Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: May 31, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE ROTORS AND THE RATTLE CLIPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT HE WOULD HA... Read more

Incident date: Jul 14, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident date: Jan 15, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AS THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD HESITATE TO RESPOND AND THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING SMELL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES, THE HUBS, THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE T... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jul 16, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE BOOST VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLU... Read more

Incident date: Jul 16, 2012

I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN TO TURN. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL FELT SOFT THEN WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER MANUALLY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR AND PRESSING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR WHEEL AND UNDERCA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 4, 2012

VSA (VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST) MODULATOR FAILED UPON ENGINE START UP IN A HONDA ODYSSEY MINI-VAN WITH JUST OVER 19,000 TOTAL MILES. DOWNLOADED DIAGNOSTIC CODE CONFIRMED FAILURE OF THE VSA MODULATOR. VSA FAILURE ALSO MEANS LOSS OF ABS FUNCTION ON THE BRAKES. COMPONENT PRICE IS NEARLY $1000. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE COMPONENT FAILURE AFTER VERY LITTLE ACTUAL USE OF THE VAN. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANT... Read more

Incident date: Jul 6, 2012

FIRST, THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING AND PARTS OF IT HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND REPLACED. BUT THE WORRYING THING IS THAT THE ABS YELLOW LIGHT AND THE RED BRAKE ICON ON THE DASHBOARD OFTEN COME ON AND REMAIN ON WHILE WE'RE DRIVING. THAT IS WORRYING, AS WE DON'T KNOW IF IT MEANS THE BRAKES ARE FAULTY OR NOT. A FIRESTONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF RUST BUILD-UP, BUT I DON'T LIKE THAT THE YELL... Read more

Incident date: May 26, 2010

I HAD BRAKE LINE FAILURE,DUE TO RUSTED LINES, HAD TO REPLACE ALL LINES!! ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAD ROCKER PANELS, AND CAB CORNERS RUST THROUGH, HAD TO REPLACE REAR BUMPER, BECAUSE OF EXTREME RUST THROUGH, HAVE HAD TO HAVE FRAME REPAIR, BECAUSE OF EXTREME RUST. THE RUST IS NOT SLOWING, AND THE TRUCK WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD, BECAUSE IT WILL BE UN- ROAD WORTHY. WHY WILL GM... Read more

Incident date: Jul 14, 2011

THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN INDICATION THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. I TOOK TO THE FORD DEALER AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN SAFETY WARNINGS ISSUED, BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. *TR

Incident date: Jun 24, 2012

I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL NEAR MY HOME & TAPPED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. SUDDENLY ALARM BELLS STARTED DINGING, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON & "SERVICE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY" POPPED UP ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY SOFTER THAN NORMAL BUT I MADE IT HOME OK. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE HIM CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. MUCH THE SAME AS MANY OTHERS H... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 2012

TONE RING CRACKED ON DRIVERS SIDE. RIGHT SIDE WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO FOR 350 DOLLARS. HELLO FORD WAY TO STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. *TR

Incident date: Jul 15, 2012

DECEMBER 2009, REPLACED RUPTURED BRAKE LINES ABOVE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. SEVERELY RUSTED. JULY 15, 2012, RUPTURED BRAKE LINE BY THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD AND FIRE WALL. SEVERELY RUSTED. FUEL LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. LEAK CAN CAUSE FIRE. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING DRIVING ON ROAD. *TR

Incident date: Jul 14, 2012

ON MY WAY HOME FROM A FAMILY VACATION IN OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND, WHILE GETTING OFF RT1 IN DELAWARE I SAW THAT THE LIGHT WAS RED, APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP AT SAID RED LIGHT WHEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. PULLED OVER AND HAD MY SON IN LAW LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK FOR A LEAK OF ANY KIND AND HE NOTICED A LEAK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. DURING CLOSER INSPECTION (WITH ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 11, 2012

STARTED CAR AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR. COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. A SITUATION MUCH TALKED ABOUT ON LINE. THE FAILURE OF THE "TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER" COMMONLY CALLED "THE PINK THINGY" ON LINE SOME OWNERS TELL OF HAVING GOTTEN A RECALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. HE SAID IT DEPENDED ON WHERE THE CAR WAS BUILT IF THERE WAS A RECALL. IMAGINE HOW HAPPY THAT MADE ME !!! *TR

Incident date: Jul 7, 2012

HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH....NOT A FULL BRAKING PANIC STOP BUT A MINOR PANIC STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE 3 MILES TO HOME (VERY CAREFULLY) ......SERVICE GARAGE SAID I HAD BLOWN A BRAKE LINE DUE TO RUST, AND ALL LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. COST TO REPLACE ALL LINES, $950.00. *TR

Incident date: Nov 21, 2011

ON THIS DAY I WAS SITING IN MY VAN WITH THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION RESETTING MY CLOCKS IN THE VEHICLE I RESTED MY HAND ON THE SHIFTER WHEN IT RELEASED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING THERE ARE NO BRAKES BECAUSE OF POWER BRAKING YOU CANT STOP ON A DIME SO I QUICKLY ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING DOWN MY DRIVE. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CHRYSLER... Read more

Incident date: May 24, 2005

AS THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE RISES, THE BRAKE AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS REDUCED AND TOOK MUCH LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE TO STOP THE MINIVAN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MAY LEAD TO CRASH OR ACCIDENTS. *TR

Incident date: Jul 3, 2012

TRUCK HAS ONLY 57,000 MILES & BRAKE LINES LOOK AS THO THEY ARE READY TO BREAK BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE RUST. I PULL HORSE TRAILERS &BRAKE AM CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE SAFETY. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES, WHAT SHOULD I DO? BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO FLOOR. ALMOST CRASHED! *TR

Incident date: Mar 1, 2011

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2011 THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ONE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT COMES ON AND STAYS ONE. I AM AFRAID TO GO LONG DISTANCE BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

Incident date: Oct 3, 2011

CAR HAS HAD ISSUES WITH SHAKING STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING FROM 60+ MILES PER HOUR. I THINK IT MAY BE WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A CAR SO NEW NOR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IN REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS THERE WERE AT LEAST A COUPLE MORE COMPLAINTS THAT SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK REPLACEMENT FIXED THE ISSUE. SEEMS L... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

I PURCHASED MY CAR ON JUNE 1, 2012. SHORTLY AFTER, THE BRAKE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON JULY 9, 2012 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAROONE FORD IN FORT LAUDERDALE TO PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS PER THE RECALL. MAROONE FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS AND INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHTS AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS WERE ISSUES NOT RELATED TO T... Read more

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

I MADE A TURN AND AS I WAS PROCEEDING I HAD TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL . WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR CAME TO AN APRUPT , JOLTING STOP AND A BIG TRUCK BEHIND SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND NARROWLY STOPPED BEFORE HITTING ME IN THE REAR. I WILL NEVER DRIVE THIS DANGEROUS CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED. *TR

Incident date: Jul 11, 2012

I WAS DRIVING DOWN LOCAL ROAD, WHEN THERE WAS A THREE CAR ACCIDENT WAY AHEAD. I SOWED RIGHT DOWN, MAY 25-30 MPH AS WE CAME UP ON IT, REALIZING AS I WENT TO SLOW DOWN MORE, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I MADE IT HOME AND PARKED. MY BOYFRIEND LOOKED AT IT NEXT MORNING, I HAD NO BRAKE FLUID LEFT, ONE OF THE LINES WAS SO CORRODED THE FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD RECENTLY HAD MY BRAKES ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 10, 2012

I WA TRAVELING ON I-20 EAST TRAVELING FROM VICKSBURG, MS HEADING TO ATLANTA, GA. I HAD BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL CONSISTENTLY FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. I ALSO WAS USING THE ACCELERATE & DECELERATE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I APPROACHED A SLIGHT CURVE IN BIRMINGHAM, AL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL LOCKED IN AT 60 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I APPLIED FOOT PRES... Read more

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

BRAKE LINE BROKE WHILE BRAKING FOR TURN. LINE BROKE THAT SUPPLIED DRIVERS FRONT BRAKE. HOLE IN BEND BEFORE FLEXIBLE LINE TO CALIPER. NOTICED ALL FRONT BRAKE LINES VERY RUSTED THOSE EVEN GOING TO THE MASTER CYL. NOT DROVE THAT OFTEN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, NOT FROM SALT. *TR

Incident date: Jul 14, 2012

HI! I JUST TOOK MY 2007 KIA SPORTAGE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE TODAY, JULY 14, 2012 AND INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WERE BURNT OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MY VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THAT KIA RECALLED 2007 SPORTAGE IN 2009 BECAUSE OF EXTERNAL BREAK LIGHTING ISSUES. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL BY THE KIA DEALER WHAT... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES, PEDAL TO FLOOR. FOUND STEEL LINE TO ABS VALVE BLOWN, DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

Incident date: Jun 12, 2012

THE ABS LIGHTS STARTS TO BLINK THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. *TR

Incident date: May 9, 2011

JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY IN MY VEHICLE. IT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF VEHICLE STARTS AND STOPS OVER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, AND SENT ME ALONG MY WAY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT PROGRESSED TO THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM", THE RED "BRAKE" LIGHT, THE LITTLE YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH THE "!" AND THE STABILI... Read more

Incident date: Jul 9, 2012

I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2002 TAHOE AFTER DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS THEN COMING OFF THE EXIT TO STOP; THE, SERVICE BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE.. , COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, AND OR DEADLY; I DROVE HOME 2 MILES AWAY, VERY SLOWLY; I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKE CONTROL.(TWO INFANTS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME)... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2008

WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE PEDAL SHAKES HARSHLY AND A GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. THE PEDAL ITSELF GOES TO THE FLOOR AS IF ALL THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE SYSTEM IS GONE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE CONDITION EXIST EXCEPT FOR A "BRAKE" LIGHT WARNING IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT HELP, BECAUSE EVERY... Read more

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

2004 NISSAN TITAN TRUCK - REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING SO BADLY OIL IS GETTING ON THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS CAUSING THEM TO BE IN-OPERATIVE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY TITAN OWNERS AS SHOWN WITH A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

I LEASED MY JX IN JUNE 2012. THIS IS THE VEHICLE'S 1ST MODEL YR (RELEASED IN APRIL 2012). I LEASED IT BECAUSE I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, I AM 24 WEEKS PREGNANT, AND THE JX BOASTS MANY MANY SAFETY FEATURES. ONE OF THESE SAFETY FEATURES IS THE INTELLECT BRAKE ASSIST(IBA). IF THE VEHICLE SENSES YOU ARE ABOUT TO HAVE A FRONT END CRASH, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 9, 2012

THE FIRST COMPLAINT NUMBER 10465492; ADDRESSES THE FACT THAT MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND THE FLUID LEAKED OUT LEAVING ME WITH LITTLE BRAKE POWER. . TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY AFTER THEY REPLACED MY BRAKE LINES I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT BLEED THEM SO I NEEDED A NEW MANIFOLD. IT COST $350 WHICH BRINGS THE TOTAL FROM 813 TO $1350. I'M SO FRUSTRATED. MECHANICS SAID THAT THE CURRENT RECALL WOUL... Read more

Incident date: Jul 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE ROTORS WERE FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 16, 2012

I WAS GOING TO GO TO THE STORE WITH MY TRUCK AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED UNDER THE DOOR AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING ONTO THE DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS ALL RUSTY AND FAILED. I WAS GOING TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND CON ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

THIS IS MY SECOND SUBMISSION. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE AND "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". IN THE PAST WHEN THIS HAPPENED I STILL HAD BRAKES BUT HAD TO MASH THEM DOWN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS MORNING I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE THEN WENT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BY ... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jul 11, 2012

SLOWLY ENTERING HOME GARAGE. BRAKING. VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED INTO GARAGE STRIKING AND DESTROYING WORK BENCH AND DAMAGING REAR GARAGE WALL. LEFT RUBBER BURN MARKS WHERE FRONT (DRIVE) WHEELS SPUN AFTER IMPACT AND DRAG MARKS ON FLOOR WHERE REAR WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP AND DRAGGING. FILLED GARAGE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF CAR WITH SHEET ROCK DUST FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE INTERIOR WALL. DO NOT RECA... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jul 19, 2011

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2009 FOR A FAILURE OF THE SWITCH WHICH ACTIVATES THE BRAKE LAMPS. MITSUBISHI RECORDS INDICATE THAT WE HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED IN MARCH, 2009, ALONG WITH ANOTHER RECALL ITEM. HOWEVER, THROUGHOUT THE FIRST HALF OF 2011, MY WIFE AND I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE CAR TO COME OUT OF 'PARK', AND WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER INDICATING MALFUNCTIONS. ON THE WAY TO THE DE... Read more

Incident date: Apr 2, 2012

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE OFFRAMP, WHEN I GOT TO THE END, I HAD NEARLY 100% BRAKE FAILURE. I MANAGED TO DODGE A SEMI BY PULLING ON THE SHOULDER AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED FROM FROM TO BACK. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SEE A LOT OF THESE ISSUES, BUT SINCE THE GREAT MOUNDS OF NHTSA SEEM TO BELIEVE NEARLY TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE IS NOT AN ISSUE, I JUST... Read more

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM IS RUSTED, AS WELL THE DRIVE SHAFTS AND U-JOINTS. THIS TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED AND THESE RUSTED PARTS MAY CAUSE SEVERE PERSONAL DAMAGE. *TR

Incident date: Jul 11, 2012

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 MALIBU ON I-75 AT 70 MPH IN THE RAIN. THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE SEIZED AND SHE WENT INTO A 180 DEGREE SPIN, HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND RESTED FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO THE IDENTICAL THING HAPPENED ON I-275, ALSO IN THE RAIN. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT SHE SPUN TO THE RIGHT AFTER THE BRAKE SEIZED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC O... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jul 10, 2012

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ABOUT 20 OR 25 MPH THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE NOTHING HAPPENED, MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE TIME WAS ABOUT 2:30PM JULY 10/2012 THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED BY A TOYOTA DEALER ON JUNE 28TH/2012 FOR THE 30,000 MILE CHECK UP. WE LIVE IN WEST LOS ANGELES. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Jul 10, 2012

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. HAD TO VEER INTO ADJACENT LANE TO AVOID REAR ENDING TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. VERY FORTUNATE! *TR

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

MY TRUCK HAS EXCESSIVE UNDERCARRIAGE RUST, TO THE POINT OF REDUCED MATERIAL THICKNESS ON THE FRAME AND ALL FRAME MOUNTED COMPONENTS. HAVE EXPERIENCE ONE FUEL LINE FAILURE AND FEAR ADDITIONAL FAILURES OF FUEL AND BRAKE LINES. ALSO ALL SUSPENSION MOUNTING POINTS HAVE LARGE METAL FLAKES COMING OFF. *TR

Incident date: Jun 1, 2011

PROBLEM WITH THE CAR: START VIBRATING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEN START SHAKING. I HAVE TAKE THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS (4 DIFFERENT TIMES) SINCE JUNE 2011. FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. SECOND TIME DEALER SERVICE REP TOLD "THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT". THIRD THEY SAID "THAT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT THROUGH CORPORATE. A LADY FROM CORPORATE CAL... Read more

Incident date: Jun 13, 2012

AT AROUND 25K MILES, MY HONDA ACCORD BEGAN MAKING LOUD SCREECHING NOISES. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY SAID THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE GONE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS FOR THE MILEAGE I HAVE DRIVEN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH PREMATURE WEAR IN THEIR REAR BRAKES. IN FACT, THERE WAS A HONDA SETTLEME... Read more

Incident date: Jun 9, 2011

TRAVELING DOWN ROAD AND SMELLED BURNING. PARKED AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE UNTIL NEXT DAY. BRAKES WERE NOT RELEASING. NEXT DAY AFTER COOLING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE FACILITY, HOWEVER ADVISED BRAKES WERE FINE. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER I WAS BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED MATTER. I HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES AND WAS NEAR THE DEALER WHEN THE SAME SMELL OCCURRED. D... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

THIS MORNING I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING DOWN FURTHER THAN NORMAL AND LITTLE TO NO STOPPING POWER. ONCE ARRIVING AT WORK I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT KEPT GOING TO THE FLOOR. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK I DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND ONE OF BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BLOWN OUT IN FRONT OF THE ABS MODULE. THE GENERAL CONDITION O... Read more

Incident date: Jul 9, 2012

BRAKE FLUID ALL LEAKED AND I BARELY STOPPED THE TRUCK ON MY HOME DRIVEWAY. DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR METAL BRAKE LINES. *TR