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2006 Honda Pilot engine and engine cooling problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2006 Honda Pilot4% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
4%
share of all complaints
43,843 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Transcooler failure has flooded radiator with transmission fluid & transmission with coolant ruining both major components. *tr

    filed Jul 14, 2014

  • The catalytic converter was replaced on the vehicle at around 60k. The check emission light was going on and off the past few weeks (starting in july 2012). Took the vehicle to the dealer. Now at around 90k (august 2012), the replaced catalytic converter needs repairs (approximately $1000 in…

    filed Aug 6, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • These SKUs are Exhaust Manifolds with Catalytic Converters. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory due to a loss of CARB certification. These SKUs can no longer be sold as they do not meet CARB…

    DOR-M9J4S-07 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 3, 2020
  • These SKUs are Exhaust Manifolds with Catalytic Converters. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory due to a loss of CARB certification. These SKUs can no longer be sold as they do not meet CARB…

    DOR-M3J3F-07 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 3, 2020
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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.