Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| NTB99031B | 05/31/2000 | NTB09931A | 613476 | Some vehicle may exhibit a groan or humming noise from the rear of the vehicle after releasing the brake pedal and moving forward slowly at approximately 5 mph (8 mph). *tt | 07/19/2000 |
| NTB99031A | 05/17/1999 | NTB99031 | 606570 | Vehicles may exhibit a groan or humming noise from rear after releasing brake pedal. *tt | 08/27/1999 |
| NTB99031 | 05/01/1999 | 604997 | Exhibiting rear brake groan / humming noise after releasing brake pedal. *tt | 05/21/1999 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||||
| NTB99005A | 06/17/1999 | NTB99005 | 606182 | Key value brake pad service information. *tt | 08/12/1999 |
| NTB99005 | 03/01/1999 | 604301 | Service information on key value brake pads. *tt | 04/22/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 07/31/1998 | |||
| Squeaky brakes. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 02/07/2003 | 40500 | 01/29/1999 | |
| I was driving on a snow covered road and applied my brakes. i got nothing but instant and complete abs, and after quickly releasing and reapplying the brakes, still had nothing but abs. ph | |||
| 08/20/1999 | 4 | 05/01/1999 | |
| I had abs problem on 05-04-00,07-17-00 and two other time in 1999&2000. *ak | |||
| When brake pedal is released brakes grind. dealer has replaced the brake system. manufacturer has been notified.*ak | |||
| 12/08/1998 | 0 | 09/28/1998 | |
| Consumer heard a grinding sound in the brakes. emergency brake was not releasing properly at 9000miles, and at 26000 miles there was a grinding noise. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 3 | |||
| While driving at 50 mph and higher, and brakes are applied, the front wheels lock up and brakes don't hold. this has happen on 3 occasions, almost causing an accident. the dealership and manufacturer cannot fix the problem. please provide more details. mr | |||
| 03/01/2000 | |||
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| When brake pedal is released brakes grind. dealer has replaced the brake system. manufacturer has been notified.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 7500 | 2 | 10/01/1998 |
| Brakes failed to hold and smoke came from rear brakes. at approx 7500 miles, vehicle was taken to dealership to investigate grinding and sqealing brake sounds.the rotors were resurfaced. cars was taken back on two more occasions to report brake sounds. dealership could reproduce sounds during test drive and said the brakes were fine. the last incident with the lock up and smoke, vehicle with approx.44,000 miles was diagnosed as needing brake reline and rear brake cables at a cost of $400 plus. the problem of too much brake pedal was said to be the norm. brake pedal travel was never this much when vehicle was purchased.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM | |||
| 03/10/2002 | 1 | ||
| When releasing pedal after braking there is a grinding and humming noise coming from rear of vehicle. dealer replaced rear brake cables and turned rear rotors.*ak *jg | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 300 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Per dealership, rear brake cable does not release when applying brakes. system malfunctioned. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||
| 11/15/2007 | 130000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 nissan maxima. the rear tail lights stay on continually, when she turns on the headlights the third brake light turns on and stays on, which made her vehicle appear as though it was stopping. during day light hours when she presses the brake the side lights turn on and the radio light dims. the current mileage was 138,000, and the failure mileage was 130,000. the purchase date was not available. | |||