2000 Honda Odyssey: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Brakes · 45,000 miles · TX

I am on my second set of brake pads in the just under 45000 miles. I took my van to two local brake stores and the dealer. I told them all the same information I was hearing grinding when I stop. Just brakes told me the calipers on my van were not retracting. This caused my brake pads to glaze because it was like I was always applying my brakes. They also discovered my brake pads were cracked. They also had a list of other things that had to be resurfaced because of wear. Their estimate for this work was just over $400. It was time for my 45,000 mile maintenance, so I took my van to goodson honda where I purchased it. I told the dealer my calipers weren't working. It had caused my brake pads to crystallize and I wanted my extended warranty to cover the defect in the calipers and to fix my break system under warranty due to this defect. They told me there was nothing wrong with the calipers and the brakes should last another 5000-7000 miles. When I asked why the pads were glazed, they said brakes usually do not last 45,000 miles. When I told them it was my second set of brake pads, they said it comes from riding the brake. I live pretty far out for the houston area and my job requires me to drive along a well surfaced county road with little traffic. There is no stop and go driving. The dealer didn't catch the cracked brake pads and admitted that they hadn't even checked the pads. I had my brakes repaired yesterday at a local brake check. They oiled the calipers, (they thought they were sticking) replaced my cracked brake pads, and resurfaced most everything else in the system at a cost of $234.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Visibility · FL

Power sliding doors opens by itself. Dealer replaced latches. Problems still existed. Called and spoke with manufacturer's representative about problem and I asked for an extended warranty on doors. No response. Called dealer to fix problem. Dealer will not do repairs unless they see that doors are opens by itself. Also, sometimes power doors will not close fully in. Sometimes power doors buzzer will comes on occasionally. It's annoying. I think the defective doors are unsafe especially for children. I need a life time warranty on door problems. Also fan blower is noisy at medium to high speed. Dealer fix once.problem arises again. 80-85% of the time the front brakes are grinding. New pads, same problem.

Filed Nov 12, 2003 · Brakes, Steering · FL

Problems with steering on 2000 honda odyssey. *mr there was a vibration in the steering when going 65 MPH along with brake pulsation (rear brake drums were tapered and the shoes did not apply properly), rims were out of round, the vehicle pulled to the right, driver's window squeaked when going down, brakes squeaked, one tire was found bad when the vibration in the steering wheel occurred and was replaced. Eventually all the tires were replaced but the vibration still occurred. *scc

Filed Apr 11, 2003 · Steering, Suspension · 25,000 miles · DC

There was a slight oil leak at the joint of the torque converter and transmission and the seals were replaced. When pulling from a stop sign, the consumer heard a clanking sound in the steering column, the dealer replaced the entire column, also there was a squeak coming form the rear suspension, the problem was determined to be a leak from the rear shock absorber.*ts

Filed Jan 28, 2002 · Body, Brakes · MD

Brakes are making grinding noise, dealer replaced the front brake pads.

Filed Dec 18, 2000 · Transmission, Visibility · CA · crash

On june 16, 2000 my 2000 honda odyessy was rear ended or hit by another vehicle in the rear bumper. The cause of the accident was the transmission failure with only 6,000 miles on the odyessy. I was southbound on euclid ave. At interstate 5. I was stopped at a red light in a uphill position. I was the first vehicle at the light. When the light turn green, I proceeded to go and my odyssey transmission slipped and then caught and then the engine stalled out. This caused the odyssey to lurch forward and then stop suddenly. When the odyssey stopped I still had my foot on the gas to go so that no brake lights came on to warn the drivers to my rear that my vehicle was about to stop. My odyssey was hit in the rear bumper by the vehicle to my rear. The accident was reported to the anaheim police who came to the scene and made report # dr no 00-23199. The vehicle to my rear was without insurance. I reported this accident to honda of america and the called me back to inform me that they would not assume responsibility for the damages to my vehicle. I have not had an appraisal of my damages yet it could be several thousand dollars. I am holding off because on the appraisal because the vehicle behind mine had no insurance and american honda claims no responsibility. On a separate incident on june 24, 2000 my left rear tire blue out at 70 MPH with only 7,500 miles on it. I came to a safe stop and had the tire replaced for $100.00 . Another problem is that the brakes grind with a metal to metal sound when coming to a complete stop. Another problem is that my power steering sometimes hesitates and jerks. Another problem is when running the rear airconditioning on high the rear blower speed fluctuates like as if it has a bad connection. Another problem that I have noticed since the colder weather around november, 2000 when I use the defroster on the front windows it smells like an electrical fire, or like wires are burning. *ak (dot number: m30d tiresize: p215/65r16)