SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
10 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
THE ABS IN MY VEHICLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING OR PRODUCING AN ERROR CODE. OTHER OWNERS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE TOLD ME OF HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN OF NO HELP. I WOULD BE CONTENT TO KNOW HOW TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENT, BUT NO ONE WILL VOLUNTEER THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE IT IS "SAFETY" EQUIPMENT. I CAN NOT, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, SELL THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT, KNOWING THAT I WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER ACCIDENT WITH IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO ANSWER AS TO WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE ABS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE MANUFACTURER CAN INSTALL EQUIPMENT OF THIS TYPE WITHOUT A FAIL-SAFE THAT WILL BYPASS THE ABS IN THE EVENT OF AN EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. *AK