Problems with 2007 Honda Odyssey SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. the contact stated that left side sliding door and the right front passenger door failed to unlock intermittently. she had to climb over to the other side or turn off the vehicle and restart it to get out the vehicle. additionally, she noticed repeated problems with the steering; the vehicle would not hold an alignment and would drift to the side. also, periodically, there was a grinding noise when she attempted to stop, as if she were driving on gravel. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership several times where the tires were rotated and alignment was performed regarding the suspension problem. the dealer also installed a seal on the door but the failure continued. in reference to the brake problem, the dealer could not duplicate the failure but did attempt repairs which did not remedy the problem. the contact called the manufacturer who stated that they could not assist her. current mileage was approximately 36,950. the failure mileage was approximately 20,500.

2007 honda odyssey ex-l with soft, spongy brakes. have almost been in a few accidents with the brakes, however, nothing serious yet. *tr

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

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

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

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

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

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

2007 honda odyssey braking system not working good only less than 10k. mile steering start shaking and dealer told us it is warp they charge me $99 for resurfacing rotor but after another 10k it come back again and my car steering is getting heavy again even dealer replace that already. i assume that honda vsa or abs not working properly some how when honda lost very important life at highway accidents might they do something on this miserable happen. what kind car need to be resurfacing rotor every 10k mile and even i did that still on highway 70 mile drive steering make shaking and vibrating even it's resurfaced rotor. *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

Spongy brakes on 2007 honda odyssey. *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

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

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

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 own a 2007 honda odyssey and have been having problems with my brakes for some time. they feel very soft and "spongy" when i step on them; my foot sinks all the way to the floor. there have been numerous instances where i have almost hit another vehicle because the brakes do not respond. the brakes also grind very hard and sound very loud when i come to a complete stop at the bottom of a hill. also, when i try to stop or slow the van when traveling at high speeds (such as highway driving), my steering wheel vibrates violently. i have taken the van to the mechanic and have been told that my brake pads are fine (50% front, 60% rear), but that my rotors have worn prematurely. i also had problems with my power steering--i took the van in for service because i had a difficult time maneuvering the van in tight situations (parking)--it turns out that my power steering pump was not operating and needed to be replaced (at 36,267 miles)--267 miles over the honda new car warranty. *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 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

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

Honda odyssey 2007 driver seat belt stopped working, dealer at first wanted to send me home without seat belt, after i refused to drive the car , they gave me a rent a car for repairs. also brake system not working properly , multiple previous mentions to the dealer that breaks are soft, they told me it was not any thing bad and nothing they can do also steering pump problems went bad at 34,000 ,miles and they said it will cost 700 dollars to fix , steering very hard and not safe, unable to steer quickly and avoid objects on the road. *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

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.

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

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

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

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

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. the contact experienced failures numerous times with brakes, and steering. while the brakes were applied the brake pedal extended to the floor which required him to apply additional pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. the steering wheel was hard to control causing the vehicle to swerve from left to right. he had to apply additional force to the steering wheel in order to keep the vehicle in a straight line. the vehicle was taken to the dealership numerous times for the failures. the dealer removed air from the hydraulic fluid, but the repair didn't correct the brake failure. the wheels were aligned several times, but the steering failure wasn't corrected. the manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to a different dealership. the failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 36,000.

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

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.

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 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

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

Brake pedal is very low and feels soft. honda service bulletin 07-045 issued on march 5, 2009 does not really fix the soft brake issue. it is a temporary fix and will happen again in a matter of time. there have been some accidents reported and shared in the honda odyssey forum .this is a very serious safety issue needed to be addressed to honda to prevent any accidents. please help us and others as well. *tr the consumer also stated there was a buzz/whine noise coming from the steering when the outside temperature was below 40 degrees after driving for 30 minutes. updated ivoq 02/24/11

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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