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2009 Honda Pilot service brakes problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2009 Honda Pilot10% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Service Brakes complaints
10%
share of all complaints
52,750 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2009 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at 45 MPH, the brake pedal failed to operate as needed upon depression as his wife crashed a vehicle that stopped at the light. The airbags deployed upon impact. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a…

    filed Feb 24, 2022

  • On july 29, 2020 I purchased a vehicle from crown nissan of greenville. They stated that the vehicle had a safety inspection and that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and all that needed was a new ac compressor that they would replace at their expense. They were not transparent about other…

    filed Aug 7, 2020

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

Service Brakes problems in other Pilot years

YearReportsShare
2025 Pilot2515%
2024 Pilot1110%
2023 Pilot1512%
2022 Pilot1713%
2021 Pilot246%
2020 Pilot245%
2019 Pilot425%
2018 Pilot102%
2017 Pilot263%
2016 Pilot292%
2015 Pilot1211%
2014 Pilot76%
Pilot service brakes problems by year →

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.