anyone experience A/C issues in their pilot? I’m pretty sure my compressor has gone out…it’s blowing air but nothing cold, it still makes hot air. bought the old Honda for reliability…smh this thing is a piece. hard to imagine a 2025 with less than 12k. I’ll be bringing it to a dealer soon to confirm my woes…

I purchased a 2025 Touring for my family brand new from a reputable Honda dealer in my area in August 2024, and I've had no issues with it until recently. This post is not really about the car itself, but more about how I anticipate the dealership/Honda addressing it.

In mid-August, the AC went out. We waited two weeks before the dealer could get to it, and then they confirmed the compressor was out of commission due to a faulty gasket or something, so they would repair it under warranty. Great, manufacturer defect! Unfortunately the part was on backorder, so we drove loaner vehicles from the dealer for 6 weeks while we waited for the repair to be completed. During that time our vehicle was sitting in their lot, and we got a significant amount of rain over those 6 weeks. But eventually the AC was fixed so I picked up the car and brought it home, where we store it in our garage.

Fast forward another 3-4 weeks, and I went to get the removable seat from the "under floor storage area" in the trunk, and was surprised to find standing water and mold in the storage area. The feet on the chair have developed rust and there's visible mold lining the compartment. I called the dealer right away and got a new appointment (and a new loaner). They expedited the inspection, found a leak in the weather stripping somewhere, and confirmed that they can replace the weather stripping under warranty, and hopefully (???) replace the rug in the trunk under warranty as well.

I've landed on: I don't think that's close to good enough. Technically it doesn't matter when the water got in there (because it was a defect from the manufacturer and they should fix it) but the fact that this 100% happened while the car was under their care should absolve us of even putting the car through unfavorable circumstances. And after I pulled all of our personal items out of the car and was driving it to the dealer, I noticed my throat was irritated. My wife and my mother-in-law, who helped remove personal items and begin cleaning them, also noticed throat and eye irritation immediately afterwards. Given the pervasiveness of airborne mold spores and the side effects of us being trapped with it in a small hot box that recirculates air, we no longer feel comfortable using this car for our family. I have two children (3 and 1), and my wife has asthma. We were expecting to hear that they would cover a full interior mold remediation and replacing our car seats, at least! Instead we're now left hoping they will do the bare minimum? To be fair I have yet to hear their final position on the matter, but the conversation I had this morning is not leaving me feeling optimistic.

Any and all advice is appreciated, I've never gone through something like this before and I don't know if my expectations are too high or what options I might even have. Thank you in advance.

Can someone tell me what bolts go into these holes on the splash guard/skid plate? It's making a terrible noise from the vibration

Hit 55,555 while driving and didn't notice until it was too late.

Need some help feeling better.

Bought my wife a 2025 Honda Pilot Touring back in December of 2025 when the dealership had clearance deals.

At the time our budget was 45k OTD and we were shopping used. The features I really wanted were the ventilated seats and the 360 cam.

I could care less about the heated steering, HUD, rear heated seats, ETC.

The salesman told me he was confident that he could get us in a new one for 45k OTD and started showing us EX-Ls which they only had in white (the only color my wife didn’t want)
They ended up showing us the only other model they had which was an AWD Touring in sonic gray that was 51k after dealership options… after a lot of back and forth they got us down to 48k and after tax,fees, and trade the OTD price was 45k so we went with it.

They had a new 2026 on the lot that was 55k and they had gotten down to 50k OTD for us but it was just out of budget for us.

It’s been about a year now and I just sat in a friends car that has an elite. I was pleasantly surprised by the cooled seats and loved the 360 cam that they had and immediately began to have buyers remorse for not stretching that extra 5k for the elite.

Not really sure what I am looking for here other than validation that I made the right choice lol.

Edit:
We bought this car for the arrival of our first child and plan to keep it for 10+ years
Some pluses I see with the touring trim
No perforated seats so easier to keep clean
No rear heated seats so I don’t have to worry about a toddler turning the heat on by accident.
Less tech for kids to break in general.

Wanted to share my setup.
2025 HP Elite AWD
Aftermarket crossbars: KINGGERI 300lbs Roof Rack Cross... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX1DS4K9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Thule Motion 3 XXL Low

I bought the AM bars vs OEM based off the reviews of it acting just like the OEM bars, but being slightly heftier (300lbs of cargo for AM, 165 OEM). The roof box is 56 lbs on its own, so the AM bar gives me extensive margin for gear loading. I never plan to have 250 lbs of gear but I like that margin better than 110 lbs. The roof box capacity is 165lbs so the AM bars help to meet that.

I bought this specific roof box due to Reddit advice on the quietness, robustness, and overall look. I had been eyeing the regular (not low version), but I saw my local Amazon warehouse could provide next day shipping! 🤯 I couldn’t pass that up. The only difference in the Low is 3 inches (so still 15 inches high). It came very well wrapped and took 15 minutes to install with a second person helping get the box on the roof.

Our requirements for the box were low sound, fit a large collapsible dog crate, and be easy to get on/off. The sound is incredibly minimal up to 80mph+ - the bars individually are louder than with the box so I might just keep the box on all the time 😂 it easily fits a large dog crate (29”x47”x4”) of which we got the inner liner to prevent excessive scratching while loading/unloading. The clamp connectors are also super easy to allow removal/installation of the box.

Message me with any questions or if extra pictures are desired! Our first big trip is in a few weeks so I can answer “how does it hold up” after that or if someone sees this post in 5 years 🤠

Hi all, dealing with a no start on my 2004 Pilot. I’m hearing a click when I turn the key, so I was going to check the starter cut relay. I noticed this blue wire was loose (right by the fuses in photo).

Is this normal, or could it be part of my problem?

My search says this could be for an accessory connection but was hoping to confirm. Thanks!