Loss of braking on the 2002 Chrysler Voyager
When loss of braking gets reported
Owners of the 2002 Chrysler Voyager report loss of braking at a median of 50,000 miles. A quarter of the reports come in before 35 miles and a quarter after 60,000 miles, from 8 reports that carried an odometer reading.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 78,000 miles. It is the 4th most-reported problem on this model year.
The mileage distribution
The reported range runs from 35 miles at the tenth percentile to 60,000 miles at the ninetieth, a spread of 61,463 miles across the middle 80% of reports.
When the reports scatter this far, the mileage is telling you about how these cars were driven more than about the part itself.
50% of the dated reports were filed under 36,000 miles.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 miles | 35 miles | 47,500 miles | 60,000 miles | 61,498 miles |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Putting it right typically runs $400–$3,000 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
This mode is classified as critical, which means a failure can leave the car unable to stop, steer, or stay out of the way of traffic. It is weighted accordingly in the risk score.
The same failure, every year of the Chrysler Voyager
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
2002 voyager rear brakes failed. Consumer pulled out of parking lot and heard a loud bang, consumer then felt loss of control and braking difficulties. *ts two days later the rear brake system was rebuilt by replacing the plate - rear drum brake (2), shoe kit, cylinder, fluid and drum. The consumer request reimbursement for the rear brake system because the consumer feels that the manufacturer knew of the problem but failed to notify him. There was a service bulletin for this problem 05-003-05. *nm
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chrysler voyager. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the brake system spontaneously failed. The contact had to apply tremendous pressure to the brake pedal in order for the brakes to function. She took her vehicle to the dealer on several occasions and they cleaned the brake pads with the air line blower, added sway bar links, and replaced the brake shoes and drums. Shortly after the repairs were made, the brakes failed again while driving. The dealer stated that her failure was an isolated issue. The manufacturer stated that her VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 06e022000 (service brakes, hydraulic); therefore, the contact would be responsible for the repair costs. The failure mileage was 35,000 and current mileage was 85,000.
While driving suddenly brakes failed to work. Hose broke all fluid leaked out. Could not stop car. Smelling strong odor,especially when using defog, vents, making me very groggy, dizzy, sleepy,eyes watering:fuel rail leaking gas onto manifold.car can go on fire. No parts made, discontinued. Chrysler said to sell to someone else export restriction, nullified warranty??? Assaulted with baby. Car towed and garaged, vehicle taken back to ny where I resided??? Dials out of control and gears would change, no control very scary. Poor visibility with lights at night large evap leak, fail inspection every year enormous rust, no accidents. Purchased car with 22,000. Miles. Has 65,000 now. Should have been lemon. Replaced: computer, catalytic converter, starter, brakes, rotors, brake line,muffler, filters, hoses, ... Paid as much as new car. Company horrible. Air bag light always on, engine light years of problems. Stranded, disabled, lying about warranty. Did not get to use for more than 45,000. Spent over 20,000. Cant find used or new part.fuel rail . What kind of company tells u to sell car to someone else knowing it can go on fire?…
Also reported on the 2002 Chrysler Voyager
Airbag warning light or occupant sensor fault
Fuel leak or fuel odor
Control module (ECM/PCM/BCM) failure
Other powertrain problem
Complete transmission failure
Seat belt or retractor failure
How far this goes
Complaints are voluntary, so 8 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does loss of braking happen on the 2002 Chrysler Voyager?
Across 8 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 50,000 miles. A quarter were filed before 35 miles and a quarter after 60,000 miles. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is loss of braking on the 2002 Chrysler Voyager?
8 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.1 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed