Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10363692November 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY IN MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TCS" LIGHTS CAME ON. UPON SHUTTING DOWN AND RE-STARTING, THE "TCS" LIGHT WENT OUT BUT "CHECK ENGINE" REMAINED LIT. THE JEFF WYLER HONDA DEALERSHIP IN FLORENCE, KY TELLS ME THERE IS SOME SORT OF CLUTCH FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION, REQUIRING THAT I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000 PLUS AND EXTRA $1,000 IN LABOR. WE HAVE SERVICE DOCUMENTATION GOING BACK TO SIX MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2000, STATING OUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE "RUMBLE" IN THE TRANSMISSION UPON REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED OF AROUND 45-65 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, INCLUDING REPLACING SOME SORT OF MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED TO THIS DAY. NOW, AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING THAT THE VEHICLE IS "TOO OLD". *TR
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#10363718November 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND DRIVING HARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE JET COOLANT FOR THE TRANSMISSION UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL. LATER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN CLEAR WEATHER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL (TCS) WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE ROUGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED THAT PROVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE FAILURE FOR HIS VEHICLE AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL AT A LATER DATE WITH A RESPONSE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK, WHICH SHOULD HAVE INDICATED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
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#10363747November 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE A 2004 ODYSSEY AND IT'S TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING IN & OUT OF GEAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY CAUTIOUS (AND NOT DRIVING IT) TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A MASSIVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, OF THE SAME MAGNITUDE AS THE TOYOTA ACCELERATION CONCERN, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR
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#10363501November 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VAN, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER JUST FROM THAT INFORMATION "OH YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION" I HAD HONDA PERFORM ALL REQUIRED SERVICING ON THE VEHICLE AS DEFINED YET IT STILL FAILED. ALSO MY VAN HAS THE SAME IGNITION ISSUE (KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK) THAT HONDA RECALLED CARS FOR, YET WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALER HE SAID IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I GUESS IT'S UNSAFE IN A CAR BUT SAFE IN A VAN. *TR
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#10363516November 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE 2007 ODYSSEY EX-L WITH DVD. THE LIGHT IN CAR LIKE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHT, ROOM LIGHT ETC IS BLINKING ALL THE TIME EVEN I DRIVE MY CAR. I ALREADY WENT TO DEALER SHIP TWO TIMES, THEY JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE BATTERY DURING THE DAY TIME AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. AT NIGHT, MY BOY CAN'T READ A BOOK IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF BLINKING. IT LOOKS THE GENERATOR HAS PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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0
#10363542November 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK WITH HER. THE DEALER CALLED AND STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 *BF THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL WAS BAD AND THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE SWITCH WIRE WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 11/2210 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10
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#10363548November 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY - AS WE WERE DRIVING ON HWY I-24 W, TCS AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS LIGHTED UP. WE CHECKED THE HANDBOOK GIVEN BY HONDA IN WHICH IT WAS SAID THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN EVEN WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE ON. WE DROVE FOR 30 MILES WHEN THERE WAS A SMELL LIKE GAS AND IT GOT STRONGER IN COUPLE OF MINUTES. I ASKED MY HUSBAND TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE AFTER THAT. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AT HOME. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE PERSONNEL WAS SO BURNT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER QUOTED $3750.00 FOR REPLACING THE PART. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE WE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. CASE# N012010-11-0103469. BASED ON RESEARCH WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE IN 2004, YOUR CAMPAIGN ID# 04V176000. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME AND EVERYONE SAYING THAT HONDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR US, SINCE WE HAD TWO CHILDREN IN THE VAN AND IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GIVEN OUT BEFORE WE PULLED OVER WE WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE SINCE EVERYONE IS TRAVELING AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10363426October 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN, TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AT 72M.P.H. ON INTERSTATE .WENT TO TWO HONDA DEALERS 1ST. DEALER SAID TRANS. GONE REPLACE FOR $4,000 DEALER WHERE PURCHASED SAID TRANS. GONE WILL REPLACE FOR $6,000 CALLED HONDA CORP. THEY SAID TO BAD. BOUGHT VAN NEW SERVICED AT DEALERS 112,000 MILES. HONDA HAS BUILT A BAD PRODUCT AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT ! *TR
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#10362981October 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON IT AT 70000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN AT 114000 MILES. ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON "GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE AUTOMOBILE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED AND LABELED AS SUCH. *TR
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#10362787October 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
WHEN I TURN OR GO STRAIGHT, WITH AND WITHOUT BRAKES ON, AT A SLOW SPEED, I HEAR A LOUD HORN-LIKE SOUND. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM FRONT. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 21,000 MILES AND BOUGHT IT NEW. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING MOST OF THE TIME WE'VE OWNED IT (ALMOST 3 YEARS). DEALER CAN'T MAKE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN. I EVEN LEFT IT OVERNIGHT. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I LEAVE HOME. I MAKE SHORT TRIPS TO SCHOOL AND STORE. IT IS SPORADIC. I HEARD ANOTHER ODYSSEY WITH THE SAME NOISE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE OTHER DAY. IS THIS COMMON? IT IS ANNOYING AND EMBARRASSING. IT CAN BE QUITE LOUD. SINCE I'VE HAD THE RECALL DONE, IT'S NOT AS FREQUENT. *TR
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#10362703October 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2010 AT APPROX. 82,000 MILES. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AND PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. AFTER RESEARCHING WE FOUND OUT A TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP DUE TO THIS ISSUE CAN RESULT IN A CRASH. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILY OF 3 SMALL KIDS ALL UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT SINCE WE ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS HONDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. WE CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP US RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10362373October 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER OF COMPLAINT BECAUSE IN ONLY 9 YEARS THE VAN IS NOW NEEDING A THIRD TRANSMISSION. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER "REBUILT" TRANSMISSION BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 01/26/05 WHEN THE CAR ONLY HA 31499 MILES. IT SEIZED UP SUDDENLY AFTER A REGULAR SERVICE AND WAS RENDERED DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, 5 YEARS AND 60K MILES LATER, THE SAME TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE WHEEL BASE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. WE DID MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION AND FEEL THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS SUCH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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#10362509October 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JUNE OF 2006. HONDA INSTALLED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT 66K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 108K MILES ON OCTOBER 24, 2010. REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION LASTED ONLY 42K MILES. HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OLD TRANSMISSIONS. HONDA SAID THAT UNLESS THERE IS ANOTHER CLASS ACTION SUIT, THEY WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY TYPE OF RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AGAIN AFTER 40K MILES. HONDA SAID THAT THEY CONSIDERED THE TOTAL MILES ON MY CAR AS THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. I HAD MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME. *TR
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#10362540October 26, 2010
STRUCTURE
REAR LIFT GATE STRUTS FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE. AT THIS POINT, THE REAR LIFT GATE IS EXTREMELY HEAVY AND DANGEROUS TO ONES SAFETY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE. HONDA KEEPS REPLACING THE STRUTS WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT CONTINUES TO FAIL. SAME REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO. I REQUESTED A BETTER STRONGER OR BEEFIER REPLACEMENT STRUT,BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY KEEP REPLACING WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER. I HAVE FOUR SMALL KIDS AND IF IT WERE TO FAIL WITH ONE OF THEM STANDING UNDER THE LIFT GATE IT COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
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0
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#10362214October 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V097000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ARRIVAL DATE FOR THE REPAIR PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10363088October 25, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOP ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONE MONTH. ON FIRST FAILURE AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS BECAME VERY DIM WHILE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING CAUSING DANGER TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. ON SECOND FAILURE VEHICLE WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND NO IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO DRIVER OR OTHER MOTORISTS. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A KNOWN COMPONENT FAILURE TO HONDA AND NHTSB.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10362315October 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEENR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
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0
Deaths:
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#10362349October 25, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MY DAUGHTERS 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC UP FEATURE FOR THE DRIVERS WINDOW. ONCE THE WINDOW STARTS UP (CLOSING), IF YOU PUT DOWN PRESSURE ON THE WINDOW IT WILL REVERSE, DO DOWN A FEW INCHES AND STOP. BUT IF YOU PUT PRESSURE ON THE WINDOW, LIKE A CHILD LEANING OUT THE WINDOW, AND IT STARTS UP THE OVERRIDE FEATURE WILL NOT STOP THE WINDOW AND MAKE IT GO DOWN A FEW INCHES. THE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE, ONLY STOPPING WHEN THE MOTOR IS OVERPOWERED. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN UNTIL QUITE A BIT OF FORCE IS APPLIED TO WHATEVER IS BLOCKING THE WINDOW, AND IN THE CASE OF A SMALL CHILD IT COULD CAUSE QUITE A BIT OF INJURY. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTO-UP FEATURE FOR A WINDOW. WITH THE AMOUNT OF FORCE IT TAKES TO OVERLOAD THE MOTOR A CHILD CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362177October 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY (42,000 MILES) THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED. ON OCTOBER 24, 2010, MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST TAKEN OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HAD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I THOUGHT HE HAD SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE SAID THEY DID IT ON THEIR OWN. WE DROVE ANOTHER 1/2 MILE TO A GAS STATION AND IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. ONCE WE PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION HE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES, AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY BREAK WASN'T ON, OR THAT THE CAR DIDN'T SLIP OUT OF GEAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, SO WE VENTURED THE ADDITIONAL 5 MILES TO HOME WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. TODAY IS SUNDAY, SO I WILL BE TAKING THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10361686October 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, HAVE BEEN CHECKED THREE (3) TIMES BY THE DEALER. BUT THE PROBLEM OF NOT STOPPING IN A SAFE TIME AND THE GRINDING NOISE MADE BY THEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND STILL NOT STOPPING IN TIME FOR THE RED LIGHT. THIS STILL OCCURS DAILY. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE BUT NOTHING HELPED, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND THE HONDA DEALER STATED "THEY ARE JUST FINE". *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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