2001 Honda Passport Brakes Problems

2001 HONDA PASSPORT- ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF RANDOMLY,ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN ACCELERATING FROM ANY AN ALL MINIMALLY FAST STARTS. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE . THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED SEVERAL TIMES, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STOP WAS TOO LATE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 07/08/10.*JB

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THEY FAIL TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PRIOR TO 1ST INCIDENT, NOTICED SPONGY NON-RESPONSIVE BRAKES AT ALL SPEEDS. AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE DISTANCE INCREASED. ON 3 OCCURRENCES, I EXPERIENCED NEAR COLLISIONS. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON JUNE 29TH, 2001. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT NOTICE AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT APPROX 8 MILES/HR. FIRST, I HEARD A SOUND AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACH THE SIGNAL. THEN, THE ABS WENT OFF FOR APPROX. 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND DURING THAT TIME, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. I PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT AT THE RED SIGNAL WITH NO OTHER OPTION AVAILABLE TO ME AT THE TIME. FROM THERE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SUBURBAN HONDA WHERE I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT AND SERVICED MY HONDA PASSPORT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE 2ND INCIDENT.*AK