2019 Honda Pilot · symptom sheet
Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking)
- 65owner reports
- 68,000median miles
- $1,800median quote
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Sep 15, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
178 of the 907 complaints on this car are about collision avoidance. 65 of those describe phantom braking.
Tick what matches of 65 reports
Phantom braking 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, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Phantom braking is a car that brakes hard on its own, often at highway speed, with nothing in the road ahead. About one owner in five mentions a near miss with the car behind.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the radar or camera sensor (34 reports) and the windshield (7 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on collision avoidance covers the 2019 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into collision avoidance on the Pilot
Vehicle stability assist malfunction. Closed mar 15, 2013.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
What owners paid
13 of the 65 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,300 to $2,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 32,000 and 90,000 miles, from the 13 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“A little after hitting 114000 miles, all the lights came on the dashboard: brake system, ACC, LKAS, automatic high beams, collision mitigation system. We had the battery checked and it is not the battery. All the camera sensors are clean⦠many other Honda pilot owners have expressed this same problem online”
Filed Jul 29, 2026 · 114,000 miles
“At roughly 90,000 miles the forward multipurpose camera has an internal failure and a lot of my safety features no longer work, such as Road departure mitigation, Auto high beams, Lane keeping assist, collision avoidance, and adaptive cruise control. This is a very common problem amongst these vehicles and honda should be responsible in fixing them.”
Filed May 18, 2026 · 90,000 miles
“Vehicle would brake suddenly. Then shortly thereafter, the collision mitigation system error appeared on the dash. Honda dealership says the camera no longer works and the entire system needs to be replaced. The fact that the camera stopped working spontaneously is concerning.”
Filed Jul 24, 2024
“Automatic braking system failure parallel issue that is same to the accord and other models with the emergency braking system which randomly activated and panic stops and sometimes without an traffic near to car and other times have almost caused catastrophic collisions on highway systems with divided medians causing system to activate.”
Filed Apr 19, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 65 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 Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 201 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 165 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 63 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 63 reports
- Fuel pump failure 57 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 57 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 57 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 43 reports
- Auto start-stop will not restart the engine 43 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 42 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 31 reports