2008 Honda Odyssey
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 499 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 11th highest complaint count among 26 Odyssey model years with reports.
Of the 2008 reports, 37 involved a crash and 8 involved a fire. 44 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpJul 28, 2014
Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC (Delphi) is recalling certain replacement fuel pump modules, part number FG1155-11B1, sold for use in 2005-2010 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The affected fuel pump may send an incorrect fuel reading to the fuel gauge possibly causing the vehicle to run out of fuel. The fuel gauge will always read 3/4 full to full regardless of the actual level.
A vehicle that runs out of fuel and stalls has an increased risk of a crash.
Delphi has begun notifying dealers and distributors, and will replace the fuel pump modules, free of charge. Owners may contact Delphi customer service at 1-877-411-8770. Delphi's number for this recall is GL14-004.
Campaign 14E049000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpMar 14, 2014
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain 2005-2010 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured June 23, 2004, through September 4, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the fuel pump strainer cover may deteriorate allowing fuel to leak out.
A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
Parts to permanently repair the affected vehicles are not currently available. Honda will notify owners with an interim letter during May 2014. A second notice was mailed to owners October 6, 2014 when the remedy became available. Any vehicles that are currently leaking from the fuel pump cover will get a replacement, original cover. All vehicles, including those receiving the interim repair, will get an improved cover when they are available. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. The recall numbers associated with this campaign are JD9 (inspection and/or preliminary part replacement) and JE0 (final parts replacement).
Campaign 14V112000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, softwareNov 1, 2013
American Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured August 8, 2006, through September 8, 2008. Due to a combination of system components and software, the Vehicle Safety Assist System (VSA) may apply the brakes unexpectedly.
The vehicle may suddenly and unexpectedly brake hard, and without illuminating the brake lights, increasing the risk of a crash from behind.
Parts to remedy these vehicles will not be available until the spring of 2014. Honda will send owners an interim letter notifying them of the issue and instruct them how to prevent unintended braking. A second notification will be sent when the parts become available. Interim notification was mailed in December 2013. The recall began on April 29, 2014. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009 or visit their website at www.recalls.honda.com. Honda's recall number is JC5.
Campaign 13V500000 on NHTSA.gov
Structure, body, hatchback/liftgateFeb 16, 2012
HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ODYSSEY VEHICLES, THE GAS-FILLED STRUTS THAT HELP TO RAISE AND SUPPORT THE LIFTGATE OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A POWER LIFTGATE SYSTEM MAY BE PRONE TO EARLY LIFE FAILURES DUE TO A MANUFACTURING FLAW. THE FLAW CAN RESULT IN A LEAK OF THE PRESSURIZED GAS, LEADING TO REDUCED STRUT PERFORMANCE.
STRUTS WITH DIMINISHED PERFORMANCE CAN LEAD TO UNEXPECTED CLOSURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH POWER LIFTGATE GAS STRUTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.
Campaign 12V062000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, airMar 16, 2010
HONDA HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 ODYSSEY AND ELEMENT PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 28, 2006 AND AUGUST 21, 2008. AIR CAN ENTER THE VSA MODULAR PUMP DURING AN INITIAL SELF-CHECK PROCESS THAT OCCURS SHORTLY AFTER EACH TIME THE ENGINE IS STARTED. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ENOUGH AIR TO ENTER THE SYSTEM TO RESULT IN A BRAKE PEDAL THAT FEELS SOFT OR LOWER TO THE FLOOR.
IF THE OWNER DOES NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE SERVICE OR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS OR YEARS, THE SYSTEM CAN CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ENOUGH AIR TO AFFECT BRAKING PERFORMANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNER AND HONDA DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VSA MODULATOR BY REMOVING ANY EXISTING AIR IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM THEN APPLY SEALANT AND CAPS TO PREVENT AIR FROM ENTERING THE BRAKE SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Campaign 10V098000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: service brakes
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Service brakes, Hydraulic, Nov 25, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Service brakes, Air, Parking brake, Power train, Service brakes, Electric, Nov 20, 2009, crash
BRAKES ARE TOO SOFT. HAD ACCIDENT TWICE ALREADY BECAUSE BRAKES DONT REACT LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE DOWN REALLY HARD. WITH THAT ALSO SAID TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1. YOU HEAR A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU CHANGE GEARS. WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NORMAL. I DONT THINK THIS SHOULD BE MAKING LOUD GRUNTING NOISE. *TR
Service brakes, Electric, Nov 16, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Nov 10, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Nov 8, 2009
BRAKES NOT STOPPING ACCURATELY. I AM GETTING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. AT TIMES THEY ARE SPONGY, DON'T SEEM TO STOP PROPERLY, AND MAKE ME FEEL UNSAFE. I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THEY ACT AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW 4/6/2008. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Oct 28, 2009
VERY POOR BRAKING ACTION AND LOW AND SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL ON 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY LE. VEHICLE PURCHASED ON 9/12/08. DUE TO LOW SPONGY PEDAL THE ABS MODULATOR WAS REPLACE ON 3/10/08 AT 3416 MILES. ON 6/3/09 AT 5279 I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES AGAIN FOR SAME REASONS AND WAS ADVISED THAT WAS "NORMAL FOR AN ODYSSEY" AND "PEDAL FEELS NORMAL AT THIS TIME". ON 10/26/09 WHILE DESCENDING A HILL TRAFFIC CAME TO SUDDEN STOP. ODYSSEY PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ACTIVATING ABS OR SKIDDING THE TIRES. CAR STOPPED BUT NEARLY HIT CAR IN FRONT. CAR IS GOING IN TO DEALER TOMORROW FOR FURTHER WORK. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Oct 27, 2009
BRAKES ARE SOFT ON VEHICLE, TSB WAS PERFORMED, BUT BRAKES REMAIN SOFT. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Service brakes, Electric, Oct 20, 2009
IN NOVEMBER OF 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM APPLE HONDA OF YORK, PA.. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER GOING DOWN A FAIRLY STEEP HILL INTO THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL I COULD NOT EVEN FEEL THE BRAKE PEDDLE. FORTUNATELY IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO THE HIGHWAY AND ROLL TO S STOP IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE UNTIL I RECOVERED FROM THE FRIGHT. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE TO MOVE AN ACTUAL PARKING PLACE. THEN I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD BRAKES. I ASSUMED THAT BEING NEW TO THE ODYSSEY, THAT I HAD SOME HOW MISSED THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THAT IS WHY I DID NOT EVEN FEEL IT. THIRTY THOUSAND MILES LATER WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE IN A WAL-MART LOT I THINK THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING BUT MY SPEED WAS SO SLOW I WAS NOT SURE. I DROVE THIRTY MILES THAT DAY AND HAD NO CONCERN OR PROBLEM. THAT EVENING I RETURNED TO THE SAME STORE AND WAS PARKING IN A REMOTE AREA OF THE LOT AND HAD NO BRAKES. EXACTLY LIKE THE HILL INCIDENT A LONG TIME AGO. I MANAGED TO STEER AWAY FROM EVERYTHING UNTIL I GOT THE ODYSSEY STOPPED. AGAIN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND UPON RESTARTING HAD BRAKES. I DROVE VERY FEARFULLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER AN GOT THERE AT 6AM ONE HOUR BEFORE THEY OPENED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LIGHT TRAFFIC. I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT FRONT RANGE HONDA IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; THAT ON AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AND AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING I HAD BRAKES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WROTE IT UP AS MY STATING SOFT BRAKE PEDDLE. THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM AND NOT WHAT I STATED. IS HONDA DOWN PLAYING A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM? WHILE IN THE SERVICE WAITING AREA I USED MY LAPTOP TO RESEARCH ODYSSEY BRAKE PROBLEMS AND FOUND A GREAT MANY. THEY REPLACED THE ABS MODULE. I AM SHOCKED THAT AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CAN HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT CAN CAUSE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Oct 16, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Oct 13, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Sep 29, 2009
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.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Sep 22, 2009
SOFT/SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL THAT WHEN PRESSED LONGER IT WILL SINK TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT INEFFECTIVE. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Sep 22, 2009, crash, fire
SOFT/SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL THAT WHEN PRESSED LONGER IT WILL SINK TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT UNEFFECTIVE. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Sep 10, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Aug 18, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Aug 17, 2009
BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT/SPONGY AND OFTEN REQUIRES PUMPING TO GET AN ADEQUATE FIRM FEEL. WHEN VAN WAS NEW, LESS THAT 1000 MILES, I TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES ARE NORMAL. WAS OFFERED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 2008 DEMO VAN WHICH THEY SAID WAS NORMAL. IT ALSO HAD A SOFT/SPONGY PEDAL. I THINK THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jul 19, 2009
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
Service brakes, Electric, Jun 28, 2009
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
Service brakes, Electric, Jun 28, 2009
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
Service brakes, Electric, May 21, 2009
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
Air bags, Service brakes, Electric, Feb 13, 2009
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
Service brakes, Electric, Feb 9, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Feb 4, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jan 23, 2009
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
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jan 10, 2009
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