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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
22 reportsClear category filter68,000 miles · Oct 11, 2006
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD AND BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE PETAL WAS APPLIED TO AVERT AN ACCIDENT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINES BURST CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THE NATURE OF FAI…
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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD AND BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE PETAL WAS APPLIED TO AVERT AN ACCIDENT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINES BURST CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THE NATURE OF FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO RUST ON THE BRAKE LINE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXPRESSED THEY HAD NO OBLIGATION TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM TO THE PUBLIC. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
NHTSA ODI #10170491
1 miles · Aug 11, 2005
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
DT: WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED. WHEN THE BRAKES LOCK THE WHEELS SKIDDED EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, BUT MORE OFTEN TO THE RIGHT. HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE BECAUSE DEALER DETERMINED NOTHING WAS WRONG. CALLED CHRYSLER, AND TRIED TO SPEAK TO …
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DT: WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED. WHEN THE BRAKES LOCK THE WHEELS SKIDDED EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, BUT MORE OFTEN TO THE RIGHT. HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE BECAUSE DEALER DETERMINED NOTHING WAS WRONG. CALLED CHRYSLER, AND TRIED TO SPEAK TO AN ENGINEER AND THEY DID NOT WISH TO TALK TO CONSUMER. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN SEVERAL CRASHES. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10132464
69,673 miles · Feb 9, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
HARD BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE REAR AXLE BURST WITH A LOSS OF BRAKING. BRAKE LINE, AS IT PASSED OVER THE FRAME NEAR THE FRONT WHEEL WELL WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CRUMBLING. WHEN REMOVING THE LINE FOR REPLACEMENT THE LINE ALSO BROKE IN HALF AT ONE OF THE CLIPS MOUNTED ON THE FRAME. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10110218
84,758 miles · Jan 27, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1. IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKING DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES 2. REPLACED RUSTED BRAKE LINES; 3. I SAVED OLD PARTS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10108041
139,000 miles · Sep 11, 2004
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
JEEP SKIDDED ON WET SURFACE. ON REMOVING REAR DRUM I FOUND THE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT CABLE BROKEN. BRAKE SHOES WERE OK. IN MY OPINION THE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10090826
139,000 miles · Aug 31, 2004
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 93 IN BOSTON, MA ON A RAINY DAY AT 6 AM. I BRAKED AND SWERVED TO AVOID A CAR AND THE BACK BRAKES ON 97 JEEP WRANGLER LOCKED AND THE BACK END CAME AROUND AND I IT THE ZIPPER LANE BARRIER. I ENDED UP FACING TRAFFICE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10088918
97,000 miles · Jan 28, 2004
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
ON A MAINTAINED DIRT COUNTY ROAD THE BRAKES ON MY 1997 JEEP WRANGLER FAILED TO STOP MY CAR CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR.I COULD FEEL THE PULSING OF THE ABS BRAKES BUT THE CAR REFUSED TO SLOW DOWN,IT PULLED ME INTO THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10055102
Mileage unknown · Jan 12, 2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT FRONT BRAKES ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT WORK PROPERTY TO STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER FEELS THAT BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND REQUESTS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE RECALL, DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *TT
NHTSA ODI #563713
Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FRONT BRAKES ONLY STOP THE VEHICLE, BACK BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. ON ICE, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP BECAUSE THE AUTO TRANS KEEPS THE REAR WHEELS TURNING WHLE THE FRONT SLIDES. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
NHTSA ODI #738761
Mileage unknown · Feb 24, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. THREE SETS OF PADS WERE REPLACED WITHIN FOUR MONTHS . DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #857474
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