SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
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Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
2012 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DEFECTIVE SPEED SENSORS, BRAKES AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FADED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO THE MEDIAN. HE HIT THE SIGN POSTED AT THE MEDIA. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE GRILL, BUMPER AND UNDER CARRIAGE. *JB ON MAY 13, 2015, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A DEFECTIVE REAR SPEED SENSOR. UPDATED 10/27/15.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THE RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED.