2008 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY - BRAKE PEDAL IS TRAVELING TOO FAR PERIODICALLY. YOU ATTEMPT TO STOP AND THE PEDAL DOES NOT ACTUATE THE BRAKES UNLESS YOU SLAM ON THEM. SPECIFICALLY A PROBLEM ON A HILL. SEEKING SERVICE THIS WEEK FOR A SOLUTION. *TR

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY LN VAN; BRAKES FADED DRASTICALLY, WITHOUT WARNING, VAN STOPPED JUST BEFORE IMPACT. SPEED APPROX. 50MPH, SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL GRADE. AFTERWARDS, BRAKES MADE A SCRUBBING NOISE. THIS WENT AWAY AFTER DRIVING VERY CAUTIOUSLY HOME. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN 18 MONTHS. DEALER CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE WHICH IS A LIE, IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, SAME ISSUE, AND SOMEONE WILL DIE SOON. I AM A VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVE, MOST ARE NOT. IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WHICH "HELPS' DURING THE BREAKING PROCESS AND WHILE IN "ECO" DOES NOT REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RELY STRICTLY ON THE BREAKING SYSTEM. THIS DOES NOT WORK AT MODERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DOWN HILL IS WORSE. IT ALSO OCCURRED ONCE WITH A 2007 MODEL OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *NOTE; I HAVE OVER ONE MILLION MILES LOGGED USING A VARIETY OF VEHICLES OVER 31 YEARS. THIS IS NOT DRIVER ERROR OR "MISSING" A BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

HELLO I WOULD LIKE TO BRING A VERY SERIOUS MATTER TO YOUR ATTENTION. ON SEPT 26TH, 2009 BETWEEN 12:30 ' 1:00PM, I WAS DRIVING FROM BINGHAMTON, NY TO HICKSVILLE, NY WITH MY FAMILY I.E. MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN AGED FROM 18MONTHS, 3 YEARS AND 5 YEARS OLD WHEN THE FLOOR MAT OF MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 GOT STUCK UNDER THE RACE PEDAL. THIS MATTER CREATED A SERIOUS SITUATION AND SPED MY CAR OVER 80 MPH. I HAD TO KEEP ON TRYING AND PUSHING THE FLOOR MAT DOWN, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE FLOOR MAT AWAY FROM THE RACE PEDAL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH OR INJURIES; THEREFORE I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS MATTER TO YOUR ATTENTION. I WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE IF I COULD PLEASE GET AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM YOU OF THIS REPORT FOR MY RECORDS. I HOPE YOU WILL BRING THIS MATTER UP WITH HONDA SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY HAD TO CUT THE WIRE IN ORDER FOR IT TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, SHE HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT AFTER READING ABOUT THE HONDA ODYSSEY RECALL ABOUT BRAKE MALFUNCTION ON 2007 AND 2008 MODELS. I READ THERE WERE THREE REPORTS OR CRASHED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOT REPORTED IT. I PURCHASED A 2008 ODYSSEY, WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER WITH COMPLAINTS TIME AFTER TIME, AND EVERYTIME I WAS TOLD THEY CHECKED IT AND IT WAS NORMAL. FINALLY, I WAS IN A FENDER BENDER BECAUSE THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND AS EXPECTED. I NEVER BOTHER TO REPORT ANY OF THIS, BUT I AM SURE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE SAME SITUATION. *TR

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY - BRAKE PROBLEMS. PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW. TOO MUCH PLAY WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES. WAS TOLD INITIALLY THAT THIS WAS SIMPLY HOW THIS MODEL DROVE. I DISAGREED. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THE MODULATOR (OR REGULATOR OF SOME SORT) WAS REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DEFECTIVE. SEEMS SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. I SAW IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS ONCE THIS PART WAS REPLACED. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY ARE TERRIBLE, VERY SOFT, SOMETIMES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THEY SAY THE BRAKES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. WHEN I LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,690 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON AN INCLINE, HE HAD TO EXERT GREAT FORCE TO DECELERATE. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR FIND AN ERROR CODE; THEREFORE, HE COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,500.

ALMOST IN ACCIDENT WHEN BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY WENT TO FLOOR, BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FELT SOFT FEW WEEKS AGO, TOOK THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT IS NORMAL FOR HONDA VANS. I DON'T THINK SO THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WE HAVE THREE DOREL/SAFETY 1ST ALPHA OMEGA CONVERTIBLE CAR SEATS (22469-BSE). AFTER TRYING NUMEROUS TIMES TO SECURE TWO OF THE SEATS IN A REAR FACING POSITION, MY HUSBAND AND I HAD TO USE THE ANCHOR STRAP TO KEEP THE SEATS SECURE. ACCORDING TO THE BOOK THAT COMES WITH THE SEATS, THE ANCHOR IS NOT TO BE USED IN THE REAR FACING POSITION. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT IS CERTIFIED IN CAR SEAT INSTALLATION. THE FIREMAN POINTED OUT TO US THAT THE LATCH BELT ON THE TWO SEATS WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. AFTER THE LATCHES WERE SECURE AND WE TIGHTENED THE STRAPS, THE FIREMEN WERE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THE SEATS WERE SECURE AND THE BELT WOULD LOOSEN WITH THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE ON THE SEATS. THEREFORE, THESE SEATS CANNOT BE INSTALLED PROPERLY AND ARE DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN AS IS. I CONTACTED DOREL THIS MORNING, AND ALL THEY COULD OFFER WAS A NEW LATCH BELT FOR THE SEATS WITH PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE TEN BUSINESS DAYS FOR ME TO RECEIVE THE NEW LATCH BELTS. WHEN I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE WHAT I SHOULD DO IN THE MEAN TIME, I WAS TOLD TO JUST USE THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE TO SECURE THE CAR SEATS. MY QUESTION TO DOREL AND TO YOU IS WHY WOULD I WANT TO JUST USE THE SEAT BELT WHEN THE SEAT IS NOT SECURE AND SHOULD BE USED WITH A LATCH SYSTEM. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RESTART IT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE IT WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND, AFTER A FEW DAYS, THEY CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN SHE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AFTER ALL THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,450 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

COMING DOWN MOUNTAIN AND TRIED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN AT BOTTOM OF MOUNTAIN; BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR; ONLY SOURCE OF STOPPING WAS THE PARKING ASSISTED BRAKE WHICH CAUSED SKIDDING. EVERY DAY DRIVING THE BRAKE NEVER RESPONDS UNTIL HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR OR LOWER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY TEST DROVE AND DID NOTHING FURTHER TO CHECK BRAKES. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED SIX (6) TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE FIRST THREE INCIDENCES TOOK PLACE OVER A FOUR (4) YEAR PERIOD STARTING ABOUT 2009 WITH ABOUT 25000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IN EACH OF THESE INSTANCES THE CAR WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE MOVING FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN THE ENGINE BEGIN TO RACE. PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AFTER THE FIRST TWO (2) OF THESE INCIDENCES BUT COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES. IN ONE INSTANCE THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER?S FOOT REMAINED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THE CAR MOVING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE?S RPM INCREASE RAPIDLY. TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE COLLISION THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR FREQUENTLY WHEN IT DOES OCCUR, THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

SOFT/SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL THAT WHEN PRESSED LONGER IT WILL SINK TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT INEFFECTIVE. *TR

SOFT/SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL THAT WHEN PRESSED LONGER IT WILL SINK TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT UNEFFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. WHEN DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FALL 1-INCH BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS WITHOUT INTENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD FIND NO FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,457. UPDATED 05/07/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, IT WOULD GO WAY BEYOND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPDATED 07/13/10

2008 ODYSSEY BRAKES FEEL CHANGES AND DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT IS STOPPING. CAUSED THE VAN TO HIT WASHER IN GARAGE. *TR

WHEN BRAKING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES SEVERELY. HONDA DEALERS CLAIM THAT "THESE VANS JUST HAVE A BAD BRAKE DESIGN" AND CHARGE TO RE-SURFACE THE ROTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWELVE TO FOURTEEN THOUSAND MILES. I'M AMAZED THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN MORE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS FLAW. WITH THE SEVERE SHAKING THERE IS ALSO DRAMATIC BRAKE FADING, ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON ANY DOWNHILL SLOPE. WE ARE ALWAYS HESITANT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE ON LONG TRIPS AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WILL ACT UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE REAR GLASS EXPLODED INTO TINY PIECES. GLASS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STRIKE ANY OTHER OBJECTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO FILE A CLAIM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN"SOFT". IT HAS JUST BEEN GETTING WORSE.ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AFTER JAN 2010 THE PEDAL ALMOST REACHES THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF A HONDA RECALL IN MAY 2010, I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AT A HONDA DEALER IN SANDUSKY, OH. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN DELAND, FL THREE (3) TIMES. ON NO OCCASION HAS THE BRAKE PEDAL BEEN ADJUSTED TO PREVENT THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO NEAR THE FLOOR. ALSO SEVERAL TIMES AS I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, MY FOOT HAS SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALMOST CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HIT AN OBJECT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I CANNOT EVEN SELL THIS VEHICLE KNOWING OF THIS APPARENT DEFECT. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE DEALER CONFIRM THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE 2007 AND 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND THERE IS "NOTHING" THEY CAN DO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT I WILL HAVE TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY TO SETTLE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE MORE THAN 35,000 DOLLARS INVESTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND AM NOT BEING TREATED FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN AN EMERGENCY CONDITION OR IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WOULD CAUSE BOTH PEDALS TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHTING. THERE WAS A VERY NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE ILLUMINATION INTENSITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHTS AND THE REST OF THE VEHICLES LIGHTED INDICATORS ON THE DOORS AND DASH FIXTURES. IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, OUT ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER COULD EASILY READ THE LIGHTED DOOR AND DASH INDICATOR, BUT HE COULD NOT READ THE FAINTLY LIT INDICATORS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT INDICATORS WERE THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER ODYSSEY'S ON THE LOT. *JB

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND BRAKES FAILED (BRAKES WHEN APPLIED WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR) AND SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOTHING BUT TEST DRIVE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RESULTING IN A CRASH. TWO PASSENGERS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN

FIRST COMPLAINT WAS DESCRIBED BY THE DEALERS AS A HUMMING IN THE TRANSMISSION. MY DESCRIPTION IS LIKE A KICKBACK OR HARD DOWNSHIFTING. NEXT COMPLAINT IS BRAKES SEEM LIKE YOU APPLY FOOT TO PEDAL AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR NOT GOING TO STOP WHILE FOOT IS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THEN THERE'S LIKE A SOUND OF SOMETHING RELEASING OR LETTING GO. *TR

ODI COMPLAINT NUMBER 10263934 - UNABLE TO RETRIEVE COMPLAINT FROM SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE. CAN YOU PLEASE SEND ME THE LINK TO REVIEW THE COMPLAINT I MADE? THE CARFAX REPORT ON MY CAR STATES THE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS NOT AND I HAD COMPLAINED TO NHTSA ABOUT HONDA THAT THE AIRBAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED AND IT WAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I'M TRYING TO CORRECT THE RECORD WITH CARFAX, BUT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT I HAD RAISED THIS ISSUE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THIS IS AFFECTING THE VALUE OF THE VAN DURING TIME OF SALE

WE PURCHASED OUR 2008 ODYSSEY ON 7/5/08. AFTER DRIVING IT A WHILE WE NOTICED THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE SOFT AND SPONGY. WHEN I FINALLY TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER (AT 2800 MILES), WHICH THEY REPLACED. AFTER I PICKED IT UP, I DROVE IT A FEW MILES AND THE BRAKES STILL FELT SOFT AND SPONGY, SO I DROVE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN DROVE THE CAR AND TOLD ME 'THAT'S THE WAY THE ODYSSEY BRAKES ARE.' WHILE ON A TRIP WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. WE HAVE A RIDGELINE AND THOSE BRAKES ARE NOT SOFT AND SPONGY. IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER ODYSSEY DEALERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE ROTORS AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL FELT SOFT AND CONTINUED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS 47,462.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES BY ITSELF. WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A REPAIR FOR IT AT THIS TIME. HIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000, SERVICE BRAKES; AIR, RECALL AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE REMEDY. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AND IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

DRIVING MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2008. IN THE MORNING OF 2/5/09, ENGINE REVVED UP TO 3000 RPM WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. I CHECKED TO SEE IF I WAS PUMPING GAS OR IF CARPET WAS STUCK BUT NONE APPLIED. CAR FINALLY SETTLED DOWN AND DROVE NORMALLY. IN THE EVENING IT STARTED AGAIN GOING UP TO 3000 AT A STOP (ACTUALLY RISING AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN) COULD BARELY CONTROL CAR. HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT HAD REVVED UP TO 5, 000 RPM. COULDN'T STOP THE CAR - THOUGHT I WOULD HIT SOMEONE. THREW IT INTO PARK AND SHUT IF OFF. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE DAYS, DRIVING IT ALL OVER AND THIS DID NOT OCCUR. OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE CAR WOULD REV UP TO 1500 OR SO AT A STOP SIGN BUT NEVER PAID MUCH ATTENTION TO THIS AS IT WASN'T DANGEROUS. LAST THURSDAY, THANK GOD PEOPLE JUMPED OUT THE WAY OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. *TR

THE BRAKES ON OUR 2008 HONDAY ODYSSEY VAN ARE CLEARLY FAILING AND WE'VE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED TONS OF PARTS BUT THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THEY ARE SPONGY AND YOU HAVE TO FLOOR IT TO GET THE VAN TO SLOW DOWN. THEY ALSO GRIND AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

HONDA 2008 ODYSSEY BRAKES FEEL LOW AND SQUISHY AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. A GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD FROM THE FRONT BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY. OWNED A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AND EXPERIENCED THE GRINDING NOISE ONLY. HONDA REPLACED FRONT PADS AT 7000 MILES AND AFTER ANOTHER 4,000 MILES GRINDING SOUND RETURNED. HONDA DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY FEELS SOFT AND SPONGY. THE BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGED UNTIL THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ALMOST HALF WAY THROUGH AND IT FEELS AS IF IT WOULD HIT THE FLOOR IF DEPRESSED FORCEFULLY IN A PANIC BRAKING SITUATION. DRIVING THIS CAR WITH THIS BRAKE ISSUE DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY HONDA AND THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB (09-053) TO ADDRESS IT. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THE SAID FIX IS MADE AS RECOMMENDED IN THE TSB, THE CAR RETURNS TO ORIGINAL SYMPTOMS AFTER DRIVING A FEW HUNDRED MILES. MY CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE NOW, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT FEEL ANY BETTER THAN BEFORE. *TR

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY LX, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. SOFT PEDAL. VAN DOES NOT STOP EASILY. WE HAVE HAD TWO NEAR MISSES WHERE THE VAN DID NOT STOP AS NORMALLY EXPECTED. THE VAN WAS TAKEN BACK TO LEHIGH VALLEY HONDA AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE NORMAL. I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THIS VAN AND HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS VAN OR ANY OTHER HONDA VANS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *TR

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY 5 DOOR TOURING MODEL FAILED TO STOP WHILE AT SLOW MANEUVERING SPEEDS, FORCING THE DRIVER TO JAM ON THE BRAKE AND SWERVE TO MISS VEHICLE IN FRONT, LANDING UP ON THE MEDIAN STRIP OF A BUSY SIX LANE HIGHWAY. SOME ENGINE ACCELERATION WAS EXPERIENCED DURING THIS MANEUVER, ADDING TO THE BRAKING FORCE THAT WAS REQUIRED. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT ENGAGED DURING THE INCIDENT. A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED A MONTH LATER IN A PARKING LOT, WITH A SUBSTANTIAL REVVING OF THE ENGINE AS THE CAR ENTERED A PARKING SPOT REQUIRING HARD BRAKING AND AN ABRUPT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FINALLY A SIMILAR, BUT LESSER ACCELERATION WAS EXPERIENCED BY ANOTHER DRIVER (SAME CAR) WHILE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO REST IN ITS PARKING POSITION IN THE GARAGE. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR HAD BETWEEN 5,000 AND 6,000 MILES. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND NO INDICATION OF A FAULT IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. (RECORDS OF SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAULTS WERE FOUND BUT BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCIDENT WHEN ANOTHER CAR WAS STARTED WITH JUMPER CABLES FROM THE ODYSSEY.) BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS BELOW THAT REQUIRED TO ENGAGE THE SPEED CONTROL FUNCTION. THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE COMPLAINT, BUT INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER HE COULD DO WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF A FAULT. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA ODYSSEY (2008) IN DEC. 2008. THE VEHICLE HAS A STEERING PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN THE VEHICLE PULLS RIGHT AND AFTER MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN THE VEHICLE PULLS LEFT. HONDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM TWICE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, AND THE STRUTS. NONE OF THESE SOLUTIONS HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. *TR

SOFT BRAKE AND FADING BRAKE PEDAL X 3. JAN 2009 DEALER REPLACED MODULATOR, JUNE 2009 DEALER BLED BRAKE SYSTEM, OCTOBER DEALER BLED SYSTEM WHILE ENGINE RUNNING. *TR

THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES. SEVERAL TIMES I ENDED UP IN THE INTERSECTION. THE 08 ODYSSEY IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NEW 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES, WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED 1. VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING. HAPPENED EVERY TIME WHEN STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT. IDENTIFIED IT TO BE A WARPED MOTOR AND THEY HAD TO RESURFACE IT. THEY MENTIONED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTICED IN SOME OTHER VEHICLES TOO, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. 2. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES UP WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT. HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE NOW, AS RECENT AS 2/13/2009 AND HAVE MENTIONED THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENS... THAT IT ALSO HAPPENS IN ONE OF THE SERVICE TECH'S ODYSSEY VAN. THEIR SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WAS TO PLACE A HEAVY OBJECT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT! ON BOTH ISSUES, I HAD OPENED A CASE WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE #: N012009-01-0701207. THE FIRST TIME, THE CUST SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TRIED TO SHRUG OFF THE VIBRATION ISSUE AS NOT AN ISSUE. ON THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE REPRESENTATIVE SOUNDED CONCERNED AND MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD ALSO BE UPSET ABOUT THESE MULTIPLE ISSUES ON A NEW VAN. HE ASSURED THAT WITHIN 2 DAYS, A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTACT ME TO FOLLOW-UP ON THIS ISSUE. BUT, NEVER DID I RECEIVE ANY CALL BACK. DUE TO POOR RESPONSE FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, I HAVEN'T CALLED THEM BACK AS I DON'T GET ANY PROPER RESPONSE FROM THEM. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN SOLD A "LEMON" AND THAT THE HONDA COMPANY SHOULD TAKE THIS VEHICLE BACK AND PROVIDE A NEW/DIFFERENT ODYSSEY VAN. *TR

BRAKES GLAZE ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. SEEMS TO BE MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE BOUGHT THE 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY NEW AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A METALLIC SCRAPING SOUND WHEN DECELERATING WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED IN THE REAR SEAT. WE HAD THE HONDA SERVICE SHOP CHECK IT,AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS NORMAL. ALSO,WHEN BRAKING,THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF TRAVEL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL,AND A SPONGY FEEL TO THE PEDAL,MAKING THE DRIVER FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME. AGAIN THE HONDA SERVICE PEOPLE SAID THAT WAS NORMAL..I FEEL THAT IT TAKES EXCESS PRESSURE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. *TR

NOTHING HAS FAILED YET, BUT THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY ARE WAY TOO SOFT. I HAVE TOLD SEVERAL SERVICE PEOPLE WITH MY DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING THE SERVICE MANAGER, AND THEY DON'T SEEM CONCERNED. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED 7 NEW HONDA'S AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE FEEL THIS WAY. *TR

THE ENGINE CONSUMES ALMOST 1 QUARTZ OF OIL EVERY 1000-1500 MILES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. DEALER INSISTS IT IS OK. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 55000 MILES, BUT OIL HAS TO BE ADDED REGULARLY. THIS IS ABSURD. THE PROBLEM TENDS TO OCCUR TO VEHICLES EQUIP WITH VCM ENGINES. HONDA CORPORATION ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM, SO HONDA CAME OUT WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN 11-033 WHICH UPDATING THE PGM-FI SOFTWARE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ALONG WITH THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO HAVE THE VEHICLE UPDATE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO IT. CONSIDER THESE ENGINES WILL BE ON THE ROAD FOR YEARS TO COME. LACK OF OIL MAY SEIZE ENGINES, VEHICLES MAY STALL WITH COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THERE ARE HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS HONDA ENGINES CONSUME OIL MORE THAN NORMAL RATE, THEN HONDA DOES NOT HELP THE ENVIRONMENT AT ALL. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND MAKE HONDA RECALLS THEIR VEHICLES. THANK YOU *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN DEC 2008 RIGHT FROM THE DAY ONE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT IS NORMAL FOR VANS BUT THEN I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY AREA SOMETIMES IN MAY OR JUNE 2009 , TECH SAID HE REPLACED SOME PART. I AM NOT SURE HOW AN IMPORTANT PART WOULD NOT WORK ON THE DAY ONE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT FELT ANY ISSUE AFTER THE FIX. BUT WANT TO CONFIRM IF THERE IS ANY OTHER REPORT LIKE THIS AND EVERYTHING IS OK WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY WERE NOT EFFECTIVE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN DEC 2008 RIGHT FROM THE DAY ONE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT IS NORMAL FOR VANS BUT THEN I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY AREA SOMETIMES IN MAY OR JUNE 2009 , TECH SAID HE REPLACED SOME PART. I AM NOT SURE HOW AN IMPORTANT PART WOULD NOT WORK ON THE DAY ONE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT FELT ANY ISSUE AFTER THE FIX. BUT WANT TO CONFIRM IF THERE IS ANY OTHER REPORT LIKE THIS AND EVERYTHING IS OK WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NEW BATTERY IN JANUARY 2010; HOWEVER, THE FAILED RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,700.

AIR BAG COVER ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH BOARD BUCKLES. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND HONDA NOW CALLS IT AN "ACCEPTABLE PRODUCTION DEFECT". *TR

I OWN A NEW 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WITHIN 10 MONTHS AND 17118 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. THE DEALERSHIP, HONDA, RECUT THE ROTORS AT NO CHARGE. WITHIN 10 MONTHS AND NOW AT 36563 MILES THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA NOW AFTER A WAIT FROM OCT.09 TO FEB.2010 ARE TELLING ME TOUGH LUCK. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I DID NOT WANT THE SAME ROTORS RECUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE THINNER AND WOULD WARP QUICKER. PLUS THE MATERIAL MUST BE DEFECTIVE. UNDER HEAVY BRAKING NOW THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES SO BAD IT ALMOST JUMPS OUT OF YOUR HAND. *TR

BRAKES ARE SOFT ON VEHICLE, TSB WAS PERFORMED, BUT BRAKES REMAIN SOFT. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTION WHEN APPLYING NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE AND WENT THROUGH STOP SIGN. VEHICLE HAS SOFT BRAKES AND NO DEFINITE BRAKE ENGAGEMENT ZONE. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL IS EXCESSIVE AND CAN RESULT IN SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. MUST MAINTAIN EXCESSIVE DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE BRAKING MARGIN. HAVE DESCRIBED PROBLEM TO DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" BEHAVIOR. WE HAD A 2005 ODYSSEY THAT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR