Front and rear brakes are wearing out too soon on minivan. Got brake work done on 10/5/02, 11/5/03, 3/26/04, 8/3/04 and 9/4/04.

- Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Heard loud growling noise from brakes when applied, right front brake locked when brakes were applied in a panic stop was told by dealer this was normal as the meatering devise on the master cylinder would not give a 50/50 amount of pressure to the front brakes at the same time"?????" I was schocked by this statement, I feel after 3 repair attempts that the brakes foer a 4, ooo lb van are too small, this is evedent by the pad smell after desending a mountian road at a slow speed, also the brake pedal fades after 6 stop and go attempts at a slow speed, also in the morning the brake pedal is very hard to apply, this the dealer told me was due to the fact that a small amount of moisure and brake pad dust were in the rotors and will burn off after a few miles, I hope no one pulls out in front of me on my street.I I hope you people reshearch the brakes on these vans, you might be able to save a life or two, my confidence is totalty gone in regards to the stopping of this van.

- Agawam, MA, USA