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 - MASTER CYLINDER | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E023000 | CARDONE INDUSTRIES, INC. | E (Equipment) | 13128 | 04/02/2007 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 03/29/2007 | 03/29/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain cardone master cylinders with date codes lower than dca7078 sold as replacement equipment for use on the vehicles listed above. the seal on master cylinder can fail and leak brake fluid. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Loss of brake fluid can result in poor braking performance, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Cardone will notify owners and offer to repurchase any defective master cylinders. the recall began during april 2007. owners can contact cardone at 1-800-777-4780. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket cardone master cylinders and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 10/14/2008 | 66000 | 1 | |
| Traveling on the interstate two cars got into a fender bender another crashed into them and i was traveling behind the third vehicle when i applied the brakes and sent into a skid. my car slid a good distance until it crashed right into the back of the third vehicle which was a volvo in which their air bags deployed. my sebring did not stop nor did the air bags deploy. i was traveling around 30-40 mph when the impact happen. will not have confirmation until tomorrow but it appears that the car will not be salvageable. it is my understanding that anti-lock brakes should prevent a skid on a dry surface on a clear day. *tr | |||
| 04/23/2008 | 92000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chrysler sebring convertible. while driving 30 mph, the vehicle would not slow down when he depressed the brake. as a result, the vehicle crashed into the curb. this caused the passenger side front and the driver side rear tire to go flat. the contact had the vehicle towed to the mechanic and as of april 28, 2008, the mechanic had not inspected the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 92,000. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 02/16/2008 | 2 | ||
| Brakes and air bags the brakes would not catch upon trying to stop and caused a rear end collision. also the air bags came out upon crash at maybe 20 miles per hour and caused a broken arm and a laceration under the chin and had to be stitched and person is hospitalized. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2007 | 30000 | 1 | 03/05/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chrysler sebring convertible. on 09/01/2007, while driving 35mph the contact crashed into the rear end of a vehicle. the antilock brake system failed and none of the air bags deployed. the front passenger bruised her knees on the dashboard, severely bruised across her abdomen chest. the passenger also had an injury to her neck and was unable to work for two days. pictures are available. a police report is available. the vehicle was towed. the mechanic has not diagnosed the vehicle. the weather was not a factor. the current and failure mileages were 30,000. the purchase date of the vehicle was 3/5/2006. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 43925 | 1 | |
| The front rotors are so thin when installed on new car that when you need to replace the pads, the rotors are too thin to turn so they must be replaced also. this turns a $99.00 repair into a $350.00 one. *tr | |||