CarComplaints.com Notes: Previously we had awarded the 2009 Pilot "Seal of Pretty Good", but have since removed that honor due to all the continuing complaints about excessive oil consumption.
This Honda Pilot oil consumption defect was subject to a class action lawsuit in 2013. However not all 2009 Honda Pilots were covered by the settlement & by now the warranty extension has expired. The oil consumption complaints keep coming in.
I took the car to the dealer at 2k,30k, 76k, 89k,98k miles because the transmission would switch & jerk. Each time they would check it just to tell me that it was okay. I had the oil flushed 3 times and seals replaced. The last time at 129k miles they I took it in because the coolant was leaking and they couldn't find the leak. Today the D & D3 drive lights are on & I'm upset because after reading online that a possible cause for transmission failure could be the coolant leaking and mixing in the trans. Just like the previous post, I will need to go in for the bad news. Aarrrrgh!
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I took the car to the dealer at 2k,30k, 76k, 89k,98k miles because the transmission would switch & jerk. Each time they would check it just to tell me that it was okay. I had the oil flushed 3 times and seals replaced. The last time at 129k miles they I took it in because the coolant was leaking and they couldn't find the leak. Today the D & D3 drive lights are on & I'm upset because after reading online that a possible cause for transmission failure could be the coolant leaking and mixing in the trans. Just like the previous post, I will need to go in for the bad news. Aarrrrgh!
- Roxy T., Whittier, CA, US