NHTSA Complaint #10348871 — 1990 JEEP LAREDO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH EXCESSIVELY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE FAILURE STARTED ON AUGUST 4, 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCAL MECHANICS WHO REFERRED THEM TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 23, 2010. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V260000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 205,000.