SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
20 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ,RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE. OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED SIMULAR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER WA SISSUED A CITATION FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED TO AVOID SPEED. FOUR DAYS AFTER ACCIDENT, CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK PAIN. *AK