# 1998 ISUZU RODEO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `189278` · 1999-12-16 · Isuzu Motors Limited
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ISUZU
- **Model:** RODEO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Isuzu Motors Limited
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
BRAKES FAILED PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, JUMPED CURB, BRAKES LOCKED, VEHICLE STRUCK BUILDING; BRAKES FAILED AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD, SWERVED VEHICLE ONTO CURB TO AVOID COLLISION; BRAKES RELEASE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS (E.G., RAILROAD TRACKS, POTHOLES, SPEED BUMPS); RECREATED THIS PROBLEM WITH ISUZU SERVICE MANAGER IN THE VEHICLE; BRAKES HAVE CONSTANT METAL TO METAL SOUND; VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STARTS - BRAKE PEDAL FALLS; ISUZU HAS STATED MANY TIMES THAT BRAKES MEET SPECS; REAR DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED; BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN RECALIBRATED; PROBLEMS PERSIST; CONSUMER SAFETY HAS BEEN GROSSLY COMPROMISED WITHOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE.  *AK
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