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.

2.6

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
56,732 miles

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This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2010 Honda Pilot miscellaneous problems

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2010 Honda Pilot Owner Comments

problem #10

Dec 192023

Pilot

  • miles

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

The tensioner pulley bolt for the serpentine belt keeps snapping.

- Thomaston, GA, USA

problem #9

Apr 282021

Pilot

  • 100,000 miles
Sun roof exploded and glass shattered while driving with no other vehicles in front

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #8

Apr 192018

Pilot

  • 163,625 miles
The vehicle will randomly start vibrating in the front dashboard. Not sure if it is transmission, engine or suspension or alignment related. Driving over 45 mph the entire front dashboard and steering wheel will begin to vibrate. It will last for about 10 seconds and then stop. It does a lot going uphill. Even on flat land it will just randomly start violently vibrating. I just purchased this used vehicle on April 19 of 2018. I am starting to regret it. I have read many reports of the Honda Pilot vibration issues. I have read that it is mainly due to the vcm.

- Moncks Corner, SC, USA

problem #7

Jan 042018

Pilot

  • 75,000 miles

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

2010 Honda Pilot, I have had it since brand new. This is the 4th or 5th winter I have no brakes when the temps are below freezing. The pedal is basically frozen in place. I have to continually press on it until it loosens as I press down on the pedal. I have had it to Allstar Honda, told them park it outside like I have to, hop in & drive on a day in the teen temps. They told me they can't recreate the problem which means they didnt drive it or they are lying as they don't know how to fix it. They would not change my spark plugs with recall because no error code showed although I had sluggish acceleration especially on the freeway. I had a mechanic change my plugs (at my expense) & no longer had trouble with acceleration. But Honda wouldnt do it because no error code, the recall was basically an extended warranty. They claim they cant find trouble in my electrical for the radio as my radio freezes up intermittently for anywhere from hours to weeks. I am unable to change radio stations, turn on or off, or make any changes other than volume. As of Saturday, I began experiencing no brakes while driving. I warmed my car, pressed the brake pedal repeatedly until my brakes worked, drove roughly two miles stopping at traffic lights twice & then when I tried to step on the brake, the pedal wouldnt budge, I had no brakes. My prior complaint to Honda was referring me to the same dealer then not returning of my calls. My brakes are worsening. I cant afford a new car or I would have gotten rid of this 3-4 winters ago to avoid this major safety issue. This is a risk to me, my children and my father who I drive all over. There are several sites on the web where people chat about the same problem in the mw and even in Canada. They have bled the system and have no cure. I want working brakes 100% of the time.

- Greenfield, WI, USA

problem #6

Jul 132017

Pilot

  • miles
Strong gas/exhaust smell in car cabin. Replaced air and cabin filters. Brought to Honda dealership in morgan hill, ca and they say nothing was wrong, or that the diagnostic information did not return any issues. The smell was acute. Happening all of a sudden and we did not notice it getting stronger with time. The smell is evident in the cabin with the A/C on/off, heat on/off, even with the recirculation set to off. Have to drive with the windows down to deal with the fumes.

- Morgan Hill, CA, USA

problem #5

Nov 072016

Pilot

  • miles
Recall. I have been waiting for the recall parts to come in. They are telling me not to drive the car until it is fixed. What am I suppose to do now?!

- Lancaster, CA, USA

problem #4

Sep 052016

Pilot

  • 81,000 miles

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

I have a 2010 Honda Pilot with 81,000 miles. The vehicle was parked and running with the air conditioner turned on. The air compressor blew out spewing freon out of the hood. I have read similar complaints from Honda CRV and Honda Pilot owners.

- Ellicott City, MD, USA

problem #3

Oct 142014

Pilot 6-cyl

  • 59,700 miles
My vehicle had been reposes breaking the bridge of peace. I live in a closed gated condominium, the tow company took break into the condominium. Took my car without notice, no notes left no telling the property manager. No telling the insite security service, the Honda financial repo department do not want to talk to me customer service just said to wait until they call me but every day is money for storage and they don't resolve the issue, I pay last September, they yold me that a letter was mailed to my house but they mistake my address from 1331 correct to 1313 so I wasn't aware. I make 5yrs of payment just need to do 5 more to finished my contract owe them now 2 month that I wasn't aware because I made payments online.they took my payment last month and never said a work.this is a fraud to stole my car that is worth $25,000.need help I buy it new from dealer at California 2009 currently register to me in miami Florida since 2013.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #2

May 192014

Pilot 6-cyl

  • 69,000 miles
Car windshield cracked without impact or visible trauma. A large crack appeared in the car windshield after car was parked in the sun. Crack starts to run from about 5 inches below the top of the windshield on the passenger side and then travels approximately 16 inches mostly straight down to the bottom of the windshield and then travels the entire width of the windshield to the bottom of the driver's side. Car was not being driven at the time of the incident. There are no visible chips, impact pits or any such indications that windshield was stuck by an object, stone, rock, etc. Along the entire length of the crack.

- Delaware, OH, USA

problem #1

May 112012

Pilot

  • 19,000 miles
There is a design flaw in the 2010 Honda Pilot in which the condenser in placed within a position that is vulnerable to contact from rocks, pebbles, and other road debris during normal driving conditions on paved roadways, and that Honda failed to design the vehicle either to withstand this impact or with a guard or grill that would protect the condenser despite the "clear vulnerability" of the condenser to this debris contact. On May 11, 2012, a pebble flew up from the roadway and entered the condenser therefore destroying it. Honda has admitted that this is a design flaw that was solved with their 2011 and 2012 models of the Honda Pilot.

- Clayton, NJ, USA

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