Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKES | |||
| 06/15/2012 | 156000 | ||
| I was pulling out to cross busy four lane. a car coming from righe switched lanes and turned in front of me. i applied brakes smartly but did not apply hard enough to slide or squeal tires. after that i continued about a mile and started to brake for a stop light. brakes felt as if some air was in system (not fully bled). next i applied again for another light. condition worsened. by the time i returned to my residence, about three miles away, i had to use emergeny brake. all fluid was gone from master cylinder reservoir. i placed car on jack, refilled reservoir and pumped brakes, and found that about 2 to 3 inches of brake lines directly under drivers floor, on the sloped part going upward to master cylinder ,were severely corroded and had failed (pin hole). line above looks new and line below the area looks new. also the car is very clean and non rusted on bottom. this car has been pampered since we purchased from dealer at 18,000 miles. this is clearly a materials issue as the part that is corroded is in a sloped area which would naturally drain off any moisture that collects. additionally fuel lines and adjacent to the brake lines are also corroded. i suspect that lines were damaged when originally bent, probably peircing the outer corrosion coating. this should be covered by a recall. i searched for about five minutes on line and found five complaints that exactly duplicate my problem. this failure mode bypasses the safety design of the master cylinder which is designed to keep either front or rear brakes working if the other fails. it is catastrophic and will (or probably has) caused injury or death. please contact me, don jackson 301-247-2193 or e-mail ogwhan@gmail.com | |||
| 06/07/2012 | 149772 | ||
| I was traveling to work at around 5:30am and started to pass a semi truck when the semi signaled to come over too the paasing lane as well to pass a slower moving truck in front of him. i let off the gas pedal and signal for the truck to manuvuer into the passing lane. i pressed on the brake pedal and the pedal went to the floor and had no stopping power. then the brake warning light came on, so i turned on my hazard lights to move to the shoulder of the road. i got out and checked the fluid level in the matser cylinder to fing that tere was none vivsible. i call my brother to come and tow me and the car home, which was about 6 miles from the house. after i lifted the car and put brake fluid in the master cylinder, i found that the brake line had ruptured where the fuel line and the brake fluid line come together in the rear of the car. i have had to pay for the repairs to the brake line system of $255 of my own monies! thanks pontiac for possibly causing the loss of life or injury to myself, my family, and any other misfortunes that might have happened because of your lack of a improper, unreliable and unsafe braking system!!! as this is not the only report of this failure, i hope and pray it does not come to someone losing a life before you admit your mistakes and failures! | |||
| 06/02/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. the contact was traveling 30 mph when the brake was depressed but did not immediately respond. the contact had to continue pumping the brake pedal to get a response. the contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the brake line going to the front passenger side wheel was completely rusted. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that all of the brake lines would have to be replaced. the failure and current mileages were 106,000. kmj | |||
| 06/02/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. the contact stated was traveling 30 mph when the brake was pressed and did not immediately respond. the contact had to keep pumping the brake pedal to get a response. the contact looked at the vehicle and saw the brake line going to the front passenger side wheel had rusted through. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told all of the brake lines would have to be replaced. the failure mileage and current mileages were 106,000.rl | |||