1995 GMC JIMMY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ON TWO OCCASIONS, I BELIEVE THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE FIRST OCCURRED IN ABOUT 1996 WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. THE ROADWAY WAS WET AT THE TIME. I HAD THE DAMAGE REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP CHOSEN BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES ALSO. THEY REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS OWNED AT THE TIME BY MY EMPLOYER. I LATER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM MY EMPLOYER AND TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. ON 8/17/99, ON I-10 NEAR PHOENIX, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY BRAKED AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. I BRAKED HARD AND BEGAN TO STEER AROUND, AS IT FELT LIKE I WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BOUNCED INTO IN THE DIRECTION I WAS STEERING AND I COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF THAT VEHICLE.