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Almost a year ago one afternoon my wife and I were going out from the Walmart parking lot to the main road. As I drew from first stop light towards the traffic light junction it was little hill, and so I began to use my breaks to slow down as we were approaching the junction. I could not believe that the brakes were not working at all. Thankfully I was driving at 8-10 per miles, as we were approaching the intersection. But the scary part was that even after rolling for almost 200 feet the car kept going and I realized that I have no control over my car, I almost stood over the steering wheel in order to apply the breaks? God was watching over us and as if He literally stop cars from all the directions at that particular time. Slowly I managed to drive in a back drive way of the grocery store and finally the car stopped. My wife and I looked at each other as if we saw a ghost in the day light. We Could not believe what just happened. Immediately from that parking lot I put my blinker on and we drove the car to the local Honda dealers from where we bought the car, thankfully it was two miles from where we were. They took the car in and next day they called us saying you can pick up the car, everything is fine, nothing is wrong with the brakes.....
Update from Jul 14, 2016: The date for this incident was in 2015.
Update from Jul 14, 2016: Just last week as we were driving one car tried to cut in, and so I applied the brakes. This time the car began to shudder and still moving so in order to stop completely, I had to put the car in P. After that it began to happen almost eveytime I had to stop. Carefully we came home safe and this morning I took my car to my own mechanics. He pulled the report on Honda he found out that it is not just our car but so many people have complained about Honda. It is time for Honda people to pay attention and do something about this reckless situation they have been avoiding for over a decade.
While traveling at about 45-50 mph on the highway, coming to an intersection, applied brakes. The brakes went all the way to the floorboard and the vehicle never slowed down. needless to say I crashed into the car in front of me. My car was left undrivable. No major injuries -- thank goodness. But I got the ticket for following too closely even though I know I was not.
- Donna B.,
Houma, LA, US
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Almost a year ago one afternoon my wife and I were going out from the Walmart parking lot to the main road. As I drew from first stop light towards the traffic light junction it was little hill, and so I began to use my breaks to slow down as we were approaching the junction. I could not believe that the brakes were not working at all. Thankfully I was driving at 8-10 per miles, as we were approaching the intersection. But the scary part was that even after rolling for almost 200 feet the car kept going and I realized that I have no control over my car, I almost stood over the steering wheel in order to apply the breaks? God was watching over us and as if He literally stop cars from all the directions at that particular time. Slowly I managed to drive in a back drive way of the grocery store and finally the car stopped. My wife and I looked at each other as if we saw a ghost in the day light. We Could not believe what just happened. Immediately from that parking lot I put my blinker on and we drove the car to the local Honda dealers from where we bought the car, thankfully it was two miles from where we were. They took the car in and next day they called us saying you can pick up the car, everything is fine, nothing is wrong with the brakes.....
Update from Jul 14, 2016: The date for this incident was in 2015.
Update from Jul 14, 2016: Just last week as we were driving one car tried to cut in, and so I applied the brakes. This time the car began to shudder and still moving so in order to stop completely, I had to put the car in P. After that it began to happen almost eveytime I had to stop. Carefully we came home safe and this morning I took my car to my own mechanics. He pulled the report on Honda he found out that it is not just our car but so many people have complained about Honda. It is time for Honda people to pay attention and do something about this reckless situation they have been avoiding for over a decade.
July 14,2016
- Solomon P., Torrington, CT, US