My 2007 honda odyssey brakes are too soft, I'm not confident about the brakes from the day I bought the vehicle, I need to put extra pressure to bring the vehicle to a stop. Brakes have to be depressed all the way to the floor to stop and almost avoid rear ending couple of times. Took it to the dealer, they bleed the system and said it ok, but I don't see any difference, its really very unsafe with these kind of brakes. I see lot of owners are having the same problems , please act immediately. I bought this vehicle for my kids and I no longer feel safe to drive this vehicle with my kids.
2007 Honda Odyssey brakes complaints
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Brakes have a very soft and spongy feeling. Brakes have to be depressed almost to the floor to stop the vehicle. You have to allow extra distance in order to stop the vehicle. Once stopped with brakes applied, vehicle will lurch forward.
Honda odyssey 2007 exl: brake pedal is soft requiring pressing almost to the bottom to stop the car. Dealer did replace master cylinder but no difference, the same scary feeling especially on a highway. Couple times I even manage to press brake and accelerator pedals at the same time while trying to stop a car. The first time it happened (it was in canada and road was slippery) I had to use parking brake to stop a car.
Very hard transmission downshift upon slowing the van. After downshift the van has a sharp jerk and seems to have to catch the transmission before going into a lower gear. Transmission has been replaced twice since purchased new an may 28, 2007. Now dealer and honda factory service rep is saying this is a "normal characteristic" of this van, even after replacing the transmission twice for the same issue. The first new transmission was at 3321 miles and second was at 12,281 miles. Brakes: sloppy and weak brakes since purchase. Rotors turned and pad replaced at 166 miles, three days after buying new. Still soft and vibrating upon stopping. Dealer says this is also normal. Between the transmission and brake problems, we do not feel that this is a safe van for our children to ride in. American honda has been more than uncooperative. There is a very dangerous defect with this van and we are afraid to drive it.
2007 honda lx brake pedal is soft and variable when applied. Sometimes it 'brakes' near the top of the pedal, sometimes in the middle of the push of the pedal, and has on several occasions gone inexplicably to within 1/2 inch of the floor.
Too soft brakes on 2007 honda odyssey van. With moderately increasing pressure while at a full stop, the brake pedal will push all the way to the firewall.
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.
Soft, spongy brake pedal. Dealer replaced master cylinder, bled brakes twice on advise of tech line without noticeable improvement. Brake pedal can be depressed below height of accelerator pedal, have twice caught the edge of my foot on accelerator pedal when braking causing unintended acceleration. Have case open with honda office in torrance, ca...they cannot tell me if or when there will be a fix. Do not have confidence in these brakes.
While parking at daycare, turn into parking spot, brakes fail. Brakes are pumped to the floor 5 times before hitting a large boulder causing major damage to suspension and frame. Also, airbags did not deploy, yet seatbelt locked in place. Dealer is doing repair since there is potential safety issue with the brakes. However after 55 days, still waiting for return of vehicle. Turns out computer regulating airbags failed as well. 2 defects that if the brakes had failed just 3 minutes sooner would no doubt have been a fatal accident on an interstate highway.
We purchased brand new odyssey july'07. From date of purchase we noticed the brakes performed below par. The brakes required much force be applied as well as a longer stopping distance be accommodated. At first the dealer commented that our vehicle did not have a problem, however, a test drive showed that if one depressed the brake pedal while the car is at rest it gave way until it eventually made contact with the floor. After this the dealer insisted that I leave with a rental while they looked at the problem, sept '07. They kept the vehicle for two days. Upon returning the vehicle their comments were "we have improved the master cylinder, however, this is temporary and I should allow for a further inspection at my next oil change". The vehicle is still not right. When driving the vehicle in heavy traffic and bad weather it does not inspire confidence, one feels as though one is driving a lemon. Now there is an additional fault. The computer flashes a warning (erratic) "check petrol cap"... This warning appearing after having covered 320mls with still ample fuel in the tank. No apparent logic can be attached to the reason of the warning. The warning disappears after the engine is turned off, the petrol cap is opened and then closed again and, the engine restarted.
Soft brake pedal and brake chattering when braking at high speeds.
We currently have around 7,000 miles on a 2007 and there has been an ongoing issue with the odyssey's braking system. The brakes have a very soft feel and need to be depressed at least 3/4 of the way for the brakes to feel like they are biting. The brakes have always had a relatively soft feeling to them and it has caused some dicey situations where you need to attempt to swerve around another vehicle since there is a definite lack of confidence when you need to induce a panic stop. Occasionally the brakes will have a little chatter to them which you can feel in the brake pedal. We haven't pegged this directly to the load of the vehicle or hot brakes/brake pads, but we are currently in the process of getting this issue looked into with our dealer.
Sept. 2007 2007 honda odyssey - purchased new in sept. 2006 -drove vehicle for awhile and felt the brakes weren't operating properly. - needed to pump the brakes to get better response - july 6, 2007 brought to dealer to check brakes dealer said never seen or heard of this problem and has to contact engineers in ca to help resolve the problem - had car for 10 days - couldn't locate part/or on b/o -dlr had to replace ABS modulator and bleed the brakes (dlr mechanic told us they had a similar problem with accord and engrg had to redesign the part. - july 16, 2007 had it for about 45 days - aug 30, 2007 contacted dealer same problem - dealer replaced the same part(s) had it for 8 days they wanted to drive it for a 300 miles - again , never heard of pblm(other than above mentioned incident) - informed dlr not confident in brakes. Dlr said "I understand. I've emailed honda and they will probably do something for you, as you have been patient and understanding." - dlr drove car for 300 miles said van ok. - took car sept. 7, 2007 - sep. 14, 2007 car back to dlr same problem - dlr gave us america honda tel num to call register complaint -contacted america honda stated pblm was told my complaint forwarded to dist case mgr. I would be contacted in 1-2 bus. Days -dlr said that "honda" said that the 2006/2007 ody have a "soft pedal" - never heard this comment the two previous trips went on internet looked up honda ody brake pblm found numerous complaints w/same pblm dating from march, 2007 - aug. 2007 our dealer never heard of this pblm? - sep 18, 2007 gen'l mgr told me next step meet with the dist rep. Available oct. 3, 2007. - I told gen'l mgr. I was returning to fl week of9/22/07. - the gen'l mgr. To contact the local dlr in fl. To pursue issue further there. (I'm not too happy with that) - all parties at the dlrshp feel brakes are ok. - I'm still not confident in the braking system.
I recently purchased a 2007 honda odyssey minivan and have noticed since its purchase that the braking system is very soft. Hard pressure is required to stop the vehicle with much longer than expected braking distances. I am planning on speaking with honda to help with this situation. I hope that there will be a resolution to this problem.
Purchased a new 2007 honda odyssey ex-l. Van is experiencing "soft brakes", I.e. Have to brake hard as if brake pads are low since delivery of van from burns honda, nj.
We own a new 5 months 2007 honda odyssey, and the brakes are very mush. We have use lots of force on the foot to get this car stop. I think there is a defect. I took it to honda dealer in san marcos, texas. They said there no such problems with the brake system. My wife afraid to drive this car because might rear end some one. Please contact us any helpful information or what we need to do to get this fix. I search the internet and it seem many other honda odyssey owners have the same problem.
Brakes...too soft. Took to dealer, technician agreed. Bled brakes... Told that there was air in the line. Appear to be better. It had been this way since purchase in may of 07. Serviced august of 07.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the brakes engage by themselves while driving 5 MPH. She can feel the ABS as she drives and hears a popping sound when she depresses the brake pedal. The vehicle will slow down, but it fails to come to a complete stop. The failure only occurs after driving for a long period of time. The contact also feels a vibration, which she believes is due to the rotors. The current and failure mileages were 2,100. The consumer stated smoke was coming from the tires at the time she tried to stop the vehicle. Updated 08/29/07
The brake is way too soft.
The brakes are not responding safely. They are super soft had to make an emergency stop recently and almost caused an accident.
Brakes sometimes seem inadequate to stop the vehicle -- have rolled through stop signs or red lights when attempting to stop. Intermittent problem -- don't know when excessive pedal pressure wil be required.
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