Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the brakes failed without warning. The contact was able to depress the brake pedal all the way to the floor. It was coasted to a stop, and the emergency brake was applied. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, where all the steel brake lines were replaced due to the brake lines leaking because of extreme rust. Updated 12/12/06.
1999 Dodge Caravan: brake failure
8 of the 552 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Caravan describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 8 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
Dt*: the contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor, and the stopping distance was extended. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, where it was determined that there was a brake fluid leak. There was a the federal safety agency recall # 06e022000, pertaining to the hydraulic service brakes. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.
While driving at 40 MPH consumer applied brakes and had no brakes. Consumer pulled to side of the road and applied emergency brakes to stop vehicle. Consumer had vehicle towed to dealer.
While traveling about 45 MPH another vehicle suddenly stopped on the highway consumer applied the brakes but pedal went to the floor. Consumer avoided the other vehicle by skidding into a ditch. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained head and back injuries,but refused to go to the doctor for medical attention. Vehicle was towed to consumer's residence.
With no warning and in normal driving conditions, the vehicle will not stop while applying braking pressure. Braking failure occurs without warning and only allows for about a 20% braking function even when applying full pressure to the brake pedal. No codes are stored (as per the dealer) and after an incident, the brake will function normally. Dealer has looked the the brake system twice and claims there is no problem. However the loss of braking function occurs randomly. Dealer refuses to replace any parts because no codes have been saved in the computer.
While stopping at a red light the brakes failed, the vehicle proceeded through the red light and struck another vehicle, driver sustained left leg injuries and the driver of the other vehicle sustained collar bone injuries. Nlm
Anti lock brake pumpcomes on and brake went to floor car took much longer to stop was traveling at very slow speed.and 2nd inicident slowing from aprox 20mph for stop sign car went through intersection without soping returned car to dealer for repairs dealer reported that chrysler is having problem with ABS made recomended repairs but brakes failed again on way home from dealer.
Vehicle was involved in a rear end accident due to brake failure. When brakes were applied, vehicle continued to move. Also, brake pedal was hard. Can the federal safety agency help in this matter.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Snow/water ingestion into rear brake drum
- Snow/water ingestion into rear brake drum
- Snow/water ingestion into rear brake drum
- A condition may exist where a low frequency howl / moan noise is heard from the rear brake area during low...
- On some vehicles, while driving through deep or blowing snow / water, the snow / water may enter the rear...
- Information regarding snow / water entering the rear brake drums
- Information on rear wheel park brake actuator / lever service
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Caravan brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Caravan?
8 of 552 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Caravan (1%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge Caravan?
There are 0 recalls and 8 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge Caravan
Airbag light 60Adaptive cruise 29Transmission failure 25No deployment 20Power steering loss 18Stalling 18Headlights 13Loss of power 13Fuel smell 12Check engine light 9Slipping 9Wipers 8Tire blowout 7Fuel leak 6Sudden acceleration 6Coil spring 5Fire or smoke 5Jerking 5Overheating 5Seat belt 5
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