IN 2008, HAD MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING WAS SERVICED BY GILROY HONDA DUE TO A FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP. AT THAT TIME, THEY HAD REPLACED THE FAULTY PUMP AS IT WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSING THE STICKY DRIVING DURING SLOW SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT NOTICED ON HIGH SPEEDS SINCE THERE ARE NO BIG/WIDE TURNS NEEDED AT THAT SPEED. THE VAN IS NORMALLY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND I SELDOM USE IT. I RECENTLY USED IT (2ND WEEK OF OCT '10) WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN TO GILROY HONDA FOR A REGULAR SERVICE. DURING THAT TIME, I NOTICED A VERY STICKY STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I NOTICED IN 2008. I ALSO NOTICED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, IT TENDS TO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT. I ALSO NOTICE THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF A TIGHT SPOT (LIKE IN A PARKING LOT) BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT IT SINCE MY WIFE IS DRIVING IT EVERYTIME AND THAT SHE MIGHT HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY DURING A SLOW MANEUVER. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO GILROY HONDA BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT FOR ME AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A RECALL ABOUT THIS BUT SAID NO. I THINK THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IT CAN LEAD TO CRASH OR EVEN WORSE INJURIES. *TR
2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COME ON HONDA .... ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I LIVE IN A HILLY TOWN. ALL WINTER LONG, NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. AS SOON AS IT GETS WARM AND I BRAKING WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL (EVEN A VERY GENTLE SLOPE), THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE THE MOST HORRIFIC GRINDING NOISE. I'VE BEEN TOLD OVER AND OVER BY PEOPLE AT STOP LIGHTS, THAT I REALLY NEED TO GET MY BRAKES FIXED (BUT HONDA CONTINUES TO SAY THE BRAKES ARE IN GREAT SHAPE). MULTIPLE TIMES, WHEN THE GRINDING OCCURS, I BARELY GOT STOPPED FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, LET ALONE EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING. IF HONDA DOES NOTHING ABOUT THIS, IT WILL BE THE LAST HONDA I EVER OWN AND I WILL FOR SURE CONVINCE 100 PEOPLE TO NOT BUY HONDA EITHER. PLEASE FORCE HONDA TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR
