2006 Honda Pilot Problems

Severe Issues

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2006 Honda Pilot. Part of Generation 1 — 2003–2008.

20052007
Complaints
330
Crashes
31
Fires
10
Injuries
127
Fatalities
99
Recalls
7

Worst 2006 Honda Pilot Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#158 complaints

AIR BAGS

Avg mileage:118,170 mi
Crash-related:9
Fires:1
#224 complaints

SERVICE BRAKES

Avg mileage:105,242 mi
Crash-related:1
#322 complaints

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Avg mileage:129,631 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2006 Honda Pilot.

AIR BAGS
58
complaints
Crashes
9
Fires
1
Avg Miles
118,170
SERVICE BRAKES
24
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
105,242
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
22
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
129,631
ENGINE
22
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Avg Miles
120,620
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
20
complaints
Crashes
4
Fires
Avg Miles
81,977
STRUCTURE:BODY
18
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
162,733
SUSPENSION
18
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
163,238
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
16
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Avg Miles
69,566
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
15
complaints
Crashes
Fires
3
Avg Miles
98,200
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
12
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
139,921
SEATS
12
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Avg Miles
130,820
POWER TRAIN
10
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
121,871
SEAT BELTS
6
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
109,461
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
6
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
47,642
STEERING
6
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
109,333
STRUCTURE
6
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
89,642
TIRES
6
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
15,050
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
76,831
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
30,895
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
46,296
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
38,995
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
1,000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Avg Miles
17,500
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
158,500
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
102,900
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
102,750
WHEELS
2
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
118,000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
66,971
CHILD SEAT
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles

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Recalls for 2006 Honda Pilot

7 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~11,145,389 vehicles.

19V501000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~1,657,752 affected

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.

19V499000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~3,947 affected

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.

19V182000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~1,101,534 affected

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.

18V268000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~1,335 affected

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.

17V029000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~308,884 affected

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.

16V344000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~1,790,894 affected

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.

15V320000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~6,281,043 affected

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.

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