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#238 of 243 Re: 2009 Odyssey EX spongy/soft brakes [mariettadawg] by aldrink Oct 19, 2009 (6:55 pm)
Replying to: mariettadawg (Oct 19, 2009 10:02 am) If the 08 is any thing like the 07, you would definitely be buying trouble, they only have a temporary fix for the grinding brake noise, it often happen on hot days, when the brakes are hot, when the van is under little load, during semi sudden stops, I have stops using mine for the last couple months, and is thinking about buying a sienna. PS please read earlier post on this forum as well.
#239 of 243 Re: 2009 Odyssey EX spongy/soft brakes [mariettadawg] by bigdadi118 Oct 20, 2009 (11:49 am)
Replying to: mariettadawg (Oct 19, 2009 10:02 am) I got rid of my 07 Ody in 7 month after leased it new.
#240 of 243 Re: 08 Odyssey - Brakes feel soft [pdobrott] by emerchant Oct 21, 2009 (7:44 pm)
Replying to: pdobrott (Sep 30, 2009 8:50 pm) Thanks for the link. I have had soft brakes on our 2007 Van since the day we bought it. Two different dealers told us the brakes were fine. However I almost reared ended another Van on a trip to Toronto and I had the brakes to the floor. We took it back for the 5th time and again we were told the brakes were fine. I decided to start checking the internet and found many examples of other people with the same problem.   Now get this. Honda Canada does not read service bulletins issued by Honda USA. In fact when I called back the service manager at the dealership they told me he does not bother to read the internet because because "cannot trust" the internet.   I do not know what to do next. Canada does not have a Lemon Law. Replies to this message: bigdadi118 (Oct 22, 2009 6:34 pm) emerchant (Oct 23, 2009 8:39 am)
#241 of 243 Re: 08 Odyssey - Brakes feel soft [emerchant] by bigdadi118 Oct 22, 2009 (6:34 pm)
Replying to: emerchant (Oct 21, 2009 7:44 pm) Call Honda Canada Replies to this message: emerchant (Oct 23, 2009 8:39 am)
#242 of 243 Re: 08 Odyssey - Brakes feel soft [bigdadi118] by emerchant Oct 23, 2009 (8:39 am)
Replying to: bigdadi118 (Oct 22, 2009 6:34 pm) I did call Honda Canada. They confirmed that Honda Canada knew nothing about the Service Bulletin because it was issued by Honda America. The explanation was that there are differences between Honda Odessys sold in the US and in Canada. I asked if the differences included brakes, but he replied he did not know.
#243 of 243 NHTSA Oct 19 Brake Probe by phlion79 Nov 20, 2009 (7:57 am)
FYI the NHTSA on Oct. 19, 2009 upgraded the status of an inquiry it is doing into 2007/08 squishy odyssey brakes, citing several reports of people being unable to stop their odyssey b/c the brake pedal hits the floor before the vehicle stops (link to upgrade notice below). This upgrade in the status require Honda to produce a lot of documentation. I talked w/ a guy from NHTSA and he said a decision would be made on a safety recall certainly within a year from Oct. 19, but likely much sooner.    What you should know: 1) If you have squishy brakes on your 07/08 odyssey, know that these are not your garden variety squishy brakes. This is because typically squishy brakes do not get progressively worse, but according to Honda a startup routine introduces small amounts of air into the brake lines which will cause the situation to get progressively worse. 2) The gentleman NHTSA doing the probe seemed eagar to get more reports, as they exist, of MY 07 / 08 squishy brakes. If you're brakes feel squishy speak up, and do so now so your data can influence the recall decision! It only takes a couple min. Link here to make a report: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/Complaint.cfm 3) Know how to use the safety emergency brake if the brakes fail! Read through a few of the public reports from NHTSA website and you'll see a few bad accidents alleged on this problem (and a lot of accidents narrowly avoided).    Link to Oct. 19 upgrade notice: http://nhthqnwws111.odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/docservlet/Artemis/Public/Pursuits/20- - 09/EA/INOA-EA09014-37221.pdf

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