Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / NEW YORKER / 1989

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999089825 Incident Date: Sep, 05 1999
Consumer's City: HONOLULU Consumer's State: HI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: NEW YORKER Model Year: 1989
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1C3BC6639KD Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 07 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1988
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving into a bank's teller machine line when i noticed that two brake problem indicator lights came on the dashboard. then, i noticed that my brakes almost completely failed. i had to shift to neutral to stop the car, which took all the foot pressure i could muster. in march, 1999, i took the car into cutter dodge when the brake indicator light cvmae on and the brake became much weaker. i paid more than $431.00 plus tax to have the brakes repaired there, which included replacing brake accumulator assembly. now, 6 months later, the brakes failed much more suddenly and completely. i feel extremely lucky that i was 1) alone in the vehicle, and 2)driving very slowly. i was able to "creep" the car to cutter dodge, 735 dillinham blvd, honolulu, hi (808) 842-6333, where it is now. if i had been driving on a highway or freeway with my family in the car, many people could have been injured or killed. to me, this is an extremely unsafe and dangerous problem.