2005 Honda Pilot Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 97about this part
- Share
- 14%of 679 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 110,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 97 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2005 Honda Pilot, 14% of the 679 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 110,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Vsa engaged while driving xway, pulled vehicle to right, into other lane. This was repaired per previous recall, but continued to engage periodically within 3 days. Additionally, I am on list for airbag recall, but not yet recalled in ky. We are in ohio valley, with higher humidity than florida. I have driven to florida multiple times. We should be added to recall list.”
NHTSA complaint #10649897, filed 2014-10, 47,810 miles“On cold temperatures, and while the car is moving on the highway, the brakes will suddenly apply all by itself and the vsa off and a triangle (with exclamation) light comes on the dashboard. This causes the vehicle to strongly jerk and swerve for a second. Turning off the vsa before driving, the sudden brake will not happen. I checked recalls for my VIN but there are no open recalls. Please investigate.”
NHTSA complaint #10935946, filed 2016-12, 10 miles“While driving at any speed sometimes my veh brake on for about second, and the warning light of vsa appears, I took my veh 3 times to braman Honda at coral wayi was told nothing they can do, the problem that I have is with the yaw rate sensor and that is not coverage with the recall.”
NHTSA complaint #10860555, filed 2016-04, 110,000 miles“When driving vehicle, it brakes suddenly, swerves, and makes a clunking noise as if you just hit something in the road. The vsa lights both come on in the vehicle. This is the 2nd time my yaw sensor has failed since the initial vsa recall in 2013, which I completed. . When googling this issue, it is all over the internet with other Honda Pilot drivers. This is very dangerous and almost caused a wreck with each instance.”
NHTSA complaint #10877128, filed 2016-06, 154,000 miles“This is an addendum to my november 21, 2014 report regarding the vehicle stability system on my 2005 Honda Pilot engaging the brakes on its own: on one of the occasions that the stability system engaged the brakes on its own, the car swerved to the left into the adjacent lane.”
NHTSA complaint #10676185, filed 2015-01, 108,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 2% |
| 2019 | 18 | 2% |
| 2018 | 4 | 1% |
| 2017 | 8 | 1% |
| 2016 | 37 | 2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 5 | 2% |
| 2009 | 3 | 2% |
| 2008 | 7 | 5% |
| 2007 | 9 | 4% |
| 2006 | 23 | 9% |
| 2005 | 97 | 14% |
| 2003 | 4 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2005 Honda Pilot
176 complaintsBrakes
134 complaintsAir bags
120 complaintsElectrical system
57 complaintsEngine
48 complaintsVehicle speed control
46 complaintsEngine cooling
43 complaintsSuspension
38 complaintsSteering
37 complaintsExterior lighting
30 complaintsOther or unknown
29 complaintsBody and structure
23 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Honda Pilot
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology