2011 Honda Pilot Brakes Problems

Malfunctioned the brake the pedal and the seatbelt it was on Friday to I was driving after I yield drive there was few cars head of me ON A distance now I am trying to start slowdown early can't find the brake so I press the pedal with force when the pedal reaches to the floor slim stop right behind the car of me I will say 99% inch away to touch the car in front of me and the seatbelt even help me back and the all way have trying to move to other direction on when driving shifting unstable I don't fell save at all when I'm driving that specially driving to work at night for me that car need to have a state inspection and a complete repair before the dealership sold that car to me

NHTSA ID

11695719

Incident

Oct 24, 2025

Break pedal goes to the floor

NHTSA ID

11669371

Incident

Jun 9, 2025

WARPING OF ROTORS CAUSES EXTREME SHAKING WHEN BREAKING ALSO WRENCHING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN SUDDEN STOPPING OR FAST DESCENTS OF STOPPING/BREAKING. CLICKING IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING TURNING,IN REVERSE AND STRAIGHT FORWARD DRIVING, SHUDDER IN SHIFTING 5-30 MPH , ECO LIGHT COMING ON AND CAUSES DELAY IN SPEED PICKUP OR CONTINUING IN SAME SPEED DURING DRIVING 01/15/2019. DOOR LOCKS FAILURE 06/05/2019 GAS PURGE VALVE GAS SMELL IN AC VENT REPLACED 06/05/2019. AC/HEAT BLOWER MOTOR FRONT REPLACED NOT WORKING 02/14/2019. REAR BLOWER AC/HEAT MOTOR BROKEN SMELLED OF SMOKE REPLACED 08/05/2019

NHTSA ID

11302473

Incident

Feb 11, 2019

Mileage

110,887 mi

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE GOING ABOUT 20MPH AND WANTED TO MAKE A RIGHT SO I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. I HAD TO USE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND TESTED THE BRAKES BY DRIVING VERY SLOW AND BRAKING. THIS SEEMED TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. TODAY MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING THE GAS PUMP AND NEEDED TO BACK UP. AFTER SHE PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, SHE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. SHE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I INSTRUCTED HER TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND TEST THE BRAKES. THIS AGAIN CLEARED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

NHTSA ID

10993291

Incident

Jun 5, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi

CHANGED BRAKES AT 30,000 AND AGAIN AT 50,000, ROTORS ALSO. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE A RUBBING SOUND ON LEFT FRONT. THREE SETS OF BRAKES AND ROTORS IN 50,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10990925

Incident

May 18, 2017

ROTORS BEGAN TO PREMATURELY WARP AT ABOUT 20K MILES. DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS AS A COURTESY SERVICE. WARPING PROBLEM RE-APPEARED AT APPROXIMATELY 30K. WARPED ROTORS CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATIONS THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING FOR UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. HONDA TECH MENTIONED THAT HONDA USED ROTORS WITH A SOFTER MATERIAL IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE SQUEALING PROBLEM ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS RESULTED IN WARPING PROBLEMS ON NEWER MODELS AS CAR IS HEAVIER AND THESE ROTORS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT IN STOPPING THE VEHICLES WITHOUT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WEAR. AT 55K MILES, I DECIDED TO REPLACE ROTORS WITH A THIRD PARTY SINCE HONDA REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND REPLACE MY ROTORS EVEN THOUGH I HAD REPORTED THE PROBLEM WELL BEFORE THE STANDARD FACTORY WARRANTY PERIOD OF 3 YEARS / 36K MILES. TECHNICIAN ALSO DISCOVERED CRACKED COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS ON FRONT END.

NHTSA ID

10836944

Incident

Jan 1, 2012

Mileage

22,000 mi

EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE MANY 2011 PILOTS ARE REPORTING- EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN BREAKING OVER 60MPH. WE WERE RATHER FORTUNATE IN THAT OUR RELIABLE AUTO REPAIR SERVICE MAN TOLD US THAT A CAR WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE ROTORS ISSUES- THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND TO CHECK WITH A HONDA DEALER. SO WE CALLED THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND HE SAID THEY CALLED HONDA AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. SO I FOUND THIS WEB SITE- I COPIED AND PASTED OVER 7 FULL PAGES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SO HONDA IS BLIND SIDING US AND I WILL SHOUT RATHER LOUDLY BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS. DO THEY NEED TO HAVE HUNDREDS OF REPORTED FATALITIES LIKE THE AIRBAGS BEFORE THEY FIX IT.I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL THEY FIX IT.

NHTSA ID

10824121

Incident

Feb 3, 2016

Mileage

57,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR AND ATTEMPTING TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES, I NOTICED A JARRING PULSATING ACTION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK MY 2011 HONDA PILOT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE MY MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND CALLED THE HONDA DEALER TO INQUIRE OF A RECALL. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND ADVISED ME TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 75000 MILES ON IT, AND THE SAME PULSATING ACTION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IS FELT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10702704

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

55,000 mi

I HAD THE FRONT ARM BUSHING REPLACED AND I UNDERSTOOD THERE WAS A BULLETIN. I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE BUSHING REPLACED AGAIN. I FEEL THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10701736

Incident

Nov 15, 2012

Mileage

60,000 mi

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BRAKE PRESSURE DID NOT ENGAGE. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO GET THEM TO WORK. THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT. EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10694034

Incident

Dec 30, 2014

Mileage

31,458 mi

RATHER THAN TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, DECIDED TO TRY LOCAL SHOP INSTEAD. CLICKING & POPPING NOISE CONTINUE IN STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT. SOUND GETTING WORSE AND CAN NOW HEAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEREAS BEFORE, WAS JUST TURNING ON ROADS. WAS TOLD BY LOCAL TECHNICIAN THAT SOUND COMING FROM INSIDE THE STEERING SHAFT AND WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $500 TO REPAIR. BLOWER MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING, PURCHASED NEW BATTERY, AND ALSO TOLD RIGHT FRONT CV AXLE LEAKING OIL, ANOTHER $400 TO REPLACE. SURPRISE SURPRISE, WAS TOLD AGAIN (THIRD TIME NOW HAVING OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST 4 YEARS) THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS DOWN TO 50%. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE AGAIN IS UPWARDS OF $600 PLUS LABOR. SERIOUSLY?! *JS

NHTSA ID

10681969

Incident

Jul 30, 2014

Mileage

74,000 mi

HAVING HAD THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE (APRIL 2012 & JUNE 2012) AND REPLACED FRONT TIRES AFTER FIRST ROTORS, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE ON DOWNHILL, SUPPOSEDLY CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO HEAT UP. LOCAL VAIL SERVICE TECHNICIAN THINKS UNDERLYING HONDA ISSUE HOWEVER AFTER TAKING TO HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY DID NOT SEE ANY PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTED THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS. SERIOUSLY?! THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE MODEL & YEAR OF VEHICLE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10681967

Incident

Jul 16, 2012

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA PILOT TOURING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A HONDA CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED ON 03/17/2011. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 33194 MILES AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 92000. WE LIVE IN MADISON, WI. DURING 2013-14 WINTER SESSIONS THERE WERE MANY DAYS THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD HERE. ONE DAY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD (PROBABLY -10 F), I TOOK THE CAR FROM MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR LITTLE OVER 8HOURS. AS SOON AS, I CAME OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, I NEED TO TAKE LEFT. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKE TO STOP, THE BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PRESS THE BRAKE. AFTER COUPLE OF BLOCKS, I WILL COME TO A T JUNCTION AND I NEED TO TAKE LEFT ON THAT. THE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP AT THE JUNCTION. THE CAR WASN'T STOPPING AND I TOOK A HARD RIGHT TURN. AGAIN I TOOK A HARD RIGHT TURN IN 100-200 FEET. THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING AT ALL. AFTER SO MANY TIMES OF PRESSING HARD, FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKE AND STOP THE CAR. IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT THINKING THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO CRASH SOMEWHERE. I CALLED MY HONDA TECHNICIAN AND HE MENTIONED THAT IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER AND I SHOULD CALL HIM AGAIN IF THE PROBLEM RETURNS. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES, I FACED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AFTER A FEW MINUTES EACH TIME. I TOOK TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER IN FEB 2014 (OR AROUND THAT TIME). THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL CALL HONDA TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS SINCE ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE (NOT PILOT) REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN I WENT TO TAKE BACK THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX TO THIS ISSUE. THE WORKAROUND IS TO RUN THE CAR FOR A WHILE BEFORE I DRIVE. SOMETIMES WE FORGET AND THE PROBLEM IS COMING REPEATEDLY EVEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS IN SINGLE DIGIT. I FACED THE PROBLEM JUST A FEW DAYS BACK TOO. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER ANYONE ELSE USING HONDA VEHICLE REPORTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10660968

Incident

Jan 10, 2014

Mileage

75,000 mi

I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I PUSHED THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM WAS, MY BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING TO ANY INPUTS. I HAD TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN A DITCH IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY GOING 30MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10660746

Incident

Nov 21, 2014

Mileage

60,130 mi

THE BRAKES DIDN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED ME TO STRIKE A TREE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL AND IT SENT US ON PART OF A GRAVEL ROAD AND THEN OFF THE ROAD. I ENGAGED THE BRAKES UPON IMPACT AND HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP BEFORE HEADING INTO TREES. THE VEHICLE DID SLOW, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH, WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10655318

Incident

Nov 1, 2014

Mileage

62,000 mi

THE REAR BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR BEGAN EMITTING A CHIRP UPON BRAKING AT ABOUT 46000 MILES. RECENTLY THE BRAKES BEGAN "GROWLING" WHEN APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MPG APPROXIMATELY 3 MPG OVER THAT TIME PERIOD. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE METAL ON METAL AND THAT THE FRONT BRAKES HAD 20% REMAINING ON SOME PART AND 40% ON OTHERS. HE ATTRIBUTED THE PREMATURE AND UNEVEN WEAR TO RUST. HE DID NOT MENTION ANY ROTOR PROBLEMS BUT MY RESEARCH INDICATES THERE IS A ROTOR PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10626892

Incident

Aug 20, 2014

Mileage

46,967 mi

2011 HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCING A SEVERE VIBRATION ISSUES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (45MPH+). THE VEHICLE STABILITY, STEERING AND CONTROL DO NOT FEEL SAFE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. WE FIRST IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM WITH HONDA AT 39000 MILES IN 2012 AND THEY BALANCED THE TIRES. BROUGHT TO HONDA'S ATTENTION AGAIN AT 69000 MILES IN AUGUST 2013. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED FRONT AND REAR THE ROTORS FOR A CHARGE OF $478. STILL EXPERIENCING AT 80000 MILES AND THEY SAID WE NEED NEW FRONT ROTORS ($440) AND NEED TO REPLACE COMPLIANCE ARM BUSHINGS (FOUND COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS SPLIT AND TORN) FOR $736.95. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS A SERIOUS DEFECTIVE ISSUE THAT PERHAPS WARRANTS A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10617912

Incident

May 23, 2012

Mileage

39,018 mi

I WAS STOPPED IN A DRIVE THRU WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND 2 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. SUDDENLY ,WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD HITTING THE TRUCK IN FRONT ON ME AND FORCING THAT TRUCK TO HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF THEM. BUT IT DIDN'T END THERE. WHEN MY TRUCK ORIGINALLY LUNGED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND AFTER HITTING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, MY TRUCK ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP AND DOWN AND MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO BOUNCE OFF AND ON THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT I PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND WAS PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD TRYING TO MAKE MY TRUCK STOP. I WAS PRACTICALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKES, BUT I HAD NO CONTROL. THE REVVING AND BOUNCING OFF AND ON THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WENT ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. FINALLY, MY LEGS GOT TIRED FROM PUSHING SO HARD ON THE BRAKES I JUST TOOK THEM OFF AND THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED MOVING AND ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. WHEN ALL OF THIS WAS HAPPENING, MY SENSORS NEVER WENT OFF. ALTHOUGH WHEN MY TRUCK CAME TO A STOP , I PUT IT IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO SEE IF THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WAS OK. I NOTICED THAT I WAS WITHIN 2 INCHES OF HER BUMPER AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY TRUCK, THE SENSOR WAS ONLY BEEPING. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO HONDA OF BOWIE, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT AN INSPECTOR FROM AMERICAN HONDA AND THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM HONDA OF BOWIE WOULD INSPECT THE TRUCK THOROUGHLY. AFTER DOING SO, THEY INFORMED MY HUSBAND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK AND I AM VERY NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS WHEN DRIVING IT. I FEEL HONDA HAS LET ME DOWN AND IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10604414

Incident

Jun 5, 2014

Mileage

75,760 mi

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60 TO 65 WHEN I NEED TO BRAKE THE FRONT END OF MY PILOT SHIMMIES WHILE I APPLY THE BRAKE CAUSING ME TO NOT BE SURE IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ROUGH ROAD SURFACE AND MY SON THOUGHT IT WAS OUT IF BALANCE TIRES. I DON'T DRIVE THE FREEWAY THAT OFTEN AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. LATELY I'VE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY MORE THAN USUAL AND I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE. ON MAY 1ST I WENT TO COSTCO WHERE I PURCHASED MY RADIAL TIRES JANUARY 2013 AND HAD THEM CHECK THE BALANCE OF MY TIRES. THEY SAID THEY WERE BALANCED AND PRESSURE WAS GOOD. LATER THAT DAY I CALLED HONDA SAN LEANDRO WHILE DRIVING HANDS FREE STATING I HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE PILOT WAS SHIMMING/VIBRATING VERY HARD. I FELT THE PROBLEM WAS SO DANGEROUS THAT I TOOK MY PILOT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP VERY CLOSE TO MY LOCATION LEAVING IT FOR REPAIRS. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING MAY 2, 2014 TELLING ME WHAT HE FOUND. THE BUSHINGS WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN. I ASKED TO BE SHOWN WHERE THEY CAME FROM AND WAS SHOWN THE APPROXIMATE AREA UNDER A DIFFERENT CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE TWO BUSHINGS HAD THE JOB OF PROVIDING A SMOOTH DRIVE. THE OWNER TOLD ME THAT HONDA CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT BUSHINGS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY KNEW THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WAS DEFECTIVE. WHY DIDN'T HONDA ISSUE A RECALL? MY PILOT NOW HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES. MY BILL IS $513.82 WITH THE 2 BUSHINGS BEING $306.26.I HAVE THE ORIGINAL BUSHINGS THAT WERE REMOVED FROM MY PILOT.

NHTSA ID

10586965

Incident

Jan 13, 2014

Mileage

38,003 mi

PURCHASED BRAND NEW PILOT IN JUNE 2011. I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 60 MPH AND WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHEN I HIT BRAKES. DRIVING BECAME VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF SHAKING. TALKED TO HONDA SERVICE DEALER ABOUT IT AND ISSUE IS ROTORS/BRAKES WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A CARE THAT'S UNDER 3 YEARS 36000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10578263

Incident

Mar 27, 2014

Mileage

33,000 mi

PURCHASED A 2011 CERTIFIED USED HONDA PILOT IN JUNE 2013, 20,200 MILES, AFTER READING REVIEWS STATING THE RELIABILITY. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, NOTICES A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. HONDA SERVICE STATION SAID THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND RECOMMENDED RESURFACING AND NEW BRAKE PADS, BUT THAT THE WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THE COST. CALLED HONDA AND THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY - NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING WITH EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, JERKING, AND JUMPING INTO HIGHER GEAR WHEN COASTING TO A STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE HONDA SERVICE STATION AND WAS TOLD THAT IN ADDITION TO THE ROTOR ISSUE, THE TIRES WERE UNEVENLY WORN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED (24,000 MILES). THEY RECOMMENDED HAVING AN ALIGNMENT. WAS ALSO TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CLEARLY ISN'T THE CASE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR ALIGNMENT, TIRE ROTATION, AND BALANCE AND WAS TOLD THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY OFF AND HAVING THEM DONE DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO STATED THE ROTORS SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THEM TO WARPED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I'M VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT EVEN ON A SHORT HIGHWAY TRIP. A VERY EXPENSIVE, UNRELIABLE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10551983

Incident

Aug 11, 2013

Mileage

22,000 mi

WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE AND DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP ALSO HAS PULSATING OR FEELS LIKE THEY MAY NOT BE STOPPING THE CAR AT ALL AND MORE PRESSURE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL TO STOP. I HAVE FOUND SAME COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS ON DIFFERENT COMPLAINT WEBSITES. THE ONLY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HONDA ARE TO HAVE ROTORS RESURFACED. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED OVER 50 MPG, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE. DEALER SAID BRAKES WERE FINE AND THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE. NEXT TRIP THE DEALER SAID THE BRAKES MIGHT NEED TO BE REDONE . AND THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE HANDLED BY HONDA. NOW APPROACHING 40K MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS MAKING ME NUTS. I'M GOING TO WIND UP PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524939

Incident

May 15, 2013

Mileage

30,000 mi

MY HONDA PILOT ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER HONDA PILOT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING A SEVERE VIBRATION ISSUES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO JUST SLOW DOWN WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH-WAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION CAN BE SO SEVERE THAT IF YOU ARE NOT HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY IT COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN ADDRESSED AT HONDA DEALERSHIPS YOU ARE TOLD IT IS WARPED ROTORS AND THAT EVEN WITH A BRAKE JOB (WHICH IS NOT NECESSARY BASED UPON INSPECTION) THAT THE PROBLEM MAY RETURN. THERE IS BASICALLY NOTHING THEY CAN DO, SO LIVE WITH IT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON YOUR SITE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH PROPER INSPECTION AND A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524733

Incident

Mar 6, 2012

Mileage

32,000 mi

SAME ISSUE AS OTHERS HAVE POSTED HERE. FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS THE CARS STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES GOING OVER 50 MPH. WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER AND THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER 1/2 HOUR, THE SHAKING GETS EVEN WORSE. YOU HAVE TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES AND HOPE THAT THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. WE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND IT GOT BETTER FOR A WEEK AND THEN RIGHT BACK TO BEFORE (OUT $100) HONDA DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT ISA "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND THERE IS NO REASON TO BE CONCERNED AND NO SAFETY ISSUE. SOUNDS LIKE THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO ADDRESS THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I, ALSO, HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN A CAR BEFORE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I WISH A RECALL WOULD FORCE HONDA TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523829

Incident

Jul 2, 2013

Mileage

42,000 mi

I FEEL THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO 2011 HONDA PILOT BRAKES AND STEERING BECAUSE WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL CAN VIBRATE AND DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP ALSO HAS PULSATING OR FEELS LIKE THEY MAY NOT BE STOPPING THE CAR AT ALL AND MORE PRESSURE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL TO STOP. I HAVE FOUND SAME COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS ON DIFFERENT COMPLAINT WEBSITES. THE ONLY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HONDA ARE TO HAVE ROTORS RESURFACED AT THIS TIME BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS DEFECT IN THE BRAKES AND STEERING RACK AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY MANUFACTURER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10513772

Incident

Apr 15, 2013

Mileage

35,000 mi