Wife driving on twisting back road. She heard a "pop" and foot was pushed off brake pedal. Brake now hard to push and hard to stop car. She was able to get car safely to the side of the road. Now a hiss is heard when applying brakes and there is no power assist. Warning message is now on to check electronic brake system.....updated 06/15/16 according to the invoice, the brake booster and vacuum booster hose were replaced. Updated 06/28/16.

- Nokesville, VA, USA

My vehicle was parked in my driveway from Feb. 21, 2013 from 11:30 am to approximately 4:00 pm when it rolled down the driveway hit a tree and stopped in the middle of the street. The car was parked in first gear and the parking brake was engaged. The driveway has an approximately 20% slope at the location the car was parked. The second incident took place on May 2, 2013 approximately 1:00 pm. The vehicle had been parked in the same location for three weeks as I was out of town. It was once again parked in first gear, with the parking brake engaged. As I approached the vehicle it began to roll down the slope it was parked on. I have witnesses for both incidents. Chrysler has inspected the vehicle twice and reports there is nothing wrong with the brakes or transmission.

- Moraga, CA, USA

One month old Dodge Dart rallye was parked on a steep driveway the morning of 01/20/13. The emergency brake was engaged and the dashboard light for the 'parking brake engaged' was lit. The car sat idle for about a minute and was also idle after getting out of the car for >30 seconds. At that point the car started to roll backwards down the driveway where it crashed into a wooded area striking several trees. The parking brake handle was still up and appeared to be engaged. The damage to the car was estimated at $2400.

- Raleigh, NC, USA