SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
30 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
UPON APPLYING BRAKES ON RUFF OR WET ROADS, THE BRAKE PEDAL JUMPS AND THEN GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES FAIL. DEALER SUGGESTS THAT I DRIVE ONLY ON SMOOTH ROADS THAT ARE DRY. THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. TOLD THAT IT MEETS STANDARDS. I FEEL THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AND I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT AND RISK MY LIFE OR ANYONE I MIGHT HIT. MY BROTHER HAS ALREADY BEEN THROWN INTO THE DASH, WHILE WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. DEALER SAID BELT DOES NOT HOLD WHEN BRAKES FAIL.*AK