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
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS (this)SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS…21AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER21VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENTVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGE…21CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)20
ODI filing volume neighbourhood: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS vs nearest complaint-total 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.

21
Complaints
19
Models Affected
3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Oldsmobile Cutlass
2
2 Chevrolet S10
2
3 Volvo S70
1
4 Toyota Pickup
1
5 Toyota Avalon
1
6 Subaru Outback
1
7 Pontiac Grand Prix
1
8 Mitsubishi Galant
1
9 Lexus Es300
1
10 KIA Sephia
1
11 Kenworth T800
1
12 Hyundai Elantra
1
13 Honda Accord
1
14 Freightliner Freightliner
1
15 Freightliner Business Class
1
16 Ford Taurus
1
17 Chevrolet Caprice
1
18 Chevrolet C15
1
19 Buick Lesabre
1

Recent Complaints

1994 Kenworth T800

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

1995 Freightliner Business Class

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

2002 Lexus Es300 Crash

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

1998 Volvo S70

THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A FAIRLY RAPID DECELERATION. SOMETIMES, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET.

1996 Honda Accord

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

1998 Hyundai Elantra Crash

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

1999 Buick Lesabre

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH HE EXPERIENCED LOOSE BRAKES AND A LOOSE STEERING WHEEL,AND HAD TO PULL OVER BEFORE CRASHING. PH

1998 Pontiac Grand Prix

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

2000 Ford Taurus

ADJUSTABLE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL LOOSE, ADJUSTMENT HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS, LOCATED TO CLOSE TOGETHER, NEED TO BE REDESIGN

1997 Toyota Avalon

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

2000 Subaru Outback

BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS ADJUSTMENT. YH

1996 Mitsubishi Galant

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

1998 Freightliner Freightliner Crash

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

1998 KIA Sephia

BRAKES PROBLEM.

1994 Chevrolet S10

SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. BRAKE PEDAL TAKES A FRACTION OF A SECOND TO DEPRESS FAR ENOUGH TO ENGAGE.

1994 Chevrolet C15

SHOE GETS CAUGHT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF BRAKE PEDAL UPON SUDDENLY TRANSFERING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE PEDAL.

1995 Chevrolet S10

BRAKES SPONGY, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY.

1991 Toyota Pickup

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *SKD

1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass

EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. *SKD

1991 Chevrolet Caprice

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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