What 1,153 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Dodge Dart

ON MY WAY HOME FROM MY 40,000 MILE CHECK-UP, INCLUDING OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, AND FULL VEHICLE INSPECTION, I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PEDAL POPPED BACK UP (WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON IT), THERE WAS A LOUD HISSING SOUND, AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO ROLL INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR AND RESTART MY SYSTEM BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. I WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPANY HAS NO SOLUTION TO THIS RECALL PROBLEM YET SO I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL INDEFINITELY. THIS IS NOT SAFE, TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE, AND COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH MORE DANGEROUS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE LEFT LANE, I SWITCHED LANES DUE TO TRAFFIC AND I SAW AMOTHER CAR STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM THE RIGHT LANE. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND THE CAR KEPT GOING. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL. WHEN I HOT THE BRAKES THEANTI LOCK BRAKES PULSED ONCE BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING FORWARD. THE CAR DIDN'T SKID OR SLIDE. IT WAS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND THEY WERE SCARED AND SHOOK UP. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON CARS MOST OF MY LIFE AND TO FEEL THE CAR DO THIS WAS VERY STRANGE TO ME.

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MY FAMILY AND I WHERE COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT. AFTER LEAVING A MALL WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOT HARD AND THE BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON. TELL ME TO SERVICE ELECTRONIC BRAKES. I HAD TO PRESS DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN OVER A YEAR MY BRAKES GAVE OUT .

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY CAR SINCE I GOT IT. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THREE RADIOS, AN ENTIRELY NEW TURBO WAS INSTALLED ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. THEN THINGS WERE GOING WELL UNTIL RECENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP ABOUT 3 WEEKS IN A ROW. FIRST IT WAS ONE OF MY COILS THAT HAD BECOME INACTIVE. SO WHILE DRIVING IT THE CAR SHAKES AND STUTTERS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I TRY TO HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR STARTS SLOWING DOWN AND SHAKING. SO I HAD TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER SHOP TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE FOR A NEW CAR IT IS NOT IN MY FINANCES TO BE PUTTING $400 INTO MY CAR EVERY WEEK. HAD TO GET THE PART ORDERED SO I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING MY CAR AROUND WITH ONE COIL INACTIVE. THEN IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS HAPPENING, ONE WEEK AFTER THE COIL HAD OFFICIALLY WENT INACTIVE, IT WAS BACK IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME REALLY LOOSE AND WHEN I WASN'T MOVING THE CAR WOULD ROLL. WHICH MEANS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WASN'T DOING ITS JOB. SO THAT NIGHT I TOOK IT OVER TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT YET AGAIN. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT MY LEFT REAR CALIBER HAD SEIZED WHICH IS DESCRIBED TO ME THAT IT WASN'T GRABBING AND RELEASING THE WHEEL LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE WHICH ALSO CAUSED MY BRAKES AND ROTORS TO WEAR SO MUCH THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHICH THIS WAS SOMETHING I COULD NOT JUST LET GO, OR EVEN DRIVE THE CAR WITH, I HAD TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP OVER $400 TO JUST FIX MY CAR SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IT. I CANNOT BELIEVE ALL THE TROUBLE THAT I AM GOING THROUGH FOR A CAR THAT IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT TOOK A GREATER DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STEERED TO THE RIGHT, DROVE OVER A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A WIRE GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHEN PUMPING GAS INTO MY CAR THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT ALWAYS REGISTER THAT I HAVE FILLED MY TANK, ALSO WHEN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT A LOVER RATE OF SPEED THE TRANSMISSION JERKS OR ACTS LIKE ITS SLIPPING AND I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A DODGE DEALER AND I CANT CHECK THE FLUID ON MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS A COMPLETELY SEALED TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK THE FLUID OR EVEN CHANGE THE FLUID, I HAD ALSO CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER ABOUT A RECALL NOTICE I HAVE RECEIVED ON MY CAR AND THEY SAID THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE YET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGES MADE A TICKING SOUND AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE CONTACT WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND HER HUSBAND HAD TO USE A METAL KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT BECAUSE THE GAUGE THAT REGULATES THE TEMPERATURE WAS NOT IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB, WHICH CREATED A GASH IN THE TIRE AND THE RIM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND IN ANY WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO DEPRESS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT WAS TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE RECALL TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE AND IF THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,300.

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WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START MY DART, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL HAVE NO TENSION IN IT. THE PEDAL WILL GO STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH NO EFFORT AND WILL STICK DOWN. I HAVE TO USE MY FOOT TO PULL IT BACK UP. THE CAR WILL ALSO NOT GO INTO GEAR WHEN THIS OCCURS. YOU HAVE TO EITHER TURN THE CAR OFF OR LET IT STALL, THEN PUMP THE CLUTCH 10-20 TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE TENSION NEEDED. SOMETIMES THIS DOESN'T HELP AT ALL AND YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! FCA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE, THEY'VE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 60,000, BUT MY CAR HAVING 83,XXX MILES THEY DON'T CARE. FIRST EXTENDED SERVICE CORPORATION WHO I PURCHASED AN "EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT" THROUGH DOESN'T CARE EITHER. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FLAT OUT TOLD ME "NO" AND HUNG UP. I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. WE'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHERS AROUND AND THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, HOW IS IT NOT A RECALL?!?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V8000000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/11/16*LJ *CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, THE BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL ON THE WAY TO WORK. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND SOME OTHER PART RELATED TO THAT. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY SINCE IT WAS FIXED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS THAT THEY ARE FINE. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO FAIL. ON 1/15/16 WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES GAVE WAY AGAIN. I BACKED UP AND DROVE IN AGAIN, AND THEY DID IT REPEATEDLY. IT WAS LIKE THEY COULDN'T CATCH OR SOMETHING, YOU COULD FEEL THE JERK OF THE BRAKES AS I TRIED TO APPLY THEM. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN-AROUND FOR ALMOST A YEAR, AND WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE FIXED AND FINE. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER SAYING THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, YET THEY REFUSE TO LET US PAST THE ENTRY LEVEL PEOPLE OPERATING THE PHONE. I AM IN DANGER EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR. WE HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE IN THE PAST YEAR WITH CHRYSLER, AND HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY LIED TO ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKES. THE PROOF OF THOSE LIES IS IN THE RECALL WHICH CLEARLY SAYS THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AT THE PRESENT TIME. THAT MEANS THAT MY BRAKES COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME AND I CANNOT GO ABOUT MY NORMAL LIFE IN A PANIC ABOUT DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK, OR THE GROCERY STORE, OR HAVE ANYONE IN THE CAR WITH ME, BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS PREPARING FOR AN INEVITABLE CRASH. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LIVE THIS WAY, AND THEY HAVE KNOWN ALL ALONG THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND HAVE DONE NOTHING TO MAKE IT RIGHT, BUT HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO PRETEND IT DID NOT EXIST. I SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR A CAR THAT WILL ONE DAY RESULT IN MY DEATH OR INJURY. THIS CAR SHOULD BE BOUGHT BACK FROM ME IF THERE IS ANY FAIRNESS AT ALL, OTHERWISE I HAVE PAID ON TIME FOR TWO YEARS ON A CAR THAT IS FAULTY AND DANGEROUS. THIS PUTS ME AT A DISADVANTAGE WHEN GOING TO BUY A NEW CAR WITH NO TRADE IN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/26/16*LJ UPDATED 03/17/16.*JB *CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL IN THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE ABSORBED QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

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VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET

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THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT IN MY CAR AT 50,615 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS NOT PART OF MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERANT SHOP TO HAVE A NEW WATER PUMP PUT ON MY CAR IT HAD 8,000 MORE MILES ON THE CAR IT STARTED OVER HEATING TOOK THE DODGE TO LARSON IN PUYALLUP WA. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE ANTIFREEZE HAS BEEN MIXED IN THE CAR AND THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY!

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HUSBAND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE STORE, APPLIED THE BRAKE TO REVERSE WAS A LOUD POP AND HISSING NOISE, BRAKES BARELY WORKED AT 10 MPH. I'VE HAD THIS CAR 2 YEARS BRAND NEW, NO ISSUES WHAT SO EVER, NOW THIS. APPREARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE. WILL NEED IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, EARLIST APPOINTMENT IS 12/14/2015. I HAVE NOT HIT 20,000 MILES ON THIS CAR YET. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!

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ARRIVED HOME ON 12/5/2015, WE LIVE ON AN INCLINE SO WE HAVE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO PARK. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE IT WAS A LITTLE WEAK FEELING. WE DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL THE MORNING OF 12/7/2015. WE WERE LEAVING FOR WORK, APPLIED THE BRAKE, PUT IN REVERSE AND RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN I RELEASED IT, IT JUST FELL LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING THERE... LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS JUST A HANDLE NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. SO, I STARTED TO BACK UP AND WITH THE PARKING BRAKE COMPLETELY OFF, THE REAR BRAKES WERE STILL LOCKED UP. I PULLED FORWARD AND BACKWARD TO TRY AND HELP FREE THE BRAKES. APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AGAIN AND IT HAD NOTHING THERE. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE, WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND IT EVENTUALLY FREED UP, BUT STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING THE REGULAR BRAKES TO STOP, THE REAR END FELT LIKE IT HAD TO MUCH BRAKES. I COULD ALSO LET OFF THE GAS AND FEEL THE CAR COMING TO A STOP LIKE A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF BRAKING WAS BEING APPLIED. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO SAFETY RECALLS ON THE CAR, HOWEVER THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES/REPORTS AND RECALLS ABOUT THE BRAKES FOR THIS MODEL.

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WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP BY PRESSING THE BREAK, THE BREAK OUT OF NOWHERE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY APPROACHING A LIGHT. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO PRESS IT DOWN IT LET OFF A HISSING NOISE. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BREAK BOOSTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO ONE WAS ABLE TO INFORM ME WHAT CAUSED IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE PRIOR TO, NO ACCIDENTS AND I AM CONSISTENT WITH SERVICE. IT IS CLEAR THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. I DO UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OR ONLY COMPLAINT FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD RESULT IN DEATH. ALSO THEIR SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAG SYSTEM AND TIRE LIGHT AS THEY HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED ON THEIR OWN AND WILL NOT GO OFF.

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WHEN BRAKING THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO STOP. ON SEPTEMBER 13,2013 , MY SON ACTUALLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IT ACTUALLY TOOK OVER 6 WEEKS TO REPAIR THE CAR, AS PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HIS CAR ALSO SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT IN THE SYSTEM WHEN I INPUT THE VIN NUMBER. I'M HOPING I DIDN'T MISS ANY RECALLS BECAUSE OF THIS. ORIGINALLY WHEN HE BOUGHT THE CAR, THE VIN NUMBER WAS WRONG ON HIS REGISTRATION. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN I RAN INTO THE BACK OF IT. HE WAS ON A HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. IT CAUSED $8,847.31 DAMAGE TO HIS CAR.

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PARKED VEH TO ENTER STORE. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEH AND APPLIED THE BRAKE TO PUT THE VEH IN REVERSE, IT POPPED OUT, AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THIS WAS IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT. BRAKING POWER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED TO ALMOST NONEXISTENT, AND I WAS FORCED TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO LIMP THE CAR BACK TO MY RESIDENCE.

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