10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #2

Jul 222000

(reported on)

Stratus

  • miles
When I used the back button to correct an item, the original comments were wiped out. You have to fix that. We have had four brake failures on our Dodge. Each has been exactly the same. The first two were on successive days when the car had less than 10000 miles on it. Bosco Dodge inspected they brakes then and was not able to find the cause. They did replace the master cylinder with a factory replacement. This spring, they failed again in the same manner. Again, the Dodge dealer was not able to pinpoint the problem. He did not replace anything at that time. Today the brakes failed in the same manner. How do they fail? each time the car was parked in the garage over night. This was the first time the car was moved that day. Three times the brakes failed less than 100 feet from the driveway. My wife was stopping the car at the intersection. The fourth time was three blocks away. In each instance the car lost all braking power to all wheels as the brakes were applied. The bakes and car operated normally after each instance. In my mind, it sounds as if the anti-locks hung up in the open position.

- Naugatuck, CT, USA

problem #1

Jun 241999

(reported on)

Stratus

  • miles
Intermittently when the brakes are applied pedal becomes soft, resulting in extended stopping distance. The dealer has replaced the master cylinder.

- Hull, MA, USA