Brake Electric Antilock problems of the 2004 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

: the contact stated while driving 35 mph with the brake pedal depressed the vehicle would not stop. It was driven off the road and the emergency brake was used to stop the vehicle. It was slowly driven to an independent brake shop who determined a hose ruptured and the hose was replaced. The dealer was alerted. There was a NHTSA recall, # 04v481000, regarding the service brakes; hydraulic; antilock. The VIN was not included in the recall.

05/19/2004, while traveling from knoxville TN, on I-40 in a rented Pt Cruiser, a chevy blazer changed lanes in front of us as traffic came to a stop. We were already slowing for a constuction zone and were traveling at less than 45 mph. We applied the brakes but they locked up and started to skid, the car almost stopped in time but the brakes went soft and the car luched forward, propeling us into the person in front of us, totaling the pt. We left 25 feet of skid and the car only had 500 miles on it. We rented the car from budget and it had 5 miles on it when we got it. I was under the impression from the owners manual that there is a breaking in procedure for the car. This was not followed if it is a rental with 5 miles on it. I have filed a claim with Chrysler they sent me a letter claiming they "inspected the vehicle and found nothing wrong with it. " I don't believe them for a second. The vn is 3c4fy48b54t308757, my fiancee and I were taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries. If you need and more information I can furnish it upon requst.