Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
THE RETAINING CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE BRAKE PEDAL ONTO THE LINKAGE FELL OFF. UPON APLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FIREWALL, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKE ACTUATION. WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH, THERE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. *AK
EA94-O38 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. *AK
UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABS BRAKES LOCKS UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL VERY HARD TO LEFT OR RIGHT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 15-20 MPH, UPON DEPRESSIN GTHE ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE HIS HEADLIGHTS THE SPEEDOMETER ROLLS BACKWARDS, OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM, OWNER IS CONCERNED, HE WANTS TO KNOW HOW FAST HE IS GOING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THROTTLE STUCK IN WIDE OPEN POSITION, CRUISE NOT ENGAGED, LOST CONTROL, WHEN OVERPOWERED BRAKE, HIT EMBANKMENT.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER STATES THAT THIS A NORMAL CONDITION. ALSO PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES ,SHE STATES THAT SHE HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO HER BRAKES, SHE ALSO NOTES THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL AND APLLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASES AND VEHICLE GOES SIDE TO SIDE. BRAKE REPAIRS WERE DONE BUT PROBLEM RETURNS, CAUSING MOR ACCIDENTS.
AT TIMES DURING DIFFERENT WHEATER CONDITIONS AND VARIOUS SPEEDS(30-50) THE ABS BRAKES LOCKS UP AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS; TWICE ON WET ROADS AND ONCE ON DRY PAVEMENT, VEHICLE COULDN'T STOP AND WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *AK
UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP IN AN EMERGENCY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, EA94-038; IN ADDITION, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED.
DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 15-20 MPH (ON WET ROADS), WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES, THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES HAD TO BE PRESSED EXCESSIVELY HARD TO TAKE HOLD. NEARLY MISSED HITTING VEHICLES IN FRONT. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR ABS.
DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, BRAKES TAKE THREE TO FOUR TIMES LONGER TO STOP VEHICLE, PEDAL HAS MORE DOWN MOVEMENT THAN NORMAL, SNOWY WEATHER, DROVE INTO DITCH TO AVOID IMPACT, TOLD BY DEALER, ALL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TAKE LONGER TO STOP VEHICLE. SPEED 35 TO 60 MPH. *AK
VEHICLE CANNOT STOP ON WET ROADS UNLESS GEAR IS IN NEUTRAL.
BRAKE HAVE FAILED TWICE ON WET ROADS AND ONCE ON A DRY ROAD. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND PROCEEDED THROUGH INTERSECTION.
THE REAR LEAF SPRING IS SAGGING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES UNEXPECTEDLY.
BRAKES STARTED FEELING SPONGY AND GOING TO THE FLOOR, TOOK THE BRAKES IN FOR SERVICE AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND REALIGNED. THE BRAKES STILL FEEL SPONGY. *AK
EA94-038 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD WHEN FIRST APPLIED , AND DRIVING FOR A FEW SECONDS, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO EFFECTIVENESS, IN FOR REPAIRS, NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED. PEDAL SPONGY, HIT BRAKE HARD, PEDAL DROPPED ABOUT AN INCH. *AK
AT FIRST 5, 000 MILES THE REAR LEAF SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT AT SLOW SPEEDS REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CANNOT CONTROL VEHICLE, DEALERS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
THERE IS AIR IN THE ABS MODULE AND BRAKE LINES. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE IDLE CONTROL.
THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A SIGN AND FLIPPED OVER. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STAND STILL, ON LEVEL GROUND AND NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS . OWNER HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBROAD. DEALER STATED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS NORMAL FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HIS REAR MOUNTED STOP LIGHT GETS TOO HOT, CAUSING IT TO MELT THE PLASTIC COVER AROUND BULB. OWNER FEELS THAT THIS MAY LEAD TO A FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN BRAKING EXP. ABS MALFUNCTIONED, WHEELS LOCKED UP THEN VEHICLE SLID, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INEFFECTIVE, VEHICLE SLIDES SEVERAL FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INADEQUATE, PEDAL BECAME SPONGY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IN WET/DRY CONDITIONS. *AK
ABS: WHEN BRAKING, WHEELS LOCKS UP, BRAKES PEDAL PULSATES, SOMETIMES GOING TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
ABS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT CRUNCH SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE AS IF THERE WERE NO BRAKES, MUST REAPPLY BRAKE TO STOP, DLR CAN'T RECREATE. *AK
IN AN EMERGENCY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE ABS BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IT'S DAMP. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT GOES TO THE FLOOR, HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . *AK
AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO OVERDRIVE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING, DRIVER LOSES VEHICLE CONTROL, COULD HAVE ROLLED DOWN SNOW EMBANKMENT, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN SUDDEN STOP SITUATIONS, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAIL. *AK
#EA94-038, ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THERE IS A POPPING NOISE AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP; ALSO, THE BRAKES ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ABS: WHILE COMING TO STOP, SPEED 20 MPH, 18 WHEELER IN FRONT, APPLIED ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 2 TIMES.
PLASTIC MOUNTS THAT HOLD EXTERIOR PANEL OF CAB BROKE.
WHILE DRIVING, UPON BRAKING, ABS BRAKES GRAB THEN RELEASE, TAKES A LOT LONGER TO STOP, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INADEQUATE ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE BRAKES GRAB AND VEHICLE SLIDES FORWARD, MORE SO WHEN TURNING RIGHT. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
CONSUMER STATES THAT LEFT ROTOR PREMATURELY WORE OUT, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
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