2010 Honda Odyssey Brake Problems

Which parts fail

• Pedals and linkages
  1

Components named in complaints (service brakes, ABS, rotors and pads, parking brake).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  1951%
• 25k–50k
  719%
• 50k–75k
  616%
• 75k–100k
  411%
• 100k–150k
  13%
• 150k+
  00%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2010 Honda Odyssey owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

When having to slow down or stop quickly, the van starts to jerk back and forth and shake a lot and the car becomes very difficult to control. This is especially noticeable when going down hills such as I-70 in Colorado, I-15 in eastern California or mountain passes in the Sierra Nevadas, but also when coming around a corner on a freeway and the traffic is stopped. It would be very serious if driving and a child ran out into the street in front of the van. I recently learned that this has happened fairly frequently with Honda Odyssey vans. I have had to replace brake and strut parts and bearings multiple times. (gratefully the struts were still under warranty, so I only had to pay for labor the ensuing times.)

My 2010 Honda odyssey is accelerating while breaking. Both times I am trying to slow down and stop at red traffic light, and both times, it initially slowed down but accelerated all of sudden. I had to shift to P before it finally stopped.

I am reporting a recurring and dangerous brake system failure in my 2010 Honda Odyssey. Intermittently, when the vehicle is first started, the brake pedal becomes completely stiff and cannot be depressed at all. During these events, the brakes are effectively non-functional until the condition resolves, creating a serious safety hazard. This issue occurs without warning and has happened on multiple occasions. This defect is especially dangerous because it prevents normal braking operation at startup, increasing the risk of a collision if the vehicle is moved or if immediate braking is required. I have attempted to repair this issue extensively. The vehicle has been inspected by three separate repair facilities, including a Honda dealership. …

Tl* the contact owned a 2010 Honda Odyssey. While approaching a complete stop, there was a delayed response when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact rear ended the vehicle in front of them. There were no injuries sustained. There was no police report filed. The vehicle was totaled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.

Vehicle was in motion on a local street, a car stopped short in front of me, I hit the car with my front left end, the driver air bag deployed, popped and the front passenger airbag deployed. I sustained burn injuries to my left forearm with permanent scarring.

I was driving between 30 and 40 MPH on the highway in moderate traffic when traffic suddenly stopped at an off-ramp. I pushed my brake pedal all the way to the floor before feeling the brakes engage at all. It appeared that I had enough distance to stop, but my car continued to slide into the vehicle in front of me, and we were surprised to have the air bags deploying in our faces as we hit the other car. That car then hit the car in front of it. All 3 cars were undrivable. The other two drivers were transported to the hospital by ambulance, while my daughter and I had pain for 1-2 weeks following. I drove another car while my car was in the shop, and was shocked at the difference in the braking. Driving the Honda every day, I did not notice the changes in brake functioning over time. I literally had to push the pedal all the way to the floor to get the brakes to work. …

Self acceleration on highway: driving on highway (new york state thruway) I realized car (2010 Odyssey ex) was starting to speed up on its own, even with brake (foot completely off gas pedal) it was very difficult to slow down to below 55 MPH: when I braked harder car shook heavily as if brake was fighting engine. Finally (within 1-2 miles) I came to a safe area to stop (a small rest-"text" stop) stopped on brake hard and pulled hand brake, and turned off engine - smoke came out of brakes . Front disk brakes were glowing orange. After brakes cooled down restarted car drove about 2 miles at 40mph - on highway to exit and checked into hotel.

This vehicle speed from 50 to 70 miles if take brake the car vibrate, that start from around 30,000 miles. After fixed it, about 5,000 miles, vibrate again. Now the total mileage is 79,300, already fixed 3 times. I found Honda all car model has the same issue (all my friends' different Honda car models) . Another problem is when drive feeling a strong vibration in steering wheel when acceleration feeling from this April 2017. Last week just fixed it, dealer changed both side of driveshaft assy-. Car dealer talked to me manufacture used the bad parts May from 2008 to 2012.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle accelerated. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle, which crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and the three passengers in the other vehicle's sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.

I was pulling into a parking spot. I was approximately 3-4 feet from the curb in front of me. My foot was on the brake and I was slowing to a stop when the van suddenly accelerated extremely rapidly (and was not responsive to brake application ) and slammed into the curb in front of me, causing minor damage to the front end. I verified that the floor mats were not near the accelerator.

Brake complaints in other Odyssey years