2008 Honda Odyssey driver assistance complaints

Filed Jul 2, 2013 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 63,787 miles · MN

At random times, usually at about 40 MPH, usually accelerating, vehicle will act like the brake is being applied.

Filed Jul 1, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 53,500 miles · CA

The vsa light has been on and off for about two weeks, but user manual says it is okay for "normal driving". When I was driving about 40-45 MPH, the vsa lights was on. I kept driving normally. Then we I tried to apply brake to slow down, the brake light turned on. After I released the brake, the car seemed to applied brake on itself even harder. It happened many times during the past few weeks and this time I definitely felt it.

Filed Jun 30, 2013 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 32,000 miles · MD

As I accelerated onto the road, my odyssey braked hard and suddenly. The vehicle behind me, also accelerating, jerked and swerved around me to avoid collision (this seen in rear view mirror). I pulled over and stopped, restarted and listened to the engine, and looked for indicator lights. I resumed driving only to have the sudden braking recur a mile up the road. At that point I spoke with my husband on the phone and turned off the automatic braking system. No further incidents so far.

Filed Jun 30, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 50,000 miles · TN

So far, on 3 separate occasions while applying the gas pedal the brakes were engaged and nearly stopped the vehicle. On each occasion it happened during acceleration and speeds went from nearly 40 to 10-15 MPH each time. No pressure was applied to the brakes in any of these incidents.

Filed Sep 12, 2011 · Driver assistance · 42,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH the vehicle stability assist activated and the vehicle abruptly decelerated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 42,000.

Filed Dec 27, 2010 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 18,000 miles · MD

Minivan was brought to dealer to fix an overly-soft brake pedal, per a recall letter. Car was returned with brakes equally soft (or worse), so that even a "panic brake" procedure (using 240 lb of foot strength) could not trigger the ABS, brake assist, or other brake safety features. Car was returned to the (same) dealer twice more, with no improvement. Calls to honda brought no results. Although there may be a simple fix (e.g., bleeding the brake fluid), honda made no attempt to diagnose and repair the problems that arose during a recall procedure.