I WILL PREFACE THIS NOTATION WITH A STATEMENT THAT I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. AS MONTHS WENT ON AFTER I FIRST PURCHASED THE SAID VEHICLE I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE AND MORE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKING SYSTEM. ONCE DEPLOYED THE BRAKES DID BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, ALBEIT WITH A 'SOFT' PEDAL. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED THAT THEY CHECK THE ERROR CODES AS WELL AS THE BRAKES INC. LINES, PADS ROTORS ETC.. THEY STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS WITHIN FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THEY MEASURED THE DISTANCE THE PEDAL TRAVELED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. I COMMENTED THAT WHEN I FIRST START THE VEHICLE THE INITIAL ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGES THE BRAKES FAIRLY WELL. IT IS AFTER A FEW STOPS THAT ONE HAS TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL FURTHER TO HAVE THE SAME FEEL THAT WAS NOTED UPON THE INITIAL STOP AFTER THE CAR WAS FIRST STARTED. I SAID HE FELT LIKE THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE BLED. THEY COMPLIED WITH MY REQUEST. THEY WERE OK FOR ~ 2 WEEKS. I ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS UP TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. I AM RIGHT BACK TO WHERE I WAS A YEAR AGO. I WILL NOTE THAT IT DOES FEEL BETTER AFTER A CAR WASH AND OR IT RAINS. I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF IT'S BRAKE DUST THAT'S INTERFERING WITH THE CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR. THERE IS NOT AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF DUST ON MY RIMS THOUGH. *TR
1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT (60 MPH), THE VEHICLE SURGED/JOLTED FORWARD PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO MERGE INTO THE DIRECTION OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. I TRIED TO TURN AWAY FROM TRACTOR TRAILER TO AVOID COLLISION. MY VEHICLE HIT THE REAR TIRE OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER AND I BEGAN TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. MY BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP EITHER, THEY DIDN'T FUNCTION. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING OVER 3+ TIMES, THE CAR WAS TOTALED. ALL PASSENGERS WERE HOSPITALIZED BUT NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PEOPLE WERE HURT FROM THE ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS REGARDING THE PERIODIC ENGINE SURGE AND/OR JOLTING AND LACK OF BRAKE CONTROL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED IN ORDER TO AVOID FUTURE INCIDENTS. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED IN THIS AUTO ACCIDENT. *TR