Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jan 10, 2012

I HAVE A1997 CHEVROLET 6.5T DIESEL, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DOING ABOUT 45 MPH CROSSING A STOP LIGHT AND THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON AND A SEMI WAS BEHIND ME AND ALMOST PLOWED IN TO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK BUT HE WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND AT THE LAST SECOND. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70 MPH AND THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING JUST SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON AND A CAR ALMOST HIT ME BUT WAS ABLE ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2012

THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASH. THEY WILL SOMETIMES GO OFF, BUT ALWAYS COME BACK. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT HAS OR HAS HAD A WINDSTAR HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, FORD WANTS 1000S OF DOLLARS FOR THE PART AND LABOR. IT SHOULD BE A FREE RECALL SINCE THEY PUT FAULTY PARTS IN THEIR VEHICL... Read more

Incident date: Mar 22, 2012

ON 3/22/2012 WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF LEAVING A DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT WHEEL SLOWLY SEIZED (WITHIN 100 FEET), ABS AND ESC WARNINGS APPEARED AND THE CAR BECAME IMMOBILIZED. THE CAR WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE AND RELATED WHEEL/PARTS WERE REPLACED. ON 6/23/2012 AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THE ABS, ESC WARNINGS SHOWED, THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT ON BRAKING. THE C... Read more

Incident date: Jun 30, 2012

HEAD ON COLLISION HIT THE BRAKES AND TRUCK JUMPED. WHEN VEHICLES HIT SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK RIGHT AWAY WHICH THREW ME FORWARD AND INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WAS A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF WHICH MAKE THE EMT'S AND POLICE CONCERNED DO TO THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.. *TR

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

WENT TO HONDA DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE AT 25000 MILES. WAS TOLD I NEEDED REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND FLUSHED. $200 FOR THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT AND $170 FOR THE FLUSH. SEEMS VERY EARLY TO HAVE THIS SERVICE DONE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH) IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ABS (YELLOW) AND BRAKE (RED) LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON. I CONTINUED DRIVING SINCE THERE WAS NO PLACE TO STOP. WHEN I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP, STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REDUCED BY LOCK UP OF THE BRAKES. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, RESTART THE VEHICLE AND BOTH LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE LIGHTS CAM... Read more

Incident date: Jun 27, 2012

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON RTE 3 IN NH I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND A CONSTRUCTION AREA HAD SLOWED TRAVEL ALL THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN AND AS I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND MY TRUCK WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON EXAMINATION I CAN SEE ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MAN I HIT HAD A BACK INJURY T... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jun 28, 2012

I WAS DRIVING AND THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THEY WERE BURNING. I HAD COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER 2 MONTHS PRIOR THAT I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I HAD A LOT OF PULSING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I COULD STOP QUICK ENOUGH. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. AFTER THE BRAKES SEIZED ON 6/28/12, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE REAR... Read more

Incident date: Jun 12, 2012

I WAS GIVEN THIS CAR AS A RENTAL. I AM AN EXTREMELY SAFE DRIVER WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. WITHIN 7-8 MINUTES OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THERE WAS A CRASH! I DROVE IN ON THE SAME BUSY STREET THAT THE RENTAL CAR WAS LOCATED AND FROM THE STOP LIGHT THE CAR SWITCHED INTO GEAR AUTOMATICALLY AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THIS CAUSE CAUSED ME TO HIT A CAR FROM BEHIND AND SINCE THE BRAKES WEREN'T W... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

PUT THE BRAKES ON IN TOWN OF GREENVILLE AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW OVER THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR

Incident date: Jun 30, 2012

BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND RUPTURED LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKES. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND ENDED UP IN THE DITCH NARROWLY MISSING TREES. BY SHEAR LUCK THIS FAILURE DID NOT INVOLVE BRAKING IN TOWN OR TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Jun 28, 2012

I WAS DRIVING ON SECONDARY ROAD DOING APPROX 30 MPH, WITH 2 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. THE FIRST VEHICLE HIT BRAKES TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, 2ND VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES , I APPLIED BRAKES IN MY TRUCK AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, ( A MINIVAN WITH A WOMAN DRIVING AND 2 OR 3 CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS) I WAS APPROX ONE MILE FROM HOME AN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 27, 2012

LEAVING THE YANKEE STADIUM PARKING LOT IN THE BRONX . TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY! THE TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO . UPON STOPPING I FELT THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR AND SMELLED BRAKE FLUID . I PULLED OVER AND NOTICE THE SPLIT IN THE BRAKE LINE NEAR THE CHASSIE . I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE TRUCK IS A 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH 60,213 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKE LINE WAS SPLIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE CHASSIE.... Read more

Incident date: Jun 23, 2012

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I71/I75 MY REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. MY BRAKE PADS WERE CUTTING INTO MY ROTORS. AFTER CHECKING THE BRAKES WHEN I GOT BACK HOME I FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE FROZEN ON BOTH SIDES (REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT). THE ROTORS, CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW REMEMBER THE CAR HAS ONLY 21,900 MILES ON IT. *TR

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

DANGER/ WILL MY BRAKES WORK,TRUCK GO INTO FLAMES OR WILL THE FRAME BREAK IN HALF. RUST! MY 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U IS SHOWROOM ON TOP AND 50 YEARS OLD ON THE BOTTOM. I AM AN AUTO TECH WITH 39 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY AND HAVE NOT SEEN A FRAME AND WHAT'S ATTACHED TO IT RUST LIKE THIS. IM INTO BRAKE LINES, HOSES AND LABOR @ $1,000. ROTTEN FUEL LINES AND SENDER AND OH YES THE FUEL TANK STRAPS ROT AND T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 27, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD PROWLER RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BRAKE WIRE HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

Fire

Incident date: Jun 28, 2012

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE AND RECALL ISSUES. THIS IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT. ON A PERFECTLY FINE WEATHER DAY, I WAS DRIVING MY USUAL ROUTE HOME COMING TO A LINE OF STOPPED CARS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE ON A RELATIVELY FLAT, UNBUMPY SURFACE STREET AND WAS ABOUT 1 CAR LENGTH FROM THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE. TO MY ASTONISHMENT, ... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 27, 2012

ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING UNTIL I HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 5 MPH. THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD ALREADY STARTED MOVING FORWARD SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

Incident date: May 26, 2011

BACKING BOAT TRAILER ON BOAT RAMP, SUMMITT LAKE, TEKAMAH, NE. SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE (PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR) WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. MANAGED TO GET TRUCK INTO DRIVE, AND PULL OUT BEFORE I WENT IN THE WATER. THE BRAKELINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAD RUSTED THROUGH, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES WORKING. HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN TO BLAIR, NE, AND REPAIRED AT PRIVATE SHOP. BEFORE REPAIR, I CONTA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 9, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE BRAKE CHANGE. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED LESS THAN A MONTH LATER. THE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH MY WIFE AND NEWBORN, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT "SPONGY" AND HAD NO MORE RESISTANCE TO THE PRESSURE MY FOOT APPLIED TO IT. I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AT THE SAME SET OF STOP LIGHTS WITH MY TRANSMISSION BEING MY ONLY FORM OF VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THANKS BE TO GOD FOR KEEPING MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD SAFE THAT DAY FROM THE POTENTIAL DEVASTATION T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 24, 2012

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED IN A VERY CONGESTED AREA, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY GOT VERY SOFT AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING BECAME EXTREMELY LIMITED. WITH THE DRIVERS WINDOW OPEN THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BRAKE FLUID. IF THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED 5 MINUTES EARLIER WHILE BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED IT WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONCE STOPPED, A TRAIL OF BRAKE FL... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON FLAT PAVED ROAD THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TESTED THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF THEN FLASHED BACK ON. ON THE SECOND OR THIRD PUMP THE WARNING LIGHT DID THE SAME THING. AT THAT TIME I HAD REGAINED A VERY SOFT AND LITTLE BRAKE. UPON INSPECTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE AFT OF THE LEFT FRO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND NOW ROTORS AND BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ON TOP OF THAT THE CALIBERS ARE ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. ROUGHLY 3 MONTHS AFTER THE PADS WERE REPLACED THE SAME SQUEAKING AND SCRAPPING NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHEN BRAKING. *TR

Incident date: Oct 20, 2011

MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. MECHANIC SAID WHEN IT COMES ON MY ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR MYSELF OR CHILDREN I TRAVEL WITH DAILY. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT,AND DROVE DOWN A STREET. AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR,AND I WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AVOIDING CARS AND THEN SLAMMING INTO A CURB TO TRY TO STOP THIS BIG SUV WITH NO BRAKE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST REPAIR SHOP ,AND THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT NOT JUST THE ONE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT,BUT ALL WERE RUSTING OUT AN... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE INTERNAL SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTS... Read more

Incident date: Jun 16, 2012

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY SALT AND RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO AS... Read more

Incident date: Feb 8, 2012

SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION DURING A LOW SPEED (<5 MPH) TIGHT LEFT HAND TURN. FIRST INCIDENT RESULTED IN CRASH AGAINST HOUSE WALL, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. VEHICLE REPAIRED BELOW INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE, NO DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE. SECOND INCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT, ON OR ABOUT MAY 16, 2012, ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITH NO CRASH. THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE JUNE 26, 2012, CAUSING CRASH. ... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GOING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FRONT BRAKES STILL FUNCTIONED BUT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 2012

ON APRIL 30TH 2012 MY CAMRY 2012 WAS HIT AS I WAS MAKING A UTURN TO PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL 35 MPH /UPON IMPACT THE CAR DID NOT STOP, WENT OVER THE MEDIAN, INTO THE BUSH AREA, AT THE MEANTIME I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE CAR DID NOT STOP, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THE CAR DID NOT STOP, THE CAR DID NOT PICK UP SPEED, THE WHOLE TIME I WAS BREAKING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, IT FINALLY CAME T... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 24, 2012

THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS IN MESSAGE SYSTEM ON 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, WITH THE ACCOMPANYING BRAKE WARNING SYMBOL LIGHT COMING ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO LOSE SOME PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL AND GOES FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL, SO THE BRAKE FLUID IS NOT LOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF NOW FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. I HAD A BRAKE JOB DONE ON THE REAR BRAKES... Read more

Incident date: Apr 18, 2012

BOUGHT MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD V6 EXL NEW. AT 45,000 MILES THE CAR EXPERIENCED EXTREME SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHUDDERING OF THE WHOLE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A SPEED OF 70MPH WHILE ON A TRIP. THIS WAS OCCURRING WHETHER THE BRAKES WERE VERY LIGHTLY APPLIED OR MORE FIRMLY APPLIED. A REPAIR SHOP SAID THE REAR ROTORS AND REAR BRAKES WERE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 28, 2012

BRAKES FELT SPONGY FIRST DAY, WORSE SECOND DAY. THIRD DAY, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED PEDAL TO STOP ROLLING, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. DROVE DIRECTLY TO DEALER, LESS THAN 1/2 MILE. DIAGNOSIS IS FAILURE OF MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

Incident date: Jun 23, 2012

I PURCHASED 2006 SILVERADO NEW AND AFTER THE 1ST YEAR NOTICED RUSTING. JUST BEFORE IT CAME OFF WARRANTY (2009) THE COOLANT LINE FROM THE RADIATOR AND THE BRAKE ROTORS (FRONT AND REAR) HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN AND NOW MY BRAKE LINE BURST OPEN AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED (FRAME IS PEELING UP IN LAYERS), THERE IS RUST COMING THROUGH THE BUMP... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BEGAN TO GRIND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ROTORS, CALIBERS AND THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT TO T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 27, 2012

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AND AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT MOVED UP AND DOWN REAL FAST AND IT GOT REAL HARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. I HIT THE CAR. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND SHE HIT A HANDICAP SIGN. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL DESCRIBED THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT OUR TRUCK IS HAVING. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

I PURCHASED A USED JEEP PATRIOT WITH 32,952 MILES ON IT. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. I WAS TOLD THE FRONT WHEELS COULD FALL OFF AT ANY TIME. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM FOR ME ALONG WITH ROTORS. ORIGINAL TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, BUT THE NEW ONES ARE ALREADY SHOWING WEAR.THE DEALER & 2 OTHER SHOPS SAID WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE IT SHO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

MY 97 MERCURY MYSTIQUE HAS A BAD BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM A PART ON THE BRAKE LINE (PRESSURE CONSCIOUS RELEASE VALVE) THAT WAS RECALLED #06E022000. FLUID MUST BE ADDED EVERY FEW DAYS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. FORD TELLS ME THERE IS NO RECALL INFO FOR MY CAR AND WON'T DO ANYTHING. THEY COULD NOT SAY IF ANY RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON MY CAR. BOTTOM LINE, THIS IS NOT PREVENTATIVE, MY CAR IS DANGE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 28, 2012

ABS LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON WHILE CAR IS ON. *TR

Incident date: Jun 14, 2012

ROUTINE BRAKE CHANGE AFTER FOUR MONTHS BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL. CHANGED BRAKES AGAIN REALIZED CALIPERS MUST BE STICKING. WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILLS IN THE MOUNTAINS BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE AND HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING. *TR

Incident date: Jun 7, 2012

I WAS TRAVELING CLOSE TO MY HOME AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES WITH NO RESULT. THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO LOW GEAR AND FINALLY MADE IT HOME. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE COST TO FIX THE BRAKES LINES, MASTER CYLINDER - $1000. NOT HAPPY WITH GMC AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

ABS LIGHT ON, C1185. *TR

Incident date: May 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT ALWAYS RESPOND AND NEEDED TO BE APPLIED REPEATEDLY IN ORDER TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE FAULTY SENSORS WHERE REPLACED; HOWEVER THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ... Read more

Incident date: May 20, 2009

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THE BRAKING PERFORMANCE DEGRADED AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT IS LONG. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AS I UNDERSTAND, THE ISSUE IS THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR WITH THE SOLDIER DISTANCE EXPANDED DUE TO THE HEAT. *TR

Incident date: Jun 6, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD NEED AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 645CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED; HOWEVER THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIG... Read more

Incident date: Jun 24, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES. THE PASSENGER DID SUSTAIN SOME MINOR CUTS AND A MINOR HIT TO THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A R... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jun 1, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ABS MODULE WAS NOT REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V005... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Sep 6, 2011

WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND 20 MPH, I NEEDED TO BRAKE AND NOTICE AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THIS NOISE SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER. IN ADDITION, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. I NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE LAMP FROM THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS ON. DRIVING SLOWLY, I REPEATED THE BRAKING AND IT WOULD DO THE SAME. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE TR... Read more