Problems with 2008 Honda Odyssey SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. while driving approximately 25 mph in rainy weather conditions the brakes were applied but the vehicle did not stop resulting in a crash. two passengers in the other vehicle were injured. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the brakes were replaced. the body damage was not repaired. the failure had not recurred. the failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 10,000. updated 9/13/11 *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. the contact stated that the brake pedal felt soft and made a grinding noise when the brakes were depressed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. the rotors and the drive shaft was replaced. the failure was not corrected. the brake pedal still felt soft and continued to make a grinding noise. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 9,500 and the current mileage as 47,462.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. the contact stated that the abs braking system activates by itself. when stopping the vehicle it makes a grinding noise. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they could not duplicate the failure. the dealer stated that the failure is known to the manufacturer, but they do not have a repair for it at this time. his vehicle is included in nhtsa campaign id number: 10v098000, service brakes; air, recall and it was taken to the dealer for the remedy. the remedy did not repair the failure and it was taken back to the dealer again. the contact was waiting for a call from the manufacturer. the vehicle had not been repaired. the current and failure mileage was 25,000.

Honda 2008 odyssey brakes feel low and squishy at different times while driving. a grinding sound is heard from the front brakes intermittently. owned a 2006 honda odyssey and experienced the grinding noise only. honda replaced front pads at 7000 miles and after another 4,000 miles grinding sound returned. honda dealer could not find problem. *tr

The brakes on our 2008 honday odyssey van are clearly failing and we've taken to the dealer five times and they replaced tons of parts but the brakes do not work. they are spongy and you have to floor it to get the van to slow down. they also grind at very slow speeds. *tr

The brake pedal on the 2008 honda odyssey feels soft and spongy. the brakes are not engaged until the pedal is depressed almost half way through and it feels as if it would hit the floor if depressed forcefully in a panic braking situation. driving this car with this brake issue does not make me feel safe in my vehicle. this problem has been documented by honda and they have issued a tsb (09-053) to address it. however, even after the said fix is made as recommended in the tsb, the car returns to original symptoms after driving a few hundred miles. my car has been repaired twice for the same issue now, but the problem still persists as the brake pedal does not feel any better than before. *tr

2008 honda odyssey lx, brake pedal travels nearly to the floor. soft pedal. van does not stop easily. we have had two near misses where the van did not stop as normally expected. the van was taken back to lehigh valley honda and we were told that the brakes were normal. i am afraid for the safety of my wife and children in this van and honda will not acknowledge that this van or any other honda vans have a problem with the brakes. *tr

2008 honda odyssey 5 door touring model failed to stop while at slow maneuvering speeds, forcing the driver to jam on the brake and swerve to miss vehicle in front, landing up on the median strip of a busy six lane highway. some engine acceleration was experienced during this maneuver, adding to the braking force that was required. the accelerator was not engaged during the incident. a second incident occurred a month later in a parking lot, with a substantial revving of the engine as the car entered a parking spot requiring hard braking and an abrupt engine shut down. finally a similar, but lesser acceleration was experienced by another driver (same car) while bringing the vehicle to rest in its parking position in the garage. all incidents occurred when the car had between 5,000 and 6,000 miles. the dealer found nothing wrong with the brake system and no indication of a fault in the computer system. (records of several electrical faults were found but believed to be associated with an incident when another car was started with jumper cables from the odyssey.) both incidents occurred at speeds below that required to engage the speed control function. the dealer's service manager acknowledged the seriousness of the complaint, but indicated there was nothing further he could do without evidence of a fault. *tr

Soft brake and fading brake pedal x 3. jan 2009 dealer replaced modulator, june 2009 dealer bled brake system, october dealer bled system while engine running. *tr

Brakes glaze according to the honda dealership. seems to be more difficult to stop the vehicle. *tr

Nothing has failed yet, but the brakes on my 2008 honda odyssey are way too soft. i have told several service people with my dealership, including the service manager, and they don't seem concerned. i have seen many other people complain about this issue. i have owned 7 new honda's and i have never had a brake feel this way. *tr

Honda odyssey were not effective when i bought this vehicle in dec 2008 right from the day one. initially i thought it is normal for vans but then i took it to the honda dealer in my area sometimes in may or june 2009 , tech said he replaced some part. i am not sure how an important part would not work on the day one i bought the vehicle. i have not felt any issue after the fix. but want to confirm if there is any other report like this and everything is ok with my vehicle. *tr

Honda odyssey brakes were not effective when i bought this vehicle in dec 2008 right from the day one. initially i thought it is normal for vans but then i took it to the honda dealer in my area sometimes in may or june 2009 , tech said he replaced some part. i am not sure how an important part would not work on the day one i bought the vehicle. i have not felt any issue after the fix. but want to confirm if there is any other report like this and everything is ok with my vehicle. *tr

I own a new 2008 honda odyssey. within 10 months and 17118 miles the brake rotors warped. the dealership, honda, recut the rotors at no charge. within 10 months and now at 36563 miles the rotors are warped again. the dealership and honda now after a wait from oct.09 to feb.2010 are telling me tough luck. i told the dealership i did not want the same rotors recut because they would be thinner and would warp quicker. plus the material must be defective. under heavy braking now the steering wheel vibrates so bad it almost jumps out of your hand. *tr

Brakes are soft on vehicle, tsb was performed, but brakes remain soft. *tr

2007 honda odyssey ex-l. vehicle failed to stop at 4-way stop intersection when applying normal brake pedal pressure and went through stop sign. vehicle has soft brakes and no definite brake engagement zone. brake pedal travel is excessive and can result in simultaneously depressing accelerator when applying brakes. must maintain excessive distance between cars at highway speed to provide adequate braking margin. have described problem to dealer on 3 occasions and have been told that this is "normal" behavior. we had a 2005 odyssey that did not have this problem. *tr

Brand new 2008 honda odyssey brake became soft twice when applied. the vehicle continued going, there was no vehicle in front of so there was no crash. it was wet road. this happened twice with in a month. went to dealer for brake check and they said everything was ok. *tr

My 2008 honda odyssey has terrible brake problems. i have had them looked at twice from the dealership and they keep telling me everything looks good. i did an online search and found out others are experiencing the same issue. lots of grinding sounds. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. the vehicle was purchased on september 15, 2008 and has logged 2800 miles. the vehicle exhibits soft brakes with excessive pedal travel of 3 inches with a spongy feel at the end and required excessive force to produce an abrupt stop. he has had difficulty stopping before crossing a line at an intersection and almost broad sided a vehicle at 15 mph because it took so long to come to a complete stop. the dealer has replaced the master cylinder, checked the abs and bled the brake line with no change in performance. the dealer also stated that the brakes are operating normally. a complaint was filed with the manufacturer; however, no assistance or refund was received from them or the dealer. he is forced to drive an unsafe vehicle. the failure and current mileage was 2800.

2008 model year honda odyssey.. recall performed, brakes much improved. 4k miles later brake pedal very low and very soft. recall was performed a second time. some improvement. another 4k miles pedal is very low and soft. *tr

Soft brakes resulting in others having accidents as detailed in edmunds.com honda odyssey form. dealer has no permanent solution. have case open with honda and their only response is that they are working on a fix. this is taking way too long as this was a known issue since february 2007. *tr

Brake pedal must travel approximately two inches before any braking starts to occur. even then the pedal must be pushed excessively far before real braking starts to happen. this occurs all of the time. took it to the dealer and they said it is within normal range. have never experienced brakes like this. own 2 other hondas and have had probably 25 different cars in lifetime. nothing close to this unless brakes are failing. honda odyssey forum groups all report this as a problem on the newer (2007-2008) odysseys. biggest concern is at slower speeds where i have pushed the pedal a "normal" amount and nothing happened and almost hit car/object/garage. worried that this will result in an accident due to sluggish brakes and way to much play in the pedal. *tr

07/22/08 - spongy brake pedal can be depressed to 1/2 inch of floor with moderate pressure and can be pumped to restore height and effectiveness. honda dealer service tech "did not really feel any abnormality - but brakes were bled to address client concern and brakes feel better" 07/09/09 - brake pedal feels soft. honda dealer service "brake pedal feels soft - see bulletin 07-045 verified and ordered abs modulator" 07/23/09 - honda dealer service "client states brake pedal feels soft. install sop abs modulator - defect code=03214, symptom code=04907 replaced abs modulator unit manually bleed brake system" comment: this repair restored brakes to normal - not spongy, and high pedal. 01/21/10 - honda dealer service "client states brakes are feeling spongy again. please check and advise. cannot duplicate customer concern at this time. may be due to a/c system cycling in and out" comment: was told this is "normal brake pedal feel" for this car, which is an unsatisfactory response, as the abs modulator replacement and brake bleeding on 07/23/09 temporarily corrected this symptom. the spongy pedal symptom was temporarily repaired by removing trapped air from the brake system and replacing the part (abs modulator) that was thought to be the cause of the air . however, there is a flaw in the brake system because the spongy/low pedal recurs when air again becomes entrapped within the system. the result is an unsafe braking system which has not yet been repaired.. *tr

I bought a 2008 honda odyssey feb 27 2008 and the brakes were working right, after 2000 miles the brake pedal started going to the floor with light pressure. the dealer replaced the modulator. this did not help. three hundred miles later they said the master cylinder was defective. the replaced it. that did not help. they bled the system according to honda engineers. this did not help. the dealer now says it is normal under hondas specs. the pedal still goes to the floor and at times i have to pump the pedal. it takes a longer distance to stop the van. *tr

Brakes not stopping accurately. i am getting noise from the left front brake. at times they are spongy, don't seem to stop properly, and make me feel unsafe. i have told the dealer at least five times. they act as if nothing is wrong. this vehicle was purchased new 4/6/2008. *tr

Very "soft" brake pedal operation.pedal goes to floor when ignition begins. must "pump" when applying brakes. dlr says (honda says) normal, baloney!! have changed mas. cyl. twice, abs modulator once. no joy. dlr says "just have us bleed/adjust every time i bring it in". i'm on record that i'll sue if i have a brake related accident (assuming i'm alive). the brakes have continued to be soft, sometimes go to floor, since i bought the car bleeding/adjusting helps for about a week. on second mas. cyl. replacement, dlr. said the braking operation was "bypassing the mas. cyl.". that's certainly not "normal". somebody need to do something before someone is killed!!! *tr

Brake pedal goes almost to the floor before the vehicle stops. pedal continues to get softer and softer. it feels like there is air in the brake system, you can pump them up if you have time before you stop. it now requires you to push the brake pedal lower than the gas pedal to stop. this can cause dangerous situation if the gas pedal is also hit with the side of your foot when pushing the brake pedal in a panic stop. honda says all of this "normal and refuses to do anything to fix it. *tr

Have three complaints. complaint one: there is extremely long pedal travel for brake pedal. this travel gives the driver a sense of brake failure, as though the brakes don't work or will not stop vehicle. has been noted in vehicle forums as a common problem complaint two: wind noise on the passenger and driver pillar that separates the front seat and the middle seat combination. has been noted in vehicle forums this is a common problem. complaint three: there is significant dirt in paint and paint shading where it doesn't match rest of vehicle (paint shading can be seen if the sun shines on the vehicle just right). honda has offered to repaint affected parts. i feel this is a common problem and the owner shouldn't be required to have a new car repainted with less than 1000 miles. has been noted in vehicle forums this is a common problem. *tr

Very soft feel to brake pedal on 2006 through 2008 honda odyssey's. multiple complaints and some accidents due to this condition. i am in the habit of pumping my brakes on my 2008 odyssey. on mycarstats.com, there are several problems of the same nature for 2006 thru 2008 odyssey's. these problems seem to have stopped with the 2009 models. many owners have had brake parts replaced and the problem remains. i think there is a design problem that has been corrected with the 2009 models since there are no reports filed of soft brakes at mycarstats.com for that year. this is my second input here since i had the wrong vin number on my first submittal. *tr

Bought a new 2008 honda odyssey lx on 5/15, salesman was in a hurry to leave so he showed me the car and a few things and was gone. it was around 8pm when i drove off the lot, first time i had ever been in an odyssey. pressed the accelerator and it felt great, pressed the brakes and was afraid the vehicle didn't have any. been very spongy since day 1. took it to first honda in simi and they said they're all like that. hard to believe, have to sit closer to the steering wheel to get leverage enough to apply the brakes, they honestly feel like the pedal hits the floor and very little stopping power. i have a 11-year-old crv that feels great and stops on a dime. something is definitely wrong, my internet searches seem to reveal a history of unresolved spongy brake problems with recent odysseys, but the dealer said nothing to fix. it will take a deadly accident to get them off their rears and look in to what's going on, very irresponsible for an otherwise great company. *tr

My brakes feel spongy and require me to apply extra pressure to stop. my brakes also make a groaning noise when i come to a regular stop. the dealership i took it to for repairs said they found nothing wrong, even though they heard the noise. i then drove an 08 off the lot to compare and noticed a world of difference in pedal feel and no groaning noise. they said they will call honda next week for advise. *tr

Very soft feel to brake pedal on 2006 through 2008 honda odyssey's. multiple complaints and some accidents due to this condition. i am in the habit of pumping my brakes on my 2008 odyssey. on mycarstats.com, there are several problems of the same nature for 2006 thru 2008 odyssey's. these problems seem to have stopped with the 2009 models. many owners have had brake parts replaced and the problem remains. i think there is a design problem that has been corrected with the 2009 models since there are no reports filed of soft brakes at mycarstats.com for that year. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. the contact stated that she had braking issue for two years; she would have to depress the brake pedal to the floorboard in order for the vehicle to successfully stop. the vehicle had been repaired for recall 10v098000 (service brakes, air) but the dealer stated that the rotors needed to be replaced as well. the contact felt that she would not need new rotors if the recall defect never existed. the failure mileage was unknown. the current mileage was approximately 38,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. while driving approximately 25-30 mph, the vehicle in front of him suddenly stopped. the contact applied the brakes but he crashed into the rear of vehicle. there were no injuries and no police report was filed. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who could not duplicate the failure. the failure had been ongoing since april 2008, and the vehicle had been taken to the dealer several times, but there had been no repairs made. the vehicle was recently repaired according to recall 10v098000 (service brakes, air) but when the brakes were applied, the vehicle shook. the vehicle was not taken back to the dealer for the failure. the failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 65,365.

Brake pedal is soft/spongy and often requires pumping to get an adequate firm feel. when van was new, less that 1000 miles, i took to dealer and was told the brakes are normal. was offered to drive another 2008 demo van which they said was normal. it also had a soft/spongy pedal. i think this is a design problem that should be corrected. *tr

I am experiencing braking problems with my 2008 odyssey touring in which the brake pedal is soft, feels spongy, and long brake pedal travel when braking. the vehicle has 2,132 miles currently and it was not like this before 2,000 miles. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. the contact stated that the brake pedal extended all the way to the floor each time it was depressed. the dealer stated that this was normal. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage was 918 and failure mileage was 914.