Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jun 4, 2012

AS I WAS DRIVING , I HAD NO NOTICE OF PULLING INTO SUPERMARKET OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, FOUND OUT I HAVE MULTIPLE LEAKS AND PIN HOLES IN MY BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH AND EXTENSIVE RUSTING ON MY VEHICLE, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Incident date: Jun 24, 2012

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ALL THE WAY TO LEFT OR RIGHT BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND GIVES YOU LESS THAN 10% BRAKING FUNCTION. IS NOT INTERMITTENT, IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS TURNED COMPLETELY TO LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. *TR

Incident date: Jun 23, 2012

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AND TRIED TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN SUDDENLY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I DROVE THE ONE BLOCK BACK TO MY HOUSE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. I OBSERVED A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON INSPECTION, I SAW A BUNDLE OF RUSTY BRAKE TUBES RUNNING DOWN THE FRAME RAIL OF THE TRUCK. I HAD THE TRUCK T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

ON THREE HOT AFTERNOONS (AROUND 75 DEGREES) THE CAR REPEATEDLY HAD PROBLEMS - MOSTLY WHEN TURNING. IT FELT LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WENT ON BY THEMSELVES EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR QUICKLY SLOWED AND MADE GRINDING NOISES. MOST OF THE TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT AND SOUNDED SIMILAR TO THE WAY IT STOPS ON ICY ROADS IN THE WI... Read more

Incident date: Jun 13, 2012

I TOO HAVE2004 TITAN WHIT BRAKE PROBLEM, WARNIN LIGHT COMES ON PEDEL GOSE TO FLOOR.REPLACE BRAKE DISK AND INSPETED ALL BRAKE PARTS PROBLEM KEEP COMEING BACK AFTER SEVERL DAYS . NISSAN NEED TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TT

Incident date: May 2, 2012

THE VEHICLE HAS A ISSUE WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND AS SUCH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING FUNCTION IS INOPERATIVE. THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES AND /OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DURING SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS FORD WINDSTARS FROM AROUND 1999 TO 2003. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY DEFEC... Read more

Incident date: Jan 17, 2012

WHEN IN REVERSE THE BRAKES WERE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. IT WAS PUT INTO DRIVE AND BACK INTO REVERSE AND THEY WORKED PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP BUT ISSUE COULD NOT BE RECREATED. PROBLEM CONTINUES RANDOMLY, MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN USED, PARKED, AND THEN USED AGAIN (COMING HOME FROM WORK). ON 6-22-12 THE CAR WAS BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND P... Read more

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

I WAS PULLING OUT TO CROSS BUSY FOUR LANE. A CAR COMING FROM RIGHE SWITCHED LANES AND TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED BRAKES SMARTLY BUT DID NOT APPLY HARD ENOUGH TO SLIDE OR SQUEAL TIRES. AFTER THAT I CONTINUED ABOUT A MILE AND STARTED TO BRAKE FOR A STOP LIGHT. BRAKES FELT AS IF SOME AIR WAS IN SYSTEM (NOT FULLY BLED). NEXT I APPLIED AGAIN FOR ANOTHER LIGHT. CONDITION WORSENED. BY THE TIME I R... Read more

Incident date: Jun 2, 2012

THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 35MPH, IT ACTED LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM THE FOLLOWING MONDAY TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE DEALER GOT ME IN THE NEXT DAY AND THE TECH SAID THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 7, 2012

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE AFORE NOTED VEHICLE, ON JUNE 7TH , 2012 ON OR ABOUT 5PM WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON ROUTE 63 AT MT WASHINGTON, ST. CROIX. SHE WAS TRAVELLING SOUTHWARD ON ROUTE 63 CROSSING THE SMALL BRIDGE ENTERING A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN IN THE ROAD. SHE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN, INSTANTANEOUS, LOSS OF RESPONSE IN THE STEERING AND BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, I... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Feb 1, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WERE ABNORMALLY ROUGH. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE ROTORS IN TO BE MACHINED DOWN. THE VEH... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIX FOR THE BRAKE GRINDING COMPLAINTS IN SUMMER WHILE BRAKING ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE. IT HAPPENS TO MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING FREQUENTLY TOO. IT HAPPENED IN THE MORNING OF JUNE 1 2012 AND WHEN I GOT HOME, I POWER WASHED MY VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE WHEELS WHICH WERE DIRTY WITH BRAKE DUST. WHEN I BRAKED ON THE SAME HILL TWO HOURS LATER, NO GRINDING AND NO FADING OF BRAKES. HOP... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOMENTS AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BRAKE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT, STARTED ACCELERATING, WENT TO HIT BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS MORE THAN NORMAL, STARTED PULSING BRAKES. DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON (NOT SURE WHICH ONES). PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 2011, AND TOYOTA RESET THE "BRAKE STROKE SENSOR" CHARGED US FOR THIS WORK, AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE SENSOR (~500). DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FIRST BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE DISENGAGED AS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND EMITTED SMOKE. THE BRAKE UNLOCKED AFTER THE SYSTEM COOLED DOWN BUT THE ROTORS SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE THRU. FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND AIR CONDTIONING WAS RUNNING, CAR SEEMED TO HAVE A SURGE OF POWER CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNG FORWARD AND THEN CAR CUT OFF. THIS HAPPEN BEFORE IN AUGUST OF 2008 AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ON AC UNIT, BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. DEALERSHIP AND FORD CONSUMER CARE WA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING STARTED ON JUNE 18, 2012, WHEN I HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVERS? SIDE EVERY TIME I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE CLICKING SOUND ONLY OCCURRED WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND WAS ONLY HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. ON JUNE 19, 2012, I DECIDED TO VISIT THE BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS CLICKING MY 530XI HAD. ... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND SHE HEARD A FLUTTERING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WHEEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DI... Read more

Incident date: May 29, 2012

VSC, TRAC OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ALL STAYED ON AFTER CAR WAS STARTED. FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO THEY WOULD GO OFF THEN COME BACK ON AND THEN STAYED ON CONTINUALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2012 AND THEY SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. ON JUNE 19, 2012 THEY REPLACED THIS PART AT A CHARGE OF $1013.56. ON JUNE 22, 2012 ALL THESE ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2011

WHILE STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN TRYING TO LET OFF THE GAS, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST PLOWING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS OCCURRED ON 06/20/2012. DURING SUMMER 2011, THIS SAME TYPE OF BEHAVIOR OCCURRED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE ENTIRE PROCESS BEGINS WITH THE CAR BEING AT A COMPLETE STOP, THEN WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS, THE CAR'S ENGINE RE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2011

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW IN APRIL 2011. SINCE I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR A METAL GRINDING NOISE I'VE BEEN HAVING AT LOW SPEED BRAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AT SPEEDS USUALLY ABOVE 45 MPH OR HIGHER. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HAD A DAY TO TEST MY VEHICLE, THEY RELATED ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 26, 2010

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS REPEATEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS THAT DRIVERS FOLLOWING BEHIND ARE UNABLE TO TELL IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE TRULY THAT BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED OR JUST A PHANTOM ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS ISSUE MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO ISSUES EXPERIENCED WITH THE CRU... Read more

Incident date: Dec 19, 2009

THE ABS LIGHT WOULD START COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME. IT WOULD STAY ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME (DURING WHICH TIME I HAD NO ABS), THEN GO OFF FOR NO REASON. THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO SHUDDER AND VIBRATE WHETHER OR NOT I WAS TOUCHING IT. IF IT HAPPENED TO BE VIBRATING WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY BRAKING, BRAKE POWER WOULD BE HEAVILY REDUCED. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY SEVERAL TIMES... Read more

Incident date: Feb 11, 2012

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS TO FIFTH GEAR WHEN PASSING BUT DOES NOT RETURN TO SIXTH GEAR UPON RELEASING ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE CONTINUES AT SAME RATE OF SPEED WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR AS IF IT WERE ON CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE PASSING AN 18 WHEELER ON HWY 169 NORTH, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER 18 WHEELER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN FRONT OF THE ONE I WAS PASSING. WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE I COULD NOT PA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 5, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS 500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN HIS HOME, HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN THE RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FUEL LEAK AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

I WAS DRIVING 60MPH WHEN CONSTRUCTION CONES BROUGHT TRAFFIC TO ONE LANE. AS I BEGAN TO APPLY MY BRAKES, I COULD FEEL MY FOOT GOING TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS NOT SLOWING AT ALL. I TRIED THE EMERGNCY BRAKE, AND ALSO NO BRAKING OCCURED. I MANAGED TO DRIVE ONTO THE MEDIUM, AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO AVOID ALL THE "CONSTRUCTION JUNK" THAT LITTERED THAT AREA. AFTER A VERY LONG TIME, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY M... Read more

Incident date: Jun 17, 2012

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL "WENT TO THE FLOOR". PUMPED BRAES ONCE AND STILL NO PRESSURE. WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS OBVIOUS UNDER THE TRUCK. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ONE OF THE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AT THE PLASTIC CLIP TO SECURE IT TO THE FRAME NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD. *TT

Incident date: Jun 17, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED ON AN INCLINE AND ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN THE BRAKE EXHIBITED A LOUD POP. THE LEVER THEN FRACTURED IN THE CONTACT'S HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, AN INSPECTION WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE LEVER BY REPLACING THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL ARM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 23, 2011

ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN AVERAGING 60-65 IN MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 I LIGHTLY PRESSED BRAKES APPROACHING AN EXIT FOR GAS WHEN A THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES AGAIN TO STOP AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY TO STOP. THE SHAKING WAS NOTICEABLY WORSE. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED ABOUT 2 MONTHS BEFORE THIS EVENT SO I DID NOT EXPECT ANY BRAKE ISSUES. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS MY WIFE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V131000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK CONTROL UNIT MODULE), BUT THE MANUFACTURER... Read more

Incident date: Jun 9, 2011

SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS CONSTANTLY SAY "SERVICE ESC" AND "SERVICE TRACTION". PROBLEM BEGAN WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE AND IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR AT LEAST THE FIFTH TIME IN THE SHOP FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. BY THE WAY THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 5,500 MILES ON IT SINCE TAKING DELIVERY OF IT MARCH 2011. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN THESE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, THE SYSTEMS (TRACTI... Read more

Incident date: May 8, 2012

VSC, TRACKING AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES ON AS SOON AS I REVERSE IN THE MORNING. USED TO GO OFF IF I TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. SOMETIMES DOESN'T COME ON UNTIL I AM ALMOST HOME FROM WORK (30 MILES) SOMETIMES THE BRAKES FEEL OFF AND NOT GRIPPING. HAD BRAKES INSPECTED AND EVERYTHING FINE. *TT

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

DRIVING ON TWO LANE ROAD AT 35 MPH. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, ROADS DRY, TEMP 86F.APPROACHING A HILL WITH INTERSECTION AT BOTTOM OF HILL, APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE, NEARLY TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN BRAKES APPLIED(NOT BEFORE). USED PARKING BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK AT INTERSECTION, BARELY MISSING COLLIDING WITH CROSSING TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO GET... Read more

Incident date: Sep 7, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A MAIL BOX. THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP THEN BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRON... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

CAR HAS 38,000 MILES AT THIS TIME. SINCE 5,000 MILES THE CAR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR WOULD PULSATE AND SHAKE AT THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END. THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE MORE SEVERE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MODEL. I AM READING ON EDMONDS CAR FORUM ABOUT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE ROTOR WARPS PREMATURELY CAUSING THE ISSUES. THE ROTORS ARE CLEARLY... Read more

Incident date: Jun 17, 2012

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION ON WHICH THIS DEFECT HAS APPEARED, THE PRIOR INCIDENT HAPPENING IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2012, AT A MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER SIX MONTHS. I LIVE IN A SOUTHEASTERN US STATE AND TRAVELLED TO MY SECOND HOME IN FLORIDA. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN FLORIDA FEWER THAN 20 TOTAL DAYS. ON BOTH OF THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS DURING WHICH... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

MY PASSENGER REAR SHOE BROKE IN HALF. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY WEEK TO TWO WEEKS MY SPRINGS AND SELF ADJUST FALL OFF. WHEN THE DRUM IS PULLED OFF THEY ARE EITHER COMPLETELY DETACHED OR HANGING BY A HAIR. THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED NOR ARE THEY DOING ANY GOOD FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IN THE 7 MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR, I HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON 18 OR MORE TIMES ON THE EXACT S... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

MY BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE HIT BOTH PEDALS SEVERAL TIMES NOW. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP!!! *JS

Incident date: Jun 1, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE IT WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY SEIZED. THE MANUFACTURER W... Read more

Incident date: Dec 20, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKES ALSO EMITTED A SQUEAKING NOISE DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, WHO CONDUCTED A DRIVABLE PERFORMANCE CHECK AND A BODY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECK BUT COULD NOT FIND THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

I WAS COMING AROUND A TURN AND SAW A CAR MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BY BRAKING AND THE VAN APPEARED TO ACCELERATE. I BARELY AVOIDED RUNNING INTO THE TURNING CAR BY SWERVING AROUND IT. I THEN FOUND THAT ONLY MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS WORKING. I GOT HOME AND MY NEIGHBOR HELPED LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE. THERE ARE 6 CONNECTI... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 2008

THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS! THE PROBLEMS WITH MINE ARE ON-GOING DESPITE SEVERAL REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT ATTEMPTS. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES SINCE PURCHASING IT NEW. BRAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. THE VEHICLE SHAKES, LURCHES SHIMMIES AND FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP. STOPPING ON A HILL IS A SCARY EXPERIENCE. THE ONLY REASON GM HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THES... Read more

Incident date: Nov 4, 2008

WAS ON MY WAY TO A JOB-SITE ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 9AM-10AM APPOX. GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAST LANE. THERE WAS A CONCRETE WALL ON MY LEFT AND A SUV ON THE RIGHT. THE SUV STARTED COMING INTO MY LANE I PUT MY BRAKES ON SUDDENLY TO HAVE THE IMPACT BE AT A SLOWER SPEED BUT AS I PUSHED DOWN ON THEM THEY FELL TO THE FLOOR SO I WAS TAKEN OUT AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. THE MAN WAS A RN NURSE WHO PULLED A... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Aug 5, 2008

WAS TURNING LEFT AT AT AN INTERSECTION HAD A GREEN ARROW WHEN SOMEONE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT . WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE MY BRAKE FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. AFTER THE POLICE CAME AND TALKED WITH BOTH OF US, THE OTHER PARTY ADMITTED GUILT SO SINCE THERE WERE NO AMBULANCES AND THE OTHER PARTY STATED GUILT (NO POLICE REPORT WAS MADE). I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO TO... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 4, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED BY THREE FEET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

WHEN I WAS DRIVING TODAY, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. IT'S SCARY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STOP LIKE NORMAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I PULL OVER, TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND IT CLEARS IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM ONLINE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES, HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE BRAKES TO RELEASE. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND HEARD A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REA... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY SUBURBAN WERE ROTTED (I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL AFTER) AND THEY RUPTURED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TOWING A TRAILER. I ONLY AVOIDED A CRASH BY DOWNSHIFTING AND USING MY EBRAKE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE FROM SEARCHING THE WEB AND I AM SHOCKED THIS IS NOT ALREADY A RECALL. *JS

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE CITY STREET A CHILD CHASING HIS BALL RAN OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES NOT KNOWING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING, IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SPIN OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO FIND OUT ABOUT REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABC CONTROL MODULE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND IT CAN NOT BE REBUILT OR REPAIRE... Read more