2008 Honda Odyssey Driver assistance Problems

VEHICLE AFFECTED IS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE IF COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AUTO WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED. WORKED BETTER IN D2, STILL HAVING SAME ISSUES. AND REVERSE NOT WORKING AT ALL. BURNING SMELL LIKE THAT OF RUBBER. BATTERY LIGHT WAS ALSO ON, HAD NOT BEEN ON BEFORE. VIN# IS (XXXXX). TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO MCKINNEY HONDA DEALERSHIP OF NORTH TEXAS HONDA GROUP. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9/18/2019, WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER 9/19/2019 REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11256539

Incident

Sep 18, 2019

Mileage

117,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL . ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL WITH NO OTHER INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND REVING OF ENGINE AND SHIFTING ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

11242064

Incident

Aug 6, 2019

Mileage

132,734 mi

I HAVE SPENT OVER $4000 IN REPAIR COSTS AND MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT START. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED THREE TIMES ONCE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND TWICE TO A REPAIR SHOP. ALL THIS MSONEY SPENT AND CAR STILL DOESN'T WORK RIGHT, NOW IT JUST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD START FLICKERING THEN CAR STARTS STOPPING ITSELF WHILE ALL LIGHTS GO CRAZY. CAR STARTS STALLING ITSELF WHILE I'M DRIVING MAKING IT EXTREMLY UNPRIDICTABLE AND UNSAFE. CAR HAS GOTTEN SO HOT THAT IT MELTED A NEW BATTERY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ALTERNATOR. STILL AFTER ALL THIS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT ALL THE ELECTRICALS GO CRAZY BRAKES, LOCKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE NOW CAR HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. YET NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. IT HAS HAPPENED ON ROAD AND ON HIGHWAY VERY UNPRIDICTABLE. CURTIS HONDA IN MILFORD HAD MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING YET IT STALLED AND STOPPED ON ME ONLY A DAY AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM MILFORD DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT FIND OR WOULD NOT FIND WHY. ALL LIGHTS GO CRAZY AND STOP SHUT OFF MY VEHICHLE. AFTER ALL THIS VEHICLE STARTED I DROVE IT AROUND TOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL LIGHTS STARTED GOING CRAZY AND STARTED STOPPING ON IT'S OWN UNTIL IT COMPLETLY DIED.

NHTSA ID

11229215

Incident

Mar 10, 2019

Mileage

109,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN SHIFT CHANGE AND SLOW DOWN YOU WILL FEEL A JERKING FEELING OR IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS PULLING THE CAR BACK BEHIND AND PUSHING IT AT THE SAME TIME, A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC TEST DROVE MY VAN AND HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE GIVING UP, I RESEARCH ABOUT THE HONDA MINI VAN IT HAS BEEN NOTORIOUS TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, MY VAN ONLY HAS 108274MILES ON IT AND IT IS CONSIDERED LOW MILEAGE TO HIS AGE, AND IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN JERKING WHILE RUNNING ON 40MPH TO 60MPH

NHTSA ID

11183373

Incident

Feb 28, 2019

Mileage

108,274 mi

ALL THE SUDDEN SINCE L~2 WEEKS, MY CAR HAVE SOLID VSA SIGN ON DASH BOARD THAT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME..... I SHAW RECALL ON THE YEAR MODEL BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED....I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON?....AS OF NOW MY CAR RUNS OK-NO ISSUES....

NHTSA ID

11114727

Incident

Jul 20, 2018

Mileage

103,000 mi

THE PROBLEM THAT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION WAS UNINTENTIONAL SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO COMPLETE THE STOP WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE 2008 ODYSSEY WAS GOING VERY SLOW (JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN ON ROAD) IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, FOR THE HOUSE WE WERE VISITING WAS ON THE CORNER. WE THEN TURNED ANOTHER RIGHT TO PARK IN A PRIVATE PARKING AREA. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND SOUNDING VERY LOUD. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES (LURCHES) FORWARD WHILE IMMEDIATELY GOING OVER A RAILROAD TIE (ABOUT 7 INCHES HIGH), GOING UP IN THE AIR (ALMOST ROLLING), THEN STRIKING A TREE WHICH SLOWED THE CAR DOWN. DESPITE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, THE ODYSSEY KEPT REVVING AND THRUSTING FORWARD EVEN AFTER STRIKING THE TREE. THE IMPACT OF HITTING THE TREE WAS VERY HARD, AND THE ACCIDENT LEFT 2 OF THE PASSENGERS WITH SEATBELT IMPRINTS ON THE NECK AND CHEST. THE MINIVAN FINALLY STOPPED BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE, INCLUDING A BURNING SMELL AND FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE CAR. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND GOT WORD THAT OUR ODYSSEY WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID

11099884

Incident

Jun 2, 2018

Mileage

135,000 mi

VSA AND ENGINE INDICATORS KEEP COMING ON. NOW I'M TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE VSA MODULATOR FOR $1700

NHTSA ID

11045710

Incident

Nov 11, 2017

Mileage

135,000 mi

MY VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND IS AN ADDED FEATURE FOR STABILITY TO PREVENT OVERTURNING, THE COST TO REPLACE THE MODULE IS OVER 1200 DOLLARS. MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL HAS HAD RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VIN # PULLS UP NO RECALLS. I HAVE TWIN TODDLERS AND FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE I WOULD LIKE REPAIRED ON THE MANUFACTURES SIDE, NOT OUT OF MY POCKET, THANKS

NHTSA ID

10983764

Incident

Jan 9, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10978783

Incident

Apr 7, 2017

Mileage

160,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN DRIVE WITH BRAKE APPLIED, ON A CITY STREET AT A RED LIGHT, DRY CONDITIONS. SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION/REVING/ENGINE SURGE OCCURRED--WITH SUCH FORCE THAT I INITIALLY THOUGHT I'D BEEN REAR-ENDED. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKES AND PUT CAR IN PARK. FOR A MOMENT, IT SEEMED AS IF THE BRAKES FAILED--NOT SURE. SURGE CONTINUED FOR A NUMBER OF SECONDS, THEN SUBSIDED. HAD CAR TOWED. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, NO EVIDENCE OF EVENT IN COMPUTER HISTORY. I KNOW I DID NOT HIT BRAKES AND GAS SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND BESIDES, HONDA SAYS THERE'S A BUILT IN SAFETY DEVICE THAT LIMITS SURGE TO 30%--THIS WAS MORE MARKED. NO RUG PAD UNDER GAS PEDAL EITHER. EXPERIENCED DRIVER WITH IMPECCABLE RECORD.

NHTSA ID

10837971

Incident

Feb 19, 2016

Mileage

81,000 mi

PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM SINCE THE 2010 VSA/ABS MODULATOR RECALL. THEY SYSTEM CONTINUES TO HAVE A SOFT PEDAL WHICH REQUIRES PUMPUNG THE PEDAL TO GET EFFECTIVE BRAKING, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOP DISTANCES. THE SYSTEM REQUIRES PERIODIC BLEEDING OF THE BRAKES DESPITE REPEATED ASSURANCES FROM HONDA DEALERS THAT THE SYSTEM IS/WAS FIXED CORRECTLY UNDER THE RECALL. THE VSA MODULATOR HAS NOW FAILED AND HONDA IS QUOTING OVER $1,600 TO REPAIR THE SYSTEM DESPITE ONGOING SERVICE DOCUMENTATION ILLUSTRATING THE SYSTEM APPARENTLY WAS NOT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL - AT LEAST NOT EFFECTIVELY.

NHTSA ID

10821102

Incident

Jan 6, 2016

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR), BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10785495

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT FAILED TO INFLATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10734333

Incident

Feb 15, 2015

Mileage

55,000 mi

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691259

Incident

Jan 20, 2015

Mileage

125,450 mi

AUTOPARK HONDA REPLACED DRIVE SHAFTS BECAUSE THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING WHILE SLOW TURNS. I DROVE AWAY AND WITHIN 2 MILES, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF METALLIC NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR AND I NEARLY LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I COULD BREAK I THINK. BUT STEERING AND ENGINE POWER WERE DANGEROUSLY AFFECTED. ME AND MY KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I SUSPECT THE PARTS USED WERE NOT OF PROPER QUALITY OR THE WORKMANSHIP WAS POOR. I CAN'T DECIDE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN PERFECT WITH OTHER REPAIRS SO I DOUBT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORKMANSHIP BUT IT IS HARD FOR ME TO SAY. PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10660431

Incident

Aug 19, 2014

Mileage

63,000 mi

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED SIX (6) TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE FIRST THREE INCIDENCES TOOK PLACE OVER A FOUR (4) YEAR PERIOD STARTING ABOUT 2009 WITH ABOUT 25000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IN EACH OF THESE INSTANCES THE CAR WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE MOVING FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN THE ENGINE BEGIN TO RACE. PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AFTER THE FIRST TWO (2) OF THESE INCIDENCES BUT COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES. IN ONE INSTANCE THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER?S FOOT REMAINED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THE CAR MOVING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE?S RPM INCREASE RAPIDLY. TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE COLLISION THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR FREQUENTLY WHEN IT DOES OCCUR, THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10585711

Incident

Jun 15, 2009

Mileage

25,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

NHTSA ID

10555685

Incident

Dec 2, 2013

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,656.

NHTSA ID

10552675

Incident

Nov 16, 2013

Mileage

78,000 mi

CAR BRAKES APPLY ABRUPTLY AND WITH GREAT FORCE WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. OCCURS AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND RPMS BETWEEN 1500-2000. USUALLY HAPPENS AS TRANSMISSION IS IN THE PROCESS OF DOWNSHIFTING FROM 5TH TO 4TH GEAR. WHEN CONDITION OCCURS, VEHICLE WILL SLOW APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH FROM ORIGINAL SPEED PRIOR TO BRAKING. THIS CONDITION HAS PRESENTED ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. HONDA DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND FOUND NO DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10546933

Incident

Dec 5, 2012

Mileage

58,000 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH MY CAR STARTED TO BRAKE ON ITS OWN AND JERKED THE CAR BACK TO 40 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543139

Incident

Sep 9, 2013

Mileage

100 mi

MY HUSBAND, MYSELF AND MY 3 CHILDREN (AGES 7, 4, AND 1) WERE COMING HOME FROM THE PHILLIES GAME AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2013. UPON ENTERING THE ON RAMP FOR A MAJOR ROADWAY, MY HUSBAND BEGAN ACCELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, WHEN THE VAN BRAKED SPONTANEOUSLY. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, OUR SPEED DECREASED FROM 50 TO 25-30. OUR SEATBELTS ALL LOCKED AS WE WERE LUNGED FORWARD. THERE WAS A CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND US, WHO HAD TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID REAR ENDING US. IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, HOWEVER NO ONE DID. THIS HAPPEN 3 OR 4 MORE TIMES WITHIN A 5-7 MINUTE TIME FRAME, SO WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I IMMEDIATELY GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION FOR 2007 AND 2008 ODYSSEYS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I READ THAT THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM, SO WE PRESSED THE VSA OFF BUTTON AND DROVE HOME AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NO FURTHER SPONTANEOUS BRAKING OCCURRED ONCE THE VSA WAS OFF. I TOOK THE CAR INTO HAMILTON HONDA THIS MORNING AND SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER. THEY ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING THE VAN. I AM WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY FIND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10542589

Incident

Sep 7, 2013

Mileage

78,000 mi

IN FEBRUARY 2008, I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN FOR MY FAMILY. IN THE SPRING OF 2010, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: AFTER MAKING A TURN (RIGHT OR LEFT),DURING ACCELERATION, THE ODYSSEY'S BRAKES WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE, IMMEDIATELY SLOWING THE VAN DOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATES FROM 55MPH TO 20MPH IN SECONDS, ENGAGING THE SHOULDER HARNESS OF OUR SEAT-BELTS. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SEVEN TO TEN TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND IN VARIOUS SEASONS OF THE YEAR. I HAVE RETURNED THE VAN TO HONDA AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. BECAUSE AN INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT HONDA TELLS US THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IN NOVEMBER 2012, HOWEVER, THE COMPUTER REGISTERED A VSA CODE AFTER ONE OF SEVERAL BRAKING INCIDENTS. HONDA THEN REPLACED THE VSA MODULE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THAT SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN WE HAD YET ANOTHER SUDDEN HALT WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN MY WIFE TOOK THE VAN TO HONDA, THE YOUNG SERVICE MAN BLAMED THE VSA MALFUNCTION ON TIRE WEAR AND THEN TRIED TO SELL HER A NEW SET OF TIRES. HONDA DID RE-CALIBRATE THE VSA AGAIN DURING THIS VISIT. TODAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 THE BRAKES LOCKED DOWN AGAIN, THIS TIME, WHEN ACCELERATING AT A SLOWER SPEED. IT HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING TO DEAL WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF IDENTICAL INCIDENTS. HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN BRAKING, THERE WILL BE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IF HONDA DOES NOT SEEK TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *JS

NHTSA ID

10538441

Incident

Sep 2, 2013

Mileage

98,500 mi

AT RANDOM TIMES, USUALLY AT ABOUT 40 MPH, USUALLY ACCELERATING, VEHICLE WILL ACT LIKE THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10522982

Incident

Mar 30, 2012

Mileage

63,787 mi

THE VSA LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, BUT USER MANUAL SAYS IT IS OKAY FOR "NORMAL DRIVING". WHEN I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40-45 MPH, THE VSA LIGHTS WAS ON. I KEPT DRIVING NORMALLY. THEN WE I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON. AFTER I RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE CAR SEEMED TO APPLIED BRAKE ON ITSELF EVEN HARDER. IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES DURING THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND THIS TIME I DEFINITELY FELT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10522770

Incident

Jun 28, 2013

Mileage

53,500 mi

AS I ACCELERATED ONTO THE ROAD, MY ODYSSEY BRAKED HARD AND SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME, ALSO ACCELERATING, JERKED AND SWERVED AROUND ME TO AVOID COLLISION (THIS SEEN IN REAR VIEW MIRROR). I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED, RESTARTED AND LISTENED TO THE ENGINE, AND LOOKED FOR INDICATOR LIGHTS. I RESUMED DRIVING ONLY TO HAVE THE SUDDEN BRAKING RECUR A MILE UP THE ROAD. AT THAT POINT I SPOKE WITH MY HUSBAND ON THE PHONE AND TURNED OFF THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS SO FAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10522530

Incident

Oct 23, 2012

Mileage

32,000 mi