Three problems related to brake disc pads have been reported for the 2010 Honda Odyssey. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Honda Odyssey based on all problems reported for the 2010 Odyssey.
Brake soft pedal/weak performance - longer stopping distance I strongly feel the brake pedal is soft and the performance is not good. It has a longer stopping distance. Current mileage is about 50k miles. At 30k the brake fluid was replaced as recommended by a dealer, along with other major maintenance scheduled. Still I felt the same issue at 45k, but the dealer replaced the front pads of the brake one year ago, but the problem remained as of now. In the beginning I thought because it is a bigger car and Honda's brake style. But I found other similar minivan I rented for a travel had a tight and good performing braking system, and also I purchased a Honda cr-v this January which has a very tight and good performing brake as well. In the mean time, I found a previous brake related recall for the Honda Odyssey 2007-8 models. My 2010 model has the similar brake problem with the older models - soft brake pedal. I am not sure how Honda has solved the previous problem and whether is there any similar problem possibly remaining in the later model. Simple brake pad replacement/rotor polishing and so on, can not solve this soft brake pedal problem. Dealer has not solved the problem but simply replacing my front brake pad and adjustment of the brake system. I am afraid this problem is very similar to the previous Honda Odyssey 2007-8 model problems.
I have had my vehicle into both a tires plus and zimbrick Honda (madison,WI) regarding what I would call a very soft brake pedal feel. Both service departments agreed that there was plenty of life on the rotors/pads. Both flushed the brake fluid. However the brake pedal still needs to be pressed 2/3 of the way down to stop the vehicle.
I drive my van with my family every day and at freeway speed. When I need to brake the van starts shaking and the pedal pulse is very scary. I took it to jhon eagle in houston, and they told me the pads still had 60% life left. If I can live with this until the van gets repairs on all the brakes, or replace everything . But Honda does not have warranty on the brakes . The van is new, not safe , and without warranty.