Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jun 13, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE PAD WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO B... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 2012

GOING DOWN DRIVEWAY AND BRAKES FELT WEAK. PUSHED HARDER ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE RESIDUAL BRAKING CAPABILITY LEFT. STOPPED VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION, NOTED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED ALONG THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL WELL FROM EXCESSIVE CORROSION. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES ELSEWHERE ON THE VEHICLE SHOWED CORROSION ON ALL BRAKE LINES TH... Read more

Incident date: Jul 24, 2012

WHILE ACCELERATING TO 45 MPH, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ON. NO OTHER INDICATIONS NOTED. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT NEW BRAKE BOOST PUMP MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND WANTS TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. PART IS ON ORDER. *TR

Incident date: Jul 22, 2012

BRAKE LINE BLEW WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED DO TO RUST. *TR

Incident date: Jul 16, 2012

INCREDIBLY FAST WEAR ON ONE LEFT REAR BRAKE PADS AND GRINDING SOUND AT ALL SPEEDS. VISUALLY CHECKED ALL THE BRAKES - THE PADS ON ALL 3 ARE NORMAL WITH LITTLE WEAR, BUT THE LEFT REAR IS TOTALLY WORN. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. ALSO THE ROTORS ARE WORN UNEVEN WITH "PITTED" SURFACE. THIS IS NOT THE DUE TO A USAGE, BUT DUE TO SOME MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS SEVERE - I CAN NOT DRIVE A V... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,200.

Incident date: Jul 20, 2012

AT 18,000 MILES THE 2010 CIVIC EX BEGAN TO "GROWL" STARTING AT 57MPH. THE RIGHT REAL WHEEL WAS ALSO MUCH HOTTER THAN THE OTHER THREE WHEELS AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES. THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE EACH WEEK, TO THE POINT I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE STUCK, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE "SLIDES", AND THAT THEY "ADJUSTED" THEM. THEY ALSO TOL... Read more

Incident date: Jul 16, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE BLED. THE DEALER ALSO... Read more

Incident date: Jul 20, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THERE WAS SMOKE SEEN RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER ASSIST FEATURE ON THE BRAKES WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT VA... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jul 2, 2007

THE ABS LIGHT LUMINATES AND STAYS LIT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. *TR

Incident date: Jul 6, 2011

I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP WITH A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. WE STOPPED IN BARSTOW, CA FOR LUNCH. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED JUMPING THE PARKING BLOCK AND THE CURB. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO THE BUILDING BUT NOT BEFORE HITTING SOME NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINES. THE FRONT BUMPER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND HAV... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, FUEL GAUGE, AND MASTER CYLINDER ALL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 14, 2012

THE VEHICLE HAD FIVE PASSENGERS AND WAS LOADED FOR A WEEK AT THE BEACH. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND THE PEDDLE WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ZERO PRIOR WARNING, NO SPONGY PEDDLE, NO WARNING LIGHT, JUST CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE AVOIDED A REAL TRAGEDY. *TR

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUPTURE OF RUSTED BRAKE LINE, NO WARNING LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP BY PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR

Incident date: Jul 14, 2012

I WENT TO LEAVE FROM A LOCAL PARK ON A SATURDAY EVENING, BUT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SHOWED ME A TRICK HOW TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START, BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY EVER SO SLIGHTLY AND THEN TRYING TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO NEUTRAL. ONCE IN NEUTRAL I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST A WEEK BY S... Read more

Incident date: Jul 23, 2012

THE BRAKES PEDAL IS VERY SPONGY. YOU HAVE TO PRESS QUITE HARD TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. VSA MODULATOR SEAL RECALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY AND THERE ARE NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE VAN. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE FLUID AND BLEED SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS CAR DOES NOT INSPIRE BRAKING PERFORMANCE. *TR

Incident date: Jun 1, 2010

THESE LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER REPAIRS ARE DONE. THEY GO OFF FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS. I ALSO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL VACUUM CAUSING THE GAS TO SPILL OUT WHEN PUMPING AND TANK IS NOT FULL. *TR

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ABS SYSTEM PHYSICALLY MALFUNCTIONS AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES A UNCONTROLLABLE HAZARD. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THE ISSUE IS A INTERNAL MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS THE SKID CONTROL ECU. (THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS $2657.00). I HAVE READ NU... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2009

STARTING THIS YEAR (2012), YOU CAN NOT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IF THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY LIGHT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. SHORTLY AFTER THE LIGHTS APPEARED, THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A HORRIBLE SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT INTO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. ABOUT 6 MONTHS ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2012

ABS VSC AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON SITTING STILL. . AND AT 30 MPH ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON AND NO TRACTION ISSUES. *TR

Incident date: Jul 19, 2012

TURNING THE CORNER WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, THE BRAKE LINE APPARENTLY BROKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID WENT EVERYWHERE- WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP, BUT GOD FORBID IF I WAS ON A FREEWAY OR WAS PULLING MY BOAT! COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC! UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS, ALL OF THE BRAKELINES SHOWING UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE WHEEL WELL ARE CORRODED BADL... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND IT HAD BEEN RAINING EARLIER WHEN I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO GO AROUND THE CURVE I STARTED SLIDING INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HIT A VAN . I TRIED TO STEER BACK INTO MY LANE BUT IT WOULDN'T LET ME .IF THE VAN HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY WAY I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET TRACTION UNTIL I WAS OFF THE PAVEMENT ON THE SIDE IF THE ROAD. *TR

Incident date: Aug 21, 2008

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND MAIN BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD AND I ASKED THEM IF THE KNEW WHY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. I THEN ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID YES BUT I WOULD NO... Read more

Incident date: Jul 22, 2012

DROVE 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO UP DRIVEWAY PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO FLOOR ALMOST HIT HOUSE. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND SAW THAT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED INTO LEAKING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE RESERVOIR ON,TO DRIVEWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A CHILD OR ANYONE IN AREA...PLEASE MAKE GM STAND GOOD FOR THERE PRODUCTS THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT TO LET SLIDE BY. *TR

Incident date: Jul 20, 2012

WHEN DRIVING FROM WORK, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY ARRIVED HOME, WE NOTICED A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE TRAIL LED ALL THE WAY TO THE GARAGE. SINCE I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC FOR A FORMAL ASSESSMENT, MY HUSBAND WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE MYSELF AND NOTICED IT HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE. ... Read more

Incident date: May 26, 2010

APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP FOR RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. FRONT SECTION OF METAL BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED DUE TO RUST. HAD LEAKING BRAKE LINE REPLACED. GARAGE NOTED THAT REAR SECTION OF METAL BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN FUTURE BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED AND WOULD PROBABLY START TO LEAK. ON JULY 20, 2012 THE REAR SECTION OF LINE FAILED. MILEAGE 87,697. *TR

Incident date: Jul 19, 2012

ON 7/19/12 AT 2:30 PM, I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE I-15, LANE S-2 AT 60 MPH. THE TRAFFIC WAS FLOWING FREELY, ONE VEHICLE WAS TO MY REAR IN LANE S-3. THEIR WAS NO ROAD DEBRIS IN ANY LANES. I HEARD A LOUD "POP" SOUND, NEXT A LOUD "BANG" SOUND UNDER MY CAR. I ALSO SAW THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT FLASH ON AN OFF ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I SLOWED DOWN, MOVED TO LANE S-3, LIGHTLY ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 21, 2012

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE VEHICLE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED, SOME TO THE POINT OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Incident date: Jul 21, 2012

THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AT THIS POINT BRAKE FLUID WAS OBSERVED ON THE GROUND AND FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. IT WAS LUCK THAT WERE NOT TRAVELING FASTER. THERE IS NO WAY BRAKE LINES SHOULD CORRODE THIS FAST WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. STOPPING TO ME IS THE UTMOST SAFETY CONCERN AND THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Incident date: Feb 7, 2008

OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS MY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES FAIL. THIS IS A LARGE SUV, IT IS AND WILL BE FATAL TO NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES ALOT TO HELP THE PROBLEM, STILL WITH NO RESULTS. NOW I AM BEING TOLD IT IS A BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPL... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2012

ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. *TR

Incident date: Jul 21, 2012

WENT TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. STOPPED THE TRUCK AND HAD BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A FAILED RUSTY LINE. MOST LINES HAD MAJOR CORROSION JUST BEHIND THE ENGINE AND ABOVE THE GAS TANK. GETTING ESTIMATE TO FIX NOW...WON'T BE CHEAP AS I UNDERSTAND IT REQUIRES CUSTOM BENDING OF BRAKELINES. *TR

Incident date: Jul 8, 2011

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING! BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TRIED TO COME TO A STOP I HAD MAYBE 20% BRAKE USAGE. IF I HAD NOT NOTICED THE LIGHT COMING ON AND HAD TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY WOULD HAVE CRASHED FOR SURE! I HAVE 3 KIDS, A GREAT GRANDMOTHER AND 2 OTHER KIDS THAT I WATCH 5 DAYS A WEEK. THESE WILL BE A TRAGEDY IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES TO BE TOLD TH... Read more

Incident date: May 25, 2012

TRUCK COOLING SYSTEM DIED WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE PORING OUT, STATE TROOPERS HAD TO ASSIST US. MY DAUGHTER WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND NOW REFUSES TO GET BACK IN THE TRUCK EVEN THOUGH WE GOT A NEW ENGINE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE WE SPENT 3000 ON AND ENGINE...500 ON COOLING SYSTEM AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED. THE TRUCK IS STILL HAVE MAJOR PROB... Read more

Fire

Incident date: May 11, 2012

THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTIONING (ABOUT 10-15 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN MAY) CAUSING IT TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 5 MPH. THIS CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ACTIVATED. I THEN HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE. THEN MY CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE UNTIL I REST... Read more

Incident date: Jul 19, 2012

BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CAP LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. WE HAVE HAD 4 CAMAROS AND THE TWO WE HAVE NOW AND OUR PREVIOUS TWO ALL LEAKED WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. GM TSB SAYS REPLACE THE CAP.THEY KEEP USING SAME CAPS AND THEY STILL LEAK!MY DEALER ELKINS CHEVROLET IN NEW JERSEY ,THEY EVEN CANCELLED AN APPOINTMENT I MADE,THEY COULD CARE LESS AND GAVE ME TROUBLE ORDERING A NEW ONE! *TR

Incident date: Jul 15, 2011

AFTER REACHING SPEEDS OF 30 MPH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. WILL RESET AFTER CAR TURNS OFF ONLY TO APEAR AGAIN. BRAKING DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. *TR

Incident date: Jul 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD LOCK, CAUSING THE STABILIZER SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VSA MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Incident date: Jul 20, 2012

WHILE TOWING A BOAT AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP, BY BRAKES HAD GONE OUT (AS INDICATED WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON). I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IMMEDIATELY AND DOWNSHIFTED, BUT THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP ME AND I NARROWLY MISSED ONCOMING TRAFFIC TURNING LEFT AT A RED LIGHT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I HAD FOUND ONE OF MY BREAK LINES WAS COMPLETELY CO... Read more

Incident date: Aug 10, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Incident date: Jul 19, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT AND REDUCE SPEED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED... Read more

Incident date: Jul 18, 2012

I WAS MOVING MY TRUCK FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER AT MY HOUSE TO MOVE AROUND SOME OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE SECOND TIME TO STOP THE TRUCK, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND MOVED THE OTHER VEHICLES I NEED TO AND WENT TO MOVE MY TRUCK BACK TO THE ORIGINAL LOCATION. WHEN MOVING MY TRUCK I HAD HARDLY ANY STOPPING POWER, AND THERE WAS A... Read more

Incident date: May 20, 2012

WAS STOPPING BEHIND A LINE OF CARS ON AN EXIT RAMP, MASHED BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE DID NOT STOP CAR COMPLETELY,HIT TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME ROLLED BACK AND HIT IT AGAIN ROLLED BACK AGAIN AND FINALLY HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET CAR TO STOP COMPLETELY. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Mar 12, 2012

MY 05 ARMADA HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SENOR LIGHT COMING ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM START ACTING ERRATIC, VIBRATION UNDER DASH AND PEDAL MOVING BACK AND FORTH THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND START MAKING GRINDING SOUND AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED ALL PROBLEMS VANISH. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED LIKE WHEN I WENT TO THE STORE CAME OUT AND TRY TO DRIVE IT BUT... Read more

Incident date: Jul 18, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED AND THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

Incident date: Jul 18, 2012

THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINING SOUND, BUT ONLY IN REVERSE. FROM WHAT RESEARCH I CAN DO, IT APPEARS TO BE THE BRAKE PADS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. *TR

Incident date: Mar 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNER'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 157,000.

Crash

Incident date: Oct 30, 2011

WAS LEAVING FOR A TRIP AND HAD MY TRAILER ON THE BACK. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND MY BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING. *TR

Incident date: Mar 13, 2012

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES WILL START TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE IT HARD TO STOP THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE MESSAGE COMES UP THAT THE TRACTION IS OFF. ONCE THE TRACTION SYSTEM DISABLES ITSELF THE BRAKE WILL WORK PROPERLY. IF A BUMP IS HIT THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND CONTINUALLY DINGS UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT. *TR

Incident date: Jun 28, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES BEGIN TO PULSATE ABNORMALLY, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE FAULTY. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE ROTORS TURNED AND NOT REPLACED. THE CONTA... Read more