Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Nov 13, 2008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI FX35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN EVERY 5,000 MILES TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS HAD ALL BEEN REPLACED TWICE. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN EVERY 5,000 MILES TO HAVE THE ROTORS GLAZED AND RESURFACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

I APPLIED MY BRAKES APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HIT A SMALL POT HOLE AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND NEVER TAKEN OFF THE PEDAL. I HAD TO THEN PRESS DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE OBSERVED THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR WHEN THE ROAD CHANGES SURFACES AND IS LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS SURFACE AND DIPS IN THE ROAD. THIS IS ALL O... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2011

WAS TRAVELING FORWARD AND WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES AND TRIED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON,ALSO A NOISE WAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT,IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR THE BRAKES TO GET BACK NORMAL,BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OFF,I HAVE NOTICED IT DOES IT WHEN I'M TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYI... Read more

Incident date: Jun 10, 2006

WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 MAILBU MAXX IN NOVEMBER 2005. TWO MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THEN WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT.THE REAR WIPER COMES ON BY ITSELF, INTERIOR LIGHTS BLOW CONSTANTLY AS WELL AS HEADLIGHTS. DOOR LOCKS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. KEYLESS HAS... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

THIS VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD, SOMETIMES SEVERAL FEET WHEN I HAVE BEEN STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IF I LIFT MY FOOT, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD BEFORE I TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR. REAPPLYING THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE CAR, BUT SOMETIMES HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE BEFORE IT WILL STOP LURCHING. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN I WAS IN LINE AT CARWASH AND WAS MOVING THE CAR FORWARD SLOWLY. EACH TIM... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER FORCING ME TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED 3 OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS , THE OTHER INCIDENTS WERE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE CAR STARTS UP AND RUNS PERFECTLY BEFORE AND AFTER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION, I FOUND THAT BMW HAS SERVICE BULLETIN TO ADDRESS... Read more

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

. WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A INTERSECTION I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. I CONTINUALLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE BRAKES RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE MECHANIC FOUND CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I... Read more

Incident date: May 18, 2005

THE ABS AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAD THE COMPUTER OR SOMETHING RESET A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. BEEN DOING THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. *TR

Incident date: Oct 11, 2011

I HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I WAS HIT MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY, AND THEREFORE I WAS INJURED. *JB

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jun 19, 2012

WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMING TO A FULL STOP, TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN 1/8 OF AN INCH. DRIVER MUST USE MORE BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK ( THIS IS WITH NO LOAD IN TRUCK AT ALL, ONLY PASSENGER ). ALSO WHILE STOPPED AND TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT TO PARK, STEERING WHEEL LOOSES POWER STEERING UNTIL BRAKE IS RELEASED AND TRUCK STARTS ROLLING. HAD TRUCK LOOKED AT TWICE BEFOR... Read more

Incident date: May 5, 2012

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON AN INCLINE AND LEFT WITH ENGINE OFF, PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED AND IN 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE WAS FOUND AFTER IT ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND WAS STOPPED BY HAVING RUN INTO A GROUP OF 7 FOOT HEIGHT HEDGES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE STILL ENGAGED WHEN RECOVERED. *JB

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Incident date: Jul 15, 2008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I... Read more

Incident date: Nov 27, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

THE (MOSTLY UN-SERVICEABLE) ECU MASTER RELAY HAS A BAD SOLDIER JOINT WHICH FAILS PREMATURELY AND CAUSES THE ABS LIGHT AND DTC C1185. IT ALSO CAUSES THE ENHANCED ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. IF YOUR ABS LIGHT IS ON. *JB

Incident date: May 5, 2012

I HAVE HAD A VERY TROUBLING AND DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE WITH THE HONDA ACCORD MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED FROM RICK ROUSH HONDA (MEDINA OHIO) IN JULY OF 2010. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK OUT A SOLUTION THROUGH THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD BY THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANGER THAT THE HONDA ZONE MANAGER HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY COMPENSATION. WE WERE EXPECTING A NORMAL $25.00 - $30.00 OIL CHANGE. IMAGINE OUR SURP... Read more

Incident date: Apr 8, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DOWNHILL, THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) IN FEBRUARY 2012. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE YET. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 14, 2012

6/14/12 CAR WAS LOW ON FUEL, BUT NOT ON EMPTY AND MESSAGE INDICATED 32 MILES TO E. DRIVING UP HILL CAR LOST POWER, DID NOT DIE, MOVED VERY SLOWLY. ABLE TO GET OFF STREET INTO PARKING LOT OF RESTAURANT. CAR SEEMED TO REGAIN POWER, SO TRIED TO PULL BACK ON STREET GOING DOWN HILL, BUT AT EDGE OF LOT, I REALIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING. I MANAGED TO AVOID CAR COMING AND WAS ABLE GET BACK INT... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

STOPPED IN MY DRIVEWAY TO GET NEWSPAPER AND MAIL. I GOT BACK INTO THE TRUCK AND APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COASTED UP THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BRAKE FLUID. THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AREA, WHERE THE BRAKE LINE ATTACHED TO THE ABS PUMP. MY MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

STARTED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) PROBLEM, ALONG WITH ABS PROBLEM. PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SLOWLY MOVED BACKWARDS. BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE NORMALLY, ONLY IF THE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. TOOK VEHICLE (SLOWLY) TO A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER. PART THAT FAILED IS THE STROKE SENSOR, WHICH CONTROLS THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKES. HAD THIS FAILED AT FR... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURES RECURRED AND BECAME MORE SEVERE. THE FAILURE WAS COMMON... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

TOOK CAR TO TIRE MERCHANT TO REPLACE TIRES. THEY REPORTED TO ME A PROBLEM WITH RIGHT REAR BRAKE. PISTON IS FULLY RETRACTED OUT, AND BRAKE PADS HAVE ABNORMAL WEAR RELATIVE TO OTHERS ON CAR. SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE CALIPER. ALSO REPORTED THAT THEY CONTACTED NAPA, AND WERE TOLD THAT NAPA HAD RECEIVED MANY REPORTS OF RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER ISSUES ON 2009 FLEX, AN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 75 MPH ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED, AND WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF BRAKING. THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A SYMBOL OF A CAR AND THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THAT MEANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

THE BRAKE LINES OF THE CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 HAVE ALL RUSTED OUT. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. SOME OF THE LINES WERE REPLACED WITHIN A FEW YEARS. BRAKE CALIPERS AFFECTED AS WELL. *JB *JB

Incident date: Apr 19, 2012

I'M DRIVING DOWNHILL WHEN MY BRAKES START ACTING UP. IT WAS SO HARD AND NO POWER BRAKES , I NEEDED TO USE THE HAND BRAKES TO MAKE SURE I WASN'T GOING HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK TO THE DEALER COST A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY SAID MY POWER BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIX RIGHT AWAY IT COST FEW THOUSAND BUCKS FOR THE NEW ONE AND I DON'T W... Read more

Incident date: Dec 26, 2010

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF >70% BRAKING POWER, VEHICLE SHUDDER & THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I DID NOT FEEL THAT I HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING ON WESTBOUND 520 WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WITH NO EMERGENCY LANES AND DURING A DRIVING RAIN STORM. TRAFFIC WAS TERRIBLE AND I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I HAD TO DRIVE INTO DOWNTOWN SEATTLE BEFORE I COULD SAFELY PU... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

APPLIED BRAKES , BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON ABS STOPPED WORKING, BRAKES GROAN. THEY WORK AT 10 %. PLEASE SEE YOUTUBE ENTER ARMADA BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THERE ARE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. ONCE YOU SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT THE ABS RESETS UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS, THIS SYSTEM FAILURE WILL... Read more

Incident date: Jun 23, 2012

HAD TO STOP FOR RED LIGHT PUSHED HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL IT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. SCARED TO DRIVE IT. FLUID ALL OVER THE PLACE STEEL FRAME LINES BURST. LUCKILY ONLY 1 LINE WENT STILL HAD FRONT BRAKES HAVING TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER. *TR

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONAL THOUGH. THIS IS A LIFE-SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TRAILING VEHICLE MAY NOT KNOW THAT I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR

Incident date: Dec 27, 2011

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING "STOP", AND OTHER LIGHTS TO COME ON AND STAY ON. *TR

Incident date: Jun 23, 2012

CAR WILL RANDOMLY NOT START AFTER PARKING IT. DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL THROUGH THE FLOOR, PRESS START BUTTON, YET IT SAYS "PRESS DOWN BRAKE PEDAL TO START". THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THREE WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME I GOT IT STARTED AFTER ~30 MINUTES. SECOND TIME, WITHIN ~ 5 - 10 MINUTES. THIS THIRD TIME, I COULDN'T GET IT STARTED. HAD TO CALL FOR A RIDE. WENT BACK NEXT DAY, TRIED AGAIN UNSUCCESSFULL... Read more

Incident date: May 21, 2012

FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE (MAY 21,12) EACH AND EVERY MORNING WHEN I FIRST APPLY THE BRAKES THEY LOCK UP. IT SO FAR HAS NEVER HAPPENED ANY OTHER TIME. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER AND NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF VIDEO TAPING THIS AND BRINGING IT IN TO SHOW THEM. IT HAD 30,600 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THERE WAS ONE TIME WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT DIDN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

BRAKE LINES SPRUNG A LEAK AND DRAINED FLUID WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH. *TR

Incident date: Jun 25, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE BEARING ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM ALSO BEGAN TO GRIND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP F... Read more

Incident date: Jun 16, 2012

THANK GOODNESS I JUST GOT OFF A MAJOR ROADWAY IN TOWN. MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE GOT HOME AND I HAD TO RUN BACK OUT. I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. PULLED OUT OF MY CUL-DE-SAC AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT THE STOP SIGN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKY NO CARS OR CHILDREN WERE IN MY PATH. ALL LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. HAD TWO SECTIONS (FRONT) WITH MAJOR ROT THAT WERE LEAKING. ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 23, 2012

FOR 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR MY SONATA WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIMIT SWITCH. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THESE PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND THEY WANTED TO TOW IT 50 MILES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO MY HOME. NO OFFER OF A LOANER TO GET ME HOME. PERHAPS ALL SONATA OWNERS SHOULD JUST TAK... Read more

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGED AND THE DRIVER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. 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 MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

Incident date: May 25, 2012

PURCHASED THE CAR USED ON 5/26/12, DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND THE BREAK WARNING LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON, INDICATING ISSUES WITH ABS. TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE (??) WAS CAUSING THE ISSUES. CAR DEALERSHIP AND WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO COVER IT BECAUSE IT'S AN OPTIONAL SYSTEM. THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS BUT FOR SOME R... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL EMITTED A LOUD WHINING NOISE, OVERHEATED, AND CAUSED THE ENGINE RPMS TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL DRUM ASSEMBLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL CONTINUED TO EMI... Read more

Incident date: Mar 10, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHERE BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER DRIVING EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE CONTACT REPLACED T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 23, 2012

AFTER BRAKING TO MAKE A TURN, THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS CAME ON: REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILATRAK, AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF. PLUS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED FROM THIS AND I DID EXPERIENCE REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THESE WARNINGS REMAINED ON FROM THE ONSET UNTIL THIS MORNING, 06/25/12, WHEN I CHECKED IT AGAIN. NOW THE WARNINGS ARE NOT THERE. I STARTED... Read more

Incident date: May 21, 2012

ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ERROR CODE WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED. AFTER THE ENGINE HAD STALLED FOR ABOUT 32-35 TIMES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP TO READ THE CODE WHICH INDICATED THAT THE EVAP SYSTEM WAS BLOCKED. MY DEALER DETERMINED THAT A SOLENOID IN THE FUEL... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

STARTED TO HEAR A GRINDING SOUND FROM THE REAR WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES ON 6/24/2012. TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON 6/25/2012. DEALER REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND DISKS. CAR ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES AND MOST MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY. I DO NOT OVERUSE MY BRAKES AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAN AFFECT SAFETY. *TR

Incident date: Dec 7, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES EMITTED A VERY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY DIRT AND THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122,840.

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MEHCANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE VALVE FAILED AND WAS ALLOWING AIR TO ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,222.

Incident date: Jun 19, 2012

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN TO TAKE AN EXIT TO RAMP, I APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND TAKE THE CURVE BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WHILE CONTROLLING IT I PRESSED ON EMERGENCY BRAKES AND BROUGHT CAR TO SUDDEN STOP BUT ALSO HIT THE CURVE ON THE SIDE OF THE HWY. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH TOYOTA AND HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. *TR

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Incident date: Jun 30, 2010

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED DUE TO A FAULTY ABS COMPUTER MODULE. THE ALUMINUM PLATE ON THE MODULE EXPANDS DURING HEAT CAUSING THE ABS BRAKES TO WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL TO FIX THE SITUATION. MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON ALONG WITH MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

Incident date: Apr 20, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE SEIZED UNINTENDEDLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE SAME DIRECTION. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER WAITING THIRTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WA... Read more

Incident date: May 26, 2012

THE VEHICLES ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKE IS ON. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND FOR BOTH DRIVERS OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JUST SURGES FORWARD A SHORT DISTANCE. DON'T KNOW EXACT FIRST DATE AS IT WAS INFREQUENT AND I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS IMAGINING IT. SECOND DRIVER OF VEHICLE CONFIRMED PROBLEM. ONLY GOES FORWARD A FEW INCHES BUT VERY SCARY AND FREQUENCY IS INCREASING. WILL BE TAKING TO SHOP. ... Read more