# 2005 HONDA PILOT — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
> NHTSA complaint `634408` · 2007-08-14 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** PILOT
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- **Miles at failure:** 31,601
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
I AM A 46 YEAR-OLD DISABLED MAN LIVING IN RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA.  I AM A COLLEGE-EDUCATED BUSINESS OWNER.  ON JULY 30TH I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA PILOT WITH MY 11 YEAR-OLD SON AS A PASSENGER AND HYDROPLANED ON AN ON-RAMP OF I-75 NEAR BRANDON, FLORIDA DURING A HEAVY RAIN.  I DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING.  I SIMPLY SLID SIDEWAYS IN A GRASSY AREA AND THEN DROVE OFF.  DURING THE SLIDE, THE DRIVER'S DOOR FLUNG OPEN WITH GREAT FORCE AND FOR NO REASON.  I WAS ALMOST EJECTED.  THIS CAUSED GREAT DAMAGE TO THE DOOR RESULTING IN MANY THOUSANDS IN DAMAGE AS DETERMINED BY AN ESTIMATE PERFORMED BY REGAL HONDA OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA.   I ALSO INJURED MY BACK.      AS HONDA HAS REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO THE DOOR, I WANT TO WARN OTHER CONSUMERS OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE DOOR OF A HONDA PILOT OPENING UNEXPECTEDLY.  *JB
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