So 2 days ago as I was leaving the house I tried using my windshield fluid on my Honda Pilot and no fluid was dispensed, the fluid for the rear windshield was fine though. So in my mind I thought the reservoir was low on fluid. After like 15km of driving my check engine light and VTM-4 light came on and I became worried, I hate when those lights come on. When I got home I hooked a scanner and got p0325 knock senor circuit malfunction. Then went several Honda Pilot forums and found out it is a common problem.. those knock sensor wires are always eaten by rats. Wtf. I know I have been seeing some big rats come into the compound lately. So I opened my hood and found some rat droppings on my battery. I also found out they have eaten my wiper fluid hose which was why I couldn't get fluid dispensed. I couldn't locate the knock sensor so I drove to my mechanic. He told me the knock sensor was bad but I said no that I am sure the wire was eaten up by rats as there are loads of complaints about this same thing online.

Anyway he decided to check and lo and behold the wire has been chewed off my rats. Now I need to get a new knock sensor wires.. thank God it is not an expensive fix. Ironically my mechanic also had a pilot he was working on with the same vtm4 light on. We decided to check and to my surprise the knock sensor wire has also been chewed off by rats. My question is do Honda add some sweet coatings to these wires that attract rodents. What measures can me done to avoid this issue repeating itself? Will wrapping take around the new wire make any difference?

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Fumigate your environment.

Adopt a Cat.
Always put its evening snacks under your car.

Lovetinz:
Adopt a Cat.
Always put its evening snacks under your car.

Hmm, not a bad idea

Based on my own experience, I will say that your case is not peculiar to Honda Pilot, rather a common issue with similar shaped V6 engines. This is due to the fact that the location of knock sensors on those engines constitutes a comfortable apartment for rodents.
Find a way to keep them away from your vehicle as they will likely chew up other harnesses.

OPUSDEI1:
Based on my own experience, I will say that your case is not peculiar to Honda Pilot, rather a common issue with similar shaped V6 engines. This is due to the fact that the location of knock sensors on those engines constitutes a comfortable apartment for rodents.
Find a way to keep them away from your vehicle as they will likely chew up other harnesses.

So they have turned my car to their master bedroom. It's ok I'm doing something about it.