Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan

Left rear brake line has broken in the same place as the previous 2 lines broke. I am looking at a fourth brake line in two years! these brake lines are factory parts with identical defects in the welded steel line.

I have an sxt version of this minivan. While replacing the disc pads I found that the parking brake cable on the rear driver side is worn almost in two. I checked several of my neighbors vehicles and found only the sxt versions with the rear sway bar seem to be affected. The se version did not have a rear sway bar. The parking brake cable is routed between the fuel tank and the sway bar and it rubs on the sway bar with any movement of the vehicle. This will cause two problems; 1) the parking brake will fail or only be applied to one side. If the vehicle is raised on the passenger side and the parking brake has failed and the wheels are not blocked, the vehicle could roll off of the jack. 2) the severed part of the parking brake cable could damage the wheel brake line and cause it to rupture resulting in total loss of all brakes.

I was driving to get lunch before picking up my son from school. I pulled into a burgerking parking lot as I went to stop at a stop sign the brake pedal went to the floor. When I finally stopped the Mini van I noticed that there was a trail of brake fluid on the ground. Upon further inspection the left front brake line had exploded.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the brake line on her vehicle has ruptured at least three times within the past eight months. While driving at an unknown speed, the brakes failed. The vehicle was repaired by a mechanic with parts purchased from the Dodge dealer. The vehicle has been repaired three times for this failure and the contact is currently too afraid to drive the vehicle. The failures occur without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 51,500.