1996 Ford Mustang SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR WARNING THE BRAKES JUST FAILED TO RESPOND. NEXT TIME I TURNED MOTOR ON THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IF AN ACCIDENT HAD HAPPENED THE WARNING WOULD HAVE COME TOO LATE. LOST ALL THE BRAKE FLUID.*AK

ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ABS UNIT WAS NOT WORKING.*AK

BRAKE VIBRATION WHEN USED AND NOISE WHEN NOT IN USE. BRAKE PEDAL IS SOMETIMES STIFF AND SOMETIMES VERY SOFT. DEALER HAS HAD IN TO FIX NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS NEVER FIXED PROBLEM. *AK

REFERENCE NHTSA 35-99. ONE BRAKE LINE FAILURE (LEFT FRONT) OCCURRED AS DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT, THE SECOND FAILURE (RIGHT FRONT) OCCURRED LATER WHILE BLEEDING THE SYSTEM IN MY GARAGE. THE AUTOMOBILE WAS A 96 MUSTANG GT WITH COBRA BRAKE UPGRADE WHICH INCLUDED NEW BRAKE LINES.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS, BECOMING SEVERE AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR HIGHER. WHEN BRAKING THE WHEEL PULLS HARD, THE PEDAL MUST BE PUMPED TO KEEP FROM STEERING RIGHT. IF YOU BRAKE HARD THE WHEEL "JERKS"HARD CAUSING YOU TO LOOSE HOLD OF THE STEERING WHEEL IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CUT TWICE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THIS TIME IT HAS MADE IT MUCH WORSE.

HAND BRAKE, WHEN USED, POPS OUT BY ITSELF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. THIS CONDITION ONLY HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES BUSTED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE SAME LOCATION; AT THE "BANJO: FITTING.

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN THE ABS BRAKES WILL CUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

ABS: OWNER DISCOVERED NUMEROUS CRACKS RUNNING FROM CENTER OF BRAKE ROTORS TO OUTER EDGE; COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. REPAIRED TWICE, DEALR HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT'S CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO A SPEED OF 40MPH AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO VIBRATE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN DRIVING 40MPH. *AK

ABS SOLENOID FAILED.

ANTILOCK BRAKE NOISE.

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, TO ENGAGE BRAKES DRIVER HAS TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE PEDAL.

UPON BRAKING, ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT BRAKES GRAB TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVER COME ACROSS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE REAR END OF THE BOCTON IS OUT.

REAR EXHAUST PIPE ERODED TWO BRAKE LINES TO THE POINT OF FAILURE/LEAKAGE.

THE VEHICLE HAS ABS, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE SWERVES.*AK ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP FROM HITTING A DOG, VEHICLE SKIDDED TO RIGHT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND AROUND 55 MPH; ALSO REPLACED ROTORS. *AK

POOR ABS PERFORMANCE DURING A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. *AK

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE LOST BRAKE HAD ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CAR WAS TOTALLED. TT