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2002 DODGE CARAVAN — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

crash1 injured · 422355 · 2003-09-04

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CARAVAN
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Miles at failure
19,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER STATED ROTORS HAD UNEVEN WEAR. THE DEALER INSISTED THE WEAR WAS NORMAL. *AK THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE. ONE DEALERSHIP STATED THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED WHICH CAUSED SEVERE PRESSURE ON THE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BREAK DOWN. *PH *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10031881
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown