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Transmission Failure
2016 Honda Pilot
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: It's worrying when the top category for 2016 Honda Pilot problems are transmission problems. Owners report jerking when accelerating. Also as the first model year of the redesigned 3rd generation Pilot, it's not a good sign.
Honda released a TSB on October 29 2016 that's possibly related. The TSB deals with a "a judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch ... while driving between 20 and 60 mph" due to deteriorated transmission fluid resulting from "specific driving conditions". In the TSB, Honda states they are developing a software fix to try to keep the transmission fluid temperature within spec.
We are keeping a close eye on this defect trend because if certain driving conditions can affect transmission shifting in the first year of ownership, we'd hate to think what 10+ years will do.
10.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $750
- Average Mileage:
- 50,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 7 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace transmission (7 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
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Bought this car 4 months prior, paid $29,900 for it. Transmission replacement quoted at $7,000 from Honda, but that is for a used transmission with 100,000 miles on it. Why on earth would I want another 100k tranny when that's what I'm replacing? A new tranny is quoted at $10,000 from Honda.
That would bring to cost of this car to $40,000! I am not paying it. Carmax can come and repo their car. I will take the hit to my credit rating on principle. I want to get the info out there so people can see this car is NOT worth $30,000! DO NOT BUY A 2016 HONDA PILOT!!
- Paul P., Avon, US