Takata recall . Today I have an issue with my car that is when I stopped on almost top of a hill on a red signal suddenly the brakes pedal go down and there was a light on saying : check brakes and I began to loss brake power so I pressed on the accelerate pedal to stop drifting back and parked it aside and turned the engine off then on and everything was normal , that issue happened before one month and I changed the rotors and pads for the four tires and everything was fine since as my mechanic said .
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Charging system malfunctioned, sensors melted in valve trane, radiator elbow and fill neck blew off, complete engine failure and battery failure. I have had a problem with the "check brake" light and an alarm going off. However, when I stopped driving and had it towed to the dealership they could find nothing. Prior to this incident, I took a photo of my dash, I had 76,499 miles and the coolant meter did not read hot. I had had the coolant system flushed at 65,000 miles, and I had all oil and fluids checked again after this incident. The breakdown: three hours into a roadtrip, the A/C began blowing warm, simultaneously - the "the check brake" light and alarm came on, and the "check charging system" light came on. I lost power to accelerate (or brake well) and immediately pulled over and took a photo of my dash warnings (76919 miles). The heat sensor was in the "cool" half, the battery gage showed no power. Battery so low key would not start car. I had the car towed. "tech found that elbow and radiator have holes in them vehicle overheated causing engine to blow." tiffany richardson said "tech believe vehicle was driven with low coolant level causing vehicle to run hot melting sensors in the valve train and the pipes to fail." the tech is wrong, the coolant system was inspected and flushed at 65,000 miles, and was not due for another inspection. I had had coolant levels checked less than 1000 miles ago, and the heating sensor on dash did not read hot, at the point of breakdown or after a road trip 500 miles ago. Others had the problem at 3000 miles! It's the hpcu. The power for both electric motors is routed through hpcu. The inverters allow the A/C motors to be driven by d/c batteries. This caused the "check charging system" error. This is $15,000.00 and I owe $4000 on the car - 100,000 warranty has denied it & I am original owner.
I was driving my car with 20 to 40 MPH on the speed meter , suddenly the sound of the break alarm turned on and a statement on the small screen says check break the indicator light of the break was on and the breaks starts to do a very noisy sound as the car slowing down , I but the gear shifter on n and I pulled over then I changed it aging to p then I turned the car off and waited for a while then started it again ,and the alarm was turned off and no statement on the screen , I derived carefully with low speed after that then when I stopped for the traffic lights and switched the gear shifters to n and no acceleration was happening as I pushed the break in to hold the car the break alarm turned on again and the statement check break was displayed I did the same procedures pulled over, switched to p and turned it off ,the car traveled distance is 61,302 mi when this problem happened , I toke the car next day to the mechanic the detector showed a code c 1237
Took car in for repair of malfunctioning stop lamp switch all the same issues as in the federal safety agency campaign 13v113000 even though my model year was covered in recall they said my VIN was not covered I was charged a fee to diag the vehicle and for parts and labor.
On october 11, 2013 I was driving vehicle at about 30 MPH. The traction, brake, and check engine light started flashing. The engine started to accelerate & decelerate at random and vehicle jerked (intermittently) all mentioned lights then stayed on constantly. Vehicle was driven to dealership. Dealership scan tested & found steering angle sensor code in history, then recalibrated steering angle sensor. Vehicle was also serviced for recall regarding lower control arm (replaced). 2nd incident occurred on 10/22/13. I started car in the morning, and all the lights came on. Vehicle was shut off and then towed to same dealer. Service technician could not "duplicate" code. I was told by service that car was fine/operable. 3rd incident occurred on 10/23/13. I was driving and vehicle brake light, & trac light came on. Car was again jerking/surging and accelerating and decelerating at random. Vehicle scanned by technician and multiple "can" codes and steering angle sensor communication code found in history. Technician called technical assistance and was advised to replace motor driven power steering unit, replaced steering column with power steering unit, all ok after repairs (per dealer). Rental car charge incurred totaling $26.28. 4th incident occurred on 1/2/14. I was driving vehicle and traction control lights, brake light, and ABS brake started flashing. Trac light then stayed on constantly. Car began jerking (again) and accelerated/decelerating. Vehicle taken to different dealership. Service writer test drove car while I was in vehicle, and stated there was something definitely wrong w/vehicle and that it wasn't safe to drive. Rental car obtained. Technician looked at car, called support, and was told to charge hybrid battery. Service writer called back and stated that car was ready to be picked up. I refused to pick car...
While coming to a stop at a traffic light, my brakes malfunctioned. The brake warning light came on and the peddle became slack. The peddle fell to the floor. I was able to stop the car before entering the intersection. After a moment the brake warning stopped and the brakes worked again. This happened again as I was parking my car in the driveway. I have video of both incidents. Dealer has been notified, but is not able to schedule a repair for 5 days. It will have to remain parked as I am concerned about safety.
As I was gently applying my brakes in heavy freeway traffic, going about 50mph, the brake pedal became soft and dropped to the floor. The brake failure warning light also started to flash and chime. I swerved off to the side of the road to avoid hitting the car in front of me and plowed through some plants on the shoulder prior to coming to a stop with my parking brake.
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