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
VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON CLEAN, DRY CONCRETE SURFACE AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE WAS COLD (30 F), DRIVEN ABOUT 100 YARDS, CRASHED SLIGHTLY INTO GARAGE DOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. BRAKES DID WORK AT THE LAST MOMENT AFTER PUSHING PEDAL VERY HARD, AND LEFT A SHORT SKID MARK FROM FRONT TIRES ONLY. ABS APPEARED TO BE OPERATING WHEN CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED. *AK