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2019 CHRYSLER PACIFICA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1698727 · 2020-10-10

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PACIFICA
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
36,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHENEVER I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT FELT HARD AND DID NOT RESPOND. MUCH LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, THE PEDAL MADE A HISSING SOUND WHENEVER IT CAME UP. THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM IS BEING LOOKED AT AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM. A RECALL ON THIS SYSTEM CLEARLY NEEDS TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. COULD NOT STOP AT STOPLIGHT WITHOUT PUMPING BRAKES AND COULD NOT STOP IN DRIVEWAY WITHOUT HITTING MY OTHER VEHICLE ENTIRELY. HIGHLY RECOMMEND A DIFFERENT VEHICLE UNTIL THIS SYSTEM IS RECALLED BECAUSE OF HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11363678
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown