SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
10 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES AND EACH TIME WAS A PREMATURE WEARING AND MOST OF THE TIME COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID $100.OO DEDUCTIBLE I THINK 5 TIMES. ON 4/11/00 THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY COVERED ITEM AND SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THEN ON 6/28/00 THE NEW REASON THEY GAVE ME FOR THE PREMATURE WEARING WAS THAT I NEEDED HEAVY DUTY BRAKES ON THE REAR. I PAID $401.00 FOR THAT AND THEY COVERED THE FRONT BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. I WAS ALSO TOLD NUMEREOUS TIMES IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. IT IS STILL A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND NOW THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A NEW REASON FOR THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR THE BRAKES WILL GIVE OUT WHILE I AM GOING FAST. *AK