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Isuzu Rodeo Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Safety Report | Apr 21, 2003
Reported on Apr 21, 2003
| MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF BRAKE/ABS MALFUNCTION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS - APPROX LESS THAN 20 MPH. IN EACH OCCURRENCE THE BRAKE PEDAL STRONGLY RESISTS FOOT PRESSURE, BRAKING ACTION IS MINIMAL-TO-NONEXISTENT, AND THE ABS UNIT EMITS A GROANING/GRINDING SOUND FROM VICINITY OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN THESE SITUATIONS THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF COLLISION WITH STATIONARY VEHICLES AHEAD IN TRAFFIC. AS GREATER PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IN SOME INSTANCES THE FAULTY ABS ACTION ABRUPTLY ENDS - CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS BEHAVIOR RISKS CAUSING A COLLISION BY CLOSELY FOLLOWING VEHICLES. AFTER EACH OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, THE ABS LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE APPEARS AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS DURING THAT PARTICULAR TRIP. DRIVER HAS REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM RE- OCCURRING. *NLM | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Rodeo |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MISSOURI CITY TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4S2CM58W5X4 |
| Mileage: | 30000 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | 4WD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | CARMAX HOUSTON TX 77074 |
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