2012 Honda Odyssey Steering Problems

“When driving at highway speeds the steering begins to shake as soon as brakes are applied (even lightly). This is my second Honda minivan and I did not have this problem with my previous one. I've only had the car for 2 years.”

“There was a check engine light and upon inspection, Honda notified me that the piston ring replacement was necessary and that Honda extended the warranty to 100k miles. The problem was the timing belt and few other parts needed to be replaced because they would get damaged during this warranty repair. Honda refused to pay for the timing belt replacement and made me pay almost $800.00 in parts and labor. 2. My car stared to vibrate every time I braked from about 15k miles. I took it in and instead of making the proper repairs the service center had the front rotors re-surfaced 3 times. …”

“My 2012 Honda Odyssey shakes violently when you brake at high speed including the steering wheel as if you will lose control of the vehicle. This was reported to the hamilton Honda dealer for first time in 28 sep 2013 who re-surfaced the front rotors under warranty at 12428 miles. The issue went away for about 7000 miles and reappeared at 19963 miles in july 2014. When I reported this to the same dealer they again re-surfaced both front and back rotors + balanced all wheels under warranty. However the issue came back again in 2700 miles currently at 22645 miles. …”

“While moving approximately 65 MPH down a moderate grade, I applied light to moderate braking. I immediately felt a vibration in the front end and shaking in the steering wheel. This vibration and shaking only occurred while applying the brakes. The sensation was severe enough to question stability of the vehicle so I eventually visited the dealership and they advised me that the front rotors would need to be replaced. It seems premature for the rotors to need replacement after only 29,000 miles, particularly considering that the original brake pads themselves have plenty of life left. …”

“There is a popping noise when turning. Took it to the dealer for service and the following was reported: heard noise coming from power steering compared to new unit and had same noise noise is from pressure being put on pump on tight turns. No issue with the system found no repairs to be made at this time .”