SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
30 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BRAKE MALFUNCTION OCURRED. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME SOFT WHEN PRESSED DOWN ON, SINKING TO FLOORVERY FAST, EMITTING AN AIR RELEASE TYPE SOUND, SIMULAR TO ANTI LOCK BRAKE RELEASE SOUND, BUT WITHOUT THE CONTROLED SPURTS, THE PRESURE RELEASE HAPPENS ALL AT ONCE, CAUSING LOCK UP OF BRAKES. DEALERSHIP WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM, IT RETURNED AFTER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOW HAPPENS ON MOST WARM DAYS, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.*AK