1998 Dodge Grand Caravan Brakes Problems

“I approached a red light hit the brakes. The car did not stop. I hit two cars and the median. The passenger air bag deployed nut not the driver side. I had major injuries including broken ankle, hand, ribs and breathing. I spent 3 months in the hospital.”

“The ABS valve on the driver side is closing causing brakes to grab while driving. Several mechanics with diagnostic equipment agree this should not be happening and recommended I check to see if it was recalled. It is, but not for my year and model. Mechanics also noted that the dashlight should have indicated a problem and did not, nor were their machines able to detect the exact problem.”

“My car is a 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan le. It has 120,000 miles on it. I purchased the car new. Rear brake line failure. Failure due to design flaw. Dissimilar metals (steel and stainless steel) used on a joint (flexible coupling) on rear brake lines. Dissimilar metals joint caused electrolytic corrosion and failure (rupture) of brake line. The brake line joint with dissimilar metals design flaw is a time bomb waiting to happen in many of the Dodge and chrysler. The potential for a very high number of deaths and major injuries due to this design flaw is huge.”

“Service brake failure while driving, diagnosed by repair shop as a ruptured brake line. Inspection of other brake lines showed heavy corrosion. Vehicle was in motion (straight line) on a city street and retained minimal braking. I was able to stop at a stop light (no collision) and 'limp' to the repair shop. Repairs consisted of replacing the hydraulic brake lines.”

“Brakes failed, causing a collision. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. Consumer complained to the manufacturer about the horn not working, and the brake failure. Manufacturer inspected the vehicle and found no defects. Recall 04v480000 for clock spring was issued, and consumer stated this was the cause of the accident.”