SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
IN NOVEMBER OF 96 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DURING ICY CONDITIONS. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL, WENT INTO A SPIN AND SLID OFF ROAD INTO A REVINE. PRIOR TO LOSING CONTROL, CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT DID NOT LOCK. ON FOUR OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND BEGAN TO BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WENT PAST NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK