WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE CAR KEEPS GOING FORWARD. ALSO WHEN HITTING BRAKES A NOISE IS HEARD A NOISE LIKE ENGINE ROARING. THE BRAKES MOSTLY ACT UP UNDER WET AND SNOWY CONDITIONS. HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE STOPS, AND SOMETIMES IT USUALLY ACCELERATES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEARLER ABOUT THE PROBLE…
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WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE CAR KEEPS GOING FORWARD. ALSO WHEN HITTING BRAKES A NOISE IS HEARD A NOISE LIKE ENGINE ROARING. THE BRAKES MOSTLY ACT UP UNDER WET AND SNOWY CONDITIONS. HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE STOPS, AND SOMETIMES IT USUALLY ACCELERATES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEARLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #813402
Mileage unknown · Jun 11, 1997
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE ABS BRAKES FAILED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #813015
Mileage unknown · Jun 9, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTILOCK BAKE FAILURE.
NHTSA ODI #518252
Mileage unknown · May 27, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA ODI #517484
Mileage unknown · Apr 22, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ABS BRAKES WENT OUT TWICE, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT; ALSO, DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #809007
Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 1997
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
DRIVING AT 35MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE REAR END OF A PICKUP TRUCK. *AK
NHTSA ODI #810835
Mileage unknown · Mar 25, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND CAR KEPT GOING AS IF NOTHING WAS STOPPING IT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #810390
Mileage unknown · Mar 18, 1997
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
#EA94-038, WAS DRIVING ON WET ROAD BUT WAS NOT RAINING, APPLIED THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. STRUCK VEHICLE IN FRONT, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #809104
Mileage unknown · Mar 11, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
EA94-038 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES AN PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #808153
Mileage unknown · Feb 24, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAULTY AND DANGEROUS. PLAESE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
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