2008 Honda Pilot Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“While driving my 2008 Honda Pilot at approximately 35 miles an hour there was a terrible shudder in the transmission and it lasted for about 3 seconds . At that time I lost power and luckily I wasn't crossing over an intersection , or else I might not be here to document this. This occurrence has happened probably 6 times a week. There are other people that are having the same issues as I am . Why is Honda of america not doing anything about this issue, even though it is out of warranty.”

“Had my Pilot in park with the engine running and I could not shift out of park. I had to push on the release button on top of the steering column to go into drive. It won't reset and my horn doesn't work.”

“I own an 2008 Honda Pilot (automatic) and would like an investigation of this vehicle's inability to hold in gear on an incline. The Pilot will roll backwards when in drive without stopping on an uphill incline, and will roll forward when in reverse on a downhill incline. I live near san francisco and driving in that area is nearly impossible in an automatic that will not hold its gear. It is worse than a manual transmission because you can't control the gear engagement with a clutch. …”

“Under certain conditions, my 2008 Honda Pilot rolls unhindered down hill when the transmission is in park. To date, the foregoing has only occurred on snow covered surfaces. I possess video footage of the vehicle doing so. Moreover, a representative of american Honda inspected the vehicle and experienced the same occurrence. Despite the foregoing, the representative advised that there was nothing wrong with my vehicle. Rather, he informed me that the design of the vehicle's differential was the reason the vehicle was rolling unhindered while in park.”

“Honda corporation is aware of a non-conformance issue with the Honda pilots transmission but has not provided a recall or solution to consumers. The transmission can fail between 35k to 157k miles when the vehicle is no longer under warranty. The mechanical defect was known in 2000-2004 second gear failure and again in 2008 production to be later redesign in 2009 without consumer notification of such defect. Consumers have filed multiple complaints and Honda has done nothing to compensate buyers. …”