Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V244000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 06/01/1997 to 05/15/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 366508 | 11/22/1999 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/15/1999 | 09/23/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the right rear brake tube can contact the exhaust system clamp and wear a hole in it. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Daimlerchrysler recall no. 843. if this happens, the tube could leak, reducing the effectiveness of one-half of the diagonally split braking system, and resulting in longer stopping distances. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the brake tubes for visible evidence of contact with the exhaust system clamp. if the tube shows evidence of contact, it will be replaced. if no evidence of contact exists, the tube will be fastened with a clip. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began november 22, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 10/15/2008 | 74733 | 1 | |
| I have a 1999 chrysler cirrus. my wife took the car for the day 10/15/08, she called me at work to say the brakes were making a very loud grinding noise. the next day i drove the car to the dealer to have the brakes serviced. on the way over, the brake pads completely stopped functioning. i had to down shift to stop. i drove at 10 mph or slower the last mile to the dealer. they told me the rotors needed to be replaced along with the brakes. this car had no brakes. what troubles me, is that the brake pads had no wear indicators on them. had i heard the screeching of the indicators, i would have had the pads replaced sooner. i had no idea the pads was that bad. a few days earlier, i was in rhode island to visit my daughters. i was traveling at highway speeds. this could have caused a bad accident had the brakes failed then. the dealer told me that not all brake pads have these wear indicators. i think this is a safety issue that should be addressed. the cost of including these on all brake pads couldn't be that much. pass the cost on if they have to. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 01/09/2003 | 1 | 12/28/1998 | |
| Brakes failed at approx 30,000 miles with no indication (brake noises, brake pressure, nothing) resulting in 30-35 mile collision at stop light extensive vehicle damage. got ticketed, lost case. 30,000 miles-perfect.*jb | |||
| 07/21/1999 | |||
| When driving vehicle under normal conditions, abs light/engine check light, and air bag light will appear on the console. when this happens, the units will stop working. also, speedometer goes out when these lights illuminate. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 08/28/2000 | |||
| Sudden acceleration when applying brakes intermittently. vehicle been in dealer shop on three occasions, and unable to duplicate problem. please feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak | |||
| 11/17/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving vehicle suddenly accelerated. brakes would not slow down vehicle. had to place vehicle in park position in order to stop. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 08/01/2001 | 28000 | 4 | |
| Every eight to ten thousand miles the rotors warped. while stopping at 70 mph steering wheel felt as if it was going to come right out of consumer's hands. consumer stated that chrysler manufactured the vehicle with the wrong part. the brakes were worked on three times. but, problem recurred.*ak | |||
| 07/01/1999 | 05/01/1998 | ||
| When applying the brakes there is a pulsation. delaer says the rotors are warped and need to be replaced. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| While driving the brake vacuum hose completely came off, causing total brake failure. consumer applied the emergency parking brake to stop the vehicle. *ak | |||