Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Apr 20, 2012

RIGHT FRONT ABS SENSOR MALFUNCTION. UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO ABS ENGAGING. VIBRATED VEHICLE OUT INTO INTERSECTION. LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID BEING T-BONED BY ACCELERATING HARD. HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. UPON RESEARCHING PROBLEM FOUND IT TO BE COMMON IN 97 DISCOVERY. ALSO FOUND MOST PEOPLE HAVE WOUND IP REMOVING ABS FUSE DUE TO PROBLEM RECURRING EVEN AFTER REPAIR. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL MANY YEARS... Read more

Incident date: Oct 9, 2007

THE LEFT REAR CALIPER FROZE AND WORE OUT THE BRAKE AND ROTOR. THEN IN 2012 THE LEFT REAR CALIPER FROZE AND WORE OUT BRAKE AND ROTOR. AS WELL AS THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER. *TR

Incident date: May 25, 2012

HAD SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. NO WARNING LIGHT. PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. FOUND ROTTEN BRAKE LINES AT FRAME RAIL WHERE LINES CROSS OVER AT PLASTIC BLOCK THAT HOLDS LINES TO FRAME. FLUID LEAKED OUT. *TR

Incident date: May 24, 2012

AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AS OFF THE FROM RIGHT BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED ON ITS OWN. TURNED THE ESP (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) OFF AND PROCEEDED AND THE EVENT HAPPENED AGAIN, CAR JERKED TO LEFT AND HEADED TO DITCH BUT WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME WITH STEERING WHEEL. IT APPEARS A CAR SYSTEM FAILED CRASH RATHER THAN FAIL SAFE. *TR

Incident date: Feb 15, 2011

INEFFECTIVE BRAKES ON THE JOURNEY. THEY WEAR VERY QUICKLY, SHAKE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 38,000 MILES, NOW HAS 65,000 AND I HAVE PUT BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES. *TR

Incident date: May 25, 2012

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH AND AS I STARTED BRAKING THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ONCE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THE TRUCK STARTED TO BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY MAKE IT HOME AS I WAS ONLY A HALF MILE AWAY. WHEN I GOT HOME I INSPECTED THE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE MAIN REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND WAS SPILLING BRAKE FLUID NEAR ... Read more

Incident date: May 25, 2012

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR,FOUND BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Crash

Incident date: May 26, 2012

RECENTLY NOTICED LIKE THE BRAKES ARE NOT RELEASED FULLY AFTER THE APPLICATION RESULTING IN A "FLAT TIRE FEELING WITH NOISE" TOOK THE MINIVAN FOR SCHEDULED RECALL SERVICE. PER SERVICE PERSON, THEY REPLACED THE CAPS OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. DRIVING BACK HOME @ 70 MILES, FELT LIKE THE STEERING LOOSING CONTROL, STOPPED AT THE NEAR BY CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER: THEY DIDN'T FELT ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH T... Read more

Incident date: May 26, 2012

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN TESTED THE ENGINE CODE CAME BACK AS ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT CLEARED THE ENGINE CODE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, AND COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. AFTER ... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jan 15, 2011

BRAKE FLUID BEGAN LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND BEGAN TO LEAK. THIS WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY 2011. AFTER REPLACING BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BURST AND AFTER INSPECTING THIS BRAKE LINE AS WELL, IT WAS CORRODED AND FINALLY GAVE WAY DUE TO THE EXTRA PRESSURE EXERTED BY T... Read more

Incident date: May 22, 2012

DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM OF RESERVOIR, WHICH IS PART OF THE SENSOTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM (SBC). THERE WAS A SYSTEM RECALL #2004 050014, FOR THE SBC. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT TO REPAIR, WHICH IS A KNOW FACT FOR MANY OWNERS TO HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. DUE TO THE VAST AMOUNT OF OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE, REGARDING THE RESERVOIR AND SBC UNIT, THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT U... Read more

Incident date: May 25, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR EITHER FAILURE ON HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2010

MY BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON ( THOUGHT IT WAS PARKING BRAKE STUCK OR BRAKE MAINTENANCE TIME ) , AFTER SPENDING OVER $400 TO GET EVERYTHING REPLACED .... IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY PROPORTIONING VALVE WENT BAD ! LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ( HAD TO REPLACE EVERY OTHER DAY ) . WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ? *TR

Incident date: May 1, 2012

2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 3500. PARKING BRAKE CABLE ON REAR, DRIVERS SIDE, RUBBING AGAINST SIDE OF TIRE. TIRE RUBS DOWN UNTIL IT BREAKS. TIRE WAS TOTALLY SHREDDED BUT I WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND STEER TO SIDE OF ROAD. NEW TIRE PUT ON BUT THEY DID NOT SEE THE CABLE IN THE WAY OR RUBBING! I ONLY SAW IT BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING UNDER THE CAR FOR A NEW METALLIC CLANKING NOISE (THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE). MY NEW TIR... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AS THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS WEARING PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/29/12 *BF UPDATED 0... Read more

Incident date: May 25, 2012

NOTICED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THEN HAVING TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY THERE WOULD A PULSATION AND THE STEERING WOULD START SHUTTERING. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS UNEVEN BRAKE PAD WEAR DUE WARPED ROTORS. COST TO REPLACE PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS, WITH TAX, WAS $219.34. WAS ADVISED THAT ROTORS COULD BE RESURFACED ONE MORE TIME. *TR

Incident date: May 25, 2012

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT LIGHTING. FUSE WAS BLOWN, REPLACED FUSE, STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, THEN POOF OF SMOKE AT FUSE INSIDE, AND UNDER HOOD SMOKE CONTINUED FOR 2 MINUTES. FOUND CONNECTOR FOR SWITCH ON MASTER CYLINDER WAS MELTED AND SWITCH IS STILL BAD. DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR FROM SHORTED SWITCH CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW. THEN REPLACED FUSE AND NOW BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. CRUISE CONTROL WAS INTERMITTENT FOR TH... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Mar 8, 2012

THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. THEN WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES YOU WOULD FEEL A VIBRATION. THE BRAKES DO NOT VIBRATE ANY MORE BUT ALL THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2007 CHARGER FOR THIS BUT NOT THE 2006. *TR

Incident date: Mar 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR AXLE BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRUNK WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD AN OPEN SPACE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHEN CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER... Read more

Incident date: May 23, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY. THE REAR BRAKES WERE ORIGINALLY REPLACED AT 41,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE REAR CALIBERS NOT RELEASING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED F... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FELT SPONGY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. THE... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 2012

POWER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WHILE GOING 15 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER. THEY REPORTED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY. ONCE THE BRAKE LINE WAS PERFORATED IT COMPLETELY RENDERED ALL BUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE INOPERABLE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE OF THE LOW RA... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON REAR BRAKES, CAUSING UNTIMELY REPLACEMENT. REAR BRAKES WEAR MORE QUICKLY THAN FRONTS CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Incident date: May 23, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/ MODULE) ON DECEMBER 12, 2012. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 13, 2011

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT ANY SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH AT TIMES TOO OFTEN I'M GETTING A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT ABOUT 1" IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. IT'S NOT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN RIDING AND DOESN'T FEEL NOR LOOK NORMAL AT ALL! IT FEELS LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY - RELEASING/COMPRESSING FAST ENOUGH. *TR

Incident date: Apr 12, 2012

DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE ON MY WIFE'S 2003 CHEVY 2500 HD SILVERADO CAUSED BY CORRODED BRAKE LINES, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WISE TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2004 CHEVY 2500 HD SILVERADO CHECKED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES BY FITZGERALD AUTO IN FREDERICK, MD (WHERE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK, AND WHERE MY WIFE'S TRUCK HAD JUST HAD ITS BRAKE LINES REPLACED), THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. SOME A... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2011

WAS HEADING DOWN THE STREET, COMING TO A STOP SIGN. SLOWING DOWN, GOT TO ABOUT 9 MPH, AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND FINALLY STOPPED 30 FEET AFTER THE STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY ON THE FLOOR. GOT THE TRUCK HOME, SOMEWHAT SAFELY, AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED, AND ENDED UP HAVING T... Read more

Incident date: May 20, 2012

ON SUNDAY 5/20/12, UPON STARTING OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AND THE ABS (YELLOW) LIGHT WAS PERSISTENTLY ON. (HOWEVER THE RED BRAKE LIGHT THAT HAD BEEN SHINING ON THE DASHBOARD PERSISTENTLY FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS, EVEN AFTER RECALL SERVICING, WAS NOW OFF.) DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, WE REALIZED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT PUTTING OUT COOL AIR, ... Read more

Incident date: May 23, 2012

NO PRESSURE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOP. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. ON INSPECTION, FRONT LEFT BRAKE HOSE HAD RUPTURED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY. EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO BE GOING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY! STILL WAITING FOR PART FOR BRAKE CYLINDER CAP RECALL ISSUED IN JANUARY! IF NHTSA ARE GOING TO REQUIRE COMPANIES TO ISSUE RECALLS... Read more

Incident date: May 14, 2012

LAST WEEK WE NOTICED THAT THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT WAS ON. TONIGHT ON 5/24/2012 WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I HAD TO JUST BARELY PLUG IN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WIRE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO WORK AGAIN. THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH EARLIER SONATAS THE RECALL WAS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09003. MY 2008 EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ESC LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

Incident date: May 5, 2011

DRIVING THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES MAKE A POP NOISE AFTER GOING IN REVERSE THEN FORWARD, ALSO A FEWS TIMES THE CAR BRAKES FEEL LIKE ITS NOT REALLY SLOWING THE CAR DOWN FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS AND ALMOST CASUED A FEW ACCIDENTS BY NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH BRAKING POWER. THE SUSPENSION IS INADEQUET FOR THE CAR IT BOTTOMS THE REAR OF THE CAR WITH <100 LBS INSIDE. THE CAR TEND... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TEST DRIVEN ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 12, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKE MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME ABNORMALLY SOFT AND THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE ABS BRAKE MODULE COMPONENT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2011

BRAKES ARE SOFT. DOES NOT STOP AT DESIRED DISTANCE. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED BY HONDA DEALER BUT PROBLEM CAME BACK IN 3000 MILES AGAIN. *TT

Incident date: Jun 9, 2011

ABS AND BRAKE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WARNING THAT ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE, SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM ALSO INOPERATIVE. BREAK PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING OIL. THIS LEAKING OIL HAS TRAVELED DOWN ABS WIRING HARNESS ALL THE WAY TO THE ABS CONTROLLER. UNSAFE CONDITION. FORD DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION AS A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN DEFECT AND STATED THERE CURRENTLY IS NO RE... Read more

Incident date: May 21, 2012

THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS VEHICLE. SHE COMPLAINED OF A NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHILE BRAKING AND SOMETIMES WHILE JUST DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS. UPON INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER BRAKE PADS ON BOTH FRONT BRAKES WERE TOTALLY WORN OUT AND GRINDING ON THE METAL WHILE THE OUTER PADS HAD PLENTY OF BRAKE MATERIAL LEFT. THE ROTORS WERE RUINED! THE REAR BRAKE PADS ALSO HAD PLENTY OF MATERIAL LEFT... Read more

Incident date: Mar 27, 2012

THE INTEGRATED BRAKE CONTROLLER WILL NOT WORK WITH A TRAILER THAT HAS ELECTRIC OVER HYDRAULIC BRAKES. THE TOWED TRAILER WILL HAVE NO BRAKES. ERROR MESSAGE DOES APPEAR WHEN TRIALER IS PLUGGED UP. 2010 DODGE 3500 WILL WORK WITH TRAILERS THAT USE ELECTRIC OVER HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND 2012 MODELS WILL WORK. WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH THE ONLY WAY TO FIX T... Read more

Incident date: Feb 3, 2012

MY 2012 CAMRY HYBRID STEERS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING WHEN THE ROAD IS CROWNED ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN DECEMBER. FIRST TWO TIMES THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT TOYOTA HADN'T REGISTERED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. THE MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALER HAD A DIFFE... Read more

Incident date: Apr 6, 2012

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN VEHICLE ACCELERATION EVENT ON APRIL 6TH. I FOLLOWED TOYOTA'S INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AND EVEN MET WITH A TECHNICAL EXPERT AND WE AGREE ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS: THE EVENT WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP AS TWO SEPARATE EVENTS IN THE ABS HISTORY QUEUE. AN INITIAL VSC EVENT (SUDDEN ACCELERATION) CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY THE ABS EVENT (MY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER IN RESPONSE TO TH... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN AVAILABLE RELEASE DATE FOR THE NECESSARY PARTS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ... Read more

Incident date: May 22, 2012

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STOPPING POWER HAD DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

Incident date: Apr 13, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,490.

Incident date: May 22, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HIS RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED AGAINST A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGN... Read more

Crash

Incident date: May 20, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE STRUT TOWER WAS RUSTED AND THE WHEEL CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO B... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2011

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED A YEAR AGO. SOON AFTER THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. WE HAD IT REPAIRED. THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT. HAD THEM FIXED, BUT THEY STILL GRIND AND ARE NOT RIGHT. HAD THE ROTARS LOOKED AT AND FIXED, BUT STILL NOT GOOD. THEN THE AC BLEW AGAIN, HAD IT REPAIRED AGAIN. THEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN CAR IDLING THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SCREAM. THEN THE AC BLEW AGAIN AND NOW THEIR IS A GRIND... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2007

BRAKE LINES BEGAN TO CORRODE AT ATTACHMENT POINTS NEAR ALL WHEEL WELLS. OF MOST CONCERN IS 4 BRAKE LINES MOUNTED WITH STEEL SUPPORT BRACKETS ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL WELL. THESE LINES ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE CORROSION BEGAN AT THE SUPPORT BRACKETS IN 2006 AND HAS WORKED ITS WAY DOWN THE LINES TO THE POINT WHERE THEY NEED TO ALL BE REPLACED. THIS IS SIMPLY BAD EN... Read more

Incident date: May 11, 2012

THE INCIDENT IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE LISTED BELOW RELATED TO THE GL1800 THE REAR BRAKE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WHEN IT REACHED BELOW 10 MPH (AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT). IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK HOME. THE LOCAL DEALER IS LOOKING INTO THE SITUATION AND DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH HONDA. MAKE: HONDA MODEL: GL18... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2012

WE BROUGHT OUR 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AROUND 73,000 MILES ON IT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A TUNE UP AND WE WERE TOLD THE FOLLOWING: 'THE FUEL LINES ARE VERY RUSTED (STARTING TO SEEP BACK BY THE TANK AREA) THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED, THE TRUCK WILL NEED REAR BRAKES VERY SOON, ALL BRAKE HOSES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE BLEEDERS ON CALIPERS ARE RUSTED OUT, THE SHIMMY SHOCK IN THE FRONT END ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 22, 2010

TYPICAL HONDA ODYSSEY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. WE'VE HAD THIS BRAKE ISSUE SINCE NEW. MULTIPLE RECALLS, ADJUSTMENTS, ETC... HONDA FOR SOME REASON CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. OUR VAN WAS WRECKED TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS STUPID BRAKE PROBLEM. THE FIRST WRECKED HAPPENED IN AUGUST 2010. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED A FRONT END COLLISION. I TOOK IT TO HONDA AGAIN, BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS W... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Dec 14, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V005000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK: CONTROL UNIT MODULE) IN JANUARY AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER LETTER SENT WHEN THE PARTS HAD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN MARCH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE N... Read more