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2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1033666 · 2014-01-21

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IT WAS THE FIRST SNOW STORM IN NJ. I WAS DRIVING, GOT A RED LIGHT AND WAS SLOWING DOWN THE CAR. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CARS STOPPING AT RED LIGHT. MY CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED ALSO BUT THE LAST MOMENT, THE BRAKE WOULDN'T WORK AND JUST HELPLESSLY SLID AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS THE FIRST TIME I GOT AN ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE SO MANY SMALL ACCIDENTS AROUND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS MY MISTAKE SOMEHOW. BUT AFTERWARDS, I GET SIMILAR ISSUES AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE ANY MORE. MY CAR IS JUST ONE YEAR OLD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 10 YEARS, NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF ISSUE BEFORE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10560901
Machine
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