9.3

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
102,350 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
  2. replace/rebuild engine (1 reports)
2008 Honda Pilot engine problems

engine problem

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2008 Honda Pilot Owner Comments

problem #3

Dec 142017

Pilot EX-L V6

  • Manual transmission
  • 157,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

This car appears to have a defect causing excessive oil burning, similar to many Honda engines, that cause it to seize up. My daughter spent 4 hours on the roadside during a snowstorm in this car on Dec. 14 here in Michigan. Several other years of the V6 engines are being extended additional warranties for this exact problem, yet Honda won't add my vehicle. The oil was changed less than 4000 miles ago in this car and it burned 3.5 quarts of oil in that time. This car is immaculately maintained.

- Gerd H., Grandville, US

problem #2

Jan 152010

Pilot EX 3.5L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 20,000 miles

The Pilot has excessive oil consumption. The first few years when the car was new I used to take it to the dealer for oil changes and the dealer never mentioned anything about oil consumption. I started changing the oil myself and I noticed that over the course of 3 months between oil changes I only get less than 50% oil out than I put in. I am very strict on oil changes and stick to 3000 miles or 3 months (whichever comes first). The car now has over 110,000 miles on it and I continue to keep adding oil to it about 3 times between oil changes.

- Sam K., Chandler, AZ, US

problem #1

Dec 102015

Pilot LX 3.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 130,025 miles

Bought the car when it had i think 105,000 n so miles paid it of in a year. In that year i replaced the radiator because it had a tiny leak, so that was that and let me tell you it was NOT cheap. Everything was fine after that, i mean the car never got hot. Not even when it had the tiny coolant leak. Well i would say like 5-6 months later i did an oil the oil change, i checked the oil level 3 days later and the machine is asking for two quarts. So i tell my Dad in law he's a mechanic by trade and he tells me to switch up the oil from 5-30 to 10-30 full synthetic, synthetic is all I've ever used on that peace of trash. Anyway i do an oil change again n still the same. I know now the problem is the rings. I never expected this from HONDA i paid close to $18,000. I went online and every freakin year of Honda was recalled except mine, almost every other year of every make has been recalled, and i know this problem is a factory defect. But honda wants to hide and only recall some vehicles well fine. I will never by a freakin honda ever again. Go online and look at their recall line up, it's about a mile long. Every single model is recalled for something. Do yourself a favor learn from my experience and stay away from honda. They are built like Hunday's now n days.

- tomasmembrila1982, Los Angeles, CA, US

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