Recent content by timk

Thanks, mogur, for the listings. The first report listed is mine. I took my Leaf to the dealer yesterday to get the brakes checked out and the service manager, seeing that the ABS light wasn't on, refused to look at the car and sent me on my way. Apparently, four other people came to this...

Thanks for the comment, Ray. Up until about three years ago, I drove cars without ABS brakes, so it's what I'm used to. In an emergency situation, I typically don't have the time to think "hey, wait a second, I have ABS brakes, so I'd better not pulse them." I've also been rear-ended hard...

Thanks for the tip. Why is pulsing or pumping the brakes bad? Does it confuse the ABS system? I guess I'm going to have to unlearn my skills that I learned with non-ABS brakes. Still, I think this is a safety issue and I'm going to report it to Nissan tomorrow when their support number is...

Hi all, I just experienced the same braking issue that was mentioned at the head of this e-mail. I was on the freeway and the car in front of me stopped suddenly. I slammed on the brakes and pulled to the right to get some more space. I also pulsed the brake pedal to flash my rear brake...