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I have a 2011 Honda Pilot with only 9,000 miles on it. In the last few months I've noticed that while sitting at stop lights (i.e., in gear but brake applied) it will lurch forward. Even with brake applied you can feel a noticable 'tug' forward. I thought this was just part of the engine revving to compensate for A/C on a hot day, but it also happens when the A/C is off. Anyone else experiencing this?
Problem is on cold mornings, when you start the car and put the shift lever into the D position, the D light does not come on. You can jiggle the shift lever and get the light to come on. If you drive the Pilot with the D light off, the transmission does not shift properly. If you jiggle the shift lever to get the light to come on, the car shifts normally. This problem does not happen when selecting any other gear, including reverse; all other gear selections work fine. After you drive the car a few miles with the D light on, the problem goes away, meaning if you stop the car and restart it, you no longer have to jiggle the shift lever to get the D light to come on.
Does anyone have experience with this problem?
Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out and keep an eye on it in the future. If it was straight from the factory, do you know how it got bent at 90 degrees?
In many years of driving several Honda models over 150,000 miles each, I have never replaced a radiator let alone the transmission fluid lines. Could this be the beginning of the Pilot transmission problems listed here ? And could replacing the radiator recently be a reason for the lines to rupture ?
Recently, my 2009 Honda Pilot (that has less than 71,000 miles) transmission light went on with the "D". I'm getting it check this coming Thursday at Firestone but just wanted to see what the issues can range from. I've noticed it takes the pilot a little more power just to increase the mph when getting on the expressway than usual. Not sure if that can be due to the transmission fluid, or the transmission itself. Thanks for all the help
Thanks.
Ken....
The dealer charged $96 for 1 hour just to diagnose the problem after I already told them what happened. They said I needed a new radiator. They installed that for $375 and 4 hours labor. Of course, that didn't fix the no starting problem. They wanted to charge me more to take out the spark plugs and see if they could turn over the engine. They told me if it needed an engine and a transmission it wouldn't be worth it to fix.
I called Honda National Customer Relations in California and after they spoke with the dealer, said there was nothing they could do. The vehicle was out of warranty. I talked to them about the 2003 and 2004 Pilots being recalled for the same problem that I was having, but that didn't make any difference. ( I found out about the 2003 and 2004 problems in this forum. Thank you.)
I was stunned to find out that a problem with the radiator could allow antifreeze to mix with the transmission fluid and ruin the engine and transmission.
My 2005 Honda Pilot was probably worth about $10K when I started it that morning and it is now a worthless piece of junk.
I feel it is not just that simple. Reseal a transmission may only cost 1-2 hours. Since they spent 8 hours on it, I think they were probably replacing some internal components.
I asked them for a repair report, they said they will mail it to me. I am not sure if there is some secret that they don't want me to know.
Would you help me to diagnose that? Thanks.
e.g. torque converter, rebuild kit, solenoid valves, filters, fluids, etc
Here's where you can help: If someone would just go start up their 2011 4WD Pilot, and in their driveway, shift from Park to D2 and let me know if it autoshifts to D1 (low) first, with lots of traction as would be expected, OR...if you feel like you have very little traction and are locked in D2 mode and almost need to "double-clutch it" (if you know what that means) to get traction/acceleration.
It's a quick and easy thing to test and would be a great help to me.
I think it used to down shift and no longer does. The dealership says it is not supposed to, but at first postulated there was a "grade logic" problem.
Anyway, the very first thing I did, at 39K miles when I first noticed this, was to change the tranny fluid to full synthetic. No change there.
I am asking if any owners of American 4WD 2011 Pilots could check theirs to see if the dealer is right or if it auto-downshifts into low on startup from D2.