MALFUNCTION EARLY WARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN TRANSPORT VEHICLE

The invention discloses a failure alert method for a vehicle, the method including: if a failure detection device of the present vehicle detects failure information of the present vehicle, then sending the failure information of the present vehicle to an alert device and a wireless communication device; sending, by the wireless communication device, the failure information to the outside; and generating, by the alert device, an alert signal according to the received failure information. The invention further disclose a failure alert device for a vehicle, the device including: a failure detection device; a wireless communication device communicatively connected with the failure detection device, configured to send failure information wirelessly to the outside; and an alert device communicatively connected with the failure detection device and the wireless communication device. The invention alleviates in effect a traffic accident from occurring due to the failure of the vehicle.