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2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

crash · 511547 · 2004-12-12

Vehicle

Make
PLYMOUTH
Model
GRAND VOYAGER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Miles at failure
60,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE RED "NO BRAKE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS GOING AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR AND LUCKILY WAS IN THE COUNTRY. I DROVE INTO A FARMERS FIELD AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE MASTER CYLINDER EVEN THOUGH NOTHING WAS SHOWING ON THEIR COMPUTER. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN, PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR ALL THE TIME AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS FROM THE DEALER AND THEIR INSURANCE CO. I WILL ALSO MOST LIKELY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER. THIS VEHICLE WAS A LEMON BUY BACK FOR BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IN 2000.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10102800
Machine
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