# 1999 DODGE DURANGO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `542740` · 2005-07-06 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** DURANGO
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 82,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
DT:  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH, WHEN SHE WAS GETTING READY TO GO UNDER AN OVERPASS,  SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A RED LIGHT AND  THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER WAS APPLYING  THE BRAKES SUDDENLY AND HARD FOR A QUICK STOP. HOWEVER,  THE ABS BRAKES  DID NOT ACTIVATE. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON  THE SIDE BECAUSE THE  VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN SHE FIRST PURCHASED THE  VEHICLE THERE WAS  NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE  DEALER TOLD HER  THE ABS BRAKES  WERE TRYING TO TEST THEMSELVES. AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE  NOISE WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ONLY LASTED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS.*AK
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