NHTSA Complaint #705548 — 1995 MERCURY COUGAR

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	705548
Vehicle	1995 MERCURY COUGAR
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Date of Incident	April 12, 1999
Date Filed	April 12, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AR

Consumer Description

FIRST PROBLEMS OF BREAKING SYSTEM STARTED AT 40,000 MILES BOUGHT CAR AT 23,000 MILES. THE CAR SHIMMIES AND STERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN BREAKING. HAVE TURNED ROTOR TWICE AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS TWICE. MY CAR IS AT 50,000 MILES NOW AND HAVE REPLACED WITH NEW ROTORS AND NEW PADS FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN 10,000 MILES BECAUSE THE SHIMMING IF GETTING MORE VIOLENT AND WILL CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT I AM FOR SURE BECAUSE THIS PUTS STRESS ON ALL OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE POWERTRAIN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME IT IS FROM OVER TORCHING OR RIDING THE BRAKES. HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THREE PREVIOUS CARS WITH NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND NO ONE HAS DRIVEN THESE VEHICLES BUT ME. I DO NOT HAVE INDUSTRIAL WRENCH SO OVERTORCHING IS NOT THE PROBLEM. IN CONCLUSION SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS MALFUNCTION. SOMETHING IS WRONG I HAVE ALREADY LOOKED AT THE DATA ON THIS VEHICLE FROM OTHER PEOPLE AND THEIR IS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO LOOK INTO AND RECALL I BELIEVE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

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