Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: May 22, 2012

THIS VIBRATION BEGAN APPROX. 3 MONTHS AGO. IT IS TRANSMITTED FROM THE FRONT BRAKES TO THE STEERING WHEEL PRIMARILY BETWEEN 45-35 MPH. IT IS LESS EVIDENT AT SPEEDS BELOW THAT, BUT STILL OCCURS. CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER EXPECTING THIS TO BE A WARRANTED REPAIR (11600 MILES) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A WEARABLE ITEM I.E: WIPER BLADES, TIRES, ETC. I WAS SURPRISED TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS TYPE OF ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 5, 2010

ON THIS DATE IN 2010 MY F250 SD HAD THE LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED ALONG WITH A COMPLETE "HEAVY DUTY" FRONT WHEEL BRAKE SERVICE (INCLUDING ROTOR REPLACEMENT) AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS TO ADDRESS A SEVERE SHIMMY AND VIBRATION THAT OCCURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I'D CONSIDER THE CONDITION TO BE SO SEVERE THAT IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN ON MAINTAINING CON... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOOR BOARD ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT ... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2012

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CAR SIMPLY DIES. ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. LEFT WITH NO BRAKES, STEERING, OR CONTROL. DEALER BROUGHT IN ENGINEER, AFTER A WEEK WITH THE CAR DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DECIDES NOTHING IS WRONG AND FORCE ME TO TAKE DANGEROUS CAR BACK. INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE IN THE MONTH OF APRIL/MAY. *TT

Incident date: May 21, 2012

TRAVELING ON DRY PAVEMENT APPROX. 45 MPH. CLEAR, SUNNY DAY @80F WHEN HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP SHOWING "ESC OFF", "ABS" AND "BRAKE" LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ON AFTER INCIDENT. NEXT MORNING UPON START UP THE LIGHTS STILL REMAINED ALONG WITH IMPROPER SPEEDOMETER FUNCTION. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS "HYDROLIC MODULE" FAILURE (P/N 589103J950). THIS R... Read more

Incident date: Apr 12, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION HOWEVER, THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 14, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

Incident date: Mar 31, 2010

AT 2000 MILES HAD CAR BACK FOR BRAKES.ITS BEEN BACK 8 TIMES. THEY HAVE CUT THE ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS AND STILL JUMPS AFTER ABOUT 5000 MILES. VIBRATION IN CAR THAT THEY COULDNT FIND Y. REPLACED TROTTLE BODY . THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES THEY NEED TO FIND OUT WHATS WRONG. THEY HAVE CUT THE ROTORS DOWN TO THE POINT THEY REPLACED THEM AND THE ONES ON THE FRONT ARENT 6 MONTHS OLD AND THEY... Read more

Incident date: May 21, 2012

I WAS LEAVING THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND I WAS IN THE LANE TO GET ONTO 77 SOUTH. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE 4-5 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME STARTED GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE FIRST ACCELERATED INTO THE ADJACENT LANE TO REVEAL CONSTRUCTION CONES IN OUR LANE. THE REMAINING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AND I SLAMMED ON MINE. AT THAT INSTANT, MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO DRIVE 1 INDEPENDENTLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED AND AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE DOOR AND IMPACTED THE INTERIOR WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more

Crash

Incident date: May 16, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKE HUB WAS CONTAMINATED WITH GREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Incident date: May 7, 2012

CAR ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED WITH ONLY 19400 MILES..WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS, CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD.. REPAIR IS $2500.. CONTACTED NISSAN AND GOT NO CONSIDERATION FOR THE REPAIR. *TT

Incident date: Oct 14, 2011

WINDOW BUST OUT FOR NO REASON, COOLANT CONTAINER LIGHT ON, BRAKE LINING, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT WITHOUT NOTICE..MOTOR HOT AND FROZE UP, LIGHTS ON DASH COMING ON AND OFF. SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THESE THINGS HAPPENED WITHOUT NOTICE. WHEELS THAT HAVE TO BE ALIGNED AND STILL TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. *TT

Incident date: May 18, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOCK ON THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO A GAP NEAR THE LOCK. THE REAR SUSPENSION MADE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE OR THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED PREVENTING THE CONTACT FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BAC... Read more

Incident date: Apr 22, 2012

SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM LLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES, WHEN I GOT HOME THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I HAVE REBUILT THE BRAKING SYSTEM, CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS AND RE BLED THE SYSTEM AND CANNOT MOVE THE CAR. KEEP GETTING MESSAGE TO SERVIVCE THE SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER JUST RECENTLY PUT A CLIP INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER A GM CALLBACK. *DUPLICATE TO 10459099*SMCH *... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ON MARCH 26, 2012 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE ALSO UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. T... Read more

Incident date: Apr 21, 2012

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH BEFORE RETURNING HOME. UPON RETURNING HOME AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THEY WERE SEIZED. THE SASC WARNING LIGHTS THEN BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND COULD NOT BE TOWED TO THE DEA... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jan 6, 2012

THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAP LEAKS BRAKE FLUID AND THE FLUID RUNS DOWN THE WIRING AND DOWN THE FIREWALL OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BRAKE FLUID HAS CORRODED THE PAINT OFF OF THE FIREWALL, AND THEN THE FLUID GETS HOT AND SMOKES. BECAUSE THE FLUID RUNS DOWN THE WIRING, THE VEHICLE IS ALSO HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FORD HAS A RECALL 11S24 FOR VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 7, 2011

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION STOP LIGHT, AT THE SPEED OF UNDER 10 MPH, THE ABS BRAKES SUDDENLY KICKED IN AND PULSATED, NOT ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO STOP. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH A STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN, CAUSING ME TO PANIC AND STUMP ON THE BRAKES HARD BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE PARKING BLOCKS IN ... Read more

Incident date: May 20, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A BURSTING SOUND EMITTED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINE AND A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,00... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2012

AT APPROXIMATELY 16:45 AFTER DRIVING 6 MILES THAT DAY, THE WINDSTAR VAN WAS STOPPED AND THE IGNITION KEY TURNED OFF. THE DELIVERY DRIVER WENT INSIDE HIS DESTINATION FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHILE LOADING HIS CARGO, HE SMELLED SMOKE. LOOKING UP, HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PLASTIC SHIELDING. USING AN ONBOARD 5 LB FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HE... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Apr 5, 2012

PURCHASED TRUCK 11/10/2011 WITH 3 MILES ON IT. AT 4,000 MILES THE TRUCKS BRAKES STARTED PULSATING AND SHIMMING WHILE APPLING BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL. TOOK IT TO DEALER , THEY RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS. GOOD TILL 5,700 MILES AND IT STARTED DOING THIS AGAIN, BUT WORSE, ALSO PROBLEMS JUST BRAKING ANY WHERE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, NOW THEY RESURFACED REAR DRUMS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS NEW VEHICLE'S ... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2012

BRAKE LINE BURST AND RENDERED MY TRUCK BRAKELESS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY RUST PRONE BRAKELINES THEY PUT ON THESE TRUCKS. I WAS LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED. *TT

Incident date: May 18, 2012

I WAS DRIVING MY SUBURBAN 2500 AND PULLING A TRAILER. I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND JUST MISSED ANOTHER CAR BEFORE I COULD STOP. I CHECKED THE BRAKES, A BRAKE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK HAD BURST DUE TO HEAVY RUSTING. *TT

Incident date: May 21, 2012

THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS FAILED TWICE NOW ON THIS 2005 BMW X5. BMW HAS RECALLED OTHER MODELS IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM TO MY VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER AND HAS COSTED ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TT

Incident date: May 18, 2012

I NEEDED TO STOP AND MY BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK COMPLETELY. THEY SLOWED ME DOWN A LITTLE BUT DID NOT FUNCTION COMPLETELY. THE PEDAL PUMPED UP AND DOWN MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A FASTER SPEED AND BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSER, I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. *TT

Incident date: Sep 21, 2011

WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKES AND I HAPPEN TO GO OVER A BUMP OR A POT HOLE, MY PRIUS SPEEDS UP. IT ACCELERATES WHEN I TRY TO DECELERATE. I HAVE TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKES TO REALLY SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING AT AROUND 40MILE/HR. I HAVE A 2011 TYPE III PRIUS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 21, 2011

ON MAY 20, 2012 WHEN MOVING MY GMC 1500 PICK UP TRUCK FROM MY DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS. ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 21, 2011 I ALSO LOST MY BRAKES WHEN PARKING THE TRUCK AT A LOCAL STRIP MALL. THE REQUIRED REPAIR WAS FOR A CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THANK GOD THAT BOTH TIMES I W... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2012

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2009 HONDA CIVIC (PURCHASED NEW ALL REPAIRS/SERVICING SINCE PURCHASE MADE BY THE DEALER AT READING PIAZZA HONDA) WITH MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 PM MAY-16-2012, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME IN HER FRONT OR REAR VIEW WHEN SUDDENLY SHE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY REVVED UP TO HIGH RPM'S, WHERE SHE STATES THAT S... Read more

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: May 19, 2012

NEED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS - TOTALLY DESTROYED WITH ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING AND LESS MILEAGE THAN ANY OTHER CAR EVER OWNED. $466.57 WITH NO WARRANTY. LUDICROUS THAT THIS WOULD OCCUR AT THIS MILEAGE. COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH NO WARNING. *TR

Incident date: Jan 10, 2011

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS MATTER THAT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS BY CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA IMMEDIATELY. THEY NEED RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE ME OR MY FAMILY MEMBERS OR SOME INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKING ISSUE. MY INITIAL DATE THAT THIS STARTED HAPPENING WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ALTHOUGH AS OF THE END OF 2011 THE BRAKE FAILURE BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAV... Read more

Crash 3 injured

Incident date: May 17, 2012

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT AND I WAS FORCED TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR I WAS FORCED TO STEER OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE AVALANCHE HAD ALMOST TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO SEVERE CO... Read more

Incident date: Nov 1, 2011

BRAKE APPLICATION IS AT TIMES VERY INCONSISTENT. ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS (<40MPH) SOMETIMES A LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION CREATES A DISPROPORTIONAL BRAKE FORCE. THIS RESULTS IN SUDDEN INVOLUNTARY STOPS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY THE HEADS OF PASSENGERS AND DRIVER BEING JERKED FORWARD. THE ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME BUT IS REPRODUCIBLE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR

Incident date: Apr 15, 2009

IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 40 MPH AND BEGIN TO STOP; THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE FRONT END HAS A KNOCKING SOUND. TAKING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVING THIS ISSUE NOTED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASION THAT MY ROTORS ARE WRAPPED AND NEED TO BE TURNED DOWN. HAVING THE ROTORS TURN, SOON AS I LEFT THE LOT . THE ISSUE STILL REMAINED. THE MOST OFFENSIVE ... Read more

Incident date: May 17, 2012

WHILE PULLING UP TO A DRIVE UP WINDOW AT A FOOD STORE, THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HEARD THE PRESSURE RELEASING UNDERNEATH. DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE HAD BURST FROM RUSTING THROUGH. THERE IS HEAVY RUST ON SECTIONS OF ALL OF THE LINES. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY GOING VERY SLOWLY WHEN IS BURST. *TR

Incident date: Jun 1, 2006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS BRAKE MODULE ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO TEMPORARILY REMEDY THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD ABS BRAKING ABILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FA... Read more

Incident date: May 26, 2011

THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. IT LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING THE BOOSTER TO FAIL. WHEN RELEASED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD STAY DEPRESSED MOMENTARILY AND THEN POP UP ABRUPTLY AND THEN WHEN DEPRESSED AGAIN THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB. *TR

Incident date: May 17, 2012

WHILE SLOWLY ROLLING TO A STOP THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DID NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO APPLY SEVERE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I APPLIED THE FORCE THE BRAKE PEDAL RESISTED AND POPPED BACK TWICE BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I HAVE REPORTED TO VW AND TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE SHAKING. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME 10 DAYS PRIOR ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 26, 2011

NOTICED BRAKES BREAKING INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. DISMISSED IT BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND IT WAS A NEW CAR, THOUGHT IT WAS JUST DIFFERENT FEEL FROM MY LAST VEHICLE. I DON'T DRIVE OFTEN AVERAGING 10,000 MILES OR LESS PER YEAR, SO WHEN I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM REPEATING, AND ACTUALLY NEAR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT I GOT CONCERNED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, AND ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 18, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE THEN FAILED. THE BRAKE INDICATOR ALSO FAILED, AS IT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BRAKING WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE INDICATOR ALSO DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BRAKING WHEN... Read more

Incident date: Oct 17, 2011

WHEEL SEALS LEAKED AND GOT ONTO BRAKE PADS AND TWO AXEL SEALS HAD TO BE CHANGED TO MAKE TRUCK SAFE. *TR

Incident date: May 17, 2012

FOLLOWING THE ADVISE OF MANY WHOM HAVE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/2005_DODGE_GRAND_CARAVAN_RANDOM_HEADLAMP_ISSUE?PG=3. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS; THEY SHUT DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE... Read more

Incident date: May 12, 2012

ON SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE POST OFFICE. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND MY BRAKES WERE NON RESPONSIVE, MY CAR SLAMMED INTO THE CURB. HAD THERE BEEN A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE PARKING LOT AT THAT TIME, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *TR

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

THE 1ST INCIDENT THIS YEAR HAPPENED IN MARCH 2012. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HILL AT 25 MPH I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP ON THE LEVEL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT ANY ONE CROSSING THE STREET OR ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE MECHANIC SAID THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED FROM THE META... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 EZ LOADER TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING THE TRAILER WITH HIS ONE TON DODGE RAM ON PICKUP 55 MPH ALL OF THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACTS MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TRAILER WAS REPAIRED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE OC... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Nov 15, 2011

BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT GO OFF AND ON COULD SMELL HOT COPPER WIRE ....CODE LIKE 11 BRAKE CODES ALL DUE TO ABS MODULE. *TR

Incident date: Nov 8, 2011

THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD WHEN PARKED ON A STEEP INCLINE. NOT EVEN IN MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME. ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE ADDED WEIGHT. THEY ADJUSTED IT THE FIRST TIME AND SAID IT WOULD BE FINE. THAT ONLY LASTED A MONTH. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT THEY ADJUSTED IT MORE. TECH SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE TO CHARGE ME BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO WEAR OUT THE PARKIN... Read more

Incident date: May 2, 2011

WHILE BRAKING THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO INSISTED A PEBBLE OR SOMETHING MUST HAVE GOTTEN BETWEEN SO THEY WONT REPLACE PADS FOR FREE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED SINCE AND I KEEP PAYING THEIR PRICES WHICH IS REALLY AFFECTING MY LIFE. *TR

Incident date: Apr 12, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIR... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SAVANNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 190,000.