I own a 2015 Accord, 4cyl., with 47000 miles. About 6 months ago I hit my brakes hard to avoid an accident.When I tried to drive away, I noticed the FCW & LCW dashboard lights were on. It also felt like the parking brake was on even though the brake handle was not pulled up. I drove home, (about 1/2 mile), parked it, woke up the following morning and the car operated normally. This past week the same thing happened (3) times. Each time I was driving 25/30 miles per hour, and was braking for a red light or stop sign. There was no hard braking like the original incident, yet the same symptoms occurred. Each time I let the car sit for about an hour and everything went back to normal. Has anyone had this problem and can you tell me how you solved it. I appreciate any help I can get . Thank You.

 

Not exactly the same thing, but maybe a little similar...
1995 Integra, so it had ABS but not all the other electronic stuff. With some corrosion, the handbrake cable didn't release completely, and one of the rear brakes was dragging while I drove somewhere. So I fixed that, and the cable was operating nicely. But the damage had been done when the brake caliper overheated. That brake continued to be finicky and I needed to replace the caliper.

So maybe the really hard braking either bent something, or part of a brake pad was damaged, or something like that. Whether you do it yourself or take it to a mechanic, your brakes should be inspected really good. I wouldn't be surprised if that panic-braking used up a bunch of the lifespan of your brakes. There's a lot of possibilities from damaged brake pads (easy to replace) to a damaged caliper or damaged brake hoses.

 

 

One thing I always do with brake pads is make sure they fit nice inside the caliper bracket. Many times I have to file a little bit to make them fit - usually just the thickness of the paint. You don't want the pads to be wedged tightly in the bracket because then they don't release properly.

 

I bought my 2015 Honda new from the dealership so I assume the brake pads are the originals. I checked them this past summer & there was still plenty of pad left. I’ll take your advice and file the pads if I think they need it. “ Thanks “

 

I was mostly referring to what I do when I put new pads in my brakes. But if there's enough corrosion or dirt to make them stick or wedge tightly in place, then just do what you need to make them fit nicely.

 

I was also referring to the new pads that I’m going to install, regardless of what the old pads look like. Thanks