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I purchased a new honda Pilot last month the LX version, beware buyers they are selling you this car that already has a known problem with it and they are "working" on finding a fix for the problem. The car makes a low barotone noise out of the blue and will keep doing for quiet sometime, sometimes every 10 minutes or less. I was explained that it is the engine switching from the 6 cylinder to 3 cylinder mode it vibrates through the car and speakers. It has a temporary fix they are going to do tomorrow. And they say California knows about it and are working on a fix to solve this problem. It has horrible road noise on the interstate too. If I had known this problem existed I would not have purchased the vehicle. They knew exactly what the problem was when I called and confirmed it with a technician and I going out on a test drive. I think it is horrible they can lead you astray with this and still sell the vehicle. All I can say is buyer beware.  

was it resolved?  

I hope it doesn't go wrong for all other pilots, because if that's the case, it will be bad news for Honda.

 
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I have a severe squeak in the dashboard of my 2009 Honda Pilot - anybody know anything about such?
Patrick  

I have a 2011 Pilot with the exact same squeaky dashboard issue.  

Do not buy the Pilot 2011 under any circumstances.

I bought a new 2011 Honda Pilot Touring Edition in October 2010 and it has been nothing but trouble. It has been out of service for over 17 days. The car has a bad Torque converter. Remember the Acura MDX. Same with this car. Vibration at 1500 rpm at 35 MHP steady state driving. When the torque converter kicks in you get a bad vibration.

Been in twice: Dealer felt it and reported it. Honda Engineers say it is "as designed". I called Honda and spoke with the Legendary Customer service and they did the following things:

1. Acknowledged that there was a vibration
2. Stated it was acting as designed
3. Stated they did not know the cause (Getting the picture)
4. Since they did not know what it is they would do nothing but it was as designed.
5. Refused to provide in writing that it was acting as designed
6. Refused to provide an extension of the transmission warranty
7. Refused to allow any contact with anyone in design to certify that it was per design
8. Acknowledged both that they had multiple other complaints with some cars
9. Acknowledged that I had also driven others without the vibration.
10. Refused to provide a copy of the case file and their notes on my complaint
11. Refused to provide any engineering specs on the car to show it was as designed.
12. Would not allow me to speak with anyone other than the "guy on the phone" Chris
13. Would not consent to the phone conversation to be recorded as later proof when this tranny went the way of my Acura that they know of the problem.

http://www.carlemon.com/lemon/VA_law.html  link to lemon law site.