This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Total brake failure at 30 mph due to failure of master cylinder, which caused rear and front brakes to be inoperative. Internal leak at master cylinder.
When trying to stop, the brakes seem to grab and then the car slides and then the brakes would grab again. This has happened about 5 times and resulted in concern re: The safety of the brakes. Sometimes there is a clicking sound after this happens. Therefore the car was taken to the Dodge dealer to have the breaks checked and no problem was identified. But on 4/7/01, when the brakes were applied, a loud roaring sound occured and the car continued to slide as if there were no brakes, which caused a collision into the rear of a vehical at a stoplight. The noise continued after the collision for about 30 seconds, followed by a strong burning electrical smell. The car was driven to a parking lot and has been driven home and does have braking action now.
Air gap on ABS causes customer to hear chattering noise upon acceleration (1 occurance), the brakes also grind when stopping, the dealer found no problems and stated that the system is operating as designed (4 occurances). Nlm
Brakes intermittently failed, resulting in one crash. Brakes would not grab, and did not stop vehicle. Dealer and independent investigator could not determine cause.
Consumer was in traffic and tried to slam on brakes because another driver in front had stopped, and consumer's vehicle would not stop, consumer stood on brakes, and vehicle still didn't stop. Depressing brakes to floor caused the engine to rev up to a higher idle RPM.
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- San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA