2013 Honda Pilot

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the fog lights and exterior lights became inoperable. The contact noticed there was rust underneath the hood. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact also needed to add additional power steering fluid three times per week. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering gear box, power steering lines, water lines and hoses needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the power steering reservoir, power steering cooling lines, power steering line rem pump, and power steering pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 177,000.

I CHANGED TIRE ,BUSHING STABILIZER,WHEEL BALANCE ALIGNMENT, CHANGED THE TIE ROD AND CV AXLE BUT THE CAR STILL SHAKING BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 60MPH-70MPH..I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN MY HONDA PILOT 2013 MISFIRED THEN THEY FIXED IT BUT MY TIMING BELT EVERYTHING WAS MAKING SOUND , I SPENT TO MY MECHANIC FRIEND COZ THE DEALER CHARGE ME A PRICE OF 950$ TO DO TIMING BELT SERVICE.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 60-80 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY NOTICEABLY MAKING IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE WITH THE VIBRATION. I HAVE HAD TIRES REPLACED AND THE WHEELS REBALANCED AND NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR MONTHS AND NO SERVICE STATION IS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FEARING THAT SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN MY CHILDREN DRIVE THE CAR. SAFETY IS MY NUMBER ONE CONCERN WHEN GETTING INTO A VEHICLE AND IT IS VERY UPSETTING THAT I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR TO AVOID THE UNKNOWN PROBLEMS OF A USED VEHICLE. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO FIND A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT EVERY HONDA PILOT OWNER IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

MY HONDA PILOT EX-L MODEL HAS 36500 MILES. IT ALL STARTED AFTER 20000 MILES, BREAKS STARTED FEELING SPONGY AND TAKES LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THE BREAKS ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED. NOW MY STEERING IS SHAKING VIGOROUSLY WHEN I APPLY BREAK AFTER 40 MPH SPEED. ANYTHING LOWER THAT SPEED STEERING IS LESS SHAKY BUT I CAN FEEL THE STEERING IS SHAKING EVEN IN THAT SPEED. NOW BREAKING DISTANCE IS LOT LONGER AND DURING RED LIGHTS I AM CROSSING THE LINE DURING INTENSE TRAFFIC STOPS.

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AFTER MY TEST DRIVE AND IT IMPROVED SLIGHTLY THOUGH TECHNICIAN INDICATED HE FOUND NOTHING. HAD VEHICLE ALIGNED BY DEALER AGAIN AT 5000 MILES AS IT WAS PULLING LEFT AGAIN. TECHNICIAN FOUND ALIGNMENT NEEDED CORRECTION. VEHICLE STILLS PULLS TO LEFT AND GETS WORSE THE MORE WE DRIVE IT. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE AFTER BEING STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE ENGINE WILL HESITATE AND BOG DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT "KICKS IN" AND THEN THERE IS A "SURGE OF POWER". THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND ALSO VERY DANGEROUS AS SOMEONE COULD EASILY GET REAR-ENDED OR WORSE YET GET CAUGHT IN THE INTERSECTION IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE IS ALSO VIBRATION AND SHUTTER AT CERTAIN SPEEDS AND SEEMS TO BE WORST WHEN ECO MODE KICKS IN AND WHEN DRIVING CONSERVATIVELY. THERE IS ALSO A PULL IN THE STEERING UPON ACCELERATION. *TR