10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
9 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
110 / 99
Average Mileage:
34,636 miles

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problem #58

Nov 162022

Pilot

  • 187,000 miles
The contact owned a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, another vehicle rear-ended her vehicle, causing her vehicle to crash into another vehicle from the driver's side front door. The rear bumper and exhaust pipe detached. The driver's side air bag did not deploy. The contact sustained a back injury and received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the residence, where it was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened. Prior to the failure, the dealer had previously performed a recall repair for the driver's and passenger's side air bags. The failure mileage was approximately 187,000.

- District Heights, MD, USA

problem #57

Jan 012021

Pilot 6-cyl

  • 202,566 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while changing the radiator the driver's side air bag deployed without warning or impact. The vehicle was taken to jim skinner Honda (3823 ross clark cir, dothan, al 36303;(334) 671-8100) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated the failure was similar to the failure listed in NHTSA campaign number: 19V499000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 202,566.

- Dothan, AL, USA

problem #56

Jan 032021

Pilot

  • 202,566 miles
Diver airbag exploded while vehicle was sitting in yard, while changing the radator, it popped

- Dothan, AL, USA

problem #55

May 042020

Pilot

  • 246,000 miles
The contact owned a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while her son was driving at approximately 45 mph, the vehicle rear ended another vehicle and crashed into an embankment. The contact stated that all air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact mentioned that the driver was bruised as his head hit the steering wheel, she also mentioned that the driver in the other vehicle sustained a broken nose that needed medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not contacted for a failure diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not contacted in regards to the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 246,000.

- Douglassville, PA, USA

problem #54

Nov 192019

Pilot

  • 91,000 miles
While driving on the highway the side airbag by the driver popped out and blew up. No collision no blown tires. The vehicle was in motion on a highway

- Grand Isle, LA, USA

problem #53

Jun 162019

Pilot

  • 0 miles
I have not had this vehicle in 10 years. I have written Honda six times and called a dozen times. If someone has this vehicle and gets injured due to non-notification of a recall, and I show how long I have been trying to stop these letters coming to my house so you can find the right person, someone will be seriously liable.

- Fairport, NY, USA

problem #52

Mar 222019

Pilot

  • miles
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. While driving 55 mph, the driver's side curtain air bag and driver's seat air bag deployed without warning or an impact. Also, the driver's seat belt tightened up unexpectedly. The contact swerved the vehicle slightly due to being constricted by the seat belt. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to fairfield Honda (201 lycoming mall dr, muncy, pa 17756, (570) 326-2858), but was not diagnosed or repaired at the contact's request. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Metamora, OH, USA

problem #51

Feb 272018

Pilot

  • 178,250 miles
Takata inflators: After hitting a roadside object at a county road turning into a community, the steering wheel airbag was deployed. That can be accepted, but the airbag was not inflated. I bursted, not blowed out simply with the bag itself without air. After talking to Honda, they repeat that the inflation process come and go quickly. I know that it come and go quickly. But I also know that it was not inflated at all. As a scientist and engineer who knows how to do experiments, who knows what can be a human bias, who knows the speed of human reactions, the only thing I can say is that I was sure and am sure, the bag was not inflated enough. I cannot tell how much it was inflated, my impression was that it was inflated somewhere between 5-10 percent of the total capacity. The vehicle was virtually stopped when the airbag was deployed. The bag did not touch any part of my body besides my right arm. My body did not move forward at all as the speed of at hitting was not high enough to move my back away from the seat. The airbag did nothing but burning my right arm, causing a second degree burn. Note that, the airbag was serviced because the recall. In other words, it is not the original airbag which was recalled, it is the new one. The problem is either caused by the product itself or by installation. In any cases, it is a defected product that does nothing when deployed but harm.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #50

Nov 012015

Pilot

  • 150,000 miles
Takata recall - my VIN # is showing 0 recalls, however, I have had to go in twice for a recall on my vehicle. Why is your website recording 0 recalls? I was in a four car accident in 2016 (I believe, may have been late 2015) and my airbags did not deploy. There was 1 car in front that didn't get hit bad, but the two vehicles behind me had their airbags deployed. I have the same Honda Pilot today, but it worries me that they should have deployed but didn't due to the issue with the inflators. This vehicle accident I had was prior to this inflator recall. I was driving in traffic on the highway and was moving, but very slowly.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #49

Oct 032016

Pilot

  • miles
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V344000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (hendricks Honda) was contacted and ordered the part; however, the contact was still unable to get the vehicle remedied due to the part being used to repair another vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Kings Hill, VI, USA

problem #48

Jun 012016

Pilot

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16V344000 (air bags) was received in June of 2016. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Hazleton, PA, USA

problem #47

Nov 082016

Pilot

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V344000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Mchenry, IL, USA

problem #46

Jun 152016

Pilot

  • miles
Takata recall. I scheduled the recall replacement over 3 months ago and Honda still doesn't have a replacement air bag. Honda's recall document suggests that you avoid having a passenger sit in the front passenger's seat until the recall repair has been performed. This is a huge inconvenience to us.

- San Tan Valley, AZ, USA

problem #45

Jul 292016

Pilot

  • miles
I contacted mclarty Honda in little rock, ar 888-671-6895 during the last week of July, 2016 regarding the air bag inflator recall. They told me it would be about two weeks for the part to arrive and would call when in. After several weeks and no call, I called them again and was told the parts were still not in. To date, 10/2/2016 the have not contacted me with an update. Per the recall notice, it after 60 days the recall is not resolved, contact the NHTSA, which I'm doing. Please assist with getting a resolution to the issue. Thanks.

- Little Rock, AR, USA

problem #44

Sep 282016

Pilot

  • miles
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V344000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Montgomery Village, MD, USA

problem #43

Jun 232016

Pilot

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags). The part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Bedford, TX, USA

problem #42

Jul 312016

Pilot

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V344000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- New Iberia, LA, USA

problem #41

Sep 162016

Pilot

  • miles
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V344000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Tullos, LA, USA

problem #40

Sep 072016

Pilot

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Greenville, MS, USA

problem #39

Feb 082016

Pilot

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V320000 and 16V344000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Port Richey, FL, USA

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