NHTSA complaint: 2005 DODGE STRATUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN A PRECEDING VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED 100 FEET AHEAD OF HIM. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES HARD BUT THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL LOCKED AND THE REMAINING THREE WHEELS DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,500.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation