Can front end collision cause oil sludge to clog things
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Asked by Gayle Sep 24, 2020 at 10:14 PM about the 2007 Honda Pilot 4 Dr LX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I hit a deer with my 2007 Honda Pilot.  Body shop
put about $4000 into fixing it. Picked it up and
within 2 miles car was shaking badly, sounded like
the motor or transmission was going to fly apart.  
The light, I believe it says VSA came on with a !.  
The check engine light also came on.  Towed it
back to body shop.  They are not mechanics, but
had a computer to test the car.  Said it showed a
bad sensor...shows clogged oil ports.  They
cleared the code and car started and ran good for
about 1 minute then started shaking and making
horrible noise again.  Cannot even turn off VSA by
pushing switch.  Makes no sense.  Car was running
fine when I hit the deer.  No lights were on.  Could
the impact have knocked stuff loose and caused
this?

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TDolby answered 3 years ago

Shaking and making horrible noises indicates a serious problem. A VSA light is a driveline error, which will also trip the CEL. You clearly have something going on. A proper scan for the trouble codes will tell you what the issue it. Apparently the shop you took it to is not equipped to make a proper diagnosis and repair. Have another mechanic look it over for you and offer a repair. I know you just put $4000 into a Pilot that is worth around $5000, so you have to see this thing through and get it fixed vs buying another.

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Gayle answered 3 years ago

Thank you for answering. I bought the car about 6 months ago and have put about 18,000 miles on it. It has had regular oil changes but I have no idea how the previous owner treated it. It is still under warrenty but I don't know if it will cover this problem or not. It is being towed back to the place where I bought it today.

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