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.
We were cruisin' on the highway at 65mph in our sweet new 2016 Honda Pilot EX-L when all of the sudden the sunroof exploded (similar to the sound of a gunshot) and tiny fragments of glass rained down on us. Since we were driving through St. Louis this was justified in my mind as okay since it was most likely just a stray bullet, but upon closer inspection the sunroof exploded upwards and there were no bullet rounds to be found. (bummer) There was a Honda dealer a couple miles away from the incident, and they got us in a courtesy car right away (Frontenac Honda is awesome) ... and the Honda national office said they would cover the replacement cost. (Way to step up Honda)
After using some tweezers to remove the glass from my arm and forehead I found myself Googling exploding sunroofs which brought me here. Apparently it's a thing. Wtf mate? I guess I shouldn't feel special since it is a thing, but why is it a thing? Just put a piece of clear film on it or make it out of plexiglass. Come on car engineers. You promise us flying cars by 2001, and instead we're still rolling through post industrial wastelands in 2016 rocking 23mpg with exploding sunroofs?! Talk about a raw deal. One bright side- the exploding glass was made in America, by Americans, for Americans. Happy July 4th people...just don't swerve when you get glass in your eyes.
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We were cruisin' on the highway at 65mph in our sweet new 2016 Honda Pilot EX-L when all of the sudden the sunroof exploded (similar to the sound of a gunshot) and tiny fragments of glass rained down on us. Since we were driving through St. Louis this was justified in my mind as okay since it was most likely just a stray bullet, but upon closer inspection the sunroof exploded upwards and there were no bullet rounds to be found. (bummer) There was a Honda dealer a couple miles away from the incident, and they got us in a courtesy car right away (Frontenac Honda is awesome) ... and the Honda national office said they would cover the replacement cost. (Way to step up Honda)
After using some tweezers to remove the glass from my arm and forehead I found myself Googling exploding sunroofs which brought me here. Apparently it's a thing. Wtf mate? I guess I shouldn't feel special since it is a thing, but why is it a thing? Just put a piece of clear film on it or make it out of plexiglass. Come on car engineers. You promise us flying cars by 2001, and instead we're still rolling through post industrial wastelands in 2016 rocking 23mpg with exploding sunroofs?! Talk about a raw deal. One bright side- the exploding glass was made in America, by Americans, for Americans. Happy July 4th people...just don't swerve when you get glass in your eyes.
- 16hondapilot, Saint Charles, MO, US