2006 Honda Pilot Body and structure Problems

“My wife was turning into our garage when the engine suddenly reved up causing her to crash into several items in the garage (air compressor,gas grill,shop vac,shelving, and other things)pushing them against the back wall before stopping and allowing her to turn the car off. She had the brake fully depressed and the steering wheel turned but had no control. The car is a 2006 Honda Pilot with about 170,000 miles.”

“Took vehicle in for nys inspection and the mechanic called me to tell me he cannot pass the inspection. The rear sub-frame has severe corrosion. There are large sections completely rusted out. He said no one would pass this vehicle's inspection. He said there is a high risk of the rear suspension totally collapsing resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle. He said just hitting a bump in the road hard enough will cause this. Said he has never seen corrosion this bad on a 12 year old vehicle, even in nys.”

“On 8/18/18, while driving on a highway at about 50 MPH, we heard a loud thud. Then when the accelerator was pushed, the car made a loud noise. I called my mechanic thinking it might be the exhaust. When he looked at it on 8/22/18, he informed me the rear sub frame was pulling out of the body, and the car was not safe to drive. He said this shouldn't have happened to a car that is 12 years old, and in good mechanical condition. He said the only thing holding the rear frame up was my exhaust pipe.”

“We were leaving the driveway on christmas eve, we suddenly heard a loud thunk followed by a grinding noise from beneath the vehicle. We stopped immediately and exited the vehicle to see what had happened. I expected to find that we had run over a bicycle but instead found the entire rear axle hanging from the springs. Both rear suspension mounts had catastrophically failed pulling completely out of the subframe. The subframe crossmember and a number of components were found to be heavily rusted and severely structurally compromised. …”

“2006 Honda Pilot ex mileage: 144,309 I was accelerating from a stop when I felt a jolt coming from the rear of the car. Several warning lights lit up in the dashboard, there was a loud exhaust leak, and the car was no longer accelerating. There was an auto care center 50 yards away so I slowly drove it there for an inspection. The mechanic lifted the vehicle and showed me that the back two rear subframe mounts were detached from the body which made the car inoperable. There was no visible rust on the undercarriage; the subframe mounts rusted from the inside out. …”