Brake rotors - do I really need to go into detail? 54,000 miles and front rotors have been resurfaced twice and now the rear need it as well. Severe shimmying/vibration during braking. Obviously this causes inconsistent reaction forces between the tire and road surface that could cause unpredictable vehicle response! Does a child need to loose their life before a recall is issued? Does anyone read these complaints? Is honda doing anything about this? How has the federal safety agency not performed an investigation on this? Come get my van and try it out!
2014 Honda Odyssey brakes complaints
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While driving on the highway and going 60mph or higher, the steering wheel shakes a lot when I start to brake and I have to pump my brakes rather than a slow gradual depression of the pedal like one would normally do or else the van becomes unstable. This has been the case for over a year.
2 potential safety issues occurring at 55000 miles or less with no recall from honda: transmission jerking at low speeds and warped brake rotors at low mileage: issue 1: when traveling up a hill (small to moderate grade) the van has a jerking motion and the needle on the odometer bounces back and forth about 200 rpms with the foot steady on the gas pedal. This has happened for quite some time on hills but now at 55000 miles the van is doing it on a level service while in 2nd gear (or when transitioning to 2nd from 1st). Again the foot is steady on the gas pedal and the van jerks with the needle bouncing on the odometer a few hundred rpms back and forth for a short bit until into 3rd gear. I read of a tsb 16-060 that the cause is improper heating of the transmission fluid. The short-term fix is to drain and fill the transmission fluid while a future fix is a software update that is not yet completed. Issue 2: when braking there is violent vibrations in the steering wheel. I took it to the dealer, don't remember the date but while still under the 3 year/36000 mile warranty, they turned the rotors which caused the vibrations to go away. Now at 55000 miles the van is again having violent vibrations while braking. The rotors should not warp so fast, with low mileage.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 honda odyssey. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle vibrated severely. The failure occurred without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 36,858.
Coming down mcdonalds pass, the van was going faster than I wanted, 50 or 60 miles per hour so I tapped the brakes to slow down on clear blacktop, no ice. When I did,the front end wheels shimmied each time I tapped the breaks. It scared me, because if it had been icy, I could not have slowed down at an appropriate speed to get to a safer speed. I was able to eventually slow down, but the front end kept shimmying each time I tapped the brakes going down the steep hill and there were curves in the road as well.
I was driving (in motion) on slippery, wet, but icy roads in town. I was only going about 20 MPH. Twice, I had to stop slightly faster than I normally would have, but when I started tapping the brakes to slow down and stop, they felt like they locked up on me and it took awhile before I was able to have any "brake" feeling at all! The wheel walls, I noticed later have small space between tire and wheel wall, causing snow build-up, which may have caused a problem in the braking ability also. After this happened a couple more times throughout the week, my brake sensor light warning came on and has stayed on now. But, after I took my vehicle to the car wash and got all the ice out of the wheel wells, the brakes are working fine and smooth stopping, still icy conditions on the road. I think the wheel walls don't have enough room between the tires and wheel walls. In icy conditions, it seems to be putting dangerous pressure on my brake system, when in motion applying the brakes. I was driving straight on a road when all the above occurred.
Front brake rotos had to be turned at less than 20k miles. At 36k I having the same problem. Violent shaking between 60-75 hr when braking. Normal city driving. Head to dealer on 22 nov
Vehicle shakes violently when applying brakes. Warped rotors time after time. Replacement last a few months. Way to many people are having this issue with this particular vehicle. Please look into this! I truly feel there is a design flaw.
When driving on highway roads @55+ MPH and applying brakes, the steering wheel and van begin to shake and vibrate violently to the point of loss of control of the vehicle. This behavior began around 25k miles and has increased in occurance and intesity. Online research suggests bad rotors but honda refuses to recall. Defective rotors should not be the resonsibility of the owner. This issue needs to be fixed immediately, it is extremely dangerous!!
When driving on highway @ 55mph and applying brakes, the steering shakes/vibrates violently. We only have 39k miles on the car. We live in south-eastern connecticut and we don't drive fast anywhere. After doing some research honda has had bad rotors and they refuse to replace the part on their time and cost. Online forums indicate honda have redesigned the rotor, which has eliminated the problem. This issues has nothing to do with our driving style but with our fault fart. I am requesting your supporting in asking honda to do a voluntary recall/replace on this faulty part.
The car shakes violently when applying breaks. We only have 30k miles on the car. We live in southern california and we don't drive fast anywhere. After doing some research honda has had bad rotors and they refuse to replace the part on their time. Since they have redesigned the rotor, which has eliminated the problem. We have never had the need to change the rotors after 30k miles. This issues has nothing to do with our driving style but with our fault fart. I guess honda will wait for people to die before replacing this. This will be our last honda.
At about 30,000 miles, our odyssey started to shake when braking at freeway speeds. It generally happens after about 30 minutes of driving. It is very hard to control the vehicle. This is very dangerous.
My honda odyssey 2014 shakes when I brake on speed 40 miles that dangerous to control the vehicle, honda need to recall safety for that problem.
When driving over 100 miles the front brake rotors warp causing a safety problem honda knows this as they have a new rotor that is vented (see bulletin a14-00080) that fits from 2011 to 2014 odyssey I think they should be recalled as it is a dangerous thing brakes are the most important thing on the car
The brake rotors are faulty and become easily warped, causing severe shaking when braking, especially at higher speeds but generally overall. The honda dealer admits this is a known problem but will not cover the issue under warranty. Our van has less than 50,000 miles, and the issue was first noticed around 20,000 miles. We've taken it to the dealer twice, and they offered to "resurface" the rotors for $170 or replace with "updated rotors" for $562 but declined to cover under warranty (we even purchased an extended warranty). I emailed the dealer with my concerns, and I was told they would be forwarded to management. I called honda as well to register a complaint, and the honda representative said she would forward our concerns to engineering.
While traveling home from a family trip to our local mountains, the steering wheel began to violently shutter while applying the brakes. The elevation change from big bear, california to the bottom of the hill in highland, california is approximately 5400 feet. I was not "riding" the brakes nor was I speeding. I only applied them to appropriately slow the vehicle in curves. I was concerned enough that I was not going to be able to affectively slow the vehicle, or control the vehicle, that I pulled over and inspected all four brake rotors and saw nothing visually. When resuming down the hill, the shuttering was much better for a couple of curves and then continued again. I was able to nurse the vehicle down the hill, until they were more straightaways and I needed the brakes less. The shuttering diminished upon less use/cooling. Upon researching this issue with my vehicle, I found that overheating of the brake rotors is extremely common on my honda vehicle. I also learned that honda is aware of the issue, so much so that they have redesigned the replacement rotors for my vehicle. The redesign includes rotor vents to help keep the rotors cool. I feel the design flaw of the original equipment rotors is a significant safety issue that should be addressed by honda through a recall.
Like so many other odysseys, the brakes vibrate and shake the steering wheel under heavy braking such as stopping at the bottom of a hill. Honda has come up with new part #, but they say not covered on our vehicle. Should not have to replace rotors & pads at 22000 miles.
Car has 53,000 miles on and while driving in speeds above 30 MPH the steering wheel violently shakes and is worsens with increased speeds. This shakes my entire body, steering column and makes it difficult to control the wheel. I had already replaced both front and back pads and had rotors turned around 23k. All work done at honda dealership
Honda odyssey 2014 at less then 20,000 miles I got got a violent shake when breaking took it to the dealer and all they did was resurface the rotors. Now at 33,000 they are doing the same thing. Called honda and they said that is normal brake wear. After driving for 40 yrs how or what type of material is honda using for their rotors never happened on any past car with such low mileage. This is a major accident going to happen. Coming down a mountain road is dangerous look into this.
The steering wheel shakes when braking at highway speeds. This started at about 30,000 miles. I took the car to the dealer, and they immediately said I needed the brakes resurfaced before they even drove the car. This tells me they are aware of a recurring issue. At this point it was out of warranty at 38,000 miles because I had already purchased brand new tires thinking that was the problem. I had them align the tires that day, and the shaking did not go away. Honda needs to take responsibility and recall faulty brakes. They should not need costly repairs at this low mileage.
Front rotors warped after 12000 miles. Complaints to honda dealer. Told this is normal. No replacement offered. This is a safety issue and a recall should be initiated.
At 20,000 miles, braking from freeway speeds started to cause shuddering and jerking of the steering wheel. We were able to live with it for a little while, but finally took it to the dealership at 27,960 miles, and were told the brake rotors were warped. The dealer resurfaced the rotors without our authorization and said they will not replace them, even though they are clearly defective (they show clear signs of heat damage). This is a common problem with this vehicle, and honda has already discontinued the old rotor, and a new rotor is available, part # 45251-tk8-a02. Yet, honda refuses to replace our defective rotors, making our vehicle dangerous and unsafe to drive. Refinishing the rotors will only temporarily fix the problem, but they will quickly overheat again, and honda obviously just hopes this happens after our warranty expires. This is a relatively new vehicle (2 years), and still under warranty. We should not have to worry about the manufacturer refusing to honor their warranty, and the safety of our braking system due to defective parts.
Brake rotors warped with very few (20k or less) miles. Dealer stated it was not covered under warranty. Every report I found online stated that resurfaced rotors ended up warping again in a short amount of time. I have found that honda has recently changed out the rotors they use to try and combat this problem, though, never formally issuing a recall or notice to everyone that has been hit by this issue.
The brakes on our 2014 odyssey started vibrating slightly when applied at 20,000 miles. Slowly the vibration has increased with time and is now very apparent at 28k. Our dealer claims that there is no service bulleten on the issue and it appears tha the brake rotors are warped and need to be resurfaced. However, we are very cautious drivers and hve never encountered this problem with any of our numerous other vehicles. Also, when looking for information on the problem on the web, it appears that this has been a longstanding issue that honda appears to be avoiding. And simply put, trueing the rotors will only temporarly correct the problem and hasten a reacurrance! To say the least, this has been a very disappointing experience with our first odyssey!
Brakes started vibrating fairly violently when descending hills at 10,000 miles. Informed that the brake rotors were warped and needed to be resurfaced. This is the 3rd honda vehicle that we have had and have gotten over 100,000 miles on pilot and crv without this happening. Therefore it is not due to driving habits.
24,000 miles on our car and it is only 2 years old and we were told our front rotors were warped and needed to be machined. I had call the service dept. When we were under 20,000miles and was told the sqeaky noise was from the rain and the water getting onto the brake pads... Ya ok. $120 + labor + taxes later and I was told it was due to my driving style.. Which I do not "ride the brakes" nor do I "break hard" . We have never had an issue like this with any other car. My husbands chevy malibu has over 100,000 miles on it and this is the second time we have had to have his brakes done. I am very frustrated with this and I think it should be under warranty or some sort of recall on the rotors.
Our 2014 honda odyssey has 41,000 miles on it and we have had to have new brakes three times and rotors resurfaced twice. We just had to have a bent axle replaced. The new axle was also bent so a third one had to be installed.
Car vibrates and shakes on application of brakes. Have had to have brake rotors repaired or replaced on three different occasions started at 10,000 miles. It is not covered under warranty
30k miles had to have my rotors resurfaced due to warping. This is my wife's car and she drives it like an old lady so I know it's not her driving style. Seems like this is a common complaint for this vehicle.
I was slowing down to perform three-point turn to park in garage. Slowly (<5mph) approaching end of first arc, I pressed the brakes to stop. It was snowing and slippery, and there was a slight skid of vehicle. I pressed harder on brakes to stop, which resulted in revving of the engine and crash of vehicle into wall/garage support. I looked down to confirm my foot was only contacting the brake pedal. I placed the vehicle in park to comprehend what had just occurred. I placed the vehicle in reverse to complete 2nd arc of three-point turn, and completed parking in the garage.
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