Problems with 2007 Honda Odyssey SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Soft brake pedal and brake chattering when braking at high speeds. *jb

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

The brakes are not responding safely. they are super soft had to make an emergency stop recently and almost caused an accident. *tr

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) ...

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 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

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.

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 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

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

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.

The brake is way too soft. *tr