SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
50 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT RESULED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS SPLIT IN HALF HORIZONTALLY. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK