2007 Honda Odyssey Brakes Problems

Your brake fluid reservoir is emptying without any visible leaks, and you're noticing a burning chemical smell from under the hood. Even after refilling the reservoir, it empties again, which suggests brake fluid is disappearing somewhere in the system. This needs immediate attention since your brakes rely on fluid pressure to work, and a loss of brake fluid can compromise your braking ability. The repair will likely involve a thorough inspection of the entire brake system to find where the fluid is going, which might require replacing brake lines, seals, or the master cylinder.

Your brake system locked up unexpectedly, which caused the brake pad stud to break and the pads to fail. This is a serious safety issue that needs immediate attention to restore proper braking function.

Your Odyssey stalled while driving at highway speeds (45-65 mph), forcing you to pull over for two hours before limping along at 20-25 mph. Your vehicle displayed warning lights for Vehicle Stability Assist and tire pressure monitoring, and a diagnostic test indicated problems with battery voltage, a brake sensor, and engine control modules. The vehicle has not been repaired and multiple systems may need attention to restore normal operation.

PEDAL IS VERY SOFT. REQUIRES HALF PEDAL OR MORE TO STOP. FIRMS UP IF PEDAL IS PUMPED. INCREASING STOPPING DISTSNCES & UNABLE TO GUAGE SAFE STOPPING DISTSNCES. MOST NOTICED AT CITY SPEEDS & EXITING THE HIGHWAY.

I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR IN MARCH 2020. THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS WITH THE BRAKES. THE CAR REQUIRE A MORE THAN USUAL PEDAL PRESSURE FOR THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING IN HIGH SPEED. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF HONDA ODESSEY OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT SAME ISSUE.

VAN TAKES TOO LONG TO STOP. PEDAL FEELS HIGH, BUT STOPPING TAKES TOO LONG. NEW BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. IT SEEMS MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

BRAKE FEELS SPONGY WHEN YOU GO ON THE BRAKE .FRONT WHEELS SOMETIMES LOCKS UP. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL DROPS IN BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR NO SIGNS OF LEAKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE TOPPED OFF EVERY THREE WEEKS. THERE WERE NO LEAKS AND A WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

BRAKE FLUID IS DROPPING IN THE RESERVOIR AND NO SIGNS OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID

BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS NEARLY TO FLOOR BEFORE BRAKING BECOMMES EFFECTIVE..OFTEN REQUIRES PUMPING PEDAL TO GET EFFECTIVE BRAKING. SEVERAL TRIPS TO REPAIR SHOPS REQUIRED EXPENSIVE BLEEDING AIR FROM BRAKE LINES AND FLUID REPLACEMENT. PROBLEM REAPPEARS AFTER A FEW WEEKS.

I DONE ALL NEW BREAK PADS ROUTER JOB AFTER ABOUT ONE MONTH MY BREAK PADDLE BECAME SOFT WEAN I APLAY BREAK CAR CAN'T STOP NEED LONG DISTANCE TO STOP. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR AND SHE IS SO SCARED TO DRIVE THIS PROBLEM I NOTICED EVERY TIME I DONE BREAK JOB AFTER SOME TIME I DIDN'T KNOW WATT TO DO! IT'S VEHICLE MANUFACTURING PROBLEM?

ANY TIME I AM DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY HIGH SPEED (45+) GOING DOWNHILL AND NEED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES SIGNIFICANTLY. I LOOKED THIS UP AND IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDA ODYSSEYS -- WARPED ROTORS, AND NOT DUE TO OVERUSE OR HIGH MILES. MY HONDA ACTUALLY HAS PRETTY LOW MILES. IT IS VERY CONCERNING WHEN I'M DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FEEL LIKE I ALMOST DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR SINCE IT SHAKES SO MUCH. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THIS IS EASILY A $500-1000 FIX. AS FOR THE DATE BELOW, IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS, SO I JUST PUT IN THE MOST RECENT DATE. WE CAMPED LAST WEEKEND AND IT HAPPENED YET AGAIN. FINALLY PROMPTED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TOM SCOTT HONDA, 603 11TH AVE N, NAMPA, ID 83687, (208) 466-3248) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD NOT MALFUNCTIONED AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 229,000.

WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED (5-10 MPH) AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. FEB 1, 2018 AND FEB 14, 2018. THE PROBLEM CAUSED MINOR ACCIDENTS IN BOTH CASES. ON FEB 1, THE CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND RAN OVER A HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGN. ON FEB 14, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO A TRACTOR-TRAILER CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ODYSSEY, BUT NOT TO THE TRACTOR TRAILER. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP MAINTAINS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR. AS THE OWNER, I AM CONVINCED THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND IN FACT WE HAVE GOTTEN RID OF THE CAR AND BOUGHT A NEW ONE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT 22 OTHER PEOPLE HAD HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 ODYSSEY. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NEED FOR A RECALL, BUT HONDA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VAN HAS LONG BRAKING RESPONSE SINCE I BOUGHT IT, I'VE CHANGED ALL ROTORS AND PADS, BLED THE SYSTEM, AND THE BRAKE IS STILL SOFT, I CHECK ONLINE, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES JUST LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE VERY FIRMLY TO FEEL ANY ACTUAL BRAKING HAPPEN. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED ABOUT 200 MILES AGO AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSHED DUE TO PREVIOUS ISSUE OF A VERY SPONGY OR SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE FAILURE STARTED AT THE END OF A 50 MILE COMMUTE AT AS I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND APPROACHED A RED LIGHT IT TOOK TWICE-THREE TIMES THE NORMAL DISTANCE TO STOP GOING ABOUT 40 MPH.

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS SOFT WITH LOW PEDAL. DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT TIMES, FREQUENT PROBLEMS FOR LAST SEVERAL YEARS. EVEN AFTER RECALLS FOR FAULTY SEALS IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER YEARS AGO AND THEN THE RECALL FOR THE VSA MODULATOR . BUMPED GARAGE DOOR WHILE PULLING IN! DEALER SAID: FAULTY ABS MODULATOR.

VAN HAS LOW, SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, AND MUST BE BLED EVERY FEW WEEKS. I FEEL VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM INTERESTED OR CARE.

BRAKE PEDDLE HAS EXCESSIVE TRAVEL ALMOST TOUCHES THE FLOOD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES

LOW SOFT BRAKE PEDDLE

SOFT LOW BRAKE PEDDLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V504000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,256.

WHEN GOING FAST SPEEDS 50MPH + AND THEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE SHAKES AS IF YOUR GOING TO FLIP AND LOSE CONTROL. I CAN STOP AT A SLOW PACE AND IT STILL SHAKES CONTROLLABLY. THE ROTORS ARE WARPED SO BAD AND SHOULDNT BE DOING THIS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE.. *TR

WHEN THE INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED THE VIBRATING WAS NOT AS SEVERE. NOW WHEN I AM GOING AT OVER 50MPH AND I START BRAKING, THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED PREMATURELY. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR HAVE THE ISSUE. I AM AFRAID OF GETTING INTO A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. ITS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND I WISH THAT HONDA RECALLS THESE CARS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

A DAY AFTER AND GOING FORWARD FROM PURCHASING MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L SOFT BRAKE, PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO GROUND BEFORE STOPPING WHEN DRIVING 5 TO 55 MPH. MARTIN MAIN LINE HONDA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THIS IS NORMAL. I DISAGREE. I AM CONCERN WITH MY SAFETY AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE IN THE VAN WITH ME. *TR

THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE RECENT RECALL REGARDING THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY TAKEN INTO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. EVER SINCE THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED, I'VE FELT (AND SOMETIME HEARD) A SLIGHT "BUZZ" WHEN FIRST TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE "BUZZ" IS A VIBRATION, WHICH IS FELT IN THE FIRST FEW SECONDS AFTER APPLICATION AND IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEARS IF BRAKING IS HELD, OR RELEASED. IT MAY AGAIN APPEAR IF THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, BUT NOT ALWAYS. BRAKING FEELS NORMAL WITH NO OTHER EVENTS. IT HAS NOT GOTTEN WORSE OR DISAPPEARED. PLEASE CALL FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. *TR

THE BRAKES SUDDENLY HARDENED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED IN . I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WOODLAND HILLS KEYES HONDA AND LEARNED THAT THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS SAME VEHICLE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. BASED ON HONDA'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS TO BE REPLACED IF THERE IS ANY LEAK. IT IS MY POSITION, THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER UPON DETERMINING THAT IT WAS LEAKING AS IMPLICIT IN THE RECALL REQUIRED THAT THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BE REPLACED. HAD THIS BEEN REPLACED THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A FAILURE TO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. *JS

I HAD HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 AT 53,000 MILES AIR COMPRESSOR WENT OUT I AM USING THIS CAR ONLY WEEKEND. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE LAST LONGER THAN THAT. I CHECKED ON INTERNET A LOT OF OWNERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. *JS THANKS FOR YOUR HELP NGUYEN, TOM

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 20 MILES FROM HOME. I GOT UP TO ABOUT 45 MILES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES ON ITS OWN SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. IT LASTED ABOUT TWO SECONDS AND IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME IN A 5 MINUTE TIME PERIOD.. THEN THE REST OF THE WAY HOME EVERYTHING WAS OK AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT BRAKE ON ITS OWN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY (<10 MPH) AND ENTERED INTO A ROTARY WITHIN A MALL COMPLEX. I NOTICED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED TO YIELD ANOTHER CAR ENTERING THE ROTARY. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. AS I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR AS IT'S GETTING CLOSER THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, MY VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. I QUICKLY MOVED MY FOOT FURTHER LEFT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STEPPED HARDER, THE ENGINE RAN EVEN FASTER AND IT HIT THE CAR IN THE FRONT AND STOPPED. I LOOKED AT THE AREA OF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS AND EVERYTHING WAS CLEAR AND SEPARATE. FORTUNATELY THE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS SLOW, NO ONE GOT INJURED. THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY CAR AND THE REAR BUMPER OF THE OTHER CAR DENTED. *TR

SOFT BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO PUMP TO GET GOOD BRAKES AN AVOID A COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V504000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN A SECOND RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) AND WAS AWAITING PARTS FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME WITHOUT THE FAILURE RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. RK

BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND REQUIRE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO STOP. HAD BRAKES BLED AND FLUID FLUSHED. INITIALLY THE BRAKES FELT BETTER BUT WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THEY BEGAN TO FEEL SPONGY AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES APPLIED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE PROPERLY BUT MADE A GRINDING NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ) BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SPRING 2014 FOR PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND MILES HE HAD TO REPLACE HIS BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS HAD TO BE ROTATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

I FORGOT TO ADD THE RECALL NUMBER ON THE VSA DEVICE THAT LOCKS UP WITHOUT DRIVERS INVOLVEMENT AND CAUSES ACCIDENTS. I WAS TOLD BY HONDA IT IS 13-098 IN MY FORMER COMPLAINT TODAY. BOTTOM LINE, IF I DRIVE IT WITH THIS UNSAFE CONDITION AND IT LOCKS UP AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT, WHO IS LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ETC? IF I DON'T DRIVE IT I HAVE NO CAR UNTIL REPAIRED. DOES OR IS HONDA RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE US A CAR UNTIL OURS IS REPAIRED AND SAFE AGAIN. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND NOW TOM SCOTT HONDA IN NAMPA ID SAID THEY CAN'T REPAIR IT UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET PARTS UNTIL THEN. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS VEHICLE IS BEING RECALLED BECAUSE THE BRAKES LOCK UP DO TO THE VSA DEVICE MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT. WHAT IS THE ANSWER? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V504000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE REQUIRED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 2014. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL HAD SEIZED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE BRAKE PEDAL RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

MY VAN SEEMS TO BRAKE BY ITSELF... IT HAS DONE IT ON AND OFF SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.. DON'T REMEMBER FIRST TIME.. IT IS AT LOW SPEED AND IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS.. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE TRACTION CONTROL BUT NOT SURE UNTIL I READ ABOUT OTHER VANS DOING THE SAME THING.. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUT IN THE COUNTRY, I WAS GOING AROUND 40MPHS WHEN THE CAR FELT LIKE AN EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED UP. THE CAR BRAKED VERY QUICKLY FROM 40 TO ABOUT 5 -10MPHS. I STOPPED ,TESTED THE BRAKES AND BEGAN TO GO AGAIN VERY SLOWLY. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINS SLOWLY I BEGAN TO GO FASTER WHEN I HIT ABOUT 35 MPH IT RAPIDLY BRAKE AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I WAS VERY SCARED, MY KIDS THOUGHT I HIT A ANIMAL. SO I DECIDED TO STOP, BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO FIND A ROAD TO PULL OVER ONTO IT REPEATED IT 3 MORE TIMES ONLY GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO PRIORITY HONDA IN CHESAPEAKE, VA TO HAVE TESTING DONE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 24 HRS EARLIER I WAS TRAVELING FROM RICHMOND, VA AND I WOULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASH. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND FELT THAT IT HAD PUT MY CHILDREN ALONG WITH MYSELF IN GRAVE DANGER. *TR

DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT ON VERY HARD BUT NOT IN A SKID. EVERY ONE WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THEIR SEATBELTS. THE CAR BEHIND NEARLY CRASHED INTO US. I PUT 4-WAY FLASHERS ON AND WENT SLOWER - 35-40MPH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME GOING SLOWER YET. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AT A STORE AND WHEN WE STARTED OFF AGAIN IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. HOW CAN THIS DANGEROUS HONDA MALFUNCTION BE FIXED? THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO INCREASE ACCELERATION AND REGAIN NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHILE MAINTAINING A SPEED OF APPROX. 40 MPH WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT SUDDENLY FELT AS IF SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE ON THIS DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION. THEY CHECKED THE BRAKING SYSTEM THOROUGHLY BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF MY ISSUE. ONE MONTH LATER (8/17/13), THE SAME "SEVERE UNINTENDED BRAKING" HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN 1/2-3/4 OF A MILE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME OR THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AS I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL SLAM ON THE BRAKES WITHOUT MY INVOLVEMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BEHIND SOMEONE THAT STOPPED SHORT AND I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES AND FELT LIKE NOTHING WAS THERE!!! IT TURNED INTO A THREE CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY THREE CHILDREN, AGES 10, 2 AND 1. IT STOPPED VERY LIGHTLY. I ALSO FIND THAT I CAN'T STOP WHERE I INTEND TO AND THAT THE CAR CONTINUALLY ONLY LETS ME DO "ROLLING" STOPS. *TR

I WAS JUST ENTERING HIGHWAY VIA RAMP AND ACCELERATING TO MERGE. AS SOON AS THE SPEED HIT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, IT SUDDENLY PUT THE BRAKE AND DROPPED THE SPEED TO ABOUT 40MPH. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GO BEYOND THE SPEED, IT SUDDENLY PUT THE BRAKE. I COULD NOT GET THE SPEED TO GO BEYOND 55MPH. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND ALSO FOR THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. I EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE KEY OFF TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 5MINUTES AND THEN I STARTED THE CAR. THAT TIME, NO PROBLEM. THE EXACTLY SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE OTHER TIMES RATHER RANDOMLY. EVERY TIME, I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR FEW MINUTES IT RESTART THE CAR. WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO ON THE PHONE TO HONDA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR, HE JUST SAID THAT THE RECALL IS FOR PILOT ONLY AND THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ODYSSEY HAVING THIS ISSUE. SO, I AM ADDING MY NAME TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINS WITH THE HOPE THAT HONDA TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY. THANKS. *TR

CAR BRAKES SPONTANEOUSLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE LINE WAS CLOGGED. THEY CLEANED IT AND DID SOMETHING TO THE ROTORS, AND I HAD NO TROUBLE FOR A YEAR. THEN TODAY, 7/24/13, IT HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE I WAS GOING ABOUT 45-50 AND THE BRAKES JUST SLAMMED ON ALL BY THEMSELVES! I AM TAKING IT BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW, BUT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. *TR

ON A RECENT VACATION WE FIRST NOTICED ON MODERATE DOWNHILL GRADES WITH VERY MODERATE BRAKING WHEELS WOULD START TO SHIMMY WITH SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WITH A TOTAL RELEASE OF BRAKES, SHIMMY WOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP, AND NO WHEEL VIBRATIONS WOULD BE FELT. BRAKING ON FLAT AREAS OR IN CITY DRIVING NO VIBRATIONS ARE FELT, EVEN WITH FAIRLY HARD BRAKING. DURING OUR TRIP THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON ALMOST EVERY DOWNHILL GRADE MAKING THE CAR VERY HARD TO CONTROL. RETURNED FROM OUR TRIP AND DROVE MOSTLY ON ROADS WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE MANY DOWNHILL GRADES AND DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN, UNTIL RECENTLY WE TRAVELED ON AN INTERSTATE ROAD FROM A CITY APPROXIMATELY 50 FROM US THAT HAD SEVERAL DOWNHILL GRADES. ON EVERY SLIGHT DOWNHILL GRADE IF THE BRAKES WERE EVEN APPLIED VERY GENTLY, THE SHAKING AND STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE WOULD START IMMEDIATELY. BUT AGAIN WOULD NOT DO IT ON A LEVEL ROAD. THIS SHAKING AND VIBRATION MAKES THE CAR VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NOW HAS ONLY 26333 MILES, AND HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY A HONDA DEALER. EVERY TIME THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED FOR SERVICE EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN WORKED ON OR HAD ANY REPAIRS OF ANY SORT DONE ON THEM OR ANY RELATED PARTS. IT IS STILL IN COMPLETE FACTORY CONDITION. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND I KNOW THAT TAKING IT INTO A HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY WOULD SIMPLY TAKE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND SAY EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND DO NOTHING. THIS REALLY PARALLELS MANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED AND THE VSA WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

ACCELERATING DOWN HWY AFTER MAKING U-TURN WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN AS IF SLAMMING ON BRAKES-IT DID THIS A SECOND TIME APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER. VSA LIGHT TURNED ON APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER THAN 2ND SUDDEN SLOWDOWN. *TR

THE CAR SEEMS TO BRAKE VERY SUDDENLY BY ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. THIS IS THE 10TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE CAR SINCE 2009. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ACCELERATING WHEN SUDDENLY MY MINIVAN BRAKES BY ITSELF. IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE WAS CONTROLLING THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR ME. IT WAS HORRIFYING. IT PULLED OVER AND WAITED UNTIL I WAS OK TO DRIVE AGAIN. I CONTINUE DRIVING AND AGAIN WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND BRAKED TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. I DECIDED TO KEEP ON DRIVING TO GET TO THE NEAREST SAFEST PLACE TO PARK AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES UNTIL I PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO CALL FOR A RELATIVE ASSISTANCE GETTING BACK HOME BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY THREE CHILDREN AND I DIDN'T WANT TO ENDANGER THEM. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE MINIVAN HOME AND IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN. I HAVEN'T DRIVE IT SINCE I'M TERRIFIED IT CAN DO IT AGAIN WHEN I'M DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT THAT CAN BE FATAL TO MY FAMILY, OTHER DRIVERS AND ME.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LETTING THE CAR COAST (MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKES OR THE GAS PEDAL) THE CAR BRAKES WHEN ON BY THEM SELVES SUDDENLY. REDUCING THE SPEED FORM ROUGHLY 60MPH TO 30 MPH. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY AS THERE WAS NO APPARENT FOR THE CAR'S SUDDEN BRAKING. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE RAYBESTOS'S ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ROTORS (MODEL #980290) THAT I BROUGHT AT O'REILLY AUTO PART STORE AND INSTALLED ON MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY IN 06/26/2011. LAST WEEK ON 06/23/2013 WHILE INSPECTING THE PULSATION ISSUES, I FOUND FINE CRACKS ON BOTH ROTORS. WITH CURIOSITY I SEARCHED "RAYBESTOS ROTOR CRACKS" OVER THE INTERNET AND I FOUND THE BRAKE ROTOR SAFETY PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLISHED AT THE RAYBESTOS SITE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION FROM RAYBESTOS, CERTAIN IMPORTED BRAKE ROTORS INCLUDING RAYBESTOS BRAND HAVE THIS ISSUE. I CHECKED THE BOX AND FOUND THE ROTORS WERE MADE IN CHINA. THEIR SITE PROVIDED NHTSA LINK TO FILE COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT A STEADY SPEED WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN HIT HARD. ONLY LASTED FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND. THIS RECURRED AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THIS TIME WHILE ACCELERATING. HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ALONG A WINDY ROAD WHEN MY HONDA VAN STARTED TO BRAKE ALL BY ITSELF. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS OVER THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT PROBABLY HAD TO DO WITH ME BRAKING FREQUENTLY ON THE WINDY ROADS. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, I WAS TRAVELING IN TOWN, GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, I WAS GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED BRAKING ALL BY ITSELF. IT WAS 2012 WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THEY HAD TO RESET A SENSOR THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE THEN, BUT HONESTLY, I THINK ABOUT IT CONSTANTLY, WONDERING IF IT'LL HAPPEN AGAIN. I FELT EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP OVER NIGHT AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE REAR WHEEL. THE ENTIRE BRAKES WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR EARLIER ON ALL 4 WHEELS SO THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A 1 YEAR OLD BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER SAID IT MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SENSOR THAT DID NOT LET GO OF THE REAR BRAKE AND IT INSTANTANEOUSLY DESTROYED THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE. THE GRINDING SOUND WAS VERY LOUD AS THE BRAKE DID NOT LET GO AND DESTROYED THE ONE YEAR OLD ROTOR. I RECALL READING ABOUT A RECALL FROM HONDA IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2013 (RIGHT AFTER MY INCIDENT) ON OTHER HONDA VEHICLES AND ALSO SOME ODYSSEY OVERSEAS BUT NOT IN USA. PLEASE LOG MY COMPLAINT AND LET ME KNOW OF THE NEXT STEPS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DEALER SERVICED AT ALL THE REQUIRED CHECKPOINTS. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 BRAKE RECALLS ON MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. DURING MY LAST VISIT TO A HONDA AUTO CENTER THEY CHANGED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND UPON A "VISUAL" INSPECTION ADVISED ME THAT MY BRAKE PADS WERE AT 3MM EACH WHICH IS SUFFICIENT. I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS WAS WRONG BECAUSE MY CAR MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS. I BELIEVE THAT THE 2 RECALLS FOR DIFFERENT BRAKE ISSUES HAVE COMPROMISED MY BRAKE PERFORMANCE AND PREMATURELY DETERIORATED MY BRAKES. I ALSO FEEL THAT IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN TO TELL SOMEONE THAT THEIR BRAKES ARE FINE WHEN THEY ARE CLEARLY NOT! *TR

DRIVING ON A CLEAR, DRY DAY AT 45-50 MPH, THE CAR SELF-BRAKES CAUSING WHIPLASH. UNPREDICTABLE WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. HONDA DEALER REPLACED SENSOR LAST TIME ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT SO THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THEY STATED THEY CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE. EVER. MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF COULD BE KILLED. *TR

THE BRAKES OPERATED ON THEIR OWN AS I MADE A LEFT TURN AND WAS ASCENDING A HIGHWAY RAMP AT 20MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND DROVE 45 MILES TO MY HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IN FEBRUARY, 2012, I MADE A RIGHT TURN ASCENDING A HIGHWAY RAMP AT ABOUT 25MPH. THE BRAKES OPERATED ON THEIR OWN. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I DROVE IT 100 MILES TO THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND LEFT IT THERE (IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT). NEITHER THE AGENCY WHERE I PURCHASED IT NOR THE HONDA AGENCY 60 MILES FROM MY HOME COULD FIND A PROBLEM. IN APRIL, 2012 THE BRAKES OPERATED ON THEIR OWN AFTER MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN. I WAS GOING 20-25MPH. I PULLED OVER, TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN. AGAIN, NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE, 2012 AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. IN NOVEMBER, 2012 IT BRAKED AGAIN. I LEFT THE MOTOR RUNNING AND CALLED THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY CAME AND DROVE IT TO THEIR SHOP (IT TRIED TO BRAKE 5 TIMES DURING THE 10 MILE DRIVE BUT DID NOT SUCCEED). A STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED PER THE CODES. MARCH, 2013, 250 MILES FROM HOME IT DID IT AGAIN. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND DROVE 250 MILES HOME. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A "HISTORY", BUT PILOTS AND ACURAS HAD A RECALL IN MARCH, 2013 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. DO I HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORMAL NOT ON HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, THE VAN ALL THE SUDDEN APPLIES THE BRAKE BY ITSELF ON ALL FOUR BRAKES, REDUCING THE SPEED TO 15 MPH, WHILE I DID NOT ENGAGE BRAKE AT ALL, THE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FOR THE CAR BEHIND ME, THERE WAS VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC, AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT IS GOING ON.. THE BRAKE THEN DISENGAGE BY ITSELF COMPLETELY WITHIN SECONDS, PLEASE DO INVESTIGATE AS I HAVE SEEN THIS MYSELF TIMES AND PEOPLE ARE DISCUSSING SAME SYMPTOM IN THE FORUM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOURS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED THREE TIMES AND REPLACED ONCE. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 2/4/13 *CN UPDATED 02/22/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED TO 15 MPH BUT THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,769 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WOULD SELF-ACTIVATE RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP OR NEAR STOP; ONLY THEN WOULD THE BRAKES RELEASE. WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, IT CAUSED THE TIRES TO DRAG AS THEY WERE BEING FORCED TO ROLL. UNTIL THE CONSUMER COULD GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. ALSO, THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE GENERATING HEAT.

A LETTER FROM SENATOR WICKER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT HIS 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY (DOT/I # S-2012-274) *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VAN HAD A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED HER TO BE REAR ENDED.

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES EMITTED A SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE ON A REGULAR, BUT NOT CONSTANT ON A BASIS WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RECTIFIED. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, THE VAN WOULD VIBRATE AND SHIMMY. HE ALSO NOTICED A CONSTANT AND UNUSUALLY LOUD WASHING-MACHINE-AGITATOR TYPE NOISE WHICH BECAME LOUDER WHILE RIDING IN THE MIDDLE SEAT AREA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE VAN VIBRATED SO VIOLENTLY WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND OVER HE BECAME EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT, ROTORS AND BRAKES BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS BADLY WORN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE BRAKES PEDAL IS VERY SPONGY. YOU HAVE TO PRESS QUITE HARD TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. VSA MODULATOR SEAL RECALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY AND THERE ARE NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE VAN. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE FLUID AND BLEED SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS CAR DOES NOT INSPIRE BRAKING PERFORMANCE. *TR

I AM GETTING A THUD SOUND FROM THE BACK OF MY 2007 ODYSSEY MINI VAN. WE CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COME IN WITH THIS. THEY FOUND THAT THERE IS A GLAZING THAT HAPPENS WITH THE BRAKES AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO GRIND THE DRUMS AND IT MAKES IT GO AWAY FOR AWHILE. THEY SAID IF THE BRAKE SHOES ARE OK IT WOULD RUN ABOUT $200.00. THIS IS CRAZY IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OTHER THAN WEAR AND TEAR THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. I HAVE PUT TWO SETS OF BRAKES ON THIS VAN SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKES GO SO FAST. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A VERY POOR DESIGN. IF I HAD NOT BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT 1000 OF DOLLARS WITH ALL THE PROBLEM THIS 2007 HONDA HAS HAD. IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN I WOULD NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. THE WINDSHIELD WHISTLES, THE TRANSMISSION PART HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE COMPRESSOR MELTED, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD ON A TRIP BEFORE A YEAR WAS UP. THE BEARINGS IN THE WHEELS WENT BAD. THE AXLE WENT BAD. THE RIGHT REAR DOOR MOTOR WENT BAD. THE LEFT REAR DOOR WILL OPEN PART WAY AND SHUT. ALL IN ALL HONDA HAS GONE DOWN HILL. $37,000 AND ITS A PIECE OF JUNK. THANK GOD OTHER THAN THE BRAKES THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY VERY GOOD AND HAS FIXED EVERYTHING AT LEAST ONCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL OFF AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 45 MPH ON LEVEL GROUND. BRAKES SPONTANEOUSLY ACTIVATED WITH MODERATELY HARD FORCE, SLOWING CAR TO 30 MPH, THEN RELEASING. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND ALL FOUR WHEELS APPEARED TO BE INVOLVED. ENGINE RPM DID DECREASE DURING THIS EVENT. THE SPONTANEOUS BRAKING RECURRED TWICE WITHIN TWO MILES WITH THE SAME FAIRLY SPIRITED DECELERATION EXPERIENCED. THE VSA WAS SWITCHED TO THE OFF SETTING, AND NO OTHER EPISODES OF SPONTANEOUS BRAKING WERE NOTED FOR THE REMAINING ONE MILE OF THE JOURNEY. FUEL LEVEL AT 80%, CAR IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. NO ABERRANT SOUNDS WERE GENERATED. UPDATED 03/09/12 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING ACCORDING TO THEIR DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME SOFT AND SPONGY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO DESCRIBED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS BEING VERY SOFT AND EASY TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE BRAKES ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED, ALTHOUGH SHE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLES STABILITY ASSIST SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THIRTEEN TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, A REPORT WAS FILED AND ASSIGNED TO A REGIONAL OFFICER TO INVESTIGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,246.

SOFT BRAKE PEDAL EVEN AFTER TSB WAS PERFORMED. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME SUBJECT MATTER ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY.

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A CRASH. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND HAVE NOTICED SPONGY, SOFT, HARD TO STOP BRAKES FROM THE BEGINNING. DEALERSHIPS, WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO MORE THAN ONE, ALWAYS SAY IT'S FINE, NO FAILURE, NO PROBLEM CAN BE REPEATED. WE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED JUST IN CASE AND HAVE HAD BOTH RECALL JOBS FIXED, ONE JUST LAST WEEK. THIS WEEK CARS STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF MY HUSBAND WHILE HE WAS DRIVING, HE COULD NOT STOP, TRIED TO SLAM BRAKES AND THE VAN WOULD NOT STOP, HE PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING. HE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. WE HAVE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO STOP SHORT IN THE PAST BUT HAVE AVOIDED A CRASH BEFORE. A RECALL IS JUST NOT ENOUGH, IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM FOR OUR VAN. ALSO THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF RECALLS ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. BUT, THERE CONTINUES TO BE AIR INTRODUCED INTO THE SYSTEM CAUSING A SOFT PEDAL. THIS LEADS TO REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS.

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH FAULTY MODULATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2011 HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VSA LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THEY DETERMINED THE VSA MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1221.00 PLUS TAX. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VSA MODULATOR WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER BRAKING TO A STOP, THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE PADS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

SOFT BRAKE PEDAL IN HONDA ODYSSEY. I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE VAN. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL APPOINTMENT AND DONE ALL THE RECALL BY HONDA BUT STILL MY PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. EVERY TIME I GO TO DEALER THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS OK AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING DISPUTE OVER BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE ENCOUNTERED CONSTANT ISSUES WITH A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER BLED THE BRAKES AND PRONOUNCED THE PROBLEM AS SOLVED. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS MADE ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER FROM HONDA STATING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED DID NOT SUPPORT THE DEFECT RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND THE BRAKES DON'T WORK WELL. THE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND NOT VERY RESPONSIVE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT STOPPED SO POORLY. IT TAKES TWICE THE EFFORT OF MY OTHER CAR TO GET THE VAN STOPPED. NOT A VERY SAFE FEELING AT ALL. SO FAR NO INCIDENTS BUT IN AN EMERGENCY I COULD SEE A FUTURE PROBLEM DEVELOPING. I DID HAVE THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOK AT THE BRAKES AND THEY SAID THEY WERE FINE, NO AIR IN THE LINES. BOTH MY WIFE AND I AGREE THE BRAKES ARE REALLY BAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT RESPOND OR SLOW THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE BRAKES (RECALL 10V504000: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER). AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER AND THEY DID INSPECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

WE BOUGHT A USED 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L FROM A DEALERSHIP, AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE SPONGY. THE VAN STOPS SLOWER THAN OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD UNDER NORMAL FOLLOWING DISTANCE, AND CREATES A HAZARDOUS SITUATION EVERY TIME SOMEONE IN FRONT MAKES A HARD BRAKING AND WAITS FOR LEFT TURN AT THE LAST MINUTE. ONCE I OVERSHOT A STOP SIGN BEFORE MAIN ROAD BUT FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS. I FOUND HONDA TSB 07-045 AND BROUGHT THE VAN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TODAY, BUT THEY SAID THAT IT IS A HEAVY VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL. PLEASE RAISE HONDA'S AWARENESS BEFORE SEVERE ACCIDENTS AND BAD PR HAPPEN. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO TRYING TO STOP MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY VERY QUICKLY TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND HIT THE BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE NOTHING HAPPEN. THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT - THE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TALKED WITH HONDA ABOUT THE BRAKE PADS AND RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED "SQUISHY" BRAKE PROBLEMS, BUT NO SOLUTIONS. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I TALKED WITH HONDA WHO WAS JUST RELEASING A SAFETY RECALL FOR LOW/SOFT BRAKE PEDAL : "AIR MAY ENTER THE MODULATOR DUE TO IMPROPER SEALING MATERIAL OF THE VSA MODULATOR CONTROL UNIT". THEY BLED BRAKES USING SPECIAL PROCEDURE AND INSTALLED (2) MODULATOR SEALING CAPS OVER THE TWO (2) PLUGS ON THE SIDES OF THE VSA MODULATOR-CONTROL UNIT TO CORRECT PER BULLETIN 1030A5 (ELEMENT) .6 & 4130A5 (ODYSSEY) .7. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

2007 ODYSSEY WITH SOFT BRAKES. THE RECALL FIX WAS DONE IN SUMMER 2010. ABOUT LATE NOVEMBER 2010 EARLY DECEMBER 2010, I NOTICED THE BRAKES FELT SOFT AGAIN. ON 12/13/2010, I TOOK CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A ROTATION/OIL CHANGE AND TO CHECK THE BRAKES. AGAIN, THERE WAS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN THAT THE RECALL SOLUTION WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX. SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS FIXED THIS TIME. I DROVE IT HOME, ABOUT 6 MILES, AND PARKED IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. MY WIFE GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE WHEN SHE CALLED SAYING THE BRAKES WERE RANDOMLY GOING FROM REALLY SOFT TO HER NOT BEING ABLE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AN INCH. SHE IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND WAS SCARED TO DEATH. ULTIMATELY, WE HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP. PRIOR TO THE TOW, THE VSA LIGHT AND VSA INDICATOR STAYED ON AND THEN WENT OFF. ALL THIS INFO WAS PROVIDED TO "MIKE" AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP...IMMEDIATELY...AND I MEAN IMMEDIATELY...HONDA AGREED TO PAY THE TOW, FIX THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE ME A RENTAL. THE CAR IS TO BE FIXED ON 12/14/2010. THIS IS NOT GOOD. HONDA CORPORATE.....ARE YOU LISTENING....YOU HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM...YOU KNOW IT....FIX IT BEFORE YOU END UP IN COURT PAYING MILLIONS IN MISERABLE COMFORT TO RELATIVES OF LOST LOVED ONES...BY THE WAY MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE IN THAT VEHICLE EVERYDAY...GET MY POINT? *TR

ON JULY 12, 2010, I TOOK OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY) MEL RAPTON HONDA FOR THE BRAKE RECALL REQUESTED BY HONDA AMERICA. I WAS CALLED AT 12:20 P.M. BY YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. AT 2:00 P.M., I ARRIVED, PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO MAITA TOYOTA TO PICK UP MY HUSBAND WHERE HE WAS HAVING OUR TOYOTA SERVICED. AS I APPROACHED THE VERY FIRST STOP LIGHT AT FULTON AND THE ENTRANCE TO I-80, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WITH MY FOOT PRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. I RAN THE STOP LIGHT, AND WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT HIT ANYONE. AT THE SECOND LIGHT I CAME UPON AT AUBURN AND FULTON WAS GREEN AND I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I ONCE AGAIN COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER, SCRATCHING THE FRONT RIGHT BUMPER. I PROMPTLY CALLED MY HUSBAND AND INFORMED HIM I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT SURE WHAT TO DO SINCE MY ASSUMPTION WAS THE BRAKES WERE FULLY INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONAL PRIOR TO ME LEAVING MEL RAPTON HONDA. I CALLED BACK TO MEL RAPTON SERVICE DEPARTMENT, LEAVING A MESSAGE FOR THE SERVICE ADVISOR ANTHONY MOTLEY THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT WITH MY BRAKES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME BACK ASKING THAT I DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO MEL RAPTON, EVEN THOUGH I STATED I BELIEVED THAT I HAD NO FUNCTIONAL BRAKES BEYOND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I CAUIOUSLY DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK, I HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TWICE IN ORDER STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOID RUNNING ANY MORE RED LIGHTS OR HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. I WAS SHOCKED THAT YOUR SERVICE ADVISOR SUGGESTED THAT I DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THERE WAS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VSA MODULATOR LIGHT CAME ON AS I DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK. THEY SAID THEY "REPAIRED" THE VSA AND BRAKES, BUT NEVER THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, MEL RAPTON REFUSES TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR REPAIRS AND HONDA AMERICA ISN'T HELPING. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ABOUT 45 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON WHILE FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR CAME TO A DEAD STOP THEN STARTED GOING AGAIN. THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT AND THINGS FLEW FORWARD IN THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES.

BRAKES ACTIVATING ON THEIR OWN. IN EARLY 2010 (AROUND FEBRUARY/MARCH), THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THE FIRST TIME. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING WITH OUR THREE KIDS AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATED WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH. SHE PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION. I WAS ABOUT 1 MILE BEHIND HER IN MY VEHICLE AND SHE CALLED TO LET ME KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I PULLED OVER AT THE GAS STATION AND HAD MY WIFE AND KIDS SWITCH CARS WITH ME. MY WIFE NEVER TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WHEN SHE STOPPED. I CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE 3 OR 4 MORE TIMES AS A DROVE THE VAN TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALER (ONLY ABOUT 2 MILES FROM WHERE THE INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED). MANY MONTHS HAVE GONE BY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON 11/8/2010 AND 11/16/2010. ON THE 11/8/2010 INCIDENT, THE BRAKES ACTIVATED AND THE VSA INDICATOR FLICKERED AND THEN STAYED ON. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VAN HOME. I DROVE THE VAN TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY - NO INCIDENT. THE DEALER REPORTED 8 CODES INDICATED WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER, BUT ALL CHECKED OUT OK. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 11/16 AND NO VSA LIGHT - DEALER INDICATED NO CODES INDICATED WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER. DEALER HAS HAD THE VAN SINCE 11/16/2010 - WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THE DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. IT'S TAKES TOO LONG FOR RESPONSE, SOFT BRAKE AND INCONSISTENT. *TR

BRAKE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY EVEN DEALER HAS BEEN CHANGED ABS MODULE TWICE. THE LAST TIME IN SERVICE TO SEAL THE AIR LEAKED INTO ABS MODULE AS RECALL BUT IT WON'T HELP. BRAKE IS STILL SOFT AND NOT STOP AS DRIVER DESIRED. THIS VAN HAS BEEN IN 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND 5TH IN JOHN EAGLE HONDA IN HOUSTON TX. DEALER COULDN'T FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY (42,000 MILES) THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED. ON OCTOBER 24, 2010, MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST TAKEN OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HAD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I THOUGHT HE HAD SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE SAID THEY DID IT ON THEIR OWN. WE DROVE ANOTHER 1/2 MILE TO A GAS STATION AND IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. ONCE WE PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION HE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES, AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY BREAK WASN'T ON, OR THAT THE CAR DIDN'T SLIP OUT OF GEAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, SO WE VENTURED THE ADDITIONAL 5 MILES TO HOME WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. TODAY IS SUNDAY, SO I WILL BE TAKING THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, HAVE BEEN CHECKED THREE (3) TIMES BY THE DEALER. BUT THE PROBLEM OF NOT STOPPING IN A SAFE TIME AND THE GRINDING NOISE MADE BY THEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND STILL NOT STOPPING IN TIME FOR THE RED LIGHT. THIS STILL OCCURS DAILY. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE BUT NOTHING HELPED, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND THE HONDA DEALER STATED "THEY ARE JUST FINE". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL. HE WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,500.

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TOO FAR (WHEN YOU FIRST GET INTO THE ODYSSEY AND PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WILL GO TO THE FLOOR) AND IT IS SOFT/MUSHY. [THIS ISSUE WAS PRESENT BEFORE THE RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND IS STILL AN ISSUE SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE.] THIS BECOMES AN ISSUE WHEN I DRIVE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE WHICH HAS A "NORMAL" HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND REQUIRES MUCH MORE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I GET USED TO THE SOFT/MUSHY PEDAL AND DON'T REACT SOON ENOUGH TO STOP WHAT I CALL "NORMAL" BRAKE PEDAL IN OTHER VEHICLES. I VOTE FOR A STANDARD BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIREMENT SO WHEN A PERSON DRIVES DIFFERENT VEHICLES THERE ISN'T THE HAZARD OF NOT PRESSING DOWN HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE ONE GETS USED TO A VERY SOFT PEDAL IN THE HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

AT 21,000 MI. FRONT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED WHILE DRIVING. TOLD BRAKE ROTOR WAS WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED. HAD THE WORK DONE. AT 30194MI NOTICED FRONT VIBRATION AGAIN AT 65MPH BREAKING. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE SOFT BRAKE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. TOLD MY DRIVING WAS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE. VAN IS USED TO DRIVE 1.5 MILES TO AND FROM WORK AND HIGHWAY DRIVING IN NON-RUSH HOUR TIMES. WAS TOLD THE 1.5 MI. DRIVE EACH DAY WAS CONSIDERED HARD DRIVING BY HONDA AND MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF ROTOR WARP. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY SOFT BRAKES RECALL HAS BEEN DONE TWICE ABOUT 1000 MILES LATER SOFT AND SQUISHY AGAIN DID NHTSA HAVE ANY REVIEW ON LONG TERM "FIX" THAT HAS NOT WORKED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY HONDA SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND HYANNIS HONDA HAS SAID ALL WAS NORMAL ... NO THE BRAKES REALLY DO NOT WORK WORTH A [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L. LAST MAY, I RECEIVED TWO SEPARATE RECALL NOTICES FOR PCM UPDATE FOR LOCK-UP CLUTCH FUNCTION AND FOR LOW AND SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS A DELAY IN TAKING MY VAN TO A DEALER BECAUSE I WAS ON A MILITARY DEPLOYMENT. MY DEPLOYMENT ENDED LAST MONTH AND THAT'S WHEN I TOOK MY VAN TO GET SERVICE (RECALLS). A MONTH HAD PAST SINCE I TOOK MY VAN FOR THE RECALL BUT THE BREAK PROBLEM STILL PERSIST AND I THINK IT'S GETTING WORST. THE BREAKS IS VERY SOFT AND THE PEDAL IS VERY LOW WHEN I STEP ON IT. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUMP MY BRAKES TWICE JUST TO FEEL THE BRAKE. I SENT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE A LETTER REQUESTING ANOTHER AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHECK AND SERVICE AGAIN. HONDA'S SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM DID NOT WORK. THE HONDA DEALER BLED, SEAL AND CAP THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY VAN BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOK AT AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR LOSE THEIR LIVES. *TR

ON MARCH 2010 I FIRST TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALER (BEAVERTON HONDA) TO INDICATE THAT WHENEVER I APPLY BRAKES GOING SLOWER THAN 25MPH THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN BACK AT THE SAME DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE NOW FOR THE 6TH TIME. AND ON LAST FRIDAY (SEP. 2010) WHEN I WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH TECHNICIAN I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND HE SAID HE KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND LIKELY TO BE COMING FROM REAR. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THEY SAID THAT THEY ADJUSTED THE PARKING BRAKE AS PER TECH LINE SERVICE ARTICLE FROM JUNE 2009 BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. HENCE HONDA TECH LINED INFORMED THE DEALER THAT IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY ARE WORKING ON IT AND IF THERE IS A FIX THEY WILL NOTIFY ME. UNFORTUNATELY, WHATEVER THEY DID ON FRIDAY MADE IT 10X WORSE AS NOW IT'S HAPPENING 90-95% OF THE TIME. EVEN WHEN I AM LET GO OF THE BRAKES FROM STOP AND THEN APPLY THE BRAKES GOING 1-2MPS IT MAKES THAT AWFUL NOISE. SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEAR TODAY. THEY JUST CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THEY THINK THAT REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND THE FRONT ROTORS SHOULD FIX IT BUT NO GUARANTEES SINCE HONDA TECH LINE SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE SAME DEALER ABOUT A MOTH AND HALF AGO (6/23/2010) TOLD ME THAT REPLACING ALL FRONT/BACK BREAK PADS WILL FIX THE ISSUE BUT IT DIDN'T. SO NOW WITHIN 1.5 MONTHS THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAK PADS ALONG WITH THE FRONT ROTORS AND THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEEING IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA ON OPENED A CASE AS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MY WIFE SAYS SHE WON'T DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT'S FIXED. THIS ISSUE STARTED AFTER THEY APPLIED THE SAFETY RECALL ON THE 2007 ODYSSEY REGARDING "SOFT BRAKES". JUST BEFORE THEY APPLIED THAT SAFETY RECALL THE DEALER HAD ALSO FOUND MY FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE PREMATURELY WRAPPED AND RESURFACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THUS, IT SEEMS THERE IS A CONTINUED ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR OF HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY SOFT AND THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP IN A NORMAL TIME. THIS CAR WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR HONDA'S 2010 SOFT BRAKE REPAIR ON THE 2007-08 ODYSSEY. IT SEEMS THE SYMPTOMS OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL ARE STILL EVIDENT AS THIS RECALL RELATES TO AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE OVER TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD BEGAN TO VIBRATE, SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER AS SHE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN VIBRATED AND THEN MADE A SCRAPPING NOISE. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES THEN THEY SEEMED TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 03/28/11

MY BRAKES ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 VAN FAILED LAST WEEK. THE VAN HAS ONLY 13K MILES ON IT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (CAPITOL HONDA, SAN JOSE, CA) TOLD ME THAT THE POWER BOOSTER ON THE BRAKES WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY SAID IT WAS VERY RARE. LAST MONTH, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THE VAN SERVICED TO PREVENT A BRAKE PROBLEM CALLED "SOFT BRAKE." I TOOK IT IN AND SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO GIVE WAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH CHILDREN INSIDE. I COULD HEAR A HISSING SOUND AND THE BRAKE FELT SPONGY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAD "HARD BRAKE," NOT "SOFT BRAKE." THE DEALERSHIP CALLED HONDA AND HONDA AUTHORIZED A "ONE-TIME COMPLIMENTARY" FIX. I WRITE THIS IN THE HOPES OF PREVENTING A TRAGEDY AS THESE VANS ARE MOSTLY FAMILY VEHICLES--MULTIPLE CHILDREN ON BOARD. *TR

SOFT BRAKE PROBLEM ON 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY STILL EXISTS AFTER THE 2010 APRIL SOFT BRAKE RECALL PROCEDURE HAS BEEN APPLIED. EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL PROCEDURE WAS APPLIED TO THE CAR, THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. HONDA SHOULD COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT REALLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V098000, SERVICE BRAKES. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE BRAKES WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER WANTS TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE VEHICLE A FOURTH TIME, BUT THE CONTACT DOESN'T FEEL THAT WILL REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45376.

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR MAY ENTER THE BRAKE SYSTEMS MODULATOR. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE FINALLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE BRAKES AFTER THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR BRAKE ISSUES. ON MAY 7, 2009 THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND YET THE BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE.*JB

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EXTREME PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, THE CLUTCH SHUDDERED WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL, IT NOT ONLY SHUDDERED, BUT IT MADE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKE AND RATTLE AS IF IT WERE FALLING APART.

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. REAR BRAKE CABLES FLEX WHILE TURNING CAUSING LOUD AUDIBLE SOUND FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. HONDA AT FIRST CLAIMED THIS IS NORMAL, BUT ALSO STATED THERE IS NO KNOWN CORRECTION FOR THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME. OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN DEFECT FOR HONDA HAS NOT FIGURED OUT A WAY TO FIX. CABLE BRAKE ISSUE WOULD AND DOES, CAUSE ME GREAT CONCERN ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FELL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. HE ASSUMED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED DUE TO DEPRESSING BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START HIS VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. HE JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT 5 MPH ABOUT 100 FEET AND HEAVY SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK ON 6/5/10 AFTER THE REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND ADVISED THEM THAT THE BRAKE REPAIR DID NOT WORK. HE STATED THE BRAKES WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WOULD SHAKE . BUT THE PROBLEM WAS ALWAYS BLAMED ON THE CLUTCH. THE DEALER THEN TURNED THE ROTORS. UPDATED EVOQ 08/31/10*JB

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL AND SPONGY FEELING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS RETURNED IN THE SAME CONDITION. A MONTH LATER, THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THERE WAS STILL NO CHANGE. ON MAY 4TH, 2010, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A BRAKE RECALL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINED. *JB

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE 1919 TORRANCE BLVD. MAIL STOP 500-2N-7A TORRANCE, CA 90501-2746 RE: 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING DEAR HONDA, JUNE 2, 2010 I HAD A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH MILLER HONDA, 4477 VESTAL PARKWAY E, VESTAL, NY; FOR 9:00 AM. THE RECALL WORK FOR MY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VIBRATION OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH AND ABOVE, WAS TO BE DONE. FIVE HOURS LATER, APPROXIMATELY 2:05 PM I STOPPED BACK WITH THE LOANER CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE HOW MUCH LONGER THE CAR WOULD BE TIED UP AND FOUND THAT WORK ON THE CAR HAD NEVER EVEN BEEN STARTED. I WAS TOLD A MECHANIC HAD CALLED IN AND THAT A PROBLEM WITH A NEW CAR REQUIRED SOME PRIORITY WORK SO MY CAR WAS NOT WORKED ON. HAVING WORKED AROUND AUTOMOBILE SHOPS FROM A TEENAGER ONWARD I AM NOT EXACTLY A NOVICE. BRAKE WORK IS NOT A JOKE AND THERE ARE SERIOUS STATE LAWS INVOLVED FOR A DRIVER TO KNOWINGLY DRIVE A CAR WITH FAULTY BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY MILLER HONDA FAILS TO REALIZE THAT BRAKES ARE A PRIORITY AND NOTHING TO FOOLED AROUND WITH. MILLER HONDA SPENDS A FORTUNE ON ADVERTISING ATTEMPTING TO ENTICE THE PUBLIC TO COME TO THEIR DEALERSHIP AND PURCHASE CARS FROM THEM. THEN THEY TURN AROUND AND TREAT PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS AND HONDA OWNERS AS DISPOSABLE ITEMS. WHAT EXACTLY THE THINKING IS BEHIND THEIR BUSINESS PLAN TOTALLY ESCAPES ME. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT I AM FREE TO HAVE MY HONDA REPAIRED BY ANY HONDA DEALER? SHOULD THIS INFORMATION BE ACCURATE, I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THERE IS ONE IN THE AREA THAT IS ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND JUST MIGHT HAVE A DESIRE TO SELL ANOTHER HONDA SOMEDAY. MILLER HONDA OF BINGHAMTON NEW YORK JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING LIGHTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THERE HAS TO BE DEFECT IN THE BRAKES CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP AS THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 28K MILES AND THE PADS HAD MORE THAN 50% LEFT. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND LOOKS LIKE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING AT 22 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THEY HESITATED TO ENGAGE BUT RETURNED TO NORMAL A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) WAS PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

I WAS DRIVING ODYSSEY ALONG WITH MY KIDS ON A SINGLE LANE CITY ROAD AT THE SPEED OF ~35 MILES/HOUR. I REAR ENDED THE CAR, WHICH RESULTED IN 3 CAR COLLISION. I GOT DISTRACTED FROM THE ROAD FOR 2-3 SEC, WHEN I GOT ATTENTION BACK ON THE I SAW A CAR STOPPED FOR LEFT TURN (NO LEFT TURNOUT). I PUSHED MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT COULDN'T STOP MY VEHICLE, RESULTED IN REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE, WHICH PUSHED HIM, AND CAUSED A HIT TO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAILURE, BUT WHEN I SAW RECALLS RELATED TO THE SOFT BRAKE ISSUES, IT MADE ME RETHINK, THAT INCIDENT HAS SOFT BRAKES ISSUES HAS TO DO A LOT. IN PAST, I TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE SOFTNESS OF THE BRAKES, THEY TOLD ME THAT VANS ARE BIGGER AND HEAVIER, SO IT TAKES TIME TO STOP THEM' INCIDENT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY VAN.. MY OLD BRAKES ARE STILL INTACT, AND I CAN STILL FEEL THE SOFTNESS.. BUT NOW WE DRIVE MUCH MORE CAREFULLY. NOW *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2007, ONLY 12000 MILES ( OVER 3 YRS OF USE): REAR BRAKES ALREADY NEED REPLACEMENT INCLUDING ROTOR. VAN MOSTLY FOR HIGHWAY USE. *TR

SPONGY BRAKE PEDEL SINCE CAR WAS NEW, AND SQUEEKY NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE TURNING, USUALLY WHEN CAR IS COLD. THIS STARTED IN OCT. 2009.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME UNUSUALLY SOFT. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,212 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 5/20/2010 *CN UPDATED 07/19/10*JB

NO CRASHES KNOWN TO ME AT THIS DATE. CONDITION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL APPROACHING THE FLOOR BOARD DURING THE INITAL APPLICATION MAINAT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE HAS BEEN EVIDENT FOR PROBABLY FOR A YEAR. THE PEDAL HEIGHT INCREASES WITH REPEATED PEDAL APPLICATIONS BUT AFTER A SHORT PERIOD THE LOSS OF CORRECT BRAKE APPLICATION FOR THE STOP NEEDED REQUIRED IS AGAIN REPEATED BY THE EXCESS DROP OF BRAKE PEDAL. WITH THE PEDAL AT ITS LOWEST TRAVEL POINT CONTACT WITH THE GAS PEDAL CAN OCCUR. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR WAS ALWAYS CORRECT; BRAKE CLIPPERS AND PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION; NO FLIUD LEAKS ARE EVIIDENT AT TH RESEVOIR;CALIPER CONNECTIONS; OR FLUID LEAKS WHICHMIGHT BE SEEN AT ANY FLIUD LINE CONNECTERS.

NO CRASHES KNOWN TO ME AT THIS DATE. CONDITION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL APPROACHING THE FLOOR BOARD DURING THE INITAL APPLICATION HAS BEEN EVIDENT FOR PROBABLY FOR A YEAR. THE PEDAL HEIGHT INCREASES WITH REPEATED PEDAL APPLICATIONS BUT AFTER A SHORT PERIOD THE LOSS OF CORRECT BRAKE APPLICATION FOR THE STOP NEEDED REQUIRED IS AGAIN REPEATED BY THE EXCESS DROP OF BRAKE PEDAL. WITH THE PEDAL AT ITS LOWEST TRAVEL POINT CONTACT WITH THE GAS PEDAL CAN OCCUR. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR WAS ALWAYS CORRECT; BRAKE CLIPPERS AND PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION; NO FLIUD LEAKS ARE EVIIDENT AT TH RESEVOIR;CALIPER CONNECTIONS; OR FLUID LEAKS WHICHMIGHT BE SEEN AT ANY FLIUD LINE CONNECTERS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THERE WAS A METAL TO METAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CORK IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH IS A PART OF THE MANUFACTURER DESIGN; AS A RESULT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE REAR BRAKES AND DUST BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE REAR BRAKES OF OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, TOURING HAS BEEN SQUEAKING EVEN AFTER IT WAS TAKEN TO NORM REEVES HONDA OF CERRITOS, CA. I ALSO CALLED HONDA CORPORATION, OF TORRANCE, CA AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE'S NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES. TO THIS DAY, OUR ODYSSEY STILL SQUEAKS AND I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT FAILS AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY IN IT. WHAT CAN I DO EVEN IF THE DEALER / HONDA CORPORATION REFUSE TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER? PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA 2007 ODYSSEY AND THE ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE CHANGED, AND I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD THE VAN SINCE NOV. 20/2006 I ALWAYS DRIVE THE VAN EVERY WHERE HOW CAN THIS BE TO A NEW VAN? I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF 1200$ TO FIX. THIS MAY BE A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT NOT SURE HOW MUCH OF ONE, BUT WHEN STOPPING IS CONCERNED IT IS SERIOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLES STABILITY ASSIST "VSA" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE BRAKE SYSTEM BEGAN TO LOCK. THE DRIVER MOVED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. MOMENTS LATER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE UNLOCKED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKES MELTED AND REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND BRAKE DRUMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 TOURING: BRAKES JUST DO NOT WORK ADEQUATELY; STOPS ARE OVERRUN BY 1/3 TO 1/2 VS. MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN W/ 175,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY AND SOFT, DO NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY AND SURELY DO NOT STOP ONE IN NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

7 TIMES(3 TIMES ON HIGHWAY, 4 TIMES ON SMALL ROADS) MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL FAILED TO STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I WOULD APPLY BRAKES AND THE VAN WOULD KEEP GOING. MOST OF THESE TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AGAIN THE VAN WOULD STOP. I TOOK THE CAR NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDNT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER 2 TIMES(ONCE FOR DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER AND ONCE FOR INCORRECTINSTALLATION). FINALLY THEY ASKED ME TO TRADE THE VAN FOR A DIFFERENT ONE. THEY PAID $2500 FOR THE HAZZLE AND I HAD TO PAY $5500.. BEACUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN I TRADED MY VAN TO GET A NEW ONE. *TR

1. DRIVER IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE, HOWEVER, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND RESULTED IN A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS OCCURRED ON 11/30/2009. 2. VEHICLE OWNER REPORTED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THERE IS A LACK OF RESPONSE. BRAKING TIME AND DISTANCE BECAME SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST OBSERVED BY THE VEHICLE OWNER ON 11/27/2009, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME ON THAT DATE, AND THE VEHICLE THEN FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UNTIL THE COLLISION THAT OCCURRED ON 11/30/2009. 3. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT ON 11/30/2009, THE VEHICLE OWNER REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE BRAKES HAD FAILED TO THE AUTO INSURANCE CARRIER, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. UPON ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE BRAKING ISSUE, AND EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY OFFERED TO COVER THE REPAIR AT 90% AND INSTRUCTED THE OWNER TO COLLECT THE REMAINING 10% OF THE COST DIRECTLY FROM HONDA. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS LEAKING AIR INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ALL OTHER BRAKING COMPONENTS WERE OPERATIONAL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ABS MODULE, AND BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE OLD PARTS WERE DISPOSED OF BY THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO INSURANCE CARRIER BEING AWARE OF ISSUE. SERVICE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE OWNER HAD VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM MAINTENANCE COMPLETED ON 8/19/2009 AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY BRAKES SHAKE AND CAUSE MY STEERING TO SHAKE WHEN APPLIED AT ANY SPEED OVER APPROX. 40MPH. NO ACCIDENTS TO REPORT, JUST HAS CONCERNED ME FOR A WHILE THAT THIS HAPPENS WHEN BRAKING. MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSURE. *TR

BOUGHT HONDA 2007 ODYSSEY FROM DEALER.VEHICLE HAD 40,433MI. WINDOW STICKER SHOWED IT AS A HONDA (150 POINT INSPECTED) CERTIFIED VEHICLE. NOTICED SPONGY BRAKES DURING TEST DRIVE AND THOUGHT BRAKES JUST NEEDED TO BE BLEED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND AFTER ONLY 400MILES THE PEDAL STARTED GOING DOWN TO FLOOR. AFTER 700MI THE CAR WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. SEARCHING THE NET I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SPONGY BRAKES CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE VSA MODULE BUT NO RECALL. CHECKING MY WINDOW STICKER I SAVED AND IT SAID IT WAS A HONDA CERTIFIED VEHICLE BUT IN LOW LEFT CORNER SHOWED 90 DAY/1K MILE WARRANTY. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA ABOUT MY BRAKE PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN CONSIDERATION AND VSA MODULE REPLACED FOR A REDUCED COST TO ME OF $600.00 INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL $1200.00. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND HOPE THAT THERE IS A RECALL SOON BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

REAR BRAKES MAKE CONSTANT GRINDING/SQUEAKING. KNOWN PROBLEM TO HONDA FOR ALL 2005-2008 MODELS OF ODYSSEY VAN. HONDA CLAIMS THERE IS NO FIX, BUT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. WITH THE BRAKES MAKING NOISE ALL THE TIME, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMERS TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S ACTUALLY A PROBLEM, WHICH MAY LEAD TO PEOPLE IGNORING ACTUAL BRAKE ISSUES. I OWN A 2007, AND PERSONALLY KNOW OF PEOPLE WITH 2005 AND 2006 MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. IN FACT, EVERYONE I MEET THAT DRIVES ONE, I ASK IF THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS YES. I FIND IT AMAZING THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT IS SO WIDESPREAD AND AFFECTS A MAJOR SAFETY FUNCTION ON THE VEHICLES, BUT NO ONE DOES ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TWICE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES IT WAS IN CONDITIONS WHERE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE (PRESUMABLY) ENGAGED: ONCE COMING TO STOP ON A VERY WET STREET IN RAIN, AND THE SECOND ON A VERY SNOWY, POOR TRACTION STREET. BOTH TIMES I WAS BRAKING HARDER THAN USUAL WHILE DECELERATING TO COME UP TO A STOP SIGN/LIGHT AND THE ABS ENGAGED. THE INITIAL SLOWING WAS FINE, NO SLIPPING, BUT AS I DECELERATED THROUGH ABOUT 3-5 MPH, THE BRAKES REFUSED TO WORK. I PRESSED THE PEDAL HARDER BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE. I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY, BUT UNABLE TO STOP (AND THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ROAD SURFACE, IT WAS DUE TO THE BRAKES REFUSING TO ENGAGE). THE FIRST TIME I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SECOND TIME I JUST CONTINUED FORWARD HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I AM A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND IT FELT LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES HAD RELEASED, AND THEN REFUSED TO RE-ENGAGE. I TRIED PUMPING THEM AS WELL. NO RESPONSE. THE PEDAL STILL HAD BRAKING FEEL, JUST NO BRAKE ENGAGEMENT. PERHAPS THE ABS SHOULD CUT OUT BELOW 2 MPH OR SOME PRESET NUMBER AND THIS DID NOT HAPPEN? ANYWAY, IN THOSE CONDITIONS, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO STOP...EVEN IF YOU'RE TRAVELING EXTREMELY SLOWLY, BEING UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING THE INTERSECTION THROUGH THE RED LIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUOUSLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

SPONGY BRAKES. SOMETIMES AN ISSUE STOPPING WHERE THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES FEEL VERY SOFT. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO HONDA FOR A CHECK ON THE BRAKES. WE WERE TOLD THAT ALL THE BRAKES ARE THAT WAY ON THE MINIVANS. *TR

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS UNUSUALLY FARTHER TO THE FLOOR THAN NORMAL, AND LEADS TO IMPROPER AND EXTRAORDINARY BRAKING TECHNIQUES NECESSARY TO SAFELY EXECUTE A STOP. PUTTING THIS VEHICLE INTO THE HANDS OF A MINIMALLY EXPERIENCED YOUNG DRIVER COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS IS BY NO MEANS "STANDARD" OR "NORMAL" AS MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAYS IT IS. THIS IS NOT IN LINE WITH OTHER HONDA VEHICLES, EITHER; IT IS AN ABERRATION THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING. THE RESULTING CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION IS MOUNTING, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS TO FORCE HONDA TO ADDRESS AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09-024 --- (BRAKING PROBLEM) 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX - WITH BRAKING PROBLEM - A STEALTHY INTERMITENT PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT 12/2006. I TRADED IT 08/2009. VERY DANGEROUS BRAKING PROBLEM... BY LUCK, I WAS MADE AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM YOUR WEB SITE -- THANK YOU!! TRIED TO GET THE BRAKING PROBLEM CORRECTED THROUGH SERVICE. NO LUCK. TEST DROVE A NEW 2010 INSIGHT HAD SIMILAR BRAKING PROBLEM (THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT AS PRONOUNCED AS IN THE ODYSSEY). - THE SERVICE MANAGER JOINED ME AND DROVE THE INSIGHT, HE ALSO FELT THE BRAKING GLIDE. TRIED TO RESOLVE THE ODYSSEY BRAKING PROBLEM WITH HONDA SERVICE FOR MONTH OF JULY.. HONDA REPLACED THE VSA MODULAR 7/29/2009. WAS WORSE. DIDN'T FEEL LIKE ABS WAS WORKING. DOCUMENTED THE ATTEMT TO GET IT FIXED (THE AMBER LIGHT NEVER CAME ON TO SAY THERE WAS A PROBLEM). THE BRAKES IN THE ODYSSEY WERE STILL "DOING THE GLIDE". COMMUNICATED WITH HONDA THROUGH JULY 2009 -- I ASSUMED HONDA SENT MY INFO TO NHTSA TO ADD THIS ODYSSEY TO THE COMPLAINT. *TR

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND BRAKING IS LAGGING HAS ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALERTED DEALER OF THIS DEFECT AND DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS SOFT WITH LOW PEDAL. DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT TIMES, FREQUENT PROBLEMS FOR LAST SEVERAL MONTHS DEALER SAID: FAULTY ABS MODULATOR, REPAIR COST: 1200 USD. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL IN 07 HONDA ODYSSEY BOUGHT NEW (I AM THE FIRST OWNER) IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE BRAKE FUNCTION IS STILL OKAY BUT THERE IS A LOT OF "PLAY" OF THE PEDAL BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE AND THIS HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS NOR INCIDENTS SO FAR BUT AS A CAUTIOUS DRIVER I KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ESCALATING. *CW

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY IN JUNE OF 2007. FROM THE DAY I TOOK IT OFF THE LOT I WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SQUISHY/SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. I ASKED THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY DID. THEY ALSO SAID THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY'RE NOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR MORE FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT VSA MODULAR WILL BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

2007 ODYSSEY LX HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 40 MINUTES WHEN WE CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND BRAKED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SOFT BRAKES FOR A WHILE SO I HAVE ADJUSTED MY BRAKING, GIVING IT A LONG RUN TO STOP, BUT THIS TIME EVEN THAT WASN'T ENOUGH. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD US THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS WORKING FINE! *TR

SOFT BRAKE WITH 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. COULDN'T STOP THE CAR WITHOUT SLAMMING THE BRAKE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE IS FINE. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY BLED THE BRAKE BUT NO IMPROVEMENT. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL OR REFUND UNDER LEMON LAW. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKES WERE SPONGY FROM DAY ONE. INQUIRED AT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NORMAL 10K. I HATE THE BRAKES ON THE VAN SINCE THEY DO NOT STOP WHEN YOU WANT THEM TOO. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS NOW WHICH ARE WARPED I GUESS AT 20K.THE STEERING VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING. IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO A NEWER CAR. ALL OWNERS NEED TO CONCERN THIS PROBLEM WITH HONDA FOR AN RECALL FOR SAFETY AND PRODUCT FAILURE. *TR

SHUDDERING STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PULSING STARTING AT 18K MILES. DEALER SAYS THE ROTORS ARE WARPED, THOUGH BRAKE PADS HAVE OVER 75% LIFE LEFT. IN ALL OUR YEARS OF DRIVING WE'VE NEVER HAD ROTORS NEEDING TURNING OR REPAIRING IN LESS THAN 40K MILES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME THAT HONDA WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY SOFT BRAKES. PEDAL MUST GO TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ODYSSEY 2009. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP COMPLETELY LAST WINTER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES WHEN IT WAS COMPLETELY BRAKED. I WAS ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HELPLESSLY SAW MY VAN MOVING TOWARDS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED. HOWEVER, IT SCARED ME A LOT. I WENT AND COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL NOTICE. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. I HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM WHEN I APPLY BRAKES. IT APPEARS THAT SOME THING IS JERKING OR VIBRATING WHEN I BRAKE. *TR

SPONGY BRAKES ON 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

OCCASIONAL BRAKE PROBLEM. SPONGY BRAKING AND DIFFICULT TO STOP EFFECTIVELY. MOSTLY HAPPENED IN FIRST 15 MINS DRIVING. *TR

I BOUGHT MY ODYSSEY 2007 IN NOV. 2007, AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A VERY SOFT PEDAL, MEANING, YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL FAR DOWN BEFORE YOU EVEN BEGIN TO STOP. WHEN I HAVE TO STOP SUDDENLY, I HAVE TO PUSH IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN SO I JUST DON'T DRIVE CLOSE TO ANYONE AND STAY AWAY FROM CITY DRIVING BECAUSE I DO NOT TRUST MY BRAKES TO STOP SHORT. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I HAVE TO STOP SUDDENLY. IF I KNOW THE STOP LIGHT IS GOING TO TURN, I SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKE FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE IT WILL MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. I WILL NEVER BUY AN ODYSSEY AGAIN AND IF THEY WOULD DO A RECALL, I WOULD CERTAINLY BRING IT IN TO GET IT FIXED. APPARENTLY, HONDA DOES NOT THINK THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT AMONGST ODYSSEY OWNERS! *TR

REF PE09024 AND EA09014 FOR HONDA ODYSSEY 2007- SOFT BRAKES REQUIRED MULTIPLE DEALER SERVICE TO CHECK FOR LOW PEDAL. LAST VISIT WITH DISTRICT REP FROM HONDA PROMPTED SERVICE TO FIX AGREED TO LOW PEDAL PROBLEM. FIX WAS AN IMPROVEMENT BUT BRAKES REMAIN SOFT AND AT TIMES ON A LONG DOWNWARD HILL, BRAKES CAN STILL SLOWLY SINK TO FLOOR. PUMPING OF BRAKES IS THEN REQUIRED TO RESTORE PEDAL HEIGHT. I WILL NOT ALLOW OTHER PERSONS TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THIS RISK. HONDA DID A FIX ON JAN 09 TO EA09014 WITH IMPROVED HEIGHT BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH SOFT PEDAL AND DROP ON RARE OCCASIONS. OWNER FRUSTRATION HAS PREVENTED FURTHER ACTON UNTIL THIS OPPORTUNITY. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L WITH SOFT, SPONGY BRAKES. HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS WITH THE BRAKES, HOWEVER, NOTHING SERIOUS YET. *TR

BRAKES FEEL SQUISHY FOR LATE MODEL CAR, SEEMS TO GET WORSE. HAVEN'T HAD A CRASH, BUT READ RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ENGINEERING PROBE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AND THOUGHT I'D CHIME IN. HONDA'S STANCE ON THIS, FROM THE DOCS POSTED IN CONJUNCTION W/ THE LAUNCH OF THE ENGINEERING PROBE, SEEMS TO BE BASICALLY AFTER A COUPLE YEARS THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE (PEDAL WILL HIT FLOOR BEFORE ENGAGING), BUT HOPEFULLY BEFORE THIS THE USER WILL KNOW BECAUSE THE TRAVEL DISTANCE OF PEDAL WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!? THIS IS SCARY! MOST OF THE SOCCER MOMS I KNOW THAT DRIVE ODYSSEYS WILL *NOT* EVEN FEEL THE SQUISHY BRAKES -- THEY'LL JUST THINK IT TO BE NORMAL B/C IN MOST CARS THE PROBLEM IS STABLE -- DOESN'T GET WORSE! MAYBE THE RECALL SHOULD BE "IF YOU SEE AN ODYSSEY COMING', GET THE HECK OUT OF THE WAY! !" PLEASE FORCE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED! SHAME ON HONDA FOR SUCH A DUMB-HEADED RESPONSE TO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. SHE EXPERIENCES SOFT-PEDAL DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THE BRAKE CYLINDER FOR HER MODEL TYPE WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY DESIGNED. THE TECHNICIAN DRAINED THE EXCESS FLUIDS. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, I HAVE ROLLED THROUGH EITHER A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN ON THREE INSTANCES. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE IN A MANNER THAT I BELIEVED WAS SUFFICIENT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 1 CAR LENGTH PAST THE TARGETED STOPPING POINT. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES. I PLAN ON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT SHOULD STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR OTHER VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE FEEL SQUISHY AND SOFT, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. FOR EXAMPLE, COMING TO A STOP LAST WEDNESDAY AT A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TRAVELING UNTIL IT ALMOST TOUCHED THE FLOOR AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE ADJUSTED MY BRAKING TO ACCOUNT FOR LONGER TRAVEL OF THE PEDAL BUT THIS TIME IT JUST SEEMED A LITTLE TOO LONG. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AT TARRYTOWN HONDA, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-045 THAT MIGHT BE APPLICABLE AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. SUCH A LONG PEDAL TRAVEL FOR BRAKING JUST DOESN'T FEEL NORMAL IN GENERAL BUT IT MAY BE THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. IN THAT CASE, ALL OWNERS SHOULD BE PROPERLY INFORMED SO THAT THEY CAN ADJUST THEIR BRAKING HABITS AND EXPECTATIONS.*TR

THE BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND SPONGY...BEEN SAVED A COUPLE OF TIMES REGARDING REAR ENDING SOMEONE, BUT TODAY AT 20 MILES AND HOUR - I CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD ENOUGH DISTANCE TO STOP THE CAR AND WAS LITERALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T STOP TILL IT CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PROBLEMS. ONLY HAVE 34,000 AND THE BRAKES ARE MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. FEELS LIKE THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER & WAS TOLD TO MUCH MOUNTAIN DRIVING. (HAS NOT BEEN IN THE MOUNTAINS.) THEY MACHINED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS. THE ROTORS WERE WRAPPED TO DO EXCESSIVE HEAT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS A HEAVY VEHICLE AND THAT IS JUST WHAT THE BRAKES DO. AFTER 10 DAYS FROM THE REPAIR THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE IS ALREADY STARTING TO MAKE A RUBBING NOISE. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF CARS IN THE PAST THAT HAVE HAD MOUNTAIN MILES AND TOWING MILES ON THE CAR & HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND HAVE A CONSISTENT AND PERPETUAL BRAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY SOFT AND GO ALMOST TO THE GROUND WHEN BRAKING. IN ADDITION, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, SUCH AS WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, THERE IS A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IN MY EXPERIENCE THAT GRINDING NOISE IS A BAD THING. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO MY DEALER, AND WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE, THIS IS NORMAL FOR HONDA ODYSSEYS. SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE MATERIAL OF THE BRAKE PADS BECAUSE THE CAR IS HEAVIER. BUT THIS CANNOT POSSIBLY BE NORMAL, AND THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT TAKE SO LONG TO ENGAGE. I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME GETTING THIS VAN TO BRAKE GOING DOWN HILLS AND AM CONSTANTLY AFRAID THAT THEY WILL NOT ENGAGE IN TIME FOR ME TO STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AND AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT HONDA HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT ALL OF THE RESEARCH I HAVE COMPLETED SHOWS THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE FROM OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN'S BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND LOW AND EXTENDS STOPPING BY MANY FEET. ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HONDA SERVICE CENTER PULLED A SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 074-045 AND WANT TO REPLACE ABS/TCS ORVSA MODULATOR-CONTROL UNIT TO CORRECT THE AIR ENTERING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY HONDA VAN FROM A SIDE ROAD. WE WERE DOING SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. I APPLIED BRAKES WITH ALL OF MY EFFORT AND VAN DID SLOW DOWN BUT SLOWLY AND ABS NEVER CAME ON. IF OTHER VEHICLE HAD NOT RETREATED BACK ON THE SIDE ROAD, I WOULD HAVE HIT HIM AS WE HAD APPROACHING TRAFFIC IN THE ONCOMING LANE. *TR

ON GOING INTERMITTENT GRINDING NOISE AND DIMINISHED PERFORMANCE OF BRAKES. GRINDING NOISE VERY PRONOUNCED. TOTAL MILEAGE UNDER 10,000 AND VERY LIGHTLY USED. ISSUE IS SHARED BY NUMEROUS OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS AS INDICATED BY NEARLY IDENTICAL DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE ON MANY ONLINE-FORUM ENTRIES. THIS IS OF HIGH CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY! THANK YOU. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SOFT AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, FEELING LIKE IT TAKES EXTRA PEDAL EFFORT, RESULTING IN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. *TR

WE HAVE 3 MY 07 HONDA ODYSSEY VANS AND TWO OF THEM HAVE HAD THE BRAKE MODULATORS REPLACED DUE TO LOSS OF PEDAL AND IN ONE CASE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS VAN IN YET TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE MODULATOR BUT ON THIS VAN THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO GO DOWN FARTHER THAN IT SHOULD. I HASN'T EXHIBITED THE INSTANCES OF THE OTHER VANS BUT ONE HAS TO WONDER IS IT ONLY A MATTER OF TIME? I MY SELF HAVE FELT THE PEDDLE SOMEWHAT SQUISHY. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS DUE TO HONDA HAS A TECH BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD 2 OUT OF THE 3 FIXED, THOSE AREN'T VERY GOOD ODDS. I PLAN ON TAKING IN THIS VAN AND SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *TR

THE BRAKES ON OUR 07 HONDA ODYSSEY WERE SPONGY FROM DAY ONE. THE PERSON DRIVING THE VAN NOTICED THE PEDAL EVEN GETTING LOWER THE LONGER IT GOT DRIVEN. AT FIRST YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP BUT AS TIME WENT ON THE PEDAL WOULD ALMOST BE AT THE FLOOR TO ACCOMPLISH BRAKING. WE TOOK TO THE DEALER AFTER ANOTHER ODYSSEY VAN WE HAD WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE MODULATOR, SAID IT WAS LEAKING AIR INTERNALLY. SEEMS TO BE FIXED AT THIS POINT. WE BOUGHT THREE OF THESE VANS AND TWO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM?! NO RECALL OR NOTICE TO BRING IN WHEN THEY HAVE A TECH BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM?! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE FAILING ON HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND ROLLS FOUR TO FIVE ADDITIONAL FEET BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING. IF THE VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE, IT ROLLS BACK EVEN THOUGH SHE IS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT ADDED THAT THE VEHICLE ALWAYS ROLLS BACK WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH IS UNSAFE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,508.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES DOWN NEARLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED HARD. I FIRST NOTICED THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN I WAS WAITING FOR TRAFFIC AS I WAS ENTERING THE STREET FROM A PARKING LOT. MY FOOT WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT WAS ALSO NOT DIRECTLY ON THE PEDAL. MY FOOT WAS OFF TO THE RIGHT. AS THE PEDAL PRESSED DOWN HARDER, THE SAME BRAKING FOOT WAS HITTING THE THROTTLE PEDAL THUS ACCELERATING THE ENGINE. THE CAR BRAKES FINE IN NORMAL TRAFFIC AND OPERATION. I AM FEARFUL THAT IF I OR SOMEONE ELSE USING THE CAR WOULD MAKE A PANIC STOP AND NOT HAVE THEIR FOOT DIRECTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY PUSH THE THROTTLE MAKING THE CAR ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF STOP. I SHOWED THE SITUATION TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR AND IT WAS THEIR OPINION THAT ALL IS NORMAL AND THAT OTHER CARS LIKE MINE DO THE SAME THING. I VISITED ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY TOO SAID THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NORMAL. *TR

MY BRAKE GOES NEARLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT IS PRESSED HARD. NORMALLY AT REST IT IS 5 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR AND WHEN I PUSH IT HARD IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY DEALER AND COMPLAINED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. IT WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH A NOTATION THAT IT WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE PEDAL TRAVEL IS NORMAL. THE MECHANIC DROVE ANOTHER ODYSSEY AND FOUND IT TO BE THE SAME. NOTE THAT IF MY FOOT WAS OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL,WHEN PUSHED HARD THAT IT WOULD HIT THE ACCELERATOR ALSO WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. IF THIS IS THE SAME IN ALL ODYSSEYS, IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS ONGOING BRAKE PEDAL PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND IT WOULD DROP FROM UNDER HER FEET. THE DEALER BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE REAR HATCH DID NOT STAY UP ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STRUTS ON THE HATCH. *JB

OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE FAILURE AT 2,700 MILES DUE TO RUST BUILD-UP ON THE ROTORS. THEY WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE REAR ROTORS AGAIN FAILED AT 17,820 MILES AND HAD TO BE RESURFACED. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED FAILURE CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

THE CAR WILL NOT STOP UNLESS THE DRIVER EXERT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND STATED THAT IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR FOR THE REMAINING VISITS. HONDA POSTED A FIX ON JANUARY 14, 2009 ON SERVICE BULLETIN 07-045. THE FIX SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT REDUCES THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN STOPPING AS I APPROACHED AN ALREADY STOPPED VEHICLE. I BEGAN MY STOP EARLY TO MAKE SURE I HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS FELT SOFT/SPONGY. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE MINI VAN SLOWED DOWN BUT THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO TO THE FLOOR. THE MINI VAN HAS ABS AND SO I CONTINUED TO PRESS HARDER. THE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS ROLLING AS IF THE PEDAL WAS LIGHTLY DEPRESSED. THEN THE MINI VAN ROLLED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT ON AT ALL. I HAD TO RELEASE THE PEDAL AND DEPRESS IT AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I HAD TO STEER THE MINI VAN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID HITTING IT. AFTER THAT EVENT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND TO THE DEALER. AFTER TELLING MY WIFE ABOUT THE EVENT SHE SAID THAT SHE THOUGHT IT HAD HAPPENED TO HER BEFORE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY CALLED HONDA AND HONDA HAD THEM REPLACE THE ABS MODULATOR AND BLEED THE SYSTEM. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT AND I COULD ONLY HOPE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. I DO FEAR FOR OTHERS WITH THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND AFTER AN INTERNET SEARCH THIS PROBLEM DOES SEEM TO HAPPEN OFTEN. *TR

JANUARY 5TH, 2009 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT I BELIEVE WAS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE BRAKE ISSUE WITH MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE "SOFT AND MUSHY" BRAKES TO THIS SITE AND TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. ON THE EVENING OF THE ACCIDENT, I SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP AFTER THE PANIC STOP OF A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, DUE TO ANOTHER TURNING DRIVER. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE VAN IN TIME. THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR-ENDED THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO HER CAR AND MINE WITH MY AIRBAG DEPLOYING. THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES HAS BEEN ONE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TO MULTIPLE HONDA DEALERS AND THEY HAVE IGNORED, ALWAYS SAYING THAT THEY WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. I HAVE DRIVEN VANS FOR 17 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHERS. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN SOFT AND WEAK BRAKES THAT INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. WE ARE CONTACTING THE HONDA BODY SHOP THAT HAS THE VAN AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE DOING A COMPLETE INSPECTION ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM AGAIN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED. *TR

THIS IS TO PROMPT AN INVESTIGATE OF 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO BRING OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BACK TO THE DEAL FOR REPAIR BECAUSE OF BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY VERY SOFT. MY ODYSSEY HAS 6000 MILES ON THIS ONLY AND I BRING IT BACK THREE TIMES ALREADY. I TRULY FEEL THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE EVEN AFTER THE THIRD TIME. THE DEAL DID REPLACE SOME MODUALS ON THE ANTI LOCKING SYSTEM. BUT THE ODYSSEY BRAKE STILL NOT VERY FIRM AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL NOT STOP IN TIME. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH A VERY SLIGHT DOWNHILL GRADE I APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON STOPPING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. I PUSHED VERY HARD ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE SUV PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. ONLY THEN DID I HEAR THAT THE MOTOR WAS REVVED UP. UPON RELEASING THE BRAKES THE MOTOR RETURNED BACK TO IDLE. I, AT THAT POINT, REALIZED THAT I WAS INADVERTENTLY PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, WITH THE SAME FOOT SIMULTANEOUSLY (RIGHT FOOT). I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 29 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. UPON DOING MY OWN INVESTIGATING, I REALIZED THAT WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE ACCELERATOR IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BRIDGE THE DISTANCE AND APPLY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL EASILY ALLOWED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PASS THE ACCELERATOR IDLE POSITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH MORE FORCE. I LOOKED AT MY OTHER CARS AND NONE OF THEM WOULD EVER ALLOW THIS SITUATION TO HAPPEN, THE BRAKE PEDAL NEVER PASSES THE ACCELERATOR IDLE POSITION. I NOW UNDERSTOOD WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME AND FEEL THAT IT IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT. THE MORE YOU PUSH ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE MORE YOU COULD UNKNOWINGLY PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL GOES HALFWAY TO FLOOR BEFORE IT STARTS SLOWING DOWN. SERVICE MANAGER AT RED RIVER HONDA IN DENISON,TX SAID THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BYPASSING. THEY REPLACED IT TWICE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I WAS THEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HONDAS SEEMED TO HAVE WEAK BRAKES. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY LX BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE QUICKLY ENOUGH. DANGEROUS. MY WIFE COASTED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHILE APPLYING ALL THE PRESSURE SHE COULD TO BRAKES. HAS BEEN TO DEALER AND THEY SAY HONDA DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS DUE TO ABS AND MASTER CYLINDER ISSUES, AND ALSO DUE TO POOR STOCK BRAKE PADS. BUT HONDA APPARENTLY DENIES ANY ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS. *TR

MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 HAS VERY SOFT BRAKES. THE DEALER FIRST SAID IT WAS NORMAL BUT ON THE SECOND VISIT IS KEEPING THE CAR TO BLEED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES AND THE CAR TAKES ALMOST 200 FEET TO FULLY STOP AT TIMES. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER 10,000 MILES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND MODULE (TWICE), AS WELL AS BLEEDING THE LINES OVER 4 ATTEMPTS TO FIX. NOW THEY ARE BEGINNING TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR, EVEN THOUGH THE CHANGE WAS SUDDEN AND DRAMATIC AND THE VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

BRAKES WITH SOFT PEDAL AND FRONT NOISE. PROBLEM WAS FIRST TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 02-02-08. THROUGH RESEARCH FROM CONTACTS AT HONDA I FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A PROPORTIONING VALVE OR ABS MODULATOR. THE FLAW IS ALLOWING AIR TO GET INTO THE BRAKE LINES CAUSING SOFT PEDAL AND DECREASED PERFORMANCE. IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE AIR IN THE LINES IS AFFECTING THE REAR BRAKES PERFORMANCE. I'M EXPERIENCING VERY HOT FRONT BRAKES AND I FEEL THIS IS CAUSING GLAZING AND THE NOISE. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AROUND THE 4,000 MILE RANGE. HONDA HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN IN THEIR SYSTEM WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR BLEEDING THE SYSTEM IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS VALVE/UNIT ALSO. IN MY CASE, I'M STILL EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND FRONT BRAKE NOISE. I HAVE FILED A 'LEMON LAW" CLAIM FOR MY VEHICLE WITH THE BBB AND HONDA. I CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF THESE TECHNICAL BULLETINS UPON REQUEST. I HAVE ALSO DONE A "GOOGLE" SEARCH FOR HONDA BRAKE PROBLEMS AND I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES ON THE POSTINGS I FOUND. *TR

ON 12/26/07, I HAD A VERY BAD ACCIDENT HITTING 2 CARS AND ALL OF THE AIR BAGS IN OUR NEW 07 HONDA ODYSSEY DEPLOYED. MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR, I WAS DRIVING AND WE WERE EXITING THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND TURNED ONTO THE OFF RAMP WHEN THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED; I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY AND THEY WERE SO SOFT THEY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE RAMP WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS LONG, SO WE WOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP IF THE BRAKES WORKED. THE RAMP WAS UPHILL AND BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT GO OFF, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND WE WERE GOING FASTER AND FASTER UP THE OFF RAMP. WE HAD NO PREVIOUS WARNING AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES PRIOR. AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP WAS A LIGHT THAT STOPPED TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD, WE WERE THE FIRST OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE RAMP AND BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP, WE REACHED THE LIGHT (GREEN) FOR US, CROSSED OVER A MEDIAN AND HIT TWO CARS ON OTHER SIDE WAITING FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE AND CRASHED. I COULD NOT TURN DUE TO THE SPEED AND WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED IF I DID. EVERY AIR BAG IN OUR ODY DEPLOYED, THE SEAT BELTS HELD US BACK AND FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT HURT. DRIVER OF ONE OF THE CARS WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL; UNSURE OF HER INJURIES. AFTER 7 MONTHS OF OUR CAR BEING REPAIRED, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER WHO FINALLY TESTED THE CAR AND BRAKES AND DETERMINED THAT THE ABS/VSA MODULATOR CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND BRAKE LINES HAD AIR IN THEM. THEY REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY, BLED THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 ODYSSEY BRAKES. WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR INTO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND CHECKUP JUST 2 DAYS BEFORE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. OUR BRAKES WENT OUT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHATSOEVER -- WE OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, AS THE ACCIDENT WAS BAD. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, RATHER THAN BEING TOTALED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. *TR

SOFT BRAKES. I HAVE HAD TO DEALER THREE TIMES. #1. REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER BRAKES WERE STILL SOFT. #2 REPLACED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. STILL SOFT. #3 TOLD THAT HONDA KNEW OF THIS AND I WAS ON A LIST SO WHEN THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG I WOULD BE CONTACTED. BRAKES ARE STILL SOFT. WHEN YOU STEP ON FOOT BRAKE CAR WILL STOP OK, BUT PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BOARD. DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HAD TO PANIC STOP. *TR

BRAKES ARE TOO SOFT/MUSHY. BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY MOST OF THE TIME. IT TAKES INCREASING PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AFTER IT STOPS WHICH CAUSES YOU TO BE OUT IN INTERSECTIONS, PAST STOP SIGNS AND POSSIBLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON FRIDAY JUNE 6, 08 THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME AT 60-65 MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING TOO FAST SWERVING IN & OUT OF TRAFFIC PULLED IN FRONT OF ME THAT REQUIRED ME TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANOTHER ACCIDENT. WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY TOUCHED THE FLOOR. W/ SOME GREAT DEFENSIVE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. A RECENT TEST DRIVE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE BRAKES PROBLEM. UPON TAKING THE KEYS BACK, I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RETURNED TO THE SERVICE MGR TO HAVE HIM GO ON A TEST DRIVE W/ ME. HE REFUSED. I ASKED HIM 4X'S TO PLEASE TEST DRIVE IT WITH ME DRIVING. HE SAID THAT HE DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE DISTRICT SOMEBODY DROVE THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS A TECHNICIAN. HE AGAIN STATED NOTHING WRONG W/ BRAKES. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION : 10DPSM/SM DROVE VEHICLE TESTING BRAKES. COMPETED PANIC STOPS AT 40 MPH, 20 MPH. BRAKES OPERATED AS DESIGNED. TECH DROVE VEHICLE WHILE TESTING BRAKES AND PEDAL STIFFNESS. PANIC STOPS AT 10, 20, 30, 40 & 45 MPH. SWERVE SIDE TO SIDE TO TEST VSA AS WELL. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATE AS DESIGNED. I WANT TO NOTE THAT ONLY 11.5 MILES WERE PUT ON THE VAN DURING THEIR "TEST" OF IT .THEY DID NOT TEST IT UNDER MY NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I DON'T FEEL THE VEHICLE WAS ADEQUATELY TEST DRIVEN. THE BRAKES WILL WORK OFF AN ON, BUT THE LONGER IT IS DRIVEN AND THE MORE THE BRAKES ARE USED DURING THAT DRIVE, THE LESS RELIABLE THEY BECOME. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE MAY BE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THEIR 2007 MODEL VANS DESPITE ALL THE INFO SENT TO THEM FROM THE NHSTA SITE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP, I BECAME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. OVER THE RECENT WEEKS I THOUGHT IT WAS TAKING LONGER TO STOP MY VAN, BUT HAD MY VAN IN FOR SERVICE THE WEEK BEFORE. I WAS ASSURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE CORRECT. ***NOTE: ON MY FIRST SERVICE VISIT THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE FLUID LEVELS THAT THE VAN WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN IT WAS TIME TO REPLACE THE BREAKS AND THAT THE VAN WAS DESIGNED TO DO SO. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. I COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE ACCIDENT AND THE OFFICER COAXED ME IN TO SAYING THAT I HAD BEEN DISTRACTED. I WAS IN SHOCK. MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND I COULD NOT THINK MUCH OF ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN WHETHER HE WAS SAFE. I BELIEVE I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT I HAVE CONTINUED TO NOTICE THAT I MUST PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES TO STOP THE VAN AND OTHER TIMES I DON'T IN NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. ALL ALONG I HAD BELIEVED THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH MY VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE DAMAGES TO PAY AND A TICKET I AM FACING AS A RESULT OF WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE BREAK FAILURE. I WILL BE MAKING A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WITH MY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, FAXING A COPY OTHER SIMILAR BREAK FAILURE COMPLAINTS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, CONTACTING HONDA AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO GET SOME ANSWERS ON THE PROBLEM WITH MY VAN. *TR

1. AT 60 MPH ON DRY SURFACE HWY, HAD TO STOP IN 200'. APPLYING NORMAL PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL, I REALIZED THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME, SO GRADUALLY APPLIED MORE PRESSURE, WHICH WAS INSUFFICIENT TO STOP UNTIL HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. TRAFFIC WAS NOT A FACTOR. I APPLIED MORE THAN ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP AND THE CAR DID NOT. IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR, AND I'M VERY WORRIED, NOT KNOWING IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR HOW THE CAR REACTS IN THIS SITUATION. 2. THIS SITUATION HAS NOT PRESENTED ITSELF OTHER THAT THIS TIME. 3. NOTHING REQUESTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN SIX MONTHS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT SKIPS FROM FIRST TO THIRD GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL EXTENDS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTOR, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

BRAKES THAT ARE VERY SOFT AND A HAZARD TO DRIVING. BRAKE ROTORS THAT NEED RESURFACING AT 300 MILES AND 15,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL OF THE ODYSSEY'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SOFT BRAKES AND ROTORS THAT WEAR OUT TOO FAST. *TR

I AM A MECHANIC AT A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE HAVE PURCHASED 3 2007 ODYSSEY VANS. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOFT BRAKES ON ALL THREE VANS. ONE OF THE VANS HAD A COMPLAINT OF HARD STOPPING I.E. TOO LONG OF DISTANCE. UPON TEST DRIVING THE VAN I DID NOTICE THAT THE BRAKES WERE VERY MUSHY. I DROVE ONE OF THE OTHER NEW VANS AND PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING, MUSHY BRAKES. I TOOK VAN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TRIED TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM WHICH THEY MUST OF BECAUSE THEY HAD FOR 3 DAYS AND WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY TRIED BLEEDING THE BRAKES ETC. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPON THE RETURN OF THE VAN I NOTICED AN IMPROVEMENT IN PEDAL FEEL BUT THE BRAKES STILL FEEL TOO MUSHY. YOU AREN'T SURE WHERE THE STOPPING POINT OR I SHOULD SAY THE APPLICATION POINT COMES INTO PLAY. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKES ARE TOO SOFT, I'M NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT THE BRAKES FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I NEED TO PUT EXTRA PRESSURE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. BRAKES HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP AND ALMOST AVOID REAR ENDING COUPLE OF TIMES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY BLEED THE SYSTEM AND SAID IT OK, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE, ITS REALLY VERY UNSAFE WITH THESE KIND OF BRAKES. I SEE LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS , PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY KIDS AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH MY KIDS. *TR

BRAKES HAVE A VERY SOFT AND SPONGY FEELING. BRAKES HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE TO ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE STOPPED WITH BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 EXL: BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT REQUIRING PRESSING ALMOST TO THE BOTTOM TO STOP THE CAR. DEALER DID REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER BUT NO DIFFERENCE, THE SAME SCARY FEELING ESPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY. COUPLE TIMES I EVEN MANAGE TO PRESS BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME WHILE TRYING TO STOP A CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED (IT WAS IN CANADA AND ROAD WAS SLIPPERY) I HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP A CAR. *TR

VERY HARD TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT UPON SLOWING THE VAN. AFTER DOWNSHIFT THE VAN HAS A SHARP JERK AND SEEMS TO HAVE TO CATCH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE GOING INTO A LOWER GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE PURCHASED NEW AN MAY 28, 2007. NOW DEALER AND HONDA FACTORY SERVICE REP IS SAYING THIS IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS VAN, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE FIRST NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AT 3321 MILES AND SECOND WAS AT 12,281 MILES. BRAKES: SLOPPY AND WEAK BRAKES SINCE PURCHASE. ROTORS TURNED AND PAD REPLACED AT 166 MILES, THREE DAYS AFTER BUYING NEW. STILL SOFT AND VIBRATING UPON STOPPING. DEALER SAYS THIS IS ALSO NORMAL. BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS, WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFE VAN FOR OUR CHILDREN TO RIDE IN. AMERICAN HONDA HAS BEEN MORE THAN UNCOOPERATIVE. THERE IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT WITH THIS VAN AND WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

2007 HONDA LX BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND VARIABLE WHEN APPLIED. SOMETIMES IT 'BRAKES' NEAR THE TOP OF THE PEDAL, SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PUSH OF THE PEDAL, AND HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS GONE INEXPLICABLY TO WITHIN 1/2 INCH OF THE FLOOR. *TR

TOO SOFT BRAKES ON 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. WITH MODERATELY INCREASING PRESSURE WHILE AT A FULL STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FIREWALL. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY-07- HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL FEELS WEAK AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER,BUT THAT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED YET. ODYSSEY HAS ONLY 1,400 MILES. *TR

SOFT, SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BLED BRAKES TWICE ON ADVISE OF TECH LINE WITHOUT NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT. BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE DEPRESSED BELOW HEIGHT OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HAVE TWICE CAUGHT THE EDGE OF MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN BRAKING CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. HAVE CASE OPEN WITH HONDA OFFICE IN TORRANCE, CA...THEY CANNOT TELL ME IF OR WHEN THERE WILL BE A FIX. DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THESE BRAKES. *TR

WHILE PARKING AT DAYCARE, TURN INTO PARKING SPOT, BRAKES FAIL. BRAKES ARE PUMPED TO THE FLOOR 5 TIMES BEFORE HITTING A LARGE BOULDER CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION AND FRAME. ALSO, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, YET SEATBELT LOCKED IN PLACE. DEALER IS DOING REPAIR SINCE THERE IS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. HOWEVER AFTER 55 DAYS, STILL WAITING FOR RETURN OF VEHICLE. TURNS OUT COMPUTER REGULATING AIRBAGS FAILED AS WELL. 2 DEFECTS THAT IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED JUST 3 MINUTES SOONER WOULD NO DOUBT HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR

WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW ODYSSEY JULY'07. FROM DATE OF PURCHASE WE NOTICED THE BRAKES PERFORMED BELOW PAR. THE BRAKES REQUIRED MUCH FORCE BE APPLIED AS WELL AS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE BE ACCOMMODATED. AT FIRST THE DEALER COMMENTED THAT OUR VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, A TEST DRIVE SHOWED THAT IF ONE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE CAR IS AT REST IT GAVE WAY UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR. AFTER THIS THE DEALER INSISTED THAT I LEAVE WITH A RENTAL WHILE THEY LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM, SEPT '07. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS. UPON RETURNING THE VEHICLE THEIR COMMENTS WERE "WE HAVE IMPROVED THE MASTER CYLINDER, HOWEVER, THIS IS TEMPORARY AND I SHOULD ALLOW FOR A FURTHER INSPECTION AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE". THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT RIGHT. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND BAD WEATHER IT DOES NOT INSPIRE CONFIDENCE, ONE FEELS AS THOUGH ONE IS DRIVING A LEMON. NOW THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL FAULT. THE COMPUTER FLASHES A WARNING (ERRATIC) "CHECK PETROL CAP"... THIS WARNING APPEARING AFTER HAVING COVERED 320MLS WITH STILL AMPLE FUEL IN THE TANK. NO APPARENT LOGIC CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE REASON OF THE WARNING. THE WARNING DISAPPEARS AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, THE PETROL CAP IS OPENED AND THEN CLOSED AGAIN AND, THE ENGINE RESTARTED. *TR

SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE CHATTERING WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *JB

WE CURRENTLY HAVE AROUND 7,000 MILES ON A 2007 AND THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE ODYSSEY'S BRAKING SYSTEM. THE BRAKES HAVE A VERY SOFT FEEL AND NEED TO BE DEPRESSED AT LEAST 3/4 OF THE WAY FOR THE BRAKES TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BITING. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS HAD A RELATIVELY SOFT FEELING TO THEM AND IT HAS CAUSED SOME DICEY SITUATIONS WHERE YOU NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SWERVE AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE THERE IS A DEFINITE LACK OF CONFIDENCE WHEN YOU NEED TO INDUCE A PANIC STOP. OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKES WILL HAVE A LITTLE CHATTER TO THEM WHICH YOU CAN FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE HAVEN'T PEGGED THIS DIRECTLY TO THE LOAD OF THE VEHICLE OR HOT BRAKES/BRAKE PADS, BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS ISSUE LOOKED INTO WITH OUR DEALER. *JB

SEPT. 2007 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY - PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT. 2006 -DROVE VEHICLE FOR AWHILE AND FELT THE BRAKES WEREN'T OPERATING PROPERLY. - NEEDED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET BETTER RESPONSE - JULY 6, 2007 BROUGHT TO DEALER TO CHECK BRAKES DEALER SAID NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS TO CONTACT ENGINEERS IN CA TO HELP RESOLVE THE PROBLEM - HAD CAR FOR 10 DAYS - COULDN'T LOCATE PART/OR ON B/O -DLR HAD TO REPLACE ABS MODULATOR AND BLEED THE BRAKES (DLR MECHANIC TOLD US THEY HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH ACCORD AND ENGRG HAD TO REDESIGN THE PART. - JULY 16, 2007 HAD IT FOR ABOUT 45 DAYS - AUG 30, 2007 CONTACTED DEALER SAME PROBLEM - DEALER REPLACED THE SAME PART(S) HAD IT FOR 8 DAYS THEY WANTED TO DRIVE IT FOR A 300 MILES - AGAIN , NEVER HEARD OF PBLM(OTHER THAN ABOVE MENTIONED INCIDENT) - INFORMED DLR NOT CONFIDENT IN BRAKES. DLR SAID "I UNDERSTAND. I'VE EMAILED HONDA AND THEY WILL PROBABLY DO SOMETHING FOR YOU, AS YOU HAVE BEEN PATIENT AND UNDERSTANDING." - DLR DROVE CAR FOR 300 MILES SAID VAN OK. - TOOK CAR SEPT. 7, 2007 - SEP. 14, 2007 CAR BACK TO DLR SAME PROBLEM - DLR GAVE US AMERICA HONDA TEL NUM TO CALL REGISTER COMPLAINT -CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA STATED PBLM WAS TOLD MY COMPLAINT FORWARDED TO DIST CASE MGR. I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN 1-2 BUS. DAYS -DLR SAID THAT "HONDA" SAID THAT THE 2006/2007 ODY HAVE A "SOFT PEDAL" - NEVER HEARD THIS COMMENT THE TWO PREVIOUS TRIPS WENT ON INTERNET LOOKED UP HONDA ODY BRAKE PBLM FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS W/SAME PBLM DATING FROM MARCH, 2007 - AUG. 2007 OUR DEALER NEVER HEARD OF THIS PBLM? - SEP 18, 2007 GEN'L MGR TOLD ME NEXT STEP MEET WITH THE DIST REP. AVAILABLE OCT. 3, 2007. - I TOLD GEN'L MGR. I WAS RETURNING TO FL WEEK OF9/22/07. - THE GEN'L MGR. TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DLR IN FL. TO PURSUE ISSUE FURTHER THERE. (I'M NOT TOO HAPPY WITH THAT) - ALL PARTIES AT THE DLRSHP FEEL BRAKES ARE OK. - I'M STILL NOT CONFIDENT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN AND HAVE NOTICED SINCE ITS PURCHASE THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS VERY SOFT. HARD PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED BRAKING DISTANCES. I AM PLANNING ON SPEAKING WITH HONDA TO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *JB

WE OWN A NEW 5 MONTHS 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND THE BRAKES ARE VERY MUSH. WE HAVE USE LOTS OF FORCE ON THE FOOT TO GET THIS CAR STOP. I THINK THERE IS A DEFECT. I TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. THEY SAID THERE NO SUCH PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. MY WIFE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE MIGHT REAR END SOME ONE. PLEASE CONTACT US ANY HELPFUL INFORMATION OR WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET THIS FIX. I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND IT SEEM MANY OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED A NEW 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L. VAN IS EXPERIENCING "SOFT BRAKES", I.E. HAVE TO BRAKE HARD AS IF BRAKE PADS ARE LOW SINCE DELIVERY OF VAN FROM BURNS HONDA, NJ. *TR

BRAKES...TOO SOFT. TOOK TO DEALER, TECHNICIAN AGREED. BLED BRAKES... TOLD THAT THERE WAS AIR IN THE LINE. APPEAR TO BE BETTER. IT HAD BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE IN MAY OF 07. SERVICED AUGUST OF 07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ENGAGE BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. SHE CAN FEEL THE ABS AS SHE DRIVES AND HEARS A POPPING SOUND WHEN SHE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN, BUT IT FAILS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT ALSO FEELS A VIBRATION, WHICH SHE BELIEVES IS DUE TO THE ROTORS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,100. THE CONSUMER STATED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TIRES AT THE TIME SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/29/07 *TR

THE BRAKE IS WAY TOO SOFT. *TR

THE BRAKES ARE NOT RESPONDING SAFELY. THEY ARE SUPER SOFT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP RECENTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BRAKES SOMETIMES SEEM INADEQUATE TO STOP THE VEHICLE -- HAVE ROLLED THROUGH STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM -- DON'T KNOW WHEN EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE WIL BE REQUIRED.*AK