NHTSA ODI Complaints 10812011
原文と出典
原文
WHILE ON A HILL HOLDING THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES ACTIVATED, A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE FLUID WAS CLEAR AND DRIPPING ON THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR DROPPED WITH SUCCESSIVE BRAKE APPLICATIONS. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MULTIPLE FIXED METAL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODING AND ONE HAD ENOUGH TO CORROSION TO CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE METAL CAUSING A LEAKING BREAK LINE. ALL FIXED METAL BRAKE LIES WERE REPLACE AT A VERY HIGH EXPENSE DUE TO THE LABOR TO INSTALL THE NEW LINES. PART WERE ONLY A FRACTION OF THE LABOR TO INSTALL NEW BRAKE LINES ALONG THE BODY FRAMING. IRONICALLY, THE REPAIR SHOP OWNER HAD A 2500 SERIES GM PICKUP TRUCK WHICH EXPERIENCE THE SAME BRAKE LINE FAILURES JUST MONTHS BEFORE. IN ALL MY YEARS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF A FIXED METAL BRAKE LINE. THEY ARE USUALLY MAKE OF MATERIALS WHICH PREVENT CORROSION OF THE METAL AND THEREFORE REMAIN USEFUL FOR STOPPING THE VEHICLE THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE USEFUL LIFE.
出典
- 情報源
- NHTSA ODI Complaints — 行政機関に寄せられた所有者の苦情
- 報告者の区分
- 所有者
- 情報源での番号
- 10812011
- 国・市場
- US
- 言語
- en
- 文書版
- 第1版(保持1版)
- 情報源についての注記
- US federal government dataset. Complaints are unverified consumer reports, not confirmed defects.
日時
- 発生日
- 2013-09-01
- 情報源の受付日
- 2015-12-24
- 情報源のファイルへの追加日
- 情報源のAPIが返さないため不明
- 発行・公表日
- 情報源のAPIが返さないため不明
- 初回観測
- 2026-10-05 12:45 JST (初回の一括取得)
- この版の取得
- 2026-10-05 12:45 JST