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2006 HONDA CIVIC — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1346920 · 2017-01-08

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
140,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY ABS SYSTEM CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I WAS GOING 20 MPH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS (I HAVE SNOW TIRES). WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED BUT AFTER 20 FEET OR SO MY CAR HAD NOT SLOWED AT ALL. FINALLY I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I'VE SLIDE THROUGH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS IN THE PAST BECAUSE WHEN THE ABS COMES ON IN THE SNOW THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO BRAKING AT ALL. I KNOW IT'S THE ABS SYSTEM THAT IS THE PROBLEM BECUASE IN ALL OF THESE INSTANCES I CAN ACCELERATE WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE THE CAR WONT STOP. I FINALLY TOOK THE FUSE OUT OF THE ABS AND DROVE THROUGH THE SAME INTERSECTIONS AND MY CAR STOPS IMMEDIATELY WITH NO PROBLEM. I EVEN TRIED SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES ON THE SNOW COVERED ROAD WITH MY ABS FUSE REMOVED AND THE CAR STOPS IN LIKE 5 FEET, BUT WITH THE ABS FUSE INSTALLED IT TAKES ABOUT 30 FEET. WHY IS ABS REQUIRED IF IT'S SO DANGEROUS IN THE SNOW/ICE? WHY IS THERE NO BUTTON TO TURN IT OFF.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10940421
Machine
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