SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
30 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 6-16-99. SHE WAS GOING APROX. 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER WAS APPROX. 20 FT IN FRONT OF HER. SHE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT BEGIN TO SLOW IN TIME. OUR VEHICLE (SUBURBAN) SUSTAINED $8,000+ IN DAMAGES THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A THIRD VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER AND WAS DRIVEN FROM SCENE. WE FEEL THAT ABS FAILURE COULD BE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR BUT DON'T HAVE MECHANICAL CONFIRMATION.