NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN1 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
TRANSMISSION: SLIPPING AND LEAKING AT 56,000MI. EVEN THOUGH ALL REGULAR SERVICES WERE DONE. NEVER HAULED ANYTHING OR DROVE OFF ROAD. DEALER EST COST $1,495-$2,200 FOR BARE BONES OVERHAUL/ADDITONAL PARTS. BRAKES: HAD TO PUSH LONG AND HARD TO STOP. RENEWED FRONT BRAKES, RESURFACED ROTORS, ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES AT 26,857MI. BROUGHT IN FOR SAME PROBLEM AND FRONT SQUEALING AT 26,920 ON 11/5/98. DEALER COULDN'T DETECT PROBLEM. SAME DAY (11/5/98) ON THE WAY HOME FROM DEALER AT 26,949MI HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP ON TIME.*AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation