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2018 BUICK ENCLAVE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1607704 · 2019-09-30

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
34,500
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

COLD START, AC UNIT ON, ENGINE AT HIGH IDLE SPEED. PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE. STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR KEPT ROLLING. PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE, CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. PANICKED THAT I WOULD HIT A WALL, I DROPPED THE CAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. STILL ON HIGH IDLE, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WITH EXTREME PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. CAR CONTINUED FORWARD AND HIT A CABINET IN MY GARAGE CAUSING CONSIDERABLE FRONT-END DAMAGE. EVERY THING HAPPENED SO QUICKLY, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED AT THE TIME. THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF WAS THAT I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG. RESTARTED THE CAR AND ALL FUNCTIONS WERE FINE. THE DAMAGE DID NOT AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE TO THE DEALER AND I'M WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11258993
Machine
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