The brands say brake fluid can leak inside a hydraulic control unit for the anti-lock brakes, which could cause an electrical short that may lead to fires.
Kelley Blue Book’s first-ever ‘Total Cost of Ownership Award Winners‘ considered factors like purchase price, fuel expenditures and expected maintenance and depreciation to come up with the cars it says have the lowest-projected overall cost of ownership.
The big winner in the brand category? South Korean automaker Kia.