Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10289775October 26, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY SIDE DOOR. WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY, IT BEGINS TO CLOSE AND THEN OPENS RIGHT BACK UP AND CLOSE AGAIN. THIS DOOR HAS CLOSED ON MY CHILDREN AND SQUISHES THEM QUITE A BIT BEFORE IT RETRACTS. *TR
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0
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#10289778October 26, 2009
VISIBILITY
THE SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED WHILE DRIVING (SPEED 50, TEMP 63 DEGREES). WE HAD 4 KIDS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME (2 NOT MINE) AND GLASS HIT EACH OCCUPANT. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT CUT, BUT MY SON DID GET HIT IN THE EYE. WILL BE BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY. *TR
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#10289783October 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA RECALL #04V176000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REGARDING THE FOREMENTIONED RECALL, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA'S SOLUTION IS ONLY A SHORT TERM SOLUTION AND A SAFETY ISSUE STILL EXISTS. THE RECALL SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED 4/21/2004 BY AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN CHANGING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND WILL SOMETIMES HAVE A DELAYED SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS WHERE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN QUICKLY WHILE IN LIMBO. TWO SAFETY ISSUES ARE PRESENT. ONE, THE CAR SHUTTERS AND SEEMS AS THOUGH IT'S TRANSMISSION WILL CAUSE IT TO COME TO AN ABRUPT AND VIOLENT STOP SINCE IT'S MOVING AT AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. SECONDLY, IF CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING OR YIELDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IF THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES OR GOES INTO LIMBO BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD, IT PRESENTS THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE DEALER, BROWN'S HONDA OF GLEN BURNIE, MD, STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN IT'S ENTIRETY AS REPLACING COMPONENTS DOES NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM - IT IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM. I'VE VERIFIED THE DEALERS STATEMENT WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS. WITH THIS SAID, I BELIEVE THAT HONDA'S REMEDY IS SHORT LIVED AND TO SERVE AS A BANDAID AND WOULD SINCERELY APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB. THANK YOU *TR
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#10289845October 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2009 HONDA ODYSSEY - VEHICLE HAS MODERATE VIBRATION AT AROUND 40 MPH. ROOT CAUSE ACCORDING TO HONDA IS DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. HAVE NOT VERIFIED ROOT CAUSE WITH INDEPENDENT SOURCE. NO ACCIDENT REPORTED AS OF 10/26/09. *TR
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0
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#10289888October 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 63500 MILES ON IT THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER AND TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP UNDER LIGHT OR HARD ACCELERATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD CAUSING TRAFFIC HAZARD AND POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRUCK IN THE REAR. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT 13000 MILE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY ADDED A TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR OIL JET TO LUBRICATE THE GEAR AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION REPORTED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS AND THAT THERE WAR A RECALL ON THE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE YEARS 1998-2001. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THERE TRANSMISSION REPLACED CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THIS IS A TRAFFIC HAZARD WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND HONDA HAS ADDED THIS OIL JET TO ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO GET PAST THE 3 YEAR/36000 MILE WARRANTY SO THAT IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10289721October 25, 2009
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MODULATOR FAILURE, ON MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
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#10289486October 23, 2009
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING, AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE ALSO HEARD METAL GRINDING COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
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No
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0
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0
#10289501October 23, 2009
SEATS
FOR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 60K MILES, 3RD ROW SEAT LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE ALLOWING SEAT TO MOVE FREELY WHEN IN THE 'UNSTORED OR NORMAL POSITION.. POTENTIAL MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT OR RAPID STOP. HONDA DEALER SAID THAT NO EXTENDED WARRANTY APPLIED ALTHOUGH I EXPECT THAT THE LATCH HAS BEEN ENGAGED NO MORE THAN 100 TIMES DURING LIFE OF VEHICLE. CURRENTLY 3RD SEAT UNUSABLE AND MUST BE STOWED FOR SAFE OPERATION. HIGH CONSUMER COST FOR REPLACEMENT SEAT OR 'REBUILD'. CURRENTLY IF I GRAB THE SEAT AND TORQUE SLIGHTLY I CAN GET THE LATCH TO ENGAGE, BUT THIS IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC PROCESS - THE SEAT WAS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY WHEN CONVERTING FROM STORED TO UPRIGHT, BUT WILL NOT WORK AUTOMATICALLY. THERE WAS NOT YET AN 'INCIDENT' AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT - ONLY THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH WITH AN UNLATECHED SEAT. COST TO REPLACE SEAT MECHANISM QUOTED BY HONDA DEALER WAS $650 - PROHIBITIVE COST FOR US RIGHT NOW. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289526October 23, 2009
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY, WITH MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES, TIRE SIZE 235/710/460A. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE BALANCED. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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0
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#10289431October 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ERROR VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DOWN SHIFTING THE GEARS. DEALER TOLD US IT WAS AN RECALL AND EXCHANGED THE TRANSMISSION BUT STILL HAD THAT PROBLEM.WAS REPAIRED AGAIN AND THIRD TIME IT STARTED HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289126October 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY - ORIGINAL OWNER - NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION - THIS IS THE SECOND ONE. *TR
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No
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0
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#10289167October 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
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0
Deaths:
0
#10288928October 19, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING WHATSOEVER. AFTER STOPPING COMPLETELY THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN THE PARKING GEAR AND IT WILL START UP AGAIN COMPLETELY NORMAL. *TR
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0
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0
#10288974October 19, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DEBRIS MUST HAVE HIT MY AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER AND PUT A HOLE IN IT. ONLY 12,150 MILES ON IT AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY BY 2 MONTHS. COST ME $1334 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289006October 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE SECOND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED IN APRIL OF 2005 FOR AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE REBUILT AT AN EXPENSE OF $2500.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,100.
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#10289020October 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA AND 2 OTHER INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS HAVE TOLD ME MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, 76K MILES, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A VERY HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I'M ALSO TOLD THE ECU MUST BE REPLACED AS WELL OTHERWISE NEW PART WILL NOT BE WARRANTED. HONDA HAS AGREED TO PAY 70% OF THE REPAIR. I FEEL HONDA KNOWS THESE DEFECTS EXIST, AND DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE CHARGED 30% OF THIS REPAIR. *TR
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0
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0
#10289032October 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH APPROX. 74,000 MILES - PURCHASED NEW IN LATE 2002. WITHIN THREE DAYS AND A TOTAL OF 15 MILES AFTER NOTICING A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN SMOOTHNESS OF TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, MY WIFE'S ODYSSEY WILL NOW LOCKUP THE SEATBELTS WHILE REPEATEDLY SLAMMING THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS FORWARD WHEN DRIVING BELOW 20 MPH DURING BOTH UP-SHIFTING AND DOWN-SHIFTING, OR ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A CONSTANT SPEED AROUND 40 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS DURING ANY OF THIS, UNTIL THE DRIVE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SO ERRATIC IN SHIFTING THAT I'M SURPRISED WE DIDN'T HYDROPLANE ON WET ROADS DUE TO THE ABRUPT AND VERY HARSH SHIFTS/LOCKUPS. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE HARSHEST SHIFTS OCCURRED ON STRAIGHT-AWAYS AND NOT WHILE ROUNDING WET CURVES. APPARENTLY, THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND INSTALLED THE "OIL JET KIT", PER THE RECALL, IN JUNE OF 2004. I STATE APPARENTLY ONLY BECAUSE I DO NOT RECALL THE SERVICE WORK. IN ANY CASE, AFTER ONLY 74,000 MILES IT IS VERY OBVIOUS BY THE NUMBER OF OTHER ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT THIS "OIL JET KIT" WAS ONLY A PATCH TO GET VEHICLES OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY PERIOD BEFORE THE TRANSMISSIONS COMPLETELY FAILED. WHO PRODUCES VEHICLES WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT 74,000 MILES??? THE DEALERSHIP STATES I HAVE USED 75% OF THE LIFE OF THE TRANSMISSION, SO I MUST PAY 75% OF THE REPLACEMENT COST (APPROXIMATELY $3600 OF MY OWN MONEY TO REPLACE A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT). I WAS "WARNED" BY HONDA'S HELP LINE THAT IF I TELL THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER MANAGER I'LL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER WOULD PROBABLY PULL THEIR 25% REPLACEMENT COST ASSISTANCE OFFER. SOUNDS LIKE A THREAT AND STRAIGHT FROM CORPORATE HONDA. THEN, THE CORPORATE HELP PERSON STATED THAT MANY OF THE PROBLEMS SOUND SIMILAR, BUT MY PROBLEM "MAY' NOT THE SAME. CALL HONDA'S HELP LINE ONLY IS YOU WANT TALKED DOWN TO AND THREATENED. MY ODYSSEY IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT GERALD JONES HONDA IN MARTINEZ, GA (AUGUSTA AREA). *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289040October 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASH WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN FOLLOWED BY ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING AND THE ENGINE RESTARTING. THIS CYCLE WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES OVER AN APPROXIMATE FIVE MILE STRETCH. SHEDDING THE ELECTRICAL LOADS DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED ON OTHER OCCASIONS BUT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. NOW THE ENGINE IS DEVELOPING A STARTING PROBLEM. THE VAN STARTS BUT DIES IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU RELEASE THE KEY. IT SOMETIMES TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VAN WILL REMAIN RUNNING ONCE THE KEY IS RELEASED. I FOUND A RECALL FROM HONDA FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS TO BE REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED ISSUE FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. I CONTACTED STERLING MCCALL HONDA IN KINGWOOD, TX TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VAN HAS THE NEW STYLE SWITCH ALREADY INSTALLED SO THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY SWITCH. OBVIOUSLY THE NEW SWITCH THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT MUCH BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE SWITCHES UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO DESIGN A SWITCH THAT REMEDIES THEIR DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288667October 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287335October 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PROBLEMS. ONLY HAVE 34,000 AND THE BRAKES ARE MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. FEELS LIKE THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER & WAS TOLD TO MUCH MOUNTAIN DRIVING. (HAS NOT BEEN IN THE MOUNTAINS.) THEY MACHINED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS. THE ROTORS WERE WRAPPED TO DO EXCESSIVE HEAT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS A HEAVY VEHICLE AND THAT IS JUST WHAT THE BRAKES DO. AFTER 10 DAYS FROM THE REPAIR THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE IS ALREADY STARTING TO MAKE A RUBBING NOISE. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF CARS IN THE PAST THAT HAVE HAD MOUNTAIN MILES AND TOWING MILES ON THE CAR & HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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