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.
4.0
definitely annoying
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
11,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
don't roll down the window behind the passenger's side (1 reports)
Will update this website when I get it fixed. The mechanic at the dealership test drove it and he was astonished on how great the noise level became when driving on the highway. My service advisor was behind the wheel and my mechanic hung his head out the window to try to locate the noise. The noise was at such a high level it is unbearable to hear. Apparently, it has something to do with the roof and the liner. I was told they knew of 3 other Pilots with this problem. I'm taking it in on Monday. I just had to let them test drive it today because it sounds like a helicopter propeller! More to come following this Monday, Aug. 31, 2009.
Update from Sep 1, 2009: When I told the dealership about the road noise they took it for a test drive. I was told that basically it is a "design problem." I was told not to roll down the window behind the passenger side and "I won't have the noise problem." You cannot drive down the highway with that window down and not have the roof and liner shake massively on the outside and on the inside (the middle interior light shakes on the inside roof when the window is down).
Update from Sep 1, 2009: I'm talking about the side window located next to the passenger window. Just needed to clarify....
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Will update this website when I get it fixed. The mechanic at the dealership test drove it and he was astonished on how great the noise level became when driving on the highway. My service advisor was behind the wheel and my mechanic hung his head out the window to try to locate the noise. The noise was at such a high level it is unbearable to hear. Apparently, it has something to do with the roof and the liner. I was told they knew of 3 other Pilots with this problem. I'm taking it in on Monday. I just had to let them test drive it today because it sounds like a helicopter propeller! More to come following this Monday, Aug. 31, 2009.
Update from Sep 1, 2009: When I told the dealership about the road noise they took it for a test drive. I was told that basically it is a "design problem." I was told not to roll down the window behind the passenger side and "I won't have the noise problem." You cannot drive down the highway with that window down and not have the roof and liner shake massively on the outside and on the inside (the middle interior light shakes on the inside roof when the window is down).
Update from Sep 1, 2009: I'm talking about the side window located next to the passenger window. Just needed to clarify....
- iluvourboys2, Flower Mound, TX, US