2018 Honda Odyssey brakes complaints

Filed Jan 27, 2018 · Brakes, Electrical · 7,932 miles · CO

On saturday, 1/27/18 at 9:17am mountain time we were driving in a residential neighborhood following a silver SUV. As we approach an intersection with a green light, the SUV in front of us turned on their blinker to slow down to make a right turn. We were following behind at a safe distance. The SUV slowed down considerably to make the turn, but we remained behind at a safe distance as the SUV made the turn. The automatic collision detection system on our honda odyssey flashed a warning, as I've seen before, and the warning was appropriate given the situation. The SUV completed its turn and I reapplied the gas in the intersection. As I did so, the vehicle automatically braked, very hard, causing us to almost come to a complete stop in the intersection. I assume that we were traveling at a speed of appx 15 miles per hour as we entered the intersection. We were almost rear-ended by the car behind us (who honked at us, and with good reason). There was absolutely no need for the automatic braking to engage in this situation. Furthermore, the braking would have happened much too late to avoid a collision had one been imminent. The feeling of losing control of driving your own vehicle is extremely unsettling. While I like the idea of the automatic braking feature, this event is incredibly concerning. No one was hurt and nothing was damaged luckily. But, this easily could have caused a significant accident.