Within 3 months I bought this car, I took a trip to Ski area. The car couldn't start after I left the light on for 30 minutes. I found out Honda didn't use a decent battery for Pilot. I think this is Honda's responsibility to use a decent battery.
Overall the car is fine. But the battery definitely is a huge concern for me. Now I always carry a battery jumper with me. It seems ironic for such a new car (only 4000 miles on it)
Funny how I have almost the same battery in four of my Accords and they have lasted through leaving my lights on and idling for 15 minutes at a time. My brothers original out of the factory Delphi (Honda factory) lasted 6 years without a problem.
Most batteries, no matter how new, will die within several minutes of leaving the lights on after the engine is cut off. I am surprised that your headlights did not cut off as the ones in the Accord will shut off after about 30 seconds.
I replace all of the OEM batteries in all of my cars with Sears Die-Hard batteries once the original battery fails. You just can't beat the reliability and price of the Die-Hard in my opinion. I've done this with all of my vehicles over the last 20 years and have yet to have a Die-Hard fail.
My Pilot has the same issue with the battery. Won't start if I leave the interior lights on for just a few minutes. However, this ABSOLUTELY is the ONLY negative comment I can make about it. Excellent vehicle.
If that's the only gripe, then I think the Pilot is doing pretty good.
I bought our 2006 Pilot EX-L new, because I was so impressed with the 2002 Accord SE V6 I bought new for my wife.
More road noise than my 2002 Ford Explorer... also the Explorer rode smoother and did not 'squat' as much with a couple of suitcases in trunk. That said, so far the Pilot is just sooooooo far ahead of Explorer. It is not perfect, but rates 'great' and as of today, I would buy another without hesitation.
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