One problem related to air brake antilock has been reported for the 1996 Dodge Stratus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Accident occurred due to failure of the brakes. While driving northbound on knights road in bensalem, a car (2 cars ahead of me)slammed on their brakes to make a left hand turn. The Mini-van that was directly in front of me also stopped suddenly. As I approached, I slowed down to a stop. The Mini-van started to proceed around the vehicle. I then took my foot off the brake to also go around the vehicle, however the Mini-van stopped suddenly again. At this point I placed my foot on the brake pedal and it went to the floor. My car rolled into the Mini-van. My insurance paid out approximatly $1500. 00 in damage to fix their bumper. I am now however going through a lawsuit for bodily damage. After the accident occurred I contacted Chrysler. They sent an inspector out to check my brakes at the dealership. The result was they found nothing wrong with my brakes and that I need to learn how to drive a car with anti-lock brakes. This infuriated me for it is not the first car I have had with anti-lock brakes and I never had a problem before with any other car. This accident was not the first time that the brakes failed on this car. Several incidents occurred previous where I would turn into a driveway or parking lot and suddenly loose my brakes for a few minutes. After I took my car to the dealership for the inspection, I haven't had any further problems with the brakes. I was never informed whether any adjustments were made to fix the problem or if it is just a coincedance. Since I've had this car there has been at least 4 recalls on various things. I lease the vehicle and when I contacted the dealership because I didn't feel safe driving it, there was nothing that I could do except ot buy out the lease which I couldn't afford.
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