Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 95212 | 10/01/1995 | 46478 | The use of petroleum-based grease as a lubricant in servicing disc brakes is no longer acceptable because it may be incompatible with the rubber material used in the disc brake system. if petroleum-based grease is used to lubricate any par | 04/25/1996 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||||
| 985A13 | 03/18/1998 | 601012 | The use of petroleum-based grease as a lubricant in servicing disc brakes is no longer acceptable. *yc | 06/17/1998 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||||
| 942411 | 11/01/1994 | 37762 | Brakes - calipers - front caliper piston boots damaged. *tw | 01/06/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 1 | |||
| Anti-iock brakes failed. yh | |||
| 07/15/1997 | |||
| Brakes: when driving down the highway everything is fine. attempted to use the brakes and had to push pedal completely to the floor like there were no brakes at all. had to use the emergency brake in order to stop. *ak | |||
| 2 | 07/01/1990 | ||
| Owner has abs brakes, while driving brakes go out. also, there was a recall for this problem, but his vehicle was not included in the recall. *ak | |||
| 12/05/1995 | |||
| While driving on the highway experienced total loss of the brakes.please describe. *ak | |||
| 09/30/1995 | |||
| Abs, brakes overheats and causes lockup on the right front pedal goes to the floor when applied. tt | |||
| 01/01/1990 | 6 | ||
| Anti-lock brakes failed 6 times, twice resulting in accidents. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 07/01/1998 | |||
| Brake pedal is going straight to the floor.only able to bear down and use the emergency brakes to stop.consumer contacted dealer. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1994 | 2 | 08/01/1990 | |
| Brakes overheated and lost power on occasion. recall on other models however this vehicle did not qualify for recall. | |||
| 0 | |||
| After driving for an hour at the speed of 35 to 40 mph the fluid starts to boil which causes the brakes to fail. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 02/12/1997 | |||
| While driving brakes froze up in a locked position, the vehicle pulled itself to the side of the road and started smoking. this was a second request. *ak | |||
| 09/11/1996 | 1 | 05/08/1991 | |
| Front right brake was smoking. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 06/26/1997 | 2 | 01/01/1993 | |
| Brake calipers froze causing pads to overheat and caught on fire. | |||
| 09/11/1996 | 1 | 05/08/1991 | |
| Caliper slide rails rusted. | |||
| 09/11/1996 | 1 | 05/08/1991 | |
| Caliper slide rails rusted/froze in a locked position, causing vehicle to pull to the right. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 05/25/1995 | |||
| The front disc brake and the hydraulic pads stick together. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE WARNING | |||
| 01/01/1990 | 1 | ||
| Brake warning system failure. | |||