| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006105100 | Incident Date: Dec, 06 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MYRTLE BEACH | Consumer's State: SC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: UNIROYAL TIRE CO. |
| Model Name: UNKNOWN | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WS52J131 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 07 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 30 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Anti lock brakes , december 2006. i noticed the brakes were spongy, and a loud growling type noise when i turned . i took it to my regular mechanic, who did an inspection, and said the brakes were fine. brake pads were in good shape,etc . i drove home, anti lock light was on. i took the car back to repair shop for test drive. they drove it for several hours no noises or spongy braking. my daughter called me & reported seeing the car flying down the road.. i told repair shop i wasn't driving 55 or greater when problem occurred. i was doing between 10- 40 mph. they drove it again at much slower speeds and recreated the problems. they recommended i replace the abs sensor and right/left wheel cylinders . i did, it at great expense. the warning light for the anti lock brakes went out. i drove home, parked the car, and the next morning rove to work, and it happened again. the warning light was back on . took it back to the repair shop. everything was working fine. they could not find a reason for the problems. but, recommended replacement of the brake system. also had to replace all four tires due to thread separation. another customer there with this car, also a 2003 buick century that was having new tires put on for the same reason. the tread was separating. but no recall was issued , why? perhaps like me, most people didn't know where to report such problems, they just replaced them like i did. *ak |
