2019 Honda Pilot ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

Auto Start/Stop capability not working effectively and causes safety concerns with my children in the car. There has been numerous times where the car will NOT start back up leaving me stranded in intersections/traffic. Sometimes I cannot get the car to start back up for a few minutes while I am scrambling to figure out what combination I need to get it to power back up. I hate this feature and makes me extremely nervous while having the little ones in the backseat. We have asked the dealership to disable this feature all together and they refuse, I know there is the button to press but it is not convenient to press that every time I start the car back up. Easy to forget, I hope no one is seriously hurt due to this issue.

The automatic start-stop system doesn’t turn back on after a complete stop.

The auto stop/start gas saving feature often results with the car being unable to automatically restart. When this happens, in traffic, I am forced to put the car in park, and hopefully, manually restart the vehicle. This has resulted in the need for roadside assistance, several times (the car requires a jump). I have sent the vehicle to the dealer multiple times, but they say they cannot find the problem or are unable to duplicate it. Once they tested for battery and electrical system for power leaks and such, and though the car is only 3 years old, it is on it's third battery. I have had to regiment myself to disabling the feature, before driving, to ensure the issue doesn't happen in traffic again, as it could result in an accident. The last time this happened was the first week of August 2022, but it has occurred NUMEROUS times, and I'm pretty fed up with the whole issue.

-The engine failed to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light with the Auto Start/Stop function. This has occurred on multiple occasions. -This started occurring in the summer of 2021. The first couple of times, the engine would stall but would immediately start up again after turning the back on. On one occasion, it stalled at a traffic light and it took about 30 seconds to get the engine back on. On or about 8/12/21, we were stopped at a traffic light at a busy intersection and the engine stalled and would not restart. We blocked a lane for over an hour until a tow truck was finally able to retrieve the car. The battery could not be jump started. -The car was taken to the Honda dealership and they said it was due to a faulty battery and replaced the battery. However, within 9 months of the replacement (currently), the car has started stalling again intermittently. Most of the time, we remember to turn the auto start-stop feature before we start driving, which seems to help, but on the occasions that we forget, it has stalled on at least 2 occasions. So far, we've been able to start the engine again quickly and keep moving. -There have been no warming lamps, message or other symptoms prior to these incidents. -We have been extremely disappointed with the manner that Honda used when we voiced these concerns in August 2021. They were very dismissive and did not seem to believe my report, despite the car only being less than 3 years old at the time of the first incident. When I stated that this posed a serious safety issue because a car could stall at any time, they stated it shouldn't pose a major threat because the incidents only happened when the vehicle was stopped and other vehicles would likely also be stopped, thereby eliminating any chance of impact. This is clearly an erroneous conclusion as my vehicle could easily come to a stop in heavy traffic on an interstate and other cars may not react quick enough to stop.

Vehicle was driving and operating as it should. Parked it for about 30 to 45 minutes now it won't start. Has happened before and honda said vehicle was fine after they looked at it. Vehicle has had an issue with auto start stop while at a traffic light

The engine start stop function failed to restart the car at an intersection. I tried to start the car few times but it did not start. I placed it into Neutral and tried restarting but it failed. I was not able to put it in Drive, there was a notification that the car needs to be started before going into D. Finally was able to turn off the car. It restarted and was back in drivable condition. It was a panic situation. We hope Honda can address this issue.

I stopped at a red light downtown. The auto engine stop/start did not start when the green light came. It was not possible to change gears or place the car in neutral. All lights and radio were working. Much anxiety because all other cars were honking. Could not get out of the car without risk of being hit by another car. Police came by and helped calling a two truck- $200 to tow to a parking place two blocks down the street. Car could not be place in neutral. Towed to a dealership, they replaced the battery. (surprising since all electrical was working fine) It has not happened again, but I am inactivating the automatic feature everytime I ride the car.

When stopped at a stoplight or stop sign, the car has an auto start/stop feature where instead of the car idling, it shuts off and then starts back up when the brake is released. The car stalls and displays several dashboard warning lights and will not start back up after it auto stops. After several minutes, I can usually get it to start back up, but it typically happens in heavy traffic causing a substantial safety issue.

Vehicle has auto idle feature that activates when car comes to complete stop. Typically, the engine restarts when you take your foot off the brake, however, there have now been three occasions that the system did not restart the engine and the car stalled. I have contacted several Honda dealers and they are all aware of this issue but do not have a way to fix the issue.

The engine does not restart on its own after the auto start-stop shuts it off at a stop sign or stoplight. This happens so frequently that I am forced to turn off the functionality every time I start the car for fear that it won’t start again at the stop light.

During the highway trip the auto idle functionality did not resume after a full stop. The car engine stopped and transmission switched to neutral. It took multiple attempts to re start the car in the middle of a highway.

While at a stop light the idle stop engaged but when I lift my foot off the brake to begin moving forward the auto-start failed to start and vehicle reported battery failure. Put Pilot in park and made 3-5 attempts to restart before successful. Cars nearly rear ended me and my children who were in the back.