2016 Honda Pilot
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 1,706 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 23 Pilot model years with reports.
Of the 2016 reports, 23 involved a crash and 10 involved a fire. 20 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Structure, frame and membersJun 4, 2026
American Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2023 Ridgeline, 2019-2023 Passport, and 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles that were sold in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. The rear subframe may corrode at the suspension mounting points, which can result in rear suspension component failure.
Failure of rear suspension components, such as the rear control arm, can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Dealers will inspect the rear subframe and install a rear subframe reinforcement kit and, as necessary, repair or replace the rear subframe components, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed July 27, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated in the fall of 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are AOU and AOT. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning June 10, 2026.
Campaign 26V365000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpDec 18, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
Campaign 23V858000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine cooling, engine, hard parts internal/mechanicalNov 13, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016 and 2018-2019 Pilot, 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 Odyssey vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine.
A damaged engine may run improperly or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a fire, crash, or injury.
Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the engine as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed March 28, 2024. 2016-2017 Acura MDX owner letters were mailed November 1, 2024. 2016-2020 Acura MDX owner letters are expected to be mailed in mid-December 2024. Honda began mailing owner notification letters as of March 18, 2024. 2015-2016 Acura owner letters are expected to be mailed mid-December 2024, 2018 Acura TLX owner letters are expected to be mailed the end of March/early April 2024, 2019 Acura TLX owner letters are expected to be mailed mid-May 2024, 2020 Acura TLX owner letters are expected to be mailed mid-June 2024, and 2016-2020 Acura MDX owner letters are expected to be mailed January 27, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XG1 and GG0.
Campaign 23V751000 on NHTSA.gov
Structure, body, hoodNov 29, 2021
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019 Passport, 2016-2019 Pilot, and 2017-2020 Ridgeline vehicles. The hood latch striker may become damaged and separate from the hood, which can result in the hood opening while driving.
A hood that opens while driving can obstruct the driver's view and increase the risk of a crash.
Dealers will either repair the hood latch striker, or replace the hood if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 18, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is PBV.
Campaign 21V932000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, storageMar 30, 2017
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD and AWD vehicles. The affected vehicles have fuel tanks that may leak.
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KE8.
Campaign 17V219000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, storage, tank assemblyJun 9, 2016
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015 Acura MDX 2WD and MDX 4WD vehicles, 2016 Acura MDX 4WD vehicles, 2015-2016 Honda Odyssey vehicles, and 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD and 4WD vehicles. The affected vehicles have fuel tanks that were manufactured with insufficient welds which may separate and allow fuel to leak out.
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tanks, free of charge. Owners may contact Honda/Acura customer service at 1-888-234-2138. The recall began on July 29, 2016. Honda's numbers for this recall are KA9 (Honda vehicles) and KB0 (Acura vehicles).
Campaign 16V417000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, instrument cluster/panelOct 16, 2015
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to September 8, 2015 and 2016 Pilot 4WD vehicles manufactured May 7, 2015 to September 4, 2015. In the affected vehicles, when one of the safety systems such as tire pressure monitoring, anti-lock braking or electronic stability control malfunctions, there is potential that the instrument panel will not illuminate the corresponding warning light, however the warning lamps will illuminate when the ignition is turned off and then turned back on. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic stability control systems", number 135, "Light vehicle brake systems" and number 138, "Tire pressure monitoring systems".
If a safety system cannot immediately warn the driver when needed, the driver may be at increased risk of a crash.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JV7.
Campaign 15V668000 on NHTSA.gov
Seat belts, rear/otherJul 6, 2015
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 Honda Pilot vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to June 5, 2015. Due to an assembly issue, the third row seatbelt may be trapped between the rear seat and the rear sideliner.
If the third row seatbelt is trapped, the occupants may not be restrained properly, increasing the risk of injury.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the rear third row seat belt, free of charge. The recall began on August 6, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-310-783-2000. Honda's number for this recall is JS7.
Campaign 15V424000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electrical system
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Electrical system, May 16, 2019
MY CAR INTERMITTENTLY GIVES ME A WARNING ABOUT A "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM," WHICH BEGAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. WHILE I CANNOT DETECT ANY IMPACT ON THE ACTUAL START OR RUNNING OF THE VEHICLE, I'M CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE COULD CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY POTENTIALLY UNSAFE OR THAT THE CAR WON'T START AT SOME POINT AND WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED. BECAUSE THE INDICATOR GOES ON AND OFF, IT'S DIFFICULT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND MY ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE DEALERS FREQUENTLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT'S EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MANY HONDA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE.
Electrical system, May 15, 2019
I'VE HAD THIS CAR STOP AND TURN OFF SUDDENLY AT INTERSECTIONS AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AFTER WAITING FOR A RES LIGHT. NOW I'M GETTING AN ERROR THAT SAY 'KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM.' THIS HAPPENS RIGHT AS I GET IN THE VEHICLE AND PRESS THE ENGINE START BUTTON.
Electrical system, May 14, 2019
ON AND OFF, THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WE'VE BEEN GETTING "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR. SOMETIMES I GET THE ISSUE ONCE, THEN IT STARTS AFTER THAT. BUT RECENTLY I'VE HAD TO TRY TO START THE CAR 10+ TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY WORKS. FOR SOME REASON IT APPEARS TO HAVE SLIGHTLY BETTER LUCK AFTER I LOCK THE CAR DOORS. IN LOOKING AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND PILOTEERS.COM, THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE THREADS REGARDING THE COMPLAINT, BUT HERE IS ONE EXAMPLE: HTTPS://WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG/FORUMS/114-2016-THIRD-GENERATION-PILOT/142385-KEYLESS-START-SYSTEM-PROBLEM-ERROR-2.HTML?AMP=1
Electrical system, Apr 30, 2019
BEGINNING ABOUT 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO WITH ABOUT 38000 OR 39000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE I STARTED TO RECEIVE THE MESSAGE "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM" ON MY DASHBOARD DISPLAY. AS OF NOW, THIS MESSAGE APPEARS TO HAVE NO AFFECT ON THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I MUST ADMIT I HOLD MY BREATH EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND ALSO AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAVE SOME DISASTROUS EFFECT AT A VERY INOPPORTUNE AND DANGEROUS TIME. THIS MESSAGE COMES AND GOES - SOMETIME LASTING A COUPLE OF START/STOP/RESTART CYCLES, SOMETIMES HOURS OR DAYS AT A TIME. ONLY APPEARS OR DISAPPEARS WITH THE STARTING OF THE CAR - NEVER (YET) AFTER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH 3 DEALERS AND NONE IS FAMILIAR WITH IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING (ON HONDA PILOT USER GROUP FORUMS) DEALERS HAVE JUST BEEN REPLACING PARTS THAT SOUND LIKE THEY COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM. I HAVE WRITTEN AMERICAN HONDA IN CA - AM AWAITING REPLY.
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Apr 29, 2019
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE, ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2016 HONDA PILOT ELITE SINCE EARLY ON IN OUR OWNERSHIP. WHEN I TRY TO GO AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR TRIES TO STALL AND HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN IT STALLS, IT HAS SWITCHED ITSELF TO NEUTRAL AND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, IT WILL NOT LET ME DO ANYTHING TO TRY TO GET THE CAR GOING AGAIN SUCH AS CHANGE GEARS, START THE CAR, ETC. AS I TRY TO GET IT GOING, IT WILL TELL ME THAT I NEED TO START THE ENGINE TO CHANGE THE GEAR BACK TO DRIVE BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN I PRESS THE START BUTTON. FURTHER, THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM: THE BACK UP CAMERA GOES BLACK, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM REBOOTS WHILE DRIVING, THE AUDIO SCREEN FREEZES AND AUDIO CEASES WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE SCREEN GOES BLACK EXCEPT THE TIME LINE ON TOP WHILE DRIVING, AND THE NAVIGATION SCREEN BLACKS OUT WHILE DRIVING. DESPITE PROVIDING VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF THE ISSUES, HONDA KEPT SAYING THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT AND THUS COULDN'T TEST IT, BUT WHEN I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO THEM WITH THE SCREEN FROZEN, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO TESTS THEY COULD RUN. THEY FINALLY TRIED REPLACING THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM, BUT THE ISSUES RETURNED. THESE ISSUES ARE ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT THEY REPLACED THE DVD PLAYER BECAUSE IT WAS LOOPING. WE FEEL WE HAVE RECEIVED A LEMON AND THAT THESE ISSUES CAUSE A HAZARD DURING WHAT SHOULD BE NORMAL OPERATION OF OUR VEHICLE.
Electrical system, Apr 25, 2019
SENSORS IN HO DA PILOT NOT WORK CORRECTLY. EXAMPLE: "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM"TRUNS ON EVEN THO THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS OCCURS WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON. LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN PRESSING AND OF THE BUTTONS ON DRIVER, PASSENGER OR TRUNK. THIS OCCURS WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Engine, Apr 24, 2019
WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE YOU RECEIVE 'KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM'. TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 49000 MILES TODAY AND HAVE HAD THIS INTERMITTENT ISSUE SINCE 42000 MILES. FOB BATTERIES HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED AND SUPPOSEDLY REPROGRAMMED. STILL UNABLE TO RESOLVE. LET ME KNOW IF AND HOW YOU WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.
Electrical system, Apr 22, 2019
"KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM" ISSUE KEEPS POPPING UP ON DASHBOARD
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Apr 10, 2019
I HAVE 45000 MILES ON A 2016 PILOT EX. I RECENTLY BEGAN GETTING A KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM ERROR MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ENGINE WILL NOT START, HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP PRESSING THE START BOTTON AND STEPPING FOOT BREAK. ALSO NOTICE MY "WALK AWAY LOCK FEATURE" STOPPED WORKING. I CHECK ONLINE AND A LOT OF HONDA PILOT OWNER ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. PLEASE HELP INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU.
Electrical system, Engine, Apr 3, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE AUTO IDLE STOP FEATURE ACTIVATED NORMALLY, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DURING THE FAILURE, SEVERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROMPTS APPEARED, EXPLAINING HOW TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO STERLING MCCALL HONDA (22575 HWY 59 NORTH, KINGWOOD, TX 77339). WHILE AT THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Electrical system, Seats, Engine, Mar 26, 2019
MY VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGES THAT HAVE COME ON AND OFF WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR AND SOME HAVE BECAME MUCH MORE FREQUENT AND REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. 1. KEYLESS STARTING SYSTEM ERROR- HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. 2. ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ERROR- WHEN VEHICLE IS POWERED ON AND REMAINS ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINS AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE AND RETURNS WHEN CAR IS POWERED ON. 3. CHARGING SYSTEM ERROR- WAS COMING ON OCCASIONALLY AND AS OF TODAY HAS CAME ON EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS POWERED ON AND REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. 4. BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM- OCCASIONALLY COMES ON WHEN CAR IS POWERED ON AND COMES OFF AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE. ALSO, THE MOST RECENT ISSUES I'VE HAD WAS THE DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT WARM UP WHEN SEAT WARMER IS TURNED ON AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH VEHICLE BEGINS TO JERK AS IF IT IS STRUGGLING TO DRIVE. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BECOME MUCH MORE FREQUENT AND HAVE BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Mar 22, 2019
HAVE A KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM ON MY 2016 HONDA PILOT. LIGHT IS ON FROM THE TIME YOU TURN THE VEHICLE ON. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OFF BUT THEN REAPPEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AGAIN. HAD THE KEY FOB IN MY POCKET AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR WAS PRESSED. HAD TO USE THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. NEED TO HAVE THE KEYLESS ACCESS REPLACED FOR $500+ PART IS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER WITH NO ETA. ACCORDING TO BLOGS OTHER PILOT OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE COULD THIS BE WHY THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER WITH NO ETA?? OVERALL NOT HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES.
Electrical system, Mar 15, 2019
I HAVE BEEN GETTING A KEYLESS SYSTEM START ERROR UPON STARTING MY CAR SINCE 32,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME LESS INTERMITTENT AS TIME HAS GONE ON; MEANING THAT THE PROBLEM/ERROR MESSAGE IS NEARLY CONSTANT. I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY IN BOTH KEYLESS REMOTES, BUT THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO RESET THE ERROR CODE AND UPDATE THE COMPUTER. NEITHER OF THESE HAVE CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE MESSAGE DID GO AWAY FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT HAS RETURNED. THIS ISSUE HAS ALSO CAUSED THE CAR TO NO LONGER USE THE AWAY LOCK SYSTEM AND MY KEYLESS REMOTE DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES AND/OR THE AUTO LOCK SWITCH IN THE CARS. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE ERROR MESSAGE WILL BING AS A REMINDER WHILE THE CAR IS ON. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE MESSAGE SUDDENLY APPEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOTIFIED HONDA OF THIS ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED OVER A MONTH AGO. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS ISSUE MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO NOT COME ON OR POSSIBLE SHUT THE CAR OFF WHILE IN MOTION. I AM ALREADY APPREHENSIVE WITH THE LOCKS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AT TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Mar 14, 2019
WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE PANEL WILL SHOW "KEY FOB NOT DETECTED". WHEN A DOOR IS OPENED, IT WILL BEEP AND DISPLAY "KEY FOB NOT DETECTED"
Electrical system, Mar 9, 2019
2016 HONDA PILT LX, 38000 MILES "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM" LIGHT COMES ON EVERY FEW DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH A GROUND WIRE AND THAT THEY FIXED IT BUT FEW DAYS AFTER MY VISIT THE LIGHT CAME BACK UP.
Electrical system, Mar 5, 2019
I RECEIVE A KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM ERROR MESSAGE THAT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN MY REMOTES AND SOMETIMES THE MESSAGE GOES AWAY FOR A DAY OR TWO. I HAVE PUT A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN THE CAR AND THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY FOR A DAY AND THEN RETURNED. THE MESSAGE COMES AND GOES RANDOMLY.
Electrical system, Feb 7, 2019
WHEN STARTING MY CAR WARNING ON DASHBOARD GOES ON 'KEYLESS STARTING SYSTEM PROBLEM'. I'VE FIXED IT TWICE ALREADY, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ONLINE IT COMES BACK.
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Feb 3, 2019
OUR 3 YEAR OLD CAR AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES STARTED DISPLAYING THE WARNING MESSAGE "KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM" NEARLY ALMOST EVERY TIME IT IS STARTED. (NOTE, THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED THE MONTH AFTER IT'S WARRANTY EXPIRED...) WHEN THE MESSAGE FIRST DISPLAYED WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE STARTING SYSTEM, ONLY THAT OUR ELECTRONICS SYSTEM NEEDED AN UPDATE. WITH THE UPDATE, THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT HAS NOW RETURNED AND IS APPEARING NEARLY EVERY TIME WE START THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER MINE OR MY WIFE'S KEY IS USED, AND CHANGING THE BATTERY IN THE KEYS HAS NOT CHANGED ANYTHING EITHER. WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACTUAL ISSUE WITH STARTING THE CAR, IT'S JUST THAT WE NOW HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS CONSTANT WARNING LIGHT. IN LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORUMS DEDICATED TO THIS EXACT ISSUE FOR 2016 HONDA PILOT'S AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS FAIRLY WELL ESTABLISHED ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE / MODEL.
Electrical system, Feb 3, 2019
I'M GETTING KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM WHEN I GOOGLED IT APPEARS THERE ARE LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT WHY HONDA IS RECALLING THIS ISSUE PLEASE REVIEW THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU ISMAIL
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Jan 23, 2019
KEYLESS REMOTE SYSTEM PROBLEM. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AFTER REACHING 36,000 MILES
Electrical system, Wheels, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 18, 2019
THE TPMS SYSTEM ISN'T MONITORING THE WHEELS SENSORS. THE SENSORS WERE CHECK AND ARE GOOD. THE PROBLEM IS THAT TPMS SYSTEM THAT NOT APPEAR IN THE CONTROL PANEL TO RESET THIS. THE LIGHT OF TPMS SYSTEM IS ON ALL THE TIME. THIS OCCURED TO 37,000 MILLES APROX.
Electrical system, Jan 15, 2019
ERROR MESSAGE 'KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM' THIS RECENTLY START HAPPENING, I HAVE RECENTLY BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND NO REAL ERROR SO THEY HAVE RESET THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT NOW IT'S BACK ON.
Electrical system, Jan 13, 2019
THE KEYLESS START SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO INTERMITTENTLY, BUT INCREASINGLY, SHOW A KEYLESS START ERROR THAT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED WITH THE STARTER BUTTON. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS ARE SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. A CRITICAL SYSTEM SUCH AS THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS FASHION, COMPLETELY DISABLING THE VEHICLE, GIVEN ITS CURRENT MILEAGE OF 44,610.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Engine, Jan 11, 2019
THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON OCT 7, 2018. WE WERE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE ENGINE IDLE OPTION ENABLED. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE STARTED BACK UP, BUT INSTEAD, IT STALLED. AFTER THE 2ND TIME IT OCCURRED, WE STARTED TO DISABLE THE ENGINE IDLE FEATURE AS SOON AS WE START THE CAR. WE HAVE FORGOTTEN A FEW TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STALLING HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. ALL BEING AT RED LIGHTS WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE JERKS SLIGHTLY AND THEN STALLS. ONCE ON NOV. 1, 2018 AND AGAIN MOST RECENTLY ON JAN. 6, 2018. LUCKILY, NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE DEALERSHIP DIRECTLY AND RECEIVED ALL MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDED. THE MOST RECENT SERVICE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ERROR OR IDENTIFY THE ISSUE.
Electrical system, Jan 4, 2019
THE HONDA PILOT 2016 KEEPS SAYING REMOTE KEY LESS START SYSTEM, THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT ,THEY DONT KNOW WHATS WRONG ,IT IS GOING ON FOR MORE THAN 5 MONTHS ,THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR UP