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2016 Honda Pilot Brakes Problems

13 owner-reported brakes complaints from NHTSA data

13
Complaints
3
Crashes
Jan 2025Dec 2016
Date Range

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

Owner Complaints (13)

criticalSERVICE BRAKES
CrashFiled: Aug 2025

I was pulling into a parking space. Hit the brake. Instead of stopping, the car accelerated, jumping a curb and barreling across into another business drive.

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NHTSA #: 11682060
criticalSERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Filed: Feb 2022

There have been multiple times where the automatic emergency braking system engaged almost causing an accident with no car ahead of me. The latest incident caused a whiplash related injury to my daughter's neck. The tractor trailer behind me also locked up the brakes and luckily did so in time to avoid colliding with my car.

NHTSA #: 11454113
criticalSERVICE BRAKES
Filed: May 2016

Collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) does not work in stage 2 or stage 3. Only the warning light comes on. Brakes are never applied.

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NHTSA #: 10870185
highSERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Jan 2025

While driving and starting to brake the whole dashboard lights up stating there is brake failure. And low brake fluid.

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NHTSA #: 11636736
highSERVICE BRAKES
CrashFiled: Apr 2016

I moved car out of driveway so friend could leave garage. When I went to put car back in driveway, the car would not stop and hit the car in other side of garage. When I put the car in reverse to move away from car/garage the car would not stop in reverse.

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NHTSA #: 10853234
mediumSERVICE BRAKES
Filed: May 2022

There is pulsating vibrations when applying brakes. This vehicle is rarely driven and has only logged 25,642 miles since I first bought it in 2016. I believe the rotors are warped.

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NHTSA #: 11466663
mediumSERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Aug 2021

Steering wheel shaking violently when braking especially at highway (down hill) speed.

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NHTSA #: 11429952
mediumSERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Dec 2017

I am hearing a clicking noise when I step on the brakes. I took it ro honda and they said it's something people complaining about and they don't have a fix and thwy know about it. They don't know how to address the situation.

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NHTSA #: 11052131
mediumSERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Mar 2017

Vehicle is 16 months old with only 5,200 miles on it. Braking action currently seems unaffected, however, the brake fluid reservoir had green algae on the strainer, heavy black sediment on the floor of reservoir, and the fluid was brown.

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NHTSA #: 10965968
mediumSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Filed: Dec 2016

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda pilot. When the vehicle was in reverse or drive, the contact heard a clicking noise coming from the brakes. The dealer diagnosed that the brake pads needed lubricant.

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NHTSA #: 10934832
lowSERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Nov 2023

At times, when you start the car, on the screen where the radio and Honda link and Bluetooth are a message ( like an email) with a red exclamation point appears. I check the HONDA LINK app and it says that it has to do with the brake system. I drive the car and it stays on or disappears.

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NHTSA #: 11553269
lowSERVICE BRAKES
CrashFiled: Apr 2017

While pulling into a parking spot and pushing the brake lightly, the car accelerated uncontrollably and struck a concrete wall. The engine revved up as if it was really taking off. It jumped a curb on the way to the wall, struck the building and then engine went back to normal running.

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NHTSA #: 10970351
lowSERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Nov 2016

Since purchasing new, I have noticed a peculiar phenomenon whereby the brake pedal develops a very high resistance from the time of being parked, until the next time I get in the vehicle. I will routinely depress the brake pedal to place the vehicle in park at the conclusion of a drive. The pedal feels normal at this point.

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NHTSA #: 10927664

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