2007 Honda Odyssey: brake failure

Filed Mar 2, 2018 · Acceleration, Brakes · NJ · crash

On october 16, 2013, my honda accelerated at a fast speed up my driveway and caused $6,178.37 in repair costs and slammed into my front porch. The brakes did not work to stop the car. We immediately informed honda and our insurance carrier of the accident, and the car was towed to honda in old bridge, nj, as it could not be driven due to damage. On 11/15/2013, see claims summary, honda could not determine if this an acceleration issue. They never informed us of what the issue was. Honda did not provide me with a rental car, so I had to rent a car from 10/21/13 to 11/26/13, which I paid $603.96 out of pocket (receipts enclosed). The amount of time honda was way too long fix my car and I had pay additional rental costs due to their unreasonable delay. Shortly, after honda repaired my car, I received a recall notice that the brakes were recalled. Really? This is why my car would not stop. There have been several recalls on my honda. A year after purchase, the engine broke down. I wrote to nj attorney general, who wrote back and asked that I write to you. I am also attaching pictures of the accident. There are tire marks in the driveway due to the high speed of the acceleration. Photos fluids running down my driveway, and the damaged front end. I have also enclosed nj manufacturer's, copy of the claim summary dated 11/15/13. This matter is very upsetting to me and the way it was handled by honda. My husband, also purchased a new pilot, and my honda were both purchased new at the same honda. I know there are acceleration issues with this honda and this was an acceleration issue and a mechanical issue on the fault of the brakes I am requesting to be reimbursed for the car rental, insurance deductible and a refund of the cost I paid for the honda in the amount of $28,931.46. My car has never driven the same since the accident.

Filed Jul 10, 2017 · Brakes · 99,980 miles · CA

I was driving and all of a sudden the brakes just lost power and I had to press the brake very firmly to feel any actual braking happen. The rotors and pads were replaced about 200 miles ago and the entire brake system flushed due to previous issue of a very spongy or soft brake pedal. The vehicle's brake failure started at the end of a 50 mile commute at as I got off the freeway and approached a red light it took twice-three times the normal distance to stop going about 40 MPH.

Filed Mar 4, 2014 · Brakes · 69,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the brakes failed. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v504000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact had the brakes repaired by an authorized dealer however, the failure recurred. The contact was also included in a second recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v098000 (service brakes, air) and was awaiting parts from the authorized dealer. The vehicle was not further repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.

Filed May 22, 2012 · Airbags, Brakes · 60,000 miles · FL · crash

Typical honda odyssey soft brake pedal. We've had this brake issue since new. Multiple recalls, adjustments, etc... Honda for some reason can't figure out the problem. Our van was wrecked twice because of this stupid brake problem. The first wrecked happened in august 2010. The brake pedal went to the floor and caused a front end collision. I took it to honda again, but they said nothing was wrong with the brakes. Then the second wreck occurred. Same reason as the first. That's two serious accidents in 1.5 year time span. Each time the damage exceeded $10,000. Both accidents occurred because the brakes were soft and the vehicle wouldn't slow down fast enough. Oh, did I forget to mention that the airbags never deployed in either accident. What's the point in having airbags if they are not going to deploy in a major front end collision. This vehicle is flat out dangerous.

Filed Apr 14, 2011 · Airbags, Brakes · 60,000 miles · GA · crash

Brakes failed causing a crash. We bought the vehicle brand new in 2007 and have noticed spongy, soft, hard to stop brakes from the beginning. Dealerships, we have taken it to more than one, always say it's fine, no failure, no problem can be repeated. We had the brakes replaced just in case and have had both recall jobs fixed, one just last week. This week cars stopped short in front of my husband while he was driving, he could not stop, tried to slam brakes and the van would not stop, he put the pedal to the floor and nothing. He hit the car in front of him. We have had a few problems with trying to stop short in the past but have avoided a crash before. A recall is just not enough, it didn't fix the problem for our van. Also the airbag did not deploy.

Filed Nov 23, 2010 · Brakes, Steering · 15,000 miles · KY

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact experienced failures numerous times with brakes, and steering. While the brakes were applied the brake pedal extended to the floor which required him to apply additional pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The steering wheel was hard to control causing the vehicle to swerve from left to right. He had to apply additional force to the steering wheel in order to keep the vehicle in a straight line. The vehicle was taken to the dealership numerous times for the failures. The dealer removed air from the hydraulic fluid, but the repair didn't correct the brake failure. The wheels were aligned several times, but the steering failure wasn't corrected. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to a different dealership. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 36,000.

Filed Feb 12, 2009 · Brakes · NY

Our 2007 honda odyssey experienced rear brake failure at 2,700 miles due to rust build-up on the rotors. They were replaced by the dealer. The rear rotors again failed at 17,820 miles and had to be resurfaced. We are concerned about the braking system and the potential for continued failure creating an unsafe condition.

Filed Jan 9, 2009 · Brakes · 27,000 miles · GA · crash · 4 injuries

January 5th, 2009 I was involved in an accident that I believe was directly linked to the brake issue with my 2007 honda odyssey. I have previously reported the "soft and mushy" brakes to this site and to the local honda dealer multiple times. On the evening of the accident, I should have had plenty of time to stop after the panic stop of a car in front of me, due to another turning driver. However, the brakes went to the floor and did not stop the van in time. This caused an accident where I rear-ended the driver in front of me causing major damage to her car and mine with my airbag deploying. The issue with the brakes has been one that I have complained about to multiple honda dealers and they have ignored, always saying that they were within normal limits. I have driven vans for 17 years and have never had the braking problems with any others. There was no reason for this accident to happen other than soft and weak brakes that intermittently do not stop the vehicle. We are contacting the honda body shop that has the van and making sure they are doing a complete inspection on the braking system again. Please do something about this issue before more people are hurt or killed.

Filed Aug 9, 2008 · Brakes · 5,547 miles · AZ · crash · 1 injury

On 12/26/07, I had a very bad accident hitting 2 cars and all of the air bags in our new 07 honda odyssey deployed. My wife was in the car, I was driving and we were exiting the highway with the cruise control on and turned onto the off ramp when the brakes completely failed; I stepped on the brakes repeatedly and they were so soft they went completely to the floor board and the car would not stop and the cruise control would not turn off. The ramp was about 100 yards long, so we would have had plenty of time to stop if the brakes worked. The ramp was uphill and because the cruise control did not go off, the car started to accelerate and we were going faster and faster up the off ramp. We had no previous warning and did not experience any problem with the brakes prior. At the top of the ramp was a light that stopped traffic on the road, we were the first off the highway onto the ramp and because I could not stop, we reached the light (green) for us, crossed over a median and hit two cars on other side waiting for light to change and crashed. I could not turn due to the speed and we would have rolled if I did. Every air bag in our ody deployed, the seat belts held us back and fortunately we were not hurt. Driver of one of the cars was taken to the hospital; unsure of her injuries. After 7 months of our car being repaired, the car was taken to a honda dealer who finally tested the car and brakes and determined that the ABS/vsa modulator circuit needed to be replaced under warranty and brake lines had air in them. They replaced the assembly, bled the brake hydraulic system. There is definitely a problem with the 2007 odyssey brakes. We had taken the car into dealer for oil change and checkup just 2 days before accident happened. Our brakes went out with absolutely no warning whatsoever -- we or someone else could have been killed, as the accident was bad. The car was repaired, rather than being totaled at time of accident.

Filed Jun 11, 2008 · Brakes · 11,000 miles · AR

Brakes are too soft/mushy. Brakes don't work properly most of the time. It takes increasing pressure to stop vehicle. Sometimes the vehicle lurches forward after it stops which causes you to be out in intersections, past stop signs and possibly hit another vehicle. On friday june 6, 08 the brakes failed again, this time at 60-65 MPH. Another vehicle driving too fast swerving in & out of traffic pulled in front of me that required me to brake in order to avoid another accident. When pressure applied the vehicle did not slow down until brake pedal nearly touched the floor. W/ some great defensive driving an accident was avoided. A recent test drive by the dealership and they were unable to recreate the brakes problem. Upon taking the keys back, I had to depress the brake pedal nearly to the floor in order to shift into drive. I put the vehicle in park and returned to the service mgr to have him go on a test drive w/ me. He refused. I asked him 4x's to please test drive it with me driving. He said that he drove the vehicle, the district somebody drove the vehicle as well as a technician. He again stated nothing wrong w/ brakes. I left the dealership with the following information : 10dpsm/sm drove vehicle testing brakes. Competed panic stops at 40 MPH, 20 MPH. Brakes operated as designed. Tech drove vehicle while testing brakes and pedal stiffness. Panic stops at 10, 20, 30, 40 & 45 MPH. Swerve side to side to test vsa as well. All systems operate as designed. I want to note that only 11.5 miles were put on the van during their "test" of it .they did not test it under my normal driving conditions. I don't feel the vehicle was adequately test driven. The brakes will work off an on, but the longer it is driven and the more the brakes are used during that drive, the less reliable they become. Honda refuses to acknowledge that there may be problems with the brakes on their 2007 model vans despite all the info sent to them from the nhsta site.

Filed Jan 17, 2008 · Brakes · FL

Honda odyssey-07- has a brake problem. Vehicle's brake pedal feels weak and pedal goes to the floor. Dealer replaced the brake master cylinder,but that problem has not been resolved yet. Odyssey has only 1,400 miles.