2007 Honda Pilot Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 7%of 211 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 74,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2007 Honda Pilot, 7% of the 211 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 74,500 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This has happened 2-3 times during the past month prior to february 27, but I don't know exact dates. When approaching stop sign and applying the brakes, my engine started to accelerate and I really had to jam on the brakes in order to stop. Thankfully, I had sufficient time and space between me and the car in front of me. I geared down to d3 and that seemed to get it out of that high acceleration.”
NHTSA complaint #10500727, filed 2013-02, 82,354 miles“I was starting to pull into the garage to pick up my mother and daughter when the accelerator stuck and kept increasing speed and I was unable to get it to slow down or stop. This is a double car side of the garage and my daughters car was on the right side of the garage so proceeding at a slow cautious speed is necessary. …”
NHTSA complaint #10368868, filed 2010-11, 35,067 miles“While attempting to stop at a stop sign the engine raced to 3500-4000 rpms. I put it neutral and stood on the brake. The shifted gears from neutral to drive and reverse, and the acceleration stopped with a pop and went back to 1500. There was no injury or accident, but I was scared to death. This was the third occurrence in a week in a 2 week old Honda Pilot with 180 miles on it.”
NHTSA complaint #10191778, filed 2007-05, 150 miles“On april 4, 2018, I idled into narrow driveway and coasted left to park in parking spot. Upon transitioning from gas pedal to brake, the vehicle accelerated forward at full force pulverizing the cement parking block, jumping the curb and landing on top of the hedgerow beyond the curb. The engine was revving and the brake was ineffective in stopping the vehicle. The front tires were in the hedges up off of the ground while the rear of the vehicle remained in the parking space. I turned off the car. After composing myself I reversed the car back down into the parking lot. …”
NHTSA complaint #11084994, filed 2018-04, 150,000 miles“Our 2007 Honda Pilot on three separate occasions accelerated out of control when applying breaks to slow down and stop. I could not stop the vehicle. The first time the car went through a stop sign and nearly caused a serious accident. The third time I had the presence of mind to slip the car into neutral when the car accelerated. As I had the brakes on the car immediately stopped as it should, but the engine RPM increased significantly for a couple seconds and then returned to normal idle RPM. This establishes this problem as an engine acceleration issue and not a braking problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10958602, filed 2017-03, 74,500 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4% |
| 2025 | 15 | 7% |
| 2024 | 6 | 5% |
| 2023 | 4 | 3% |
| 2022 | 11 | 6% |
| 2021 | 8 | 2% |
| 2020 | 16 | 3% |
| 2019 | 30 | 3% |
| 2018 | 23 | 5% |
| 2017 | 31 | 3% |
| 2016 | 39 | 2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 3% |
| 2014 | 4 | 3% |
| 2013 | 16 | 6% |
| 2012 | 17 | 10% |
| 2011 | 18 | 6% |
| 2010 | 4 | 4% |
| 2009 | 4 | 3% |
| 2008 | 6 | 5% |
| 2007 | 14 | 7% |
| 2006 | 20 | 7% |
| 2005 | 46 | 7% |
| 2004 | 21 | 4% |
| 2003 | 20 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2007 Honda Pilot
54 complaintsElectrical system
22 complaintsBrakes
21 complaintsExterior lighting
17 complaintsSeats
16 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsTires
15 complaintsEngine
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
13 complaintsEngine cooling
10 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsElectronic stability control
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Honda Pilot
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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