SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
30 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT; ON DRY PAVEMENT, ABS TOOK BRAKING CONTROL BUT DID NOT APPLY BRAKING ENERGY TO THE BRAKES (ONLY SLIGHT BRAKING) DESPITE STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL; ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME; AFTER ACCIDENT SAME PROBLEM (ABS IN CONTROL, NO LIGHT, NO BRAKING) BUT AFTER REPEATED HARD HITS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON DISENGAGING THE ABS SYSTEM, ALLOWING NORMAL BRAKING; PROBLEM REPEATED ONCE LATER IN DAY; NEXT DAY WHEN TAKING VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPEAT; HAD THREE COMPUTER ABS CODES WHICH THEY COULD NOT RESOLVE WITH FORD HOTLINE; THEY CLEARED CODES; PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPEAT; CHARGED ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT REPEATS; HAVE SENT YOU A COPY OF MY LETTER TO FORD.