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1999 BUICK CENTURY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 238706 · 2000-09-04

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
CENTURY
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY I PULLED UP TO THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR AND AS I PULLED TO WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE DOOR I PUT THE BRAKES ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS BASICALLY AT IDLE SPEED BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AT WHICH TIME I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID PROCEEDING THROUGH THE HOUSE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS, I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THEN AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
730107
Machine
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