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My 2010 Honda odyssey is accelerating while breaking. Both times I am trying to slow down and stop at red traffic light, and both times, it initially slowed down but accelerated all of sudden. I had to shift to P before it finally stopped.
Vehicle was in motion on a local street, a car stopped short in front of me, I hit the car with my front left end, the driver air bag deployed, popped and the front passenger airbag deployed. I sustained burn injuries to my left forearm with permanent scarring.
This vehicle speed from 50 to 70 miles if take brake the car vibrate, that start from around 30,000 miles. After fixed it, about 5,000 miles, vibrate again. Now the total mileage is 79,300, already fixed 3 times. I found Honda all car model has the same issue (all my friends' different Honda car models). Another problem is when drive feeling a strong vibration in steering wheel when acceleration feeling from this April 2017. Last week just fixed it, dealer changed both side of driveshaft assy-. car dealer talked to me manufacture used the bad parts may from 2008 to 2012.
Brake soft pedal/weak performance - longer stopping distance I strongly feel the brake pedal is soft and the performance is not good. It has a longer stopping distance. Current mileage is about 50K miles. At 30K the brake fluid was replaced as recommended by a dealer, along with other major maintenance scheduled. Still I felt the same issue at 45K, but the dealer replaced the front pads of the brake one year ago, but the problem remained as of now. In the beginning I thought because it is a bigger car and Honda's brake style. But I found other similar minivan I rented for a travel had a tight and good performing braking system, and also I purchased a Honda CR-V this January which has a very tight and good performing brake as well. In the mean time, I found a previous brake related recall for the Honda Odyssey 2007-8 models. My 2010 model has the similar brake problem with the older models - soft brake pedal. I am not sure how Honda has solved the previous problem and whether is there any similar problem possibly remaining in the later model. Simple brake pad replacement/rotor polishing and so on, can not solve this soft brake pedal problem. Dealer has not solved the problem but simply replacing my front brake pad and adjustment of the brake system. I am afraid this problem is very similar to the previous Honda Odyssey 2007-8 model problems.
The contact owned a 2010 Honda Odyssey. While approaching a complete stop, there was a delayed response when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact rear ended the vehicle in front of them. There were no injuries sustained. There was no police report filed. The vehicle was totaled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.
- Stockton, CA, USA
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Traveling in motion at 40mph than a sudden acceleration of engine and speed. Very difficult to stop with brakes. Honda Odyssey was put on neutral than brakes were applied to stop vehicle. My vehicle was on a secondary rode at the time of sudden acceleration. We called aaa to pick up our Honda Odyssey and took it to our local mechanic for the rest of the day.
The contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. While approaching a complete stop, there was a delayed response when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times. The mechanic dispensed brake fluid, but was unable to locate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
After front brakes were replaced pedal height felt decent. When stopping on a rainy day I felt the ABS kick in. It made a different sound than I've heard before. Ever since then the pedal height has not felt normal. Feels soft. If you pump it a couple times its not too bad but who has time for that in a sudden stop. The pedal feels as though it travels farther before engaging and when it does, it is still not hard like my Ford. For a vehicle like this with 4 wheel disc brakes it should stop on a dime like it used to. Had the brake fluid changed at the dealer. No difference. They could not give me a spec for the pedal height. Interesting. I guess the pedal can never be too low if there's no spec, only subjective to what Honda wants to admit is bad or not. Interestingly enough I have a 1989 Lincoln mark vii with the orginal Ford service manual. There is a specific range for the pedal height when measured from the floor board. Surprising how Ford has had it since 1989 and Honda is not required. Again - we can all think the pedal is too low but it's ultimately Honda's opinion since there's nothing to measure it against. I have owned this vehicle since it was brand new so I know how the brakes used to, and should feel. Given the number of complaints on the web with similar stories from the dealers and Honda I hope NHTSA will finally force this issue into a recall by reassessing the vehicles stopping distance against what was advertised. Or is this only applicable for the 3/36 warranty? NHTSA, in the wake of the VW scandal, please finally force Honda to pull their head of the sand, admit and correct these issues so many customers are complaining about. Especially as it pertains to something as critical as brakes.
Self acceleration on highway: Driving on highway (New York state thruway) I realized car (2010 Odyssey ex) was starting to speed up on its own, even with brake (foot completely off gas pedal) it was very difficult to slow down to below 55 mph: When I braked harder car shook heavily as if brake was fighting engine. Finally (within 1-2 miles) I came to a safe area to stop (a small rest-"text" stop) stopped on brake hard and pulled hand brake, and turned off engine - smoke came out of brakes. Front disk brakes were glowing orange. After brakes cooled down restarted car drove about 2 miles at 40mph - on highway to exit and checked into hotel.
Traction control / ABS activates while turning at 10 - 30 mph regardless of road conditions. Honda dealer indicates the yaw rate cluster sensor for ABS requires replacement. This is a know defect that was recalled on 2008 and earlier Honda Odyssey products. It appears that the same part is used up to 2011. Honda says this is my problem, there is no defect.
The contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle accelerated. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle, which crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and the three passengers in the other vehicle's sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
Heard loud noice in the back of the van and the brakes started loosing control and I see vsa and brake indicators lit up in red and I lost control of all the brake.
The contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph and making a right turn, the vehicle accelerated abnormally. The contact was able to apply force to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle with extreme difficulty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 10V504000 (service brakes, hydraulic), NHTSA campaign id number: 10V098000 (service brakes, air), and NHTSA campaign id number: 09V057000 ( parking brake). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
Applied brakes to begin to turn into a parking lot - brakes have been very soft for months now - this time, they did not engage for a brief moment - less than a second and then engaged with usual "soft" feel. Pedal goes down almost all the way to the floor.
I was pulling into a parking spot. I was approximately 3-4 feet from the curb in front of me. My foot was on the brake and I was slowing to a stop when the van suddenly accelerated extremely rapidly (and was not responsive to brake application ) and slammed into the curb in front of me, causing minor damage to the front end. I verified that the floor mats were not near the accelerator.
I have had my vehicle into both a tires plus and zimbrick Honda (madison, wi) regarding what I would call a very soft brake pedal feel. Both service departments agreed that there was plenty of life on the rotors/pads. Both flushed the brake fluid. However the brake pedal still needs to be pressed 2/3 of the way down to stop the vehicle.
Took vehicle to dealership because I have a concern about grinding noise from the rear brakes when backing up. I was told that the noise is coming from the parking brake pads. I could let them sand the edges for $200, but the problem would probably return. At that point I declined to have anything done to the parking brake. I was told that no harm would be done to the vehicle while this is happening. I think that Honda should look into this matter because I consider braking a very serious matter, especially at some point in time if you cannot stop.
I got into the car with my children on Jan 3rd at about 11:30 am. As we were approaching the highway on-ramp, the car suddenly stopped (brake) for absolutely no reason while I had my foot on the gas! I made a U-turn to get away from the on-ramp and go home. The car was not driving right. The car slowed/stopped 2 more times. I was on my street, when the "brakes went out". I coasted into my driveway. Smoke began billowing out of front wheel wells. When I was turning off the ignition, the vsa light came on. I didn't know if the car was on fire, so I rushed my kids out of the car and called 911. The fire department arrived while the car was still smoking, hot, and smelling. I had car towed. The dealership called and was going to get Honda involved. They could not see any problems and couldn't duplicate the event. My service advisor said that the car was "drivable", but didn't feel comfortable letting me take it. I said that I didn't feel comfortable taking it because I can?T trust its safety. January 5- I have been doing a lot of research about a very recent recall on this exact problem. There is a problem with a yaw sensor telling the vsa system to engage while the car is accelerating without the brake lights turning on. Now it all makes sense! the only problem is that my car is not named in this recall. Only 2007-2008 Honda Odyssey owners were notified. I have a 2010. According to the documents, Honda does not have the parts to fix the problem, but will explain to owners what to do in case this sudden stopping occurs. I am dumbfounded! there is not a chance that my children and I will get into that car with "instructions" in the event this happens again. It seems that the problem is not contained to 2007-2008 models. It is quite obvious that Honda needs to expand its initial recall. I think they should be warned about this potentially deadly problem.
The contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. The contact was driving approximately 10 mph and applied the brakes however, there was an abnormal vibration and a high pitched noise that emitted continuously. The contact also mentioned that there was a delayed response when braking. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer eight times where the front brakes and rotors were replaced, however the failure persisted after the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
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- Nashville, TN, USA