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 →
ABS: PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DID A STOP/GO MOTION; REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WEATHER/CLEAR/SUNNY. NO LONGER OWN VEHICLE. *AK
FAILURE ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, PE95-023. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
UPON APPLYING ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER HITTING BUMPY ROADS BRAKES GRABBED AND LET GO IN A CYCLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS TO WEAR OFTEN, EA95-026. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, THE DRIVER HAS TO STAND ON PEDAL TO STOP, DLR CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. EA96-026. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 15 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT STOP. UNDER INVESTIGATION, EA 95 026. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE NOTES THAT HER BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THEY ARE USED, SHE ALSO STATES THAT VEHICLE SLIDES AS WELL WHEN ABS ARE EMPLOYED. *AK
EA95-026, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL FADED, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND UPON FIRST APPLICATION.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH; ALSO REPLACED PADS. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE A BRIEF TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKING, LOUD BUZZING AND THEN THE BRAKES REACT AND STOP THE VEHICLE ON DRY PAVEMENT, FAULTY ABS SYSTEM.
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *AK
FRONT BRAKES REPLACED 4 TIMES.
WHEN ABS ENGAGES VEHICLE LOSES BRAKING ABILITY, THEREBY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, EXTENDED STOPPING/STOP AND GO MOTION, AT 10 MPH DURING A PANIC STOP *AK.
WHEN BRAKING HARD, MAKING PANIC STOP, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, NO WARNING, ANY/ALL TYPES OF WEATHER/DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE ARE NO BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING, EVEN MORE SO WHEN IT IS WET, HAS NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET. *AK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, PEDAL PULSATED AND BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE. *AK
POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, AT LOW SPEED BELOW 15MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP AND EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
VEHICLE AHEAD WAS STOPPING AND THE CONSUMER APPLIED HER ABS BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK
DRIVING DOWN HIHGWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, CAR IN FRONT STOPPED, PUT FOOT ON BRAKES, TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND COULDN'T STOP UNTIL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED AND APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL SKID AND THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK
ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE ABS BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. UNDER INVESTIGATION EA95-026. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. UNDER INVESTIGATION EA95-026. *AK *JB
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. *AK
VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILES, DRIVER STATES CAR FEELS AS IF ON ICE. THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BRAKING ABILITY REGAINS TO STOP THE CAR. EA95-026. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE CALIPERS. THIS IS THE FOURTH OCCURRENCE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ABS KICKS IN BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SO BAD. *SLC
POOR BRAKE SYSTEM.
IN WET/DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THEY LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BRAKES DO NOT STOP EFFICIENTLY ON WET, BUMPY OR LOOSE SURFACES.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE QUICKLY ON BUMPY OR SLICK ROADS.
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
THE DRIVERS SEATBACK BROKE AND ALLOWED DRIVER TO SLIDE THROUGH THE SEATBELT, CAUSING INJURY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED FOUR TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
ENGINE FIRE.
DISC BRAKES FAILED FROM EXCESSIVE WEAR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TAKEN IN (3) TIME FOR REPAIRS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. LIMITING THE BRAKES AND, STEERING.*AK
VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE BRAKING AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.(EA95-026) *AK BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES, HOWEVER DEALER COULD NEVER FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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