SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WATER IN ABS MODULE. ABS MODULE MOUNTED ON THE TRUCK FRAME UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT SHORTED OUT AFTER A LOW SPEED REAREND ACCIDENT THAT SENT MY TRAILER HITCH THRU THE OTHER VEHICLE'S BUMPER. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO MY VECHICLE. AFTER LEAVING SCENE, THE ABS LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON. ON DRIVING DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER, THE ABS ACTIVATED ON ANY BRAKING AND INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER REPLACED MODULE AND FOUND WATER IN IT. MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD, OR IN ANY DEEP WATER. *AK