Brake Master Cylinder Problems of Honda Element

Brakes very spongy, going almost down to floor, causing a dangerous increase in stopping distance on the highway my mechanic bled the system several times to no avail. Then changed the master cylinder. Still spongy, then the mechanic checked for Honda service bulletins regarding this problem. . Read more...

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Since new (day one) have had soft brake peddle. Dealer says normal, but I don't think so as I have driven 100s of vehicles in my 50 years of driving and only felt this mushy brake pedal when experiencing a master cylinder internal leak.

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I have a 2008 Honda Element with brake problems. I took the car to one dealer in south hill virginia who told me not to drive the car because it was too dangerous and needed a new master cylinder. Someone else picked the car up for me after they said it was fixed. I drove the car and thought they were still "soft", so a couple of weeks later I took the car to a dealer in danville virginia and asked that they test drive the car. They said , you better not drive this car , it is dangerous, and ordered another master cylinder. I pocket the car up today and guess what? the brakes are the same. What do I do? this car is dangerous. The brakes do not react as soon as applied and they loose pressure under foot.

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Purchased a 2008 Honda Element in September 2010. Car had 29k miles on it. Brake pedal was soft during initial test drive (went to floor). Dealer bled brakes. Dealer replaced master cylinder on 10/14 due to soft pedal (goes to floor). Note that dealer confirmed the recall work had already been performed on this vehicle and did not work. This car is a safety hazard. I never know if it will stop.

Since purchasing this vehicle new in Jun 2008, I have experienced a soft brake pedal after driving the vehicle approximately 2000-5000 miles. Bleeding the brakes seems to correct the soft brake pedal. However, after driving for approximately another 2000-5000 miles the pedal is again soft and continues to get softer. I have been back to the dealer repeatedly and they have replaced the master cylinder and modulator which did not correct my soft pedal. I went through several trips to the dealer where they told me "no problem found" and basically told me that it was my imagination. Finally, Honda came out with the recall for exactly the issue I have been complaining about. Honda performed the recall "safety recall: brake pedal may be soft or low" and it did not correct my soft pedal. After driving approximately 2000-5000 miles the pedal is once again soft and continuing to get softer. I have opened a case (n012011082902470) with american Honda complaining about my brakes in an effort to get them to correct my brake issue. The dealer has rechecked the brakes and states "no problem found" since there is not a brake "failure". I am still experiencing a very soft brake pedal and cannot get anyone at Honda to correct the situation. I am afraid that if the pedal continues to get softer that I will experience a brake failure resulting in a collision.