SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER AND KEPT GOING. DRIVER HIT A LITTLE EMBANKMENT AND ENDED UP IN A HAY FIELD. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. ALSO, WHOLE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS BEING REPLACED BECAUSE THE SHAFT BROKE. *AK