2012 Honda Odyssey

I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE (THERE WAS NO NEED FOR ACCELERATION TO GET INTO THE PARKING SPOT)- WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SPED UP REALLY FAST ON ITS OWN (LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS BEING APPLIED- ONLY MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME). THE CAR WENT CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN- CATCHING THE UNDERCARRIAGE CAUSING IT TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE FORCE AND SPEED IN WHICH IT REACHED IN SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE WAS STARTLING AND SCARY FOR EVERYONE IN THE CAR. IT WAS AS THOUGH I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR! *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE BRAKING AT 30-70 MPH ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL, ALSO CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY FOUND WARPED ROTORS WHICH SEEMS UNUSUAL IN THIS LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND RE-INSTALLED WITH NEW BRAKE PADS AT NO CHARGE. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR HAS EXTREMELY BAD VIBRATION AND THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SLOWING DOWN. I FIRST NOTICED THIS WAS OCCURRING AT ABOUT 22000 MILES. WHEN THE BRAKES GOT WARM AND WHILE GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR DRIVING DOWN HILL THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE SO BAD IT SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY ARMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE BREAKS WERE WARPED, BUT THAT IT WAS OK TO DRIVE. I DROVE THE CAR A LITTLE MORE BUT TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO LOOK AT AGAIN BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL SAFE. THEY RECOMMENDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS, THE BREAKS WERE ONLY HALF WAY WORN. AS WITH THE TIME BEFORE THEY SAID IT WAS MY DRIVING, BUT I DON'T DRIVE BAD, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. IF THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR I WOULD PAY, BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER. HONDA NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. *TR

AT AROUND 5:20PM ON 11/15/13, I WAS ON SANTOMAS EXPWY @ MONROE AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT HAD JUST TURNED GREEN. VEHICLES HAD STARTED MOVING INCLUDING MINE. SUDDENLY ONE OF THE CARS AHEAD OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY (NOT SURE WHY). THE CARD IN FRONT OF ME WAS SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING. BUT, MY CAR (HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING 2012) DID NOT STOP. I APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING THE CAR STOP. I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO APPLY OTHER BRAKES. I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO GET A WIDTH FOR STOPPING, BUT THE BRAKES STILL DID NOT WORK AND MY CAR HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT WHICH THEN CREATED A CHAIN REACTION TO TWO MORE CARS AHEAD. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN ANY OF THE CARS AFFECTED AND JUST THE DRIVER. *TR

I HAVE 22K MILES ON MY ODYSSEY. A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED FEELING SHAKING UPON BRAKING WITH STEERING WHEELS ALSO SHAKING BADLY. FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO AFTER A DRIVE TEST SAID "FRONT BRAKE VIBRATION - RECOMMEND BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS". HOWEVER THE HONDA COURTESY INSPECTION REPORT SAYS 8MM LEFT IN BRAKE PADS WHICH IS MORE THAN 60% LIFE. I STRONGLY FEEL THIS IS TOO SOON FOR ROTORS OR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AND SOMETHING OUGHT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT HERE WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 78 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED, THEN POWERED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT COMPONENT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,050.

THIS IS THE SECOND HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FIRST WAS A 2005 THAT I OWNED FOR 7 YEARS AND DID NOT NEED THE ROTORS RESURFACED UNTIL THE VAN HAD 70000 MILES ON IT. I NOW OWN A 2012 AND WITH ONLY 20000 MILES ON IT THEY NEED TO BE RESURFACED. HONDA IS NOT COVERING STATING THAT IT IS DRIVING HABITS, HOWEVER I DRIVE THE SAME AS I DID WITH MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN I GOOGLE A 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2012 ODYSSEY HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. IF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING THAT IT IS OPENING HONDA UP FOR LAWSUITS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA USED TO BE A VERY DIFFERENT COMPANY. *TR

OUR 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING ELITE VAN, PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN JUNE, 2012, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA) EVENT ON JULY 27, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:53PM CST. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. PART WAY INTO THE PARKING SPACE, MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED UP VERY LOUD AND SURGED FORWARD. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE BRAKE AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD RAPIDLY AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT A STORE FRONT WINDOW/WALL. THE STEERING ALSO BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING AND I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE KEY. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY SON WAS IN A MIDDLE ROW SEAT. VIDEO SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SHOWS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT AND DETAILS THE UNRESPONSIVE STEERING. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP BY PHONE IMMEDIATELY WITH A FOLLOW UP LETTER AND WE CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE BY CERTIFIED LETTER AND SENT A FAX INFORMING THEM OF THE EVENT, AS WELL AS REQUESTING EDR DATA BE RETRIEVED. IT IS NOW SEVEN WEEKS LATER AND HONDA HAS FAILED TO COLLECT OR REFUSES TO PROVIDE THE DATA. THE DEALERSHIP STATED A DISTRICT REP/MANAGER INSPECTED OUR VEHICLE AND PROVIDED ONLY AN ONE PAGE DEALER INVOICE STATING 'NO DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR FACTORY WORKMANSHIP WERE FOUND.' THIS 'INSPECTION' TOOK 0.79 HOURS PER THE DEALER INVOICE. HONDA REFUSES TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF WHAT WAS INSPECTED OR CHECKED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THOSE DETAILS EVEN THOUGH INSPECTION TOOK PLACE AT THEIR FACILITY. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE DEALER INVOICE IS SUFFICIENT FOR US TO CONSIDER THE VEHICLE SAFE TO PUT ON THE ROAD AGAIN. UNDERSTANDABLY, WE DO NOT AGREE AS ROOT CAUSE OF THE SUA EVENT REMAINS UNIDENTIFIED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY SITS AT THE BODY SHOP. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 12,800 MI AT EVENT.

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PM ON THURSDAY, 09/12/2013, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON ROUTE 288 IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. MY WIFE AND I HEARD GLASS BREAKING BUT WE WERE UNSURE OF THE SOURCE. WE HEARD IT AGAIN AND MY WIFE (PASSENGER SEAT) OPENED THE SUNROOF COVER AND OBSERVED SHATTERED GLASS. WHEN WE GOT HOME APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER WE TOOK A PHOTO. WE DID NOT OBSERVE A ROCK OR FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE SHATTERED GLASS. THIS DAY WAS A HOT DAY AND AS THE SUN WAS GOING DOWN A COLD FRONT WITH THUNDERSTORMS DROPPED THE TEMPERATURE (BUT WAS NOT RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT). *TR