While driving on !-25 south, the car started to choke and almost completely stalled while on the left lane. Tried to merge right and slow down the car. The brakes would not respond. The car was still choked and then gives in and goes again. Took the first exit and continues to press on the brakes to slow down the car. It continued on for a while before reaching a complete stop. After stopping, checked the engine for leaks or smoke and there was nothing. I started the car again and it seem to start fine. Then there was some kind of light noise. I drove it to just the other side of the highway where there were some stores. Took it to the dealer that just performed preventive timing belt replacement. Said that they found broken/seized spark plug in cylinder 2. The work was done at 76000. Current miles is 77990. The issue seem to be happening to 2005 honda odyssey.
2005 Honda Odyssey brakes complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the brakes failed and the vsa indicator illuminated. The dealer stated that the ABS was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.
While driving during rush hour traffic the vehicle suddenly without warning began to apply the brakes and the engine idled down then temporarily seemed normal only to have it reoccur in a matter of seconds. The vsa light including the symbol and the initials vsa became illuminated. I turned the car off and restarted it multiple times only to have it reoccur over and over again. I had just had the catalytic converter replaced for a second time two weeks prior to this happening. I was told by the dealer that in replacing the catalytic converter the service crew punctured my radiator and had to replace that as well. I had the car towed to the dealer who told me the vsa senor control cluster needed to be replaced. They said that they had never seen this before. They indicated that the part would take a week and a half to get the part which seems very strange. The cost for the part is $500 and the installation will be $276.25.
The brakes on this car never worked well. They screeched and squealed and were slow to respond. Despite many trips to the dealer and mechanics, they insisted nothing was wrong. I rear ended someone coming down a hill because I was unable to brake. The difference in speed must have been at least 35 MPH. My airbags did not go off. I hit the seatbelt way too hard. The car in front of me did have his airbags go off.
Vsa (vehicle stability assist) modulator failed upon engine start up in a honda odyssey mini-van with just over 19,000 total miles. Downloaded diagnostic code confirmed failure of the vsa modulator. Vsa failure also means loss of ABS function on the brakes. Component price is nearly $1000. This is a very expensive component failure after very little actual use of the van. Vehicle is out of warranty based on elapsed time. Research indicates that early (low mileage) vsa modulator failures are very common in honda odysseys and other honda vehicles.
This is a potential fix for the brake grinding complaints in summer while braking on a downward slope. It happens to my 2005 honda odyssey touring frequently too. It happened in the morning of june 1 2012 and when I got home, I power washed my vehicle, including the wheels which were dirty with brake dust. When I braked on the same hill two hours later, no grinding and no fading of brakes. Hope this continues to work and helps others.
Recently noticed like the brakes are not released fully after the application resulting in a "flat tire feeling with noise" took the minivan for scheduled recall service. Per service person, they replaced the caps of brake master cylinder. Driving back home @ 70 miles, felt like the steering loosing control, stopped at the near by chevrolet service center: they didn't felt any major issues with the steering but felt like the service wasn't done as they said. All the dust was evenly there all over the master cylinder: all over the bonnet. I feel no change with the friction noise from the brakes: " a little worse?" how do I ensure that a genuine service was done? Now I feel insecure to drive on this, like driving on black ices. The electronic system was rest last time, but not it is back to not working good: resulting with trouble with the A/C knob not working smoothly.
Faulty vsa modulator / ABS pump. The vsa indicator light stays on and diag check by dealer shows error codes 76-1 and 66-1. The advise is to replace the modulator. This equipment is already proven faulty in similar honda models (odyssey 2007-2008) and recalled. Honda odyssey 2005 also needs to be recalled. Customers should not be forced to spend a couple of thousand dollars for this.
Come on honda .... Enough is enough. I live in a hilly town. All winter long, no problem with brakes. As soon as it gets warm and I braking when coming down a hill (even a very gentle slope), the front brakes make the most horrific grinding noise. I've been told over and over by people at stop lights, that I really need to get my brakes fixed (but honda continues to say the brakes are in great shape). Multiple times, when the grinding occurs, I barely got stopped for the traffic light. This is extremely dangerous, let alone extremely embarrassing. If honda does nothing about this, it will be the last honda I ever own and I will for sure convince 100 people to not buy honda either. Please force honda to finally do something about this issue, before someone dies.
The odyssey vsa light went on in august 2010. When I took my vehicle to the brighton honda dealership in mi, they said I needed to have my vsa modulator assembly replaced for the price of $1257.44. I was told by a mechanical engineer that this should not have occurred at this low mileage. I contacted honda automobile division in torrance, ca last month. I was told that since my car was no longer under warranty they would not cover it, however, they would go 50/50.
2005 honda odyssey. Consumer requests reimbursement *tgw the consumer stated there was a humming noise coming from the rear brakes. The dealer resurfaced both rear parking brake drums and the disc brakes.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 30 MPH the contact was applying pressure to the brakes when he heard a scratching sound. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The noise was intermittent and was heard during the summer months. When the weather was cold the contact would not hear the noise. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.
Spongy brakes with loss of brakes.
Issues with power steering. When driving long distances a loud noise will start emitting from power steering. This has happened on multiple occasions over last five years. Have taken my honda to at least two dealerships about problem. Never diagnosed until recently. Was told that power steering pump is defective. Honda states no longer under warranty. Very expensive repair. Dealership will not help with cost. Contacted honda corporate customer service and was offered no help with cost of repair. Will no longer drive my honda any long distances. Also have had brake and parking brake issues with this car over past five years.
1. During a routine service on 12/22/2009 the dealer tech / mechanic advised that both front and rear brake rotors on my 2005 honda odyssey were rust pitted and needed to be replaced. This is clearly a defect on a relatively new car since I own a 10 year old 2001 honda accord which has not had any such problem so far - under same driving conditions. 2. This is a safety defect and will require a expensive fix (approx. $1500 quoted by the dealer) for a car under warranty. Cannot continue to drive the car with rusted rotors and 2mm pads. 3. The dealer has quoted $1500 to replace both front / rear rotors and pads.
I have a 2005 honda odyssey which has had the same reported stopping issue as reported by newer models. The article describes the pending recall for 2007-2008 honda odysseys, and it described the exact problem I am having with my 2005 odyssey with only 45,000 miles. When the breaks are heated from full load or multiple stops we have to push the brake pedal all the way to the floor to get it to stop. Once the pedal hits the floor then there is a metal on metal grinding sound. We have had this checked multiple times at honda dealer and they have heard of this and speculate master cylinder but under cold conditions there are no problems. I called honda this morning and reported it, and I was told that since my odyssey is out of warranty, I would have to take it in to the honda dealership, have them inspect it, and pay for the repair myself. I don't think this is right.
My 2005 honda odyssey van did not stop while I was braking during a stop at a traffic light. The brakes got to the floor and I hit the car in front of me causing a minor traffic accident. I have not taken it to the dealer yet but I have scheduled an appt. I was found "at-fault" and the vehicle I hit received compensation for collision. The owner of the vehicle also claim he was injured.
I have a 2005 honda odyssey (VIN# [xxx]), and I have noticed that the brakes have been soft for a long time. Since I had been having this same problem for a while, when I took it to the honda dealership about a year ago, I had them check the brakes while it was in for other things. They told me the brake pads were fine and that they barely had any wear on them. They told me that's just the way hondas are. But when I first got it brand new, I didn't have this problem. I found an article today about the pending recall for 2007-2008 honda odysseys, and it described the exact problem I am having with my odyssey. I have to push the brake pedal all the way to the floor to get it to stop, or even to get it to slow down enough to turn. I called honda this morning and reported it, and I was told that since my odyssey is out of warranty, I would have to take it in to the honda dealership, have them inspect it, and pay for the repair myself. I don't think this is right. I feel that the problem must be in more than just the 2007-2008 models, and honda should expand the recall. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I purchased a 2005 honda odyssey october 2004. Within weeks and to this day I have problems with the braking system; this is after numerous replacements of brake pads and rotors. The front brakes repeatedly make a grinding noise when making a hard stop or stopping on a downward slope, noticed more in the summer. The defect in the brakes feel as if the brakes are going to fail; I have to take my foot off the brake because I feel the pedal going all the way to the floor. The rear brakes also are defective and are noisy when applied and the car is making a turn. I have addressed the issue on multiple occasions with the dealer. Initially, I was told that the brake pads were faulty and would be replaced. After they were replaced, the problem started again. The dealer has admitted that the odyssey as braking problems, but no recall has been issued so their hands are tied, I have also been told that they cannot duplicate the problem, to being told my brakes must have been dusty, and/or that they just needed an adjustment. One thing though, the brakes have never been replaced being they were worn to the point of needing replacement. I know I am not the first to complain in regards to this specific issue. Why doesn't the federal safety agency enforce its authority and demand that this problem is resolved in the 2005 odyssey minivans?
At least several times my wife and I have been scared with the performance of my brakes on honda odyssey 2005. There is no recall, so nothing I can do. When going down the hill and stopping at the stop sign (pushing the brake pedal), brakes seem to grab at first and then let go for about a second for some unknown reason. After this brakes grab again and seem to work just fine, as though nothing happened. This really scares me and my wife when it happens.
Honda odyssey 2005: brakes fail when stopping on a curve/turn. Dealership says nothing wrong yet it continues to happen on warm days. During summer months in pa it will happen at least once a day. There is a grinding sound first and then loss of all control of vehicles brakes. Wondering if someone needs to die before this is fixed!?! Dealership has had my vehicle many times about this and "everything is fine" continues to happen. The brakes seem soft compared to the loaner they gave me. Please help, this is endangering my family! All recalls for this vehicle have been performed, nothing has helped the brakes including the fix a few years ago. Dealership even tells me they have never heard of this happening yet internet research shows it is happening to others! It occurs during warm weather anywhere from 55 degrees up. The result is driver looses control for a few seconds, long enough to be in an accident, luckily, I have avoided many over the time I have owned the car.
When turning into parking spaces or making other sharp turns, van makes loud groaning noise. Have had the following done: brake dust blown out, rotors resurfaced and pads replaced, all of which helped for awhile but then noise returns. Car was shimmying when stopping from freeway speeds but that has stopped when brakes were replaced. Honda claims no knowledge of other cars with this problem, even though I have referred them to these websites. I have an '05 ex with about 45k on it.
When turning into a parking spot or a slow turn on the road way I get a loud noise like the brakes are bad. The vehicle has only 39,000 miles on it and honda needs to correct this wear problem. These seem to be a use of poor material in the manufacturing of what is a very important part of a vehicle and that is the brakes. It seem like this is a failure waiting to happen and could cause an accident if honda does not notify us and get the proper brakes on this vehicle. Honda should not be allowed to just pass this off as not their problem and pass it off as normal break wear. Please help us honda owners get this problem corrected and asap if not tomorrow.
Van always has a grinding noise when you put the brakes on hard. It appears to be only on the front. When it was brought to the attention of the dealer, the tech rode with us to hear the noise and replaced the rotors & resurfaced the discs based on the honda tech line. The tech indicated that it is a problem with the honda vans, as the front of the van is too heavy for the brakes that are provided by honda. In less than 10,000 more miles, it was making that noise and still is. When taken to the dealer for the multi point inspection, they always indicate that the brakes have plenty left. It grinds everytime you put the brakes on and it sounds like the older cars when the brakes are worn down completely.
2005 honda odyssey touring has soft brakes at low mileage and rotors had to be replaced at 25,000 miles since they were rusted out, even though brakes had been serviced by honda at all prescribed service intervals. Honda replaced all 4 rotors and pads at my cost, claiming that this wear was not abnormal and would not have been covered even if the vehicle was still under original 3-year warranty. My concern (which I shared with them) is that this is a safety issue since the parts failed after a very short interval even though the van was serviced at the intervals prescribed by honda at a honda dealer. The safety concern is that the braking distance with the rusted-out rotors increases stopping distance dramatically, even at low speeds.
Purchased a brand new honda odyssey 2005 ex-l from fremont honda in 2005. Just after two years when the brakes are hot and are applied sharply e.g. When coming down a hill they make a loud grinding sound. Sound seems to come from the front brakes. I took the vehicle to capitol honda for a regular oil service and the technician stated the sound is normal, it is the ABS kicking in. This is not the case, as I fear the brakes will fail one day as it sounds like metal on metal and may have an accident one day. I have raised this concern with american honda who handles customer service that there is a design flaw with only 21,000 mile on the van. They stated I am out of warranty over 3 years/ 36,000 miles and to take it back again to the dealer. I will take it to the dealer again on 10/31/08. I want to elevate this issue/ customer concern to the federal safety agency to investigate grinding brake noise of 2005 honda odyssey van. Also conduct a google search on honda odyssey grinding brake noise and you will see hundreds of articles - there is clearly a fault that honda needs to resolve and recall its vehicles and fix free of charge before large scale accidents occur.
There are times when I press the brake pedal and the car surges forward. This has happened at least 5 times in the last two weeks. I took it into mahwah honda and they checked the car and the error codes and found no problem.. It feels as though the accelerator was being pressed. Both my wife and I experienced this problem at different times when we were driving and coming to a stop.
Shimmy in front end when applying brakes on downhill. Honda advised: caused by brake wearing. Honda replaced front brakes and resurfaced rotors , 32,310 miles. Now, 14,000 miles later, shimmy occurring on downhills when applying brakes. This is very unsafe especially to older or inexperienced drivers. I have been driving for over 55 years; I'm 74 years old...and I do know cars and engines, and have not had a vehicle with a shimmy since I was a kid! First occurred june 07 and started again 828/08..yesterday.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. While turning the vehicle at 10 MPH, the brakes made a loud squeaking sound when they were depressed. The vehicle has been diagnosed by the dealer several times, but it is still experiencing the same failure. Whenever the vehicle is driven over 60 MPH, the steering wheel begins to vibrate. The vehicle has been diagnosed by the dealer several times for this failure as well. The current mileage was 31,000 and failure mileage was 27,000. Updated 07/15/08. *lj updated 07/15/08
Brakes, when applied at speeds over 60mph cause the van to wobble uncontrollably. Brakes also "whine" when slowing on approach and into a parking space. Dealer has responded that they cannot duplicate issues, so no repairs were made. Issues have continued under normal driving conditions.
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