SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Speed
35 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH ON WET PAVEMENT AND ABS KICKED IN WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. MECHANIC TURNED ROTORS. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH MANUFACTURER. BUT, ABS STILL KICKS IN ON SOME SURFACES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN IT IS INEFFECTIVE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE ABS KEEPS THE WHEELS SO FAR FROM LOCKUP THAT THE BRAKES DO NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. *SLC