Car will stall when stopped with the auto-engine idle engaged. First started with radio cutting out when engine was restarting. Progressed to stalling when engine idle is engaged and foot is taken off the brake - car will jolt and then stall. It switched to neutral and must be put back in park and the start button pressed multiple times to get it to restart - can take a few minutes. Very dangerous at busy intersections. Car was checked by dealer and found no problems. Next day the collision mitigation system problem light came on permanently and car stalled at lights twice more. Car is back at the dealer now but they still can't find anything wrong.

- San Diego, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle lost power when the brake pedal was depressed. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle and was able to drive home. The failure did not occur while the vehicle was idling. The vehicle was taken to galpin Honda (11151 laurel canyon blvd, san fernando, ca 91340) to be diagnosed, but no failure was found. The failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The manufacturer advised the contact to work with the dealer. The failure mileage was 27,817.

- Mission Hills, CA, USA

Auto idle stop doesn't restart. It stalls often depending on the length of the idle. It has been slowing progressing to unreliable. It stops entirely, often in traffic and then you have to put car in park, restart engine and then put in drive and go again. By this time traffic is already moving around you. Very dangerous and scary on freeway and at intersections. Had the battery checked at auto store, take in for regular maintenance - it tested strong but needed a "charge" should be recharging when running and on freeway.

- Galt, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle lunged forward and the contact smelled fumes. Also, the vehicle stalled while driving various speeds. The contact pulled over and it took numerous attempts to restart the vehicle. While driving various speeds, a piece of the fender on the front driver and passenger sides fractured and struck a person in the head. All the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired by multiple unknown dealers and independent mechanics and the catalytic converter was replaced four times and two injectors were installed; however, the failures continued. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 83,000. The VIN was invalid.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

The engine fully stopped while driving on the hwy while driving almos got rear ended. I was moving tapped the break and the engine stopped ( like in idle) I quickly pushed on the gas and after seconds of no response it came back. On 9/2/2018 this happened when I was going tjru paying toll I touched the break trying to slow down it completly died, tried to push gas no response died and went in N. had to turn it on amd drive again. At that time went to dealer amd they did not see an issue. It is happenening more now. It is frightening to be under the mercey of tje peraon behind U to slow down in time. This is horroble very scary and can kill a family!

- Waxhaw, NC, USA

I have a 2016 touring Pilot with just over 38,000 miles. Since about 25,000 miles I have felt that there was an odd hesitation with the auto-off feature that I'd not noticed during the initial period of ownership. The issue escalated to the point which it would actually stall out at an intersection and the vehicle would not turn back on for a few minutes. The dealership replaced the battery and said that they could see the error and that there was an issue caused by the battery. A few months later the issue started to happen again and stalled for my wife again with our kids in the car at a busy intersection. The car went back into the dealership and they have now had it for close to 6 weeks with little to no update as to what is going on. This is a horribly unsafe issue and I know for a fact that many people are having the same issue as referenced in this blog: Https://www.piloteers.org/forums/114-2016-third-generation-Pilot/157005-elite-shuts-off-stop-light-5.html the fact that Honda can not come up with a fix for the issue is a very scary thought. We as consumers need someone to help hold Honda accountable to provide a safe driving experience for our families.

- Lake Oswego, OR, USA

We have had multiple, ongoing problems with our 2016 Honda Pilot elite since early on in our ownership. When I try to go after coming to a stop, the car tries to stall and has stalled several times in the middle of the road. When it stalls, it has switched itself to neutral and for several minutes, it will not let me do anything to try to get the car going again such as change gears, start the car, etc. As I try to get it going, it will tell me that I need to start the engine to change the gear back to drive but will not do anything when I press the start button. Further, there are several issues with the infotainment system: The back up camera goes black, the entire system reboots while driving, the audio screen freezes and audio ceases while driving, the entire screen goes black except the time line on top while driving, and the navigation screen blacks out while driving. Despite providing video and photographic evidence of the issues, Honda kept saying they couldn't replicate it and thus couldn't test it, but when I was able to bring it to them with the screen frozen, they said there were no tests they could run. They finally tried replacing the infotainment system, but the issues returned. These issues are on top of the fact that they replaced the dvd player because it was looping. We feel we have received a lemon and that these issues cause a hazard during what should be normal operation of our vehicle.

- Lutz, FL, USA

When trying to start vehicle you receive 'keyless start system problem'. taken to the dealer twice and not able to diagnose the issue. Vehicle has 49000 miles today and have had this intermittent issue since 42000 miles. Fob batteries have both been replaced and supposedly reprogrammed. Still unable to resolve. Let me know if and how you were able to resolve the issue.

- Worcester, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. While operating the vehicle and while at a stop light, the auto idle stop feature activated normally, but the vehicle would not immediately restart when the driver released the brake pedal and depressed the accelerator pedal. The failure occurred on several occasions. During the failure, several instructional prompts appeared, explaining how to restart the vehicle. On one occasion, the vehicle could not be restarted and was towed to sterling mccall Honda (22575 hwy 59 North, kingwood, tx 77339). While at the dealer, the vehicle operated normally and the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,000.

- Porter, TX, USA

There is a gasoline smell inside the car and outside I dont see any leaking but the smell is making me worry

- Centreville, VA, USA

My vehicle has multiple system error messages that have come on and off when turning on the car and some have became much more frequent and remain on while driving. 1. keyless starting system error- happens frequently when vehicle is turned on and remains on while driving. 2. antilock brake system error- when vehicle is powered on and remains on for about 20 mins after driving vehicle and returns when car is powered on. 3. charging system error- was coming on occasionally and as of today has came on every time the vehicle is powered on and remains on while driving. 4. brake system problem- occasionally comes on when car is powered on and comes off after driving vehicle. Also, the most recent issues I've had was the driver seat does not warm up when seat warmer is turned on and while driving the vehicle at approximately 30mph vehicle begins to jerk as if it is struggling to drive. These problems have become much more frequent and have become a safety concern for me and my children.

- Wilmington, CA, USA

On 2 occasions, the automatic idle stop has turned off the engine and not allowed the car to be turned back on. One time the vehicle eventually restarted, but the second time the vehicle had to be jumped by highway patrol. It was at a busy interstate exit ramp, stopped at a stoplight, and we were unable to move the vehicle out of the way. It was a very dangerous situation. We had the battery tested and it was good. I contacted Honda via email and they just responded that there were no recalls and to contact the dealer. The dealer said that they are unable to permanently disable the feature. Now, to ensure that I am not in another dangerous situation due to this feature, I have to manually disable it every time I turn the car on.

- Lake Wylie, SC, USA

When engine tries to restart from idle stop the engine stalls and fails to restart. Has done this numerous times and the dealer can not replicate the issue. Is a danger while at a busy intersection. Radio also turns off when trying to restart. This happens almost every time the vehicle goes into idle stop mode.

- Ponte Vedra, FL, USA

The first incident was on Oct 7, 2018. We were at a stop light with the engine idle option enabled. When the light turned green and the brake was released, the vehicle should have started back up, but instead, it stalled. After the 2nd time it occurred, we started to disable the engine idle feature as soon as we start the car. We have forgotten a few times and the vehicle stalling has happened at least 3 additional times. All being at red lights with the brake depressed. When the foot is removed from the brake, the vehicle jerks slightly and then stalls. Once on Nov. 1, 2018 and again most recently on Jan. 6, 2018. Luckily, no one has been injured yet. It has been serviced regularly at the dealership directly and received all maintenance recommended. The most recent service, they were unable to duplicate the error or identify the issue.

- Keller, TX, 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

2016 Honda Pilot A/C grinding noise after activated at cold start after more than 36-48 hours parked. When A/C activated while driving vehicle belt system slips and pulls forward loosing speed. A/C compressor damage confirmed by dealer and Honda confirmed and acknowledged problem due to severe loop on the A/C suction hose design on this model causing issues with the oil flow. Issue found at 12,444 miles and current mileage 17,874.ongoing issue since 2016. No fix at the moment according to Honda. According to this there's an issue with the clutch engagement which explains the loss of power on the belt system.

- Miami Springs, FL, USA

Keyless start system error - the car won't start and this is the error message that pops up.

- Miami, FL, 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

Honda Pilot 2016 model with 30000 miles has stalled on highway interstate suddenly within 2 min of signalling messages of engine temperature too hot, transmission system problem, emission system problem etc...and went into neutral mode with failure of brakes. Car would not respond to brakes as it went to neutral state. Also noticed a burning or gasoline smell inside the car. I had to apply parking brake to stop the vehicle from moving on highway which could have led to a major crash. As I was not on the speeding lanes, things were not worse. I had to call 911 and they helped me move my car to a shoulder and later towed to Honda dealership. This was the second time happening for the same issue where earlier it happened on a local road. The same dealer kept the car for a week and returned the car saying its fixed.within 30 min of driving into the highway, it stalled again this time the situation being on highway. The car is now returned to same dealer who fixed first time and is under investigation.

- Naperville, IL, 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