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2007 Honda Pilot Lights Problems

12 owner-reported lights complaints from NHTSA data

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Mar 2013Nov 2006
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (12)

highEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Aug 2024

Both of your front headlights stopped working on low beam, even though high beams and all other lights still work. You've already replaced the bulbs and checked the fuses, relays, and switches, but the low beams remain off. This appears to be a known issue affecting your model year that Honda has not addressed with a recall. A technician will likely need to diagnose and repair the low beam electrical circuit or the headlight switch mechanism.

NHTSA #: 11611526
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Aug 2019

LOW BEAM WILL NOT ACTIVATE....HI BEAM WORKS...BOTH LOW BEAM BULBS ARE GOOD. I HAVE 175K MILES ON IT AND BOTH LOW BEAMS STOP WORKING. LOW BEAM WILL NOT ACTIVATE WHILE MOVING OR SRATIONARY.

NHTSA #: 11241638
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Sep 2018

ONE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAD GONE OUT AFTER HONDA OIL CHANGE. THEN A WEEK LATER THE SECOND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAD GONE OUT. I HAVE NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS!! I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY LAST LOW BEAM HAD GONE OUT. IF I DIDN'T HAVE DOG LIGHTS AND MY BRIGHTS I COULD HAVE CRASHED.

NHTSA #: 11129782
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: May 2017

07 HONDA PILOT EX, THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTING, RADIO BUTTON LIGHTS AND THE DOOR AJAR ON/OFF, CRUISE CONTROL AND SUNROOF BUTTON LIGHTS HAVE ALL GONE OUT. I BOUGHT THIS BRAND SPANKING NEW AND WITHIN 2-3 YEARS THESE LIGHTS WENT OUT. SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT HONDA HASN'T MASTERED BECAUSE I SEE FORUMS THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUUE. I DON'T HAVE $300-400 TO TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT TO REPLACE BULBS. MAYBE A MANUFACTURE RECALL SHOULD BE SET IN PLACE.

NHTSA #: 10991851
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Nov 2016

THE CLIPS TO THE HEADLIGHTS BREAK. ONE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 OR 7 TIMES. BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW. CONDENSATION FORMS ON THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE HAD MANY CALLS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AS OF RIGHT NOW.

NHTSA #: 10920541
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Jun 2016

THE BULBS FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTONS PREMATURELY BURNT OFF. CANNOT SEE THE BUTTONS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.

NHTSA #: 10874991
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Mar 2015

VERY FREQUENT BURN-OUT OF LOW-BEAM HEAD-LAMPS (2-3 TIMES PER YEAR). MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ISSUE ON INTERNET. *TR

NHTSA #: 10702956
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Jul 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO REACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA #: 10610946
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Mar 2013

WE BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA PILOT EX-L IN 2009. SOON AFTER PURCHASING WE NOTICED INTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY, THE LIGHTS FOR THE BUTTONS IN THE AC HEAD UNIT ARE ALL OUT. IN ADDITION, THE DOME LIGHT WORKS SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS JUST FINE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS FROM OTHERS ON THIS ISSUE AND FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TYPICALLY LAST MANY MANY YEARS ON MOST VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA #: 10500924
mediumINTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Aug 2011

HONDA PILOT CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN NEWER HONDA PILOTS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO CONCENTRATE ON DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVER CAN NOT SEE THE CONTROL LIGHTS CLEARLY. WE ALMOST GOT INTO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON 8/2/2011. PLEASE ASK HONDA TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THESE PANEL LIGHT SHOULD NOT GO OUT SO FREQUENTLY ON VEHICLES ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA NOT YET ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE!!! *KB

NHTSA #: 10416825
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: May 2007

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. VERY BAD VISIBILITY!*AK

NHTSA #: 10190273
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Nov 2006

RE 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE BACKUP LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY WEAK AND VIRTUALLY USELESS IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE OTHER LIGHTING TO DEPEND ON. THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE, NOT A MATTER OF REPAIR. *JB

NHTSA #: 10173527

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