We were on vacation and smelled rubber burning, pulled off and rear passenger tire was smoking...apparently axle had broken affecting brake lines we ended up replacing rear axle and brakes.

- Waterford, NY, USA

Ltr fm denis bittenbender (pa) writer is a quadriplegic use of electronic equipment to operate vehicle involved in accident electronic equipment failed causing accident request NHTSA test equipment defect, reply to the allentown ofc dot 2004-4251. The vehicle had run off the highway and ran into a tree in which the vehicle veered at a 30 degree angle to the right an did not respond to any actions the consumer tried to perform. On another occasion, the brake unit failed and the manufacturer replaced the unit. The emergency brake never worked properly and the air bags did not deploy. It was also possible the van had a steering problem.

- Bethlehem, PA, USA

Vehicle veered off the road and into a tree. The air bags did not deploy during the accident. NHTSA did some testing but could not pin point the problem. A recall was initiated which the consumer received August 24, 2003, 30 days prior to the accident. Since the vehicle was to be out of service for approximately two weeks the consumer was in the process of rearranging his schedule to comply when the failure occurred. Five days after the consumer purchased the vehicle the brake unit failed. The manufacturer replaced the unit after some installer/manufacturer disagreements. The emergency brake never worked properly.

- Bethlehem, PA, USA