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GM to Equip all Vehicles with Brake Override by 2012

Published on April 7, 2010 in Manufacturer Update. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Hot on the heels of the NHTSA’s announcement that they’re investigating 6.2 million GM vehicles for brake failures, GM has announced that they’re going to be fitting every vehicle to roll of their assembly lines with a brake override system.  Most recently talked about by Toyota, a brake override system gives priority to the brake pedal in whether to accelerate or decelerate a vehicle.  GM calls theirs a “smart pedal” and says they’ll have it in all of their vehicles by 2012.  At least someone’s learning from the whole Toyota debacle.

by John Suit

Source: General Motors

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Uh-oh: NHTSA Looking at 6.2 Million GM vehicles over Brakes

Published on April 6, 2010 in Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

It seems that Toyota isn’t the only automaker in trouble for brake problems.  The NHTSA is reportedly looking into complaints of brake failures on 6.2 million GM vehicles.  The Detroit News is reporting that there have been 110 complaints, 37 of which have been inspected by dealers and found brake failure.  So far only 3 crashes have been reported.  While this is similar to Toyota’s issues, where only a small percentage of the affected vehicles have actually had problems, if you’re one of those owners, it can be a scary thing.  GM is cooperating with the investigation, so have your dealer take a look at your brake lines if you’re worried.

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Recall: 2003-2007 Cadillac CTS

Published on March 30, 2010 in Recalls. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Cadillac’s best-selling car, the CTS, has been a hot seller for years now, helping the Escalade to keep the company afloat.  Recently, GM informed the NHTSA of a recall it was beginning to run, for the brakes on the 2003-2007 CTS.  In colder areas of the US, exposure to road salt can break down the rubber brake lines closest to the wheels of the car, causing fluid leak, longer braking times, and increased risk of a crash.

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Consumer Reports tests Brake Override

Published on March 25, 2010 in General. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Consumer Reports has a new video they’ve produced, showing the before and after for brake override systems, and it’s eye-opening.  They took a new Toyota Avalon (pre recall) and a Toyota Camry (post recall) and tested them, comparing their results to previous test results on the corresponding vehicles.  Click past the jump for the video and my analysis.

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Honda to recall 412,000 vehicles over brake issue

Published on March 17, 2010 in Recalls and Under the Hood (In Depth). 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

2007 Honda Odyssey

In the current recall frenzy, automakers are very quick to announce recalls, and I personally think it’s a good thing.  Just yesterday, Honda announced a recall for brake issues with the Element and Odyssey vehicles.  The recall includes some 2007-2008 Elements and Odysseys.  Read on for more details.

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Toyota expands application of Brake Override system

Published on February 23, 2010 in Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

A while back, I wrote that Toyota was installing a “brake override” system on its cars.  As it turns out, they’ve also begun adding the system to recalled cars as well as ones in its sales pipeline.  Today, Toyota announced that it would be expanding the lineup of cars receiving the override, to include the Tacoma, Venza and Sequoia.  While the former two are getting the fix when they show up for any of the recalls, Sequoia owners will be sent a letter and will be allowed to schedule a time to get the brake override installed.  Previously, only the Toyota Avalon, Camry, Lexus IS and ES cars were receiving the override system upgrade.  The brake override system ignores gas pedal input when the brakes are pressed, in order to help prevent runaway cars.

by John Suit

Source: Toyota

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