BRAKE PARTS DISC BRAKE ROTOR Complaints

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2001 GRAY CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN & OFTEN TIMES FOR ABOUT THE LAST 5 YEARS NOW AND EVEN AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE ACCELERATOR SPEEDS UP WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION AND I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AGAIN TO STOP IT FROM CONTINUOUSLY ACCELERATING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND WHEN I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL ACTUALLY PUMPS UP TO DEACTIVATE THE ACCELERATION PROCESS TEMPORARILY. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN AIR CONDITION IS IN USE AND IT ALSO HAPPENS ALOT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL JUST SPEED UP SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON. I HAVE HAD IT INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS SOME KIND OF BRAKING SECURITY FEATURE ONCE THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT BUT OTHER AUTO MECHANICS THAT HAVE INSPECTED MY BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE DON'T SEEM TO KNOW ANYMORE THAN THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS COMPUTERIZED. ALL THE OTHER MECHANICS DO IS CHANGE MY BRAKES PADS WHEN THEY WEAR DOWN BUT CAN'T EXPLAIN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION NOW THAT I AM HEARING ABOUT ALL OF THE CONTROVERSIES WITH TOYOTA MOTORS BRAKING DEFAULTS AND THE DEATHS AND INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH IT I AM REALLY GETTING CONCERNED ABOUT MY VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY ACCELERATING FOR NO EXPLAINABLE REASON. I THINK CHEVROLET WILL PROBABLY TRY AND HID SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT THE BAD EXPOSURE THAT TOYOTA IS GETTING SO I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THEM RIGHT NOW ESPECIALLY AFTER THEM TELLING ME BASICALLY NOTHING IN THE PAST. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVICE ME WHAT TO DO??? [XXX] *TR

IN FEBRUARY, 2005 I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD FWD PICKUP. FROM DAY 1 I HAD BRAKE FADING WITH THE VEHICLE. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER WHEN EVER I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE TO NO AVAIL. IN JULY 2008, WITH 18,359 MILES ON IT I WAS TOLD "THE REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT IT WAS AFFECTING BRAKING POWER" AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE ALSO RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IN JUNE 2009, WITH 25,001 MILES ON IT, I AGAIN HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS AND 3 BLEEDERS WERE RUSTED AND RUINED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ONE CALIPER. AT THE SAME TIME THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS RESURFACED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) FROM:[XXX] SUBJECT:TOYOTA COMMENTS: I RECALL A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MILITARY AIRCRAFT, IN WHICH THE ENGINEERS (MYSELF INCLUDED), COULD NOT ISOLATE A SYSTEM ERROR. IT WAS REPEATEDLY FIXED WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PROBLEM FELL DOWN TO A FIRMWARE ERROR, ON WHICH THE SOFTWARE WAS RUNNING. THE FIRMWARE LOGIC CODE WAS A THIRD PARTY PROVISION TO THE SYSTEM, AND NONE OF THE ENGINEERS HAD REAL ACCESS TO THE LOGIC CIRCUITRY. THE FIRMWARE TESTED FINE, AND RAN THE TEST CODE AS WELL, WITH NO ERRORS. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL, THAT THE SYSTEM THREW THE ERRORS. SINCE IT WAS THE FIRMWARE THAT THREW THE ERRORS, NONE OF THE SENSORS OR ANY OF THE SYSTEM LOGS CAUGHT THE PROBLEM. THE VENDOR OF THE FIRMWARE "ASSUMED" IT WAS ALWAYS THE USER CODE "THE OEM" THAT WAS AT FAULT, AND ANY LOG WAS AIMED AT MONITORING THE SOFTWARE EXECUTION, AND NOT THE FIRMWARE PROCESSING. IN WATCHING THE MAJOR AUTO MANUFACTURER COME TO HIS KNEES, IT STRUCK ME AS TO HOW SIMILAR, THE SITUATION SEEMS IN THIS CASE, TO WHAT WE EXPERIENCED, IN THE AIR FORCE. PERHAPS THERE SHOULD BE SOME MODICUM OF CONSIDERATION TO THE FIRMWARE ARCHITECTURE IN YOUR INVESTIGATION, AND NOT JUST THE SOFTWARE. JUST A THOUGHT FOR YOU TO HAVE FUN WITH. DAVEC FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND IN FEB. 2009 I HAD 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED BY HONDA AT A COST OF $86.55 WHICH WAS ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF THE REPAIR. IN FEB. 2010 AT 30,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKES WERE DOWN TO THE SENSORS AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACE AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED A 1999 AND HAVE A 2007 HONDA ACCORD AND NEVER REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES UNTIL THEY HAD AR LEASE 45,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THE 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORD. CANADA HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE REAR BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACE AT NO CHARGE IN FEB.2010 AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY $86.55 THAT I PAID IN FEB. 2009 BUT HONDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE REAR BRAKES HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO DO THIS CAUSE IT WILL COST THEM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I HOPE WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT ANOTHER TOYOTA SITUATION. *TR

DRIVING 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. SEEMED TO HAVE 'SKIPPED' FORWARD WHILE GENTLE BRAKING OVER BUMPY ROAD (SMALL BUMPS). CAR HAD ALLEGEDLY HAD ELECTRIC REPAIR TO ABS FOR THE PRIUS, HOWEVER; WILL TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO CONFIRM. I REALIZE THERE ARE PRIVACY CONCERNS AS AN OWNER, AND I'M NOT LOOKING TO PUT EMPHASIS ON MYSELF, HOWEVER; AFTER SUPPOSED REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM I AM WORRIED THAT THE ELECTRONIC UPDATE TO THE PRIUS 2010 WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. THE SLIGHT 'JOLT' THAT I FELT MADE ME THINK INITIALLY I WAS BUMPED IN THE BACK OF MY CAR. THANKS AGAIN FOR INVESTIGATING THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME,(ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THEY SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. AS YOU TRY TO COME TO A STOP AT ANY TIME THE BRAKES GO IN ANTI- LOCK MODE AND THEN GIVE OUT!! YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO HOLD. IT IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED AT MY FORD DEALER (FETTE FORD, CLIFTON NJ) NOT THAT MANY MILES AGO. AND THEY TELL YOU THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND IT'S MY BAD DRIVING HABITS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A WEBSITE (FORDBRAKES.COM) WHERE HUNDREDS OF DRIVERS DESCRIBE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SIMILAR LIES TOLD TO THEM BY FORD SERVICE DEPTS. WHEN THIS STORY FINALLY GETS OUT AND WE START REALIZING HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND MAYBE DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST DOZEN YEARS. IT WILL PROBABLY RIVAL THE TOYOTA COVER-UP. PLEASE TAKE ACTION AND INVESTIGATE NOW!!! *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKE ISSUE. MY TRUCK BRAKES START TO PULSE AT ALL SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. I HAVE INSIDE THE LAST TWO YEARS REPLACES THREE SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY FRIGHTENING WHILE APPLY THE BRAKES EXITING THE FREEWAY ON WET ROADS THE BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO STOP THE TRUCK IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND THE FRONT END HAS A TENDENCY TO JUMP AND DRIFT TO ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MY SELF HAVING THE BRAKES REPAIRED BY QUALIFIED MECHANIC AND EVEN TO BLAME THE BRAKES ON ONE MECHANIC THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT HE DID KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING HE JUST DID KNOT KNOW ABOUT THE TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKE ISSUE HISTORY AS I DID NOT KNOW AS WELL TILL NOW. EACH TIME THE MECHANIC BLAMED IT ON THE DRIVING HABITS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE, AS THE LAST TIME I HAD MY BRAKES WORKED ON WAS JUST LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKES HAVE DONE THE SAME THING IN LESS TIME THEN IN THE PAST. IN ADDITION THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE PULSING OF THE FRONT END HAD DAMAGED THE FRONT END WHICH COST OVER $3,000.00 TO FIX. ITS JUST NOW AFTER THE TOYOTA GAS PEDDLE ISSUE CAME TO LIGHT THAT I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 8 YEARS WITH THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE WITH THE TUNDRA YEAR 2001. *TR

WE HAVE 88,000 MILES ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND IT IS TIME TO PUT ON THE 3RD SET OF FRONT BRAKES ON THIS CAR. IF THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM?? OUR SISTER IN-LAW ALSO HAS A SEQUOIA AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AND HAS NOT REPLACED THE BRAKE EVER. *TR

AFTER 24,000 MILES A NOISE FROM BRAKE SYSTEM DEVELOPED ON OUR 2007 LEXUS LS460. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED UNDER WARRANTY. I PICKED THE CAR UP THE NEXT DAY AND DROVE AROUND BLOCK AND CAME BACK WITH THE SAME NOISE. THE DEALERS SHOP FOREMAN DROVE THE CAR AND ASKED IF I COULD LEAVE CAR BECAUSE OF THE NOISE. I PICKED UP CAR 12 DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS BECAUSE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL ON ROTORS. THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL. AFTER ABOUT 250 MILES I NOTICED THE BRAKE DUST WAS MUCH WORSE THAN BEFORE AND THAT ONE SIDE WAS MUCH DARKER THAN THE OTHER AND THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE WHEN YOU CAME TO A STOP AND START. AFTER 2 MORE TRIPS TO DEALER FOR THE NOISE AND DUST THEY DID NOT ATTEMPT ANY REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PADS ARE MADE TO BE SOFT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKING. LAST WEEK I TOOK MY CAR TO AN ASE CERTIFIED SHOP AND THEY TEST DRIVE THE CAR AND THEY AGREED WITH ME THAT THE NOISE WAS NOT NORMAL. I HAD THEM TURN THE ROTORS, WITCH TOOK .012" TO CLEAN UP, AND REPLACE PADS WITH AN AFTERMARKET SET AND THE NOISE IS GONE AND THE DUST IS MUCH LESS. I BELIEVE LEXUS PUT SOFT PADS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO PERFORM TO NHTSA REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS INFORMATION ON THE WEB THAT SHOWS THAT THE LS460 LEXUS BRAKING DISTANCE POSTED BY LEXUS COMPARED TO INDEPENDENT TEST ARE MUCH DIFFERENT IN NUMBER OF FEET TO STOP THIS CAR AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TW

WITHING A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE HONDA ACCORD 2009, IN GERMANTOWN, MD, IN DECEMBER 2008... IT STARTED MAKING A SCREECHING SOUND IN MY BRAKES. EVERYTIME I GO GET IT CHECKED, THEY SAY IT'S FIXED. THEN AS SOON AS I DRIVE AWAY, THE NOISE IS STILL THERE... WHAT THE '!@#$% IS THIS? I JUST GOT THIS BRAND NEW CAR... AND STARTED TO MAKE NOISE... THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN... NOW, THE YEAR IS ENDING... AND THE NOISE IS THERE... I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONSIDERING FILING SUIT ... *TR