SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
25 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEFECT WAS CORRECTED, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN CONSUMER'S HUSBAND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A MONTH AFTER THIS INCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 99V193000, AND TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. ON MARCH 7, 2001, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. *AK THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON BEFORE THE BRAKE FAILUR. THE ABS MODULATOR WAS FIXED ON RECALL. THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL FOR ABS COMPUTER. *YH