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Transmission Jerks
2016 Honda Pilot (Page 1 of 2)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
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.
7.2
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $290
- Average Mileage:
- 42,200 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 31 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (22 reports)
- service bulletin 17-014 - update software/flush transmission (9 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful websites
- Transmission Overheating - Just found this site, and thought it might help to clear up misconceptions on this.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
My 2016 Honda Pilot EX has a jerking issue when accelerating slowly. You can see the RPM gauge bounce when this happens. The "bucking" or "jerking" can be felt but its not super noticeable. Online, I have found this to be a common complaint with references to Service Bulletin 17-014. My vehicle has 77000 miles on it currently. I changed the transmission fluid at 43000miles in 2019 but this issue has only just started recently. My transmission fluid currently does not look brown or smell burnt. It looks the normal red color.
When I bought from Honda I assumed I was paying for a higher quality vehicle. I'm very disappointed. The nearest Honda dealership is almost 2 hours from my residence. I don't have time to run this vehicle back and forth for problems like this.
- mojo8672, Coudersport, PA, US