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2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — SERVICE BRAKES

fire · 924045 · 2012-06-20

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
44,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES, HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE BRAKES TO RELEASE. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND HEARD A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10462464
Machine
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