2005 HONDA PILOT — Owner-Reported Problems

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

• Campaign 08E013000 was reported 1,057 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 12V136000 was reported 260 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 13V092000 was reported 2,817 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 15V320000 was reported 3,591 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 16V344000 was reported 3,952 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 17V029000 was reported 4,184 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 18V268000 was reported 4,655 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 19V182000 was reported 4,969 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 19V499000 was reported 5,082 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 19V501000 was reported 5,082 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 19E068000 was reported 4,899 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.

Safety Recalls (15)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

1. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 04V541000

   Report date

   Nov 18, 2004

   Component:

   FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

   Consequence:

   IN A CRASH, THE FUEL TANK COULD BE DAMAGED AND LEAK FUEL. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

   Remedy:

   DEALERS REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. ALL OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2004.

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2. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 05V039000

   Report date

   Feb 3, 2005

   Component:

   STEERING

   Consequence:

   LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

   Remedy:

   OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON JANUARY 25, 2005, AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES TOWED TO THEIR DEALERS AND HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2005.

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3. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 08E013000

   Report date

   Feb 5, 2008

   Component:

   EQUIPMENT

   Consequence:

   WHEN MOVING THE BIKE ARM BRACKET TO ITS DOWN POSITION, THIS PINCH BOLT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION OR AMPUTATION TO THE USER'S FINGERTIPS OR HAND.

   Remedy:

   OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THULE AT 800-THULE91 (800-848-5391) TO OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS OR OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

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4. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 12V136000

   Report date

   Mar 30, 2012

   Component:

   EXTERIOR LIGHTING

   Consequence:

   IF THE TERMINAL ENDS MELT WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE, REDUCING DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

   Remedy:

   HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL HARNESS OR REPLACE THE LIGHTING SWITCH AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE ORIGINAL RECALL BEGAN IN APRIL 2012. OWNERS OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE SEPTEMBER 2012 EXPANSION WILL BE NOTIFIED IN SEPTEMBER 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.

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5. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 13V092000

   Report date

   Mar 14, 2013

   Component:

   SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

   Consequence:

   Sudden inadvertent braking, especially without illumination of the brake lights, may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

   Remedy:

   Owners will be notified and instructed to take their vehicles to a dealer of their respective brand. The dealer will install a partial wiring harness containing a capacitor for the VSA modulator, free of charge. The affected model year 2005 Pilots will have their ground connection tightened. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Honda owners may contact Honda Automobile Customer Service at 1-800-999-1009, and select option 4 or go to www.recalls.honda.com; Acura owners may contact 1-800-382-2238, and select option 4, or go to www.recalls.acura.com.

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6. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 14V353000

   Report date

   Jun 20, 2014

   Component:

   Not available in the source record

   Consequence:

   In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

   Remedy:

   Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflators in all affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during August 2014. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.

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7. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 14V700000

   Report date

   Nov 4, 2014

   Component:

   Not available in the source record

   Consequence:

   In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

   Remedy:

   Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 26, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.

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8. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 15V320000

   Report date

   May 28, 2015

   Component:

   AIR BAGS

   Consequence:

   In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

   Remedy:

   Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238, select option 4. Note: Vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Vehicles that, on or after September 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing. Note: This recall fully supersedes recalls 08V-593, 09V-259, 10V-041, 11V-260, 14V-351 and 15V-153. Honda's numbers for this recall are JQ9, JR0, JR1, JR2, JR3, JR4, JR5, JR6, JR7, and JR8.

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9. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 16V344000

   Report date

   May 23, 2016

   Component:

   AIR BAGS

   Consequence:

   An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

   Remedy:

   Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KA0, KA1, KA2, and KA3.

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10. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 17V029000

    Report date

    Jan 10, 2017

    Component:

    AIR BAGS

    Consequence:

    An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

    Remedy:

    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall bagan March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KD9 and KE0.

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11. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 18V268000

    Report date

    Apr 26, 2018

    Component:

    AIR BAGS

    Consequence:

    An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

    Remedy:

    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are K1P, and M1O.

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12. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 19E068000

    Report date

    Oct 10, 2019

    Component:

    VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    Consequence:

    If the accelerator pedal binds, the engine may not quickly return to idle after the pedal is no longer pressed, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Remedy:

    Dorman will notify owners, and qualified service facilities will replace the affected accelerator pedal assemblies, free of charge. The recall began December 9, 2019. Owners may contact Dorman customer service at 1-800-523-2492, using option 5. Dorman's number for this recall is AS1019XXXX.

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13. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 19V182000

    Report date

    Mar 6, 2019

    Component:

    AIR BAGS

    Consequence:

    An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

    Remedy:

    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.

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14. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 19V499000

    Report date

    Jun 27, 2019

    Component:

    AIR BAGS

    Consequence:

    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

    Remedy:

    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are Q5A and Y58.

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15. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 19V501000

    Report date

    Jun 27, 2019

    Component:

    AIR BAGS

    Consequence:

    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

    Remedy:

    Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are E5D and X5C.

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