2011 Honda Pilot Service and Repair Manual

This 2011 Honda Pilot factory service and repair manual is built for the 3.5L V6 (J35Z4) engine and the trim on your registration, so the specifications and torque sequences inside are the ones Honda published for that powertrain and body configuration, not an approximation pulled from a nearby model year.

Engines covered

• 3.5L V6 — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• EX
• EX-L
• LX
• Touring

Known issues on the 2011 Pilot. Eleven recalls are on federal record for this model year. Most of them concern the passenger frontal air bag inflator, which can rupture or explode after long-term exposure to heat and humidity and throw metal fragments into the cabin, or which may have been installed incorrectly during a dealer replacement, either way raising the risk of serious injury in a crash. Separate recalls cover front seat belt webbing where incomplete stitching can let the lap belt detach from its anchor, a driver's air bag module missing rivets that could alter how the bag deploys, and front suspension bolts and spindle nuts that may not have been properly tightened, which can result in loss of steering. Owners have filed 292 complaints for the year. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.

Whether you're inspecting an air bag inflator, checking front suspension hardware, or working through a routine service interval, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 2011 Pilot.