Brake is soft only 40,000 mile very soft brake honda does not wanna replace parts so please help me on this issue thanks. *tr
My van makes a loud metallic grinding noise after the first 5 to 15 minutes of driving. repeated visits to dealership (and after a brake pad change) have produced no change. honda master technicians test drove the vehicle twice and have acknowledged issue and claim that there is no known problem or recall. they have basically said that they cannot do anything. several websites and discussion boards point to this same issue and lack of action from honda. my last conversation with honda was also unproductive - the best they could recommend was to take the matter to the service manager at the dealership. all my vehicle servicing including every recommended oil change and various levels of service have been at honda dealerships. i believe this is a substantial manufacturing / mechanical defect and could also cause safety issues going forward. *tr
Brakes automatically applied during acceleration from 20-50 while entering busy highway slowing vehicle nearly to a stop. managed to avoid approaching traffic and limp off the highway at the next exit. problem recurred as i took side road back home. problem also recurred as i took vehicle to dealer to diagnose the following morning. dealer was unable to recreate the problem or provide solution. problem persisted and vehicle was returned to the dealership two more times in 2011 with no resolution as well. now 2013 with over 40,000 miles on the vehicle (out of 36,000 mile warranty), problem persists. driver has learned to pull over and turn engine off to reset electronics necessary to temporarily overcome the issue. still no diagnosis or resolution by dealership or honda. this is not an issue caused by warped brake rotors, worn brake pads, or air in brake lines. ecm/pcm software updates in apr and may 2011 were fruitless. i suspect that the problem is in either a sensor, a primary control unit, or software operating such. *tr
Continue to have soft brakes even after vsa recall. brake did tighten up and the became soft again. brakes still continue to become soft after recall work. brakes have been replaces along with new brake fluid and bleeding of brake lines. no change after work was completed. *tr
Soft brakes. i bled the brakes, put new brake pads rotors and bled the brakes again same problem. these are the softest brakes that i've ever felt in a vehicle. i bought a 2015 honda accord and the brakes on that feel like they're high performance compared to this honda odyssey. these brakes are terrible and i will not buy another honda minivan because there are many many honda odyssey owners out there with the same problem and honda says its normal.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. the contact stated that the brake pedal stuck to the floor. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for inspection who located the failure at the brake pedal. the brake pedal was replaced. the failure mileage was 5,690 and the current mileage was 16,000.
When braking the front end of the vehicle shakes severely. honda dealers claim that "these vans just have a bad brake design" and charge to re-surface the rotors approximately every twelve to fourteen thousand miles. i'm amazed that there haven't been more accidents caused by this flaw. with the severe shaking there is also dramatic brake fading, especially driving on any downhill slope. we are always hesitant to take the vehicle on long trips as you never know when the brakes will act up. *tr
First complaint was described by the dealers as a humming in the transmission. my description is like a kickback or hard downshifting. next complaint is brakes seem like you apply foot to pedal and it seems like your not going to stop while foot is all the way down. then there's like a sound of something releasing or letting go. *tr