Problems with 2006 Honda Pilot POWER TRAIN

While pulling into a parking lot a loud bang happend in our 2006 honda pilot. we thought we had bottomed out. it turns out that the rear subframe, suspension, and drive train had fallen out of the rear crossmember. this is due to premature rust and inadequate metal used in the rear subframe. the rear subframe and suspension is only being held in with 2 more rusty bolts. this vehicle is not rusty anywhere else and is in excellent condition. it does have 165,000 miles on it. the vehicle is no longer safe to drive . i hate to think what would have happened at 70 mph on the highway with my family. this is a serious safety issue and needs to be addressed immediately. the certified honda dealer that i took it too says they can't fix it, and the vehicle is junk. the vehicle is in excellent condition in every other aspect. the failure is obviously a manufacture defect. i have e-mailed honda, but they have not responded to me except for a auto response e-mail. this vehicle is worth about $6000 before this happened.

When driving on hwy there is sometimes a shudder at speeds bet 55-65mph.after checking the internet for similar problems it appears it might be the torque converter. honda recalled the acura with the same problem but not the pilot.

Transcooler failure has flooded radiator with transmission fluid & transmission with coolant ruining both major components. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. the contact stated that while driving on the interstate at approximately 55-60 mph, the vehicle independently decelerated to 5 mph. the contact became involved in a crash. there was one injury reported. the dealer was made aware of the failure an advised the contact to stop driving the vehicle. the failure mileage was 133,000.

While driving my 2006 honda pilot the transmission failed and i was stuck in the middle of the road. fortunately it was a secondary road with low speed limit. after having my vehicle towed to a transmission shop, the manager called me and told me the reason my transmission failed was due to the fact that all my transmission fluid had run out due to a defective (trans cooler connection). after being told this i researched this issue online and found this is a common problem with honda radiators. the trans cooler connection just blows out of the radiator and if you are driving any distance you will not have any idea what is happening to your vehicle until it is too late. in my case i had to have the transmission completely rebuilt and a new radiator put in, but my concern is this will happen again. i contacted honda minutes before writing this and they don't appear to be willing to assist me financially at this point and i will be writing and escalating this as far as i possibly can. i hope you can shed some light on this issue and hope to hear from you soon. also i would like to mention this vehicle has been maintained from day one with honda and all scheduled maintenance has been done according to honda motor's. *tr

While attempting to accelerate the vehicle begins to vibrate and shudder and acts like it doesn't want to shift gears. i have read numerous complaint's in regards to this being a malfunction with honda transmissions. i guess the main safety issue would be what we had today. driving down the interstate and not being able to accelerate and almost being rear ended by a semi! something should be done to force recalls by honda on their transmissions! *tr....updated 08/12/14 *bf

On 01//10/13 i was driving my 2006 honda pilot, and heard really bad noise coming from under the hood. my car slowed down and i barely made it home. upon arrival home, we checked transmission fluid and found it to be nonexistent. in the morning we added some transmission fluid and with great difficulties i took my car to a dealership. service department got back to me with the results of testing telling that they got two readings on the computer: internal transmission failure and catalytic converter failure. i took it to another transmission shop. they have taken transmission apart and declared catastrophic failure. ?initial inspection of vehicles transmission found extremely audible ?grinding? noises from vehicles transmission in park & neutral positions. also, delayed engagement in drive & reverse positions. vehicles transmission fluid level was good but fluid condition was extremely overheated and very dark in color. (this is an added fluid on the day i took it to a dealership ) upon transmission removal, disassembly & internal inspection, abc found transmissions main input shaft bearing failed catastrophically and spread ball bearings and metal debris throughout the entire transmission causing damage to many internal components including the transmissions case(s), torque converter & cooling system. this transmission is not able to be economically rebuilt due to the severe damage to the case(s) and major internal components. i don?t know if transmission had some internal defect from the beginning or failure happened later on, but i do believe that such a massive damage to my transmission parts could?ve been avoided or minimize should service department been more diligent in their maintenance process and should honda be more upfront about continues problems their transmissions exhibit. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis. the dealer advised the contact that there was an internal transmission failure. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised that they would further investigate. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 117,000.

My 2006 honda pilot experienced sudden acceleration this morning while driving at about 25 mph. the engine suddenly revved up and the auto lunged forward. i applied the brake but this did not slow me down quickly enough. i then managed to get the car in neutral and tapped the gas pedal until the high revving stopped. the incident occurred at 11:00am eastern march 01, 2011, the pilot had 57789 miles at time of incident. *tr

My 2006 honda pilot ex-l experienced sudden unintended acceleration (sua) at 3:53 p.m. on sunday, february 28, 2010 near our home on key biscayne, florida. we were driving at around 20 mph and as we gently braked in approach of the stop sign, the engine opened up nearly full throttle at just above 5000 rpms. my husband immediately and firmly applied the brake and placed the gear in park. with his foot on the brake, not the accelerator pedal, the engine continued to roar at 5000 rpms until he turned it off at the ignition after about 30 seconds. he restarted the engine and the engine rpm immediately shot up to 5000 rpms again, with his foot on the brake and the car in park. the tachometer stayed at the 5000 rpm level continuously until he again turned off the engine at the ignition after about 45 seconds. we waited a few more seconds and re-started the engine again. that time, the engine started at a normal rpm and we drove half a block to our house. we recorded a video of the second episode of 5000 rpms with a camera we had with us. we provided the video immediately to american honda customer service. at the request of customer service, i took our pilot to brickell honda in miami on march 1. i showed the video of the sua to the service manager, george ruiz, on his computer. he was astounded by what he saw and expressed his genuine concern that the car was unsafe to operate, regardless of whether his service department was able to find the source of the problem. he said under no circumstance should the engine operate at 5000 rpms without the accelerator being depressed almost all the way to the floor. the district service manager, kevin mcclung, also inspected the car. american honda determined the pilot was operating within normal parameters. we were instructed to pick up the car on march 5 and did so on march 8. no repairs were performed. my husband spoke to honda customer service manager terry nielsen on march 3 who could not explain the video. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. the vehicle was parked on a steep hill with the parking brake engaged. as the contact attempted to open the passenger side door, the vehicle suddenly started to roll down the hill flipping over an embankment and coming to a stop. the failure has not been diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 70000. updated 12/10/09. *lj the consumer stated the parking brake was engaged. updated 12/10/09

Purchase a new 2006 honda pilot 2wd on 2/23/06. on 2/27/06, while driving in the rain, i stopped at a red light on a slight incline. as i took my foot off the brake and stepped on the gas, the car rolled backward several feet, and front tires kept spinning loosing traction, and the back of the car had a fish tail motion. i tested the car on a flat surface in the rain, and the front tire spinning still occurs. i tested the car on the same incline during dry road conditions, and the car rolls back once you take your foot off the brake. took it into the dealership and took the mechanic for a test drive, he says the new 2006 honda pilots are all experience the same roll back and traction problems. spoke with honda's regional case manager on 3/6/06, his recommendations were to trade the car in for a 4 wd pilot or learn to drive with both feet, your left on the brake and right foot on the gas so to ease the car and prevent roll back and loss of tire traction. they would report it to the honda engineers, but i had no other options. i feel this is an extremely dangerous safety situation for me. there are many situations that i would be driving on an incline and roll back and loss of tire traction could cause an accident to cars behind me, or even pedestrians that may be crossing behind of me in a mall parking lot or any stacked parking lots that have ramps. *jb