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1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

crash · 256369 · 2000-11-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ACCENT
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE $ AMT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN, I DONT HAVE MY CAR WITH ME MILAGE IS OVER 16000, I TRIED TO CONNTACT HYUNDAI VIA WEB COULDN'T WILL TRY TOMMAROW. I JUST CRESTED A SHORT HILL ON A LEFT HAND TURN. I SAW A MINI-VAN AT THE BOTTOM STOPPED. MABEY 3-4 CAR DISTANCES AHEAD I STARED TO BRAKE I INSTANCELY NOTED I WAS NOT SLOW ENOUGH, I INCRESED BRAKE PRESS AND FILALY FLOORED THE BAKE, I WENT OVER A CAR AND A HALF WITH THE BRAKE FLOORED, WHEN I WAS RIGHT ON TOP OF THE MINI-VAN I RELIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH, I REARENDED THE MINI-VAN, I LEFT NO SKIDS AND MADE NO SCREECH . WHEN I FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL I WAS EXPECTING A QUICK BUT NOT REARENDING STOP. INSTED IT WAS MORE LIKE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GLIDED IN. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND THE BRAKES WORKED AFTERWARD THOUGH THE CARE WAS ONLY MOVED SHORT SLOW DISTANCES. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
736028
Machine
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