Issue ID | 996165 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10525505 |
Manufacurer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
Brand | HONDA |
Model | ODYSSEY |
Model Year | 2007 |
File date | 22/05/13 |
Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | On a recent vacation we first noticed on moderate downhill grades with very moderate braking wheels would start to shimmy with shaking of the steering wheel. With a total release of brakes, shimmy would immediately stop, and no wheel vibrations would be felt. Braking on flat areas or in city driving no vibrations are felt, even with fairly hard braking. During our trip this started happening on almost every downhill grade making the car very hard to control. Returned from our trip and drove mostly on roads where we do not have many downhill grades and did not have the problem again, until recently we traveled on an interstate road from a city approximately 50 from us that had several downhill grades. On every slight downhill grade if the brakes were even applied very gently, the shaking and steering wheel wobble would start immediately. But again would not do it on a level road. This shaking and vibration makes the car very dangerous to drive. The car was purchased new and now has only 26333 miles, and has only been serviced by a honda dealer. Every time the brakes were checked for service everything checked out ok. The brakes have never been worked on or had any repairs of any sort done on them or any related parts. It is still in complete factory condition. This is a very serious problem and could very easily cause an accident, and i know that taking it into a honda dealership they would simply take it around the block and say everything was fine and do nothing. This really parallels many of the other people that have complained of the same problem with this car. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 25330 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SUN CITY, CA |
VIN pattern | 5FNRL386X7BXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
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Vehicle speed | 50 |
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