Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS
21 NHTSA complaints about service brakes, air:controls issues across 15 makes and 19 models.
Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.
NHTSA ODI component intake brief
ODI category SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS
21 filings · 19 models · 15 makes · vintage August 2026
- FILINGS SPARSE 21 ODI rows
- MODELS 19 nameplates citing this part
- MAKES 15 manufacturers in corpus
- CRASH 14.3% 3 crash-flagged
- RANK #399 of 696 categories
- SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 1 injuries
Filing-volume peers
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#399 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 19 models). Open Oldsmobile Cutlass (category leader) →
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS severity reading
The standout signal for service brakes, air:controls is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 1 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 21 filings (SPARSE volume).
Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.
Next step: compare Oldsmobile Cutlass against AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER on filing totals before treating service brakes, air:controls volume as a purchase signal.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldsmobile Cutlass | |
| 2 | Chevrolet S10 | |
| 3 | Volvo S70 | |
| 4 | Toyota Pickup | |
| 5 | Toyota Avalon | |
| 6 | Subaru Outback | |
| 7 | Pontiac Grand Prix | |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Galant | |
| 9 | Lexus Es300 | |
| 10 | KIA Sephia | |
| 11 | Kenworth T800 | |
| 12 | Hyundai Elantra | |
| 13 | Honda Accord | |
| 14 | Freightliner Freightliner | |
| 15 | Freightliner Business Class | |
| 16 | Ford Taurus | |
| 17 | Chevrolet Caprice | |
| 18 | Chevrolet C15 | |
| 19 | Buick Lesabre |
Recent Complaints
A NORMAL DAY AT THE FARM I START MY TRUCK TO LET IT WARM UP. I LEAVE THE TRUCK AND COME BACK SEVERAL MINUTES LATER RELEASING MY PARKING BRAKES AND THING SEEMS NORMAL. I PULL FORWARD TOWARD A CORAL AN
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REQUESTING RECALL PARTS TO HAVE RECALL COMPLETED ON VEHICLE. *TS RECALL#00V357000. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAS TWO OTHER VOLVO TRUCKS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB
LEXUS ES 300 YEAR 2002, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED, 5-8 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, DESPITE APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE CAR ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE A LOW
THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A FAIRLY RAPID DECELERATION. SOMETIMES, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET.
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONSTANTLY. CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY THE VEHICLES BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. T
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE APPLING BRAKES VEHICLE KEEP MOVING FOWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PH
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH HE EXPERIENCED LOOSE BRAKES AND A LOOSE STEERING WHEEL,AND HAD TO PULL OVER BEFORE CRASHING. PH
A CHECK FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, BOLTS LOOSE ON PAN TIGHTEN AND TOP OFF, PAN AND/OR GASKET TRANSAXLE OIL REPLACED. POPPING NOICE WHEN BRAKING NOW CRUNCHING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL BUSHING NOISEY, BLOWE
ADJUSTABLE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL LOOSE, ADJUSTMENT HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS, LOCATED TO CLOSE TOGETHER, NEED TO BE REDESIGN
BRAKES FEEL SOFT AND MUSHY, FRONT BRAKES APROX 9.5MM REMAIN AND REARS APROX 9MM REMAIN.TEST DROVE AND ADJUST PARK BRAKE. ADJUST BRAKE PEDAL HEIGHT PEDAL TO LOW, CHECKED AND RESET PEDAL TO SPECS, PER
BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS ADJUSTMENT. YH
GAS PEDALS STICKS TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT MITSUBISHI HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM HAS OF YET. *AK
THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SECURED TO THE FLOOR BY A CLEVIS PIN. THE CLEVIS PIN IS SECURED BY A COTTER PIN. THE COTTER PIN WAS NOT BENT OPEN AT THE FACTORY. THE COTTER PIN FELL OUT WHICH ALLOWED THE CLEVIS PI
BRAKES PROBLEM.
SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. BRAKE PEDAL TAKES A FRACTION OF A SECOND TO DEPRESS FAR ENOUGH TO ENGAGE.
SHOE GETS CAUGHT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF BRAKE PEDAL UPON SUDDENLY TRANSFERING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE PEDAL.
BRAKES SPONGY, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY.
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *SKD
EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. *SKD
BRAKE PEDAL DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TO ACCELERATOR, CAUSING DRIVER TO PUSH BOTH PEDALS AT SAME TIME, AND VEHICLE TO SURGE RATHER THAN STOP.
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