CarComplaints.com Notes: Previously we had awarded the 2010 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 2010 Honda Pilots were covered by the settlement & by now the warranty extension has expired. The oil consumption complaints keep coming in.

2.2

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
69,790 miles

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2010 Honda Pilot fuel system problems

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2010 Honda Pilot Owner Comments

problem #3

Mar 252021

Pilot

  • miles

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

Blinking check engine light, van-4 and vsa light are all on. I went to get a code and it was a misfire. This happened the past summer and I got it replaced. Happened again a few weeks later and they fixed it. Every since then it happens from time to time. I looked this up on the internet and it said Honda was fixing the issue free of charge 2017 and earlier. I didn't purchase my vehicle until October of 2017. And was told none of this.

- Sicklerville, NJ, USA

problem #2

Feb 012017

Pilot

  • 100,000 miles
We were told by several service technicians at the wolfchase Honda in bartlett, tn that there was a recall on all 2010 Honda Pilot, (ours is a touring fwd), due to a miss-firing issue. We purchased our Pilot 9/2015 and repeatedly reported that the car was miss-firing, which caused the check engine light to appear. When we took it in for oil changes, the techs would tell us to do a gas treatment, such as lucas (they did it once themselves), or to change the air and cabin filters. We did that, and the problem persisted. Upon each oil change, the dealership would just reset the check engine light and tell us nothing else was wrong. We have since checked for complaints on the web, and saw that numerous consumers have the same issue & a law suit settlement. We have contacted american Honda, and now that the recall is out of their timeframe for repairs, (ended 10/2017) they refuse to do anything about it. We have complained about the problem even before the recall period ended, but all they did was a "quick fix" of changing the spark plugs to "appear" to correct the issue. There have been unexpected "surges" of the engine while in motion on a city street, which almost caused an accident that could've injured or killed our family, which includes 2 elementary aged children. They never did the second step of replacing the piston rings if the problem persisted, because of the recall date. This was by design so the buyer would have to eat the cost ($2448 + tax). American Honda and wolfchase Honda (dealership), knew about the recall on this model of Pilot, even at purchase time, but did not tell us, nor did american Honda ever send a recall notice for it. Although they did send one for the takata airbags that was all over the news. Since apparently, the media hasn't heard of this problem, Honda decided to just ignore it and deny any claims Honda consumers have.

- Memphis, TN, USA

problem #1

May 312018

Pilot

  • 109,369 miles
Engine seized at 109.369mi unexpectedly on the highway with regular maintenance and clean full oil and gasoline. Honda is aware of the potential as per their class action settlement settlement-claims.com/enginemisfire/courtdocuments.html. https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Pilot/2009/engine/engine_failure.shtml https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Pilot/2009/engine/excessive_oil_consumption.shtml after complaints of oil burning and misfiring and lack of acceleration, Honda did not address the issue and is allowing vehicles such as this to remain in service risking the lives of thousands of unsuspecting owners of these family vehicles as well as owners of their civics and odysees. Please do something before people die. These cars are coming up on the mileage where the engines will seize!

- Kenmore, WA, USA

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