Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

ABS LIGHTS ON PURCHASE AFTER 5 MONTHS. I PURCHASE MY CAR ON 12/30/11. ON 30/5/12 I SAW THE LIGHTS ON, I DROPPED MY CAR FOR 1 DAY AT BOARDWALK HONDA SERVICE. NEXT DAY, WHEN I WENT TO TAKE MY CAR THE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT RODENTS HAD EATEN THE WIRING. THE PLACE WHERE I PARK MY CAR, THERE WERE THREE OTHER CARS ALSO PARKED EVERYDAY. THEY NEVER HAVE SUCH KIND OF PROBLEM. I THINK BECAUSE OF THEIR CAR IS ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 27, 2012

MY BRAKES CONSTANTLY MAKE AN ANNOYING CLICKING SHOULD IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I MADE THE PURCHASE I WAS WAITING FOR ONE HOUR AND A HALF ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY DID NOT DO A FULL INSPECTION AND EVERYTHING IS NORMAL THE CLICKING SOUND IS NORMAL. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY CAR IT IS THE FIFTH HONDA IN THE FAMILY THE NEW VEHICLE WITH THE LOUD CLICKING SOUND. ... Read more

Incident date: May 28, 2012

TRAVELING DOWN DRIVE WAY WHEN HARD BRAKE LINE BLOW OUT, CAUSING LOSE OF BRAKES. *TR

Incident date: Mar 7, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD FLUCTUATE ON AND OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ONLY REMAIN ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE CONTACT ADDED MORE BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS CONTROL UNIT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WA... Read more

Incident date: Apr 3, 2012

ON APRIL 3 2012 WE DROVE OUR 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS TO A FULL AND COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE WE WERE STOPPED, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. MY WIFE, WHO AS DRIVING LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK THAT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. WHILE STARING AT HER FOOT SQUARELY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AGAIN ABOUT 3 FEET. THE CAR THEN S... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

Incident date: May 31, 2012

DRIVING ON DRY ROAD AND VSC ENGAGES. CAN NOT USE BRAKES. CONTINUES TO DO THIS FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STOP, THEN ENGAGE AGAIN. HAPPENED IN OCT. 2011 HAD A STEERING SENSOR REPLACED ADVISED BY TOYOTA AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE THIS IS ENGAGED. I WAS GOING MAYBE 10 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. NO WARNING JUST ENGAGES. *TR

Incident date: May 23, 2012

BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. STARTED THE TRUCK AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LIVED IN INDIANA FOR 8 YEARS OF OWNING THE TRUCK. I HAVE LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. ALL LINES FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO THE ABS MODULATOR ARE RUSTED. THE REAR LINE IS OK. THE PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY RUNNING THE LINES WHERE THEY ARE. THE FUEL LINES APPEAR TO HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM BU... Read more

Incident date: Dec 24, 2010

JEEP HAS LEAKED ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHILE RAINING, COMES INSIDE THE PILLARS, INTO THE INSIDE OF THE JEEP. WATER COVERS GAS AND BRAKE PADS, RUNS INTO ELECTRICAL AND RUINS CARPET. HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFULLY FIXED. HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR IN 18 MONTHS, HAD TOWED BACK TO HOME. HEADED TO ARBITRATION, BUT HEAR THEY WILL RE-SELL THE CAR AND FEARFUL SOMEONE WILL GET HURT IN THIS CAR. PEDDLES BECOME VERY SLIPPERY WHE... Read more

Incident date: May 29, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ONCE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SHE HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHI... Read more

Incident date: Mar 26, 2012

WAS OUT DRIVING AND RUNNING ERRANDS WHEN I STARTED NOTICING WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT,NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I APPLIED TO MY BRAKE PEDAL IT SEEMED MY ENGINE WAS EITHER IDLING HIGH OR THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM. IN THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTROL THE FUNCTIONING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND DEEMED AS THE OWNER DRIVING THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE AND REFUSE TO D... Read more

Incident date: May 31, 2012

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I WAS TOLD ONE OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE FRONT WHEELS WAS FROZEN. IF THE BRAKE CALIPER IS FROZEN, THEN THE CAR HAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED STOPPING POWER. THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT INDICATING THE PROBLEM. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT CALIPERS ON THE 4 RUNNER. PLEASE CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND SEEK A RESPONSE ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 3, 2012

MY TRUCK STARTED GRINDING EVERYTIME I USED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP YOU. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER ([XXX]). THE HOOKED IT UP TO A COMPUTER AND IT SHOWED BOTH ABS SENSORS WERE BAD IN THE FRONT HUBS. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND &1200 TO FIX THEM SINCE IT WILL TAKE UP TO 8 HOURS FOR THE TYPE OF SENSOR INSIDE THE HUB. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE YOU ARE UNABLE TO STOP, AND ... Read more

Incident date: May 30, 2012

MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUR SUBURBAN DOWN THE DRIVEWAY (A HILL) WHEN HE COMPLETELY LOST BRAKING. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WASN'T SLOWING. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE. HE TURNED INTO A BUSH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND RAN IT OVER, AND THAT PLUS LEVEL ROAD SLOWED HIM ENOUGH THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP AND DRIVE BACK UP THE DRIVEWAY. THERE IS A TRAIL OF BRAKE FLUID ALL THE WAY UP ON THE ... Read more

Incident date: May 25, 2012

COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE - THIS IS THE 3RD TIME, SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON, COMPUTER NOISES BEEPING BEHIND DASH, BRAKE PEDAL LOOSES ALL PRESSURE, VEHICLE UNSAFE, CRASH WAS IMMINENT, IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEATH. BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FRONT BRAKES BEGAN MAKING SEVERE GRINDING NOISES, VEHICLE VIRTUALLY INC... Read more

Incident date: Jun 22, 2011

THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGES IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE CAR SHAKES PROFUSELY CAUSING A LOUD BEEPING NOISE, JERK OF THE TRUCK AND ACTS AS THOUGH IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE 2001 TOY SEQUOIA HASN'T BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES. NO FIX TO DATE HELP!!! *TR

Incident date: Jan 30, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING10 MPH AND ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVE-WAY WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LINE FRACTURED, CAUSING ALL BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK AND THE CONTACT TO LOSE BRAKING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKE AND DISCOVERD THAT ALL OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT N... Read more

Incident date: May 4, 2011

THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ALSO A GRINDING BANGING NOISE. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND STARTED IT UP AND IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, THE LAST 2 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. *TR

Incident date: May 29, 2012

THE BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS CORRODED AND CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAS LOST SIGNIFICANT BRAKING ABILITY. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE OTHER LINES, IT IS APPARENT THAT CORROSION HAS AFFECTED ALL VISIBLE BRAKE LINES. THE METAL HAS BEGUN TO FLAKE OFF ON ALL THE LINES DUE TO CORROSION. THERE IS A VISIBLE LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE, BELOW THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER D... Read more

Incident date: Apr 19, 2012

DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, I APPLIED BRAKES AND FELT A PULSING SENSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STOP AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITH NO WARNING. THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH DOES NOT COME ON AND THERE ARE NO OBD CODES. THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY HARD TO STOP. I HAD THE ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE PEDAL UNTIL IT WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUED RUNNING ONCE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V005000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAU... Read more

Incident date: Oct 1, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ABNORMALLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE ABS WARNING, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER CONTINUALLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEH... Read more

Incident date: May 25, 2012

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: PURCHASED NEW 2/26/11 - ON 5/25/12 THE VEHICLE HAD 11764 ACTUAL MILES. HEARD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES - TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND REAR ROTORS WARPED AND REAR PADS NOISY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED REAR ROTORS AND PADS. PICKED UP VEHICLE AFTERNOON OF 5/25/12. DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND HAVE ONLY DRIVEN VEHICLE YESTERDAY 5/29/12 AND TODAY 5/30/12 TO WORK AND, AGAIN, THE SQUEALIN... Read more

Incident date: May 26, 2012

DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH IN AN OPEN PARKING LOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED (RPMS BETWEEN 7-8). APPLIED BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT TO PARK, THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. DID MANAGE TO GET CAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. MOST HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. VERY FORTUNATE AND BLESSED NO OTHER PERSONS, VEHICLE OR BUILDING WAS IN OUR PATH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT IDLED NOR... Read more

Incident date: May 8, 2012

BRAKES WERE STAYING APPLIED AFTER BRAKING. SMELL OF BURNING BRAKES. BRAKES AND ROTORS WORN DOWN AND BRAKING DISTANCE WAS AFFECTED. BRAKE HOSES WERE FAILING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS WORN DOWN ALSO. REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED 7 MONTHS EARLIER. *TR

Incident date: May 1, 2012

BRAKES HAVE WORN CONSIDERABLY OVER THE LAST 10,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 'CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED' IN MAY, 2011. NOW, ONLY A YEAR AND 10K MILES LATER...THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AFFECTING DRIVER'S ABILITY TO STEER DURING HEAVY BRAKING. THE ONSET WAS INCREDIBLY FAST...FROM BARELY NOTICEABLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKING THE CAR IN ABOUT 300 CITY MILES AT MOST. LOOKS LIKE THE PADS WILL NEED ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2011

I HAD MAJOR PULSATING / VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING ON MY 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AFTER ONLY 16K. I DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND EVEN A FEW CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ALLEGING THE BRAKE WERE UNDER ENGINEERED / UNDER SIZED FOR THIS CAR, AT LEAST ON THE 2009 & 2010 MODELS. I WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT CHRYSLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY (ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM) ON THE BRAKES F... Read more

Incident date: Oct 14, 2011

10-14-11 PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY TC LIGHT COMING ON, FOLLOWED BY THE CAR SLOWING OR JUMPING FORWARD WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, DIFFICULTY STOPPING. LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN ON A 2 WAY ROAD, CAR TRAVELED OVER DOUBLE YELLOWS, OFF ROAD, INTO A PULL OUT AREA BEFORE STOPPING. LUCKILY I WAS TRAVELING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED & THERE WERE NO ON COMING VEHICLES. BY STOPPING AND TU... Read more

Incident date: Sep 3, 2011

ENGINE STALLS, INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR. TWICE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, SEVERAL TIMES UNDER 25 MPH WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN OR STOP SIGN. LOSES POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. NORMALLY CAR ACTS FINE BUT ABOUT ONCE A MONTH (MORE FREQUENTLY NOW) CAR WILL HAVE A BAD DAY AND STALLS SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY, (AND THEN ACTS FINE FOR A FEW DAYS/WEEKS BEFORE HAVING ANOTHE... Read more

Incident date: May 26, 2012

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH WITH OUR 2002 DAMON DAYBREAK RV WITH THE P32 CHASSIC WE SMELLED A BURNING BRAKE ODOR REAL BAD INSIDE. AT THAT TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WAS GOOD. WE HAD JUST LEFT OUR HOME HEADING OUT ON OUR TRIP WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WE MADE THE DECISION TO TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. WE PULLED IN TO OUR REPAIR SHOP WE HAD NO BRAKE PEDAL. AFT... Read more

Fire

Incident date: May 18, 2012

STEEL BRAKE LINE TO REAR OF TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT & SYSTEM COULD NOT GENERATE SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS RELATIVELY LIGHT AND I HAD A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR IN THE SAME TRIP, AND NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, EVEN DURING THE FAILURE. AT THE NEXT KEY OFF & ON... Read more

Incident date: Mar 21, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE PROPERLY DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL FELT AS IF SOMETHING WERE LODGED BENEATH THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE... Read more

Incident date: May 29, 2012

MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. *TR

Incident date: May 25, 2012

I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON MAY 25, 2012. I NOTICED THE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A DEFECTIVE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND ABS SYSTEM ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ASSURED ME THE SYSTEM WORKS FINE AND THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER MODULE. ALL THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME: TRAC, VSC OFF, AND ABS LIGHTS. I ALSO CHECKED THE VEHICLE... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2011

MECHANICALLY THIS TRUCK IS VERY SOUND, BUT THE FRAME AND MANY PARTS ARE RUSTING EXCESSIVELY. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK I HAD IT UNDERCOATED. THIS DIDN'T LAST LONG AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS, THE LOAD SENSING PROPORTIONING VALVE AND WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT I AM AT RISK OF NOT BEING INSPECTED IN JULY DUE TO THE RUST ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 153,000 MILES ON IT AND IT SH... Read more

Incident date: May 28, 2012

STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOOD A FIRST THEN COMPLETELY SUNK TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION THAT WAS THANKFULLY VOID OF TRAFFIC. MY WIFE AND I WERE A BIT SHOOK UP. IT COULD EASILY BEEN WORSE. WE CAREFULLY TRAVELED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION AND WERE LUCKY TO GET FLATBEDDED TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 2012

I FOUND OUT VW HAS RE-DESIGNED THEIR BRAKES FOR A 'SOFT FEEL'. BUT THE BRAKES NOW TRAVEL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN SLOWLY PUSHED DOWN, AND YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO GET A FEEL THAT THE BRAKES ARE TAKING EFFECT. IN FACT THE TRAVEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOWER THAN THE LEVEL OF THE GAS PEDAL AND THIS IS WHERE THE SAFETY ISSUES COMES IN. BECAUSE OF THIS EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, I HAVE ON A... Read more

Incident date: May 2, 2012

MY SON WAS DRIVING TO WORK, HE WAS HEADING DOWN A LONG WINDING ROAD WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES HAD SUDDENLY FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO TO THE FLOOR; IT WAS STUCK AND UNABLE TO MOVE. HE DESCRIBED THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO STALL AND CONTINUE TO DRIFT DOWN THE HILL WITH NO ABILITY TO STOP, GRADUALLY PICKING UP SPEED. HE GOT IN THE CURB LANE AND CONTINUED STEERIN... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Oct 3, 2011

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A SERVICE RECORD AND A REPAIR OF OVER $2000 YET NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR OR RECALL THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT IN MY VEHICLE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2011. IT HAS SINCE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THREE TIMES. THE CAR PULLS WHEN BRAKING, MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND BRA... Read more

Incident date: May 25, 2012

I WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I FOUND THE MAIN BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR AXLE HAD BLOWN. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND EVERY ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES COMING OFF OF THE ABS BLOCK TO BE COMPLETELY DETERIORATED/RUSTED. EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE VEHICLE WILL ... Read more

Incident date: May 21, 2011

MY 2005 HONDA PILOT BRAKES HAVE AUTOMATICALLY SEIZED UP A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR BUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS (MAY 2012). ALL 4 TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED HAVE BEEN AT LOW SPEEDS (10-20 MPH, THANKFULLY!!!) AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING UP AFTER IT HAS SAT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE HONDA DEALER TWICE IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS (MAY 2012) THE DAY AFTER ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 18, 2012

WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY TODAY AND IT FELT AS IF THE LEFT BRAKES CAME ON ALONG WITH A SCREECHING SOUND AND IT MADE ME SWERVE LEFT. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID SWERVING INTO MERGING TRAFFIC BUT I NEARLY CRASHED. OVER THE LAST WEEK THE VSC OFF LIGHTS HAVE STARTED GOING ON AND OFF AND AFTER REVIEWING SOME LITERATURE ON LINE IT SEEMS THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE 200... Read more

Incident date: Nov 1, 2011

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE FAILURE OF BOTH LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS EHCU WHERE THEY ARE UNPROTECTED FROM WHEEL SPRAY ADJACENT TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ANCHOR POINT JUST INBOARD AND SLIGHTLY AFT OF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DIRECTLY BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE LINE CLOSEST TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FAILED FIRST AND THAT THE ... Read more

Incident date: May 26, 2012

MY BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. *TR

Incident date: May 26, 2012

PUSHED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO USE PARK BRAKE TO STOP. THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED WITH LARGE HOLE IN THEM. *TR

Incident date: May 27, 2012

ABS SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON, ABS TRACTION ACTIVATED IN DRY, NON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS,WILL NOT DISABLE UPON RESET AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. FORD DEALER INDICATES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY WINDSTARS, BUT WILL NOT FIX WITHOUT $200 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. *TR

Incident date: Apr 28, 2011

BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO CAR STOPPED AHEAD. *TR

Crash

Incident date: May 27, 2012

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE JEEP SHUT OFF, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAD HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN 10 MILE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD PLUG IT INTO THEIR COMPUTER. THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. SEARCHING ONLINE, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHE... Read more

Incident date: May 27, 2012

THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON, AND THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT IS ON, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND NOW THE LIGHTS ALL COME ON AS SOON AS I START THE CAR. *TR