2003 Honda Odyssey Brakes Problems

“I parked my van on my sloped driveway, setting the emergency brake. As I was getting out, the van started rolling backward. As I was trying to stop it, I tripped and my left leg was run over by the front left tire. I had an open fracture of my fibula and crush injuries on my shin area (and multiple bruises and pulled muscles elsewhere). I realized later that the van was still in drive . I had been able to get my keys out without putting it in park . …”

“A scraping noise in the front brakes as well as poor braking prompted removal of the tires for inspection. I found that the inside brake pads on both wheels were worn down to 1mm while the outside pads still had 5-6 millimeters of pad material left. This is the same issue I had with my rear brakes a while ago. Ever since we have had this van, we have had brake problems of glazed pads and bad rotors. I had replaced stock pads and rotors with high end products. This seems to be a brake system issue that Honda has neglected.”

“A scraping noise in the rear prompted removal of the tires for inspection. I found that the inside brake pads on both wheels were worn completely away, despite the fact that the outside pads still had 3-4 millimeters of pad material left. Now, the outside pads can be easily inspected through the wheel spokes, and since both pads should wear at similar rates, visual inspection should have provided a reasonable indication of the condition of both pads. …”

“While driving 55 MPH, the consumer was approaching heavy traffic when she applied the brakes, they locked up. The consumer rear ended the vehicle in front her, the airbags did not deploy. The police arrived and filed a report. The manufacturer and the dealer was informed of the problem.”

“The consumer experienced a problem with the ABS. The brakes clicked when being applied. There was also a loud knocking sound in the rear of the vehicle when the brakes were applied. Provide further details.”