Brake Antilock Control Unit/module Problems of Dodge Caliber

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated that the abs and brake lights suddenly illuminated and the speedometer stopped functioning. The failure occurred at all times whether vehicle was in motion or parked. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in recall 06v493000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock: control unit/module) and she would be responsible for all repair expenses. The current and failure mileages were approximately 44,000.

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My daughter complained to her step father that she was losing control of the vehicle. He told her to drive carefully and bring it to his house so he could check it out. Before she was able to do this she was involved in a crash. She said she was driving in a light rain and driving slowly when she lost control. She refrained from hitting the brakes and tried to steer out of it. When she saw an oncoming car headed for her she hit the brakes. The car slid to the side of the road and rolled. She was not hurt but the car was totaled. The dealer says there are no recalls but NHTSA says there is. 06v493000 I understand that the cause of the loss of control is that the anti-lock brakes need to be reprogrammed. I made my complaint to Chrysler they had the vehicle taken to a dealer and checked out. Then they sent me a letter signed by a committee telling me that it had been checked out and they found no fault in the brakes. Upon hearing this I went to the dealer and was told that there was no recall when I showed him the recall as listed by NHTSA he said that since I down loaded it from the internet it may not be authentic. Just as I suspected since they had no knowledge of a recall they did not check to see if the program that was not right for the anti-lock brakes was the program that this vehicle had for the anti lock brakes. I think if Chrysler continues to deny responsibility it may be time for a class action suit. This accident should not be on my daughter's driving record. Chrysler should make it right. The sad thing is I have been employed at Chrysler for 31 years.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle began to pull to the left when the contact depressed the brake pedal. She attempted to correct the failure, but lost control of the vehicle and it began to swerve. The vehicle rolled over six times. Three passengers sustained cuts and bruises and the driver was airlifted to the hospital due to back injuries. The insurance company stated that the vehicle was under recall # 06v493000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module). A police report was filed. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 8,000. Updated 09/26/07.