# 2008 BUICK LACROSSE — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1346127` · 2017-01-05 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LACROSSE
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 177,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP IN TWO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS WHERE I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. I HAD THE CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM CHECKED AFTER THE FIRST TIME. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKING SYSTEM LOOKED FINE. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON A BRIDGE OVER A HIGHWAY MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH. BOTH TIMES TRAFFIC STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO THE CARS IN FRONT OF MINE. I HAD NO ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND NO INDICATION MY BRAKES WERE IN DISTRESS.
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*