2005 Honda Pilot Consumer Discussions Page 7

Honda Pilot 2003 through 2005

Re: 2005 honda pilot ex-l brake malfunction [ca1aa]

Written by: jselm123 on Jul 17, 2008 06:17 PM

I was so glad to find this forum. I thought I was the only person out there with the 05 Honda pilot ex-l lock-up experience. All of your stories sound just like my experience. On 7/14/08, my pilot locked-up while driving 55mph on a busy highway. I am thankful there was an empty turning lane and the person behind me was far enough back to react. This is actually the third ... Read More...

Re: 2005 honda pilot ex-l brake malfunction [archer66]

Written by: ca1aa on Jul 15, 2008 04:22 PM

I just spoke with our Honda technician this afternoon. He told me that the VSA on my Honda has crashed so that's the reason they are replacing the modulator. They also detected a brake switch failure which they will be replacing also. They told me it will take 2-3 days to fix the vehicle. I will keep you posted if anything comes up. I hope this solves our problem. Read More...

Re: 2005 honda pilot ex-l brake malfunction [stingray5]

Written by: ca1aa on Jul 15, 2008 04:08 PM

This is in response to stingray5 message on 6/18/08: As I mentioned before, we took our 2005 Honda Pilot to our local service center. They test drove the vehicle so many times but, unfortunately, could not recreate the problem. Finally, the Director of Service Operations became involved. The final determination was to change the transmission. According to ... Read More...

Honda Pilot Lease Questions

Price info - 2009 Honda Pilot Toring 4WD /RES

Written by: adam2425 on Jul 06, 2008 08:18 PM

Hello all - my 2005 Honda Pilot lease is ending on 7/11 and I am looking to purchase a new 09 Honda Pilot Touring w/ RES - I live in the NY area and would love some advice - price suggestions and a great dealership would be so helpful thank you :) Read More...

Honda Pilot 2003 through 2005

Re: 2005 honda pilot ex-l brake malfunction [ca1aa]

Written by: archer66 on Jul 04, 2008 11:43 AM

I also have an 05 Pilot. Purchased used with 26000 miles in December of 07. Within a month we began having the same problem. We called the dealership and told them about it. They asked if the VSA light had remained on after the incident and of course it had not. They said that without the light on, the vehicles computer wouldn't show an error. We decided to wait and see ... Read More...

Honda Pilot Lease Questions

Re: Advice Needed with Buyout [ragecage]

Written by: rdawg on Jun 09, 2008 10:52 AM

My 2005 Pilot EX lease is up at the end of the month and I haven't decided on what to get next, 08 Pilot of go to a smaller SUV with better mileage, but sacrifice on space. Honda just sent me a letter telling me I could extend my lease for 6 month to 3 years at the same payment and mileage allowance as I have now. I have 43k on it right now with a 15k/year allowance, and pay $387/month, ... Read More...

Honda Pilot 2003 through 2005

Re: 2005 honda pilot ex-l brake malfunction [stingray5]

Written by: stingray5 on Jun 18, 2008 07:35 PM

This is a follow-up to my post on 6/17/2008: My daughter said that the Honda dealer in El Paso kept her Pilot for 5-weeks, and thoroughly checked it over. They, of course, were unable to duplicate the problem, nor were they able to get a solution from Honda USA. After extensive testing, the only thing found wrong was a very minuscule contamination (less than 1%) ... Read More...

Honda Extended Warranties Pricing and Info

excerpted posts from Edmunds Honda Accord Maintenance & Repair 2003-2007

Written by: duke23 on Jun 10, 2008 07:18 PM

I wanted to wait for a response from my last post before contributing this but darnit the forum just doesn't move fast enough. Most likely because this is one of the few forums where the naysayers outweigh those with actual experience. Btw, TY sparkland for your real world story regarding your camry alternator.So naysayers, please respond with your actual length ... Read More...

Honda Pilot 2003 through 2005

Re: 2005 honda pilot ex-l brake malfunction [ca1aa]

Written by: stingray5 on Jun 17, 2008 11:38 AM

Thanks for posting your problem with 2005 Honda Pilot brakes. My daughter owns the Pilot and she lives in El Paso. She is back on the road with a new master cylinder. But the dealer is not 100% sure that that was the cause of her problem. Will get an update from my daughter tonight and post by sometime tomorrow. Read More...

Re: 2005 honda pilot ex-l brake malfunction [atpcpll]

Written by: ca1aa on Jun 17, 2008 10:47 AM

I have a 2005 Honda Pilot and am having the same problem. My Pilot has less than 25K and has been kept in good condition. The problem started happening last year around 8/2007. It has happened to me and my family three times now. The first two incidents happened while we were on the freeway. The brakes seem to lock up on their own. Each time it happened, we brought the ... Read More...