2007 Honda Pilot Brakes Problems

While driving the vehicle home after purchase on 6/11/2022 the vehicle experienced automatic, minor brake application. However, when we applied the brakes it was as if they fully locked up. By the time we got to the side of the road all of the brakes were smoking. It has been returned to the dealership 3 times for the same issue and they currently have the vehicle. They have experienced the same issue when they were trying to fix the issue but they cannot seem to figure it out. While I was investigating, I noticed that the 2005 Honda Pilot had the same issue, and the recall was started for the 2007 Honda Pilot also but was never issued. It makes it very unsafe to drive.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED, THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKES BEGAN TO LOCK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED ONCE AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED TWICE ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,710.

I JUST MERGED ON THE HIGHWAY GETTING OFF THE ON-RAMP. I SAW AHEAD OF ME THAT THE CARS WERE SLOWING DOWN. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WASN'T SLOWING DOWN I FELT SOME KIND OF VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE. I JUST KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND I SAW THAT THE CAR IS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND JUST KEPT GOING. I KEPT TELLING THE CAR TO STOP, STOP, STOP... AND IT DIDN'T STOP AND I KNEW IT I WILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME... AND IT DID.

APPLIED BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME CAUSING MUCH DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN FROM SCENE BY AMBULANCE. MY VEHICLE IS PROBABLY NOT REPAIRABLE AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. OTHER OWNERS OF 2007 HONDA PILOTS HAVE HAD SAME EXPERIENCE OF BRAKES FAILING TO WORK. (ALL NUMBERS BELOW ARE APPROXIMATE AS THIS INTERNET REPORT DOES NOT ALLOW STATING RANGES FOR THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE, SPEED, ETC.) *TR

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN MY 2007 PILOT WITH 60,000 MILES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. WHEN I PRESS THE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. IT TAKES THE PRESSURE OF BOTH FEET ON THE PEDAL TO MAKE THE CAR STOP. AIR IS BEING COLLECTED IN THE LINES AND HAS TO BLED ALMOST DAILY. HONDA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BEING A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER. AT NO TIME WAS THERE AN INDICATION THE BRAKES WERE FAILING. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS A RARE ISSUE AND WILL NOT COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

INCONSISTENT BRAKE PEDAL ON 2007 HONDA PILOT. AMOUNT PF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK VARIES AT ALMOST EVERY INSTANCE. AT TIMES, THE PEDAL IS SPONGY AND GOES TO THE FLOOR. OTHER TIMES IT BARELY MOVES AT ALL AND THE TRUCK STOPS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. I HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2009. WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED 1/2010 I HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK THE FRONT BRAKES BUT HE SAID THEY WERE NEW AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I WAS GREATLY SURPRISED TO HEAR ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE 2007 ODYSSEY AND RIDGELINE AND CANNOT BELIEVE THE PILOT WAS NOT INCLUDED. MY DAUGHTER FREQUENTLY DRIVES MY PILOT AND HAS ALSO NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ODYSSEY AND RIDGELINE RECALL. I BELIEVE THE BASIC MECHANICS ARE THE SAME SO HOW CAN A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS ON TWO TRUCK BASED VEHICLES NOT APPLY TO A THIRD? *TR

I FELT VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE WORN. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE RESURFACED AND NEW BRAKE PADS APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN 18 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 15,000 MILES SINCE IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. IT HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MONTHS SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED THE SECOND TIME WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. HONDA SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 HONDA PILOT. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS WARPING UNTIL HONDA CHANGED ITS DESIGN FOR THE ROTORS FOR THE 2007 PILOT. *TR

CAR ACCELERATED AND BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS WAS A FATALITY ACCIDENT. WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLEAR DAY. REPORTS SHOWED THE DRIVER HAD NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN THEIR SYSTEM. I HAVE THE BLACK BOX DATA THAT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE SCENE AND CAN FORWARD IT TO YOU AS AN ATTACHMENT.

I GOT 2007 HONDA PILOT. I READ ABOUT THE HONDA ELEMENTS AND ODDYSEYS RECALL REGARDING WITH THE BRAKES. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA PILOT 2007 SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHY? EVERYTIME WHEN I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN BRAKE I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE REAL DEEP TO STOP. AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO DOUBLE PUMP ( DOUBLE BRAKE FOR BETTER BRAKE). I HOPE FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION , NOBODY WANTS TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN SOME TOYOTA'S DEFECT INCIDENT??? NOT YET, NOT YET, NOT YET BUT WHY YOU HAVE TO WAIT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING FAST OR LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,875.

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT A HIGHWAY AND I GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WHILE MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I CAME TO A STOP AND NO PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED. I KEEP DRIVING AND SAME THING HAPPENED. THE SECOND TIME, THE WARNING TRIANGLE LIGHT AND VSA LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKING OR STABILITY SYSTEM OF THE CAR SINCE ADDITIONAL BRAKING IS APPLIED WHEN NOT NECESSARY. AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME. *TR

2007 HONDA PILOT WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND KEEP IT STOPPED. EVENTUALLY THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, BRAKES FINALLY ENGAGED AFTER STOMPING ON THE PEDAL FRANTICALLY HE STATES. *KB