Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Originally Posted By: Vikas
The previous sledged up Odyssey example had spent all of its life doing NON-highway duty running on synthetic oil. Here is this Pilot doing mostly highway on dino. Which explanation works for both these cases?
Answer: None. This is a new problem based on new tech (for Honda) and the owners are doing the advanced testing for the mfgr.
The issue reminds me of the Pentastar problems in that no one can predict the failure, some do and most do not. Way less than one percent are actually failing. I have never heard any exact explanation from anyone, just conjecture.
The overwhelming majority of Honda owners do not experience these issues, but some particular combination of usage patterns and maintenance choices combined with poor engineering are coming together for certain folks. Once again, despite massive, even experienced, conjecture, no one can conclusively predict this issue.
+1 It sucks when the consumer does the advanced testing, but is an unfortunate example of how new technology gets tested. Just like the Pentastar problem you made reference to, which I'm following very closely. In the case of Chrysler they're moving quickly since the Pentastar engine is in a major portion of their fleet. Three redesigns to the Cylinder heads and rumor has it they got it fixed. Just another reason why buying into any new engine design or technology in the first or second year is IMO not a good idea. Engineers make mistakes, period.
Are all these Honda engines bad, or the Pentastar engines bad? No way, but if you're unfortunate enough to have one of the bad ones it can really suck.
Except I do not believe it is a "mistake", just a failure to do complete developmental testing for a longer period of time.
OK agreed. But engineers do make mistakes.
More testing might reveal them before they make it to the consumer level.