SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
10 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED DURING THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES: IN EACH INSTANCE I AM DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I BRAKE TO A STOP BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC, WHEN TRAFFIC STOPS I LET OFF MY BRAKES AND THE CAR STARTS MOVING FORWARD. IF I NEED MY BRAKES IMMEDIATELY I FIND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN SLOW DOWN. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I REAR ENDED A CAR THAT WAS THREE CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKES! THE OTHER TWO OCCASIONS HAPPENED EXACTLY IN THE SAME WAY, BUT THE CARS AHEAD OF ME STARTED MOVING AND I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM HITTING THEM. *AK