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2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1022714 · 2013-11-19

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
GENESIS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 8/13/13 AT APPROX 930AM, TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN IT TURNED YELLOW. DRIVER OF VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AS WELL, MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT HAD NO BRAKING POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP SO UNFORTUNATELY I STRUCK THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME. ALL REPAIRS WERE FINISHED ON 8/29/13. AS I BACKED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I CONTACTED THE AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT IN DIRECT RELATION TO THEIR SERVICES RENDERED BUT THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED SOFT AND SHOULD ALSO BE LOOKED AT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE FLUID AND STOP LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED WORKING AGAIN PRIOR TO MY APPOINTMENT SO I ENDED UP CANCELING IT. IN EARLY NOV I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS AGAIN WERE NOT WORKING. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY FIXED THE BRAKE FLUID AND STOP LIGHT SWITCH SAYING THEY WERE RECALLED. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHOULD HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND/OR REPAIRS. WHEN I GOT HOME AGAIN, I BACKED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING EVEN THOUGH I JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FIXED IT. RECALLS ARE STATING THAT THE PREVIOUS BRAKE FLUID MAY CORRO

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10552958
Machine
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