Brake Foundation Components Problems of Honda Accord - part 1

When backing down my angled driveway, when the car is cold, the brakes do not adequately stop the car. In fact the car continues movement even when the brake pedal is pressed firmly. This is a serious concern should I need to stop suddenly and yet the car continues to move. The car also does this when driving in a forward movement down the driveway, but not to the same degree as driving and braking backward. The dealer and looked at the car twice, and tell me this is normal because the car revs up high when cold to reduce pollution, and the drum brakes are not strong enough to stop the car when backing down a grade.

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The vehicles brakes are defective with very poor response time. The brake lines have air in them and this results in a spongy response when the brake pedal is depressed. We have had the vehicle serviced seven times with the same problem. The vehicle is a 2004 Honda Accord. This is a serious accident waiting to happen.

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I've had a major problem with the brakes on my 2003 Honda Accord lx, starting at about 6,000 miles. The problem is front calipers, rotors, and pads with a complaint of "brake judder". The car does not and never has with the exception of the first few thousand miles brake normally. This noise and irregular breaking happens in normal driving and there is an unstable feel to the brakes when braking firmly in an emergency. I brought it back to the huntington Honda dealer 3x with that specific problem and was told they saw nothing wrong and on only one occasion made an adjustment and at the same time telling me they saw nothing wrong. Now I see now that a TSB has been issued for these brake problems. Consequently, now that my car is off of the warranty and I'm reading about thousands of other Accord '03 owners with this same exact problem. There should definitely be a recall on this problem. This is a potential safety risk to the owners of these Honda Accords and other drivers on the road if an accident occurred because of these faulty brakes. Now that my car is off warranty I feel as if I have little recourse even though I brought this problem to their attention three times when the car was covered. Something more should be done about this issue with the Honda company before injuries or death result because of these faulty brakes. I also want to add that I am very disappointed in Honda. Previous to this Accord I owned a civic and I never had a problem like this. I owned the car for 10 years and put 175, 000 miles on it. I most likely will never buy a Honda again and never recommend one to anyone else. Thank you.

2003 Honda Accord, been into dealer twice for brake shudder and grinding noise. Rotor was resurfaced, dealer says brake problems are the result of hard braking. Still have problems, not resolved.

Brake pedal goes to floor when car is standing and still motor running, causing to pull out of the road. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts.

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Consumer states that the brake switch malfunctioned on the vehicle which did not allow the consumer to take the vehicle out of park. Contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anything.

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While driving/braking, and when releasing brakes car rolls back . Vehicle has automactic transmission.

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I was pulling into a parking space and suddenly the car surged forward, I tried hitting the brakes but they would not stop, it was hard as a rock. I tried to steer the car between 2 cars and the car continue to surge forward and I manage to hit another car, a trucks rear bumper, even after this the car continued on it own course until it stopped on its own. This was not the first time this happened, one other time, I was on the freeway driving about 50 mph and the car again surged forward but there were no cars in front of me and again, it stopped on its own.

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Vehicle rotors and pads has been change eight times and the problem still reocurring. Dealer has aware of the problem. Nlm.

While driving at 65 mph consumer had to apply the brakes to slow down, and when doing so, vehicle started to accelerate and not slow down at all. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to anything.

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When brakes are applied they hesitate to stop, pedal goes all the way to the floor, and vehicle still will not stop. Then they will just stop suddenly. Dealer contacted. Consumer stated on 2 occasions the vehicle failed to stop.

Consumer states his brakes did not work, he stated that when you hit the brakes you lose control of the auto. He hit his brakes, lost control and hit a concrete retaining wall. He also states that he was going all over the road, just by hitting his brakes. No other auto was involved. Nlm consumer incurred bruises and passenger fractured knee cap, dealer notified.

The brakes smelled like burnt rubber. The dealer indicated that the rear brakes were misaligned at the factory and caused the front pads to rub. The dealer resurfaced the rotors and adjusted the brakes, but the pads continued wearing fast and the rotors continuously overheated.

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Consumer noticed heavy noice when the brakes were applied, dealer replaced the pads and the rotors however the problem still exist.

On September 20,2001 while driving in light rain. Trying to stop wheels locked, able to turn steering wheel but unable to steer car. Hit car stopped in front of me no one hurt. Damage to left front end of car. Car was inspected, oil change, wheel alignment on October 15 by jl freed Honda and passed inspection. On January 31,2002 william was driving put foot on brake to slow down and exit roadway, put foot on brake to slow down and the same thing happened crashed into guardrail. No one hurt.

The vehicle was being pulled into driveway. Driver covered the brakes while passenger removed seat belt. The car suddenly accelerated at full speed into the patio. The brakes refused to respond(there was no pressure what so ever). The airbags failed to deploy, the passenger suffered injuries.

Was in a 35 mph zone and was to stop for red light and to turn left. Service road between me and flat-back big truck that had already stopped for light. Put on brakes and started accelerating, and had no brakes or steering. Was raining. Probably hydroplaned. Picked up speed and went head-on into back of parked truck. I am injured and am under doctors care. Bag should have deployed but didn't. Whole front of my car was smashed. Have pictures.

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Brake failed completely while at highway speed.

The front and rear brakes are starting to wear prematurely and make noise due to a new design, both rear wheel cylinders are leaking. Nlm.

When applying brakes there is a delay. Once consumer takes foot off brake pedal, brake is still engaged. Will not release for about 10 feet. Dealer stated this was normal function.

Intermittently while braking braking system malfunctioned, causing vehicle to lunge forward, and resulting in extended stopping distance and a crash. Been to dealer for 1 month, and could not determine the cause. Problem still exists. Please provide further information.

Braking system malfunctioned, causing brake pedal to travel to the floor, and resulting in extended stopping distance which caused a crash.

While driving braking system malfunctioned, and the brake pedal traveled to the floor, and had no braking ability at all. Please provide further information.

While driving with cruise control on, it won't deactivate. Also, braking system did not slow down vehicle, causing a crash. Please provide further information.

When beginning to brake going down hill, brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Vehicle would not stop in time, driver rear ended a standing vehicle. This happened on a dry road surface.

Brakes continually fail when first applied, necessary to reapply to stop vehicle, resulting in extended stopping distances. Mjs.

Brakes failed.

The back right brake went out. Yh.

Brakes failed on two occasions almost resulting in collisions.

Front and the rear brake rotors keep wearing out. Consumer has to keep replacing the rotors. Consumer stated he has spent over $800. 00 in 8 months replacing rear and front rotors.

When driving at any speed and applying the brakes, brakes are not stopping vehicle properly, and the tires are spinning on wet pavement and dry pavement. Dealer can't determine the problem.

Consumer states that the brakes squeak. When applying brakes, they result in an extended stopping distance. Honda states brakes wear out at 8,000 miles or sooner , driving at 65 mph average. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem.

About 4 months after the purchase of the car, the clutch started making some loud squeeks while pressing or releasing the clutch. The squeek got louder as the traffic got heavier. While this was occuring the clutch becomes hard and difficult to control (too much release or too little). I took the car to the nearest dealership (Honda world, westminster) and told them. They said it was the master cylinder and at this moment there was no replacement. I waited about 2 months then finally in August '98 it was replaced. I left for a trip to san francisco and by the time I got to my destination it was already occuring again. While driving in the city and going up steep hills it became difficult to calculate the release in the clutch because it was not smooth- it felt like it was rubbing against something else, I had to use the emergency brake. I took it back to the dealership as soon as I came back. At this moment they told me that it was a defect and they had no solutions and that I could only wait. After waiting for awhile I called american Honda and told my problem. They said they were awared but they could not do anything about it at this time. They promised to call me to keep me inform of the situation which they have been. In one of the phone calls I was told that they had a part but it was only temporary and it would not solve the problem permanently. At this moment other things have come out - the driver's side door lock gives me electrical shocks while locking and unlocking the door and these are not minor shocks. Also sometimes the brakes squeak while pressing - it happened a little bit when I got it but I thought maybe because it was new. I don't want to be stuck with a car with these many problems - it was new and I have followed all the schedule maintance, all the help given it greatly appreciated it, thank you. . .

Brakes failed resulting in a vehicle collision, also no deployment of driver's air bag, causing injury. (qc-aw).

Brakes locked up unexpectedly resulting in sudden stop.