Brake failure on a Honda Civic 2000 with under 11, 000 miles causing car to hit several other cars in a parking lot. Cause of the brake failure was determned to be failure of the seal surrounding piston on the master brake cylinder.

- Huntsville, AL, USA

: the contact stated brake fluid leaked causing the brakes to fail, and nearly causing an accident. The non service dealer determined the brake cylinder needed to be replaced to resolve the issue.

- Sharon, MA, USA

Front brakes started grinding at about 70,000 miles. The consumer purchased new brake parts for front and rear brakes, assuming that if the front brakes were worn out it would make sense to replace the rear at the same time. The front brake pads were completely worn out to the metal backing. Upon removing the rear brake shoes and comparing them to the newly purchased shoes there was no noticeable wear. In effect, the car was only using the front brakes. Owned this vehicle since it was new and have been involved in two front end collisions where the front brakes locked, making it harder to maneuver and causing it to crash into the vehicle ahead, even when trying to steer around to avoid a collision. Updated 7/13/2006 - the consumer was told that the brake wear was normal.

- Winter Park, FL, USA

When the consumer put his foot on the brake to put the gear in drive or reverse the brake did not hold effectively, consumer discovered the brake had to be pumped several times in order to get normal braking power, the master cylinder was replaced, however the problem still existed.

- Mountain View, CA, USA