2005 Honda Pilot Brakes

IN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BRAKES FOR NO REASON FOR A MOMENT THAN IT RELEASE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE SLOPE ON THE CURB MY CAR APPLY THE BREAKS WITHOUT ANY INPUT.

MY 2005 HONDA PILOTS BRAKES ARE ON.I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKES ARE FULLY ENGAGED.I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, SAME THING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY 2005 PILOT MODEL EXL HAS 90,000 MILES. RECENTLY THE VSA LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENED THERE WOULD ALSO BE A LOUD 'CHUNK' NOISE THAT ACCOMPANIED IT AND FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. HOWEVER TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED, I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE VSA FUNCTION AND THE WORST PART WAS THAT THE MALFUNCTION OF THE VSA HAD LOCKED THE BRAKES ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND ALTHOUGH THIS ONLY OCCURRED ONE TIME, IT WAS AN EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CALIBER WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, CALIBERS, MASTER CYLINDER, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON, AND BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS AND VSA WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA)WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK FOR REPAIRS EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

IN MARCH OF 2007, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN OUR 2005 HONDA PILOT STARTED BRAKING ON ITS OWN AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. WE DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 2012 WHEN THE VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN ABOUT 5 TIMES IN A WEEK. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN STATEN ISLAND WHEN THEY TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED FOUR NEW TIRES, AND TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WITH THAT DIAGNOSTIC I TOLD THEM THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT SINCE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SINCE WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE, WE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM DISABLED, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RESURFACED. THE ONLY BAD PART IS THAT WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE TRADITIONAL BRAKING SYSTEM WITH NO ABS CAPABILITY. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ANY UPDATES ON YOUR INVESTIGATION ON THE SUBJECT MATTER? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE ABS AND VEHICLE STABILITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SPUN IN FULL CIRCLE THREE TIMES BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERY CODE FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOWED UP WHEN PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, BUT SUGGESTED THEY REPLACED THE VEHICLE STABILITY AND ABS MODULES. THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

WHILE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY FROM MY HOME THE CAR'S BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THEIR OWN. THE NEXT 1/4 MILE WHILE TRYING TO REACH A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE VSA LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER THEN READING THE OWNERS MANUAL I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. AT THIS POINT THE VSA LIGHT WAS OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. VERY CONCERNED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AGAIN SINCE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR MAJOR ROAD AN ACCIDENT WOULD BE LIKELY. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN 2 AND 4 YEARS OF AGE AND THIS IS THE VEHICLE WE USE TO GET THEM AROUND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND REVIEW OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S VSA ENGAGED LOCKING UP THE BRAKES. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHY LEAVING THE HIGHWAY FOR SIDE STREETS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL INVOLVING THE INVOLUNTARY COMMAND OF VSA ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS ABSURD THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED TO STILL BE ON THE ROAD WITH SUCH A SERIOUS FLAW THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) EVERY TIME THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. PM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A ABRUPT STOP AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO CEMENT BARRIERS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VSA WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE VSA WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

GOING 30MPH VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES LOCKED. TOWED TO DEALER. PER REPORT BATTERY VOLTAGE FAILURE, ECM/PCM FAILURE. BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE, CAN RELATION FAILURE, INTERNAL POWER SOURCE FAILURE, ABS MODULATOR FUNCTION TEST ABNORMAL. ABS CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. *TR

BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN FORWARD MOTION IN DRIVEWAY/GARAGE. TOOK VEHICLE OUT FOR TEST DRIVE AND COULD NOT REPLICATE. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND MY VSA LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKES GRAB AND THE VEHICLE SWERVES AS IF I HAVE SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES. MY FOOT IS ON ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME NOT THE BRAKES. LIVE ON AN ICY, WINDING ROAD WITH LOTS OF SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY. HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE NOW. ONCE THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES LOCK MOMENTARILY THE VSA LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON TILL VEHICLE TURNED OFF. FIRST TIME THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS NO LOCKING OF BRAKES. JUST THE LIGHT. NOW THE BRAKES LOCK UP MOMENTARILY EVERY TIME I DRIVE. EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

YESTERDAY WAS THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCE OF A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING (BUT RANDOM, NOT CONSTANT) SINCE SEPTEMBER. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY. THE PILOT HAS BEEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES RANDOMLY BY ITSELF. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I GENTLY APPLIED BRAKES AND ALSO WHILE I'VE BEEN ACCELERATING. THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES IT HAPPENED THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON MY DASH BUT THEN THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON. IT WENT OFF AGAIN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I HAD MY BRAKES, PADS, AND ROTORS CHANGED AND THE BRAKE LINES FLUSHED. SINCE THEN NO LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON. THEN YESTERDAY, VERY SUDDENLY, THE CAR BEGAN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME I'M SURE I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SUDDEN BRAKING WAS SO SEVERE. I COASTED FOR A BIT, TRIED TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES GENTLY AND THE CAR BROKE AGAIN THROWING ME FORWARD. IN TOTAL, IT "STOPPED SHORT" ABOUT 5/6 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A PARKING SPOT. IT HAPPENED WHILE BOTH BRAKING AND ALSO TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED BY THE CAR, IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND AND SENSATION. SOMETHING SIMILAR TO GOING HIGH SPEED OVER A RUMBLE STRIP FOR A LONG TIME. NO LIGHTS ARE ON MY DASH NOW AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. DRIVING MY CAR IS LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE. MOST OF THE TIME IT DRIVES GREAT AND I LOVE IT, AND THEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR BRAKES AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND INTENSITY. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR WHO SUDDENLY SLAMS ON THE BRAKES REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU MAY BE DOING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, VSA AND THE VSA ACTIVATION INDICATOR WARNING LAMPS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

STOPPING IRREGULARITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY UNSAFE FEELING FROM A DRIVERS PERSPECTIVE! NON-SOLID FEELING BRAKE PEDDLE PLUS A TENDANCY TO NOT STOP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. FRONT BRAKE PADS OR CALIPER SYSTEM HAVE MADE A VERY DETECTABLE (FROM INSIDE THE PILOT WITH THE WINDOWS UP) SNAP / CLACK NOISE WHEN ENGAGING BRAKES DURING FASTER THAN NORMAL STOPS FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MORE THAN ON ONE OCCASION - (REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS WITH NEW ONES SEEMS TO HELP / KEEP THEM NEW / THICK).. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VSA WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS LATER TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE CONTACT SEEING AN INVESTIGATION OPENED IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12028 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.