SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
45 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45MPH WHEN SHE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. THE FRONT WHEEL OF DRIVER SIDE STARTED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE BEGAN SKIDDING. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO THE GAURDRAIL, VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK