8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 49,800 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
I was at a busy intersection about to turn left and my idle stop/start was enabled, when I went to go the car stalled out so I put it in park and tried to start it but it wouldn't start. All other times this had happened I as able to put the car in park and it would start right away. I had 4 kids in the car with angry drivers all around me. I did have a gentleman that tried to help but the problem is is you cant even put the car in neutral to move it. So I told him to go. I was at a loss. The only thing I could think of was to call the police so they could at least direct traffic. While I was on the phone with 911 I was trying to start my car. Finally I got it to start and was able to get dispatch off my phone. The next day I took it to the dealership and they said it was my fuel injectors. I got those fixed but unfortunately 6 months later the same thing happened and we are back to square one. SERIOUSLY HONDA - TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE!!!
- Heather K., SOUTH JORDAN, UT, United States
Honda Pilot Elite does not auto re-start condition after going into an auto idle stop. I tried to re-start the vehicle by placing the gear into the Park position and pressing the Start button. This leaves me stranded at a stop lights and signs and imposes risk to self and others.
I see this issue on the internet, have reported the issue to the dealer, and no remedy has been offered.
Honda needs to issue a bulletin to dealerships to resolve this defect.
- Charles C., Kansas City, MO, US
I was on vacation to visit my daughter at college, we has just gone to lunch - and when I left I pulled up to a busy intersection to turn left and my idle start/stop was enabled. I went to go and my car stalled. I had 2 lanes on either side on me both turning left. It took me 3 tries and the car finally started. In about a 2 miles span this happened 2 more times, so 3 times total in a short trip. I didn't know at the time that you can disable this feature. It had happened a few other times the last several months but never this often. Until this event it was really intermittent.
I did some research and was able to find how to disable it so I felt like it was drivable. Since then I have researched a lot and come to the conclusion that this isn't fixable unless Honda takes this feature away somehow. I wish it was automatically disabled when you drive the car and you needed to push a button to enable. Unfortunately it's just the opposite!
- Heather K., SOUTH JORDAN, UT, United States