NHTSA Complaint #760569 — 2000 DODGE NEON SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	760569
Vehicle	2000 DODGE NEON
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Date of Incident	October 29, 2000
Date Filed	April 16, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	2
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

MY CAR WAS TOTALED AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOTIVE ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 29, 2000. AS I EXITED SR - 869 AT ATLANTIC BLVD I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THEY FAILED . THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY VEH TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEH AND THAT VEH HIT THE VEH IN FRONT OF IT. THE DRIVER OF VEH 2 SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY BRAKES FAILED ON THAT NIGHT UNTIL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT MODELS ALSO. I HAVE SUSTAINED ALOT OF MONETARY LOSS DUE TO THIS BRAKE FAILURE AND MY DRIVING RECORD IS RUINED..I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT PRIOR TO SEEING AN ATTORNEY . I WOULD APPPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU COULD GIVE ME. *AK

Related Complaints for the 2000 DODGE NEON

Other SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Complaints

#10039532 — September 25, 2003 — BRAKE ADJUSTER FELL APART INSIDE BRAKE DRUM.

#565413 — June 27, 2002 — CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES MAKE A RUBBING AND WHINING NOISE CONTINUOUSLY. *YH

#564219 — May 14, 2002 — PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE BOOSTER HOSE REPLACED, ALSO THE MASTER CYLINDER, 2 CALIPERS, 2 WH...

#8006960 — April 5, 2002 — WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN, WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE BEFORE VEHICLE STOPS. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO ANOTHER...

#8006082 — March 20, 2002 — WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO GUARDRAILS. UPON IMPAC...

Recent Complaints for the 2000 DODGE NEON

#10925969 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — November 14, 2016 — MERGED INTO THE SIDE OF ME

#10758543 — POWER TRAIN — August 22, 2015 — WHEN I ATTEMPED TO PULL OUT FROM A STOPLIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. ALMOST WAS REARENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAI...

#10721549 — SEAT BELTS — May 26, 2015 — REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP AT ALL AND HAVE 3 OTHER BUDDIES THAT THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL DIFFRENT YEARS DO THE SAM...

#10621019 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING — August 8, 2014 — UNFORTUNATELY I RAN INTO A DRIVER WHOM WAS IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY & BAD BRAKES. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTRE...

#10621019 — SERVICE BRAKES — August 8, 2014 — UNFORTUNATELY I RAN INTO A DRIVER WHOM WAS IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY & BAD BRAKES. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTRE...