Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / TOWN AND COUNTRY / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080081 Incident Date: Jul, 20 2006
Consumer's City: PLAINFIELD Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: TOWN AND COUNTRY Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1C4GP54L4XB Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 24 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When applying brakes, pedal sank almost to the floor indicating a fluid leak. brakes barely worked at all and limped to chysler dealer who found ruptured rigid brake line where it joins to a short braided flexible section. two long rigid brake lines that run nearly the length of the vehicle were replaced and as requested old parts were returned to me. only in the immediate area where the flexible line joins the rigid lines was there severe rust and corrosion. one of the lines had rusted through and ruptured at this point. the rest of the rigid lines were free of corrosion. the vehicle is 5 years old with 100,000 miles in a relatively low salt environment, there should not be severe corrosion at this time causing brake failure. the joint area between the flex line and the rigid line is a design fault that should be addressed. photographs and the replaced parts are available for examination. *nm