1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 DODGE GRAND CHEROKEE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING THE REPAIRS PER RECALL 96V099000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK SINCE SEPTEMBER 25, 2009. SHE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 172,104.

Mileage: 178,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 152,513.

Mileage: 152,513

HY BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 188

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 96V099000 WHICH PERTAINS TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER BASED ON THE RECALL, BUT THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED.*AK

Mileage: 230,000

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V099000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE RECALL ONLY OFFERED A PARTIAL REMEDY. IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY REPAIR THE PROBLEM ADDITIONAL PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, AN EXTENDED OR LIFETIME WARRANTY WOULD BE OFFERED ON OTHER ANTI-LOCK COMPONENTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED CORRECTLY, AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINING EXPENSE. *AK

Mileage: 135,120

DT: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL 96V099000 REPAIRS WAS DONE ON THE ABS BRAKES IN 2004. HOWEVER, HE WA SHAVING A FAILURE. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON INSPECTION BY THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED. HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THEY CLAIMED THE PART IN QUESTION WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

DT: 1992, DODGE, GRAND CARAVAN, INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, NO POWER ASSIST, THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE QUICKLY ENOUGH. ALSO, RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED AFTER GOING ABOUT 20 MILES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CONSUMER ALREADY REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE AND THE CALIPERS. BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH ONLY LEFT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT SEE THE PROBLEM, DEALER SAID THAT IF THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD FIX IT BECAUSE THE ACTUATOR PUMP AND ASSEMBLY MOTOR WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL 96V099000 CONCERNING ABS MODULE CONTROL FAILURE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED THEN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT SO THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 181,000

DT: 1992, DODGE, GRAND CARAVAN, INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, NO POWER ASSIST, THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE QUICKLY ENOUGH. ALSO, RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED AFTER GOING ABOUT 20 MILES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CONSUMER ALREADY REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE AND THE CALIPERS. BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH ONLY LEFT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT SEE THE PROBLEM, DEALER SAID THAT IF THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD FIX IT BECAUSE THE ACTUATOR PUMP AND ASSEMBLY MOTOR WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL 96V099000 CONCERNING ABS MODULE CONTROL FAILURE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED THEN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT SO THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 181,000

DT: HAD THE BRAKES AND ABS UNIT REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND CONSUMER IS VERY AGGRAVATED. TALKED TO CHRYSLER, AND THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. *AK

Mileage: 182,000

CONSUMER STATED DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE RECALL FOR ABS BRAKE SYSTEM UNTIL CONSUMER PAID A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER: 96V099000 *TC

Mileage: 160,000

THE CONSUMER STATES THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 95,000

1992 GRAND CARAVAN BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAY ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. BRAKE PEDAL AT TIMES WILL NOT DEPRESS. I AM A 76 YEAR OLD LADY AND I AM HAVING TO PARK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH BRAKES ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. TOLD BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF OVER $2000?? THIS IS RIDICULOUS!*AK

1992 GRAND CARAVAN BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAY ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. BRAKE PEDAL AT TIMES WILL NOT DEPRESS. I AM A 76 YEAR OLD LADY AND I AM HAVING TO PARK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH BRAKES ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. TOLD BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF OVER $2000?? THIS IS RIDICULOUS!*AK

1992 GRAND CARAVAN BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAY ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. BRAKE PEDAL AT TIMES WILL NOT DEPRESS. I AM A 76 YEAR OLD LADY AND I AM HAVING TO PARK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH BRAKES ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. TOLD BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF OVER $2000?? THIS IS RIDICULOUS!*AK

1992 GRAND CARAVAN BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAY ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. BRAKE PEDAL AT TIMES WILL NOT DEPRESS. I AM A 76 YEAR OLD LADY AND I AM HAVING TO PARK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH BRAKES ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. TOLD BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF OVER $2000?? THIS IS RIDICULOUS!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WAS HARD. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT SKIDDED, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND REMAINED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A PART OF THE ABS MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. THE PART WAS NOT ON RECALL OR UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

BAD PAINT ITS PEELING FLAKEING THE WOOD GRAIN TOO FAIDING BAD TRANS I JUST PAID A DEALERSHIP OVER 2 GRAND FOR A NEW ONE WARRANTEED FOR ONLY 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. BAD POWER WINDOWS CABLE BROKE=OVER $400.= ME GETTINGSCREWD BAD LUG NUTS LITTLE METAL CAPS OVER LUGNUTS COME OFF AND THEN TIRE TOOL DOSENT FIT SO YOU END UP AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING THEM CUT OFF. KEEPS STALLING HEADLINER FALLING DOWN HEADLIGHTS ARE TOTALLY YELLOW AT NIGHT YOU CANT SEE MORE THAN 50 FEET ON LOW BEAMS SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE HIGH BEAMS ON JUST TO GET LOW BEAM QUALITY. BREAKS NEW ROTORS, MASTERCILLENDER, HARDWEAR, DRUMS, SHOES, PADS, FLUID, MASTERCILLENDER CAPS, WEEL CILLENDERS,= OVER $500. TO THE DEALER AND ME AND MY FAM STRANDED ON THE ROADSIDE FOR 4 HOURES GETTING RECALLED PARTS FITTED ONLY TAKES AN ACT OF CONGRESS AND ABOUT THREE DAYS WITH OUT A CAR UNLESS THEY GIVE YOU THERE "LOANER" LOANER=CAR NO ONE WOULD BUT TWELVE YEARS AGO. JAMES REYNOLDS SHARON TENN [email protected] OWNER OF A 92 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LE

Mileage: 167,000

WHILE DRIVING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. EMERGENCY BRAKES HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

THE RECALL REMEDY FOR THE ABS 96 V 099 000 FAILED, AND THE DEFECT ACCRUED.*AK

IN 1997 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND LOST BRAKE POWER. ABS PISTON WAS REPLACED PER THE RECALL # 96V099000 SUBJECT: BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. ON 7/9/2003 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND LOST BRAKE POWER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT PISTON ON THE VEHICLE WAS THE SAME PISTON THAT WAS RECALLED, WHICH HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE PISTON BECAUSE THE WARRANTY STATED THAT PISTON WILL ONLY BE REPLACED IF FROZEN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES DLR ADVISED WILL NOT REPLACE DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT(HCU) UNDER RECALL 96V099000, UNTIL CONSUMER PAYS OUT OF POCKET $1200 FOR REPLACEMENT OF CAD MODULE. DLR ADVISED CONSUMER MUST REPLACE CAD MODULE FIRST TO DETERMINE IF THAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM, IF NOT THEN DLR WILL PERFORM RECALL ON HCU COMPONENT. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. *AK WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE MODULE WAS NOT. CONSUMER ASKS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MODULE, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE WITHOUT CONSUMER HAVING TO PAY.*YH

ABS FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER ANOTHER PART OF ABS SYSTEM FAILED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME APART. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS WAS THE SIXTH TRANSMISSION.*AK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. GAS GAUGE FAILED. DASHBOARD LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. FRONT END VIBRATES ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. BRAKES ARE GRINDING. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT SHORTENED OUT. SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR RATTLING. REAR WIPER FAILED. MUFFLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. EXHAUST SMELL IN VAN. ENGINE OVERHEATING. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. VEHICLE PULLS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A "HARD BRAKE PEDAL CONDITION" WHERE EXCESSIVE FORCE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE BRAKE SYSTEM. ALSO, ABS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. NOTE: VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V099000 IN 1996.*AK ALSO SERPENTINE BELT, AND THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED.*SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD, AND CANT PRESS BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID A TWO CAR ACCIDENT. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURED THREE TIMES AFTER THE DEALER FIXED A RECALL ON BRAKE SYSTEM. EACH TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS SERVICED, BUT NOT TO CONSUMER'S SATISFACTION. *YH

PURCHASED VAN 1998; 1ST FAILURE FEB. 26, 1998 ABS BRAKE FAILURE; MILEAGE 65,928; REPLACED PUMP AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY; 2ND BRAKE FAILURE JULY 1998; MILEAGE 75,991; REPLACED ACCURATOR PISTON AND PISTON PACKAGE; 3RD BRAKE FAILURE MAY 25, 1999; MILEAGE 87,880; REPLACED MODULE ABS CONTROL ASSSEMBLY,MODULE ECU; 4TH BRAKE FAILURE SEPT 23, 2000 AND NO REPAIR SO FAR DUE TO BEYOND 100,000 MILE EXTENDED HIDDEN FACTORY WARRANTY AND NO CONFIDENCE IN IT BEING EFFECTIVELY REPAIRED.

MCKENZIE MOTORS CHARGED $1500 FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HAVE NOT YET HAD ABS SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK

MCKENZIE MOTORS CHARGED $1500 FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HAVE NOT YET HAD ABS SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. *AK *ML

ABS LIGHTS ON FOR OVER A YEAR NO RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, PROBLEM DUE TO POSSIBLE ABS SENSOR FAILURE. *ET

TWICE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE WON'T STOP, AND PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE.*AK

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING AND TALKING TO SEVERAL CHRYSLER MECHANICS THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THIS ABS BRAKE PUMP IS A REAL BAD DEFECT IN THE VAN AND BECAUSE ITS SO SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX PROPERLY THEY WARRENTY THE BRAKE PUMP FOR THE LIFE OF THE VAN, WELL THEY DONT WARRENTY THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO WRONG DUE TO THE PUMP GOING OUT. WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO REALLY GET SOMETHING GOING ON THIS I HEAR ITS A REAL BIG PROBLEM WITH 92 AND 93 DODGE MINI VANS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. VEHICLE WENT INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. *AK

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSANGER FRONT DOORS HAVE BROKEN. THE WHOLE INSIDE CASING HAS BROKEN. YOU CANNOT USE THESE DOORS IF POSSIBLE, THEY WILL COME APART AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THEN. THE GUY AT THE AUTO BODY SHOP SAID THAT THIS A VERY WEEK SPOT ON THIS VEHICLE. AT $500.00 EACH TO FIX. THAT IS JUST THE DOOR IT DOES NOT INCLUDE REMOVING THE DENTS THAT WHEN THE DOOR SPRUNG IT CAUSED WITH THE CHIPPED PAINT. THE BRAKING SYSTEM MAKES THIS CLICKING SOUND WHEN YOU ABLE THE BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES ARE NOW INTERMITTENT. WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, THEN GO OUT, THEN REPEAT THE SEQUENCE. DURING THE PROBLEM A HIGH PEDAL PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO ACHEIVE BRAKING.

ABS RECALLED BUT ABS CONTINUES TO FAIL DESPITE REPLACED CONTROLLER MODULE X2, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SWITCHES. UPON BRAKING THE PEDAL VIRBRATES FOLLOWED BY ABS & BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TURN ON. ALSO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL OR ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE ( DEALER FOUND NO DEFECT ON NUMEROUS OCCASION )

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS RUNNING EXCESSIVELY, THEY CHECK IT OUT AND SAID THEY WASN'T ANYTHING ABNORMAL. ON 4-13-1995 MY BRAKES FAILED AND I BARELY AVOIDED A COLLISION. I BROUGH MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT 2 SWITCHES ON MY ABS SYSTEMS FAILED. IN JANUARY 1997 I RECEIVED RECALL 685 FROM CHRYSLER SAYING BRAKE FAILURE MAY OCCUR AND A SUBSTANTIAL INCRESE IN BRAKE PEDAL FORCE IS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOW THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT OF COURSE IT'S NOW PAST THE 100,000 MILES OF COVERAGE THAT CHRYSLER WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS.

ON 12/27/98 MY ANTI-LOCK LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON. BRAKES HAD MINIMAL POWER AND STOPPING. NO DEALERS OPEN ON SUNDAY. MONDAY WENT TO NEAREST SERVICE CENTER, FIRESTONE MASTERCARE, 1/2 MILE FROM HOTEL IN PALM HARBOR, FL. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS OF ABS FAILURE, FIRESTONE CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS FOR THE PARTS. NO DEALER WOULD RELEASE THE PARTS TO A 'RESELLER'. NEAREST PART COULD BE SHIPPED FROM ATLANTA. I AGREED TO OVERNIGHT SHIPPING. NEXT DAY, NO PART. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT SHIP TO A 'RESELLER'. ONLY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CAN MAKE THE REPAIR. I WAS HEADED BACK HOME TO ATLANTA, SO I DROVE WITHOUT THE ABS AND ONLY MINIMUM BRAKING. ON 12/31/98 TOOK VAN TO DEALER. ON 1/4/99 DEALER ORDERED PARTS. BY 1/8 NO PARTS AVAILABLE. PARTS FINALLY AT DEALER ON 1/14 OR 15. VAN FIXED AND RETURNED. MY CONCERN IS THAT 1) THE PARTS FOR THE BRAKE RECALL #685 WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO A RESELLER, AND THEN NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2 WEEKS TO THE DEALER. THEN ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MY SERVICE RECORD INDICATED THAT THIS RECALL WAS SERVICED ON 08/11/97 AND 12/17/97. I DO NOT REMEMBER A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AT EITHER OF THOSE TIMES, NOR DO I REMEMBER HAVING THE BRAKES FIXED. HOWEVER, IF THE ABS WAS FIXED, IT HAS NOW FAILED FOR A 2ND TIME!!

VEHICLE RECALL WORK ON ABS SYSTEM NOT COMPLETED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKING OCCURRED W/O WARNING. SECOND FAILURE SINCE OWNING CAR. FIRST FAILURE HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS, BUT BRAKING TOOK APPROX. 100 FT. TO STOP CAR FROM 25 MPH. LATEST FAILURE OCCURRED 425 MILES FROM HOME IN PARKERSBURG, WVA. RENTED A CAR TO RETURN TO RICHMOND. TOOK LOCAL DEALER 14 DAYS TO GET PARTS FROM CHRYSLER. RETURNED RENTAL CAR TO PARKERSBURG ON DEC. 3, 1998 AND DROVE VAN BACK TO RICHMOND. CHRYSLER REIMBURSED US FOR RENTAL EXPENSES AND TOWING. REQUESTED THAT CHRYSLER REMOVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING AND INSTALL STANDARD BRAKING, BUT THEY REFUSED. TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND ALL CONFIRMED MY OPINION THAT THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM USED BY CHRYSLER IN '91, '92, & '93 IS FLAWED IN DESIGN AND IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I OR A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WILL BE FACED WITH COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN. THE NEXT TIME WE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY! I FEEL THAT I CANNOT EXPOSE MY FAMILY TO THIS DANGER ANY LONGER, & THEREFORE MUST DISPOSE OF THIS VAN. SINCE THE NHTSA IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY IMPACT OF BRAKE FAILURE, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A COMPLETE RECALL ON ALL CHRYSLER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THIS SYSTEM. YOUR COMMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. YOU MAY CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME TO DISCUSS THE MATTER FURTHER. REGARDS, R. C. POAGE, JR.

VEHICLE IS IN INVOLVED UNDER RECALL 96V099 (ABS SYSTEM). INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE ABS PUMP RUNS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR OF THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A RECALL WAS ORDERED ON MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT , OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED OWNER THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW BECAUSE THE PADS WERE LOW. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A RECALL WAS ORDERED ON MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT , OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED OWNER THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW BECAUSE THE PADS WERE LOW. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A RECALL WAS ORDERED ON MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT , OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED OWNER THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW BECAUSE THE PADS WERE LOW. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY OVER SEVERAL DAYS UPON IGINITION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED IN TRAFFIC.

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE.

ABS FAILED, CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL/LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE, AND INCREASED RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER HAS REPLACED MODULER/PUMP,DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED BEFORE/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

RECALL # 96V099000, VEHICLE SERVICED TWICE UNDER RECALL. OWNER STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL BE SERVICED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TODAY. *AK

96V-099, ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, TOOK THE VEHICLE IN 09-DEC-96, DEALER HASN'T RECEIVED PARTS. GAVE OWNER A RENTAL CAR. DEALER STILL HASN'T FIXED THE VEHICLE DUE TO NO PARTS. *AK

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON HAS BEEN RECALLED. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PERFORM THE RECALL, AND THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT A RED LIGHT. *AK

AFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V099000 WAS DONE, ABS FAILURE PERSISTS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL BECOMES SPONGY THEN GOES TO FLOOR, CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD, DEALER REPLACED ABS THREE TIMES UNDER RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TWO ENGINE FAILURES, AND ONE COMPLETE ABS REPLACEMENT.

ABS PISTON FAILURE.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED HOWEVER BRAKES CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS UNTIL FINALLY RECTIFIED AFTER THREE REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

ANTILOCK BRAKES DISENGAGE ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACE.

ABS SYSTEM FAILED.

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, RECALL WORK COMPLETED HOWEVER FAILED, CONSUMER LOST ALL BRAKE POWER.

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, UPON ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP BRAKE ACTION SEEM INEFFECTIVE, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYS ON FOR FIVE MINUTES. RESISTANCE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. LEFT HARDLY WITH ANY BRAKING POWER. LOUD VIBRATING HUMMING NOISE COMES FROM THE BRAKES. REAR LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. *AK