| Subject: | Rear brake line failure |
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| Investigations Summary: | This investigation was opened on Mar. 11, 2003. It was closed on Jul. 25, 2003. Odi has received 40 complaints alleging rear brake line failure in the subject vehicles, including 8 that have been received this year. An additional 192 reports and 478 warranty claims have been received from Ford. A leak in the rear brake line can cause extended stopping distance. A search of odi's complaint database for peer vehicle complaints, using the same brake line failure criteria as for the subject vehicles and the same model years (1995-97), identified only 1 complaint involving general motors caprice/implala/88/98/regal vehicles and only 2 complaints involving Chrysler lh-cars. The investigation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis to further evaluate the frequency, scope, and causal factors related to rear brake line failures in the subject vehicle population. |
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