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Electronic stability controlPart report

2019 Honda Pilot Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
2%of 921 total for the year
Median mileage
12,025miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2019 Honda Pilot, 2% of the 921 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,025 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My 2019 Honda randomly brakes while I'm driving almost causing someone to rear end me, and other times almost causing me to be in accidents. In addition, at 19k miles my transmission went out (started catching, making a grinding noise) while I was driving on the interstate and caused the vehicle to decelerate. I pulled off the road turned the vehicle off, once restarted it decelerated and the transmission light, emissions light and blind spot light came on the dash board.”

NHTSA complaint #11291718, filed 2019-12, 19,099 miles

“9/8/20 at 7:45am a clear sunny morning on my way to work. I was stopped at a red light and when the light turned green I pushed on the accelerator. As soon as I started to pick up speed ~15-20 MPH, my Honda Pilot sensed another invisible collision hazard and engaged the automatic collision avoidance braking system. The automatic braking system slammed on the brakes and brought the vehicle to an immediate and compete stop while I was turning in the middle of the intersection and the truck behind me almost rear-ended me. …”

NHTSA complaint #11353801, filed 2020-09, 40,000 miles

“The vehicle has frequently had an issue with the infotainment system glitching which leads to the lkas (lane keep assist), aac (adaptive cruise control), and lane departure system to fail while the vehicle is in motion. When turning the car off after these issues occur, the infotainment system will stay on, draining the battery. The vehicle has been taken to a Honda dealership. The dealership stated that an update would fix this issue. Once we informed them and they confirmed that the system was already updated, they told is there was nothing we could do. …”

NHTSA complaint #11302286, filed 2020-01, 13,000 miles

“This happened to me twice. Seems to be when using cruise control for over 1.25 hrs. When you press the cancel button on the steering wheel to cancel the set cruise control, the cars check engine light starts flashing. The engine will continue running but there is little to no power when stepping on the accelerator. Driver must pull over, turn off car and then restart. This is incredibly dangerous at high speeds or crossing over oncoming traffic! I brought the Honda Pilot back to the dealership. The service manager told me that both he and the district rep. …”

NHTSA complaint #11181242, filed 2019-02, 3,000 miles

“9/7/2020 around 2:15pm on a beautiful clear, sunny day, my 2019 Honda Pilot incorrectly sensed an invisible collision hazard and engaged the automatic collision avoidance braking system. There was not even a vehicle driving in front of me. My 2019 Pilot automatically slammed on the brakes and brought the vehicle to an immediate and compete stop while I was driving 55 MPH on a busy highway. The vehicle behind me almost rear-ended me. This faulty automatic collision avoidance braking system, slamming on the brakes for no reason at all, is going to severely injure or kill someone!”

NHTSA complaint #11353802, filed 2020-09, 39,995 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2020102%
2019182%
201841%
201781%
2016372%
201422%
201331%
201221%
201152%
200932%
200875%
200794%
2006239%
20059714%
200341%

Other parts of the 2019 Honda Pilot

Electrical system
266 complaints
Engine
240 complaints
Fuel system
198 complaints
Other or unknown
170 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
127 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
94 complaints
Lane departure
73 complaints
Brakes
43 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
42 complaints
Vehicle speed control
30 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
24 complaints
Body and structure
12 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Honda Pilot

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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