Topic: Lancer RECALL

[swamps420]

its just the brakes system, im going in next week. they told me it wont take longer than a hour

[khaos]

i was told im good:)

[nj_08_gts]

I talked to an engineer at MMNA about this and he said that if you feel you're affected by the problem and as a temporary workaround: When you turn the car on, hold the RPM between 1500-2000 for about a minute, which should force the check valve open (obviously, get it fixed as soon as you can).  Most dealerships don't even know about this recall yet nor do they have the parts to fix it as of right now.

Even though it only effects the car at low speeds and it doesn't sound super serious, remember that ABS only kicks in above 15 MPH.  So you could be potentially put in a situation where your stopping distance is increased - so you step on the brake pedal harder than normal; which makes your wheels lock up...ooops, no ABS! - then...BAM! - you slide into the car in front of you. 

[4B11Bobcat]

^ Thanks! Good info!

[Millionhorns]

I talked to an engineer at MMNA about this and he said that if you feel you're affected by the problem and as a temporary workaround: When you turn the car on, hold the RPM between 1500-2000 for about a minute, which should force the check valve open (obviously, get it fixed as soon as you can).  Most dealerships don't even know about this recall yet nor do they have the parts to fix it as of right now.

Even though it only effects the car at low speeds and it doesn't sound super serious, remember that ABS only kicks in above 15 MPH.  So you could be potentially put in a situation where your stopping distance is increased - so you step on the brake pedal harder than normal; which makes your wheels lock up...ooops, no ABS! - then...BAM! - you slide into the car in front of you. 

you're a smart man!

[shadowflame]

Even though it only effects the car at low speeds and it doesn't sound super serious, remember that ABS only kicks in above 15 MPH.  So you could be potentially put in a situation where your stopping distance is increased - so you step on the brake pedal harder than normal; which makes your wheels lock up...ooops, no ABS! - then...BAM! - you slide into the car in front of you. 

I don't have ABS . hate it... once the abs goes, brakes work a lot better anyway stopping power. and i know on my grand prix, if you slammed on the brake pedal, it disabled abs automatically. Honestly, i can't see brakes locking up at low speed, and making you skid. i just cant picture that. I mean if its wet out, but if its really dry?? i guess it is possible.

[hadeswolf]

Thanks for the info!

[LtDan]

I;m going in just because its a free service! 

[LLM]

most 08 lancer in my area is from japan...would i be affected or is it just the ones made in usa?

[Nunyas]

I talked to an engineer at MMNA about this and he said that if you feel you're affected by the problem and as a temporary workaround: When you turn the car on, hold the RPM between 1500-2000 for about a minute, which should force the check valve open (obviously, get it fixed as soon as you can).  Most dealerships don't even know about this recall yet nor do they have the parts to fix it as of right now.

Even though it only effects the car at low speeds and it doesn't sound super serious, remember that ABS only kicks in above 15 MPH.  So you could be potentially put in a situation where your stopping distance is increased - so you step on the brake pedal harder than normal; which makes your wheels lock up...ooops, no ABS! - then...BAM! - you slide into the car in front of you. 

uhmmmmm... the issue is that there is "insufficient" brake assist from the power brake system.  Not with the ABS not working.  Insufficient brake assistance would mean you wail the f* out of the brake pedal but the car keeps going because there isn't enough force to stop it... Meaning it's REALLY difficult to get your brakes to lock and activate the ABS to begin with...

[pogiboiuno]

most 08 lancer in my area is from japan...would i be affected or is it just the ones made in usa?

i dont think any of the lancers are made here in the USA. i believe they are all made in japan am i correct? someone wanna confirm?

[Nunyas]

I don't have ABS . hate it... once the abs goes, brakes work a lot better anyway stopping power. and i know on my grand prix, if you slammed on the brake pedal, it disabled abs automatically. Honestly, i can't see brakes locking up at low speed, and making you skid. i just cant picture that. I mean if its wet out, but if its really dry?? i guess it is possible.

uhmmmm.... Physics says you're wrong for most cases.  The coefficient of sliding friction for tires on asphalt is much lower than the coefficient of static friction on asphalt.  Once the coefficient of static friction has been exceeded the amount of energy required to keep a sliding vehicle in motion is greatly reduced.

The only time locking the brakes up will actually stop you in a shorter distance than not locking them up is if you're on deep soft sand, and that's because the sand piles up in front of the tires to help shorten the stopping distance.

Only very poorly designed ABS systems make you stop in a longer distance than locking your brakes does.

i dont think any of the lancers are made here in the USA. i believe they are all made in japan am i correct? someone wanna confirm?

to the best of my knowledge, all North American Lancers are assembled in Japan.

[Golyadkin]

to the best of my knowledge, all North American Lancers are assembled in Japan.

When I removed my front bumper, the inside had japanese written on it. I guess it was assembled there.

[4B11Bobcat]

i dont think any of the lancers are made here in the USA. i believe they are all made in japan am i correct? someone wanna confirm?

100% Japanese built in Mizushima. 

[pogiboiuno]

ya. thats really good that they are built 100% there. not like honda nowadays... lol j/k but theirs is like built in Mexico, Japan, and US or something like that. haha