Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||||
| 204 | 02/16/2004 | 10014248 | Water leak at doors and/or floor. *nm | 04/29/2005 | |
| 06012004 | 06/01/2004 | 10014213 | Rodent damage to knock sensor subharness. *sc | 04/29/2005 | |
| 9112003 | 09/11/2003 | 10004683 | Request for visit to inspect the tailgate spoiler catching/snagging the roof. *tt | 12/31/2003 | |
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| 1204 | 12/16/2004 | 10018099 | (rear) damper noise. dealer visit request. *tt | 12/15/2005 | |
| 704 | 07/16/2004 | 10014108 | A thumping sound from the rear of the passenger's compartment when accelerating or braking can be caused by the back and forth movement of fuel in the fuel tank. *sc | 04/28/2005 | |
| 704 | 07/16/2004 | 10014117 | Rear tailgate glass broken. *sc | 04/28/2005 | |
| 704 | 07/16/2004 | 10014107 | Paint code location. *sc | 04/28/2005 | |
| 804 | 08/16/2004 | 10014059 | Wind noise at hood air deflector seal. *sc | 04/27/2005 | |
| 09012004 | 09/01/2004 | 10013343 | Wind noise at the hood air deflector seal. *eh | 04/14/2005 | |
| 04003 | 02/13/2004 | 10011095 | Tailgate spoiler foam strip hangs down. *tt | 12/29/2004 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE | |||||
| 205 | 02/16/2005 | 10015309 | Dealer visit request for tailgate spoiler issues. *tt | 07/13/2005 | |
| 09162004 | 09/16/2004 | 10013867 | Rear tailgate glass broken. *eh | 04/26/2005 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||||
| 10162004 | 10/16/2004 | 10014493 | Rear tailgate glass broken. *eh | 05/03/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 02/10/2007 | 46000 | 1 | |
| The noise in our car has progressive gotten worse and then we started having electrical issues with our locks and lights in our car. we finally found out that the door sensor on the driver side door was no longer being turn-off as it should be. this is apparently because the door is slowing separating from the car. not noticeable from the outside. the worse symptom is when making right turns the doors would automatically unlock. this seemed pretty scary thinking the doors might open. *tr | |||
| 12/05/2008 | 41000 | 1 | |
| My 2004 honda pilots floorboards are soaked when i took it to johnson city honda they said they have never seen it before and that was the first of january then i looked at an auto club that had a forum about leaks in honda pilots there where four different places they had found leaks and after having them fixed still had soaked floor boards i have a daughter she is fourteen months who rides in this vehicle and right after i found the leak she got sick for the first time since she was born and has been sick three times since december and so has my wife and i got sick for the first time last year i had a bacteria infection and bronchitis and i got sick again two days ago after driving it so now its just sitting in the driveway my wife and i alternate driving the 1996 honda accord the whole reason we bought the pilot was because we where planning on starting a family and wanted our daughter to be safe everytime it rains the floor boards get more wet the people on the forum had a honda pilot service bulletin that stated honda has known about this problem for a long time in the a-pillar but have found several other ones i am so irritated that i ran out in two inches of snow to get my registration at ten o clock at night please help me! *tr | |||
| 10/01/2007 | 1 | ||
| Every time it rains even if car is not moved, it leaks to floorboards of drivers side and passenger side. honda pilot is free from any wrecks or damage. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| Water leaking into front driver and passenger floor.*tr | |||
| 10/01/2004 | 0 | 1 | 10/01/2004 |
| Steering wheel shake. bounces in hand. cabin noise/vibration. *nm | |||
| 03/31/2004 | 2000 | 1 | 12/24/2003 |
| Wind buffeting, severe at speeds greater than 35 mph with rear windows down. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 10/01/2012 | 150000 | 1 | |
| We first noticed in oct. 2012 that the carpet and mat floor boards on both the front driver and passenger sides of our car were wet with water. it is now dec. 2012 and the problem has worsened. the wet carpet is causing a mildew smell in our car which we cannot get rid of, as the carpets are getting wetter each time it rains. the car also fogs up constantly due to the inside moisture, making visibility extremely difficult. once the temperature drops the wet floors are sure to freeze, thus causing another hazard: slippery feet near the break and accelerator. it is reasonable to suppose that there will be rust and eventual deterioration if the problem is not fixed. there seems to be a structural problem with the car on both sides where there is water dripping in from possibly the wheel well or right above the wheel well. in looking on line, we see several honda pilots and ridgelines with exactly the same problem, improper structural seals breaking down and causing water to drip onto the floorboards of the car. honda is aware of the problem (we called our dealership) but will only fix it if the car is still under warranty. seeing that this is a safety issue, and a known common structural problem with the car, it would seem to me that honda should fix the problem. *tr | |||
| 10/01/2012 | 150000 | ||
| We first noticed in oct. 2012 that the carpet and mat floor boards on both the front driver and passenger sides of our car were wet with water. it is now dec. 2012 and the problem has worsened. the wet carpet is causing a mildew smell in our car which we cannot get rid of, as the carpets are getting wetter each time it rains. the car also fogs up constantly due to the inside moisture, making visibility extrememly difficult. once the temperature drops the wet floors are sure to freeze, thus causing another hazzard: slippery feet near the break and accelerator. it is reasonable to suppose that there will be rust and eventual deteriation if the problem is not fixed. there seems to be a structural problem with the car on both sides where there is water dripping in from possibly the wheel well or right above the wheel well. in looking on line, we see several honda pilots and ridgelines with exactly the same problem, improper structural seals breaking down and causing water to drip onto the floorboards of the car. honda is aware of the problem (we called our dealership) but will only fix it if the car is still under warranty. seeing that this is a safety issue, and a known common structural problem with the car, it would seem to me that honda should fix the problem. | |||
| 05/24/2012 | 180000 | ||
| Vehicle veered of the road and struck a tree, dead on the front left headlight and destroyed the bumper and front left fender, pushed the hood into the windshield, which cracked. the air bag did not deploy. bruising from seat belt | |||
| 12/01/2011 | |||
| My 2004 honda pilot started to leak water in both passenger and driver side. both the passenger and driver carpet is getting soak and wet. i took it to david mcdavid honda dealer, at irving, tx. they could not figure out where the water is coming from . they want to keep the car for an entire day to see what causing this issue. they want to charge $99.00 per hour. (very expensive option...i would say). i went online, there are hundreads of people seems to having the same issue with water leakage with honda pilot. i am trying my best to keep the car dry but my concern is that water leackage might cause to get mold inside the car, which is major health hazard. i already saw the rust under the carpet( some part of carpet look red rust spot). was there a recall on that issue? is honda treating this problem as a structural defect? thanks. | |||
| 11/03/2010 | 102000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact stated that the door handles had sharp metal paint chips that fractured, causing the metal to penetrate under the finger nails of anyone opening or exiting the door. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the door handles on all four of the doors. the dealer paid half of the expenses and the contact paid the remaining balance. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who informed the dealer to perform the repairs at a discounted price and offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 102,000. kmj | |||
| 11/03/2010 | 102000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. the contact stated the door handles has sharp metal paint chips that broke off causing the metal to go up under the finger nails of anyone opening or exiting the door. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the door handles on all four of the doors. the dealer paid half of the expense and the contact paid the remaining balance. the manufacturer was notified who informed the dealer to do the repairs at a discounted price and offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 102,000. mw | |||
| 10/12/2011 | 106587 | ||
| One of the two nuts that hold on the rear license plate onto the car sheared off due to normal usage, i.e. normal closing of the rear door. the two nuts are tack welded directly to the thin body metal and apparently the repeated shock of closing the rear door can cause metal fatigue and the nuts to shear off with the body metal, resulting the license becoming unsecured to the vehicle. potential safety hazard since if the owner does not notice the first failure, the metal fatigue will be accelerated by the additional torque stress and failure of the second nut could cccur while the car is in motion. multiple incidents of this failure have been reported on the internet blogs since 2007. | |||
| 04/01/2011 | |||
| Severe corrosion appeared around the vehicle's front windshields and i am very concerned that this will loosen the adhesive and cause the windshield to come loose unexpectedly. the corrosion is clearly a manufacture defect since it came from the inside of the windshield frame and there is no external damage to it and windshield has never been replaced. | |||
| 05/11/2011 | 124400 | ||
| I took my 2004 honda pilot for service today and during the inspection the honda dealer found that the front engine mount and the passenger side engine mount had both failed. the engine mounts should last the entire life of the car. it is a non-moving/non-wearing part. i read several websites where people complained about the honda pilot's engine mounts failing. this problem seems to be a failure in engineering and should be corrected by honda. your assistance is appreciated. | |||
| 09/15/2004 | 9000 | 1 | |
| 2004 honda pilot - purchased a brand new vehicle from the dealer that i am referring to in this complaint - the problem: a serious water leak problem on passenger side floor. it has gone through warranty work within first 10000 miles but the dealer could not find the water leakage problem after 8 hours of work in their body shop. the vehicle experiences a severe water leak problem in to the passenger floor every winter season (in pacific northwest, rainy season is the winter season) ever since the warranty work (that they could not find any root cause) was done in 2004. i recently called the same dealer and they said it is out of warranty and i need to pay a considerable deposit even for the dealer service department to take a look at something that they could not fix back in 2004 as a warranty work. with this serious interior water leak condition, the vehicle starts to smell bad inside and takes a lot of effort (my own time in every winter) to soak up water off the carpet floor inside of my pilot every time it rained. i am not sure what the extend of the residual damage it may have on my vehicle that i cannot visibly see where the leak is coming into inside of the vehicle but it certainly will bring down the value of my honda pilot in case i want to trade or sell. this is totally unacceptable situation for the honda pilot owners to tolerate. i need to go out there and soak up more water out of my pilot after i submit this complaint. *tr | |||
| 03/06/2010 | 83000 | 1 | |
| Water leaks in every time it rains and gets both front carpets wet. honda denies the problem; i know i | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2004 honda pilot - inside compartment water leak. for 2 years we have had water coming in the front foot wells. we have had the car looked at by different dealerships and private repair shops. the dealerships said it was the windshield, which we have replace twice, and the private repair shop sealed all areas that come into the car. i've call honda corporation twice and have complained. they said that they haven't had enough calls on this problem to make it a recall. there are plenty of people on line (honda.org) that have complained about the same problem. most people don't realize that the water is coming in until the carpets are soaked. *tr | |||
| 06/28/2009 | 72000 | 1 | |
| I and my family have been loyal honda owners since 1984. in those 25 years we have purchased 8 honda automobiles. until recently the service and support provided by honda and its dealers has been exceptional. that was all until our most recent vehicle, a 2004 honda pilot. it is a vehicle my wife and i love but one that has had a high level of irritating small problems. the latest problem involves the mounting structure for the rear license plate. the metal holding the two welded on mounting nuts is so thin that after several years of vibrating the metal backing simply breaks away. in seeking a repair to the problem my local honda dealer had no clue as to how to repair the problem and his only remedy was to send me to a local retail body shop for a $234.00 repair. my local dealer indicates he was not able to obtain repair support from the factory because these problems are due to | |||
| 11/12/2006 | 28000 | 50 | 10/18/2003 |
| There is a audible vibration in my '04 honda pilot when i drive at about 1400 rpm. it sounds like a strong wind noise, like some sort of cover vibrating. it is intermittent. once the rpm goes beyond 1600rpm, these vibrations rarely happen. i took the car to the dealer and they replaced the entire exhaust line, including the catalytic converter. the vibrations continue to happen. the vibration seems to come from the underbelly of the car, right in front of the passenger compartment. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 12/26/2004 | 04/11/2004 | ||
| Rust found on all doors of a year old honda pilot. *nm | |||