SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
I WAS ON 401-EAST IN TORONTO. I TOOK THE ISLINGTON RD EXIT AND TGE TRAFFIC WAS CRAWLING AT THE BEST. WE WRE TARVELLING AT LESS TAH 10MPH AND I WAS ABOUT 5FT BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT. I WANTED TO SLOW DOWN AND USED THE BRAKES. THE CAR STOPPED IN A COULPLE OF FEET AND THEN LURCHED/SURGED FORWARD WITH MY FOOTSTIL ON THE BRAKES. THIS IS THE THRIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE OTHER TWO TIMES IT WAS IN LANSING AND IT HAPPENED AT MUCH HIGHER SPPEDS. I TOKK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS SURGING/LURCHING WAS NORMAL FOR ABS BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AGAIN TWOWEEKS AGO WHILE I WAS GETING OTHER WORK DONE AND I WAS TOLD THEY ARE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 10,000MILES. DOES NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 991006000 RELATE TO THIS? ACOORDING TO A DEALER IN TORONTO THIS VAN IS NOT INCLUDED. I WOLULD LIKE TO GET SOME INFO ONWHOM TO APROACH IN THE GM CORPORATION REGARDINGTHIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASISTANCE.