SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
5 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
BRAKES FAILED PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, JUMPED CURB, BRAKES LOCKED, VEHICLE STRUCK BUILDING; BRAKES FAILED AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD, SWERVED VEHICLE ONTO CURB TO AVOID COLLISION; BRAKES RELEASE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS (E.G., RAILROAD TRACKS, POTHOLES, SPEED BUMPS); RECREATED THIS PROBLEM WITH ISUZU SERVICE MANAGER IN THE VEHICLE; BRAKES HAVE CONSTANT METAL TO METAL SOUND; VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STARTS - BRAKE PEDAL FALLS; ISUZU HAS STATED MANY TIMES THAT BRAKES MEET SPECS; REAR DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED; BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN RECALIBRATED; PROBLEMS PERSIST; CONSUMER SAFETY HAS BEEN GROSSLY COMPROMISED WITHOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *AK