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2004 Honda Pilot engine problems

50 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2004 Honda Pilot, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
50 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
91,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2004 Honda Pilot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 91,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 91,000 miles
Based on 43 complaints that include mileage. 19% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 43 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 91,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. While the contact's wife pulled into a parking space at 5 MPH, with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle lunged forward and the engine revved. The contact drove over a curb and crashed into a wall. The air bags deployed and two occupants were injured. A police report was filed. The contact has yet to take the vehicle to the dealer or a mechanic. The current and failure mileages were 22,000. The brakes would not stop the vehicle.

Reported at 22,000 miles, July 2006 CrashInjury

I have a 2004 honda pilot. Honda dealer technician informed me that the front and side engine mounts are cracked and need to be replaced. I never heard of this from anyone. I checked internet for other honda owners. There are a number of reporting with the same problem. Should this not be a part defect?

Reported at 90,000 miles, September 2009

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