| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006063092 | Incident Date: Jan, 17 2006 |
| Consumer's City: BROKEN ARROW | Consumer's State: OK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ODYSSEY | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5FNRL38865B | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 17 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Continuous brake problems! 1st problem started in june 05' @5600 miles - grinding noise, pulsating and hard to stop vehicle. took vehicle to dealership and was unable to duplicate. service writer explained that --brake dust-- was the problem. 2nd major problem - in september brakes were making the loud grinding noise - when applying brakes moderately - lt. front brake locked up and skidded 78 feet. vehicle was taken in @ 8600 miles and 1st design brake pads were re-installed. 3rd problem - two weeks later - brakes were grinding non-stop. took vehicle back in shop and they replaced again with 1st design brake pads and rotors.. -- 2nd design to be produced in late october-- 4th problem - brakes progressively got worse during the month of october 05 @11,000 miles - took vehicle back into shop for the 2nd design brake pads and new rotors. -- was told that new design was a -- softer -- brake pad. -- when driving home - pulled up to garage door and vehicle almost did not stop - ** hard break pedal when driving at slow speeds ** seem to notice even more when turning. 5th problem - took vehicle back to shop a week later, to check out brake system - unable to duplicate. 6th problem- took vehicle back into shop in december 05 - brake were intermittent not stopping vehicle - numerous time i have almost rear ended vehicles in stop and go traffic. -- shop was unable to duplicate. 7th problem - took vehicle back again in late december with 14,000 miles - shop still unable to duplicate problem. two weeks later while driving through a pharmacy drive through - my wife and i experienced brake failure again - this time my wife had to run over curb to avoid hitting vehicle in front of her. ** damaged the front bumper ** and my wife refuses to drive vehicle with the --safety-- issues that it does have.. this is a safety issue -- -- vehicle has been sitting now for over two months -- not driven -- and still making car payments. *nm |
