EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED WHILE PARKED ON A HILL IN A PARKING LOT. WITNESS HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND WITNESSED THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE PARKING LOT AND STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I ARRIVED AND SEPARATED THE VEHICLES, I PLACED THE PARKING BRAKE IN SERVICES AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I TOOK TWO STEPS FROM THE VEH…
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EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED WHILE PARKED ON A HILL IN A PARKING LOT. WITNESS HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND WITNESSED THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE PARKING LOT AND STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I ARRIVED AND SEPARATED THE VEHICLES, I PLACED THE PARKING BRAKE IN SERVICES AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I TOOK TWO STEPS FROM THE VEHICLE I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAD RELEASED AGAIN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #758452
Mileage unknown · Feb 15, 2002
Parking Brake
WHEN PARKING VEHICLE UPWARD ON HILL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE IS APPLIED, PARKING BRAKE WILL FAIL, AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS.*AK *JG
NHTSA ODI #8004108
Mileage unknown · Feb 14, 2002
Parking Brake
RECALL 02 V 041 000/PARKING BRAKE: PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD WHEN ENGAGED. CABLE WOULD CONE LOOSE FROM FOOT PEDAL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN.FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #8004062
Mileage unknown · Nov 12, 2001
Parking Brake
AT FIRST PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT EFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING ON A SLIGHTLY INCLINED SURFACE. NOW THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT EVEN ENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE RATHATING LOCKIN MECHANISM IS NON-OPERABLE.
NHTSA ODI #754408
Mileage unknown · Oct 12, 2001
Parking Brake
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD ON SLIGHT GRADES.
NHTSA ODI #563684
Mileage unknown · Jul 1, 2001
Parking Brake
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED INTO A CONCRETE WALL, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*JB
NHTSA ODI #561834
Mileage unknown · May 31, 2001
Parking Brake
THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOOT ENGAGEMENT PEDAL DISENGAGES ON ITS OWN AT ANY RANDOM POINT IN TIME, THE PEDAL MUST BE ENGAGED ALL THE WAY TO FUNCTION AND EVEN AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES IS NOT COMPLETELY STABLE. NLM
NHTSA ODI #561380
Mileage unknown · May 16, 2001
Parking BrakeService Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED WOULD APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT PAWL WILL RELEASE BY ITSELF. SOMETIMES VEHICLE HAD ROLLED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT GRAB.*JB
NHTSA ODI #888398
Mileage unknown · May 14, 2001
Parking Brake
CONSUMER STATES EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL. *JB
NHTSA ODI #561203
Mileage unknown · May 1, 2001
Parking Brake
THE PARKING BRAKE CONTINUALLY FAILS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE PARKED, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE BRAKE HAS POPPED LOOSE RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MUST BE PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE. *JB
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE PARKING BRAKE CAN SELF-RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A STRONGER PAWL RETURN SPRING. OWNER NOTIFICATON BEGAN SEPTEMBER 30, 2002. 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 1-800-853-1403.
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NHTSA investigations
3
EA01003 · Parking Brake Resulting In Rollaway
Opened Jan 11, 2001 · Closed Mar 25, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
EA99014 · Brake Roter Disc/hud Separation
Opened Jun 28, 1999 · Closed Mar 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
PE95049 · Rear Axle Shaft Separation
Opened Aug 17, 1995 · Closed Jan 26, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED TO EXAMINE THE FAILURE MODE AND THE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY POSED BY ALLEGATIONS OF REAR AXLE SEPARATIONS.THE REAR AXLE SHAFT AND HOUSING DESIGN IS TYPICAL OF THOSE IN WHICH THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE IS CARRIED ON THE AXLE HOUSING.THE LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SHAFTS, SUPPORTED BY ROLLER BEARINGS, ARE SITUATED INSIDE THE AXLE HOUSING.THE INBOARD SPLINED END OF THE AXLE SHAFT RECEIVES POWER TRANSMITTED FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY, PROVIDING TORQUE TO THE REAR WHEELS.THE ALLEGATIONS ARE THAT THE AXLE SHAFT FAILS, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF A WHEEL AND AXLE HUB ASSEMBLY OR THE ENTIRE AXLE SHAFT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY, DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE AXLE SHAFT FAILURE.AS IDENTIFIED BY CHRYSLER, THE SUBJECT REAR AXLES ARE DANA 35C AND 35CM MODELS, WHICH HAVE BEEN USED ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES SINCE THE 1990 MODEL YEAR.A SAFETY DEFECT TREND WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT AXLE SHAFTS HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.SEE HARD COPY RESUME FOR FULL TEXT OF SUMMARY.
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