This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Driving vehicle at speed 40 mph, applied the brakes, extended stopping distance, impact 12:00 position, hitting a guard rail and fence, loss of control.
ABS, brakes failure, when applying brakes and ABS kicks in, ABS will surge and experience loss of brakes after few seconds the pressure would come back.
During panic stop, experience brake failure, brake action seems inadequate to stop and allows vehicle to continue to roll forward. Tt in a panic stop the vehicle did not come to a stop, it coast to a stop.
While driving, experience intermittent brake failure, upon reaching stop sign, brake action seemed ineffective, pedal went to floor, hit another vehicle.
During panic stop, made attempt to stop, brake pedal went nearly to floor on dry pavement, result vehicle continued to roll forward, hit car, no warning.
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- Dauphin, PA, USA