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2009 DODGE JOURNEY — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 930124 · 2012-07-24

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
JOURNEY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
19,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND RAN OFF THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL AND SPUN BACKWARDS STRIKING A BURIED BOULDER BENDING MY EXHAUST PIPE, THIS WAS AT 19K MILES. RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PADS BLEW APART, TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP, DIDN'T WORK ON IT DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY STATED IT WOULD BE APPROX 1000 TO FIX IT, TOOK IT TO MIDAS, SPENT 400, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, AT 23K MILES, BRAKES WORN DOWN TO METAL, TOOK TO MIDAS, SAID DODGE PROBLEM, DODGE WOULD NOT WORK ON IT STATING IT WAS MIDAS' ISSUE. GOT LETTER FROM DODGE TO FIX BRAKES AFTER 100 DEDUCTIBLE, THEY REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, 2 DAYS(TWO DAYS LATER) BRAKES FAILED AND RAN THROUGH HWY INTERCHANGE AND ALMOST GOT SIDE SWIPED BY A BIG RIG. PUCKER FACTOR +20, TAKEN BACK TO DODGE AND SPENT ALL DAY THERE AND THEY STATED THEY TURNED ROTORS AGAIN ON THE BACK ROTORS BUT WHEN I WENT AROUND TO THE SERVICE BAYS, THE FRONT ROTORS AND BACK ROTORS WERE OFF AND THEY WERE REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO STOP AND THE ONLY WAY DODGE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT IS FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ME...... *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10467562
Machine
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