2012 Honda Pilot engine and engine cooling problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2012 Honda Pilot — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driving back from illinois to texas and started to feel vibration when the engine's vcm would activate. I was going about 65mph and slowly eased off of the gas, when I slowly pushed on the gas to speed up again I felt a vibration on the floor board that would not stop until I gave it more gas. This…”
filed Jan 9, 2014
“Every since I purchased this new car - the a/c is so so loud!!! You can hear it click on and it almost sounds like its going to blow up!!! I took my new car for its 1st oil chg on 7/14/2012 and asked them to check it out. They did and said that noise is normal. Its so loud - I shut it off at times…”
filed Aug 9, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Service Bulletin - The front rocker arm oil control valve is leaking.
A20-023 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 5, 2020
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Pilot years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Pilot | 4 | 1% |
| 2020 Pilot | 3 | 1% |
| 2019 Pilot | 8 | 1% |
| 2018 Pilot | 8 | 2% |
| 2017 Pilot | 12 | 1% |
| 2016 Pilot | 45 | 3% |
| 2015 Pilot | 2 | 2% |
| 2014 Pilot | 3 | 3% |
| 2013 Pilot | 5 | 2% |
| 2011 Pilot | 5 | 2% |
| 2009 Pilot | 4 | 3% |
| 2008 Pilot | 7 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Honda Pilot
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.