Brake Antilock Control Unit/module Problems of Dodge Nitro

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. While driving 20 mph uphill, the contact depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle began to shimmy and would not stop until it crashed into another vehicle. There were no warning indicator lights and the road conditions were normal. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that there was no failure. A week before the incident, the vehicle was serviced for NHTSA campaign id number 06v493000 (service brakes, hydraulic:anti-lock:control unit/module). The current and failure mileages were 6,470. Updated 03/10/08. The consumer received a recall notice in the mail. He took the vehicle to the dealer and 10 minutes later, the cosumer was told a computer software program was downloaded and the vehicle was ready. The consumer believed the accident was a result of the recall.

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We purchased a 2007 Dodge Nitro slt 4x4 from berger family dealership in January of 2007. This vehicle was purchased brand new. In spring 2007 my wife noticed when going up a steep hill at a slow speed (approximately 10-15 mph), coasting to the top of the hill to a stop sign, when she applies her brake pedal, there is no braking. After a short time, the brakes will engage. This is after swerving into oncoming lane to avoid "rear-ending" stopped traffic in front of her. Luckily all these times, no one was in this lane. This happened again in the same spot on way to work the following week. An appointment was made to have this checked at dealership. Nothing was found wrong, and dealership could not reproduce the problem. This issue sometimes can happen once or twice per week, or may happen once in 2-3 weeks. About 1 1/2 months later wife noticed when backing down our driveway which is steep, the same issue with braking. We made another appointment at dealership to have it checked. Still unable to reproduce the problem, or find anything wrong. In September 2007, a local newspaper advised of this problem. We contacted the NHTSA and Chrysler, and they were aware of this problem. We were told by Chrysler that a recall of reprogramming some braking module will be out by the end of the month. It is October 23, no recall yet. I looked on your website and Chrysler has this labeled as a "g40" recall, to start in October. Today I telephoned the dealership, and they no nothing about this recall, in fact they looked in their Chrysler computer system, and it is not even listed. I feel this is uncalled for as my wife is petrified to drive this vehicle. Someone at Chrysler is "dropping the ball" and this needs to be remedied immediately before someone is killed by brakes that do not work, or intermittently fail. I am looking for your help to pressure Chrysler into fixing this problem. We do not wish to become a statistic in your files because of this manufacturers error(s).

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro 4x2. The contact received recall notice # 06v493000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module). The abs warning light illuminated. The contact has been on a waiting list for the part since June of 2007. The current mileage is 4,000 and failure mileage was 3,746.