Recalls for your 2005 Honda Pilot

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2005 Honda Pilot

EX model with leather interior (EX-L)

Introduced in June 2002 as a 2003 model, the MDX-based Pilot replaced the rebadged Passport (Isuzu Rodeo) and sales took off. 2005 models added a larger 20.4 gallon fuel tank, an increase in 15 horsepower to 255 HP, standard tire pressure monitor, standard keyless entry on LX and an in-dash CD changer on EX models.

2005 Pilot model information: owners.honda.com/vehicles/information/2005/Pilot/specs

Edmunds: www.edmunds.com/honda/pilot/2005/review

2005 Pilot (Consumer Guide): web.archive.org/web/20050114090429/http://auto.consumergu...

DEFECT #1 - STEERING:COLUMN


Posted on: 2005-02-04
Description
On certain minivans and sport utility vehicles, the steering column may be incorrectly assembled, which could result in a loss of steering control.

Consequence
Loss of steering control can cause a vehicle crash without prior notice.

Corrective Action
Owners were notified by telephone on january 25, 2005, and arrangements were made to have their vehicles towed to their dealers and have the repairs performed.  The recall began on january 25, 2005.  

Notes
Honda recall no.  P70.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.  

DEFECT #2 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY


Posted on: 2004-11-19
Description
On certain sport utility vehicles, some fuel tanks were improperly manufactured.

Consequence
In a crash, the fuel tank could be damaged and leak fuel.  Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.  

Corrective Action
Dealers replaced the fuel tank.  All owners were notified by telephone on november 10, 2004.  

Notes
Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

DEFECT #3 - EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK


Posted on: 2008-02-05
Description
Honda is recalling 2,032 hitch style bike racks sold as aftermarket for use on my 2003-2007 and some my 2008 honda pilot, ridgeline, and acura mdx vehicles.  A pinch bolt exists between the bike arm bracket and the upright assembly of the hitch style bicycle rack.

Consequence
When moving the bike arm bracket to its down position, this pinch bolt has the potential of causing severe laceration or amputation to the user's fingertips or hand.

Corrective Action
Owners should contact thule at 800-thule91 (800-848-5391) to obtain a free repair kit along with repair instructions or owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009 or acura at 1-800-382-2238 for further information.

Notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #4 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE


Posted on: 2013-03-14
Description
Honda is recalling certain model year 2005 pilot vehicles manufactured july 29, 2004, through august 29, 2005; model year 2005-2006 acura mdx vehicles manufactured september 16, 2004, through september 22, 2005; and model year 2005 acura rl vehicles manufactured march 1, 2004, through june 29, 2005.  An electrical capacitor may have been damaged during the manufacturing of the vehicle stability assist (vsa) control module causing intermittent, automatic, minor brake application.  However, if the driver applies the brakes while the vsa is malfunctioning, the vehicle may come to an abrupt stop.  Additionally, due to a loose ground connection, certain model year 2005 pilots have a vsa system that may apply partial brake force, without the illumination of the brake lights, whether or not the driver is using the brakes.

Consequence
Sudden inadvertent braking, especially without illumination of the brake lights, may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.  

Corrective Action
Owners will be notified and instructed to take their vehicles to a dealer of their respective brand.  The dealer will install a partial wiring harness containing a capacitor for the vsa modulator, free of charge.  The affected model year 2005 pilots will have their ground connection tightened.  The recall began on april 22, 2013.  Honda owners may contact honda automobile customer service at 1-800-999-1009, and select option 4 or go to www.recalls.honda.com; acura owners may contact 1-800-382-2238, and select option 4, or go to www.recalls.acura.com.

Notes
Honda's recall campaign numbers are s87, s88, and s89.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #5 - TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM


Posted on: 2013-03-14
Description
Honda is recalling certain model year 2005 pilot vehicles manufactured july 29, 2004, through august 29, 2005; model year 2005-2006 acura mdx vehicles manufactured september 16, 2004, through september 22, 2005; and model year 2005 acura rl vehicles manufactured march 1, 2004, through june 29, 2005.  An electrical capacitor may have been damaged during the manufacturing of the vehicle stability assist (vsa) control module causing intermittent, automatic, minor brake application.  However, if the driver applies the brakes while the vsa is malfunctioning, the vehicle may come to an abrupt stop.  Additionally, due to a loose ground connection, certain model year 2005 pilots have a vsa system that may apply partial brake force, without the illumination of the brake lights, whether or not the driver is using the brakes.

Consequence
Sudden inadvertent braking, especially without illumination of the brake lights, may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.  

Corrective Action
Owners will be notified and instructed to take their vehicles to a dealer of their respective brand.  The dealer will install a partial wiring harness containing a capacitor for the vsa modulator, free of charge.  The affected model year 2005 pilots will have their ground connection tightened.  The recall began on april 22, 2013.  Honda owners may contact honda automobile customer service at 1-800-999-1009, and select option 4 or go to www.recalls.honda.com; acura owners may contact 1-800-382-2238, and select option 4, or go to www.recalls.acura.com.

Notes
Honda's recall campaign numbers are s87, s88, and s89.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #6 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH


Posted on: 2012-03-30
Description
Honda is recalling certain model year 2002 through 2004 cr-v; model year 2003 through 2005 pilot; and model year 2002 and 2003 civic vehicles.  In march 2012, honda filed a defect report to recall certain model year 2002 through 2004 cr-v and certain model year 2003 pilot vehicles.  In august 2012, honda informed the agency that it was including an additional 820,789 vehicles including certain model year 2004 and 2005 pilots and model year 2002 and 2003 civics.  The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,375,217.  Due to tension from the combination switch wiring harness, wear on the surface of the electrical terminal can occur, yielding copper oxide, which increases electrical resistance.  Increased electrical resistance may cause the terminal ends to melt within the wiring harness connector.

Consequence
If the terminal ends melt within the wiring harness connector, the low beam headlights may become inoperative, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.  

Corrective Action
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will repair the low beam terminal harness or replace the lighting switch as necessary, free of charge.  The original recall began in april 2012.  Owners of vehicles involved in the september 2012 expansion will be notified in september 2012.  Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.

Notes
Honda's recall campaign number for the original recall is s34.honda's recall number for the additional vehicles is s51.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #7 - AIR BAGS


Posted on: 2014-06-20
Description
American honda motor company, inc.'s (honda) is conducting a limited regional recall for certain model year 2003-2005 accord, civic, cr-v, pilot and acura mdx, model year 2003-2004 odyssey and element, and model year 2005 acura rl, and 2006 honda ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in california, and equipped with takata-brand air bag inflators.  Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger¿s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflators in all affected vehicles, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin during august 2014.  Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #8 - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE


Posted on: 2015-05-28
Description
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 accord, 2001-2005 civic, 2001-2004 honda civic gx, 2003-2005 honda civic hybrid, 2002-2006 cr-v, 2003-2011 element, 2002-2004 odyssey, 2003-2008 pilot, 2006 ridgeline, 2003 acura 3.2cl, 2003-2006 acura mdx, and 2002-2003 acura 3.2tl vehicles.  The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.  

Consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge.  The recall began on july 1, 2015.  Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Owners may contact acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238, select option 4.  Note: vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to september 12, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well.  Vehicles that, on or after september 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing.  Note: this recall fully supersedes recalls 08v-593, 09v-259, 10v-041, 11v-260, 14v-351 and 15v-153.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #9 - AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL


Posted on: 2016-05-24
Description
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 acura mdx, 2005-2011 acura rl, 2005-2006 honda cr-v, 2003-2011 element, 2007-2008 fit, 2003-2008 pilot, 2002-2004 odyssey, and 2006-2011 ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or that have ever been registered, in alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s.  Virgin islands, or zone a.  Additionally, unless included in zone a above, honda is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 acura mdx, 2005-2008 acura rl, 2005-2006 honda cr-v, 2003-2008 element, 2007-2008 fit, 2003-2008 pilot, 2002-2004 odyssey, and 2006-2008 ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or that have ever been registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia, or zone b.  Lastly, unless included in zone a or zone b above, honda is recalling model year 2002-2004 odyssey and model year 2003-2004 acura mdx, honda element, and honda pilot vehicles originally sold, or registered, in alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming.  These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment.  In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge.  The recall began june 27, 2016.  Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are ka0, ka1, ka2, and ka3.  

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #10 - AIR BAGS


Posted on: 2014-11-04
Description
American honda motor co.  (honda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 honda civic, 2003-2004 civic cng and element, 2002-2005 cr-v, 2002-2004 odyssey, 2003-2005 accord, pilot, civic hybrid, and acura mdx, 2005 acura rl and 2006 honda ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity.  Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in alabama, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, u.s.  Virgin islands, saipan, guam, and american samoa are addressed by this recall.  Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.  

Consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger¿s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge.  The recall began january 26, 2015.  Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.  

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.note: this recall supersedes safety recall 14v-353, with the exception of vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in california.those vehicles will continue to be addressed, and a free remedy provided, under that safety recall campaign.this recall also includes vehicles in the specific geographic areas listed above that were included within safety recalls 13v-132 and 14v-349.

DEFECT #11 - AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL


Posted on: 2017-01-13
Description
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2005-2006 acura mdx and honda cr-v vehicles, 2005-2011 honda element vehicles, 2005-2012 acura rl vehicles, 2006-2012 honda ridgeline vehicles, 2007-2008 honda fit vehicles and 2005-2008 honda pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s.  Virgin islands, or zone a.  Additionally, if not included in zone a above, honda is recalling certain 2005-2006 acura mdx and honda cr-v vehicles, 2005-2009 acura rl and honda element vehicles, 2007-2008 honda fit vehicles, 2005-2008 honda pilot vehicles and 2006-2009 honda ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia, or zone b.  Additionally, if not included in zone a or zone b above, honda is recalling certain 2005-2006 acura mdx and honda cr-v vehicles, 2005-2008 acura rl, honda element and honda pilot vehicles, 2007-2008 honda fit vehicles and 2006-2008 honda ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming.  These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment.  In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.  

Corrective Action
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge.  The recall bagan march 2017.  Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are kd9 and ke0.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #12 - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE


Posted on: 2019-03-07
Description
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling specific 2003 acura 3.2cl, 2013-2016 ilx, 2013-2014 ilx hybrid, 2003-2006 mdx, 2007-2016 rdx, 2002-2003 3.2tl, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 tl, 2010-2013 zdx and 2001-2007 and 2009 honda accord, 2001-2005 civic, 2003-2005 civic hybrid, 2001-2005 civic gx ngv, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 cr-v, 2003-2011 element, 2007 fit, 2002-2004 odyssey, 2003-2008 pilot, and 2006-2014 ridgeline vehicles.  The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part.  Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.  

Consequence
An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge.  The recall began april 10, 2019.  Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's number for this recall is o41.  Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Acura's number for this recall is u40.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #13 - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE


Posted on: 2019-07-01
Description
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 acura mdx, 2005-2012 rl, 2003-2007 honda accord, 2001-2005 civic, 2003-2005 civic hybrid, 2001-2005 civic gx ngv, 2002-2006 cr-v, 2003-2011 element, 2007-2008 fit, 2002-2004 odyssey, 2003-2008 pilot, and 2006-2014 ridgeline vehicles.  The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge.  The recall began august 12, 2019.  Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are e5d and x5c.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #14 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL


Posted on: 2019-10-11
Description
Dorman products, inc.  (dorman) is recalling certain accelerator pedal assemblies part numbers 699-114 and 825-5029-1, sold as replacement parts for 2003-2006 acura mdx, 2004-2008 acura tl and tsx, 2003-2007 honda accord, 2005-2006 honda cr-v, 2007-2011 honda element, 2005-2008 honda pilot and 2006-2014 honda ridgeline vehicles.  The rotating portion of the accelerator pedal assembly may bind.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 124, accelerator control systems.

Consequence
If the accelerator pedal binds, the engine may not quickly return to idle after the pedal is no longer pressed, increasing the risk of a crash.  

Corrective Action
Dorman will notify owners, and qualified service facilities will replace the affected accelerator pedal assemblies, free of charge.  The recall began december 9, 2019.  Owners may contact dorman customer service at 1-800-523-2492, using option 5.  Dorman's number for this recall is as1019xxxx.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #15 - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE


Posted on: 2019-07-01
Description
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2003 acura 3.2cl, 2002-2003 3.2tl, 2003-2006 mdx, 2001-2007 honda accord, 2001-2005 civic, 2003-2005 civic hybrid, 2001-2005 civic gx ngv, 2002-2006 cr-v, 2003-2011 element, 2002-2004 odyssey, 2003-2008 pilot and 2006 ridgeline vehicles.  These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge.  The recall began august 12, 2019.  Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are q5a and y58.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.