NHTSA complaint: 2005 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN OPERATION, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES REMAINED SPONGY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPONENTS WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WERE THE CALIPERS, ROTORS, BRAKE SHOES AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SENSOR WHICH HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation