6.5

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,600 miles

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problem #5

Jul 122003

Town & Country

  • miles
Right front inside brake shoe sticks. No warnings. Until brake shoe is distinigrates and hard to stop car. - 2nd occurrence.

- Bayside, CA, USA

problem #4

Apr 122000

Town & Country

  • 53,000 miles
Right front inside brake shoe sticks. No warnings. Until brake shoe is distinigrates and hard to stop car.

- Bayside, CA, USA

problem #3

Mar 192000

(reported on)

Town & Country

  • miles
Car has 35, ooo miles and have had to replace front brake pads 3 times. Front, right caliper replaced 1 time. Right side: Break pad closest to piston, hardly worn, exterior pad worn bare to point where rotor had to be replaced. Left front: Pad closest to piston hardly worn. Exterior pad severely worn. Calipers checked on last break job and appear ok. Mechanic expressed disbelief at seeing such uneven wear on pads. He believes this vehicle model has a design or part malfunction, as he sees them frequently for similar service.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #2

Oct 051999

Town & Country

  • miles
No summary.

- Southlake, TX, USA

problem #1

Jul 011997

Town & Country

  • miles
The braking system malfunctioned, causing extended stopping distance which almost caused accidents. Been to dlr 5 times. Dealer replaced rotors/pads. Dealer cannot determine problem.

- Moreno Valley, CA, USA