Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Feb 22, 2012

WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING OUR BRAKES EVERY 4 MONTHS OUR MECHANIC SAYS THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THIS VAN WAS DESIGNED TOO SMALL LOVE THE VAN BUT WILL TRADE IN FOR SOMETHING MORE SAFE WE DO HAVE 4 CHILDREN IN OUR VAN DAILY AND WITH THE BRAKES WEARING OUT SO QUICKLY WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GONNA GO OUT NEXT...VERY DISAPPOINTED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL OF SOME SORT. *TR

Incident date: Jul 18, 2012

PULLING OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD ON BUSY HIGHWAY 34 MPH. BRAKE FAILURE, LOUD GRINDING AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. ABLE TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC BY PULLING ONTO SIDE OF ROAD. TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND HAS BREAKS BACK BUT VERY SCARED. *TR

Incident date: Oct 1, 2011

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT HAS A HARD JOLT WHEN GOING INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS SO HARD THAT IT JERKS YOUR BODY AND HEAD/NECK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO UNBOLT FROM UNDER THE CAR. IT DOES IT A COUPLE TIMES A DAY, AND THEN MAY STOP FOR A FEW DAYS BUT ALWAYS COMES BACK. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE DAYS IT IS NOT DOING IT I AVERAGE MORE MPG, AND WHEN IT IS DOING IT THE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 19, 2012

2013 FORD ESCAPE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 12V319000. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY WITHOUT REMOVING MY RIGHT SHOE. THE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. I REALLY DON'T SEE HOW STREAMING THE CARPET TO THE LEFT OF THE GAS PEDAL IS GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCES. I HAVE TO KIDDY-CORNER MY FOOT OVER TO THE GAS PEDAL AS IT IS NOW. *TR

Incident date: Jul 1, 2008

PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD VEHICLE ON SLOPE. MECHANIC HAS FIXED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RE-OCCURS IN ABOUT TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS IS ALSO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN BRAKE WILL START SLIPPING AGAIN AFTER REPAIRS. *TR

Incident date: Jun 17, 2011

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON. HAPPENS MORE IN THE WARMER MONTHS. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG BECAUSE IT COME ON ALL THE TIME NOW. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON, IT WILL GO OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY OFF AND SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT SAFE AND THAT THERE MAY BE SOME BIGGER ISSUE. THE LAST THING I WANT IS FOR MY... Read more

Incident date: Jul 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND EXITED THE ROAD TO A SAFE AREA. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE BRAKE BOOSTER BEING DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,400. AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 650I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND COULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) AND SUGGESTED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 17, 2012

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WITH A MINI EXCAVATOR ON TRAILER ATTACHED TO VEHICLE, STEPPED ON BRAKES AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED BEFORE ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC, BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND AND BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR RUPTURED LEAKING FLUID CAUSING BREAK FAILURE, TRUCK HAS NEW BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS INSTALLED WITHIN LAST YEAR. *TR

Incident date: Jul 16, 2012

WHILE ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ON. DEALERSHIP HAD JUST REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOST PUMP LESS THAN 300 MILES EARLIER BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PARKING BRAKE SWITCH. *TR

Incident date: Jul 10, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD CONSTANTLY ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Incident date: Apr 15, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ABS, CHECK TRACTION SYSTEM AND TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 16, 2012

COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WITHOUT WARNING, FROM BURST BRAKE LINES CAUSED BY RUST IN THE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO THE JUNCTION BOX UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY IN THE BRAKE LINE FROM JUNCTION BOX TO PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL TWO YEARS AGO. THE PREVIOUS RUPTURE WAS IN THE SAME AREA, BUT NOT THE SAME SPOT AS THIS FAILURE. I HAVE KEPT VISUAL CHECKS FOR EXTENSIVE RUST ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 17, 2012

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF. AND BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR KEEPS GOING BAD. *TR

Incident date: Jul 9, 2012

MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON .. I HAD MY BRAKES SERVICED.. AND THEY ARE FINE.. THE LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. *TR

Incident date: Jun 14, 2012

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED SINCE I PURCHASED THE USED 2004 ARMADA ABOUT 1.5YRS AGO. THE ARMADA WHEN PURCHASED HAD APPROXIMATELY 123,000 MILES ON IT. NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT THE BRAKES WERE AT APPROXIMATELY 5% AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL GRINDING NOISE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I TOOK TH... Read more

Incident date: Nov 15, 2008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT MAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ... Read more

Incident date: May 11, 2005

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ALONG WITH OVERDRIVE LIGHT. *TR

Incident date: Jun 16, 2012

BOTH BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVE SIDE RUPTURED/LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR

Incident date: Jul 1, 2012

BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES AND BUZZES. BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED FOR THIS BEFORE, AND NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN, SEVERAL YEARS LATER. *TR

Incident date: Jul 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE PEDAL ABRUPTLY EXTENDED PARTIALLY TO THE FLOOR FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60. UPDATE... Read more

Incident date: Jan 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AT THE SCENE AND TOWED AWAY TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE... Read more

Incident date: Feb 13, 2012

I GOT ABS SIGN SOMEWHERE IN FEBRUARY. IT PASS MY MAY INSPECTION TOO. BUT FINALLY I DECIDED TO GET IT CHECKED AND IT TURNED OUT THAT ABS MODULE IS FAULTY. BECAUSE OF THIS, I SOME TIMES GET BRAKE SIGN ALSO ON. DEALER FOUND THAT BRAKES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, SHOES, PADS AND ROTORS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, FLUID IS FILLED UP TOO BUT ABS MODULE BRING BRAKE LIGHT UP SOMETIMES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IN CASE OF E... Read more

Incident date: Jun 19, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WIGGLED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 11, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL DRUM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Incident date: Jul 18, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLTR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE REAR BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BRAKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE FRONTAL BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. ....UPDATED 08-24-12... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING AND HAVING TO CHANGE THEM BI WEEKLY. *TR

Incident date: Jul 17, 2012

WIFE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. CORRODED METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH FOR REAR BRAKES. *TR

Incident date: Jul 18, 2012

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (5-10 MPH), WHETHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE). THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST 4 DAYS, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR-MISS ACCIDENTS WITH VEHICLES, AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN MULTIPLE TIMES. THE ENGINE LUNGING HAS ONLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS, MOSTLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 85 DEGREES. ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 12, 2012

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN IN A PARKING LOT, GOING ABOUT 5-10MPH, WHILE I WAS TURNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED PULSATING VERY HARD - DROVE FORWARD IN THE PARKING LOT - MADE A LEFT HAND TURN STARTED GOING FORWARD AND WENT TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE - PEDAL WAS ROCK HARD AND WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK. AFTER FINALLY COASTING TO A STOP I PUT TRUCK IN REVERSE - BACKED UP IN VACANT PART... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2012

3 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 90DAYS, EACH ONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BETWEEN 15-40MPH WITH 5 PASSENGERS AND IN TRAFFIC. ON EACH OCCASION, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED, CAUSING A LOUD BANG/THUNK SOUND FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE VEHICLE. SPEED & CONTROL WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE AND MAINTENANCE LAMPS ILLUMIN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 9, 2011

COMING TO STOP YOU START TO SPEED UP WHY YOU ARE PRESSING ON BRAKES,DO TO THE FACT THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. *TR

Incident date: May 1, 2011

MY VAN ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. IT HAS BEEN STAYING ON MORE OFTEN. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED, TEMP, TIME, OR IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IS MY VAN SAFE AND WHY HASN'T FORD DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT SITE. *TR

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH O AND OFF. *TR

Incident date: Jul 16, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WHEN SUDDENLY THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 19, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 YAMAHA XVS950A MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR ARM WAS REPLACED IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,866. UPDA... Read more

Incident date: Jul 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A FILM OF OIL ON THE REAR BRAKE SHIELDS. LATER WHILE UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE BRAKES BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THEN PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONT... Read more

Incident date: Jul 16, 2012

THE PEDALS ARE POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. MY HUSBAND COMPLAINED OF THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN HE DROVE MY CAR BECAUSE HIS SHOE GOT CAUGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HE WAS LIFTING HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THEN, YESTERDAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME. I NEARLY DROVE MY CAR THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE DAYCARE WHERE I WAS DROPPING OFF MY SON. I AM NOW AWARE OF HOW EXTRA-CAUTIOUS I HAVE TO BE WHEN DRI... Read more

Incident date: May 4, 2012

THIS IS THE 4TH INSTANCE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CAN NOT RECALL THE DATE AND MILEAGE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED THE FIRST TWO TIMES SO I USED THE LATEST INSTANCE FOR DATE AND MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY 5 AND 1/2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 81,100 MILES ON IT. FOUR (4) TIMES NOW THE ABS TONE RING HAS CRACKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OCCASIONALLY BRAKE AS IF THE ABS IS WORKING AND INCREASING THE STOPPIN... Read more

Incident date: Aug 17, 2011

EVERY TIME I RELEASE OR PUSH ACCELERATION MORE THAN 50 MILES CAR GETS PULSE.(EXAMPLE : GENERATOR MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD EVERY TIME PISTON GOES UP AND DOWN) I FELL LIKE ENGINE WILL DROP. REPRODUCE STEPS : DRIVE CAR AT ABOUT 60 MILES/HR ON GOOD ROAD SO YOU CAN FEEL PULSE. NOW WE WANT KEEP SPEED 60 MILES SO WE WILL PRESS PEDAL TO MAINTAIN SPEED NOW AS SOON AS YOU WILL REMOVE PEDAL YOU WILL FEEL PU... Read more

Incident date: Jul 9, 2012

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 WINNEBAGO VISTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PROTECTIVE SHIELD THAT ALLOWED MOISTURE TO PENETRATE.... Read more

Incident date: Oct 21, 2011

TRUCK WAS ENTERING MAJOR HIGHWAY,TRAFFIC BEGINS TOO SLOW DUE TO RUSH HOUR ,SEEING THIS OCCUR I STEPPED ON BRAKES EXPECTING TO SLOW DOWN ,UNTIL I REALIZED PEDAL HAD GONE ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR,THEN I LET UP AN PUSHED TO FLOOR AGAIN-NO BRAKES NO ROOM TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT IMPACT WAS UNAVOIDABLE,IMPACTED CAR TWICE WHICH PUSHED THAT CAR INTO ANOTHER THIS TRUCK WAS SERVICED BY GM DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION ... Read more

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: Jan 19, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART IT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT... Read more

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

I HAVE HAD THE MILAN 2010 INTO FORD 6 TIMES BECAUSE THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING:NO LIGHTS;BRAKES;STEERING. I HAVE WITNESSES. IT HAS HAPPENED IN ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS: STOP AND GO TRAFFIC; MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. THE LAST TIME BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 6 WEEKS. A WEEK AFTER IT WAS SO CALLED "REPAIRED" THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I STA... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Sep 22, 2009

ELECTROMECHANIC PARKING BRAKE BROKE 6 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. A FEW TIMES THE BRAKE WON'T DISENGAGE, HAVING TO LITERALLY DRAG THE CAR ON A PLATFORM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. SINCE THE FIRST EVENT I'VE NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE ON PURPOSE (THE CAR IS AUTOMATIC) TO AVOID ANOTHER MALFUNCTION BUT IT WOULD STILL BREAK EVERY FEW MONTHS. IT'S EITHER THE MOTORS OR WIRING OR BOTH. IT NEVER HAPPENED... Read more

Incident date: Jan 30, 2004

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT. CAB. I'M RETIRED AND DRIVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 1000 MILES A YEAR OR SO. IN JANUARY 2004 TO PASS THE NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FROM THE AXLE BEARING'S OUT REPLACED. AT THE TIME I HAD BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE COST WAS ALMOST $800.00 NOW ON MAY 4 2012 WITH 23,400 MILES ON THE TRUCK, I NEEDED TO HAV... Read more

Incident date: Jul 17, 2012

THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2005. IN HOT DAYS WHEN THE AC IS ON THE CAR LUNGES FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. IT JUST DEPENDS IF YOU HAVE IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE CAR'S RPMS GO HIGH FOR A MINUTE THEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND STOPS. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHERE IT LUNGES FORWARDS SO HARD IT ALMOST HITS THE CAR OR WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF YOU... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2012

I BOUGHT THE JX 35 ON APRIL 17, 2012 LOOKING TO DOWNSIZE AND BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES. ABOUT A MONTH INTO OWNING THE CAR, AS I WAS DRIVING THE IBA (INTELLECT BRAKE ASSIST) SUDDENLY STOPPED MY CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A BRIDGE. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME, AND LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WASN'T DRIVING TOO CLOSE TO ME OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. MY SEATBELT TIGHTENED AS WELL. MY 2 YEAR OLD... Read more

Incident date: Jun 28, 2012

DURING EXTREME BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACE, LOOSE GRAVEL, OR SLICK SURFACE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ENGAGES (AS EXPECTED). HOWEVER, ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED, ABS FAILS TO RELEASE THE BRAKES PROMPTLY. THE ADDITIONAL RELEASE DELAY CAUSES GREATER-THAN-INTENDED BRAKING, AND POTENTIAL FOR BEING REAR-ENDED (STRUCK BY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC). *TR

Incident date: Jul 5, 2012

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY 2007 TOWN AND COUNTRY OVERHEATED HAD TO REPLACE A PART THEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT, BURNS OIL, SLIDING DOORS DON'T WORK, REPLACED CALIPERS, HAVE TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR