CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012-2013 Honda Pilot have a small complaint trend of owners reporting the engine hesitates sometimes when accelerating.

While it's not a widespread trend with the Pilot, it's a little concerning because of the possibly safety ramifications. While it's certainly something to keep in mind, most Pilot owners are not experiencing this problem.

3.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
47,500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

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2012 Honda Pilot Owner Comments

problem #4

Aug 312022

Pilot

  • miles

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

I got this car as a loan from a 3rd party dealer ship and they never told me it had a recall days after the airbag light pops up in the dashboard I took it to get service and they stated that the problem was fixed. The light on the dashboard was gone. A couple days ago the light came back and it makes a weird noise when you turn it on and the car gets humidity so fast the windows fog up and I have to turn the ac on. It doesn-??t feel safe to drive it at times but I have to for work. I just want to make sure it-??s safe to drive from la to sylmar I-??m afraid if it gets to hot or humid that the airbag will go off, and I-??m paying way more than I expected each month for the car and it doesn-??t feel safe.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #3

Apr 252017

Pilot

  • 128,000 miles
The sunroof of my 2012 Honda Pilot shattered for no reason after a very loud explosion sound (sounded like a fire cracker inside the SUV). This happened as my son, mother in law and I were driving at highway speeds. This abrupt explotion and breakage could have been deadly. I urge that Honda takes ownership of this issue. I read many blogs and for my surprise it seems to be a common issue due to poor quality material of choice by the manufacturers. Now the worst part is that this replacement is very expensive and neither the Honda dealer or geico wants to help and now I have to pay a deductible of $500. Definitely not a fair bargain for me after spending $40,000 for a Honda SUV

- Indian Trail, NC, USA

problem #2

Aug 112016

Pilot

  • 54,000 miles
When backing up using the backup camera the camera display will sometimes go black on the screen. I have almost on two occasions almost hit someone backing out of a parking lot. This is a intermittent problem that comes and goes. I feel it's a safety issues to have your vision suddenly cut out with no warning.

- Elk Grove, CA, USA

problem #1

Oct 152012

Pilot 6-cyl

  • 8,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated the front passenger side wiper left streaks on the windshield when it was activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician replaced the front passenger's wiper blade. After the vehicle was repaired the contact noticed the front passenger's side wiper blade also began to leave streaks. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times to have the wiper blades, wiper inserts, and wiper arms replaced. The failure continued to occurred after the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.

- Milford, MI, USA

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