2006 Honda Pilot exterior lighting problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2006 Honda Pilot — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving at night, with rain and fog, the low beam headlights became extremely dim which made it impossible to see the road. Surprisingly both low beam headlights went dim, not effective at all, I had to depend on my fog lights for a bit of visibility. Could it be the headlamp, turn signal…”
filed Feb 13, 2024
“Low beam headlights have failed - bulbs are good, have replaced with known good bulb to no avail. Have read multiple reports of similar problems from other owners of the honda pilot from 2003-2008. There was a recall on the earlier (pre 2005) pilots but the problem was not corrected by honda in…”
filed Jul 7, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
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 2006 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.