Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Chrysler Fifth Avenue submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I CALLE CHRYSLER CARE AND THEY IN NOVEMBER 2019 TOLD ME THAT IT STILL HAS TO BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL BUT IN JUNE THEY SAY THAT THEY ALREADY FIXED THE RECALL IN 1996 AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO FIX IT. I HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS RECALL SO I SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT WITH THE BRAKES NOT WORKING TO STOP THE CAR. I ENDED UP GETTING ANOTHER CAR TO GET MYSELF TO WORK. THANK YOU TIME AND I HOPE TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS TRUE THOUGH YOU FOLKS.
I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH, DRIVING IN A 30 MPH SPEED ZONE, GOING DOWN HILL, COMING TO A STOP AND IT HAD JUST STARTED RAINING. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES I STARTED SLIDING/HYDROPLANING ALL OVER THE ROAD, FIRST INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, THEN BACK TO MY LANE, BUT OFF TO THE EDGE AND FINALLY MANAGED TO STOP JUST AT THE STOP SIGN. THERE WAS TRAFFIC ALL AROUND ME, BUT THANKFULLY I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE OR GO OFF INTO THE RAVINE. I HAD JUST HAD NEW BRAKE PADS PUT ON 2 WEEKS BEFORE. MY TIRES WERE WEARING, BUT MY MECHANIC/TIRE SALESMAN SAID I DIDN'T NEED NEW TIRES YET, I STILL HAD PLENTY OF TREAD. AS SOON AS I COULD PULL OVER AND CALL HIM, I SCHEDULED AN APPT. FOR NEW TIRES 2 DAYS LATER. I AM A WIDOW AND AM VERY CAREFUL TO KEEP THE CAR IN GOOD SHAPE SO MY CHANCES OF GETTING STRANDED ARE AS LOW AS I KNOW HOW TO KEEP THEM. MY SON AND SOME OTHER MEN AT CHURCH HAD ALSO LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND SAID I DIDN'T NEED TO CHANGE THEM. SO, I STARTED WONDERING WHAT COULD HAVE MADE ME HYDROPLANE LIKE THAT IF THE TIRES WEREN'T BAD, AND HAD I SPENT THE MONEY ON NEW ONES NEEDLESSLY? THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE RECALL SITE. AND I FOUND ANOTHER INCIDENT ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MINE, COMPLAINT FILED 10/06/2008. ALSO, THE ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK, SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW THE ACTUAL MILES. IT IS MORE THAN 165,000. THAT IS WHAT IS SHOWING. IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, I NEED TO KNOW. THE CAR RUNS GOOD, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE UNSAFE IN IT. THAT WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT AND I KNOW THE LORD WAS WITH ME AND THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IN TESTING HIM, KNOWING THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE! IN THIS INCIDENT THERE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A CRASH, INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHRYSLER FIFTH AVENUE. WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PAVEMENT WAS WET AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $1,500 IN DAMAGES. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NOT HOLDING THE TIRES PROPERLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
I HAD TO REPLACE MY ABS PUMP-MOTOR ASSEMBLY 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE FIRST TIME WAS BY MAFF MOTORS/TAMAQUA CHRYSLER DEALER; INVOICE DATED 10 JULY 06. ABS LAMPS ON & BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD; DIAGNOSIS PUMP/MOTOR FAILURE. MILEAGE 106587 SECOND TIME PROBLEM STARTED APPROX 11 MARCH 08 LOW BRAKE FLUID, ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON; MILEAGE 150,351; I ADDED APPROX 9 OZ BRAKE FLUID & ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF. 22-25 MARCH 2008 FIRESTONE/HAZLETON INVOICE #123975 , MILEAGE 150,103, THOROUGHLY CHECKED FOR BRAKE LEAKS AS PER MY REQUEST, DURING ROUTINE ANNUAL INSPECTION; THEY EVEN ADDED DYE TO CHECK FOR LEAKS & KEPT MY VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. APPROX 28 MAY08, I TRIED TO SCHEDULED APPT. AT ALL AMERICAN JEEP/TAMAQUA NEW CHRYSLER DEALER (MAFF MOTORS CLOSED) THEY SCHEDULED ME FOR JULY 15; 1 1/2 MONTHS WAIT!! I CONTINUED ADDING BRAKE FLUID TO MY MASTER CYLINDER EVERYTIME THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. FIRESTONE INSPECTED FOR BRAKE FLUID LEAKS AGAIN, 5-6 JUNE 08, MILEAGE 155,507; NO LEAKS. I CONTACTED ALL AMERICAN JEEP/CHRYSLER BY PHONE & IN PERSON EARLY-MID JUNE 08 BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE PEOPLE ON VACATION, ETC.. AS TIME WENT BY I HAD TO KEEP ADDING BRAKE FLUID MORE OFTEN, UNTIL FINALLY ALL THE BRAKE, LOW BRAKE FLUID, ABS LIGHTS STAYED ON; LUCKILY I COASTED INTO LEHIGHTON CHRYSLER KIA, WITHOUT BRAKES, ON 8 JULY 2008; FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS. MILEAGE 157,035. ABS PUMP MOTOR WAS REPLACED; PLUS THEY HAD TO FABRICATE A MISSING FIREWALL RETAINING BRACKET FOR THIS ABS PUMP MOTOR. INVOICE 135553. I'VE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH DANIELLE YURKO, SERVICE DEPT. AS TO RECALL COVERAGE, FOR REIMBURSEMENT; SHE INFORMED ME THAT I NO LONGER HAVE ANY CHRYSLER WARRANTY: EVEN THOUGH I GAVE HER A COPY OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000! MY INTERPRETATION OF THAT RECALL IS THAT THE ABS PUMP & MOTOR ASSEMBLY IS WARRANTED FOREVER/LIFETIME; NO MATTER THE VEHICLE'S AGE, MILEAGE, OR OWNERS PLUS ALL PREVIOUS ABS REPAIRS WOULD BE REIMBURSED V/R JOHN F. LEIBENGUTH *TR
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE ABS WARNING LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT 3MPH THERE WERE NO BRAKES. A MECHANIC SAID THAT ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK
ABS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. RECALLED LATER, WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS.
ABS SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHTS COMES ON, ABS SYSTEM HAS A LEAK, TOTAL LOSS OF ABS BRAKES. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE AUTO TRANSMISSION. TT WHEN IT IS RAINY OR ANY TYPE OF DAMPNESS, BRAKES SQUEAL VERY LOUD, AND ANY OTHER WEATHRE BRAKES DO NOT MAKE ANY NOISE.*JB
ABS: BRAKES FADE WHEN APPLYING HEAVY; HAVE TO PUSH PEDAL ALMOST TO FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE; NO WARNING;PADS REPLACED;ALSO, FRONT SUSPENSION DOES NOT HOLD PRESSURE
EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO STOP. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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