My Honda’s check engine light and VSA light were on. The diagnosis was cylinder 3 misfire, an apparent Honda problem and one that I’ve had fixed once before on this same car at the dealership where I bought the car. This time the tech said I needed the pistons replaced and that the damaged pistons h…

yosemite: better an engine that starts up and idles for 5 minutes out of very hour. I think some of the hybrids do that to keep the battery charged.

A thought . . . maybe the car’s been at the dealership for a long time, because they’re swamped with warranty work Perhaps that other warranty work is repairing engines, just like OP’s Maybe they were already seriously backlogged, when OP showed up If they’re repairing other engines under warran…

The best shops that I’ve ever worked in were ones that had a 2 week backlog. At the auto machine shops around here even getting the simplest of machine work such as surfacing a single cylinder head is usually a week minimum and sometimes 2 to 4 weeks all depending. When someone brings in a cylinde…

There more I have read about the Pilot, the less interested I have become in it. Test drove one 3 years ago and the VCM was already bugging me in a 20 minute ride. Then yesterday I saw the new generation on the road. Apparently it is the same engine, the body looked very much like a bland minivan. N…

Earlier this week, my 2010 Odyssey was driving rough, in a way I’ve never felt before, and the malfunction indicator light was flashing. I finished driving home (about 7 miles) and had it towed to the dealer. The dealer updated the PCM software and replaced spark plugs. The work order also reflects …

I asked the original question, but I’m not sure I can be much help. It’s been awhile since I had the problem and at the time I barely understood what it was. All I can say is that my car was in the shop for about 5 weeks. Honda covered all costs for repairs and also covered the cost of a rental car …

Hello All, I am experiencing the same problem. I have a Honda Pilot 2010, and I kept it very clean with only 65K miles, maintained all the service record from dealerships. Two weeks ago, the VSA and engine lights came up. I took the car to McDavid Honda in Plano Texas, where they diagnosed the “Eng…

Why should an engine need to be partially or fully disassembled to determine a misfire. Someone is way, way misguided if they have to resort to this. The most obvious would be spark plugs, coils, or worst case; low compression due to a tight valve. The compression issue is easily determined without…

Unfortunately aftermarket warranty companies don’t pay for “tear down” or inspection fees, you will be responsible for the labor charges if the claim is denied. If the claim is approved the dealer shouldn’t charge a tear down fee. Honda has extended the engine warranty for this problem to 8 years. …

Thank for your response. Actually I bought this car in November 2010, and am the single owner. I will contact the American Honda Company about the service date. Thanks again.

Honda Pilot Cylinder Misfire

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George_San_Jose1 May 22, 2018, 3:51am 28

I don’t understand how the vehicle stability system could be the cause of the piston problem. Do you mean the way you discovered there was a problem is b/c the VSA warning light turned on? If so, it probably turned on b/c the computer determined there was a problem with the engine, not the other way around.

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