Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Apr 2, 2012

MY ABS FAULT LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AS THOUGH I AM SLIDING ACROSS AN ICY ROAD. I JUST PUT ON NEW BRAKE PADS AT A DEALERSHIP IN MARCH AND NO ONE MENTIONED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HEARD THE PROBLEM CAN BE PULLING THE ABS PLUG OR SPENDING THOUSANDS AT A DISHONEST DEALERSHIP. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE READ ON FORUMS THAT THIS ABS FAULT ISSUE IS A WIDE SPREAD SER... Read more

Incident date: May 11, 2012

DRIVING 04 SILVERADO NOTICED BRAKES FEELING FUNNY.......DRIVING TO WORK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR,MADE IT TO WORK AND SEEN BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT OF THE LINE, AFTER CLOSER LOOK REALIZED ALL THE LIBES ARE COMPLETLY CORRODED......UNACCEPTABLE FOR 8 YEAR OLD VEHICAL......SUMTHING SHOULD B DONE. *TR

Incident date: Apr 29, 2012

THIS UNIT IS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES AND IS A NEW UNIT. IT WAS DETERMINED THIS WEEK AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS OF REPORTING INCIDENTS TO LOCAL RV DEALERSHIP THAT ALL FOUR GREASE SEALS FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON NYS THRUWAY TRAVELING @ 60 MPH DURING SUMMER OF 2011. A SUDDEN STOP WAS NEEDED AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING FROM THE TRAILER. TOW VEHICLE IS A 08 CHEVY 2500HD. I WA... Read more

Incident date: Feb 19, 2012

MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS A PROBLEM SLOWING DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN AT STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS. THERE'S BEEN MANY TIMES WHEN I'VE ALMOST RAN INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE REVS UP AND SPEEDS UP ON ITS ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I'M AFRAID THAT I MAY CRASH ... Read more

Incident date: May 6, 2005

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. FIRST WAS THE PASSENGER SLIDE FRONT, THEN THE IN 2008 THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED OUT. NOW THE FRONT DRIVER SLIDE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN OHIO AUGUST 1999. I MOVED TO NORTH CAROLINE IN JUNE OF 2000. WITH THE OCCASIONAL TRIP TO OHIO THE TRUCK HAS BEEN HOUSED IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM 6/1/2000 TO PRESENT DAY. I WOULD EXPECT THIS IF HAD ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 7, 2012

REAR STEEL BRAKE LINES MOUNTED TO FRAME FOR REAR WHEELS COMING INTO CONTACT WITH REAR SWAY BAR. NOTED NOISE. THIS NOISE IS A LIGHT "CLACKING" METAL SOUND AND COULD ONLY BE HEARD AT MODERATE SPEED WHEN ON THE TRAIL OR GOING THROUGH "DIPS" ON PUBLIC STREETS WITH SIDE WINDOW DOWN. WHILE ROTATING TIRES SUSPENSION IS CHECKED. DISCOVERED RUB MARKS ON STEEL BRAKE LINES UNDER THE FRAME NEXT TO TH... Read more

Incident date: Aug 16, 2008

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 WINDSTAR SEL TO INCLUDE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE VACUUM SYSTEM WHERE BRAKES, POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK HAD TO HAVE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIX AND DID NOT HAVE A RECALL. HOSES IN THIS SYSTEM KEPT COMING OFF. INTERIOR LIGHTS KEPT FLASHING ON WITHOUT ANY BEING TURNED ON. ALSO THE "PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN" LIGHT STAYS ON. ALONG WITH ABS/BRAKE LIGH... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2012

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK STARTED SKIDDING ON IT'S OWN, THE VSC TRAC LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT BOTH CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WITH THE SKID MARK INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED AND BEEPED, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOSE. I STOPPED AT THE STORE AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF BUT A FEW MINUTES LATE... Read more

Incident date: May 6, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS LEAVING AN INTERSECTION AT 35 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS A VEHICLE ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN IN FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE ... Read more

Crash

Incident date: May 7, 2012

ABS BRAKE SENSORS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM TO VIBRATE AND MAKE STOPPING DIFFICULT. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT BOTH SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IF HAVING TO STOP AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

Incident date: Jul 7, 2010

AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE, STOPPING AT END OF RAMP, MAKING LEFT TURN, PROCEEDING 2 MILES THEN TURNING LEFT INTO CAMPGROUND, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND PUMPING BARELY GOT US STOPPED. UPON EXITING MH THE HOT BRAKE SMELL AND SMOKE WERE COMING FROM REAR TIRES. WE LET MH SIT FOR TIME TO COOL BRAKES SO WE COULD GET TO PARKING SPOT. EMER. ROAD SERVICE WAS CALLED AND WE WERE TOWED NEXT DAY TO R... Read more

Incident date: Apr 24, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UPHILL AT 20 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FENCE AS A RESULT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FREQUENTLY, HE WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY AND WITH TWO FEET BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE VE... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Apr 13, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V499000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED ABNORMALLY, SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE NEVER SAW ANY OF THE TECHNICIANS SERVICE HER VEHICL... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SRS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEH... Read more

Incident date: May 3, 2012

AS I WAS DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND A VERY LOUD NOISE CAME ON WITH IT. MY TRUCK BEGAN TO LOCK UP AND SLOW DOWN. AFTER TRYING TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES, IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THE TRUCK WOULD STOP AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE. AFTER GETTING THE BRAKES TO WORK, I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. ... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER. WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED SOUND COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHIC... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2012

COMING TO A RED LIGHT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK WENT THRU A RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT W/ THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. INSPECTION REVELED THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. *TR

Incident date: Nov 2, 2009

THE FRONT BRAKES CAUSE THE WHOLE TRUCK TO SHAKE WHILE STOPPING. FIRST SET OF ROTORS WERE INSTALLED FEBRUARY 2010, WITHIN 6 MONTHS SAME PROBLEM. SECOND SET INSTALLED AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITHIN 6 MONTHS. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE EVERY 6 MONTHS AND THE TRUCK IS BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Incident date: Jan 12, 2011

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

Incident date: May 11, 2012

I HAVE AN SXT VERSION OF THIS MINIVAN. WHILE REPLACING THE DISC PADS I FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE IS WORN ALMOST IN TWO. I CHECKED SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS VEHICLES AND FOUND ONLY THE SXT VERSIONS WITH THE REAR SWAY BAR SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. THE SE VERSION DID NOT HAVE A REAR SWAY BAR. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE IS ROUTED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE SWAY BAR AND IT RUB... Read more

Incident date: Feb 16, 2012

AS IS TYPICAL WITH THE WINDSTAR, THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THUS, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND CRUISE. UNFORTUNATELY, FORD ALREADY HONORED THE RECALL (09S09) ON THIS VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS NOT LEAKING SO THEY INSTALLED A WIRE HARNESS TO AVOID A FIRE WHEN IT DID START LEAKING. (WHY PUT ON A WIRE HARNESS? BECAUSE THEY KNEW THE SWITCH WAS GOING TO ... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2012

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME OFF (COMPLETELY). FORD IS BACK? I DO NOT THINK SO IF THEY OVERLOOK IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE CAR. *TR

Incident date: Feb 29, 2012

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN I CUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON. IT MAY COME BACK OR NOT UNTIL LATER WHILE DRIVING. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SEEM LOOSE. I SEE A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THE INTERNET FOR ABS AND BRAKE. IS THERE A RECALL FOR 2003 FORD WINDSTAR ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON? *JS

Incident date: Mar 22, 2012

LOW SPEED ABS FAILURE (BRAKES PULSATE) WHEN STOPPING OR TURNING BETWEEN 3-10 MPH. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE COORODED FRONT WHEEL SENSORS. *JS

Incident date: Apr 30, 2012

ISSUE # 1 BRAKES: UPGRADE "BREMBO" BRAKES SQUEAKED ABOUT 2 WEEKS OUT THE DEALERSHIP. TOOK IT A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE, THE 5TH TIME, I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND SHOWED SERVICE ADVISOR AND TECH. ACCORDING TO DEALER THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY, BRAKES ARE STILL SQUEAKING, TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME, PICKED UP THE CAR, ON THE 4... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Feb 10, 2012

OUR 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING HAS BEGUN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE MOVING WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES IN 3 MONTHS AT BOTH LOWER SPEEDS, AND ONCE GOING 60+ MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. WHEN IT LOSES POWER, WE LOSE STEERING AND BREAKING POWER MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY FOR A CAR NORMALLY FILLED WITH CHILDREN. IT ALSO O... Read more

Incident date: Mar 15, 2012

2002 FLEETWOOD TERRA P32 CHASSIS - I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE MOTOR HOME WAS NOT SLOWING AS IT SHOULD WITH THIS AMOUNT OF FOOT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE MOTOR HOME STOPPED DUE TO AN INCLINE. I HAD MY SON GET INTO THE ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 29, 2006

THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SUDDENLY BLOWN OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THESE OCCURED DURING NORNAL HIGHWAY DRIVING, ON ABOUT 6/29/06, AND AROUND 10/27/09. THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO CORROSIVE CONDITIONS OR SIGNIFICANT OFF-ROAD USE. I RECENTLY HEARD THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN ALL-TO-FREQUENT OCCURENCE IN THIS VEHICLE.....AND THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN (OR WILL BE) A RECALL, ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 25, 2012

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A STRONG ODOR WAS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT RAMP TO CHECK WERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. THE BACK ROTOR FAILED (LOCKED UP), ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE, TURNING THE ROTORS WHITE HOT AND CAUSING THEM TO SMOKE. DROVE VEHICLE HOME AFTER A HALF HOUR AND VEHICLE WAS FINE BUT THIS KEEPS OCCURRING FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS EVERY TIME THE VEH... Read more

Incident date: Oct 13, 2011

I AM CURRENTLY FINDING OUT IN A CHECK OUT OF MY VEHICLE BRAKES /ALIGNMENT BY AN DIFFERENT SOURCE MECHANICALLY SINCE OCT. 13, 2011, [XXX]. THAT THE CORRECTIONS TO MY FAULTY/DEFECT BRAKES AT PURCHASE CONTRIBUTED TO MY HAVING OF AN FRONT/REAR ALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS NOW. MY VEHICLE SIT UP MONTH TO MONTH, IN MY DISTRUST OF THE FAULTY/DEFECT BRAKES REPAIR WORK. CERTAINLY, CANNOT HAVE OF AN FRONT/REAR ALIGN... Read more

Incident date: Apr 28, 2012

THE STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BELOW THE DOOR. *JS

Incident date: Apr 30, 2012

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT, MY HIGHLANDER SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL! MY HIGHLANDER WENT UP OVER THE CURB WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW. I HAD BRAKES AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE, COMING TO A SAFE STOP. NOT BEFORE SLASHING MY LEFT FRONT TIRE AND BENDING MY TIRE RIM. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *JS

Crash

Incident date: Oct 3, 2011

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS DID NOT LAST. MY BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING WAY EARLIER THAN THEY SHOULD. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. *JS

Incident date: Apr 29, 2012

FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKE LINE ABOVE JUNCTION THAT SPLITS TO GO TO THE TWO CALIPERS. EITHER THE HOSE CRIMP HAS FAILED OR, THE CASTING HAS BROKEN. NOT YET DETERMINED. THIS CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKES. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THIS POINT. THE FACTORY INSTALLATION APPEARS TO BE CORRECT AND NO APPARENT CAUSE OF FAILURE CAN BE NOTED OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I HAD JUST GONE OVER A FAIRLY SEVERE... Read more

Incident date: Apr 28, 2012

RUST THROUGH AT THE GAS TANK OF BRAKE LINE. *JS

Incident date: Apr 29, 2012

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65-70 MPH WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE DUE TO TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS SEVERE BRAKE FADE. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BUT COULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR EVEN AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I STILL HAD TO TRAVEL ANOTHER 30 MILES BEFORE REACHING MY DESTINA... Read more

Incident date: Apr 23, 2012

MASTER CYLINDER CAP LEAK CAUSED FLUID TO DRIP ON ABS MODULE CAUSING SHORT, NOW ABS MODULE MOTOR STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY EVEN WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR, UNLESS I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. (THIS IS THE 3RD OEM MASTER CYLINDER I HAVE HAD REPLACED ON THIS MAZDA TRIBUTE! THEY ALL HAVE HAD LEAKY CAPS!) I ALREADY HAD THE LAST MAZDA ABS RECALL COMPLETED (WHICH WAS A JOKE - MAZDA WAS ONLY BOUND TO "INSPECT THE A... Read more

Incident date: Oct 15, 2008

I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU IN APPROXIMATELY 2008/09. AT 20 MPH THERE ARE ALMOST NO BRAKES (NOT ABS BRAKES, NO BRAKES). I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM ENDED. I HEARD NOTHING BACK FROM YOU. FRIENDS WHO DROVE MY TRUCK COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVELY SOFT BRAKES SINCE IT WAS NEW. I WAS CHECKING YOUR WEBSITE 3 DAYS AGO WHEN I CAME ACROSS RECALL #GM05068, NHTSA 05V379000. I CA... Read more

Incident date: Jul 28, 2011

I LEASED OUR BRAND NEW 2010 HONDA CIVIC ON 05/31/2010. PRIMARILY I USED THE VEHICLE TO COMMUTE FROM/TO WORK. I AM A VERY RESPONSIBLE DRIVER AND TOOK A GOOD CARE OF THE VEHICLE CHANGING OIL REGULARLY, CHECK LIQUIDS, ETC. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ON A SUNNY DRY DAY ON 07/28/2011 IN THE LEFT LANE WITH AVERAGE SPEED 40 MPH, THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME SLOWED DOWN AND I APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKES ... Read more

Crash 8 injured

Incident date: Mar 16, 2012

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ACTUATOR IN THE ABS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE PART IS OVER $2,200.00 AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE LABOR TO INSTALL IT. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, I AM SEEING WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA HYBRID VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS SEEMS LIKE AN EXTREME COST FOR ANYONE, INCLUDING ME, TO... Read more

Incident date: May 29, 2009

I HAVE HAD OUR DODGE JOURNEY AWD SINCE FEB 2009; TO DATE WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ROTATERS AND BRAKES THREE TIMES ALONG WITH TWO SETS OF TIRES. I AM GETTING READY TO BE FORCED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN (4TH TIME) AS WELL AS THE TIRES. I BOUGHT THE DODGE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD SAFE/LOW MAINTENANCE CAR. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE IF I SURVIVE THIS ONE! DODGE DOESN'T CARE AND ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 2, 2012

VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO EVIDENCE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO WHAT'S DESCRIBED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 04V452000. POWER STEERING PUMP AND BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND GM DEALER PERFORMED HYDRO BOOST INSPECTION TEST AND IT PASSED; SAID NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. BUS HAS AGAIN LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO CAUSE A DANGEROUS CONDITION. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT A VEHICLE THAT RECALL APPLIES TO. *JS

Incident date: Oct 19, 2011

2005 NISSAN QUEST HAD LESS THAN A 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND LIGHT WAS ON. WAS AT DEALERSHIP GETTING BRAKES REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. TOOK VAN TO GAS STATION NEXT DOOR AND PUT 16 GALLONS ($62) OF GAS IN. RESTARTED CAR AND GAS TANK STILL READ LESS THAN 1/4 AND EMPTY LIGHT/WARNINGS STILL FLASHING. DROVE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY TRIED TO RESET AND ENDED UP DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. ONCE THE BATTERY W... Read more

Incident date: Apr 17, 2008

FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS, OUR SEQUOIA HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT IS TO TURN OFF THE CAR. ONCE EVERY 3 MONTHS OR SO, IT SOUNDS AS IF THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS IS TURNING ON AND A LOUD GRINDING IS HEARD AND IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A TEMPORARY LOSS IN BRAKING POWER. TOYOTA HAS CHARGED ME THOU... Read more

Incident date: Dec 7, 2003

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED CAR THE BRAKES WENT OUT AT 3000 MILES AND I'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM EVER SINCE.NISSAN FIXED THE BRAKE JUDDER BUT ANOTHER ISSUE AROSE.NOW WHENEVER IT WANTS THE BRAKES JUST GO OUT.I'VE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM.I HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART AS IF SOME ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IS RESETTING.THIS HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED AND NOW I'M OUT OF WARRAN... Read more

Incident date: Apr 10, 2012

I WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 OR 9 CAR LENGTHS FROM A VEHICLE THAT SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER, SO I STOOD UP ON MY BRAKES AT ABOUT 30 -35 MPH. THE CARS BRAKES DID NOT GRAB FOR ABOUT A SECOND, THEN STARTED TO GRAB RIGHT BEFORE IMPACTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *JS

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Apr 15, 2012

DRIVING MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON 4/15/2012, I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL FOR MAYBE 2-3 SECONDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN LOST IT'S PRESSURE AND DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD. NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS VISUALLY APPARENT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER, THO... Read more

Incident date: Aug 28, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER UTILIZING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED THE WIRING OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CAUSED THE... Read more

Incident date: Dec 21, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KEYSTONE RAPTOR FIFTH WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED AFTER THE CHECK TRAILER WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. 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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3000. ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 29, 2012

I BOUGHT THIS 2006 NISSAN ARMADA BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY. THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON AND A GRIDING NOISE COMES OUT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SOFWARE ISSUE WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE AND IT WORKED FOR COUPLE OF YEARS THEN AGAIN AND AGAIN, I SPEND ABOUT $160 EACH TIME TO C... Read more