BRAKE PARTS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU MY BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR NO BRAKES FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO MY REPAIR SHOP MY MECHANIC FOUND A RUSTED THRU BRAKE FLUID LINE CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT LOOSING BRAKING ACTION A PARTIAL LINE WAS INSTALLED THE REMAINING BRAKE & GASOLINE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED. *TR

2010 DODGE JOURNEY SXT BRAKE FAILURE. ROTORS REPLACED BY CARMAX AND SERVICED BY LANDMARK DODGE. EXTREME SHAKING IN FRONT WHEEL AND PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *KB

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 85,000 MILES, AS CASE NUMBER 10187427. RUBBING SOUND IN DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL AS WHEEL ROTATES; GOING FRONTWARDS OR BACKWARDS BRAKES, PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NOISE HAS NOT CEASED. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS IN DASH STAY ON . TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED IT AND WAS TOLD I NEED A ABS CONTROLLER AND NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. *KB

OWN 2006 FORD RANGER SPORT 4X4. TODAY, 06-11-11 I LOST THE REAR BRAKES FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKES, THEY ASKED ME IF I PARK IN STANDING WATER. I TOLD THEM NO, IN A PARKING LOT.THEY SAID THE REAR BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE FROZEN AND CORODED. I FELT THE REAR DRUMS TODAY AND THEY ARE ICE COLD. IF THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY, THE REAR DRUMS WOULD BE HOT. ITS A VERY SCAREY FEELING WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP. PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF OTHER TRUCK OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NEED ASSISTANCE IN A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN SETTLED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA IN SEPT/09, WHICH I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT ON 4/25/11. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION, BUT I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CALL TO THE COMPANY?S COMPLAINT HOTLINE TO VERIFY IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT PREMATURE WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKES AS THIS WAS MY 3RD REPLACEMENT. MY REPLACEMENT EQUALED OUT TO AROUND EVERY 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BRAKES AND HOW THEY WORK IF DRIVEN APPROPRIATELY TYPICALLY YOUR FRONT BREAKS WEAR FIRST AND YOUR REAR CAN LAST ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50,000 AND 70, 000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES ONE TIME AND CHANGED MY REAR BRAKES 3 TIMES (CURRENTLY I HAVE 94,000 HIGHWAY MILES) IF YOU ASK ANY MECHANIC THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE REAR BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES LONGER THAN THE FRONT BRAKES. I HAVE PROOF THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE LIFE OF THE NEW BRAKE PADS HONDA CREATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOT KNOWING OF THE CLASS ACTION I NEVER SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR A REIMBURSEMENT, BUT I FOUND THAT HONDA HAD ALREADY STARTED USING THE NEW BRAKES STATED IN THE CLAIM. THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES LASTED 30,000, AND NEW BRAKES LASTED EXACTLY THE SAME. I THEN I AM STUCK PAYING MAINTENANCE FEES FOR A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC BRAKING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, FOR AS LONG AS I OWN THE VEHICLE; NEW BRAKES AND POSSIBLE ROTOR DAMAGE EVERY 30,000 MILES. I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH HONDA AND THE ATTORNEYS WHO REPRESENTED THE CUSTOMERS, WITH NO RESOLUTION. ALL I AM ASKING IS FOR 100% CORRECTION IN THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

I APPLIED MY BRAKES ON MY GMC TRUCK AND THEY FAILED . THE BRAKE TUBING RUSTED THRU AT THE ABS UNIT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED SEVERELY. I TRIED TO FIND PRE BENT LINES AND THEY ARE NOT AVAIL. FROM GM AND NOT AVAIL FROM AFTERMARKET FOR A 2002 GMC 2500HD 2WD OR ANY GMC FROM DEALER.FRME AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED WORSE THE MY 1983 AND BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND FLAKED AWAY. *TR

ON OR ABOUT DEC 2ND,2010 TWO PASSENGER SIDE MICHELIN TIRES FACTORY INSTALLED ON A LEXUS HS 250 H BLEW OUT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 110 MILES WITHOUT HITTING ANY OBJECT AT A SPEED OD 5-10 MILES /HOUR.THE BRAND :MICHELIN ENERGY MXV S8 IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR WEB SITE.MICHELIN AND LEXUS DENY DEFECTS BUT GOOGLE SITE HAS A LONG LIST OF BLOW OUT OF THIS BRAND OF MICHELIN TIRE(ENERGY MXV4 215/55/R17.MICHELIN AND LEXUS INTERFERED/REJECTED INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF THEIR DEFECTIVE TIRES. *TR

AFTER PUTTING 19,111 HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC DX, I WAS TOLD BY MY HONDA DEALER THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES. I DID AS I WAS TOLD, AND PURCHASED MY BRAKES FOR $226.39. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE IN AUGUST OF 2010. 8 MONTHS LATER AT 34,189 MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES AGAIN. I WAS FURIOUS AND UPSET, BECAUSE I RECENTLY GOT MY BRAKES REPLACED. I MADE A COMPLAIN TO THE STORE MANAGER, AND HE WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I ENDED UP PAYING ANOTHER $229 TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN OUT AS A RESULT OF MY BAD BRAKE PADS. I DID SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FRONT HONDA CIVIC BRAKES, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2009 - 2011 HONDA CIVICS. I AM AFRAID OF THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLES, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, THAT HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO RECTIFY. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 38,000, CARMAX NEVER TOLD ME THAT. I ENDED UP REPLACING MY ROTORS TWICE SINCE NOV 2010 AND MY BRAKES 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. I SENT DODGE CHRYSLER A LETTER WITH MY INVOICES FOR REFUND WITH NO RESPONSE. AND NOW AGAIN DODGE IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THIS. I DRIVE A SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER AND TWO SONS IN THIS VAN AND FEEL IT IS UNSAFE BUT ITS THE ONLY CAR WE HAVE AND NO ONE WILL HELP US. THANK YOU *TR