2004 Honda Pilot seats problems
87 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2004 Honda Pilot, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 87 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 123,000 miles 74 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seats problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 74 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 123,000 miles, and 3% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 13 fires, 12 injuries.
What owners wrote
The seat heater got really hot in one place on my back. It slightly (less than a 1st degree burn) burnt my back. Also, the seat smoked. I had the seat heater on for 15 minutes. I notified honda and the dealer. The dealer tested the seat for only 10 minutes; and, said it didn't smoke. I was one of the the first ones into the dealer and the last one out (eleven hour wait!) for a 10 minute check and 2 recalls which should have taken less time.
On 06/21/2014, I was entering my vehicle when a bracket connected to the adjuster assembly (part# 81630-s3v-a30) broke. This occurred on the drivers seat. Due to this, the seat was no longer secure to the floorboard and started rocking back and forth. I searched honda part records and I was unable to find a specific part number assigned to this bracket. The vehicle was parked at the time of the break. But, while driving the vehicle the seat was unstable and hard to keep it still.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Honda Pilot
- Drivetrain & axles 96 complaints
- Air bags 81 complaints
- Electrical system 60 complaints
- Engine 50 complaints
- Transmission 47 complaints
- Body & structure 42 complaints
- Suspension 27 complaints
- Brakes 22 complaints