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1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

crash · 248507 · 2000-10-18

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WERE DEERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DANCING. HOWEVER, DEERS WERE FAR AWAY, UP THE ROAD. THERE WAS TIME FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TWO TIMES, BUT BRAKES DIDN'T STOP. VEHICLE. THIRD TIME SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY GRABBED A LITTLE BIT. BUT, IT WAS TOO LATE,VEHICLE RAN INTO THE DEERS. VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF MALFUNCTIONED BRAKES. THERE WAS AIR IN BRAKE LINES. ROTORS WERE HEATED BECAUSE PADS AND ROTORS WERE BLUE, AND PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
873343
Machine
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