TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT IF THE BRAKING UNIT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY HE WOULD HAVE HAD AMPLE TIME TO AVOID A CRASH. AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY PIN THAT CONNECTS THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKING UNIT HAD SEVERE CORROSION ON THE INSIDE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE FAILED AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT COMPONENT; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,599. UPDATED 11/12/08 *BF THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOUND A HALF INCH THICK PIECE OF STEEL ON THE FLOOR BELOW THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS IT TURNED OUT, A HALF INCH THICK PIECE OF STEEL PIN THAT CONNECTED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD SHEARED OFF. UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB