Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2004 Honda pilot has 138 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
138
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
04V176000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON SOME MINI VANS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDA...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission locks up when vehicle has been driven for a short time |
| Jan 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the transmissi... |
| Mar 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I was approaching a stop sign and slowing down to < 10 miles and the engine continued to slow down a... |
| Aug 31, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission locked up while driving and wont drive after I stored the vehicle Iam glad no one was b... |
| Oct 30, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WAS ON HIGHWAY AND STARTED JERKING REAL HARD WHERE I ALMOST HIT A CAR HEAD ON WAS GOING 55 FOR SURE ... |
| Jan 26, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE VEHICLE MAD... |
| Oct 20, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | CAR WOULD NOT. MOVE IN ANY GEAR, LET SIT OVER NITE STARTED CAR AND MADE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEM |
| Aug 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | SEEMS TO SHUDDER .. LIGHT ACCELERATION SHUDDERS, LEAVES THEN COMES BACK AGAIN . |
| Jun 30, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING WIT MY FAMILY IN THE CAR POOL LANE WHEN WITHOUT WARNING MY VEHICLE STARTED BRAKING HAR... |
| Feb 7, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA PILOT USED AT 136K MILES. WITHIN A WEEK OF DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAM... |
| Jan 29, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | OK THE VEHICLE STALLS ON HILLS, BECOMING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PROCEED, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY EMITS A GR... |
| Dec 6, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. CAN'T CHANGE INTO ANY OTHER GEAR BUT DRIVE... |
| Oct 7, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | OKAY I'VE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 5 OR 6 MONTHS WHEN I FIRST GOT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE AF... |
| Oct 5, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | AT APPROXIMATELY 146,000 MILES LIGHT IN THE 'D' DRIVE GEAR ON THE DASH BOARD BEGAN FLASHING. TOOK IT... |
| Aug 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TORQUE CONVERTERS GET STUCK AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO "SHUDDER" OR VIBRATE QUITE BADLY IN THE 40-50 MPH ... |
| Jun 14, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHI... |
| Jun 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIO... |
| May 17, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, WHILE RELEASING THE BR... |
| May 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | INTENSE SHUDDER EMANATING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR CAUSING THE WHOLE CAR TO SHAKE. TYPICALLY OCCURS B... |
| Mar 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | MY WIFE WAS SMASHED BETWEEN AN OPENED DRIVER'S DOOR AND A POLE BECAUSE THE THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD. ... |