SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
10 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 5 TO 10 MPH, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP, HOWEVER WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A VERY BRIEF RESPONSE AND THEN THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND I HIT THE VEHILCE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM ONE OTHER TIME, IN 1995, ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT RESULT IN A COLLISION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY WORKED ON IT, TOLD ME IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SELF ADJUSTER, BUT THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED IT. *AK