2009 Honda CR-V Brakes Problems

2009 Honda CRV with 200,000+ miles. The brakes are spongy. Brought it to my mechanic because it is not in ideal driving condition. Checked brake pads and all that and couldn't figure it out. Upon investigation- the brake booster went bad. Replaced that at a ridiculous cost being that he had to take apart the steering column to get to the part. On my way home from picking it up, the brakes locked on me. Got it on a trailer to bring back to his house and the brakes were no longer locked up. Got it back. Brakes were ok for a little while. Took it through a car wash and as I was pulling out, the brakes were spongy again. Upon more investigation- other 2009 CRVs have experienced this as well. I spent over $2000 figuring out the brakes and they still don't work as they should.

Brake pedal continues to be squishy, having to be pushed all the way down to the floor to stop, after having replaced the master cylinder and brake booster Twice, flushing and replacing brake fluid, clearing air out of the brake line multiple times! Dealer has no idea how to fix this. It’s defective brake system has been serviced multiple times by Honda dealer!

THIS ENTRY HAS TO DO WITH REPLACEMENT / AFTERMARKET DISC BRAKE PADS MANUFACTURED BY RAYBESTOS. I SEARCHED THIS SITE TO TRY AND DETERMINE IF THIS IS THE PLACE TO REPORT THIS, BUT I'M UNCERTAIN, AND FELT IT BEST TO JUST GIVE YOU THIS INFORMATION REGARDLESS. I'M AN AUTO MECHANIC AND I'VE SEEN THIS ISSUE QUITE A FEW TIMES NOW OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, AND I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER VIA THEIR WEB SITE OVER 2 WEEKS AGO, AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THIS IS A DESIGN ERROR IN THE BRAKE PAD SHIM CAUSING THE PAD TO NOT MAKE FULL CONTACT WITH THE OUTER CALIPER SURFACE. THIS CAUSES THE PADS ON BOTH SIDES TO NOT MAKE FULL (PARALLEL) CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR. THIS REDUCES THE FRICTION ASPECT, AND CAUSES A SLIGHTLY SPONGY PEDAL. IT'S EASILY SEEN IN THE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE ROTOR AFTER AN INITIAL DRIVE. I'VE HAD CUSTOMER REMARKS AND COMPLAINTS, AND THE ONLY RESOLVE IS TO DISMANTLE THE PADS FROM THE CALIPER, AND REMOVE THE ANTI-SQUEAL SHIM. IF DRIVEN AS-IS, THE FRICTION MATERIAL OF THE BRAKE PAD WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR DOWN UNTIL FULL CONTACT DOES OCCUR, BUT THIS MAY TAKE HUNDREDS OF MILES. IN THE MEANTIME, THE BRAKING EFFICIENCY IS SOMEWHAT COMPROMISED. I HAVE 10 PHOTOS I WANT TO SEND EXPLAINING THE SITUATION, AND THEY INCLUDE AN OEM HONDA PAD WITH THE OEM SHIM TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCE. I JUST DISCOVERED YOUR SYSTEM ONLY ALLOWS ONE PHOTO, SO IT'S THE BEST ONE COMPARING THE OEM PAD TO THE REPLACEMENT. PLEASE REQUEST THE REST IF YOU FEEL THIS IS WORTH PURSUING ON YOUR PART. THE RAYBESTOS PART NUMBER IS EHT1086H, AND THEY APPLY TO THESE VEHICLES; BUYER'S GUIDE : RAYBESTOS EHT1086H BRAKE PAD ACURA RDX 2010-2018 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR 2010-2011 HONDA CR-V 2005-2016 HONDA CROSSTOUR 2012-2015 THANK YOU.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM A NEW HONDA OWNER. LAST NIGHT (5/15/18) I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH WHEN MY REAR BREAK JUST LOCKED UP AUTOMATIC NEARLY CAUSING A TERRIBLE COLLISION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, I PULLED OVER AT 10:30PM AT NIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING A FULL DIAGNOSTIC IT WAS A REVEALED A BREAK MALFUNCTION DUE TO FAILED ABS MODULE CAUSING ALL BRAKES TO IMMEDIATELY LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICE. THIS ABS/VSA MODULE ASSEMBLY SAFETY FEATURE IS THE BRAIN FOR THE BRAKES AND IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THE OVER ALL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. OUT OF POCKETS EXPENSIVE FOR PARTS & LABOR BY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN HAWAII IS CHARGING ME $2,642.63. I NEED AN IMMEDIATE REPLY BACK. THANK YOU.

MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 4 MM LEFT ON MY REAR BRAKE PADS AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! MY VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

2009 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RUST BUILD-UP REPAIRS ON ROTORS DUE TO CONSUMER NOT DRIVING VEHICLE WHILE WAITING FOR AIRBAG RECALL REPLACEMENT PARTS. CONSUMER STATES DEALERSHIP SHOULD REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR ROTOR REPAIRS. *SMD *JS

MY WIFE'S SISTER IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. SHE COULD NO LONGER DRIVE SO WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM HER IN ABOUT JUNE OF 2015. IT HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WE NOTICED THAT THE BREAK PEDAL STARTED GOING ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR TO FRONTIER HONDA IN COLORADO WHERE WE LIVED AT THE TIME. THIS WAS REPEATED A NUMBER OF TIMES AS THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO START GOING NEAR THE FLOOR A SHORT TIME AFTER THE REPAIR ATTEMPT. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG AND WE ENDED UP PAYING FOR THE TROUBLESHOOTING MULTIPLE TIMES. WE MOVED TO OHIO IN JUNE OF 2018 AND IN OCTOBER FOR 2018 WE TOOK IT INTO MATT CASTRUCCI'S AUTO MALL OF DAYTON (HONDA 937-434-4723) WHERE AGAIN WE HAD TO PAY FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. IT HAD 66,278 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. EACH TIME WE TOOK IT IN THE TROUBLESHOOTING INCLUDED A BLEED OF AND INSPECTION OF THE BREAK SYSTEM AND EACH TIME THE PEDAL WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL RANGE OF MOTION. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER, THE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. THE LATEST TIME WE TOOK IT IN TO MATTS HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY DETERMINED THE ANOMALY IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART WITHIN THE ABS PORTION OF THE BREAK SYSTEM WHICH WOULD COST OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. MATT CALLED AND MENTIONED THAT HE WAS INFORMED THAT SOME CARS GOT EQUIPPED WITH THE DEFECTIVE PART. AFTER MATT CHECKED WITH HIS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE HE CALLED TO INFORM US THAT HONDA WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT HAD LESS MILES ON IT THEY WOULD BUT AT SOME TIME THE OWNER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPAIRS. THE PEDAL WOULD START GOING NEAR THE FLOOR AFTER THE CAR SAT UN-DRIVEN ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD OUT. THE CAR IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE BREAK PEDAL IS STILL GOING ALMOST TO WHERE IT IS TOUCHING THE FLOOR, AND MY WIFE WILL BE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART.

I APPLIED MY BRAKES APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT LOW SPEED. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKES. I KEPT MY FOOT ON IT AND WHEN IT GOT AS FAR AS I COULD PUSH IT MY ENGINE ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH RPMS. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I HAD A TOW TRUCK COME AND PICK IT UP.

REAR BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AT 18,000 MILES ON 2009 HONDA CRV. PADS WERE INSPECTED BY DEALER AT 15,000 MILES AND WERE FINE. PADS FAILED PREMATURE, NO WARNING, ALL HIGHWAY MILES. *TR

2009 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VSA SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AND VSA MODULATOR. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TYPE OF GAS THE CONSUMER WAS PUTTING IN THE VEHICLE. *JB THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THE VSA LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND. ALSO, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL, AS THE FRONT TIRES. UPDATED 04/09/13 THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST REPAIR OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 16, 2009. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH, AND THE BRAKE MODULATOR, THE VSA LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. AMERICAN HONDA'S RESPONSE WAS THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VSA LIGHT ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. UPDATED 04/15/13