SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVNG IN SNOWY/WET CONDITIONS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP/VIBRATES/SHAKE. THEN VEHICLE SLID IN THE DIRECTION IT WAS GOING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED THE REAR LEFT CALIPER. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID IT WAS THE WAY THE SYSTEM OPERATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORAMTION. *AK