CarComplaints.com Notes: It's worrying when the top category for 2016 Honda Pilot problems are transmission problems. Owners report jerking when accelerating. Also as the first model year of the redesigned 3rd generation Pilot, it's not a good sign.
Honda released a TSB on October 29 2016 that's possibly related. The TSB deals with a "a judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch ... while driving between 20 and 60 mph" due to deteriorated transmission fluid resulting from "specific driving conditions". In the TSB, Honda states they are developing a software fix to try to keep the transmission fluid temperature within spec.
We are keeping a close eye on this defect trend because if certain driving conditions can affect transmission shifting in the first year of ownership, we'd hate to think what 10+ years will do.
At 5,000 km the front brake disk needed skimming since there where "burnt spots" that caused the steering to vibrate when applying the brakes. The dealership claimed that I was over braking and must have made an emergency brake. I never had this problem before on big cars.
At 25000 km the dealer said there where scratches on the disks and due to them being to thin it needed to be replaced. At 25000km? Also the front brake pads wear at double the speed as the back and needs to be replaced at only 25000km. Clearly there is design issues here, and as no warranty applies to wear and tear - I will have to foot the bill to a poorly designed breaking system.
I will need to get rid of this vehicle asap. I can't advise anyone out there to purchase a Pilot. Sorry Honda...your quality seems to have made a nose dive!
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At 5,000 km the front brake disk needed skimming since there where "burnt spots" that caused the steering to vibrate when applying the brakes. The dealership claimed that I was over braking and must have made an emergency brake. I never had this problem before on big cars.
At 25000 km the dealer said there where scratches on the disks and due to them being to thin it needed to be replaced. At 25000km? Also the front brake pads wear at double the speed as the back and needs to be replaced at only 25000km. Clearly there is design issues here, and as no warranty applies to wear and tear - I will have to foot the bill to a poorly designed breaking system.
I will need to get rid of this vehicle asap. I can't advise anyone out there to purchase a Pilot. Sorry Honda...your quality seems to have made a nose dive!
- Wayne M., Dubai, United Arab Emirates