Brakes vibrate excessively when applied and when at legal speeds of 60 or 70 vehicle is sometimes hard to control. i asked the dealer to fix the problem and he said honda would not replace the discs and he could only turn them the stop the vibration. this was done at around 16,000 miles, but within a few months and a few thousand miles the vibration began to reappear and has continually gotten worse. from talking to mechanics that work on these vehicles and searching the web it is my understanding that the disc design does not allow for the heat from braking to dissipate thus warping the disc. i feel honda should replace the discs with newly designed ones to alleviate this problem. if myself or my wife had to apply the brakes in an emergency it is possible that the vehicle could be uncontrollable and could cause a severe accident.
1st service since new (7500 mi)oil, tire rotation. immediately noticed shimmy upon braking. returned to dealer after 2 months. diagnosis: warped rotors. turned. problem solved. questioned as to why, they stated water puddle, agressive driving, etc. no mention of a problem with the rotor heat dissipation. all was fine until recently, about 30,00 mi. now same problem. should this problem worsten, and it will, controling a vehicle on a long mountain hill will be disastrous. this is a known problem documented by numerous people on forums on the internet, as far back to at least 2006. why hasn't this defect been addressed. i'm calling honda america today, as if it will do any good. i have one honda civic in my driveway now that has 136,000 mi. on it and the pads have never been replaced. dealer said pads are good. 136,000 miles. much less the brake rotors. no i'm not hard on the brakes as the dealer insinuated.
My car is 2013 ex-l. when mileage was around 18k, car started vibration when braking between 45 to 75 miles per hour. dealer told me it happened because of my driving habit..wow..so funny... i have 3 more cars..but only this honda odyssey has problem... also i found lots of 2013 odyssey owners has same break problem on the internet.. honda should recall this problem. *tr