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2007 DODGE CALIBER — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

crash · 1148933 · 2015-01-18

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CALIBER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
106,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2015. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUT ON BRAKES, AND I WAS A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES AS WELL. HOWEVER, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, IT WOULD NOT BRAKE NORMALLY AS A CAR SHOULD. ALSO, THERE WAS NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE THAT KICKED IN. IN ADDITION, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS VEHICLE. MY CAR IS TOTALED. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. I ALWAYS FELT LIKE THAT. HOWEVER, THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD WITH THIS ACCIDENT WAS CONFIRMATION FOR ME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10676295
Machine
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