SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
BRAKES HAVE BEEN A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ON VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. CONSUMER HAD DEALER CHECK VEHICLE BEFORE GOING ON A ROAD TRIP. DEALER ASSURED CONSUMER THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS TEST DRIVEN VEHICLE BY PUTTING 221 MILES ON IT, AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CONSUMER HAS BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF VEHICLE BECAUSE CHILDREN WER BEING TRANSPORTED.*AK