2005 Honda Pilot review from North America

Engine blew out at 55,000km. 1 month at the dealer and many excuses before it was fixed. Brought it home and no start the next morning, back to the dealer for another few days. This happened a total of 3 times.

Battery died again, in the middle of winter. Finally replaced with a non-dealer battery.

Reason for engine failure: Sludge inside engine due to faulty engine components.

Digital heater not working, always ice cold or hot, hot.

Rust starting around trunk and door bottoms.

Transmission slips continuously and dealer says it's fine.

Interior lights fuse blew twice already.

Rear gate stops fell off and had to be replaced.

Sometimes, you must turn over the engine for 10 seconds or more for the engine to catch.

The engine is quick, as long as it works. Sludge issues, dealer excuses, poor service and poor craftsmanship says no more Honda's for us.

For a vehicle that costs almost 50k dollars, this is a huge mistake. The last Honda we had wasn't great and that should have told us something.

Stick with Chrysler, bankrupt or not they are still far ahead in the looks and interior quality, not to mention their unbeatable engines, excluding the 2.7.

Road noise in intrusive on the highway and gas mileage is a total joke, this uses as much gas as a hemi!

Doors do close nicely and easily, because they are so light due to the thin metal.

No direct wiring harness at the hitch, like all major competitors.