Other speed control problem on the 2017 Honda Pilot
2 crashes 1 injury 3 of the 21 reports for this failure mention a crash, a fire, an injury or a death. Those are the owner's words on the complaint form, not a verified finding, and one report can mention more than one.
When other speed control problem gets reported
Owners of the 2017 Honda Pilot report other speed control problem at a median of 20,000 miles. A quarter of the reports come in before 15,000 miles and a quarter after 40,000 miles, from 10 reports that carried an odometer reading.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 78,000 miles. It is the 11th most-reported problem on this model year.
The mileage distribution
The reported range runs from 10,000 miles at the tenth percentile to 65,000 miles at the ninetieth, a spread of 53,696 miles across the middle 80% of reports.
Reports bunched into a band this tight usually mean the component has a life of its own: it goes at roughly the same mileage regardless of who owns it.
70% of the dated reports were filed under 36,000 miles.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,860 miles | 13,363 miles | 18,000 miles | 38,500 miles | 65,556 miles |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Of these reports, 2 a crash and 1 an injury are mentioned. Owners write their own complaints and the agency does not verify them, so read this as what the reports say happened rather than as a confirmed count.
Putting it right typically runs $250–$2,000 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
This mode is classified as critical, which means a failure can leave the car unable to stop, steer, or stay out of the way of traffic. It is weighted accordingly in the risk score.
The same failure on other years
The same failure is reported on 17 model years of this car. It shows up earliest on the 2013, at a median of 400 miles, and latest on the 2003 at 140,000 miles.
By volume the 2005 carries the most reports, with 34; the 2017 has 21. A mode that appears across most years of a model is usually a design choice rather than a bad batch.
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 honda pilot. While driving various speeds and attempting to turn the steering wheel in either direction, the vehicle accelerated rapidly on its own without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle stopped and resumed normal operation automatically. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (atlantic honda, 1375 sunrise hwy, bay shore, ny 11706 (631) 665-0005) where it was diagnosed, but no failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 honda pilot. While driving in a parking garage, the vehicle accelerated rapidly on its own without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle stopped and resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to twin city motors (10545 memorial blvd, port arthur, tx 77640), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and filed case number: 08652108. The failure mileage was 13,150. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 honda pilot. While pulling into a parking space at a very slow speed, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into a utility pole. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The driver and front seat passenger sustained torso bruises from the seat belts, which did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who indicated that, after starting the vehicle, the engine continued to rev extremely high. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent a representative to evaluate the vehicle; however, no failure was found. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Also reported on the 2017 Honda Pilot
Other engine problem
Other electrical problem
Other powertrain problem
Other fuel system problem
No-start or intermittent start failure
Fuel pump failure
How far this goes
Complaints are voluntary, so 21 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does other speed control problem happen on the 2017 Honda Pilot?
Across 10 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 20,000 miles. A quarter were filed before 15,000 miles and a quarter after 40,000 miles. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is other speed control problem on the 2017 Honda Pilot?
21 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.3 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed