The Honda Pilot 2016 keeps saying remote key less start system, the dealer is not able to fix it, they dont know whats wrong, it is going on for more than 5 months, this happens when you try to start the car

- Sharpsburg, GA, USA

When starting car, keyless start problem comes up on dash. Car starts fine, everything works. But warning remains until car is shut off. Taken to dealer several times, replaced batteries at the dealer. They have no answers. Even made sure my purse or phone were not the issue. At a loss. Problem started in November. Almost 38,000 miles on it. Seems like this is the magic number according to other complaints I have read. The remote start does not always work. Tried it at a close proximity and it worked but the warning came up as keyless start system problem. It never did that before. Again, everything seems to work fine, there is something wrong none the less.

- Sheridan, WY, USA

I was driving in stop and go traffic on a freeway, my foot was on the brake and car was in drive, when I took my foot off break and pushed gas pedal the car would not go. I tried to put it in park and it would not go, I tried to turn off car and it wouldn't turn off. The message on the dashboard said to push brake and turn on car (same message as when I remote start car) after 2 solid minutes, the car finally drove. The problem seems to be impacted by the econ mode which shuts off engine when brake pedal is fully engaged. You are able to turn this mode off on the gear shift but have to do it every time you start the car.

- West Hills, CA, USA

Keyless start system error appears randomly and the walk away lock feature no longer works. It happens in all types of weather with both key fobs. Batteries were also changed in the key fob. Seems like a common issue with no clear answer why

- Canton, CT, USA

I had two big issues (some small issues as well) for my 2016 Honda Pilot. First is the paint issue, the paint on the door was off and the doors were rusted pretty bad. I spent a lot to time go back and forth with the dealership, both of us were tired of this issue. Another issue just happened to me today, "keyless start system problem" showed up today, the walk away auto-lock feature does not work anymore, after couple of drives, the error message goes away, but the walk away feature still does not work. I have searched online and I believe a lot of owners have this issue. My car just went out of warranty at about 38K miles, and I saw online a lot of owners saw this message around this mileage. I have been a long time Honda owner, but this new Pilot makes me very upset all the time. A lot of issue. A lot...

- Columbus, IN, USA

My vehicle without warning would not start after getting home and parked in the garage. After several attempts the panel states and ignition system error. All of the lights and other functions work well but it will not start while physically in the vehicle or with the remote. It makes a continuous clicking sound all of the lights flash on the vehicle but nothing more.

- Plano, TX, USA

Keyless starter system error message and it no longer auto locks.

- Columbus, GA, USA

Keyless start system problem and automatic lock doesn't work when leavi the car.

- Johnstown, OH, USA

Vehicle turns off completely when auto off feature engages while in a stopped condition. On two occasions, vehicle refused to restart for several minutes. The first time, the vehicle restarted after 2-3 minutes, the second time it happened, car would not restart until 10-15 min after the occurrence. During both occurrences, I was in a stop condition with foot on the brake, vehicle in drive. Dealer says battery tests fine and cannot replicate the issue, but I know there are others experiencing same problem. This is a major safety issue. Only out of shear luck, it happened to me while at a residential gate key pad punching in the code, and then today while in the drive thru of a fast food place. If this would happen on a busy street, at a busy intersection, while sitting in standstill traffic on interstate, etc, it could be extremely dangerous.

- Wesley Chapel, FL, USA

Indicator light: Keyless start problem I was told the start switch needs to be replaced. $300. Less than 50,000 miles.

- Kitty Hawk, NC, USA

Power steering, emissions, trailer stability, hill assist warning indication displayed on dash. All of them at the same time one right after the other. I couldn't drive the car because of all of these warnings.

- Riverside, CA, USA

Auto stop malfunction first year of owning the Pilot elite, the auto stop function worked and would restart after coming to a stop. By the second year, after coming to a stop in city traffic and engine is supposed to come back on, it stalls and shuts off and needs to be shifted to neutral and then restart engine. Have taken the car for services since having this issue and reporting the issue to the dealership and they are unable to fix the issue or replicate the problem. Now into year 3 of ownership the auto stop function has gotten worse because now when it shuts off after auto stopping, it takes a couple of minutes before you are able to restart the car. This is very unsafe at an intersection when the light turns green. Only way around this issue is to disable the auto stop function at the beginning of the drive which defeats the purpose of having such a function and we aren't able to permanently disable the function. I have reported this problem each and every time I have taken it in to the dealership for service and they have run diagnostics and said they weren't able to replicate the issue.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. While the vehicle was stationary and while driving various speeds, the "auto idle disabler" feature engaged on several occasions. The vehicle stalled without warning after the brake pedal was depressed at a stop light. Three weeks later, while driving approximately 15 mph on the freeway, the "auto idle disabler" feature engaged again while in heavy traffic and the vehicle stalled. The contact shifted the gear into park, disabled the power, and restarted the vehicle. In addition, while the vehicle was stationary, all of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. While driving 55 mph, on another occasion, the vehicle failed to shift gears properly and the rpms rapidly increased to 5,000. Also, the reverse gear shifter became inoperative and the gears would not shift while driving 55 mph. Big star Honda (11200 gulf freeway, houston, Texas 77034) could not diagnose and duplicate the failures. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

- Washington, DC, USA

My vehicle is displaying the keyless ignition error and it just so happens that its a known issue among many many other 2016 Honda Pilot owners. I feel this is a scam to get us to drop money at the dealership. My car was running, opening up fine until all of a sudden that message popped up. What a coincidence this is happening at tthe same time as everyone else.

- Merced, CA, USA

Auto start-stop fails to re-start engine after shutting off at a stop/stationary. Fix has been having to place the vehicle in park, shut off engine & restart engine. Multiple dash malfunction lights also illuminate.

- Winston Salem, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start when attempting to drive. Also, while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was not able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road. While in traffic, the vehicle restarted independently after ten minutes and was able to drive normally. The vehicle was taken to Honda cars of katy (21001 katy fwy, katy, tx 77450) where it was diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 08934725. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000.

- Katy, TX, USA

My 2016 Honda Pilot does not function properly. The "emissions" check engine light has come on three different times, all with less than 40,000 miles on the vehicle. The Honda dealer claims that they fixed the problem each time; but that's not the case. The light continues to come on in during normal driving conditions.

- Bridgeport, WV, USA

Around 38,000 miles on the 2016 Honda Pilot, it started to show an error on the screen in the dash saying "keyless start system problem" that cause the car not to work on the autolock feature when you walk away or the automatic timer lock which is set at 30 seconds. After 30 seconds, the car doesn't lock at all. Leaving the vehicle being unlocked and possibly being stolen. Took it to the dealer and the dealer is asking $307 dollars to replace the start button. This should be covered by Honda since it is an electrical system problem that was not caused by the owner. Many other people are complaining about the same issue on forums.

- Placentia, CA, USA

About 4 months ago I was at a stoplight, my engine shut down, as it was supposed to with the 'auto idle stop' function. It is supposed to start back up when you take your foot off the brake, but this time the car stalled. It stalled many times after this and it was always unexpected and scary. I took it into my dealer on June 6, 2018 and they said they could see that they could see in the computer that it stalled a few times, but could not reproduce the problem while test driving it. They did a reset on the electronics. That did nothing. I stalled a while after I left the shop. I stalled many more times after that. It does have an override to this 'auto idle stop' system, but you have to always remember to push the button and if I forgot and the car was in 'auto idle stop' mode and I pushed the button, many times the car would stall. I now also have a problem starting the car. When I push the start button, many times the engine won't start. I have to push it 3-4 times to get it to start. This makes my stalling even more dangerous, as if it was not dangerous enough, because it will take me much longer to start the car from a stall. I can imagine being in situations where I would have to be able to get out a situation quickly and if I stall I would not be able to. If I am on a freeway and stall in heavy traffic, or stalling on train tracks if I am in heavy traffic and I happen to be the car left on the tracks and can't start. Or if a car or object is heading towards me and will crash into me and I can avoid it be speeding away. If I stall I can't. here is a thread from a Honda Pilot forum with many owners with the same problem. Https://www.piloteers.org/forums/114-2016-third-generation-Pilot/157005-elite-shuts-off-stop-light.html not one of them has had it fixed by there repair shop. My car has been in the shop for the 2nd time since August 8, 2018.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

The car continually stalls at red lights and other full stops after the "auto-shutoff" engages. The car fails to restart and results in dangerous situations in high traffic areas in the city. The car can not be moved easily because it becomes completely unresponsive, even disabling the flashers. It has happened repeatedly.

- Boston, MA, USA