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2007 HONDA ODYSSEY — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

crash · 833288 · 2010-12-28

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
Miles at failure
42,719
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS TRYING TO TRYING TO STOP MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY VERY QUICKLY TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND HIT THE BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE NOTHING HAPPEN. THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT - THE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TALKED WITH HONDA ABOUT THE BRAKE PADS AND RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED "SQUISHY" BRAKE PROBLEMS, BUT NO SOLUTIONS. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I TALKED WITH HONDA WHO WAS JUST RELEASING A SAFETY RECALL FOR LOW/SOFT BRAKE PEDAL : "AIR MAY ENTER THE MODULATOR DUE TO IMPROPER SEALING MATERIAL OF THE VSA MODULATOR CONTROL UNIT". THEY BLED BRAKES USING SPECIAL PROCEDURE AND INSTALLED (2) MODULATOR SEALING CAPS OVER THE TWO (2) PLUGS ON THE SIDES OF THE VSA MODULATOR-CONTROL UNIT TO CORRECT PER BULLETIN 1030A5 (ELEMENT) .6 & 4130A5 (ODYSSEY) .7. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10373169
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