2014 Honda Pilot Power Train

WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING FROM 40 MPH TO 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A HORRIBLE RUMBLING SOUND AND IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WAS FORCED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THIS SEEMS RELATED TO THE 'ECO' MODE AND ONLY STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AMERICAN HONDA'S HEADQUARTERS BECAUSE THEY AGREED WITH THE COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS 'NORMAL'. I CAN'T SELL THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION EVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I'M STUCK UNLESS I PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION.

2014 HONDA PILOT BOUGHT FROM DEALER IN 12/2015 WITH 18,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS IN "PARK". THIS WAS AN UNCONTROLLED RUN-AWAY VEHICLE. DRIVEWAY IS TYPICAL SUBURBAN DRIVEWAY, SLIGHT GRADE, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. NO OTHER VEHICLE HAS EVER ROLLED DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY, EVER. THE 2014 HONDA PILOT ROLLED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BEFORE WE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN 01/2016. IT ROLLED AN ESTIMATED DISTANCE OF 18 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A REST PARTIALLY BLOCKING A PUBLIC ROADWAY. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE THAT WORK WAS BEING PREFORMED, THE LOANER CAR, ANOTHER 2014 HONDA PILOT, ALSO ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. OUR VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND HAS SINCE ROLLED ON TWO ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. THE MOST RECENT ON 3/2/16 WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO TO DOCUMENT VEHICLE IN "PARK" AND ROLLING DOWN OUR TYPICAL SUBURBAN DRIVEWAY. WE CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN. DEALER NOW STATES NOTHING MORE CAN BE DONE AND TO "JUST USE PARKING BRAKE". WE GET THAT, THAT IS GOOD GENERAL ADVICE HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A LEVEL OF POTENTIAL LIABILITY TO US AS OWNERS THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THIS RUN AWAY VEHICLE COULD DAMAGE OTHER'S PROPERTY OR INJURE OR KILL A PERSON. WE ARE DISTRAUGHT ABOUT THIS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I PULLED MY HONDA PILOT INTO MY DRIVEWAY THAT ONLY HAS A SLIGHT GRADE. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT IF OFF, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LOCKED THE DOORS. WHILE STANDING IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH MY SON, WE BOTH SAW THE PILOT ROLLING BACKWARDS SLOWLY (NOT SLIDING). THE TIRES WERE ACTUALLY TURNING. I RAN TO THE DRIVERS DOOR, OPENED THE VEHICLE, JUMPED IN AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. I STARTED THE CAR TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS SHOWING IT WAS IN PARK, AND IT WAS. I NOW HAVE MY TIRES CHOCKED WITH BRICKS UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO THE DEALER. *TR