I "might" have the dreaded Pilot Vibration.

[kraky]

This is gonna sound a bit crazy. I read about some Pilots having a vibration. I got a new 2007 in December and thought it was rock solid. Then I went to work part time for our John Deere dealer where I run a route between several stores with pickup trucks. I usually log about 300 miles a day. At the end of the day I get in my Pilot for the 5 mile drive home over the same roads I come in on with the older pickups. Thats when I feel a vibration in "MY CAR". It's really strange. When you think vibration you would think you would feel it through the steering wheel but this feels like it's coming forward from the rear end.
I know there have been threads about this. Can anyone tell me more about the dreaded "vibration"....anyone know what causes it or how to fix it. Damn.....this is embarrassing......I'm driving 6 year old Dodge pickups with a ton of miles on em and then I feel this in my new Honda!!

[ericsgr]

Sustained vibration at 70mph

That should be more reading than you ever wished you had on the subject.

[sagaliba]

Maybe this helps too, since your vibration is from the rear.
Vibration/shimmy experiment -- MDX rear subframe brace retrofit

[ramy1234]

Originally Posted by kraky

This is gonna sound a bit crazy. I read about some Pilots having a vibration. I got a new 2007 in December and thought it was rock solid. Then I went to work part time for our John Deere dealer where I run a route between several stores with pickup trucks. I usually log about 300 miles a day. At the end of the day I get in my Pilot for the 5 mile drive home over the same roads I come in on with the older pickups. Thats when I feel a vibration in "MY CAR". It's really strange. When you think vibration you would think you would feel it through the steering wheel but this feels like it's coming forward from the rear end.
I know there have been threads about this. Can anyone tell me more about the dreaded "vibration"....anyone know what causes it or how to fix it. Damn.....this is embarrassing......I'm driving 6 year old Dodge pickups with a ton of miles on em and then I feel this in my new Honda!!

I have the same problem:
I just bought a used 2010 pilot lx with 27000 miles,
It drove perfect as long it is dry.
In a snow day I was trying the car and I drove on road filled with snow,
Don't get me wrong the car had no problem driving through the snow but I felt vibration coming from the back or kicking it is almost like some thing rotating it stays for about 20 seconds and go away I was able to get it to do this issue again by driving in snow so I think it is the 4wd.
I don't think the it has something to do with tires or alignment and not road condition.
Called the Honda dealer and they said it is normal but I am not sure this is correct ( steering wheel was ok car it self wasn't vibrating) only this kicking or vibration I feel coming from the back.
Can anybody help.
Thank you

[rocky]

Since it was snowy, you probably got some snow iced up on a wheel.

If I'm right, the vibration will mysteriously disappear as warmer temps arrive.

Come to think of it, its been a week since the snow event happened.

BTW, the engineering of the 09-12 Pilots is very different from the first gen. Comments about the first gen vibration should not be seen as relevant to 09-12.

[2010exl]

That vibration you get while driving in snow is the snow itself packed into the inside of the rim, causing a temporary imbalance in the wheel. When the snow melts or is otherwise removed from the rim, the imbalance is gone and so is the vibration.

[ramy1234]

Originally Posted by 2010exl

That vibration you get while driving in snow is the snow itself packed into the inside of the rim, causing a temporary imbalance in the wheel. When the snow melts or is otherwise removed from the rim, the imbalance is gone and so is the vibration.

Thank you guys, I really don't think so but you might be right since in rain it drives fine and and also I tried vtm-4 it didn't happen.
I guess I have to wait till next snow storm.
If anybody had the same problem please let me know.