SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
15 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION. TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STARTED AND SLAMMED ON BRAKES WHEN ANOTHER PULLED IN FRONT OF HER. I HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY - I HEARD A NOISE AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO HERS WITHOUT EVEN SLOWING DOWN. A RECALL HAD BEEN SERVICED ON 1/04/00. I FEEL THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS A FAILURE. I HAVE HAD MANY SUCH INSTANCES BUT LUCKILY THIS WAS THE FIRST ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK