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Honda Odyssey Service Brakes Safety Report | June 30, 2011
Reported on June 30, 2011
| SIR / MADAM: I BOUGHT A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING ELITE, IN DECEMBER, 2010. IT HAS A DEFECTIVE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES THE FRONT ROTORS TO WARP AND THE BRAKE PADS TO GLAZE OVER FROM OVERHEATING; CAUSING ALL THESE COMPONENTS TO PREMATURELY WARE OUT. I BELIEVE ALL HONDA ODYSSEY¿S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS THE FRONT ROTORS ONLY HAVE A 12,000 MILE WARRANTY, SINCE IT IS A WEAR ITEM, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF ALL REPAIRS. ON TWO (2) OCCASIONS, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE US INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, DOWN STEEP MOUNTAINS IN COLORADO AND NORTH CAROLINA, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING ±3 INCHES ¿ WHICH IS VERY FRIGHTENING ¿ SO MUCH SO, I STARTED LOOKING FOR THE ¿RUNAWAY TRUCK RAMP¿! THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES AND HAS HAD TWO (2) SETS OF FRONT ROTORS INSTALLED, THE CURRENT ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AT LEAST THREE (3) TIMES, AND THREE (3) SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE FRONT END CURRENTLY SHAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN BUT THE DEALER WANTS TO WAIT LONGER BEFORE TURNING THEM (THEY ARE ALMOST TO THE MINIMUM ROTOR THICKNESS). I HAVE DOCUMENTED THESE PROBLEMS BY EMAIL AND IN PERSON WITH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, HONDA MANUFACTURING AND HONDA USA. HONDA¿S DISTRICT CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE VEHICLE AT 46,073 MILES AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. HOWEVER, HONDA DENIES THERE IS A FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. EVERY OTHER AUTOMOBILE I HAVE EVER OWNED HAS NOT REQUIRED BRAKE PADS BEFORE 50,000 PLUS MILES, NOR NEW ROTORS BEFORE 100,000 PLUS MILES. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER NON-SAFETY RELATED ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. ANY AND ALL EMAILS AND SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL. *TR | |
| Make: | Honda |
| Model: | Odyssey |
| Manufactured by: | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | HAMPTON COVE AL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5FNRL5H94BB |
| Mileage: | 14000 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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