Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings Problems of Honda Pilot

Since purchasing new, I have noticed a peculiar phenomenon whereby the brake pedal develops a very high resistance from the time of being parked, until the next time I get in the vehicle. I will routinely depress the brake pedal to place the vehicle in park at the conclusion of a drive. The pedal feels normal at this point. Approximately 80-85% of the time upon re-entry in to the vehicle after allowing the vehicle to sit stationary (off) for 2-12 hours, the brake pedal becomes very firm. To the point where I feel uncomfortable with the amount of force I must press with my foot, in order to the engine to start. I don't want to over-pressure the brake lines unnecessarily. However, most of the time, if I simply press the brake with an average amount of force to start the car, I press the "start" button, and the system will only turn on to aux mode, the engine starter will not activate. Due to the highly firm pedal, my "acceptable" level of foot force will not sufficiently displace the brake pedal to enable "engine start" ready mode. I am perplexed by this odd behavior. I have never experienced this in any other vehicle I have owned in my 17 years of driving experience. I would really like to know how the brake system becomes "loaded" if it is just sitting. This is the sort of result I might expect if one were to "pump" the brakes without the engine running, but I am doing nothing of the sort. Please Honda, address this. I really have to wonder if other 2016 and newer Pilot and ridgeline owners are experiencing this.

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Yesterday was the most recent occurance of a problem that has been ongoing (but random, not constant) since September. We purchased the car in July. The Pilot has been slamming on the brakes randomly by itself. It has happened while I gently applied brakes and also while I've been accelerating. The first couple times it happened there were no lights on my dash but then the vsa light came on. It went off again after turning the car off and back on. I had my brakes, pads, and rotors changed and the brake lines flushed. Since then no lights have been on. Then yesterday, very suddenly, the car began slamming on the brakes. It happened while I was turning into a shopping center and if there had been a car behind me I'm sure I would have caused and accident because the sudden braking was so severe. I coasted for a bit, tried to reapply the brakes gently and the car broke again throwing me forward. In total, it "stopped short" about 5/6 times before I was able to get to a parking spot. It happened while both braking and also trying to accelerate. When the brakes are applied by the car, it is accompanied by a loud rumbling sound and sensation. Something similar to going high speed over a rumble strip for a long time. No lights are on my dash now and I was able to drive the car home without incident. Driving my car is like playing russian roulette. Most of the time it drives great and I love it, and then out of the blue the car brakes at inappropriate times and intensity. It feels like driving with an instructor who suddenly slams on the brakes regardless of what you may be doing.

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