Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| 13744 | 01/01/2000 | 612741 | Some vehicles may experience an excessive amount of noise from the front wheel area while braking under certain conditions, vehicles built 11/15/99 and before may. *mjs | 06/12/2000 | |
| 99194 | 09/20/1999 | 6090082 | Information for servicing and diagnosing brake vibration, brake inspection, and brake friction material replacement. *tt | 03/06/2000 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||||
| 7907 | 01/01/2000 | 7907 | 612395 | Excessive amount of noise from the front wheels when braking under certain conditions. | 06/08/2000 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||||
| 02176 | 09/02/2002 | 10008580 | Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj | 08/05/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 07/24/2003 | 1 | ||
| Independent shop replaced in one year the brakes. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 06/08/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2001 | |
| On june 8, 2002 i was driving down a major hwy in louisiana. i was driving 70 miles per hour which was the posted speed limit. a car clipped my front end and caused me to go off the highway into the grass. i don't know if my brakes were a problem because they are anti-lock so i'm not sure if this was suppose to happen along with the airbags but when i applied the brakes the van would not stop. i ended up back on the freeway across traffic still going in the same direction, and hit a metal guardrail head on that was located beside the concrete wall that holds up the bridge. the van then bounced off the wall, hit it again then turned around. this is all that i can remember. when my van hit the guard rail my head hit the steering wheel. the airbags on either side did not deploy. my husband hit the dashboard on the passenger side. i have pictures from the crash where the airbags did not even attempt to deploy, i spoke with robert smith at the dealership where the van was towed. he stated that by looking at the van because it has been declared a total loss he'd wished the airbags had deployed , but luckily we all walked away from the crash. he did state that there are several sensors and that they all have to register and hit has to be a head on crash. my comment was going 70 miles per hour and hitting a metal guard rail head on, how much head on do you need?*ak | |||
| 05/18/2001 | 1 | 01/01/2001 | |
| Total brake fade, not pedal, brakes just wouldn't hold. had normal pedal. according to an accident investigator i am talking to, he has at least one other case similar. this involved a 2001 nissan suv. in that case it was found that the right front wheel sensor was not sending the proper signal for a failure(which would have disabled abs) but not proper signal for abs to work. *ak | |||
| 01/13/2001 | |||
| Consumer has taken vehicle to dealer 3 times to repair brakes, but problem still exists. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 10/24/2002 | 31452 | 3 | 07/25/2002 |
| Vehicle experienced a problem with the brake calipers grinding together, which caused extended stopping distance. ts *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 06/06/2003 | 28304 | 4 | 12/01/2001 |
| Have had repeated front brake wear out and noise (squaek/groan) on my 2000 mercury villager since new. have had 4 sets of front brake pads and a set of rotors replaced in only 28,000 miles. dealer says there is nothing wrong. the other two mercury villagers that i've owned (1996 and 1998 models) did not have this problem.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - SHOES/LININGS | |||
| 09/06/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2001 | |
| The lining of shoe was completely broken.*ak | |||