My 2007 honda odyssey has twice had the following problem. Both times it was in conditions where the anti-lock brakes were (presumably) engaged: once coming to stop on a very wet street in rain, and the second on a very snowy, poor traction street. Both times I was braking harder than usual while decelerating to come up to a stop sign/light and the ABS engaged. The initial slowing was fine, no slipping, but as I decelerated through about 3-5 MPH, the brakes refused to work. I pressed the pedal harder but the brakes would no longer engage. I was moving very slowly, but unable to stop (and this was not due to road surface, it was due to the brakes refusing to engage). The first time I narrowly avoided hitting the car in front of me. The second time I just continued forward halfway through the intersection. I am a commercial pilot and it felt like the antilock brakes had released, and then refused to re-engage. I tried pumping them as well. No response. The pedal still had braking feel, just no brake engagement. Perhaps the ABS should cut out below 2 MPH or some preset number and this did not happen? Anyway, in those conditions, you need to be able to stop...even if you're traveling extremely slowly, being unable to stop the vehicle from entering the intersection through the red light is very dangerous.
2007 Honda Odyssey brakes complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions the driver applied pressure to the brake pedal continuously before the vehicle came to a complete stop. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was 1,000.
Spongy brakes. Sometimes an issue stopping where the brakes are completely depressed. The brakes feel very soft. The car has been brought to honda for a check on the brakes. We were told that all the brakes are that way on the minivans.
The federal safety agency action number: pe09-024 --- (braking problem) 2007 honda odyssey ex - with braking problem - a stealthy intermitent problem since I bought it 12/2006. I traded it 08/2009. Very dangerous braking problem... By luck, I was made aware of similar complaints from your web site -- thank you!! Tried to get the braking problem corrected through service. No luck. Test drove a new 2010 insight had similar braking problem (this problem would happen most of the time, but not as pronounced as in the odyssey). - the service manager joined me and drove the insight, he also felt the braking glide. Tried to resolve the odyssey braking problem with honda service for month of july.. Honda replaced the vsa modular 7/29/2009. Was worse. Didn't feel like ABS was working. Documented the attemt to get it fixed (the amber light never came on to say there was a problem). The brakes in the odyssey were still "doing the glide". Communicated with honda through july 2009 -- I assumed honda sent my info to the federal safety agency to add this odyssey to the complaint.
When braking, the vehicle's brake pedal travels unusually farther to the floor than normal, and leads to improper and extraordinary braking techniques necessary to safely execute a stop. Putting this vehicle into the hands of a minimally experienced young driver could result in unexpected vehicle performance and loss of control. This is by no means "standard" or "normal" as my local honda dealer says it is. This is not in line with other honda vehicles, either; it is an aberration they are not addressing. The resulting customer dissatisfaction is mounting, and needs to be addressed by our transportation officials to force honda to address and resolve this issue.
Steering wheel shakes and braking is lagging has almost cause an accident. I have alerted dealer of this defect and do not feel comfortable driving the car.
2007 honda odyssey ABS braking system is soft with low pedal. Difficult to stop the vehicle at times, frequent problems for last several months dealer said: faulty ABS modulator, repair cost: 1200 usd.
Brake pedal in 07 honda odyssey bought new (I am the first owner) is getting progressively worse. The brake function is still okay but there is a lot of "play" of the pedal before the brakes engage and this has been getting worse over time. There have been no accidents nor incidents so far but as a cautious driver I know that this problem is escalating.
Brake pedal is very low and feels soft. Honda service bulletin 07-045 issued on march 5, 2009 does not really fix the soft brake issue. It is a temporary fix and will happen again in a matter of time. There have been some accidents reported and shared in the honda odyssey forum .this is a very serious safety issue needed to be addressed to honda to prevent any accidents. Please help us and others as well. *tr the consumer also stated there was a buzz/whine noise coming from the steering when the outside temperature was below 40 degrees after driving for 30 minutes. Updated ivoq 02/24/11
I purchased a new 2007 honda odyssey in june of 2007. From the day I took it off the lot I was concerned with the squishy/soft brake pedal. I asked the dealer to look at the vehicle regarding this problem, and they did. They also said that nothing is wrong with the vehicle. I believe this is a real safety concern and feel that honda should be addressing this problem and they're not.
2007 honda odyssey braking system not working good only less than 10k. Mile steering start shaking and dealer told us it is warp they charge me $99 for resurfacing rotor but after another 10k it come back again and my car steering is getting heavy again even dealer replace that already. I assume that honda vsa or ABS not working properly some how when honda lost very important life at highway accidents might they do something on this miserable happen. What kind car need to be resurfacing rotor every 10k mile and even I did that still on highway 70 mile drive steering make shaking and vibrating even it's resurfaced rotor.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the brakes became spongy while driving approximately 35 MPH and extended to the floor more frequently. The vehicle was taken the dealer and this is the third time that vsa modular will be replaced. The failure mileage was 30,000.
2007 odyssey lx had been driven for 40 minutes when we came to a red light and braked as normal. The vehicle did not stop until halfway through the intersection. Fortunately, there was no accident. This vehicle has had soft brakes for a while so I have adjusted my braking, giving it a long run to stop, but this time even that wasn't enough. The honda dealer told us that the braking system is working fine!
2007 honda odyssey brakes were spongy from day one. Inquired at the dealer and they said its normal 10k. I hate the brakes on the van since they do not stop when you want them too. Also having problems with rotors now which are warped I guess at 20k.the steering vibrates when braking. It should never happen to a newer car. All owners need to concern this problem with honda for an recall for safety and product failure.
Soft brake with 2007 honda odyssey. Couldn't stop the car without slamming the brake. Took back to dealer where the car was purchased and was told the brake is fine. Took it to another dealer and they bled the brake but no improvement. Honda needs to recall or refund under lemon law.
Shuddering steering wheel and brake pulsing starting at 18k miles. Dealer says the rotors are warped, though brake pads have over 75% life left. In all our years of driving we've never had rotors needing turning or repairing in less than 40k miles. This seems like a defect to me that honda will not take ownership for.
2007 honda odyssey soft brakes. Pedal must go to the floor to stop the vehicle.
I have a honda odyssey 2009. The vehicle did not stop completely last winter approximately three times when it was completely braked. I was on a traffic light and helplessly saw my van moving towards the traffic light. Eventually it stopped. However, it scared me a lot. I went and complained to dealer and he said that there is no recall notice. This problem does not happen every time. I have another problem when I apply brakes. It appears that some thing is jerking or vibrating when I brake.
Spongy brakes on 2007 honda odyssey.
Occasional brake problem. Spongy braking and difficult to stop effectively. Mostly happened in first 15 mins driving.
2007 honda odyssey ex-l with soft, spongy brakes. Have almost been in a few accidents with the brakes, however, nothing serious yet.
Ref pe09024 and ea09014 for honda odyssey 2007- soft brakes required multiple dealer service to check for low pedal. Last visit with district rep from honda prompted service to fix agreed to low pedal problem. Fix was an improvement but brakes remain soft and at times on a long downward hill, brakes can still slowly sink to floor. Pumping of brakes is then required to restore pedal height. I will not allow other persons to drive this car because of this risk. Honda did a fix on jan 09 to ea09014 with improved height but problem still exists with soft pedal and drop on rare occasions. Owner frustration has prevented further acton until this opportunity.
I bought my odyssey 2007 in nov. 2007, and it has always had a very soft pedal, meaning, you have to push the pedal far down before you even begin to stop. When I have to stop suddenly, I have to push it all the way to the floor. I live in a small town so I just don't drive close to anyone and stay away from city driving because I do not trust my brakes to stop short. It occurs every time I have to stop suddenly. If I know the stop light is going to turn, I slow down by applying the brake for a long time before it will make a complete stop. I will never buy an odyssey again and if they would do a recall, I would certainly bring it in to get it fixed. Apparently, honda does not think they have a problem but it is a well known fact amongst odyssey owners!
Brakes feel squishy for late model car, seems to get worse. Haven't had a crash, but read recently announced engineering probe related to this issue and thought I'd chime in. Honda's stance on this, from the docs posted in conjunction w/ the launch of the engineering probe, seems to be basically after a couple years the brakes will not engage (pedal will hit floor before engaging), but hopefully before this the user will know because the travel distance of pedal will gradually increase. Are you kidding me?!?!? This is scary! Most of the soccer moms I know that drive odysseys will *not* even feel the squishy brakes -- they'll just think it to be normal b/c in most cars the problem is stable -- doesn't get worse! Maybe the recall should be "if you see an odyssey coming', get the heck out of the way! !" please force a recall before somebody gets killed! Shame on honda for such a dumb-headed response to this serious issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. She experiences soft-pedal during brake application. Increased stopping distances may eventually lead to a vehicle crash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and a technician stated the brake cylinder for her model type was not sufficiently designed. The technician drained the excess fluids. The repair did not remedy the failure. She filed a complaint with the manufacturer, and was advised that they were investigating the failure. The current mileage was approximately 45,000. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.
While driving my 2007 honda odyssey, I have rolled through either a stop light or stop sign on three instances. I was pressing the brake in a manner that I believed was sufficient to stop the vehicle, but rolled approximately 1 car length past the targeted stopping point. To date, I have not been involved in a crash and there have been no injuries. I plan on contacting the dealership to inspect the vehicle because it should still be under warranty and I have read that there is an open investigation for other vehicles having the same problem.
The brakes on the vehicle feel squishy and soft, especially after the car has been driven for a while. For example, coming to a stop last wednesday at a red light, the brake pedal continued traveling until it almost touched the floor as the vehicle came to a stop. This is not the first time it has happened. I have adjusted my braking to account for longer travel of the pedal but this time it just seemed a little too long. I took it to the dealer today at tarrytown honda, explained the problem along with the honda service bulletin 07-045 that might be applicable and they said everything was normal. Such a long pedal travel for braking just doesn't feel normal in general but it may be that it is normal for this vehicle. In that case, all owners should be properly informed so that they can adjust their braking habits and expectations.
The brakes are very soft and spongy...been saved a couple of times regarding rear ending someone, but today at 20 miles and hour - I crashed into the car in front of me. I had enough distance to stop the car and was literally standing on the brake, but it just didn't stop till it crashed into the car in front of me.
2007 honda odyssey brake problems. Only have 34,000 and the brakes are making the steering wheel shake. Feels like the car will not stop. Took car into dealer & was told to much mountain driving. (has not been in the mountains.) they machined the rotors and replaced brake pads. The rotors were wrapped to do excessive heat. We were also told that this is a heavy vehicle and that is just what the brakes do. After 10 days from the repair the right front brake is already starting to make a rubbing noise. I have had a lot of cars in the past that have had mountain miles and towing miles on the car & have never had such brake problems.
My wife and I own a 2007 honda odyssey, and have a consistent and perpetual brake problem. The brakes have always been really soft and go almost to the ground when braking. In addition, when applying the brakes, such as when pulling up to a stop sign, there is a very loud grinding noise. In my experience that grinding noise is a bad thing. However, according to my dealer, and we have taken the van in for brake service several times for them to fix this issue, this is normal for honda odysseys. Something to do with the material of the brake pads because the car is heavier. But this cannot possibly be normal, and the brakes should not take so long to engage. I have a very hard time getting this van to brake going down hills and am constantly afraid that they will not engage in time for me to stop before hitting the car in front of me. I am concerned for the safety of my family, and am extremely concerned that honda has taken no action to correct this issue, especially considering that all of the research I have completed shows that there are many, many complaints of the same nature from other honda odyssey owners.
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