2006 Honda Odyssey: brake failure

Filed Apr 8, 2022 · Brakes · 240,000 miles · MA

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 - 25 MPH, the brake pedal went to the floorboard while depressed and failed to stop the vehicle immediately. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with rear brake caliper failure. The mechanic informed the contact that the rear brake caliper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 240,000.

Filed Jun 25, 2014 · Brakes · 134,448 miles · MA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while entering a drive way, the brakes failed and no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact crashed into the front right side of the house and the air bags failed to deploy. No police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The driver sustained injuries to the hand, arm, neck, and shoulder. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure and current mileage was 134,448.

Filed Jun 25, 2011 · Brakes · 48,500 miles · AZ

Brake pedal goes to the floor after honda odyssey recall. Dealer says that this is normal.

Filed Mar 28, 2010 · 32,800 miles · CO

When the car came to a hard stop, the brake made a craking sound. Once this happenned, it continued everytime the brake was used. The brake did not work as good as it did before, I can notice it took longer to stop. At the dealership, drum surface was recoded. The van had 3/4 of the brake left and the drum just needed a resurfacing coding... It only takes one hard brake for the problem to come back all over again. Once back the brake does not holds on the tire like it did previously. I have gone back to the dealership, and they told me the oddessy has a lot of problems with the brake and it is very common between oddessy drives. The problem keepes coming back, and it does not make me any safer because it is a common problem for the oddessy drivers.

Filed Mar 16, 2010 · Brakes · 1,000 miles · GA

Brake failure on honda odyssey 2006 models when having more than 5 people in the vehicle. Very low braking power at speeds greater than 60 MPH. This has caused a very cautious driving habit. This was brought to the attention of honda dealership and was inspected as good condition. Has occurred many times. The vehicle shudders on application of brakes everytime to slow down. Total loss of braking power when driving down slope. Driving down slope, the brakes squeal (metal grinding over metal). This incident occurs when driving longer than 15 minutes downhill with constant application of brakes. Shifted the gear to the lowest, and yet there is no braking power. This happened when the vehicle was less than 4 months old. Dealer checked the vehicle to be fine.

Filed Feb 5, 2010 · Brakes · 45,000 miles · TX

My wife purchased a new vehicle and took possession of our 2006 honda odyssey van. I immediately noted a very soft brake pedal. When pressure is applied, the pedal goes all the way to the floorboard while stopped at a stop sign or traffic light. The vehicle has not rolled forward while the brake was set but I feel it may if it sat long enough with the brake pedal depressed. No repair has been attempted as I'm not certain of the cause. Brake fluid is not low so I assume air has somehow gotten into the brake lines.

Filed Jan 14, 2010 · Brakes · 40,150 miles · PA

During normal driving the brakes failed then began working again. When slowing for a stop sign using the service brake the vehicle failed to slow as expected despite increased pressure on the brake pedal. This caused the vehicle to roll through a stop sign. There was no collision or accident. Prior the incident the brakes worked normally. After the incident the brakes worked normally. It happened once on 1/13/10 and once in november 2009. It happened during typical rural driving, ~35mph 2-lane roads. The honda dealer inspected the brakes, road tested the car and pronounced everything was ok on 1/14/10. They made no repair. This appears to be the same as the federal safety agency investigation pe09024 my wife was driving who is the normal driver of this vehicle.

Filed Jan 11, 2009 · Brakes · NY

Spongy brake pedal -- pedal sinks to the floor under constant application. Brought it to dealers attention. Dealer said this was normal operation. I disagree as do others (professional auto technicians).

Filed Nov 6, 2006 · Brakes · 10,474 miles · IN

2006 honda odyssey had third brake failure. Previous two times I didn't know if my foot had slipped off of brake slightly or if it was in fact a brake problem. The third time, there was a grinding noise associated with braking, and the van had an increased stopping distance. I had to pump the brake several times and push it hard to get any braking at all. I almost ended up in a busy street and was very scared that I couldn't stop. All three of the incidents happened while driving slow- maybe 10 miles an hour. I had it towed to the dealer, and they replaced the brake pads and rotors even though they couldn't duplicate the problem. However, they stated that these items should not have caused a problem with braking. I'm not confident that the issue has been resolved and am scared that it will happen again and that I won't be able to prevent a serious accident.

Filed Mar 9, 2006 · Acceleration · TN

2006 honda odyssey brakes failed to stop when depressed. *ts the consumers wife had to turn off th ignition in order to stop the vehicle. It was determined the floor mats jammed under the accelerator. The cruise control would stay on.