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2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash2 injured · 1633853 · 2020-01-02

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PACIFICA
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
55,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IN THE PAST MONTH I HAD EXPERIENCED ON TWO OCCASIONS, (WHILE IN MOTION AND ON A CITY STREET, SPECIFICALLY ON THE CROSS STREETS OF DYSART AND CAMELBACK AND A LIGHT AT DYSART AND W. SONOMA DR.) THAT WHEN I ENGAGED THE BREAKS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW AND I FELT AS IF THE BREAKS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING TO COME TO A STOP. IN THE SAME MONTH, APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT, ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2019, MY CHRYSLER, PACIFICA WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. I APPLIED THE BREAK BUT MY VEHICLE BEGAN SLIDING AND THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON LITCHFIELD AND CAMELBACK. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION ON THE ACCIDENT CURRENTLY. I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT I DISCLOSE THE PROBLEMS I HAD NOTICED AND WAS ULTIMATELY TOO LATE TO DISCUSS WITH CHRYSLER. I DO NOT WANT THIS ISSUE TO OCCUR TO ANYONE ELSE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11296705
Machine
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