News tagged with 'Brakes'

With more travelers taking to motorcycles than in previous years, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds that antilock brakes save lives.

A Pennsylvania judge approved a class-action lawsuit last week alleging automobile maker Kia sells its Sephia model with defective brakes. According to the suit, the Kia Sephia's brakes are built with a design defect, which causes them to repeatedly wear out. The lawsuit was filed by Shamell Samuel-Bassett who claims

DaimlerChrysler has announced the recall of 316,148 Jeep Wrangler sport utility vehicles and 268,740 Dodge Ram pickups for two separate problems. Parking brakes can reportedly release on their own without warning in Jeep Wrangler SUVs made between June 1989 and December 1995. The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin

Over 500,000 General Motors (GM) SUVs were recalled last week after engineers discovered brake and hazard light malfunctions in the vehicles. The recall affects owners of the 2000 and 2001 Chevy Blazer, GMC Jimmy and Oldsmobile Bravada. GM officials say the vehicles' brake lights and hazard lamps may not illuminate w

Recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began investigating 1999 Ford Super Duty F-Series trucks because of reports of faulty parking brakes. Almost 1,300 owners have complained that the trucks' parking brakes do not work. 37 Ford truck owners complained that the defective brake caused t

Recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began investigating 1994 and 1995 Jeep Wranglers because of parking brake problems. More than 2,400 complaints have been lodged documenting 51 crashes that have injured at least 3 people. 124,826 of these Jeeps remain on the road.

Recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began investigating vacuum assisted brakes installed on 1997-2000 GM C/K trucks. NHTSA has received 18 complaints, including 2 crashes involving 4 injuries.

A lawsuit has been filed against Kia Motors alleging that defective front brake systems were installed on model year 1998 through model year 2000 Sephia sedans. The faulty brakes caused premature wear requiring expensive repairs. Kia, a unit of Hyundai Motor Co., maintains that Sephia brakes "have always been sa