NHTSA Complaint #10115436 — 2000 WESTERN ALPINE COACH SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10115436
Vehicle	2000 WESTERN ALPINE COACH
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Date of Incident	October 18, 2004
Date Filed	March 18, 2005
Mileage	32,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AR

Consumer Description

THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED PERFORMING ERRATICALLY WHILE DECELERATING DOWN A HILL. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTIFICATION. *AK THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DOWN SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR AND USE THE EXHAUST BRAKES TO COAST TO STOP, THE ABS LIGHT FLASHED, FLUID WAS VISIBLE ON BOTH SIDES OF COACH BEHIND THE FRONT WHEELS, THE BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HOT, THE ABS SENSORS MELTED AND WERE HANGING AND THE OIL RESERVOIR CAPS WERE BLOWN OUT AND ALL OF THE OIL WAS GONE. *SC

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