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2011 DODGE JOURNEY — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1340027 · 2016-12-10

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
JOURNEY
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
68,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF PURCHASED OUR 2011 DODGE JOURNEY RT 2 YRS AGO AND WAS SOLD ON HOW GREAT THIS TRUCK WAS. SINCE THEN WE HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES 6 TIMES. WE HAD OUR TIRES CHANGED DUE TO SHAKING WHILE BRAKING BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. SO THE TIRES WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY 2 DAYS AGO MY HUSBAND WAS DRIIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK DUE TO THE BRAKES. HE PUSHED THE BRAKES LITERALLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HARDLY STOPPED. MY TRUCK IS NOW IN A TOW YARD AND LUCKILY MY HUSBAND AND KIDS ARE SAFE. THERE IS DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. WE R NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH I HAVE CALLED DODGE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT AND WAS TOLD IT'S A BASIC PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL ON THEM. SOMEONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10934480
Machine
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