Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, HydraulicUnknown Or Other
ON A SHORT TRIP "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" LIT UP.I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTE FE (50 MILES)...REACHING ALBUQUERQUE, I TOOK THE EXIT AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING EXTREME PRESSURE, BUT HAD TO PULL OFF THE EXIT TO SHOULDER TO AVOID COLLISION, AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO C…
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ON A SHORT TRIP "ENGINE CHECK LIGHT" LIT UP.I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTE FE (50 MILES)...REACHING ALBUQUERQUE, I TOOK THE EXIT AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING EXTREME PRESSURE, BUT HAD TO PULL OFF THE EXIT TO SHOULDER TO AVOID COLLISION, AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO COME TO A STOP. THE DEALER SAYS THE EGR VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE (THEY REPLACED IT YESTERDAY), BUT ADMITTED THAT SINCE THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME, I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE (IT HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE UP TO THAT POINT) HE WAS SURPRISED THE BRAKES HAD FAILED. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS....NO WARNING....TOTAL FAILURE. THERE IS A SPECIAL POLICY #96067 IN PLACE FOR THE EGR, BUT THE MAXIMUM MILAGE FOR COVERAGE IS 75,000. (ALTHOUGH FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS OF MODELS IT IS UP TO 100,000.) I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY BRAKE SYSTEM (ALTHOUGH I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING YET), BUT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE SAME ONE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL INFORMATION FOUND ON THE WEB; MY BRAKES WERE NOT SLOW TO RESPOND, THEY JUST WEREN'T WORKING! THANKS , COLLEEN CADWELL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #722437
Mileage unknown · Oct 4, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE OIL IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT ALL THE OIL DRAINS OUT OF THE ENGINE. KNOCKING NOISE IS ALSO HEARD ON WARM ENGINE STARTS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #849850
Mileage unknown · Aug 30, 1999
Unknown Or Other
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA ODI #710681
Mileage unknown · Dec 16, 1996
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingExterior Lighting
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT.
NHTSA ODI #512615
Mileage unknown · Oct 16, 1996
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, HydraulicSteering
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED 60MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. THEN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES COMPLETELY. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IT HAPPENED. *AK *SLC
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
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