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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: SERVICE BRAKES</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>THE BRAKES FAILED AND ABS  AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD A SOFT PEDAL ALMOST TO FLOOR BEFORE ANY BRAKING WAS PRESENT. AFTER TURNING OF ENGINE AND RESTARTING BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY WIFE RAN INTO E REPAIR SHOP BUILDING   CAUSING $3000.OO DOLLARS DAMAGE. OUR INSURANCE CHARGED HER WITH A AT FAULT ACCIDENT. WE CANNOT LOCATE THE ACCIDENT REPORT.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN A FULLY LOADED CAR AND TRAFFIC WAS BUILDING UP YESTERDAY.  I SAW BRAKE LIGHTS AHEAD AND DECIDED TO SLOW PROACTIVELY.  I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO SLOWING AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID SLOW BUT I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT.  THE YELLOW ABS AND THE RED BRAKE WARNING LAMP </description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A LOUD BANG SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  THE CAR SHOOK AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THE BANG OCCURRED.  THE CHARGING INDICATOR IS NOW VERY SENSITIVE TO GAS ACCELERATION.  I CHECKED THE ENGINE AND BATTERY AND AROUND THE CAR AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL.  I'M GOING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR THEM TO CHECK THE 12 BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR.  SINCE I HAVE A HYB</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A LOUD BANG SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  THE CAR SHOOK AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THE BANG OCCURRED.  THE CHARGING INDICATOR IS NOW VERY SENSITIVE TO GAS ACCELERATION.  I CHECKED THE ENGINE AND BATTERY AND AROUND THE CAR AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL.  I'M GOING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR THEM TO CHECK THE 12 BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR.  SINCE I HAVE A HYB</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>2006 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID DRIVEN TWICE ON DEC. 19 TOTAL OF ABOUT 70 MILES OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY. NO APPARENT PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS DURING THE TRIPS. LAST DRIVEN AT 4:30 P.M. WE WERE AWAKENED AT 1:30 A.M. BY OUR SON WHO WAS VISITING ASKING FOR OUR OTHER VEHICLE KEYS AS THE MARINER HAD EXPLODED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. HE SAW FLICKERING FLAMES IN THE BACK CARGO AREA. THE ADJACENT TRUCK WAS MOVED OUT O</description>
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