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Poor details, and improper exwork inspection
S. C., 12/14/2017
2017 Honda Pilot Elite 4dr SUV AWD w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
17 of 20 people found this review helpful
I got this vehicle in October 2017. There have been the following issues: (1) the alignment was poor that the car would drift to the right and required an alignment service the 3 day after I bought it (need to turn off the lane control to find this out), (2) replacement of an exterior trim due to factory installation, (3) excessive rattling noise due to loose components in the spare tire/tool compartment, (4) bad plastic fitting underneath the steering wheel that poses a finger cutting hazard. Worse yet, the first 3 can be fixed. The 4th was declined by the dealer because it is a common issue. The dealer could find this in other brand new Pilots, and called this a "design" by Honda. I wish I could post the photos of these poorly fit plastics.
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Pilot vs mdx
Lee Liebenstein, 05/05/2017
updated 11/09/2022
2017 Honda Pilot Touring 4dr SUV AWD w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
I have been a loyal Acura owner for years. But after drving the MDX, I liked the features and looks on the Pilot better. Could not Justify the 9700 difference in price. If the the price was the same id still by the Pilot. Been perfect at 27000 miles
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Honda HAS to fix the cabin fume issue!
Sandi, 03/09/2018
2017 Honda Pilot Elite 4dr SUV AWD w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
Great motor, looks nice, drives well...but there are issues. 1. It’s all over the road in even the slightest wind 2. Headlights are bright but I am constantly getting brights flashed at me because people assume my brights are on when they’re not 3. Third row heating/cooling is very poor 4. In very cold weather the touchscreen doesn’t work 5. The outside temperature gauge only works when the car is moving 6. The inside of the vehicle often smells overwhelmingly like gasoline...combined with burning oil. It’s awful. Honda said they remedied this in 2016. Nope. A friend got in it yesterday and almost had an asthma attack. Called the dealer and they said they’ve never heard of it before. Ya, ok. I read all about the gas tank recall in 2016. It was clearly not the only issue. Ugh. I want to like this SUV, but at $50,000? I’ll continue documenting times the cabin fills with fumes. Hoping when I take it in they’ll be honest and know how to fix it.
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Update -> Joy to own
Guy Slade, 09/14/2017
updated 03/21/2019
2017 Honda Pilot Elite 4dr SUV AWD w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
This Pilot is a joy to drive...quiet, comfortable, and will get up and go when asked. The active safety features such as lane assist and active cruise control take some getting use to and can be a little intrusive but works relatively well. I spent some time negotiating an out of the door all inclusive price via email so I did not have to deal with the usual sales process and it worked out well. No regrets so far. Update March 2018 Owned the Pilot for over 6 months now. Absolutely zero regrets. It's my wife's car and I look for excuses to take it out when ever I can. Continues to be smooth and quiet. I have got used to much of the electronics and controls. I am really digging the adaptive cruise control, the auto headlights and wipers. It all 'just works'. It was for us an expensive car but neither my wife or I regret it. Had one oil change so car and other than that it has not yet gone to the shop. Update September 2018 Almost a year in. Had two oil changes and on the second I had to get the rear diff oil changed ..... which was unexpected and at about 12K on the clock seemed like low milage. However, I've never owned AWD and perhaps the first diff change needs to be done at this time. Other than that we are still loving the vehicle. Still quiet and silky smooth. All the bells and whistles are still working. I've turned the lane departure warning off as it gets too annoying driving around town most of the time...... you end up spending a lot of time fighting a juddery steering wheel.... so off it went. I am about to update the maps of the onboard nav system. I appreciate the fact this is free. Still no regrets buying it.... lovely car to drive Update March 2019 A year and a half in and I still have nothing negative to say about the Honda Pilot. Nothing has gone wrong in it and it is still a joy to drive. I now have approximately 22K miles on the clock of normal condition driving. Word of warning.. if you have a toll road easy pass transponder sticker do not place it directly below the rear view mirror. It will most likely interfere with the auto light beam function as light will reflect off the sticker into the camera. I ended up placing the sticker off to the left of the rear view mirror and all was fine.
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Traded it after 6+yrs and 63K miles.
Mike, 12/15/2017
updated 01/22/2025
2017 Honda Pilot EX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
The Pilot was great but didn't have the latest safety features that I needed (not available in '17). Cost of maintenance over these 6.5 years were about $2500 total. It was a great car and I hated to move on. I did not like the new Pilot after several test drives. I bought a Hyundai Sante Fe Hybrid.
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