# 2004 HONDA PILOT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `857985` · 2011-05-23 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** PILOT
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 97,400
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
DEFECTIVE SHIFT INTERLOCK ALLOWED THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LEFT IN GEAR. THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET, COMING TO REST AFTER CONTACTING A PARKED VEHICLE (VEHICLE #2). OWNER OF VEHICLE #2 WAS LOADING BAGS INTO HER TRUNK AND WAS WARNED BY A BYSTANDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY- WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM BEING HIT BY THE ROLLING VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES WAS NEGLIGIBLE. POLICE WERE CALLED AND THEY RESPONDED. INFORMATION WAS EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE OPERATORS.   IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS DEFECT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL FOR OTHER HONDA VEHICLES (ACCORD, CIVIC, OTHERS) IN LATE 2010.
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