Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/25/2013 | 89613 | ||
| Drivers front airbag impact sensor failure | |||
| 08/08/2012 | 100000 | 1 | |
| While driving, airbag, (!), vsa, vtc and brake lights all lit up. horn stopped working as did all controls from steering wheel (cruise, radio airbag light). i pulled over, everything seemed to work but lights would not turn off. went to honda in ft pierce, fl. was told it's probably a low battery. replaced battery, lights all stayed on. contacted johnston honda in stuart, fl. head mechanic told me he had no idea what would cause this and if he ran it on diagnostics, it could take 8 hours at $80 an hour and he still may not find the problem. brought this lemon to local mechanic who ran on diagnostics for 2 hours. could not find problem so he did not charge. as almost all other complaints above, while driving at 35 to 40 the car starts to shudder as though it will turn off. was told it's possibly defective motor mounts. i have contacted american honda motor works in california with these issues and they essentially told me to 'gfy'. stated car is not their problem. *tr | |||
| 08/08/2012 | 100000 | ||
| While driving, airbag, (!), vsa, vtc and brake lights all lit up. horn stopped working as did all controls from steering wheel (cruise, radio airbag light). i pulled over, everything seemed to work but lights would not turn off. went to honda in ft pierce, fl. was told it's probably a low battery. replaced battery, lights all stayed on. contacted johnston honda in stuart, fl. head mechanic told me he had no idea what would cause this and if he ran it on diagnostics, it could take 8 hours at $80 an hour and he still may not find the problem. brought this lemon to local mechanic who ran on diagnostics for 2 hours. could not find problem so he did not charge. as almost all other complaints above, while driving at 35 to 40 the car starts to shudder as though it will turn off. was told it's possibly defective motor mounts. i have contacted american honda motor works in california with these issues and they essentially told me to 'gfy'. stated car is not their problem. | |||
| 10/29/2012 | 138200 | 1 | |
| I am the original owner of a 2005 honda pilot exl. the srs light came on while driving the vehicle and did not go off. there has been no impact to the vehicle. upon inspection, the honda dealership stated that the passenger front impact sensor failed. the sensor must be replaced at a cost of $305. if not replaced, the airbag would not be deployed in an accident. there have been similar incidents reported by other 2005 honda pilot owners and this issue should be addressed by nhtsa. *tr | |||
| 10/29/2012 | 138200 | ||
| I am the original owner of a 2005 honda pilot exl. the srs light came on while driving the vehicle and did not go off. there has been no impact to the vehicle. upon inspection, the honda dealership stated that the passenger front impact sensor failed. the sensor must be replaced at a cost of $305. if not replaced, the airbag would not be deployed in an accident. there have been similar incidents reported by other 2005 honda pilot owners and this issue should be addressed by nhtsa. | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Srs indicator light will not go out. reset mes - and cleared memory. srs light still active. mechanic found problem with front airbag sensor. luckily no incident at this time, but can't find warranty coverage data?! or recall despite numerous complaints like this! *tr | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Srs indicator light will not go out. reset mes - and cleared memory. srs light still active. mechanic found problem with front airbag sensor. luckily no incident at this time, but can't find warranty coverage data?! or recall despite numerous complaints like this! | |||
| 04/06/2012 | 86208 | ||
| Airbag front impact sensors failed on 2005 honda pilot ex. there was a recall for this same issue on the 2005 honda odyssey. there should be a recall for this issue. how does a front airbag sensor go bad. this should have been handled by honda. a recall should be issued for this reason. i know several people with different model hondas that are having the same issue and are being charged hundreds of dollars. there is also a transmission problem with the pilot radiators that i will fill out anothe complaint for. thank you. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Srs warning light goes on and stays on for days, then goes off and seems ok for a while. sometimes it comes on briefly and goes off. lately it has come on again and has not gone off for a couple of weeks straight. there has been no accident or airbag deployment in this vehicle. | |||
| 06/30/2011 | 93000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. the contact stated while driving 48 mph the vehicle crashed into another vehicle head on and none of the air bags deployed. the vehicle was destroyed as a result of the crash. the contact stated the vehicle hit a embankment and the air bags still did not deploy. the contact suffered injuries to the head, neck and shoulder. the passenger also suffered injuries to the shoulder, neck, mouth, and face. and another passenger suffered injuries to the head, leg, and broken ribs. all of the passengers was went to the hospital. the contact has not called the manufacturer. the contact if the air bags deployed a lot of the injuries could have been avoided. the failure mileage was 93,000. jo | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 102000 | ||
| I was traveling at 45 mph down a 2 lane road. a 1998 toyota camry traveling at 50 mph in the opposite direction turned into my lane. the driver hit the left front of my vehicle without braking. the impact forced my pilot onto two wheels coming down on the front hood of her car. the impact forced me from the road through a ditch, i hit a concrete culvert with the right front of my vehicle which sent my entire vehicle airborne. i landed in the middle of a gravel road and continued into a yard where i sheared off two utility pole support wires. the impact destroyed the left front of my vehicle, breaking all of the suspension components including the sway bar and control arms. it also did suspension damage to the right front of my vehicle. the impact also destroyed the rocker panel and both left side doors on my vehicle along with all four alloy wheels and tires. i hit the side windows with my head several times and also contacted the a pillar with my head. the passenger in the front seat also sustained neck/ head injuries contacting the a pillars and windshield. neither the side impact of frontal impact air bags deployed. i contacted the dealer and the manufacturer about my concerns on multiple occasions. neither was concerned about the failure. the total collision damage was $13,700. | |||
| 04/01/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. while driving 45 mph, the contact was involved in a head on crash, when no air bags deployed. the contact sustained cervical ridiculopy, knee replacement, shoulder reconstruction, and numbness in his hands. a passenger sustained injuries to the neck. the dealer advised the contact to call the manufacturer for assistance. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the dealer repaired the entire left front suspension, steering, anti sway bar, and the front wheel. the current and failure mileages were 100,000. a police report was available. bw | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 102000 | ||
| I was traveling at 45 mph down a 2 lane road. a 1998 toyota camry traveling at 50 mph in the opposite direction turned into my lane. the driver hit the left front of my vehicle without braking. the impact forced my pilot onto two wheels coming down on the front hood of her car. the impact forced me from the road through a ditch, i hit a concrete culvert with the right front of my vehicle which sent my entire vehicle airborne. i landed in the middle of a gravel road and continued into a yard where i sheared off two utility pole support wires. the impact destroyed the left front of my vehicle, breaking all of the suspension components including the sway bar and control arms. it also did suspension damage to the right front of my vehicle. the impact also destroyed the rocker panel and both left side doors on my vehicle along with all four alloy wheels and tires. i hit the side windows with my head several times and also contacted the a pillar with my head. the passenger in the front seat also sustained neck/ head injuries contacting the a pillars and windshield. neither the side impact of frontal impact air bags deployed. i contacted the dealer and the manufacturer about my concerns on multiple occasions. neither was concerned about the failure. the total collision damage was $13,700. | |||
| 04/01/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. while driving 45 mph, the contact was involved in a head on crash, when no air bags deployed. the contact sustained cervical ridiculopy, knee replacement, shoulder reconstruction, and numbness in his hands. a passenger sustained injuries to the neck. the dealer advised the contact to call the manufacturer for assistance. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the dealer repaired the entire left front suspension, steering, anti sway bar, and the front wheel. the current and failure mileages were 100,000. a police report was available. bw | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 102000 | ||
| I was traveling at 45 mph down a 2 lane road. a 1998 toyota camry traveling at 50 mph in the opposite direction turned into my lane. the driver hit the left front of my vehicle without braking. the impact forced my pilot onto two wheels coming down on the front hood of her car. the impact forced me from the road through a ditch, i hit a concrete culvert with the right front of my vehicle which sent my entire vehicle airborne. i landed in the middle of a gravel road and continued into a yard where i sheared off two utility pole support wires. the impact destroyed the left front of my vehicle, breaking all of the suspension components including the sway bar and control arms. it also did suspension damage to the right front of my vehicle. the impact also destroyed the rocker panel and both left side doors on my vehicle along with all four alloy wheels and tires. i hit the side windows with my head several times and also contacted the a pillar with my head. the passenger in the front seat also sustained neck/ head injuries contacting the a pillars and windshield. neither the side impact of frontal impact air bags deployed. i contacted the dealer and the manufacturer about my concerns on multiple occasions. neither was concerned about the failure. the total collision damage was $13,700. | |||
| 04/01/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. while driving 45 mph, the contact was involved in a head on crash, when no air bags deployed. the contact sustained cervical ridiculopy, knee replacement, shoulder reconstruction, and numbness in his hands. a passenger sustained injuries to the neck. the dealer advised the contact to call the manufacturer for assistance. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the dealer repaired the entire left front suspension, steering, anti sway bar, and the front wheel. the current and failure mileages were 100,000. a police report was available. bw | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 121693 | ||
| I am the original owner of a 2005 honda pilot. my problem is that the airbag light has come on in my vehicle. i was told by the dealership that my airbags will not deploy in case of a crash. i had to initially pay 100 dollars just to get them to look at it and now i am having to wait up to 2 months for the part that is backordered. i am very scared that something may happen and i will not be protected. | |||
| 03/23/2010 | 57000 | ||
| Wanted to call to your attention that the front impact sensor on my honda pilot 2005 needs replaced. the dealership says the part is on backorder with unknown availability. without being replaced i was informed that none of my vehicles airbags will work currently. also he stated that he has had to order 3 in the last week for other customers who have had the same problem from that dealership alone. should this be considered for a recall? | |||
| 03/06/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| After rear ending another vehicle, significant damage done to the front end of the honda pilot, and to air bags deployed. *tr | |||
| 06/26/2005 | 8000 | 1 | 12/17/2004 |
| Dt: caller's wife while driving the vehicle it was hit in the right front wheel area , and air bag deployed. caller's wife hands were burned very badly. caller believed a subs tango from the air bags burned wife's hands. the substance was a gray color and was embedded in her skin and cudgel's. she had bumps and bruises. but the burns were making her extremely uncomfortable, and she was having a hard time. dealer/ manufacturer had not been contacted. a police report was filed. she had to go to the doctor twice to get an ointment and pain pills. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 03/07/2011 | 75000 | ||
| I drive a 2005 honda pilot. my safety restraint indicator light came on a few days ago. upon checking with the dealer, the system airbag contacts were found to be defective and need to be replaced. thankfully, i have an extended warranty that covers repair, which is costly. my colleague also drives a 2005 honda (element) and had the same indicator light come on within two days of mine. he doesn't have an extended warrranty. the coincidence is too much. there must be something wrong with the safety restraints on 2005 hondas. others must be experiencing similar issues. | |||
| 02/20/2009 | 65000 | ||
| Both the left and right airbag sensors for my 2005 honda pilot exl failed six months apart. in the first case, in february 2009, the sensor light came on while we were driving back to pennsylvania from north carolina. examination at the honda dealer in pa determined that one of the two front sensors had failed due to corrosion and an electrical short. the unit was replaced. six months later the sensor light came on again and it was determined that the other sensor failed. the cause of the failure was corrosion and an electrical short. in both cases, the airbag would not have operated had their been an accident. the dealer claimed the failures were, just one of those things. having worked with passive restraint systems in the past and having worked with nearly all automobile companies (including toyota and honda in japan), i doubted this explanation. these were improperly manufactured and sealed sensors and corrosion/failure was inevitable. this is a rare failure if the components are manufactured properly. | |||
| 05/05/2009 | 130000 | 1 | |
| Srs airbag light came on my 2005 honda pilot for no apparent reason. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/10/2007 | 45000 | 1 | 02/28/2005 |
| Srs - supplemental restraint system light keeps going on and off for no reason. it stays on and then goes off sometimes. it is for airbags. *tr | |||