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2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1123902 · 2014-10-27

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
RENDEZVOUS
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
155,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, WAS ROOM TO STOP IN TIME, HOWEVER ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN & PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM STOPPING - IT ONLY SLOWED IT DOWN. ROAD WAS CLEAR & DRY, NO NEED FOR ABS BRAKES. BRAKE PADS & REAR ROTORS WERE LESS THAN 3 WEEKS OLD & FRONT TIRES WERE ONLY 3 DAYS OLD AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. TESTED BRAKES BY REMOVING ABS FUSE & CAR STOPS GREAT - FAULT IN ABS SYSTEM. ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON SOLID RED & STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES NOW. ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY ABS SYSTEM IMPROPER SETUP OR MANUFACTURER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10650200
Machine
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