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2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 947102 · 2012-10-30

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PACIFICA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
92,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR! I WILL START WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT DIDN'T ALMOST KILL MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND THE DEALER HAD NO RESOLUTION. THE CAR WOULD STALL WHILE TURNING. I REPLACED THE BATTERY FIVE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS. WHILE IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED BY ITSELF, WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTROLS AND STARTED SMOKING! THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM! LASTLY, WHILE DRIVING MY SONS TO SCHOOL, THE CAR WAS HANDLING POORLY AND BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND RAINING, INITIALLY I BELIEVED THAT IT WAS WET ROAD CONDITIONS. TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR, I WAS TRAVELING IN THE SLOW LANE AND MY SPEED WAS APPROX. 30 MPH. UPON APPROACHING THE TOP OF A SMALL HILL, THE STEERING BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, AT THIS TIME I BELIEVED THAT THE CAR HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THAT WAS WHAT HAD CAUSED THE POOR HANDLING WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BUTTON FOR MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND BEGAN TO TRY TO EASE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR. IT WAS INSTANTLY APPARENT THAT THE CAR BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WERE NOT WORKING, WHICH LEFT ME STRUGGLING AT 30 MPH AND ACCELERATING BECAUSE OF THE I WAS NOW ON THE DOWNWARD SIDE OF THE HILL, TO TRY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR! I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM COMPLETELY VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND ULTIMATELY HIT A 5 INCH CONCRETE CURB THAT IS A TURN OUT FOR THE CORNER GAS STATION. UPON HITTING THE CURB THE CAR THEN SPRANG TO THE LEFT BACK INTO THE HIGHWAY LANE. MIRACULOUSLY, NO

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10482621
Machine
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