Honda Pilot experiences

[kitchenreno]

We've had 3 Pilots (2007, 2013, 2018). Loved them all, no major issues with any.

[VillainV]

Jun 13, 2024 15:22:38 GMT -5 sju said:

Jun 13, 2024 14:33:55 GMT -5 gottadobe said:

Absolutely freaking hated the auto-idle start/stop thing and traded it in for a CRV.

I turn it off automatically. Doesn’t the CRV have the same? We just got a civic and it has the botton.

The Pilot has a button, but you have to hit the button to disable it every time you get in the car. It doesn’t stay off.

In theory, I like the idea that the engine should shut off to prevent idling for long periods of time. Idling is horrible for the environment. But the auto-off feature burnt out our starter in the 2017 model. Fortunately it was covered by warranty (or maybe the recall).

They apparently fixed this issue in the newer version, and we haven’t had any issues with the 2023 model.

[jillybean222]

I bought a new 2011 pilot and hated it. I am a person who keeps cars for ever and I got rid of it after 2 years bc I hated it that much!!!
I got a 2013 Odyssey after that and drove it for 11 years with very few issues.
Now I'm a Buick gal! I have to say I love my 2019 Buick Enclave. Best 3 row SUV I have ever driven.

[beerlover]

Jun 17, 2024 13:09:10 GMT -5 jillybean222 said:

I bought a new 2011 pilot and hated it. I am a person who keeps cars for ever and I got rid of it after 2 years bc I hated it that much!!!
I got a 2013 Odyssey after that and drove it for 11 years with very few issues.
Now I'm a Buick gal! I have to say I love my 2019 Buick Enclave. Best 3 row SUV I have ever driven.

We have a 2019 Buick Enclave too. Absolutely love it!

[jillybean222]

Jun 17, 2024 15:29:19 GMT -5 beerlover said:

Jun 17, 2024 13:09:10 GMT -5 jillybean222 said:

I bought a new 2011 pilot and hated it. I am a person who keeps cars for ever and I got rid of it after 2 years bc I hated it that much!!!
I got a 2013 Odyssey after that and drove it for 11 years with very few issues.
Now I'm a Buick gal! I have to say I love my 2019 Buick Enclave. Best 3 row SUV I have ever driven.

We have a 2019 Buick Enclave too. Absolutely love it!

Seriously!  So comfortable, drives so smoothly!  I already have 100k on mine now and I hope I get another 100!  

[midwestmama]

Jun 17, 2024 13:09:10 GMT -5 jillybean222 said:

I bought a new 2011 pilot and hated it. I am a person who keeps cars for ever and I got rid of it after 2 years bc I hated it that much!!!
I got a 2013 Odyssey after that and drove it for 11 years with very few issues.
Now I'm a Buick gal! I have to say I love my 2019 Buick Enclave. Best 3 row SUV I have ever driven.

I still think about the 3 Buicks I've owned.  Man, I loved those cars (two Centuries and a Lucerne).  The Buick Enclave was out of our price range the last time we shopped for a 3rd-row SUV (in 2022), which was a bummer.

[libbygrl109]

I had a 2021 Pilot, but it was totaled in a crash a couple of months ago. I walked away with a couple of bruises. It was a tank, especially in bad weather.

I've had a 2025 Pilot for 3 weeks. There are some improvements from my last one. I find it to be a little roomier than my last one. It's a bit boxier, but I'm getting used to it. Winter will be the true test.

[SusanBAnthony]

My dad has a '22. It's fine, I drive a Honda too so I generally like the brand. I think it looks like a minivan that's trying to not be a minivan. It's huge yet has so much less space than a minivan and gets 22 mpg average which is so bad!

I guess having ridden in it an driven it a fair bit I'd say "meh, it's fine". Probably a reasonable cost of ownership but not exciting and personally I feel guilty because of the poor fuel economy so I avoid driving it.

[mccallister84]

Jun 14, 2024 9:36:35 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

We have a 2016 pilot with 125k miles in it. We looked to replace it last year with a newer one and it was missing some of the features we like best (like the right turn camera). A fewer years in, It does this thing where it would suddenly stall at lights out of the blue but they fixed it. (There was a recall I believe).

We have a 2016 CR-V and that right turn camera is my favorite feature ever in a car. I don’t know why they got ride of it.

[sonrisa]

Jul 2, 2024 6:19:15 GMT -5 mccallister84 said:

Jun 14, 2024 9:36:35 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

We have a 2016 pilot with 125k miles in it. We looked to replace it last year with a newer one and it was missing some of the features we like best (like the right turn camera). A fewer years in, It does this thing where it would suddenly stall at lights out of the blue but they fixed it. (There was a recall I believe).

We have a 2016 CR-V and that right turn camera is my favorite feature ever in a car. I don’t know why they got ride of it.

I don’t know either. It’s my favorite car feature, too.