SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
3 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
APPLIED BRAKES ON CONCRETE DRIVEWAY (CLEAN AND DRY) AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. CRASHED THROUGHCLOSED GARAGE DOOR HITTING VEHICLE PARKED INSIDE AND PUSHING IT THRU THE HOMES FAMILY ROOM WALL. WEATHER CONDITIONS DRY AND COLD (APPROX 25 DEG). TIME OF DAY - 1:30 PM. BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED NEARLY TO FLOOR AND ABS PULSE/NOISE WAS HEARD AND FELT (PASSENGER VERIFIED) BUT VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP. APPROX DISTANCE 30 FT. AFTER INITIAL ACCIDENT, WITNESSES WERE ABLE TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR WHILE ENGINE RUNNING (SEVERAL STAGGERED ENGINE RESTARTS AND BRAKE TRYS). ALL, INCLUDING DRIVER AND PASSENGER, CONCLUDED PROBLEM EXISTS WITH ABS/BRAKES. DRIVER HAS NEVER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THIS FAR IN THE 18 MOS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED.*AK