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Front brake rotors warp causing steering wheel vibration and brake pedal thumping. Rotors have been resurfaced 3 times only to happen again after a few thousand miles. At higher speeds almost lost control of steering. Honda won't upgrade to better performing rotors. Need a safety recall. Long time issue.
I was in a parking lot going less than 5 miles an hour and was turning right into a parking space. My foot was on the brake, but the car lurched forward and accelerated over the cement chock block, hitting a pole in front of the store.
We purchased this vehicle brand new. Overall it has been excellent, but it does have one horrible safety flaw. The brakes heat up and warp on even a small hill and cause the steering to shake terribly when breaking. The dealer will fix the problem, for a premium of course, and you are good to go for several months. Then it comes right back. This is a known problem, and I'm really surprised that Honda hasn't been forced to do a recall since they won't do one on their own. They call it "wear and tear". yeah, right. It's so common that the dealer specifically asks about it every time we come in for an oil change or whatever. "any issues with shaking during breaking"" sorry, but you will never get me to believe that this is a normal question every time a car comes in for service. We've paid for the "repairs" a few times, but I can't afford to keep paying for the same parts over and over again. So now I just answer yes, but that it's not shaking enough to pay for the temporary repairs again. Really, it's kind of scary and horrible. This seems like it's a serious safety issue, but no one seems to care. This is a minivan. Minivans are usually filled with kids. Hopefully someone at Honda or the us government will finally realize that parents shouldn't be struggling to hold onto their steering wheels just so that Honda can sell new brakes every few months. I'm only bringing it up now because it's so common that I'm starting to receive letters from attorneys about class-action suits. I'd rather Honda just issue a recall and fix the problem. Do the rotors simply need to be better quality steel" I would even be fine if I had to pay for the brakes yet again, as long as the problem is actually fixed once and for all. The minivan only has about 59K miles on it.
Pulsation/shaking of the steering wheel and brake pedal to the point of feeling like going to lose control of the vehicle when braking at speeds higher than 45 - 55 mph. Have had to have rotors resurfaced twice to take care of the problem (1st in 2015 at 24,177 miles but under warranty, 2nd in 2017 at $204 and the problem came back again at 51,542). Now being told to resurface them once more or replace front brakes and pads for $668 and if replaced will be with the new design of the rotors allows for more air flow. If there is a new design, then obviously Honda knows that there was a problem with the old design and should have done a recall. In researching the issues online (carscomplaints.com, repairpal.com) many other people seem to have the same complaint. I've never had to had rotors resurfaced so many times.
- Oak Park, IL, USA
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Before my car reached the 20,000 mile age the car starts to shake when hitting the brakes when decelerating at 50-30 mph speed. Asked the dealership if they can check what is wrong. They said the brakes are fine. I thought it was a wheel balance issue but the car is new. Not until I read all of the complaints about this car. Now my car is 57,000 miles old and will need the rotor and pads replaced. Outside mechanic charging me $450 for rotor replacement, pads and labor.
The contact owns a 2013 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the brake rotors were damaged because the vehicle shook with great force. The vehicle was taken to long beach Honda (1500 E spring St, signal hill, ca 90755, (562) 426-4444), but the failure could not be duplicated. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake rotors failed due to being warped. The contact stated that the vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,000. The VIN was not available.
My brakes vibrate when slowing down on the freeway, occasionally while driving on surface streets when slowing down for lights. I first noticed this several months after purchase. I took the van in asked for the brakes to be checked. The vibrating stopped for several weeks then started back up. I returned to the dealership and they checked the tires. It stopped again for several weeks then started back up again. I took the van in and asked for the rotors to be turned. That again helped for a few weeks and the vibrating returned. It is frustrating and scary to feel the vibration in my steering wheel and if I brake hard to feel the van pull to the right. I have explained this problem to the service technician but there seems to be nothing they can do to fix this problem. I complain about it but cannot afford to continue to take it in and get no satisfactory repairs. At one point I came home and aired up my tires and that seemed to help for about 3 months. Then the vibration is back again. This problem has been going on since I purchased the van in December, 2014 and continues to this day. Is there any solutions that have been found for this problem"?"
Original owner of 2013 Honda Odyssey, noticed significant steering wheel vibration at 35K miles while going down or at highway speeds while slowing down unexpectedly. It made me grab the steering wheel harder to try to steady the wheels so we don't drive off the cliff. I believe it poses a danger as it creates a situation where such steering wheel vibration and tires vibration can cause a dangerous situation in which the control over vehicle could be lost along with lives of those in the car. I have just replaced the tires, which was not the cause of the vibration. The car is in good standing as all recommended services were completed timely. When contacted the local Honda dealer, they said that rotors needs to be resurfaced. But as I am reading on this site and others, this could be an endless and expensive recurrent service. This vehicle is designed to be a family vehicle, therefore it shouldn't be a standard when rotors come out of functionality as soon as vehicle is out of factory.
My front brake rotors were unsafely shuddering at 31,000 miles and I had them repaired on 6/29/2016. Now, they are shuddering again at 44,341, on 6/7/2017. There are many similar complaints easily found on the internet were drivers, similar to me, are alarmed by a seeming unsafe and defective overall brake system on the 2013 Honda Odyssey, and similar year models. The shuddering can be severe when braking between 50 to 70 mph. There are many other cases similar to mine where people are repairing them and then the unsafe shuddering reoccurs again in just a few thousand miles. The van has been adult drive for its entire history, with 4 small children and adults as occupants.
Purchased vehicle new in May 2013. Vehicle shakes violently whenever braking. All 4 rotors replaced at 15,900 miles with after market. Happened again at 48,000 miles and the front rotors were replaced with aftermarket again. Happened again at 72,000 miles and front rotors were resurfaced. Currently have 72,300 miles on vehicle.
I was inside the vehicle at the back seat, vehicle was stationary on park, and foot break was on. I was on my sister in laws driveway which is slightly inclined, I was waiting for my husband who went inside the house, however I decided to follow him. I went out of the vehicle, and went to open the driver's side door to reach the key and turn off the vehicle; unfortunately, when I turned off the engine, the vehicle starts rolling, I was knocked down by the opened door and fell on the driveway, with my left leg/ more on the ankle area was run over by the front wheel. These resulted with severe bruise on my ankle, and huge bump on my head. There was no witness, however there was a car that passed and I I asked for help, the driver called by husband who is inside the house, also a neighbor came to help and called 911. By husband looked inside the vehicle which slide towards the front neighbors driveway, the vehicle stopped, still on "P" mode and foot break is still on. The vehicle on P and foot break on should not move or roll.
I own a Honda Odyssey 2013 and have had the rotors turned twice already at a cost of over $400 each time. I now need it again because of vibration when you try to brake at higher speeds and just see that I am not the only person complaining about this. Why isn't there a recall on these rotors?
Rotars warp prematurely. My vehicle has 124,000 miles on it and around every 25,000 or so the front rotars have symptoms of being warpied. Then the brakes and rotars need replacing.
While driving in the mountains of Colorado while on vacation our steering wheel was violently shaking and vibrating while braking downhill. This was very scary for our family from Illinois to experience. We scheduled immediate repairs at the shop nearest us on 6/22/2015 with 36,206 miles on our Honda Odyssey. We had new rotors on front and rear replaced and front brakes $685. Unfortunately, while on a road trip to see family in Michigan we again experienced shaking of the steering wheel upon braking. On 12/2/2016 57,428 miles we again had to pay for rear rotors and brakes. We have never experienced the frequency of repairs (we trust our repair guy) in any of our other vehicles (Ford and Chevy). Our van is usually driven around town with kid's activities. Expressway and high speed driving is limited. This is our first Honda. Then on 12/10/2016 with 57,569 miles the engine light and vsa (vehicle stability assist) light stays on. Turns out spark plugs 1 and 2 fouling..I'm seeing there are complaints here about these same issues. I contacted Honda regarding the spark plugs and they said there is an extension to cover this if I went to an authorized dealer. I hope this is true and it works out, repairs are expensive and we want to be safe!
Steering wheel vibrating when hitting brake on highway. My car mileage is 36642. The Honda dealer said it's front rotors issue before checking. I guess it's common for this year model. I also got the 2nd opinion from the wheelworks shop and they said "the front rotors have heat rings", but the front brake pads both are "8mm"(green meaning good condition).
Brakes vibrate excessively when applied and when at legal speeds of 60 or 70 vehicle is sometimes hard to control. I asked the dealer to fix the problem and he said Honda would not replace the discs and he could only turn them the stop the vibration. This was done at around 16,000 miles, but within a few months and a few thousand miles the vibration began to reappear and has continually gotten worse. From talking to mechanics that work on these vehicles and searching the web it is my understanding that the disc design does not allow for the heat from braking to dissipate thus warping the disc. I feel Honda should replace the discs with newly designed ones to alleviate this problem. If myself or my wife had to apply the brakes in an emergency it is possible that the vehicle could be uncontrollable and could cause a severe accident.
2013 Honda Odyssey taken to shop in 8/14 with 11,000 miles. Told dealer was shaking when slowing down. Resurfaced rotors. Started again in 8/15 at 18,000 miles. They balanced tires. Started again in 5/16 at 26,000 miles. Was told it was brake rotors but don't need to resurface as is not dangerous and can wait until replace completely.
We purchased a 2013 Honda Odyssey exl 1 year ago (7/18/16). We immediately experienced excessive vibration of the steering wheel while driving, and also braking at highway speeds. The dealer replaced the front tires about 4 months out to correct the problem. I didn't work. We asked them to consider the rotors as the issue, but they were reluctant since they were just resurfaced them before we bought the vehicle. Eventually, they did agree, and all four rotors needed resurfacing. The service dept told us our 8 month old tires had wear beyond the normal amount, and suggested it was probably caused by the vibration problems. We're getting another set of tires from the dealer, but are concerned that we will soon be having to resurface the rotors again based on the history I've already spoken of here, and other complaints that have been filed. We feel Honda should be forced to recall and replace the rotors on the 2013 Honda Odyssey. There is certainly enough documentation of the problem.
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- St. Charles, MO, USA