NHTSA — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Foundation Components: Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1999 Pontiac Montana brakes problems

brakes problem

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1999 Pontiac Montana Owner Comments

problem #1

Oct 301999

Montana

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Did not mark crash, however could not stop in time to prevent hitting curb, my mother had borrowed my car. If a car had been parked there it would have been hit. Failure was due to brake line was positioned so that when the wipers were running, the arm that goes back and forth to actuate the drivers side wiper was contacting the line in a sawing motion. The line was covered with a braided shield or tube over the line and it went through both that and the brake line. I did not get a brake warning light until the brake fluid resevoir was down to 1/4 in. The brakes went from being a little mushy to none at all. Had I been on a trip on a rainy day, I could have been in a very serious accident. The dealers attitude was very disappointing. There could easily be hundreds of cars out there that are accidents waiting to happen. It took them 7 working days to get a new line in and replace it. They did not even clean off the brake fluid that was sprayed in the engine area from the leak. When I asked about if they reported this problem they said that someone would look into it when they filed the warranty paperwork that no other incidents have been reported.

- Mertztown, PA, USA

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