Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKES | |||
| 07/11/2012 | 168000 | 1 | |
| On wednesday, july 11 our daughter was driving our 2001 malibu on i-75 at 70 mph in the rain. the left front brake seized and she went into a 180 degree spin, hit the guard rail and rested facing oncoming traffic. about one year ago the identical thing happened on i-275, also in the rain. the only difference was that she spun to the right after the brake seized. we took the car to a mechanic one year ago and he said the problem was the heat shrink connector on one of the power wires going to the caliper. he was certain he had repaired the problem. we have not been able to have someone look at the brakes since the accident 2 days ago, but the car acted the same way. we want to be sure someone does not get killed from similar problems. it was a miracle that our daughter only received a serious fright both times. *tr | |||
| 07/11/2012 | 168000 | ||
| On wednesday, july 11 our daughter was driving our 2001 malibu on i-75 at 70 mph in the rain. the left front brake seized and she went into a 180 degree spin, hit the guard rail and rested facing oncoming traffic. about one year ago the identical thing happened on i-275, also in the rain. the only difference was that she spun to the right after the brake seized. we took the car to a mechanic one year ago and he said the problem was the heat shrink connector on one of the power wires going to the caliper. he was certain he had repaired the problem. we have not been able to have someone look at the brakes since the accident 2 days ago, but the car acted the same way. we want to be sure someone does not get killed from similar problems. it was a miracle that our daughter only received a serious fright both times. | |||