I called General Manager for Honda in my area today and complained about the poor reception/sound quality of the factory Honda stereo in my Pilot. I told her that had I known about the poor sound quality/reception problem that the service manager said he has had a lot of complaints about, I would have passed on the Pilot for another vehicle. She told me she'd look into it and see what she could do. I asked if they could put in an FM booster to at least help with the static problem, but after checking into it, she said that was not possible because such a booster would cause "other problems with the system." She could not explain what that meant, but just told me that was what a local stereo company told her.
Have any of you complained to your local dealers about the poor stereo sound quality and the poor reception problem? And have your dealers done anything to rectify the problem for you?
Have any of you installed any sort of FM boosters for the anntena?
Aside from the poor reception, the sound still sounds "foggy" despite playing with the settings. This must be a speaker issue as well as the fact (as I've heard), that the vehicle is an SUV rather than a sedan. So, have any of you rectified this problem with new speakers or other equipment? If so, what is the most economical way to go and is there any specific equipment that is recommended to be used to improve the sound quality in the Pilot?
As it stands now, the general manager told me to try out a different Pilot for a few days to see if the problem is specific to my Pilot or just a Pilot problem in general. She wants to research the matter and said we'll "go from there." So, I'd really like to know if any of your dealers have upgraded your equipment or added an external antenna to rectify the problem for you.
Thanks for the info. I will let you know what happens on my end.
DeniseT
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Have any of you complained to your local dealers about the poor stereo sound quality and the poor reception problem? And have your dealers done anything to rectify the problem for you?
Have any of you installed any sort of FM boosters for the anntena?
Aside from the poor reception, the sound still sounds "foggy" despite playing with the settings. This must be a speaker issue as well as the fact (as I've heard), that the vehicle is an SUV rather than a sedan. So, have any of you rectified this problem with new speakers or other equipment? If so, what is the most economical way to go and is there any specific equipment that is recommended to be used to improve the sound quality in the Pilot?
As it stands now, the general manager told me to try out a different Pilot for a few days to see if the problem is specific to my Pilot or just a Pilot problem in general. She wants to research the matter and said we'll "go from there." So, I'd really like to know if any of your dealers have upgraded your equipment or added an external antenna to rectify the problem for you.
Thanks for the info. I will let you know what happens on my end.
DeniseT
([email protected])