SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
20 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMER HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH AT FIRST THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CONTROL MONITOR, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING PROBLEMS. *AK *ML