL ROADS EARLIER IN THE TRIP. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAMS WERE NOT WORKING. TAPPING ON THE LENS SOMETIMES TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM, SO THE BURNING SMELL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CONNECTED TO THE LOSS OF LIGHTS. THE SUDDEN ONSET OF THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH HEADLIGHTS IN SEVERAL OTHER MODELS, INCLUDING 2003-2005 PILOTS. THE PREVIOUS RECALL (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11012 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 12V136000) WAS SPECIFIC TO 2 BULB SYSTEMS. THE 2007 PILOT USES A 4 BULB SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR AND I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ANY TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THE 4 BULB SYSTEM IS IMMUNE TO THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MOST OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS ON MY 2007 HONDA PILOT HAVE BEEN OUT FOR A WHILE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF IT; NO WRECKS, ETC. THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT A FEW AT A TIME. THIS CAUSES NIGHT DRIVING TO BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO ADJUST ANYTHING WITH A QUICK GLANCE. I'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO TURN ON THE OVERHEAD LIGHT TO SEE WHICH BUTTON TO PUSH. OBVIOUSLY, THIS TAKES MY ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD, CAUSING DISTRACTED DRIVING. I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA PILOTS. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH A WONDERFUL VEHICLE AND COMPANY WOULD HAVE SUB PAR PARTS OR A PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN. I'VE HAD OTHER CARS (MUCH OLDER MODELS) THAT HAVE NEVER HAD AN INTERIOR LIGHT GO OUT. I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT I CAN REMEDY THIS SITUATION. I PLAN ON KEEPING THIS PILOT FOR MANY MORE YEARS AND WOULD LIKE TO BE SAFE WHEN DRIVING. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP OR ADVICE. *TR

VEHICLE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAR DIED. REPAIR SHOP ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM DASHBOARD. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *TR

CLIMATE CONTROL BULBS INOPERATIVE. CRUISE CONTROL AND VARIOUS OTHER INSTRUMENT/DASH BULBS INOPERATIVE.

WE EXPERIENCED A BURNING ODOR IN THE CAR CAB, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIT AND THE A/C TEMPERATURE ROSE TO THE OUTSIDE AIR LEVEL. WHEN TAKEN TO MY CAR TECH, HE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE RIGHT CABIN WIRING HARNESS NEAR WHERE THE HARNESS ENTERS THE CABIN. THIS FIRE BURNT UP ALL THE WIRING FOR SEVERAL FEET AND DISABLED THE A/C, FRONT LIGHTS AND AIR BAG SYSTEMS. IF WE HAD NOT CAUGHT THIS ISSUE WHEN WE DID, THE ENGINE COULD HAVE HAD A FIRE EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING (I.E. IN THE GARAGE AT NIGHT). OUR REPAIRMAN ALSO REMARKED THAT THE AIRBAGS COULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT ANYTIME WHEN ON THE ROAD. OBVIOUSLY SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED! THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY A FACTORY DEFECT IN MANUFACTURE. THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE AREA OF THE ENGINE WHERE THE WIRES PASSED THROUGH HAD ROUGH EDGES RESULTING IN WIRE FATIGUE AND DAMAGE TO THE WIRE HARNESS. *JS

SRS INDICATOR ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. DEALERSHIP READ CODE 92-20 OPEN/SHORT IN PASSENGER AIRBAG CUTOFF CIRCUIT; STATED COULD BE INTERFERENCE WITH AC INVERTER BUT DON'T USE THAT IN VEHICLE; DID NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SENT ME BACK HOME TO MONITOR IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WITH NOTHING IN PASSENGER SEAT, SRS ILLUMINATES AS WELL AS WITH ITEMS IN SEAT. AS OF 11/26/12, ILLUMINATED STEADILY FOR MULTIPLE TRIPS (USUALLY DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ON EVERY ROAD TRIP). HONDA DEFAULTS TO NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IF SRS INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED, SO I AM DRIVING WITH NO ACTIVE AIRBAGS AND TWO CHILDREN WITH ME IN THE CAR. *TR

2007 HONDA PILOT ,NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT STALLING AND DRIVABLE ISSUES, TOOK PILOT TO DEALER WITH SAME COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE LIGHT, STALLING,DEALER FOUND SEVERAL CODES IN SYSTEM DROVE PILOT HOME ON THE EVENING OF THE 24TH DROVE TO WORK ON THE 25TH AND THAT WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND WITHIN SEVERAL HOUR OF THAT THE PILOT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE RUNNING! FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CONCENTRATED NEAR COWL OF PILOT THEN CONSUMED WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HEAVILY DAMAGED INTERIOR. *TR