2018 Honda Pilot electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 85 complaints for the 2018 Honda Pilot, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 85 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, she depressed the brake pedal and noticed that her vehicle was not slowing down. The contact stated that as she was approaching another vehicle, she looked to make sure she was indeed depressing the brake pedal, however it would not allow her to press down and seemed to be accelerating faster than 40 MPH.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda pilot. The contact stated that all the windows rolled down when the unlock button on the key fob was touched while in the contact's pocket. The failure recurred four times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that nothing could be done. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 4,500. The VIN was unknown.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Honda Pilot
- Engine 165 complaints
- Fuel system 125 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 75 complaints
- Cruise control 23 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 19 complaints
- Body & structure 17 complaints