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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
161 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Oct 21, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
EA95026, POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL SEEMS TO GO MORE TO THE FLOORBROAD THAN IT SHOULD BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. WHEN GOING THROUGH INSPECTION EVERY YEAR THE BRAKES PADS ARE REPLACED TWICE A YEAR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AGO WITH 27,000 MILES. (2) MONTH…
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EA95026, POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL SEEMS TO GO MORE TO THE FLOORBROAD THAN IT SHOULD BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. WHEN GOING THROUGH INSPECTION EVERY YEAR THE BRAKES PADS ARE REPLACED TWICE A YEAR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AGO WITH 27,000 MILES. (2) MONTHS AGO THE BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED AND NEED REPLACING AGAIN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #817300
Mileage unknown · Sep 9, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT CERTAIN SITIUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE ERRATIC BRAKE OPERATION. OWNER NOTES THAT TWO WHEELS FRONT AND REAR ON PASSEGER'S SIDE WERE ON WET LEAVES ABS KICKED IN, CAUSING OWNER TO GO INTO AN INTERSECTION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #816168
Mileage unknown · Jul 8, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL, ESPECIALLY OVER BUMPY SURFACES.
NHTSA ODI #519233
Mileage unknown · May 13, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
EA95-026, WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. OWNER STATED IT FELT LIKE SLIDING ON ICE, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #812204
Mileage unknown · Mar 24, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNDER NOMRAL OPERATION, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LACK OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #810346
Mileage unknown · Mar 13, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ODI #809958
Mileage unknown · Mar 11, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET PAVEMENT.
NHTSA ODI #515577
Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN REDUCING SPEED QUICKLY AND APPLYING HEAVY PRESSURE TO BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES WAY DOWN TO FLOOR AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN THEY GRAB REAL HARD. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT BRAKES BUT STATES NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK
NHTSA ODI #809210
Mileage unknown · Feb 18, 1997
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
WAS GOING ONTO A RAMP AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED AHEAD, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND THEN PUSHING FORWARD. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND RAN INTO BACK OF OTHER VEHICLE. BROUGHT FOR REPAIRS AND DEALER SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES BUT PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON . *AK
NHTSA ODI #809012
Mileage unknown · Dec 27, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN DRY WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAILED, TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. *AK
NHTSA ODI #806783
NHTSA investigations
3DP00001 · Oem Hitch Receiver Platform Cracking
Opened Jan 31, 2000 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT CRACKS IN THE HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL
EA95026 · Poor Brake Performance
Opened Sep 20, 1995 · Closed Sep 20, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES
EA94029 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jul 29, 1994 · Closed Jul 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
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