I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL CITY STREETWHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED HARD BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM DECIDED TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN INTERSECTION. I OF COURSE BRAKED HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IN MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO BROKE AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AS IT TURNS OUT THERE IS A PIN THAT GOES THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM AND THE HEAD OF IT (THE PART THAT ACTUALLY APPLIES THE THE BRAKES) BROKE OFF. I HIT THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME DAMAGING THEIR TRUNK AND THE FRONT OF MY DURANGO. THERE WAS NOT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH IT DID PUNCTURE MY RADIATOR AND ALL OF THE COOLANT RAN OUT. SO AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN. STILL HAVE THE BROKEN PIN AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS A FLAW IN IT WHERE IT BROKE. *AK