# 2011 honda pilot

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-pilot/89108>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 21, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-pilot/89108 "2015-02-21T23:55:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![san\_antonio\_15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@san\_antonio\_15](https://community.cartalk.com/u/san_antonio_15)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-pilot/89108/1 "2015-02-21T23:55:53Z")

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lots of hesitation upon acceleration…used fuel cleaner several times doesn’t work …what would cause this hesitation ?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-pilot/89108/2 "2015-02-22T00:39:05Z")

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# of miles on the odometer?

What type of fuel system cleaner? (Many of them are of little use…)  
Have you cleaned the throttle body? (It doesn’t get cleaned when you use a fuel system cleaner)

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-pilot/89108/3 "2015-02-22T02:09:21Z")

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Is the check engine light on?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-pilot/89108/4 "2015-02-26T01:07:22Z")

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It appears that this is one more…drive-by question…with little chance of getting answers to the questions that we asked.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-pilot/89108/5 "2015-02-26T02:54:40Z")

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Has anyone tested the fuel pressure?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-pilot/89108/6 "2015-02-26T03:48:07Z")

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Causes of hesitation during acceleration

- EGR
- Fuel pressure
- Cat
- Deferred maintenance, esp spark plugs and ignition system
- Vacuum leaks
- MAF/MAP
- Fuel injectors
- Crank and cam sensors
- ECM
- Poor electrical connection, possibly at the battery
- Exhaust leaks
- Intake air leaks