Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| ITB99024B | 05/31/2000 | ITB99024A | 613448 | Some vehicles may exhbit 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 kph). *tt | 07/19/2000 |
| ITB99024A | 05/17/1999 | ITB99024 | 606569 | Some vehicles 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 kph). *tt | 03/29/2000 |
| ITB99024 | 05/01/1999 | 604998 | Exhibiting rear brake groan / humming noise from rear of vehicle after releasing brake pedal. *tt | 05/21/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 09/15/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1996 | |
| Brakes failed and car rolled into middle of intersection. *ak | |||
| 04/23/1997 | 02/18/1997 | ||
| While driving the vehicle came to a complete stop, applied pressure to accelerator pedal, vehicle went into pen throttle position; applied brakes, would not stop vehicle, impact 12:00 position, hitting a tree and a pole and other vehicle. *ak | |||
| Owner states while driving vehicle at 10-15 mph and trying to use brakes they did not function.they are abs brakes and owner is uncertain why this occurred. he notes that there was just no action when he went to apply brakes.dealers have not determined the cause. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 03/10/2003 | 105000 | 8 | 03/12/1999 |
| Rear brake hum at low speed, mainly when accelerating from full stop. both rear rotors replaced and pads replaced, still occurs. occasional grinding from driver's rear brake - mechanic cannot solve problem despite frequent brake part replacements. dealer cannot find problem either. *la | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 03/10/2003 | 105000 | 8 | 03/12/1999 |
| Rear brake hum at low speed, mainly when accelerating from full stop. both rear rotors replaced and pads replaced, still occurs. occasional grinding from driver's rear brake - mechanic cannot solve problem despite frequent brake part replacements. dealer cannot find problem either. *la | |||
| 02/01/1999 | |||
| Took the brake rotors to be cut, the technician told me that the rotors were cracked. | |||