NHTSA Complaint #10423813 — 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY

WE HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH VIOLENT BRAKE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN THE VAN HAD APPROX. 15,000 MILES WE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE VIBRATION. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AROUND 18,000 MILES AND POINTED THE PROBLEM OUT AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND WE NEED TO HAVE THEM TURNED AND WE DID. WELL HERE WE ARE AT 23,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE VIBRATION IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. WE ARE HEADED TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK BUT I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO TELL ME - TO TURN THE ROTORS. WELL, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ALL MAKES OF CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER NEEDED ROTORS TURNED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGES AND ABSOLUTELY NEVER HAD THEM TURNED TWICE WITHIN 5000 MILES!! IN THE DAY, THE ONLY REASON TO TURN ROTORS WAS TO REMOVE THE GROOVES CREATED BY THE RIVETS THAT HELD THE BRAKE PADS TO THE ROTOR. THIS STOCK ROTOR IS CLEARLY INFERIOR IN DESIGN (LACK OF COOLING OR POOR QUALITY METALS) AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE NET. *TR