SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Miles at failure
12,000
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE WAS TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE COMING ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHOINFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK