2017 Honda Pilot · symptom sheet
Fuel pump failure
- 32owner reports
- 72,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report May 14, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
652 of the 929 complaints on this car are about the fuel and propulsion. 32 of those describe fuel pump.
Tick what matches of 32 reports
Fuel pump on other Pilot years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
A lot of fuel pump complaints are tied to a recall. Owners describe a car that stalled or wouldn't start, sometimes at highway speed, and many mention that a recall covers it and the part isn't available yet. Others paid for the pump themselves before a recall existed, or on a car the recall didn't include.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the fuel pump (32 reports) and the high-pressure pump (9 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the fuel and propulsion covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
All 4 recalls on the 2017 Honda Pilot, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the fuel and propulsion on the Pilot
Engine failure. Open.
No restart after auto start/stop engages. Open.
Engine failure. Closed aug 20, 2025.
No restart after auto start/stop engages. Closed mar 26, 2025.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 59,000 and 138,000 miles, from the 8 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2017 Honda Pilot that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Drivers may experience a chirping sound coming from the engine area with the engine warmed up due to the high pressure fuel pump is making a chirp.
SERVICE BULLETIN THERE IS A CHIRPING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WITH THE ENGINE WARMED UP. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS MAKING A CHIRP. NOTE: THIS NOISE DOES NOT IMPACT PUMP, ENGINE FUNCTION, OR RELIABILITY.
What owners wrote
“The vehicle started to Make loud clinking sound coming from engine. Went to dealership for diagnostic and high pressure fuel pump failed. Was quote 2000$ .”
Filed Feb 14, 2026
“Turned car on and it was making a very loud sound coming from what sounded like the engine. Very loud when accelerating or stepping on the gas. Driving at lower speed was also loud. Unknown if it was safe to drive. Took to mechanic and was told it was the high pressure fuel pump. There were no warning lights or warnings.”
Filed Jan 6, 2026
“The car began making a grinding noise, shimmied and surged. Independent mechanic found documentation online that Honda reported that if this occurred in 2017 Honda Pilots the problem could be the Fuel Pump Direct Injection High Pressure part. To correct problem this part must be replaced. Mechanic did replace this part which corrected the problems.”
Filed Jul 8, 2025
“engine misfires, rough idling, decreased fuel economy, and a check engine light due to potential clogging or wear within the injectors, sometimes caused by debris from the high-pressure fuel pump”
Filed Nov 19, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 32 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 292 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 134 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 84 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 75 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 58 reports
- Auto start-stop will not restart the engine 56 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 51 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 39 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 27 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 27 reports