2008 Honda Pilot Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 5%of 133 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 154,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2008 Honda Pilot, 5% of the 133 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 154,500 miles.
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.
“Electronic stability control. While driving home from my family christmas party, I turned a small corner at 15 MPH and my breaks locked up. The vehicle will not go over 20mph now. It happened 4 times to me yesterday. 4 times. Each time I was shoved forward, and lost momentary control of the vehicle almost hitting a curb. It happened 3 more times on the road. Each time with cars near me. This is a huge safety issue when there are kids in the vehicle. I do not have a thousand or more to put into my car right now. Nor can I risk my life for a vehicle that I love.”
NHTSA complaint #10816232, filed 2015-12, 167,000 miles“Driving 10-30 MPH brakes engaged without depressing the brake pedal. Vehicle shuttered as brakes engaged. After brake engaged vsa warning light came on. Turned the vehicles off and vsa warning light went off. Continued to drive and the same series of events occurred again. In driving the vehicle approximately 5 miles over two days this event has occurred 6 times. Note: this issue appears to be similar to complaints in prior year pilots.”
NHTSA complaint #11048368, filed 2017-11, 5 miles“When you apply brakes above 30 MPH steering wheel shakes and brakes pulse.DTC 84-1 and ABS system test says that the vsc/ABS loses communication above 30 MPH with no number code shown.”
NHTSA complaint #11352094, filed 2020-08, 201,000 miles“Honda Pilot 2008 brakes automatically, for no reason, while driving. Occurred at 35mph on residential street, again at 50mph on highway. Sunny days, approximately 75 degrees fahrenheit. Driving straight.”
NHTSA complaint #11130566, filed 2018-09, 142,000 miles“My vsa warning light suddenly came on while inflating my tires parked in my garage. I ran a code scan on it and nothing came up.if Honda has a recall for this problem with their 2008 Honda odyssey, why didn't they include the Pilot as well, both have the same chassis.”
NHTSA complaint #11152400, filed 2018-11Electronic 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 2008 Honda Pilot
32 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsSeats
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 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.
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