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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
14 reportsClear category filter19,000 miles · Feb 13, 2009
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE SERVICE BRAKES FAIL COMPLETELY OFTEN. I BELIEVE THAT IT'S IN THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM HOWEVER WHEN I TAKE IT FOR EVALUATION & REPAIR THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR COLLISIONS AND I HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY TO REPAIR IT YET. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT REPLACE SUSPECTED PARTS ISSUES WITHOUT A RECALL BEI…
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THE SERVICE BRAKES FAIL COMPLETELY OFTEN. I BELIEVE THAT IT'S IN THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM HOWEVER WHEN I TAKE IT FOR EVALUATION & REPAIR THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR COLLISIONS AND I HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY TO REPAIR IT YET. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT REPLACE SUSPECTED PARTS ISSUES WITHOUT A RECALL BEING ISSUED. THE 1ST FAILURE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 19,000 MILES AND HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 14 TIMES BETWEEN THEN AND 102,000 MILES NOW. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10258611
150,000 miles · Nov 25, 2008
Electrical SystemPower TrainService Brakes, HydraulicFire
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE RETAINING NUT FOR FIFTH-GEAR HAS FAILED. DEALER OFFERED REPAIR KIT... CONTAINED NEW MAIN SHAFT FOR TRANNY. COST WAS $3600.00, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OF THREAD TAPERING. THERE IS ALSO NO POWER BRAKES. ABS SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING, RELIES ON PRESSURE FROM OIL TO B…
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ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE RETAINING NUT FOR FIFTH-GEAR HAS FAILED. DEALER OFFERED REPAIR KIT... CONTAINED NEW MAIN SHAFT FOR TRANNY. COST WAS $3600.00, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OF THREAD TAPERING. THERE IS ALSO NO POWER BRAKES. ABS SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING, RELIES ON PRESSURE FROM OIL TO BRAKE. IF PRESSED CONTINUOUSLY, WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WIRING HARNESS BURNED UP AFTER DEALER WORK, FRANK SHOUPE OF GEORGETOWN KENTUCKY REFUSED TO REPAIR THEIR MISTAKE. SAID IT WAS MY FAULT, THEN REFUSED TO KEEP SPEAKING WITH ME. STATED REPLACEMENT WAS $2015.00, AND WOULD TAKE A WEEK;RECEIVED ONE FROM JUNKYARD IN MONTANA, TOOK THREE DAYS, AND $300.00. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10249797
56,000 miles · Feb 16, 2005
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 10 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED,CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE SECOND TIME. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10111583
75,400 miles · Dec 14, 2004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE BRAKING LOW SPEED ABS BRAKES ENGAGED. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10103730
Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 2004
Service Brakes, HydraulicVisibility
WHEN DRIVING BOTH OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS CRACKED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK VEHICLE NEEDED REPAIR ON FRONT BRAKES; HOWEVER, IT WAS DECLINED BY THE CONSUMER. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10074054
Mileage unknown · Jul 17, 2002
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH BACK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT .*AK
NHTSA ODI #8014167
Mileage unknown · Dec 28, 2001
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
DODGE FAILS TO ADMIT A PROBLEM WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BECAUSE I DIDN'T FIND THE UNUSED BRAKES WITHIN THE WARRANTY. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE ON OTHER MAKES WITH REAR ABS. MY WORRY IS I'M NOT THE ONLY ON DRIVING WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES. DODGE SENT A SERVICE BULLITIN TO DEALERS BUT NOT TO INFORM CONSUMERS.…
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DODGE FAILS TO ADMIT A PROBLEM WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BECAUSE I DIDN'T FIND THE UNUSED BRAKES WITHIN THE WARRANTY. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE ON OTHER MAKES WITH REAR ABS. MY WORRY IS I'M NOT THE ONLY ON DRIVING WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES. DODGE SENT A SERVICE BULLITIN TO DEALERS BUT NOT TO INFORM CONSUMERS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #756143
Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 2001
Power TrainService Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH REPLACING FRONT WHEEL BEARING FROM 51,000 MILES TO PRESENT, FOUR SETS OF WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED. ON LAST OCCASION, FRONT AXLE BROKE DUE TO WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE UNDER WARRANTY. BUT UNABLE TO LOCATED THE CAUSE. *AK THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES GRAB ON REGULAR BRAK…
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ONGOING PROBLEM WITH REPLACING FRONT WHEEL BEARING FROM 51,000 MILES TO PRESENT, FOUR SETS OF WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED. ON LAST OCCASION, FRONT AXLE BROKE DUE TO WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE UNDER WARRANTY. BUT UNABLE TO LOCATED THE CAUSE. *AK THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES GRAB ON REGULAR BRAKING DUE TO WORN PADS AND ROTORS. THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
NHTSA ODI #877443
Mileage unknown · Mar 10, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN PARKING APPLIED BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ALSO, IT SPEEDED UP TO 20MPH WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND GOING AROUND A CURVE. CONTACTED DEALER*AK.
NHTSA ODI #858287
Mileage unknown · May 11, 1999
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #837731
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