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. Read more »
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.
Can't express how frustrating the ongoing vibration is in this Pilot. Have owned it for 6 years and had it in well over 7 times and the vibration remains to date! documenting the many times I have brought back to dealer and get more and more mad about the incompetence and incomplete evaluations of the issue.
I bought a 2010 Honda Pilot used with low miles. around 50,000 miles or so a vibration in front end started. Had two front end alignments at different shops, axle replaced and motor mounts. Nothing has worked. I have read that thousands of people have complained about the same issue. I bought the car thinking that if there is a brand you can rely on for quality it's Honda. This car is a POS for the money I paid. Wife drives the car so I have to listen to her complain about it.
I have done plenty of research and Honda doesn't acknowledge there's a problem with the VCM which stands for something like variable cylinder management. It shuts down a couple cylinders to conserve fuel when driving at certain speeds.
- Mark V.,
Naugatuck, CT, US
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This is an ongoing issue since purchasing the Pilot new in '09. I will document the number of times I have taken it in, been told it is fixed and left with the same problem.
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Typical dealers pointing fingers at each other; told to go back to the previous dealer who resurfaced rotors.
- Peter F., Pearland, TX, US