# 2000 DODGE DURANGO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `287356` · 2001-04-08 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** DURANGO
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE BRAKES SEEM TO GRAB AND THEN THE CAR SLIDES AND THEN THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES AND RESULTED IN CONCERN RE: THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKES.  SOMETIMES THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND AFTER THIS HAPPENS. THEREFORE THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DODGE DEALER TO HAVE THE BREAKS CHECKED AND NO PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED.  BUT ON 4/7/01, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, A LOUD ROARING SOUND OCCURED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLIDE AS IF THERE WERE NO BRAKES, WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICAL AT A STOPLIGHT.  THE NOISE CONTINUED AFTER THE COLLISION FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A PARKING LOT AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN HOME AND DOES HAVE BRAKING ACTION NOW. *AK
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