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2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

crash · 286215 · 2001-04-12

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

Severity

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

Narrative

MOST 2000 VEHICLES COME WITH TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. WITH THIS SYSTEM, ONLY WAY TO PUT CAR IN GEAR IS TO PRESS BRAKES. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HIS VEHICLE DIDN'T COME WITH TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. HIS CHILD PUT CAR IN GEAR, AND CAR ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY ON TWO OCCASIONS.*AK FRONT BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLIED, DEALE REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE CHILD SHIFTED VEHICLE INTOR EVERSE, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND TO THE CONSUMERS HOME, CONSUMER TRADED IN THE 2000 FOR A 2001 BECAUSE IT CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, CONSUMER WANTS CHRYSLER TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE DIFFERENCE HE HAD TO PAY. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
885760
Machine
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