NHTSA complaint: 1998 ISUZU RODEO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER (WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALONE) WAS CHANGING LANES MOVING FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. SOON AFTER CROSSING THE DIVIDER LINES SHE NOTICED BRAKE LIGHTS AHEAD. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A GRINDING, POPPING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW MOMENTS PASSED, THEN THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, BUT NOT IN TIME. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER COLLIDED WITH THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING SLIGHT INJURIES TO THE ARMS AND STOMACH OF THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER. THE DAUGHTER ALSO SLIGHTLY INJURED HER RIGHT LEG IN THE COLLISION. POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE, BUT NO ONE WAS CITED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. *NLM
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation