Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Honda Pilot.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Unknown |
| 2025-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehi… |
| 2025-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Suspension is rusted out and falling apart |
| 2025-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When I got into the vehicle this morning, I opened the door and smoke came out from inside, then I noticed in the drive… |
| 2025-07-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The Vehicle Stability Assit (VSA) system in activating inappropriately causing the vehicle to brake unexpectedly. There… |
| 2025-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Rear suspension cradle attachment points at the frame corrode. This is common on all pilots in northern climates. … |
| 2024-10-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | While driving, the seat came off the base and something was loose, the seat basically will fall back if you just lean b… |
| 2024-07-29 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that following a State Safety Inspection, the vehicle failed du… |
| 2024-03-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Hi Honda pallet is completely rusted out and corroded on the back underneath. My mechanic said it is dangerous. The lef… |
| 2024-03-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I just purchased a 2006 honda pilot 4 wheel drive....i did not get under the suv to look at the frame structure, i h… |
| 2024-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car was making a lot of noise, so we took it to the shop. Upon investigation, they told us we were lucky we hadn't … |
| 2024-02-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | 235/70R16 I purchased 4 Michelin defender LXT tires, on 02/06/2024. I had to have all the tires rebalanced. The tire sh… |
| 2024-02-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | While driving at night, with rain and fog, the low beam headlights became extremely dim which made it impossible to see… |
| 2023-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | About 9 days ago our Honda Pilot (parked, off, keys out of ingnition) had a malfunction in the drivers side heated seat… |
| 2023-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Dave at Beard Auto Repair in downers grove, Il told me: Whole rear subframe rotted away from the main frame Shock s… |
| 2023-09-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2006 Honda Pilot Subframe rust which is causing the subframe to pull away from the body of the vehicle. Known issue wit… |
| 2023-07-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When I had taken my vehicle in to the dealership for power steering issues and other routine maintenance, I was told th… |
| 2023-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car keeps going into limp mode. The VTM and VSA light flash on and the car will not accelerate. Happens at different oc… |
| 2023-05-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rear steel bumper totally corroded rendering bumper protection deficient. Significant rusting on rear bumper beam. |
| 2022-12-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The left rear frame of the vehicle is rusted out where the rear drive line bolts to the body or frame. Causing the rear… |
| 2022-11-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, another vehicle re… |
| 2022-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled with th… |
| 2022-10-05 | FIRERELATED | No | 0 | The contact’s husband owns a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while the vehicle was vacant and in a parked pos… |
| 2022-09-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The car's rear subframe has rusted to the point where the suspension no longer correctly mounts to the frame causing an… |
| 2022-04-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2006 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that initially, her check engine light had been illuminated on… |
| 2021-02-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAMS WORKED FINE. |
| 2021-01-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DIVER AIRBAG EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN YARD, WHILE CHANGING THE RADATOR, IT POPPED |
| 2021-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE RADIATOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLO… |
| 2020-11-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LATCH ON THE REAR PULL DOWN DOOR WILL NOT HOLD TIGHT. I CLOSE IT SO THAT THE REAR DOOR SEEMS CLOSED WELL AND TIGHT. AF… |
| 2020-11-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | WHILE MOVING SLOWLY IN A PRIVATE DRIVE AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO FULL THR… |
| 2020-11-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAR WAS PARKED. I STARTED IT UP AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT DID NOT MOVE. I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND DIDN'T' MOVE, WAI… |
| 2020-10-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND … |
| 2020-07-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IT FEEL AS THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AN… |
| 2020-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PARKED. I STARTED IT UP AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. SO I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE. IT WOULDN'T … |
| 2020-05-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, TH… |
| 2020-04-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMA… |
| 2020-04-08 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED W… |
| 2020-03-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS BUCKED IT WILL POP LOSE . SO I WOULD TRY AGAIN TILL IT LOCKS . IT WAS IN MOTIO… |
| 2020-01-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM MY PARKING SPACE WHEN I HEARD A LARGE THUNK. VTM-4, VSA, ABS, AND [!] LIGHTS ALL WENT ON AND TH… |
| 2019-12-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WE WERE LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE, WE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD THUNK FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE FROM BENEAT… |
| 2019-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 3 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE SIDE AIRBAG BY THE DRIVER POPPED OUT AND BLEW UP. NO COLLISION NO BLOWN TIRES. THE VE… |
| 2019-10-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE CASING OF THE DRIVER SIDE BACKING JUST FELL OFF FOR NO REASON. DRIVING ON A NORMAL STREET. NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT N… |
| 2019-09-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I STARTED TO NOTICE THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE MAKING CLUNKING NOISE AND OCCASIONAL METAL ON METAL TICKING NOISES AT LOWER… |
| 2019-07-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | VSA SYSTEM CONSTANTLY GOING ON IS A SAFETY CONCERN. |
| 2019-07-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | MY WIFE WAS TURNING INTO OUR GARAGE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVED UP CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE GA… |
| 2019-06-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 99 | I HAVE NOT HAD THIS VEHICLE IN 10 YEARS. I HAVE WRITTEN HONDA SIX TIMES AND CALLED A DOZEN TIMES. IF SOMEONE HAS THIS… |
| 2019-06-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE RECENTLY DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA PILOT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SEEMED A LITTLE UNSTEADY WHEN CORNERING. AFTER A… |
| 2019-04-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2006 HONDA PILOT EX MILEAGE: 144,309 I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHEN I FELT A JOLT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CA… |
| 2019-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG AND DRIVER'S SEAT AIR … |
| 2019-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VSA LIGHT AND CODE 84-1 |