2005 Honda Pilot Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“THE YAW RATE LATERAL ACCELERATION SENSOR IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN HONDA'S 2013 RECALL OF THE VSA. THE VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE VSA RECALL, WHICH WAS FIXED ON MY VEHICLE”

“BRAKES ENGAGED ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND VEHICLE CONTROL WAS LOST AND VEHICLE SLID AND SKIDDED INTO OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC”

“VSA SYSTEM COMES ON WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED YAW RATE SENSOR, BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. UNSAFE TO DRIVE”

“The rear subframe attaches to the unibody has rotted and almost fell off the car”

“I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA PILOT. IT ONLY HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT. MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE EXCELLENT. THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD THE SHOCKS CHANGED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT”

“STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF BOTH REAR SUSPENSION SUB FRAME MOUNTS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS, AWD, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON”

“I was leaning back looking backwards while reversing and the front left seat bracket on the driver’s seat cracked and separated resulting in my seat turning into a rocking chair and my feet coming off of the pedals. It could have ended in an accident”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PIECE OF MEDAL FRAME WAS FRACTURED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WITHOUT WARNING”

“THE BRACKET WHICH IS USED TO MOUNT THE SEAT TO THE VEHICLE BROKE AND THE SEAT IS NOT STABLE. THE BRACKET IS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE (CLOSEST TO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR)”

“MY HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS AND YELLOW RUNNING LIGHTS WILL WORK. ALL FUSES AND BULBS HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC”

“WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS SET TO LOW BEAM, THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. THE HIGH BEAMS AND COURTESY LIGHTS WORK”

“2005 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ISSUE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A "POOR CONNECTION AT THE WIRE HARNESS RUNNING UP COLUMN TO SWITCH". THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS”

“Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V344000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall was unavailable”

“TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED”

“THE SENSORS ON PULL CODE AND NOTE 41-11 NO SIGNAL FROM LF IMPACT SENSOR. DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THIS BECAUSE MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT”

“I DID NOT HAVE AN INCIDENT. I AM JUST REPORTING THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR REPLACED IN MY HONDA PILOT AT A MILEAGE OF 204,000”

“WHEN DRIVING 30-50MPH MY 2005 HONDA PILOT SHUDDER/VIBRATES AS IF I'M DRIVING ON A RUMBLE STRIP. I BOUGHT MY PILOT AT 113,000 IN 2017 AND I NOTICED THE ISSUE FIRST AT ABOUT 120,000 MILES”

“AT 105,000 MILES I TOOK MY 2005 HONDA PILOT FOR SOME PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE-OIL CHANGE, TRANSMISSION SERVICE, AND AN AIR BAG RECALL. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED ON HIS TEST DRIVE”

“WHEN I SLOW DOWN FROM GOING HIGHER THEN 40 MILES PER HOUR MY PILOT SHUDDERS BETWEEN 35 AND 40. IT QUITS AT ABOUT 35 BUT IT STARTED HAPPENING A YEAR AGO AND DOES IT EVERY TIME I DRIVE NOW”

“TRANSMISSION COOLING MECHANISM IN LOWER PART OF RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE RADIATOR AND MIX WITH COOLANT”

“LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY EVEN WHEN ACCELERATOR ENGAGED. HAD TO PULL OVER THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE BUT SENT AWAY AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED”

“AFTER COMING HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED A DRIP LINE IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I TURNED AROUND I SAW A POOL OF MILKY RED LIQUID UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT”