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2018 DODGE CHALLENGER — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

crash2 injured · 1552348 · 2019-03-27

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CHALLENGER
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
22,012
Speed
80 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 80-83 MPH. I WAS GETTING OFF ON AN EXIT IN BOISE IDAHO WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BREAK TO SLOW DOWN MY CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO BREAK. THE BREAKS LOCKED UP AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP WHICH MADE ME GO THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND GET T-BONED I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO GET FIXED TWICE BEFORE AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST ONE I TOOK IT TO WAS THE TWIN FALLS DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T FIX IT SO I TOOK IT TO THE BURLEY IDAHO WHERE THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WOULD TURN ON WHICH WOULD CAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE MY BREAKS OR ACCELERATION PETAL FOR ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS AFTER THAT IT WOULD RESET AND MY WOULD WORK FINE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11191802
Machine
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