NHTSA Complaint #10319088 — 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. IN JANUARY 2010, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT WHEN SHE SAID THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED. SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH AND WHEN SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR BARELY SLOWED DOWN EVEN WITH MAXIMUM FORCE BEING APPLIED. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT. I ACTUALLY DROVE IT TO THE DEALER TAKING EXTREME CARE TO MAINTAIN ?A LOT? OF SPACE BETWEEN ME AND VEHICLES IN FRONT. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP HAD FAILED. HOWEVER THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR?S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1990 IMPERIAL ANTI LOCK BRAKE RECALL THAT I FOUND LISTED ON THE INTERNET. THEY INDICATED THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THIS FAILURE WOULD BE ~$4,000. THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY DID NOT CHARGE ME THEIR NORMAL $79 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE BECAUSE THEY WERE EMBARRASSED ABOUT THE COST OF THIS REPAIR FOR A FAILURE THAT IS IDENTICAL TO THAT COVERED BY A RECALL THAT RESULTED IN A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP ASSEMBLY ON THE IMPERIALS THAT WERE COVERED. I AM A LOYAL MOPAR MAN BEGINNING WITH MY 1966 SPORT FURY, DRIVING DODGE CARS AND TRUCKS SINCE AND CURRENTLY HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. I AM SURPRISED AND SADDENED WITH THE STANCE OF CHRYSLER AND THIS ISSUE WITH MY IMPERIAL. THIS CAR IS STILL A DREAM TO DRIVE AND RIDE IN. IT JUST DOESN'T STOP NOW! *TR