# 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `308594` · 2001-08-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** SUNFIRE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I WAS IN ACCIDENT AT 45 MPH. A VEHICLE TURNED IN LANE AND STOPPED, I  HIT MY BRAKES, AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW. I HIT HIS CAR AND PUSHED IT APPX. 15 FEET. I DROPPED IT IN NEUTRAL AND THAT HELPED. THE ACCIDENT TOTALED MY VEHICLE. I FELT THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.*AK
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