2005 Honda Pilot lighting problems
Owners reported lighting problems in 36 complaints for the 2005 Honda Pilot, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 126,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 126,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda pilot. While the vehicle was parked and the headlights were activated, smoke appeared behind the steering wheel. The contact stated that there was an abnormal burning odor when the head lamps were activated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlights failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 12v136000 (exterior lighting); however, the repair failed to remedy the vehicle.
My wife called me one morning on her way to the shop. She was frantic saying "my steering wheel is smoking. I don't know what to do. I'm just about a minute from the shop. Should I pull over or just try to make it to the shop?" I told her, if it's not too bad and she is that close just keep coming unless it gets worse. When she made it to the shop, I pulled off the plastic cover around the steering column. And found the yellow wire going to the headlamp switch burnt.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Honda Pilot
- Brakes 136 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 134 complaints
- Air bags 120 complaints
- Stability control 97 complaints
- Engine 88 complaints
- Electrical system 57 complaints
- Cruise control 46 complaints
- Transmission 42 complaints