2004 Honda Pilot vehicle speed control problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2004 Honda Pilot — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The accelerator sometimes freezes and I cannot press it down. When I press very hard it releases and goes too fast from the stop position. I was in the school zone stopped when I tried to start again, it froze. The guard was trying to make me go, I was trying but pedal was frozen. When I pushed…”
filed Aug 31, 2016
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and the failure progressed for years. The contact had to apply force and then slowly maneuver the accelerator pedal to lift back into place. The vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer twice and…”
filed Apr 14, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Pilot years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pilot | 15 | 9% |
| 2024 Pilot | 5 | 5% |
| 2023 Pilot | 4 | 3% |
| 2022 Pilot | 10 | 7% |
| 2021 Pilot | 8 | 2% |
| 2020 Pilot | 16 | 3% |
| 2019 Pilot | 30 | 3% |
| 2018 Pilot | 23 | 5% |
| 2017 Pilot | 30 | 3% |
| 2016 Pilot | 39 | 2% |
| 2015 Pilot | 3 | 3% |
| 2014 Pilot | 4 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Honda Pilot
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.