10 complaints reported

2007 Honda Pilot Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
10
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Apr 2025

My 2007 Honda Pilot has an electrical problem! If my car sits more than 4 days without being driven or started the battery goes dead! I’ve had it to Honda & they can never find a problem! I bought new batteries & it still is the same. Weather has nothing to do with it. It happens summer & winter. Honda told me something drains the battery but no idea. This has been a problem since being new!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2007
Jun 2023

Front blower motor resistor keeps going out and have replaced several times. Something is causing the part to burn out.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2022
Sep 2021

While driving, both low beam headlights stopped working. High beams and all other bulbs still work. Checked filament of low beams and no burn or black residue.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2021
Apr 2016

BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS FOR THE ON/OFF INDICATOR SWITCHES FOR AIR CONDITION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2011
Jan 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2015
Apr 2015 Fire

AFTER LEAVING WORK AND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES TO THE LOCAL HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE MY 2007 HONDA PILOT CAUGHT FIRE SOMETIME AFTER I PARKED, SHUT OFF THE CAR, WALKED INTO THE STORE. I WAS IN THE STORE FOR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WHEN I HEARD THAT A RED TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. NEVER WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS MY CAR, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A TRUCK BUT AN SUV. AS MY CURIOSITY GOT THE BETTER OF ME, I WENT OUTSIDE THE GARDEN AREA TO SEE MY HONDA PILOT ON FIRE. AFTER CALLING 911 AND MAKING SURE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED I WALKED A LITTLE CLOSER TO SEE THE DAMAGE OCCURRING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED MINUTES BEFORE I WAS GOING TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THEY WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME OR I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY? THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG.... AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM THAT WEARS OUT ON THE COWLING ( THE METAL AREA BETWEEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE DASHBOARD). OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE WIRING AND SOME HAD SAID THEIR CARS HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN IS HONDA GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE AND DO A RECALL??? *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2015
Feb 2015

THE HAZARD,VTM 4 LOCK, AND CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS DO NOT HAVE ANY LED ILLUMINATION THUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THESE BUTTONS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE UNLESS TURNING ON THE CABIN LIGHT TO LOCATE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2015
Feb 2014

VEHICLE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAR DIED. REPAIR SHOP ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM DASHBOARD. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2014
Sep 2013

CLIMATE CONTROL BULBS INOPERATIVE. CRUISE CONTROL AND VARIOUS OTHER INSTRUMENT/DASH BULBS INOPERATIVE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2013
Jul 2008 Fire

2007 HONDA PILOT ,NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT STALLING AND DRIVABLE ISSUES, TOOK PILOT TO DEALER WITH SAME COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE LIGHT, STALLING,DEALER FOUND SEVERAL CODES IN SYSTEM DROVE PILOT HOME ON THE EVENING OF THE 24TH DROVE TO WORK ON THE 25TH AND THAT WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND WITHIN SEVERAL HOUR OF THAT THE PILOT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE RUNNING! FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CONCENTRATED NEAR COWL OF PILOT THEN CONSUMED WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HEAVILY DAMAGED INTERIOR. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA PILOT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2008

Trend Over Time

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Quick Summary

The 2007 Honda Pilot has 10 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.