TL*- THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA PILOT IN AUGUST 2005. IN SEPTEMBER 2005, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER SPEED BUMPS OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DESERT HONDA OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ON FEBRUARY 2007. THE SERVICE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2006. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE THEREWAS NHTSA RECALL 04V541000 ON THESE VEHICLES. WHEN EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER, HONDA WAS CONTACTED. THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED THAT HONDA WAS NOT HONORING THIS RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500, AND THE CURRENT WAS 10,000 MILES.*AK
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I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE CRANKING / STARTING. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT COULD LEAD TO LARGER PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS 1 YEAR OLD WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE STARTING PROBLEMS SINCE THE 1ST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP (NEW). IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES (3 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND ONCE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP). ONE DEALER HAS UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND MADE ANOTHER TIMING UPDATE, BUT NEITHER DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR