Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Apr 21, 2012

I HAVE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ON 5 OR 6 TIMES , TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS- BOTH TURN SIGNALS WORK AT SAME TIME, A/C PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPRESSOR NOT WORKING AT TIMES AND NOW IS OUT ALL TOGETHER. ABS AND THE LIGHTING ISSUE IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A 2500 TRUCK AND I HALL HAY , TRACTORS AND A 30 FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT I AM DOING OR CAN I STOP. *TR

Incident date: Jun 9, 2012

STARTED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, SHIFTED BACK TO PARK. SHUT OFF ENGINE. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE AND ON DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE IS ONLY 8 YEARS AND HAS LESS THAN 30K MILES. *TR

Incident date: Jun 9, 2012

WAS TOWING A 4200 LB LOAD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHT. PULLED SAFELY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY (BARELY!) AND INTO OCEAN PERFORMANCE MARINE - AT THE END OF THE I-95 OFFRAMP. LEFT THE BOAT THERE AND HAD THE SILVERADO TOWED. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BADLY. STILL NO WARNING LIGHT. *TR

Incident date: Jun 9, 2012

I NOTICED THAT BY BRAKES FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING BRAKING POWER. I SUDDENLY WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND MY BRAKING WAS REDUCED. I GOT HOME AN NOTICED THAT MY MAIN BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND FLUID WAS SQUIRTING OUT OF A PINHOLE OF MY BRAKE LINE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS. *TR

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

I HAVE A 06 CHEVY MAILBU MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON WHEN I AM DRIVING SO IT LOOKS LIKE I AM RIDING MY BRAKES I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BECASE OF THIS WHEN I GOOGLED IT THERE WAS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WITH 2006 MAILBUS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED ABOUT 5 TIMES AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM NOT EVEN THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I THINK THERE SHO... Read more

Incident date: Sep 23, 2009

THIS PONTIAC G6 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. 9/23/2009. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT WORK SITE AS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. LAST, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AND TUR... Read more

Incident date: Aug 1, 2003

OWNING THIS COACH SINCE 2003 NEAR NEW I HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF EPISODES OF ROCKING, TRACKING AND STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN NEAR MISSES AND ROLL OVER ACCIDENTS. I HAVE OWNED THE SAME BRAND IN OTHER RVS PREVIOUSLY THROUGH THE YEARS BECAUSE I BELIEVED IN THE MANUFACTURED BRAND. THE SUSPENSION IS WELL KNOWN AS A "FLEETWOOD ROCKER" INSTEAD OF A FLEETWOOD BOUNDER BY ALL THE MOTORHOME DEALE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 13, 2004

SINCE DAY 1 WITH THIS VEHICLE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN NOTICEABLY WEAK. IN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATIONS OR NEAR EMERGENCY STOP SITUATIONS REQUIRING A QUICK STOP WHEN I AM STANDING WITH FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THIS VEHICLE FAILS TO RESPOND AS EXPECTED. IT'S AS IF ONLY HALF THE BRAKES ARE WORKING AS THE VEHICLE EASES TO A STOP ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN NORMAL BRAKING. *JS

Incident date: Oct 28, 2011

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE A 45 MPH AT 5PM IN TRAFFIC, VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY STARTED ENGAGING BRAKES IN A JERKING MOTION, REPEATEDLY, SUBSEQUENTLY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TIRE AREA. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AND VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY 16 YEAR OLD. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER PE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 8, 2012

PUMPING UP BRAKES IN DRIVEWAY WHEN BRAKE LINE BURST ENDED UP WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL FRONT OR BACK COULD ONLY USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO POSITION TRUCK TO BE TOWED. *JS

Incident date: Apr 30, 2012

WAS DRIVING IN MY 2001 AUDI A6 TO WORK, AT ABOUT 45 MPH, AND WHEN APPLY MY BRAKE, IT SUDDENLY WENT SOFT AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH STARTS FLASHING. I PERFORMED A BRAKE SERVICE BUT AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND OUT IT HAD A FAULTY ABS CIRCUIT AND WOULD COST AROUND $2000 TO REPAIR. I LATER DID A RESEARCH AND LEARNED... Read more

Incident date: May 4, 2012

BRAKE LINES ALONG FRAME RAIL RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND LOOSE BRAKING POWER. *JS

Incident date: Aug 1, 2011

REPORTED BRAKE LIGHT ON TO MINI DEALER IN SACRAMENTO CA. SERVICE STATED THE BRAKES WERE OK, LIGHT JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET. LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON FIVE MORE TIMES. EACH TIME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICE CONSULTANTS RESET THE LIGHT. DECEMBER 2011 AT 37,000 MILES REPORTED BRAKE LIGHT ON AGAIN. DEALER CHECKED AND REPORTED THAT I NEEDED BRAKES, UNFORTUNAT... Read more

Incident date: Sep 19, 2011

AFTER INVESTING $900 IN NON-WEAR BRAKE COMPONENT REPLACEMENT SINCE 2007 (CALIPERS, ROTORS), THE CAR BEGAN TO REQUIRE EVER-INCREASING PEDAL EFFORT TO SLOW & STOP. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE FLUID PER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, RESTORING PREVIOUS PERFORMANCE. 07NOVEMBER2011, PEDAL EFFORT PROBLEM RETURNED, WORSE THAN EVER. $390 TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AND PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. 12DEC2011 (84,000MILE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 8, 2012

I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS, THEY SAY THERE ARE NONE. BUT MY BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO STAY ON AND MY CEL IS ON AND IT SHOWS A BAD COMPUTER. I FEEL THE COMPUTER SHOULD BE REPLACED BY DEALER NOT AT MY EXPENSE. *JS

Incident date: Jun 8, 2012

I BROUGHT MY 2009 RANGER TO THE DEALER FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE AND DURING THE INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD SUBSTANTIAL PITTING AND SCORING ON THE IN-BOARD SIDE OF THE ROTOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PADS SHOWED ONLY 30% WEAR AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 27159 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE SERVICE.... Read more

Incident date: Nov 30, 2011

PURCHASED CAR NEW FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 ALONG WITH A FAULTY CALIPER, THEY WERE REPLACED AGAIN IN APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES (6 MONTHS LATER). NOW THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS COMPLETELY OFF AT JUST AROUND JUST OVER 34000 MILES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE AS WELL AS A CLASS ACTION LAW... Read more

Incident date: Jun 6, 2012

STEERING LOCKED UP AND DRIVER LOST ABILITY TO STEER. VEHICLE MOVED TO LEFT. DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE BUT BRAKES FAILED. WITNESSES DESCRIBED VEHICLE LURCHING TO LEFT AND SEEING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BUT VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. CAR HIT A STREET LAMP AND BOUNCED TO THE RIGHT. SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FRONT LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF THE CAR. DRIVER SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION. NOTE THAT HONDA HAS ISSUED A RECA... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Feb 11, 2012

IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING (ABOUT 9AM) AND I AM DRIVING ABOUT 70 MILES TO MY DESTINATION, THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE APPLIED FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS THEN RELEASED WITHOUT MY FOOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS ME BUT I AM ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 5 MORE MILES, AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN, THIS TIME MORE VIOLENTLY. I WAS DOING THE SAME SPEED AS... Read more

Incident date: Jun 8, 2012

APPLIED BRAKES AFTER ANOTHER DRIVER CUT ME OFF AND THE BRAKES FAILED. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARED IN THE ODOMETER ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT. *JS

Incident date: Jun 7, 2012

I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK AT AROUND 5:30AM AND STARTED TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK WHEN THE SEMI SIGNALED TO COME OVER TOO THE PASSING LANE AS WELL TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING TRUCK IN FRONT OF HIM. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND SIGNAL FOR THE TRUCK TO MANEUVER INTO THE PASSING LANE. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO STOPPING POWER. THEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, SO ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 3, 2012

I WAS ON MY WAY TO GET GAS I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT THERE WERE ABOUT 4-5 CARS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, MY TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE AS SOON AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES,UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION THAT WAS ON MY RIGHT I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK ON PARK AND IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EVEN FASTER.I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED I MISSED THE GAS PUMP BY 2 FEET... Read more

Incident date: Jun 6, 2012

I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2004. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES LOSING PRESSURE SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR BUT THE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS TOLD ME THEY WERE FINE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO PUSH MY BRAKES TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES WHEN AT A RED LIGHT I'D SIT AND PUMP AIR INTO THE BRAKES SO THEY WOULD STOP PROPERLY. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND A LADY STOPPED AHE... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

NOTICED PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING ANYMORE. THEN CHECKED REAR BRAKES AND FOUND REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER BRAKE PAD (NOT THE OUTER PAD) COMPLETELY WORN OUT....ALL OTHER PADS ON CAR HAVE ATLEAST 70% PAD LEFT. NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE WITH THIS LOW OF MILEAGE WITH NOT BEING DRIVEN IN ANY WINTERS. HOPE THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS! MAY BE PROPORTION VALVE DESIGN PROBLEM? *JS

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

THE PROBLEM IS A TOTALLY RUSTED-OUT SET OF STEEL BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE GMC TRUCK. THE BURST BRAKE LINE IS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS THE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE ANTILOCK BRAKE DISTRIBUTION POINT (ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BENEATH THE DRIVER SEAT). IT RUNS ALONG THE FRAME, ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL AND PAST THE STEERING BOX, AND THEN MAKES A RIGHT TURN BENEATH THE RADIATOR TO THE PASSENGER SID... Read more

Incident date: Jun 2, 2012

REAR PASSENGER WHEEL GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHILE DRIVING. IT APPEARS THAT THE CALIPER MAY BE LOCKING UP. THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALSO MAKES A HIGH PITCHED WHINE, WHICH IS INTERMITTENT AND USUALLY GOES AWAY BY TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A REAR BRAKE JOB. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE CALIPERS WHICH ARE NOT RELEASING THE PADS FR... Read more

Incident date: Apr 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LOSS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW EBT-ABS BRAKE MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE DISCONTINUED AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER... Read more

Incident date: May 24, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A STORE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURY. THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF WAS PRESENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY S... Read more

Crash

Incident date: May 23, 2012

I REPLACED THE OEM FRONT KSMA2124702QP MERITOR BRAKES WITH THE NEW KSMA20014702QP REDUCED STOPPING DISTANCE MERITOR FRONT BRAKES AND AFTER ONLY 1060 MILES SAW THE LINING MATERIAL MOVING (BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT) ON THE STEEL TABLE WHEN APPLYING AND RELEASING THE FOOT BRAKE WITH 95PSI IN SYSTEM WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE BACKING PLATE! APPEARING TO BE LOOSE RIVETS HOLDING MATERIAL TO STEEL TABLE! CA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 5, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH BEFORE THE BRAKES RELEASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR,... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2012

I REPLACED THE OEM FRONT KSMA2124702QP MERITOR BRAKES WITH THE NEW KSMA20014702QP REDUCED STOPPING DISTANCE MERITOR FRONT BRAKES AND AFTER ONLY 1519 MILES SAW THE LINING MATERIAL MOVING (BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT)ON THE STEEL TABLE WHEN APPLYING AND RELEASING THE FOOT BRAKE WITH 95PSI IN SYSTEM WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE BACKING PLATE! APPEARING TO BE LOOSE RIVETS HOLDING MATERIAL TO STEEL TABLE! HAD... Read more

Incident date: Jun 6, 2012

STABILITRAK/ABS ENGAGING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT REGULAR AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS!!!! WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE REDUCES SPEED,I CAN NOT ACCELERATE, LOUD GRINDING SOUND FROM FRONT END, VIBRATION FELT FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES. I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION SEMI WAS BEHIND... Read more

Incident date: Apr 12, 2012

IT SOMETIMES WILL NOT SHIFT INTO NORMAL REVERSE. ON THESE OCCASIONS, WHEN YOU SHIFT INTO REVERSE ,IT WILL NOT MOVE OR CREEP SLOWLY BACK AS IT NORMALLY DOES. IT FEELS LIKE A BRAKE IS ON AND YOU MUST PUSH HARD ON THE GAS TO GET THE CAR TO BACK UP AT ALL. THE CAR THEN LUNGES BACKWARD UNTIL YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND IT WILL JERK TO A STOP WITHOUT YOU EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKES. THIS IS SCARY WH... Read more

Incident date: Dec 29, 2011

I HAVE A SERIOUS CONCERN OVER THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WIDTH ON MY 2011 TOYOTA RAV. MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY DRESS SHOES AND RECREATION BOOTS ARE GETTING CAUGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I SWIVEL FROM THE GAS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I CAME CLOSE TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I AVOIDED THE ACCIDENTS BY QUICKLY SLIDING MY RIGHT FOOT TO THE RIGHT AND COMPLETELY LIFTING MY FOO... Read more

Incident date: Jan 12, 2012

FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION, IN JUNE 2012 HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM. *JS

Incident date: Jun 2, 2012

IN MAY 2011, I WAS CONTEMPLATED RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE AFTER SITTING FOR THE WINTER (NOV THROUGH MAY). AS I CHECKED THE BIKE, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE REAR BRAKES HAD NO PRESSURE. I REALIZED MY MOTORCYCLE HAD NO REAR BRAKES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE BIKE IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT, AND AS A RESULT, THEY HAD TO BLEED THE BRAKES. AFTERWARDS, I DIDN'T INCUR ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 14, 2012

TRUCK IN REVERSE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ON A DRIVEWAY WITH AN INCLINE , I WAS WAITING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY ONTO THE STREET WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. WITH SOME LUCK , I REMEMBERED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOP THE TRUCK. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP I WAS SHOWN THAT THE BREAK LINES WERE ALL RUSTED V... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2010

"VSC OFF" AND "VSC TRACK" AND "BRAKE" LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. SEVERE LOSS OF POWER. UNPREDICTABLE STEERING AND BRAKING. *JS

Incident date: May 31, 2012

I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I HIT MY BRAKES WHEN REALIZING THE LIGHT WAS RED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I SLID THROUGH THE LIGHT HITTING A TURNING CAR. THIS RESULTED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. *JS

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: Nov 16, 2006

BRAKE SQUEALING AND SERIOUS MASSIVE VIBRATION. *TR

Incident date: Jun 4, 2012

MY 16 YR OLD SON DROVE THRU AN INTERSECTION WITH NO BRAKES. JUST AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW 4 OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THE SAME KIND OF VEHICAL WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WILL BE CONTACTING THEM SO THEY CAN ALSO FILL THIS COMPLAINT OUT. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS MESS FIXED UP ?????????? *TR

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES COMPLETELY ROTTED. *TR

Incident date: Aug 6, 2008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND AFTER DOWN SHIFTING AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOST... Read more

Incident date: May 30, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CON... Read more

Incident date: May 23, 2012

AS I APPROACHED A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION BETWEEN TWO HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADS, I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE AS USUAL. SUDDENLY THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. FORTUNATELY THE OTHER CAR APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION AS I APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. BUT IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL. I ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 4, 2011

MY 2008 CAN AM SPYDER WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY NARROWLY MISSING MY CHILDREN AND IT FINALLY CAME TO REST IN MY NEIGHBORS FENCE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES NOW FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT HOLDING AND THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NO WARNING SYSTEM TO TELL YOU THE BRAKE IS NOT HOLDING. THIS IS THE O... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 6, 2006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DOWN SHIFTING AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VE... Read more

Incident date: Apr 6, 2012

MY WIFE AND I WERE COMMUTING TO WORK THE MORNING OF 4/6/2012. A CAR IN FRONT OF US PUT THEIR BLINKER ON TO TURN LEFT...I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TO MY SURPRISE THE BRAKES FAILED!! THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND WITH THE LOW MILES OF THE TRUCK AND BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNER I KNEW THAT PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DONE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO B... Read more

Incident date: Jun 4, 2012

TWO DAYS AGO, I HAPPENED TO BE ON MY WAY HOME ON A BACK ROAD AND ONLY GOING AROUND 40 MPH WHEN MY STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, VSC TRAC, AND TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING A BEEPING NOISE AND I COULD NOT CONTROL MY VEHICLE. THIS IS FOR A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS SINCE ON DIFFERENT FORUMS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I AM VERY... Read more

Incident date: Jan 18, 2012

I HAVE A COPIED A POST I FOUND REGARDING 2007 FJ'S, AS I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY '07 FJ, AND AFTER 6 MONTHS OF REPAIRS AND NO SOLUTIONS, I TRADED IT IN FOR A 2010 FJ, AND NOW I'M HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS, AS DESCRIBED BELOW: I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA FJ. THE STEERING SEEMS TERRIBLY WEAK AND UNPREDICTABLE. I'VE HAD THE WHEELS ALIGNED THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. TOYOTA SAYS THE ... Read more