# 2004 DODGE DURANGO — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
> NHTSA complaint `545401` · 2005-07-22 · 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:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
## Narrative
DT: CONTACT'S VEHICLE DID NOT  HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS AND IT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.   THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE  WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT THE VEHICLE BEHIND  DID NOT REALIZE CONTACT  WAS TOPPING DUE TO NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS, CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HIT IT.  CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS OR HOW LONG SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS.   CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING.  THE VEHICLE WAS  AT SERVICE DEALER, THEY DID  NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK.  THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BULBS. IT COULD BE SOMETHING WITHIN THE SWITCH OR IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING.*AK
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