Honda Pilot / 2017
2017 Honda Pilot problems
Owners have filed 1,325 complaints about the 2017 Honda Pilot with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 34.6% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 20%.
Complaints1,325
Crashes10
Fires11
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 34.6% · 458
Electrical system 20.0% · 265
Unknown or other 10.0% · 133
Power train 9.2% · 122
Fuel/propulsion system 9.0% · 119
Forward collision avoidance 2.3% · 30
Vehicle speed control 2.3% · 30
Service brakes 2.0% · 26
Severity
Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 23 model years of the Honda Pilot in this data, 2017 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2016 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 451 in the last three years against 634 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 37,848 miles.
In owners' own words
This car is equipped with an idle atop feature that shuts the engine off when the brake is engaged (for example, when idling at a traffic light). Upon releasing the brake, the engine should automatically start. However, in many instances the engine does not restart and remains unresponsive. It is not resolved even if I shift to park and return to drive mode. It seems to reset when I turn off the engine completely. Engine
While driving the car has been giving quick warnings that we weren't able to capture when the start stop was active. Today while at a light at a complete stop and about to make a right the car suddenly shifts to Neutral and prompts us to put in park, then once on park the car shut off completely. While at the light still on park we tried to restart the call, but it would not. It took a few tries to finally start. Engine
Car stalls at idle when you take foot off of brake in preparation to accelerate. Error lights and warnings flash on dashboard, car automatically shifts to neutral and it takes over a minute to restart. Inconsistently happens and Honda service technicians report there are no error codes. This is happening to MANY people with the same make/model. This is a serious safety and drivability issue. Please investigate. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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