2005 Honda Pilot exterior lighting problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2005 Honda Pilot — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while waiting in line at a gas station, she smelled a burning odor, and there was smoke coming from the steering wheel. The contact was turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that upon activating the low-beam headlights…”
filed Nov 30, 2023
“Was traveling down the road, had an electrical burning smell coming from my dash and around steering wheel. Low beams then shut off going down road pulled over but still had high beams but no low beams.”
filed Mar 7, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Exterior LightingCampaign 12V136000 · Mar 30, 2012
Exterior Lighting problems in other Pilot years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pilot | 2 | 1% |
| 2024 Pilot | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 Pilot | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 Pilot | 4 | 1% |
| 2020 Pilot | 7 | 1% |
| 2019 Pilot | 9 | 1% |
| 2018 Pilot | 3 | 1% |
| 2017 Pilot | 10 | 1% |
| 2016 Pilot | 14 | 1% |
| 2015 Pilot | 4 | 4% |
| 2014 Pilot | 3 | 3% |
| 2013 Pilot | 3 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 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.